Synthesis of Epoxy/Acrylate Resin in the Presence of Ultrasound

Ultrasound has been widely applied in the chemical field, especially in organic synthesis and polymer chemistry [1]. The chemical effect of ultrasound in a reaction was reported byRichards and Loomis [2] initially in 1920s, since then it has been widely studied on two major areas, which aredegradation and polymerization of monomers [3]. Epoxy acrylates are widely used as oligomers in UVcurable coatings because of their low costs; fast cure rate; and the high gloss,hardness, and chemical resistance of the cured films [4]. The main objective of this work was to use ultrasonic irradiation to prepare epoxy/acrylate resin and study the main factors in this reaction