Development of novel fluorescent offset ink based on coumarin dyes: Synthesis and properties

Abstract

Novel fluorescent inks based on coumarin dyes used in offset printing techniques were developed, and their considered chemical and physical properties were investigated. First, the influences of very long alkyd resin, maleic varnish, and phenolic varnish substrates and dye concentrations on the fluorescence properties of these dyes, and secondly, the effects of the presence of fluorescent dyes on the physical properties of inks were examined. Accordingly, two offset inks were prepared: one with an obtained optimum formulation possessing the strongest fluorescence emission in alkyd resin and maleic varnish with a weight ratio of 60:40, and one without fluorescent dyes. Their physical properties, such as rheological behavior, tack, and ink-in-water emulsification, were studied. Both inks showed Newtonian behavior, and the dye induced small increases in the viscosity, thixotropy, and tack values of the fluorescent ink.