Influence of atmospheric plasma activation on sheet-fed offset print quality

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-188

  Pykönen, Maiju ^a   Sundqvist, Henna ^b   Tuominen, Mikko ^c,e   Lahti, Johanna ^c   Preston, Janet ^d   Fardim, Pedro ^a   Toivakka, Martti ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d IMERYS MINERALS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^e Center for Functional Materials ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ink paper interactions; Plasma activation; Sheet fed offset printing; Surface chemistry; Surface energy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; KETONES; LABORATORIES; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PRINTING PRESSES; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; INK-PAPER INTERACTIONS; PAPER SURFACE; PILOT SCALE; PLASMA ACTIVATION; PRINT QUALITIES; SHEET-FED OFFSET PRINTING; SHEETFED OFFSET; SIZED PAPERS; WATER ABSORPTION PROPERTIES;

INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

ESCA; KETONES; LABORATORIES; PRINTING MACHINES; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER REPELLENCE; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 48849092924     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2008-23-02-p181-188     Document Type: Article

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