High bio-based content waterborne UV-curable coatings with excellent adhesion and flexibility

Itaconic acid – a versatile building block for renewable polyesters with enhanced functionality

“…To solve these problems, the researchers developed a similar system with improved performance. 58 By incorporation of different ratios of glycerol into the polyester, they were able to improve the adhesion of the system. In addition, the use of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil as a second bio-based radically crosslinking component led to more flexibility of the coatings obtained after UV-curing.…”

Soybean oil-based UV-curable coatings strengthened by crosslink agent derived from itaconic acid together with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphate

“…And also, the waterborne UV-curable coatings derived from itaconic acid and diols have been prepared and satisfied coating properties were obtained. [29,30] As a continuous research, the UV-curable unsaturated monomer (IG, Scheme 1) was synthesized from itaconic acid and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA). Considering its low viscosity and high UV reactivity, the synthesized IG was employed as a crosslink agent to strengthen AESO and the UV-curable coatings without any solvent was prepared.…”

Itaconic acid used as a versatile building block for the synthesis of renewable resource‐based resins and polyesters for future prospective: a review

“…But the coatings were lacking in terms of adhesion and flexibility. In order to resolve these complications, similar coatings with enhanced properties were established by Dai et al . They were successful in enhancing the adhesion by incorporating various ratios of glycerol into the polyester.…”