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Lithographic and letterpress ink vehicles from vegetable oils
Author(s) -
Erhan S. Z.,
Bagby M. O.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02662282
Subject(s) - inkwell , carbon black , pulp and paper industry , vegetable oil , petroleum , polymer science , materials science , environmental science , process engineering , engineering , chemistry , composite material , food science , organic chemistry , natural rubber
Our objectives for this study were to produce vegetable oil‐based printing ink vehicles that did not require any petroleum components, which meet or exceed industry standards for rub‐off resistance, viscosity and tackiness for a variety of printing applications. These objectives were satisfactorily met. Vehicles were completely compatible with carbon black, making them suitable for black ink formulations. In addition, the resulting vehicles had exceptionally light colors, and permitted formulations of colored inks that had substantially reduced pigment levels compared to industry standards.