TAGS: UV/EB Technology Inks
The Lubrizol Corporation has launched Solsperse™ 87000 Hyperdispersant, a dispersant technology to produce more cost-effective dispersions of UV inks containing rubine, maroon, and other red pigments.
Cost-effective Solution to Improve Dispersion and Stability
Undesirable viscosity increases and gelation of pigment concentrates and finished inks are common (particularly at elevated temperatures and over time), which lead to inconsistent quality and unpredictable ink stability. Solsperse™ 87000, a 100 percent active, flowable dispersant solves the issue cost effectively across a broad range of commercially available pigments.
The UV-cured inks market remains one of the fastest growing segments in the inks market with favorable sustainability benefits and with growth expected to be 6-9 percent through 2025. For years, formulating UV-cured inks using process magenta, such as C.I Pigment Red 57.1, has been a challenge.
Reducing the Complexity of Dispersing Complex Pigments
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UV ink formulators will realize tremendous value of Solsperse™ 87000 Hyperdisperant technology to improve viscosity stability, reducing the complexity of dispersing tricky pigments like C.I Pigment Red 57.1”, shares Peter Livesey, marketing manager at Lubrizol. “
It solves the long-standing issues around storage and shipping UV inks and dispersions based on these pigments, resulting in cost savings for the ink maker”.
Source: Lubrizol