Acrylate & Methacrylate Monomers for Coatings and Inks

WANNATE® HEMA-98 by Wanhua Chemical is an acrylate monomer with hydroxyl groups. It has an ester-like odor at room temperature. It functions as a reactive diluent and crosslinker in radiation curing systems.

• It provides acrylic resins with excellent weather resistance, high hardness, and a broad range of reaction selectivity.
• Acrylic resins made with WANNATE® HEMA-98 are commonly used in thermosetting coatings, UV coatings, automotive OEM and refinish coatings, as well as industrial coatings.
• It has a shelf life of 12 months.

WANNATE® CL-99 by Wanhua Chemical is an acrylate monomer. It is characterized by high purity and biocompatibility. It offers high glossiness and transparency, along with excellent weather and chemical resistance. WANNATE® CL-99 is used in high-end coatings, thermoset coatings and printing ink.

Etermer 211 distributed by DKSH is a highly reactive monofunctional acrylate monomer, that can be used as a low viscosity diluent for ultraviolet radiation cured system.

• It shows low shrinkage, good flexibility and good solvency.
• It is recommended for coatings and inks.
• The shelf life of Etermer 211 is 180 days.
• This product is available in Canada and USA.

Etermer 2251 distributed by DKSH is an excellent reactive difunctional acrylate monomer. It exhibits low viscosity, high cure speed, low skin irritation and low volume shrinkage in polymerization. Used in coatings and inks. The shelf life of Etermer 2251 is 360 days. It is available in Canada and USA.

EBECRYL® 113 by allnex is a low odor, low viscosity, aliphatic monofunctional acrylate with secondary hydroxyl functionality. It exhibits good pigment wetting and allows efficient reduction of oligomer viscosity. It is used as a reactive diluent in ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB) curing formulations.

• It offers reduced shrinkage & glass transition temperature (Tg), good reactivity, increased flexibility and improved water resistance.
• It is used in screen inks and varnishes, wood sealers & topcoats, coatings for paper and plastic.
• EBECRYL® 113 is suitable for coatings and inks with adhesion to plastics such as polyethylene and plasticized PVC.

Etermer 221 distributed by DKSH is a clear, high boiling, monomeric, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate-based, long hydrocarbon chain crosslinking agent which has polymerization characteristics similar to ethyl acrylate.

• It is a difunctional monomer which is under exposure to ionizing radiation or added sources of free radicals undergo polymerization.
• It offers good weatherability, adhesion for plastic substrates and good solvency for acrylate oligomers.
• It is recommended for cured coatings & inks.
• The shelf life of Etermer 221 is maximum 360 days.
• This product is available in Canada and USA.

EBECRYL® PEG200DMA by allnex is a low viscosity, high purity difunctional monomer, polyethylene glycol di-methacrylate (PEGDMA). It polymerizes when exposed to free radical sources to form homopolymers and copolymers. It is non-toxic, non-sensitizing and non-irritant resin. It is designed for UV and thermally cured flexographic printing plates and coating formulations. It is compatible with a wide range of acrylated- and methacrylated resins. It is used as a co-monomer to improve mechanical performance and chemical resistance of acrylic polymers, unsaturated polyesters and polyolefins. EBECRYL® PEG200DMA can be stored for less than 2 years.

EBECRYL® MPDDA by allnex is a high solids, low VOC, di-functional acrylated monomer which polymerizes when exposed to free radical sources. It is a good oligomer diluent that possesses very low viscosity and light color.

• UV/EB cured inks and coatings based on EBECRYL® MPDDA are characterized by improved elasticity (particularly to plastics), excellent weathering, good adhesion and water resistance, as desired.
• It is bisphenol A-, formaldehyde-, tin-, and organotin-free grade.
• It offers good cure response at low cross-link density.
• It has a shelf life of 2 years.

EBECRYL® 119 by allnex is a light color, low VOC, low viscosity, trifunctional monomer with bio-derived content. It polymerizes when exposed to a source of free radicals. It is an effective diluent compatible with a wide range of acrylated resins used in radiation curing applications.

• It contains no residual TMPTA, as the base material does not include any TMP-based products.
• UV/EB cured products based on EBECRYL® 119 exhibit high reactivity, high crosslink density, gloss, hardness, chemical- and wear resistance.
• It provides cure response and solvent- & abrasion resistance equal to TMPTA.
• It is used in overprint varnishes, inks and coatings.
• It has a shelf life of 2 years.

Etermer 231 distributed by DKSH is a high boiling, reactive, relatively low viscosity monomeric acrylic acid ester. It is a trifunctional crosslinking agent which is polymerized readily by common free radical initiators.

• It is a good diluent for a broad range of acrylated resins used in radiation processing applications.
• It offers high gloss and hardness, good abrasion resistance, high reactivity and crosslink density.
• It is particularly well suited to the formulation of highly UV-reactive wood and paper overprinting varnishes.
• The shelf life of Etermer 231 is maximum 360 days.
• This product is available in Canada and USA.