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Method of removing hydrophilic ink

US5415733A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 1993
Grant dateMay 16, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W30/64
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The removal of inks, particularly hydrophilic flexographic inks, from a pulp fiber slurry is accomplished by use of a combination of (a) a non-ionic surfactant; (b) a fatty acid or salt thereof; and (c) a water-soluble cationic polymer having a molecular weight less than about 1,000,000 daltons, particularly a polymer derived from the reaction of epichlorohydrin and at least one diamine or the polymerization of aziridine.

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