Cytec aims at increasing the use of renewable raw materials for the production of UV/EB and Liquid Coating Resins. At Cytec’s major research centers for UV/EB and Liquid Coating resins, teams evaluate the use of new bio-sourced materials for use in newly created products. For example, the Cytec teams are working on the following:

• A complete acrylation of epoxidized vegetable oils results in radiation curable epoxy acrylates with renewable raw material content over 60%, excluding water.
   
• Polyester acrylates are produced by condensation reaction of polycarboxylic acids, polyols and acrylic acid. Examples of polyols from renewable source are glycerol (a by-product in the production of biodiesel or produced by fermentation of glucose), sorbitol and others.
   
• Polycarboxylic acids dimerized or polymerized fatty acids can be used.
   
• Epoxy acrylates as polyester acrylates may be modified with fatty acids.
   
• Bisphenol A may be replaced through bio-sourced alternatives, petroleum-based feedstocks through bio-acrylic acid.
   

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