Evaluation of Resins in Energy Curable Offset Inks - CYTEC Industries

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Standard Ink Formulations for Evaluation of
Oligomers for Energy Curable Lithographic Inks
The formulations indicated below have only
been designed to provide us with a test method
to evaluate our new development products.
They are representative enough to give an
indication of the way our products perform in
Paper and Board Stock:
Pigment Dispersion
Acrylated oligomer 50-60%
Polyester acrylate and/or epoxy acrylate
Pigment 30-40%
OTA 480 5-10%
Ink
Pigment dispersion 55-60%
Acrylated oligomer 20-30%
Polyester acrylate and/or epoxy acrylate
Inert Filler 2-5%
Wax 0-2%
Diluting acrylate 2-5%
TRPGDA, TMPTA or TMPEOTA
Additol DX liquid photoinitiator blend 8-10%
Energy Curable Offset Inks. However, they can
not be considered as recommanded formulations
and are not meant to deliver optimal
performance in all applications.
Non-Porous Stock:
Pigment Dispersion
Acrylated oligomer 50-60%
Diluted polyester
Pigment 30-40%
OTA 480 5-10%
Ink
Pigment dispersion 55-60%
Acrylated oligomer 20-30%
Diluted polyester acrylate
Inert Filler 2-5%
Wax 0-2%
Diluting acrylate 2-5%
TRPGDA, NPG(PO)2DA, EBECRYL 1039 or EBECRYL 113
Additol DX liquid photoinitiator blend 8-10%