What is it about?
The thickener is an essential ingredient of printing paste. We have shown that Aloe vera gel can be used as a thickener in pigment printing for the first time.
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Why is it important?
Currently used polymer based synthetic thickeners generally contains up to 10% petroleum product which can be a source or VOC problem. Our suggested Aloe vera gel is a natural product free from any VOC.
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This page is a summary of: Aloe veragel: a new thickening agent for pigment printing, Coloration Technology, April 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/cote.12215.
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