Three Main Causes of Odor in Inks

1. Organic pigments and resins
2. Plant oils
3. Drying processes

Solutions

• ☑Unpleasant odors are enclosed using a special adsorbent agent (patent pending).
• ☑Antibacterial effect is improved by using a silver-ion compound.
• ☑Compounding expertise is used to ensure that the basic features of the ink are preserved.

Performance and Effects of KUNIO INK

【Key points】

• ・The odor of printed matter is strongest during the drying phase, and can last several hours after printing.
• ・The printed matter is stacked in layers, enclosing the odor.
• ・The accumulation of enclosed odor is unpleasant when the customer uses the printed matter.
• ・KUNIO INK dramatically reduces this accumulation of odor.

Sensory Evaluation of Printed Matter

Evaluation Conditions

• ・Each specimen is tightly sealed in a Tetra Pak bag and sent at room temperature to 10 panelists, who conduct blind sensory evaluations.
• ・The above figure is the average of the evaluation results.