Urethane (meth)acrylates for use in recycling or delamination processes

Abstract

A curable urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer is formed by reacting, in the presence of a catalyst, at least the following: (A) a first isocyanate reactive component bearing at least one (meth)acrylate group and at least one isocyanate reactive groups; (B) a polyisocyanate component; and (C) a second isocyanate reactive component bearing at least one acidic group and two isocyanate reactive groups, wherein the urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer has an acid content of at least 5×10−4 mol acid/g oligomer, with some of the acid groups optionally neutralized. A cured ink or coating made from the oligomer, along with at least one of a (meth)acrylate monomer or a (meth)acrylate oligomer and, optionally, at least one additive, can be easily removed from the substrate by treatment with aqueous base, thus allowing for recycling the substrate cleaned of any ink or coating. Nail gel compositions including the oligomer can also be more easily removed from nails.

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