Printability of PE-coated paperboard with water-borne flexography: Effects of corona treatment and surfactants addition

Pulp and Paper Canada

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 36-41

  Mesic, B ^a   Lestelius, M ^b   Engstrom G ^b   Edholm, B ^a  

^a INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

COATED BOARDS; CORONA DISCHARGE; FLEXOGRAPHY; PAPERBOARDS; POLYETHYLENE; PRINTABILITY; SMOOTHNESS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACTANTS

Indexed keywords

PAPER; PAPERBOARDS; PULP;

CORONA-TRATMENT; FLEXOGRAPHIC INK;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

PAPER; PAPER BOARDS; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP INDUSTRY; PULPS;

EID: 28844434916     PISSN: 03164004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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