Talha Mumtaz - Esperanto Project

Participant from YTU

photo of Talha Mumtaz, description text of his projest: Synthesis of visible light sensitive, biobased and water-borne photoinitiators

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Synthesis of biobased photoinitiators and water soluble photoinitators, also characterized by activity in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Immobilisation of selected photoinitiators on inorganic particles (academic secondment).

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Full characterisation of the photoinitiators, including their photophysical activity, and testing in sustainable formulations for photocured coatings and inks.

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Obtaining of at least one photoinitiator that is more sustainable than the selected benchmark and has comparable performances.

EXPECTED RESULTS

Protocols for the synthesis of new sustainable photoinitiators.

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Optimization of their photophysical activities.

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Setting of an appropriate sustainability metrics for photoinitiators, and sustainability assessment of the newly synthesised photoinitiators.

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Trained researcher expert on the synthesis and characterisation of photoinitiators with skills on surface immobilisation and photopolymerisation processes, acquired also during secondments.

PLANNED SECONDMENTS

HOSTING UNIVERSITY

YTU. Prof. N. Arsu will act as supervisor and Prof. M. Aydin as co-supervisor.

SECONDMENT 1

MUL (AT), supervisor: W. Kern, timing: month 31, length: 6 months. Purpose: characterisation of the photophysical properties of the photoinitiators, strategies of immobilisation of photoinitiators on particles.

SECONDMENT 2

SICPA (CH), supervisor: C. Schaller, timing: month 38, length: 3 months. Purpose: formulation and preparation of photocurable inks, comparison of photoinitiator performance with present commercial products.

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This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon 2021 programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) grant agreement No 101073432.