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.

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.

Luna-mer HEMA-F distributed by DKSH is a readily-polymerizable liquid monomer. It is used in UV printing applications, or in the manufacture of poly(HEMA) resins. Luna-mer HEMA-F is available in USA, Asia and Europe.

EBECRYL® IBOMA by allnex is a low viscosity, high purity, mono-functional isobornyl methacrylate monomer. It polymerizes when exposed to sources of free radicals and forms homopolymers & copolymers. It contains MeHQ (90-180 ppm) as stabilizer.

• It is compatible with a wide range of acrylated- and methacrylated resins.
• It is used as a co-agent to improve hardness, flexibility, chemical- and weather resistance of coatings.
• It is suitable for UV- and thermally cured applications like flexographic printing plates.
• EBECRYL® IBOMA has a shelf life of 2 years.

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.

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.

Etermer 223 distributed by DKSH is tripropylene glycol diacrylate which is capable of polymerizing to a hard, infusible resin that is clear and glass-like. It is a good diluent for a broad range of acrylated resins used in radiation processing applications.

• It can be used as a comonomer in conjunction with vinyl-type monomers to produce crosslinked polymers.
• It offers low volatility & viscosity, good solvency for acrylate oligomers, high reactivity and good hydrophobic character.
• It is particularly well suited for the formulation of highly UV-reactive wood and paper overprinting varnishes.
• The shelf life of Etermer 223 is maximum 360 days.
• This product is available in Canada and USA.

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 331 distributed by DKSH is a high boiling, relatively low viscosity, trimethylopropane trimethacrylate-based liquid that exhibits a mild odor and excellent clarity. It is a highly reactive trifunctional crosslinking agent.

• It has polymerizing characteristics similar to those of methyl methacrylate.
• It offers high crosslink density, good heat-, scratch- and solvent resistance and good hardness.
• It is recommended for radiation cured systems such as coatings and inks.
• The shelf life of Etermer 331 is maximum 360 days.
• This product is available in Canada and USA.

AEROTEX® NMA-LF Monomer (ROW) by allnex is N-methylolacrylamide based monomer. It is specifically designed to provide effective self-crosslinking performance together with a significant reduction in both the formaldehyde present in the resulting emulsion polymer and the formaldehyde released to the environment upon curing. Its bifunctional feature results in latex binders which provide important performance properties to the final product such as solvent resistance, wet- and tear strength. AEROTEX® NMA-LF Monomer (ROW) is used as binders in papermaking, textiles & non-wovens to a variety of surface coatings and resins for varnishes, films and sizing agents. The shelf life of this product is 240 days.