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Exocure™ LED-XL Photoinitiator Package

ExoCure™ LED-XL, Kerley Ink's liquid photoinitator package for LED-Cure color inks, shown above. Kerley Ink makes its own photoinitator packages internally for optimum control and economy.

ExoCure™ LED-XL is a complete photoinitiator package designed and manufactured by Kerley Ink for use in most pigmented UV-cured inks. ExoCure™ LED-XL is a Norrish type II photoinitiator featuring photoreactivity in the 365-405 nanometer wavelengths emitted by Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps, ExoCure™ LED-XL also has a built-in amine synergist to reduce oxygen inhibition. ExoCure™ LED-XL contains Isopropyl Thioxanthones (ITX).  ExoCure ExoCure™ LED-XL does not contain Benzophenone. Formulas using this product should be closely examined before food contact is recommended.

ExoCure™ LED-XL is suitable for use in colors and coatings where film yellowing is not a significant consideration. The main application for ExoCure™ LED-XL is for UV-cure litho and flexographic inks for use with LED lamps in the 365-405 nanometer spectrum. ExoCure™ LED-XL is supplied as a clear liquid with a pale yellow color.

Typically 7%-9% of ExoCure™ LED-XL is used for lighter, more photo-transparent colors, and 10% to 15% of ExoCure™ LED-XL is used for darker and more photo-opaque colors.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Active ingredient: Norrish Type -II photoinitators

Active Content: 100%

Solids Content: 100%

Appearance: Clear straw colored liquid

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