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The Chemistry of Inks

The document discusses the history and chemistry of inks. It describes how inks were originally made from animal blood and have evolved since Johannes Gutenberg first used inks on paper and papyrus. The chemistry section explains that inks have three main components - colorants to provide color, a vehicle or binder to allow the colorant to stick to surfaces, and solvents to control viscosity and dissolve the binder.

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The Chemistry of Inks

The document discusses the history and chemistry of inks. It describes how inks were originally made from animal blood and have evolved since Johannes Gutenberg first used inks on paper and papyrus. The chemistry section explains that inks have three main components - colorants to provide color, a vehicle or binder to allow the colorant to stick to surfaces, and solvents to control viscosity and dissolve the binder.

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PAINTS

AND
INKS

RENZ S. BAREO
JHOMARK D. ROSLIN
INKS
HISTORY OF INKS

INK FROM ANIMAL BLOOD


PRINTER
JOHANNES GUTTENBERG INKS ON PAPER AND PAPYRUS
CHEMISTRY OF INKS
COMPOSITION OF INKS:
COLORANTS
VEHICLE
SOLVENT
COLORANTS

are substances that impart color


to a material

PIGMENT
VEHICLE

Also called as BINDER or VARNISH.


Allows for the colorant to be in a
printable form such that the colorant
can reach the substrate surface to affix
itself to.
SOLVENT

It is used to dissolve the


binder of the ink, and also to
change the viscosity of the
ink.
MECHANISM OF INK

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