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Pulsed heating process for curing substrates with near infrared radiation

A substrate, pulse technology, applied in the device, coating, pretreatment surface, etc. of surface coating liquid, which can solve the adverse effects of powder coating coating gloss and appearance, coating ablation, unacceptable gloss level, etc. question

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-18
EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO
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This level of rapid heating can cause excessive orange peel and / or ablation of the coating resulting in coatings with unacceptable gloss levels
In summary, conventional NIR radiation curing methods can adversely affect the gloss and appearance of powder coating coatings

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[0048] The present invention will be further defined in the following examples. It should be understood that these examples are only intended to illustrate the present invention. From the above discussion and this example, one of ordinary skill in the art can ascertain the essential characteristics of this invention, and without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, can make various changes and modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usages and conditions. Accordingly, the invention is not limited by the illustrative examples presented below, but is defined by the claims contained below.

[0049] Preparing, applying, melting and curing powder coatings

[0050] The powder coating compositions used in the Examples and Comparative Examples were converted to powder coatings by conventional techniques for forming powder coating compositions. That is, the ingredients of each coating formulation were thoroughly mixed in a ZSK twin-screw extruder operating at 30...

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[0071] Black hybrid powder coatings were applied to Q panels at room temperature. After coating, the powder coating was melted and cured by heating at 35% NIR emitter power for 2.5 seconds, followed by a 0.1 second pause in heating, followed by a further 2.5 seconds at 100% NIR emitter power. A sample was prepared by uninterrupted heating from 35% emitter power directly to 100% emitter power. A set of 5 additional Q boards were prepared with black hybrid powder coating, where the coating was applied to each of the 5 Q boards at room temperature, each with the same pulses as above 2.5 sec, pause, 2.5 sec Curing treatment, the only difference is the pause time for each coated board. That is, after coating these 5 additional Q plates, by heating at 35% NIR emitter power for 2.5 seconds, then pausing heating for 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.5 or 5.0 seconds, then at 100% NIR emitter power again Heat for 2.5 seconds to melt and cure the powder coating of each Q board. The final temperature ...

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a process for coating a surface of a substrate with a powder coating composition and forming a smooth film thereon; wherein the process comprises: applying a powder coating composition to a surface of a substrate; melting and curing the powder coating composition, wherein pulsed NIR radiation is used to perform said melting and curing of the powder coating composition, the NIR radiation being provided by an NIR radiation emitter and the pulsed NIR radiation comprising the steps of: a) applying heat by NIR radiation at 20-50 % NIR radiation emitter power to the surface of the substrate coated with the powder coating composition for a sufficient time to at least partially adhere the powder coating to the surface of the substrate; and then b) removing the heat for a period of time to allow the powder coating to at least partially coalesce and adhere to the surface of the substrate; and then c) applying said heat by NIR radiation at 80-100 % NIR radiation emitter power to the surface of the substrate to form a smooth cured film thereon.

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Field of Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a pulsed heating method for curing powder coatings using near-infrared radiation (NIR). In particular, the present invention relates to the production of smoother coatings with improved appearance using the same energy and heat time as conventional NIR curing methods. The method of the present invention can also be used to cure powder coatings that are typically cured by infrared radiation (IR). Background of the Invention [0002] Powder coatings have been widely used in metal coating methods to provide decorative or functional coatings on substrates. This widespread use is primarily due to the increased economic viability of the powder coating process itself, as well as the favorable environmental impact of the coating process. Numerous powder coating formulations and methods have been developed for a variety of different applications. [0003] However, methods developed so far for curing p...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B05D3/02
CPCB05D3/0263B05D3/0209C22C1/06
Inventor C·N·梅耶O·H·德克
Owner EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO