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Technological Breakthrough in Cationic Photoinitiators with Irgacure 270

Successful use in food packaging

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

With Irgacure 270, BASF made a technological breakthrough in the development of cationic photoinitiators for packaging inks. Irgacure 270 now makes it possible to combine fast UV curing with very low emissions. This new product is very versatile, and its applications include both UV-curable printing inks and clear overprint varnishes. Photoinitiators are substances that form free radicals when they are exposed to UV light, and these radicals initiate polymerization reactions. Irgacure 270 is ...

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