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Table 2 Water-based ink formulation

From: Analysis and optimization of water-based printing ink formulations for polyethylene films

Original

Modified

Mixture design

Component

Quantity

Component

Quantity

Component

Quantity

Pigment

7.00

Pigment

7.0

Pigment

7.0

Water

2.50

Water

2.4

Water

2.4

Solution polymer

8.75

Solution polymer

8.8

Solution polymer

8.8

Emulsion polymer

67.75

Emulsion polymer

67.6

Emulsion polymer

67.2

Water

11.38

Water

11.4

Water

11.4

Wax 1

1.82

Wax 1

2.4

Wax

3.2

Wax 2

0.50

Surfactant

0

Surfactant

Defoamer

0.30

Defoamer

0.4

Defoamer

Total

100.00

Total

100.0

Total

100.0