Ciba-geigy Corporation

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Jacques Francois

Imre Forgo

Aloysius H Manser

Abdul-Cader Zahir

Rene Huwyler

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a laminated structure containing at least a main foil which is substantially impervious to light, B) at least one interlayer, and C) a covering foil which is substantially light-permeable. The layers are bonded together using a UV-curable and/or VIS-curable composition. The interlayer, prior to contact with the curable composition, is substantially impervious to the irradiation necessary for curing the curable composition and becomes transparent when impregnated with the curable composition so as to effect polymerization of multiple layers of curable composition in one irradiation step. The laminated structure is prepared by applying a layer of the curable composition to the main foil A), applying the interlayer B) to the main foil A), applying a further layer of the curable composition to the interlayer B), applying a covering foil C) to the interlayer B), and irradiating the laminated structure so obtained through the covering foil C) with UV- and/or VIS-radiation

Process for the production of an information carrier

There are disclosed laminated structures which are bonded with a UV-/VIS-curable composition and which consist of a main foil A) which is substantially impervious to light, at least one interlayer B) which is substantially impervious to light in the absence of the adhesive and which carries on the side with its back to the main foil information in the form of a color pattern, and of a substantially light-permeable covering foil C). The laminated structures can be used as identity cards.

Information carrier and process for the production thereof

Heat-curable adhesive films of variable tack can be prepared:

Process for the preparation of heat-curable adhesive films

Storage stable curing agents for acrylate adhesives, which curing agents are miscible with an acrylate resin adhesive, are produced by the mixing together of a polymerizable monomer, a thermoplast or elastomer soluble therein, and a liquid aldehyde/amine condensation product, and subsequent homogenisation of the mixture at elevated temperature. The curing agents, which optionally contain also stabilizers and curing accelerators, can be mixed with acrylate resin adhesives in any chosen quantity ratio between 2:1 and 1:2.

Process for producing a storage-stable, miscible curing agent for

The adhesive or adhesive component according to the invention, which contains a vinyl monomer, a vinyl polymer, a compound producing free radicals, and, as an adhesion promoter, an acid amide or imide which is substituted on the nitrogen atom by a chlorosulfonated alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group, forms, together with an amine accelerator, an adhesive with which heat-, oil- and water-resistant bonds, for example of metals, polymeric materials, glass and ceramics, having very high tensile shearing strength can be obtained. The adhesive can also be converted into the form of a dried sheet, with or without carrier, and in this form can be used for bonding.

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Huningue, France

Jacques Francois