Low voc cleaning composition for cleaning printing blankets and ink rollers
OwnerHai-Hui Lin, Marc Hein +1inventors
InventorsHai-Hui Lin, Marc Hein, Xintong Lu
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Abstract
A cleaning composition for cleaning printing components such as printing blankets and inking rollers is provided having a VOC content of less than about 10%. The composition includes a cationic surfactant containing no halides, a co-microemulsifying surfactant, and a solvent selected from a low-VOC solvent, a VOC-exempt solvent, or combinations thereof. The cleaning composition may be applied to the surface of a printing press component containing ink and then wiped away.
Claims13
A non-corrosive cleaning composition for cleaning printing components containing ink thereon comprising a microemulsion comprising a cationic surfactant containing no halides, a co-microemulsifying surfactant, a solvent selected from a low-VOC solvent, a VOC-exempt solvent, or combinations thereof, and the balance water, said cleaning composition having a VOC content of less than about 10% +2%.
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A method of cleaning a printing press component comprising:
- providing a printing press component containing ink on the surface thereof;
- providing a cleaning composition comprising a cationic surfactant containing no halides, a co-microemulsifying surfactant, and a solvent selected from a low-VOC solvent, a VOC-exempt solvent, or combinations thereof;
- applying said cleaning composition to the surface of said printing press component;
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- wiping the surface of said printing press component to remove said ink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.