| abstract |
Process for curing an unsaturated polyester resin or vinyl ester resin, the resin comprising a reactive diluent selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylates, methacrylates, acrylamides, methacrylamides, and combinations thereof, said process comprising the addition to said resin of (i) a ketone peroxide selected from the group consisting of methyl isopropyl ketone peroxide, methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide, cyclohexanone peroxide, and combinations thereof and (ii) a compound of a transition metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, and Cu, and combinations thereof. |