Towards Expanding the Use of Paper Made from Recycled and Non-Woody Plants: Enhancing the Print Quality through the Application of Nano-Modified Offset Inks
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Paper
2.2. Printing Ink and Nanoparticles
2.3. Ink Transfer Test
- C is the ink coverage in g/m2;
- m1 is the mass of the inked form before printing in g;
- m2 is the mass of the form after printing in g;
- P is the printed area in cm2.
2.4. Characterization Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Properties of Paper Substrates
- x is the basis weight (g/m2);
- d is the caliper (mm).
3.2. Properties of Printed Samples
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Paper | Grammage (g/m2) | Caliper (µm) | Bulk (cm3/g) | Density (g/cm3) |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN 120-R | 120 | 144 | 1.19 | 0.84 |
RW 80 | 80 | 97 | 1.21 | 0.83 |
NC 80 | 80 | 100 | 1.26 | 0.79 |
PC 120 | 120 | 199 | 1.66 | 0.60 |
MH 118 | 118 | 169 | 1.43 | 0.70 |
Paper | Bekk A (s) | Bekk B (s) |
---|---|---|
MN 120-R | 20.4 | 17.4 |
RW 80 | 18.1 | 34.0 |
NC 80 | 27.9 | 24.1 |
PC 120 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
MH 118 | 8.5 | 5.9 |
Paper | Whiteness (%) | Brightness (%) | Opacity (%) |
---|---|---|---|
MN 120-R | 129.4 | 101.6 | 96.5 |
RW 80 | 56.1 | 66.9 | 98.2 |
NC 80 | 100 | 85.9 | 95.6 |
PC 120 | 125.8 | 105.7 | 93.5 |
MH 118 | 116.7 | 102.5 | 93.7 |
Adhesion Parameters (mJ/m2) | γ12 | W12 | S12 |
---|---|---|---|
MN 120—R | |||
Unmodified ink | 0.38 | 79.39 | −8.13 |
SiO2—modified ink | 0.51 | 80.63 | −9.62 |
TiO2—modified ink | 0.47 | 78.58 | −7.49 |
RW 80 | |||
Unmodified ink | 1.81 | 71.81 | −16.89 |
SiO2—modified ink | 1.89 | 69.4 | −14.66 |
TiO2—modified ink | 2.97 | 72.36 | −19.76 |
NC 80 | |||
Unmodified ink | 2.97 | 58.28 | −21.62 |
SiO2—modified ink | 3.04 | 58.68 | −22.16 |
TiO2—modified ink | 3.88 | 57.32 | −22.48 |
PC 120 | |||
Unmodified ink | 0.75 | 68.45 | −10.89 |
SiO2—modified ink | 1.01 | 69.87 | −12.81 |
TiO2—modified ink | 0.76 | 67.99 | −10.43 |
MH 118 | |||
Unmodified ink | 0.66 | 70.72 | −7.34 |
SiO2—modified ink | 0.49 | 71.29 | −7.56 |
TiO2—modified ink | 0.22 | 69.59 | −5.32 |
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Strižić Jakovljević, M.; Mahović Poljaček, S.; Jamnicki Hanzer, S.; Donevski, D.; Tomašegović, T. Towards Expanding the Use of Paper Made from Recycled and Non-Woody Plants: Enhancing the Print Quality through the Application of Nano-Modified Offset Inks. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4785. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114785
Strižić Jakovljević M, Mahović Poljaček S, Jamnicki Hanzer S, Donevski D, Tomašegović T. Towards Expanding the Use of Paper Made from Recycled and Non-Woody Plants: Enhancing the Print Quality through the Application of Nano-Modified Offset Inks. Sustainability. 2024; 16(11):4785. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114785
Chicago/Turabian StyleStrižić Jakovljević, Maja, Sanja Mahović Poljaček, Sonja Jamnicki Hanzer, Davor Donevski, and Tamara Tomašegović. 2024. "Towards Expanding the Use of Paper Made from Recycled and Non-Woody Plants: Enhancing the Print Quality through the Application of Nano-Modified Offset Inks" Sustainability 16, no. 11: 4785. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114785