- Soybean oil, also
known as vegetable oil, is mainly used for human consumption. Soybean
oil can also be used as a carrier for printing inks.
- Soy ink is a kind of
ink made from soybeans. As opposed to traditional petroleum-based ink,
soy-based ink: is more environmentally friendly, is available in
brighter colors, improves the life span of the printers, makes it easier
to recycle paper, is more economic in the long run.
- The soybean oil is
blended with pigments, resins and waxes to make ink.
- Soy ink is a helpful
component in paper recycling because the soy ink can be removed more
easily than regular ink from paper during the de-inking process and this
allows the recycled paper to have less damage to its paper fibers and
have a brighter appearance. The waste that is left from the soy ink
during the de-inking process is not hazardous and it can be treated
easily through the development on modern processes.
- The process for
soybeans typically consists of five steps: oilseed handling/elevator
operations, preparation of soybeans for solvent extraction, solvent
extraction and oil desolventizing, flake desolventizing, and oil
refining.
- Soy ink may be the
solution to the environmental health and safety concerns of the printing
industry.
- Soy ink is available
for newspapers, magazines, commercial printing, packaging, business
forms and many other uses.
- Soy ink apparently
is making great strides in Asia, where soybeans originated more than
5,000 years ago.
- At the end of the
first marketing year for soy ink, only six newspapers were using it.
Today, soy ink is being used by one-half of the nations 9,100
newspapers, including 75 percent of the 1,700 U.S. daily newspapers.
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General
Information
- Soy Inks
- History of soy
ink
- Spilling the Beans
about Soy Ink
- Soy Ink -
Info
MSDS
- Citursoy
- Oxidizing Sheetfed Ink
Technology
- Cost Savings and
Environmental Assurance
- US Ink
Technology
- US
Innovations
- Soy-Toner Making a
Splash in Color Printing
Patent
- Soy Ink Based Art
Media
- Environmentally
friendly ink cleaning preparation
- Aqueous metallic ink
composition
- Soybean Oil Refining
Process
- Vegetable Oil Based
Printing Ink
Manufacturing Process
- Production
- Vegetable Oil
Processing
- Veggie
Ink
- Soy Ink
Production
- Soy Ink and
Recylability
- Extraction
Process
Market
- Soy is a great building
block
- Celebrating Soy,
after 25 Years
- Soy Ink Makes A
Great Impression
- Ink
Industry
- Soy ink offers new
uses for soybean oil
- Soy What? Soy Ink
Makes a Splash
- Soybean Oil Inks
Gaining Market Acceptance
- Soy-Based Printing
Inks
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Company Profiles and
Suppliers
- Company in
Ohio
- Company in
Luxembourg
- Company in
California
- Company in
Australia
- Company in
USA
- Company in
India
- Company in
Tokyo
- Company in New
Jersey
- Manufacturers of soy
Printing inks and supplies
Applications and
Advantages
- The environment and
soy based offset inks
- Soy Ink Research Promises
New Printing Applications
- Soy ink
benefits
- Soy Based Ink
Uses
- Going green with
your marketing materials
- Uses
Project and
Consultants
- Waste Reduction
Evaluation of Soy-Based Ink at a Sheet-Fed Offset Printer
- Consultant in
India
- Consultant in Hong
Kong
- Consultant in
Missouri
Report
- Streamlined LCA of
Soy-Based Ink Printing
- Soy Ink Life - Cycle
Study Results Released
- Map Makers Make Soy
Ink Their Choice
- Soy News
- Soybean Meal and Oil
Make Inroads in New Industrial Applications
- All-soy ink splashes
into print - ink that is made from 100% soybean oil
- Soybean Oil in
Printing Inks
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