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Radiation curable compositions

Assignee: Sun Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1975-11-04
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Granted: 1979-01-30
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Expires: 1995-11-04
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Abstract

Abstract Novel radiation curable compositions incorporating a mixture of: 1. Unsaturated polyester prepared from polyhydric alcohol, unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and with or without saturated dicarboxylic acid, or unsaturated ether type polyester prepared for polyglycidyl ether and unsaturated monocarboxylic acid with 2. Saturated monomer of lactone or lactam type. The above compositions are cured with or without radiation sensitive additive and are useful in coating or printing ink applications.

Inventors

  • 👤 Colin B. Batt
  • 👤 Helena Z. Kucharska
  • 👤 Arie Jansen

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 09:46
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/02; C09D11/10; C09D11/101; C08; C08F; C08F299/00; C08F299/02; C08F299/04; C08F299/0407; C08F299/0421; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31616; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31681; Y10T428/31786

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim 195 words
A radiation-polymerizable composition comprising a mixture of components A and B, in which component A is chosen from (a) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride containing a single ethylenic bond; or (b) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride containing one ethylenic bond, and a saturated dicarboxylic acid or saturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride; or (c) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyglycidyl ether and an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid; and in which component B represents at least one saturated monomeric lactone or lactam of general formula I ##STR2## in which formula X represents oxygen or an imino (--NH--) group; n is an integer selected from the group comprising the numbers 3, 4, 5, and 6; and R represents hydrogen, or an alkyl group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms and may be branched, linear or cyclic in configuration, said composition containing from 10% to 90% by weight of component A and from 90% to 10% by weight of component B, based on the total weight of polyester, and lactone, and/or lactam present.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 195 words
A radiation-polymerizable composition comprising a mixture of components A and B, in which component A is chosen from (a) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride containing a single ethylenic bond; or (b) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride containing one ethylenic bond, and a saturated dicarboxylic acid or saturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride; or (c) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyglycidyl ether and an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid; and in which component B represents at least one saturated monomeric lactone or lactam of general formula I ##STR2## in which formula X represents oxygen or an imino (--NH--) group; n is an integer selected from the group comprising the numbers 3, 4, 5, and 6; and R represents hydrogen, or an alkyl group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms and may be branched, linear or cyclic in configuration, said composition containing from 10% to 90% by weight of component A and from 90% to 10% by weight of component B, based on the total weight of polyester, and lactone, and/or lactam present.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 103 words
composition according to claim 1 wherein component A is chosen from (a) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride containing a single ethylenic bond; or (b) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride containing one ethylenic bond, and a saturated dicarboxylic acid or saturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride, wherein said polyhydric alcohol is chosen from at least one of the group consisting of ethylene glycol; propylene glycol; butylene glycol; diethylene glycol; trimethyl propane diol; ester diols; glycerol; trimethylol propane, and pentaerythritol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 91 words
Composition according to claim 1 wherein component A is chosen from (a) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride containing a single ethylenic bond; or (b) an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid containing one ethylenic bond, and a saturated dicarboxylic acid or saturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride, wherein said unsaturated dicarboxylic acid comprises at least one acid chosen from the group consisting of maleic acid; fumaric acid; itaconic acid; citraconic acid and mesaconic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 51 words
Composition according to claim 1 wherein component A comprises an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride containing one ethylenic bond, and a saturated dicarboxylic acid, the said saturated dicarboxylic acid being a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic dicarboxylic acid or anhydride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
Composition according to claim 4 wherein the saturated dicarboxylic acid or acid anhydride is chosen from the group consisting of phthalic acid; phthalic anhydride; isophthalic acid; terephthalic acid; tetrahydrophthalic acid; tetrabromophthalic acid; and tetrachlorophthalic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 70 words
Composition according to claim 1 wherein component A comprises an unsaturated polyester derived from a polyhydric alcohol, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid containing one ethylenic bond, and a saturated dicarboxylic acid, the said saturated dicarboxylic acid being an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid of general formula [HO 2 C(CH 2 ) n CO 2 H] HO 2 C(CH 2 ) m CO 2 H, wherein m is an integer from 2 to 20.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
Composition according to claim 4 wherein a mixture of two or more acids, or acid anhydrides, or acids and acid anhydrides is used.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 11 words
A film forming coating incorporating a composition according to claim 1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 11 words
A printing ink vehicle incorporating a composition according to claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 10 words
Composition according to claim 1 containing in addition a photo-initiator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 26 words
Composition according to claim 10 wherein the photoinitiator is chosen from at least one of the group consisting of: acetophenone, benzophenone, and benzoin, and derivatives thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 17 words
Composition according to claim 11 wherein the photoinitiator is a mixture of benzoin methyl and ethyl ethers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 33 words
Composition according to claim 10 wherein the photoinitiator is chosen from at least one of the group consisting of halogenated aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons wherein the halogen is chlorine, bromine or iodine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 10 words
A printing ink incorporating a composition according to claim 1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 20 words
Composition according to claim 1 containing as component B a lactone or lactam having a 5 or 6 membered ring.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 30 words
Composition according to claim 1 wherein the lactone or lactam is chosen from at least one member of the group consisting of propiolactone; β-butyrolactone γ-butyrolactone; caprolactone; 2-pyrrolidinone; 2-piperidone; and caprolactam.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 25 words
Composition according to claim 16 wherein the lactone or lactam is chosen from at least one of the group consisting of γ-butyrolactone, caprolactam, and pyrrolidinone.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 24 words
Composition according to claim 1 containing as component B a mixture of lactones, a mixture of lactams, or a mixture of lactones and lactams.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 10 words
An adhesive system incorporating a composition according to claim 1.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 25 words
Composition according to claim 1 containing as component A from 65% to 80% polyester by weight, based on the polyester, and lactone and/or lactam present.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 34 words
Composition according to claim 1 wherein component A is a polyester having an acid number of less than 51, a hydroxyl number of less than 100, and a molecular weight between 500 and 5000.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 11 words
A film forming coating according to claim 8 containing a pigment.

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