High efficiency photoinitiators for novel photopolymerization processes

辐射固化产业在世界范围内价值数十亿美元，其中澳大利亚市场约为1亿美元，亚洲地区的市场甚至更大。控制该行业发展的主要因素之一是开发性能改进的新型光引发剂体系。该项目旨在结合三位顶尖科学家在光固化领域的技能，通过控制（甲基）丙烯酸酯、环醚、氰酸酯和乙烯醚的引发和聚合机制，开发更高效、更环保的系统。这将有利于当地制造商出口到印刷、粘合剂、牙科、光刻、复合工业和光聚合物工业。

The radiation curing industry is worth several billion dollars world-wide with an Australian market of ca. $100 million and an even greater market in the Asian region. One of the main factors controlling the expansion of this industry is the development of new photoinitiator systems with improved performance. This project aims to combine the skills of three leading scientists in the photocuring field to develop more efficient, environmentally-friendly systems by controlling the initiation and polymerization mechanisms in (meth)acrylate, cyclic ether, cyanate and vinyl ethers. This should benefit local manufacturers exporting into the printing, adhesive, dental, lithography, composite industries and to the photopolymer industry generally.