WAALWIJK, the Netherlands — A research team from IGM Resins has been named by RadTech USA as authors of the best technical paper presented at RadTech UV/EB 2016, which was held in Chicago May 16-18. Dr. Gabriele Norcini, Dr. Marika Morone and Andrea Bernini Freddi earned the honor for their innovative work in photoinitiator chemistry for UV LED curing applications.
Their paper, “Design of New 3-Ketocoumarins for UV LED Curing,” describes their development of a new photoinitiator for LED lamps’ most powerful operation wavelengths (365 nm and 395 nm) that overcomes the yellowing and oxygen sensitivity drawbacks of existing products while retaining high reactivity and solubility. It was honored at the RadTech 2016 Awards Dinner on Tuesday, May 17, and Dr. Marone presented the paper on May 18 during the Photoinitiator session.