Coated sheet, method of formation thereof, and articles derived therefrom

1. A method of producing a sheet, comprising:

coating a curable composition on a face of a polycarbonate sheet, wherein the curable composition comprises

an aminoplast resin,

a polyol compound, and

a UV-absorbing amount of a triazine compound having the structure

wherein each occurrence of Ar is independently phenyl or substituted phenyl; wherein the substituents on the phenyl group may be hydroxy, amino, C 1 -C 12 hydrocarbyl, C 1 -C 12 hydrocarbyloxy, or C 1 -C 12 hydrocarbylamino; and R 8 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 16 hydrocarbyl wherein the hydrocarbyl group may contain nitrogen or oxygen heteroatoms; and

curing the curable composition to form a protective layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said coating comprises flow coating.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said coating comprises dip coating.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aminoplast resin is a melamine-formaldehyde resin having the structure

wherein each occurrence of R 1 is independently hydrogen, a methylene bridge to another melamine nucleus, or CH 2 OR 2 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 12 alkyl.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curable composition comprises about 20 to about 80 weight percent of the aminoplast resin, based on the total weight of curable solids.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyol compound comprises an oligomeric aliphatic polycarbonate diol, an oligomeric aliphatic polyestercarbonate diol, an oligomeric aliphatic polyurethane diol, or a mixture thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyol compound comprises an oligomeric aliphatic polycarbonate diol.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyol compound comprises an oligomeric aliphatic polyestercarbonate diol.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyol compound comprises an oligomeric aliphatic polyurethane diol; and wherein the oligomeric aliphatic polyurethane diol has the structure

wherein R 4 is the residuum of a diol comprising at least 50% by number aliphatic diols in which the two hydroxyl groups are separated by at least two intervening carbon atoms; R 6 is the residuum of a diisocyanate compound comprising at least 50% by number aliphatic diisocyanates in which the two isocyanate groups are separated by at least two intervening carbon atoms; and p is 2 to about 20.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyol compound comprises a diol and a triol.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curable composition comprises about 20 to about 80 weight percent of the polyol, based on the total weight of curable solids.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curable composition comprises about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent of the triazine, based on the total weight of curable solids.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curable composition further comprises a hindered amine light stabilizer.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curable composition further comprises a solvent selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 12 alcohols, C 3 -C 12 ketones, C 3 -C 12 esters, C 4 -C 12 ethers, C 3 -C 12 alkoxy alkanols, C 1 -C 12 halogenated hydrocarbons, C 2 -C 12 carboxylic acids, C 6 -C 18 aromatic compounds, and mixtures thereof.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the solvent comprises 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 1-butoxy-2-propanol, or a mixture thereof.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curable composition further comprises a curing catalyst selected from the group consisting of alkyl acid phosphates, dialkyl acid phosphates, phosphoric acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, chloromaleic acid, chloromaleic anhydride, alkyl acid phthalates, monoalkyl succinates, monoalkyl maleates, alkyl sulfonic acids, aryl sulfonic acids, sulfamic acid, and mixtures thereof.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curable composition further comprises a catalyst stabilizer selected from the group consisting of triethylamine, pyridine, 2-methylaminoethanol, and mixtures thereof.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer has a thickness of about 2 to about 40 micrometers.

19. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the aminoplast resin is a melamine-formaldehyde resin having the structure

wherein each occurrence of R 1 is independently hydrogen, a methylene bridge to another melamine nucleus, or CH 2 OR 2 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 12 alkyl;

wherein the polyol compound comprises an oligomeric aliphatic polyestercarbonate diol having a number average molecular weight of at least 200 atomic mass units; and

wherein the protective layer has a thickness of about 2 to about 40 micrometers.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the curable composition further comprises a hindered amine light stabilizer.