The application of the new electron beam curing technology in the decorative panel industry
YUWEI ZHANG1.
1Wuxi El Pont Radiation Technology Co.,, Wuxi, P.R. China
In order to jointly protect our home planet, resolving the contradictions caused by industrial civilization, as well as the goal of carbon neutrality as soon as possible; Wuxi El Pont Radiation Technology Co., Ltd. has conducted the research on the application of low-energy electron beam in the field of coating and curing of decorative panels. It is the first in the world to adopt a full EB curing process from primer to topcoat, and has achieved industrialized production. The equipment achieves self-shielding during the board curing process, the speed of the production line reaches 30M/min (2.5 times the production efficiency of ordinary curing approach), the production process has zero VOC emissions, and the decorative boards processed through full EB curing have excellent performance in resistant to yellowing (QUV Tested for 168 hours, ΔE ≤ 1), odorless (level 0.5), zero formaldehyde release, excellent silky touch properties as well as many other performance indicators; the production of decorative panel by using this technology is high in efficiency and low in unit cost, the appearance, physical and chemical properties, and environmental performance of E-beam cured coatings are far ahead of existing decorative panels on the market. The development and promotion of low-energy curing using electron beam technology will make a great contribution to global carbon neutrality and bring huge economic benefits to society. More experimental results are shared at the end of the article.