Industrial Photoinitiators

Ideal for product developers, this book provides a complete, practical, and accessible introduction to photoinitiators and their commercial use. The text describes the chemical mechanisms of how these materials work from the energy delivered by UV light and the use of the many different groups of photoinitiators in diverse applications. It highlights individual differences and discusses what particular effects they bring to end-products. Based on more than 30 years of experience working with photoinitiators, the author also covers many relevant practical factors, such as surface and depth cure, oxygen inhibition, and yellowing effects.