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UV drying printing inks has been becoming more and more popular, especially because of the shorter drying times that the process offers. However, black UV curing printing inks can be a compromise since carbon black pigments strongly absorbs incident light both in the UV and visible range. So, the carbon black pigment used in a UV printing ink formulation must have the highest possible UV scattering ability. Therefore, carbon black pigments with a aggregate diameter between 100-130 nm would be appropriate. With the usage of low structured, oxidized furnace carbon black relatively short irradiation (drying) times are achieved. The low oil absorption has the effect of good flow characteristics and gloss, even in the relatively poorly wetting binders that can be employed in UV printing inks |
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