Electron beam curable coatings and the use of vegetable oils in them: A review

The use of high-intensity radiation (EB and UV) as an alternative to the thermal process in curing and polymerization has shown rapid growth and wide acceptance over the past few years in many industrially important technological areas. Also as coatings industries are forced to curb VOC emissions, use of renewable raw materials like vegetable oils in coatings formulation are finding increasing applications. The general features of electron beam curing systems and their applications are reviewed Also discussed are the use of vegetable oils in EB curable systems.