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Novel Ultraviolet Transmissable Filler Material for Improved Ultraviolet Curable Paint and Coating Formulations
EPA Contract Number: 68D00252Title: Novel Ultraviolet Transmissable Filler Material for Improved Ultraviolet Curable Paint and Coating Formulations
Investigators: Neidt, Tod M.
Small Business: MO-SCI Corporation
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: September 1, 2000 through March 1, 2001
Project Amount: $69,069
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (2000) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Pollution Prevention , Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
MO-SCI Corporation has recently developed novel ultraviolet (UV) transmissable filler materials for incorporation into UV curable coating formulations. Preliminary experiments indicate that these materials alleviate or significantly decrease the disadvantages of conventional UV curable coatings. The UV transmissable filler materials allow a thick, opaquely pigmented coating to be cured at increased rates under both synthetic and natural (sunlight) UV illumination. In addition, coating properties such as chemical durability and abrasion resistance are enhanced. The Phase I objective is to confirm the results of the preliminary experiments and demonstrate the enhanced performance and properties of formulations incorporating these UV transmissable filler materials.Supplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, coatings, emissions, engineering, pollution prevention, EPA., Sustainable Industry/Business, RFA, Scientific Discipline, Air, Technology for Sustainable Environment, Engineering, Chemistry, Sustainable Environment, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, cleaner production/pollution prevention, air toxics, New/Innovative technologies, clean technology, emissions, coatings, pollution prevention, UV curable coatings, innovative technologies, coating formulations, clean technologies, alternative coatings, innovative technologyProgress and Final Reports:
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