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This knowledge base contains all articles and proceedings ever presented at RTE conferences and seminars. You may search through the database using the filters below. Articles are free of charge for our members (after login).

This knowledge base contains all articles and proceedings ever presented at RTE conferences and seminars. You may search through the database using the filters below. Articles are free of charge for our members (after login).

Double Bond Conversion (DBC) is an important indication of degree of cure (Photo-polymerization), which has a direct relationship with most of the physical properties of cured films, such as surface scratch resistance, surface tacky, double bond residue, and adhesion. DBC has widely been used as a tool of quality control in the UV curing industry [

Amine synergists are an intrinsic part of most radiation curable formulations that rely upon radical species to bring about polymerisation. They have two potential roles to play in the polymerisation process. One important role is as a co-initiator when used with ketones, usually aromatic ketones. The other very important role is as addit

There are three main stages for dispersion of pigments in paint, ink or coating solutions; pigment wetting, grinding, and stabilization of pigments suspension. During the initial pigment wetting stage, the moisture on the surface of pigments and air trapped within pigment agglomerates.Extent of wetting depends on viscosity of the solution and surfa

The discovery of contamination with Isopropyl Thioxanthone (ITX) in various Nestlé baby food brands in 2005 caused a huge stir in the European food packaging market. Millions of liters of product had to be withdrawn from store shelves. At that time, ITX was used as a photoinitiator in UV curable printing inks on the outer surface of liquid milk car

Fluorinated surfactants are an indispensable tool for UV-coatings due to their unique abilityto reduce surface tension leading to unparalleled wetting, leveling and hydrophobic surfaces.Recent health and environmental concerns of long-chain perfluorinated surfactants in regardto their bioaccumulation and toxicity resulted in intensive research and