Why said water-based ink is environmentally friendly ink?

author: Uvink

2022-12-06

Why said water-based ink is environmentally friendly ink?With the enhancement of people's

awareness of environmental protection, various countries have put forward many requirements

and constraints in terms of sanitation and environmental protection in packaging and printing.

Especially for the printing of food packaging, the use of water-based ink with less pollution and

even no pollution has become an inevitable requirement for the development of green packaging.

Why said water-based ink is environmentally friendly ink? Waterborne ink refers to the ink

prepared by a combination of specific water-based polymer resin,pigment, water, and solvent

through physical and chemical processes. As a new type of packaging and printing material,

water-based ink has the greatest advantage of not containing volatile organic solvents. Its use

reduces the amount of organic volatile compounds (VOC), does not damage the health of ink

manufacturers and printing operators, and improves the environmental quality, so it is called

environmental protection ink. The biggest feature of water-based ink is that it has no pollution

to the environment, no impact on human health, is not easy to burn, and has good safety. It can

not only reduce the residual toxicity on the surface of printed materials, make printing equipment

clear and convenient, but also reduce the fire risk caused by static electricity and flammable solvents.

In addition to environmental protection, water-based ink printing characteristics are also good.

The water-based ink has stable ink property, does not corrode the plate, is simple to operate, cheap,

has good adhesion after printing, strong water resistance, and can dry quickly (the printing speed can

reach 150-200m/min). Water based ink is not only used for gravure printing, but also for

flexographic printing and screen printing with great development potential