UV/EB curable biobased coating for flooring application
View Patent ↗A radiation curable biobased coating, such as a UV/EB curable biobased coating, for flooring applications includes a biobased component comprising renewable and/or biobased materials. The biobased component is selected from the group consisting of a biobased resin, a biobased polyol acrylate, or a biobased polyol. The biobased component is blended with a coating formula. The coating formula includes at least one initiator. The radiation curable biobased coating contains at least about 5% weight of renewable materials or biobased content.
1. A radiation curable biobased coating comprising:
a biobased component selected from the group consisting of a biobased resin, a biobased polyol acrylate, or a biobased polyol, the biobased component being blended with a coating formula, the coating formula including at least one initiator, wherein the radiation curable biobased coating contains at least about 5% weight of renewable materials or biobased content;
wherein the biobased component is at least partially formed by one or more of acrylic acid, di-isocyanates, or tri-isocyanates; and
wherein the biobased component is a biobased polyester or a biobased poly urethane and the coating formula includes at least one epoxy resin or vinyl ether.
2. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 1 , wherein the biobased polyol acrylate contains at least about 50% weight of renewable materials.
3. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 2 , wherein the biobased polyol acrylate contains at least about 70% weight of renewable materials.
4. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 1 , wherein the radiation curable biobased coating contains at least about 30% weight of renewable materials.
5. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 4 , wherein the radiation curable biobased coating contains at least about 40% weight of renewable materials.
6. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 1 , wherein the biobased component is a biobased urethane acrylate or a biobased polyester acrylate.
7. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 1 , wherein the biobased component comprises plant oil.
8. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 7 , wherein the plant oil is selected from the group consisting of castor oil, linseed oil, soy oil, tall oil, tung oil, vernonia oil, lesquerella oil, and cashew shell oil.
9. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 1 , wherein the biobased component comprises a biobased polyester polyol, a biobased polyester-ether polyol, or a biobased polyether polyol.
10. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 1 , wherein the biobased component comprises a biobased diol or biobased diacid.
11. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 10 , wherein the biobased diol is selected from the group consisting of 1,3 propanediol, 1,4 butanediol, propylene glycol, and glycerol, and combinations thereof, and the biobased diacid is selected from the group consisting of sebacic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, tumaric acid, malic acid, and dicarboxylic acid, citric acid, azelic acid, lactic acid, and combinations thereof.
12. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 1 , wherein the biobased component comprises ultraviolet or electron beam moieties.
13. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 1 , wherein the initiator is a cationic type initiator.
14. The radiation curable biobased coating of claim 13 , wherein the initiator further includes a photosensitizer.
15. A flooring application, comprising:
a substrate having at least one surface provided with the radiation curable biobased coating; and
the radiation curable biobased coating comprising a biobased component, the biobased component being selected from the group consisting of a biobased resin, a biobased polyol acrylate, or a biobased polyol, the biobased component being blended with a coating formula, the coating formula including at least one initiator, wherein the radiation curable biobased coating contains at least about 5% weight of renewable materials or biobased content;
wherein the biobased component is at least partially formed by one or more of acrylic acid, di-isocyanates, or tri-isocyanates; and
wherein the biobased component is a biobased polyester or a biobased poly urethane and the coating formula includes at least one epoxy resin or vinyl ether.
16. The flooring application of claim 15 , wherein the biobased polyol acrylate contains at least about 50% weight of renewable materials.
17. The flooring application of claim 16 , wherein the biobased polyol acrylate contains at least about 70% weight of renewable materials.
18. The flooring application of claim 15 , wherein the radiation curable biobased coating contains at least about 30% weight of renewable materials.
19. The flooring application of claim 18 , wherein the radiation curable biobased coating contains at least about 40% weight of renewable materials.
20. The flooring application of claim 15 , wherein the biobased component is a biobased urethane acrylate or a biobased polyester acrylate.
21. The flooring application of claim 15 , wherein the biobased component comprises plant oil.
22. The flooring application of claim 21 , wherein the plant oil is selected from the group consisting of castor oil, linseed oil, soy oil, tall oil, tung oil, vernonia oil, lesquerella oil, and cashew shell oil.
23. The flooring application of claim 15 , wherein the biobased component comprises a biobased polyester polyol, a biobased polyester-ether polyol, or a biobased polyether polyol.
24. The flooring application of claim 15 , wherein the biobased component comprises a biobased diol or biobased diacid.
25. The flooring application of claim 24 , wherein the biobased diol is selected from the group consisting of 1,3 propanediol, 1,4 butanediol, propylene glycol, and glycerol, and combinations thereof, and the biobased diacid is selected from the group consisting of sebacic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, tumaric acid, malic acid, and dicarboxylic acid, citric acid, azelic acid, lactic acid, and combinations thereof.
26. The flooring application of claim 15 , wherein the initiator is a cationic type initiator.
27. The flooring application of claim 26 , wherein the initiator further includes a photosensitizer.