Analysis of the causes of quality problems caused by ink pigments and solutions
Pigment is the main component of ink, is a fine powder-like solid colored substance, can show ball, flake and other irregular shape. Generally, the diameter of pigment particles is in the range of several hundred nanometers to tens of microns (10-7~10-5m). The pigment can be evenly dispersed in the medium, but it is insoluble in the medium and does not react with the medium. Pigment is a colored body, it gives the ink color, at the same time, its dispersion, aggregation and directly affect the fluidity of the ink, chemical stability and dryness. Ink factory pigment selection error or improper use of ink, will cause a lot of quality problems, pigment caused by quality problems, do the following analysis, for the reference of peers. First, classification of pigments Pigments can be divided into inorganic pigments and organic pigments according to the characteristics of compounds. In organic pigments, they can be divided into lake pigments, color pigments and pigment dyes according to different molecular aggregation states. According to the different molecular structure, it can be divided into azo pigments and phthalocyanine pigments. According to the color characteristics, it can be divided into color pigments (such as yellow, magenta, green, etc.) and achromatic pigments (such as black, white, gray). Quality problems caused by pigment problems 1. Knife line problems caused by pigments 1)The pigment of the ink itself is badly ground, resulting in hard particles. (General ink fineness requirements ≤15μm). 2)When the ink is used for a long time, the resin wrapped in the pigment is missing, and the coarse particles produced by the pigment particles are clumped, condensed, and returned. In addition, the ink factory uses a carrier of color lake pigments, such pigments are soluble dyes precipitated with a precipitant, and then dyed on the high dispersion of aluminum hydroxide, barium sulfate, aluminum barium white and other carriers. This kind of ink will be used for a long time will wash away the dye, carrier separation, carrier clumping. Solution 1)Turn upside down and shake the new ink before opening the bucket. 2)The new and old ink is filtered with more than 100 mesh filters before entering the ink plate. 3)The ink that has been used for a long time is found to have floating pigments on the surface of the ink plate, indicating that the resin is not enough, and the ink mixing oil should be added for sufficient mixing and dispersion. It is best to mix the old ink with a dispersion mixer, and the printing plant can prepare a simple dispersion mixer. 2.Pigment caused by poor ink temperature resistance, high temperature cooking or bag hot press after discoloration Cause analysis The ink factory used the wrong pigment, the use of non-temperature resistant pigment. The printing factory used the wrong ink, and the ink that did not withstand temperature was used on the products of high temperature cooking bags. Solution When purchasing ink, we should check t...
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