Application of Electron Beam Curing Technology for Paper Products

Abstract

The electron beam (EB) curing technology has rapidly advanced in recent years. However there were few examples applying this technology to paper products. One reason comes from the high price of EB equipment and the other comes from the difficulty of controlling the irradiation which give damages to the paper. In spite of these problems, the EB cured coating layer shows remarkable features, such as solvent resistance. water resistance, heat-resistance and high smoothness using the drum casting technique. Concentrating on application of this technology to paper, we have already developed some products. For example, paper for printings (Super Mirror PN) and for white boards (Super Mirror WB) have been manufactured.
In this presentation, we are going to introduce this EB curing technique and the products.