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The examination of vegetable- and mineral oil-based inks' effects on print quality: Green printing effects with different oils
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2018.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Printing inks oil selection is related to the desired nature of the varnish in the ink production. Petroleum-derived mineral oils and vegetable oils can be used in offset inks. Methods: In this study, the behaviors of vegetable- and mineral oil-based inks on uncoated and coated paper surfaces were investigated in terms of printability. Solid tone test prints were done with offset printing of these inks. Print gloss of the printed samples was measured and a light fastness test was implemented on these samples in order to determine the resistance to fading. Absorption behavior and contact angles of the ink-printed films on the test papers were measured with the sessile water drop method depending on time, and surface energies were calculated. Results: On both paper types, linseed–soybean oil-based vegetable ink gave the highest brightness value. The lowest print gloss results on the paper were obtained from soybean oil-based inks. The lowest color change was recorded with mineral oil-based inks on gloss-coated papers. According to the ink-film–surface relation, when the contact angle is high, surface energy decreases and the absorbency of the ink-film is lower. Conclusions: In this study, the behaviors of vegetable- and mineral oil-based inks on different paper surfaces, and the effect on the quality of printability as well as differences, have been evaluated, taking environmental and health factors into consideration.
- Subjects :
- 010407 polymers
volatile organic compound
Surface Properties
printability
Varnish
Biomedical Engineering
Biophysics
Bioengineering
01 natural sciences
Absorption
010309 optics
Biomaterials
0103 physical sciences
medicine
Mineral Oil
Plant Oils
WATER
Mineral oil
contact angle
soy-based ink
vegetable oil ink
Green Chemistry Technology
General Medicine
Pulp and paper industry
Soybean Oil
0104 chemical sciences
visual_art
visual_art.visual_art_medium
PAPER
Printing
Environmental science
Ink
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....738a037e99c46a86e82635434cdc0355