Drier promoter compositions
AssigneeMooney Chemicals, Inc.
InventorPaul L. Cells
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition which comprises a zirconium salt of at least one organic carboxylic acid and an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal perborate. The compositons are useful in promoting the drying of ink compositions and particularly in printing inks used in the lithographic printing process.
Claims13
In a process for preparing printing inks for the lithographic printing process, the improvement comprising adding as a drier promoter composition, the composition comprising a zirconium salt of at least one organic carboxylic acid containing from 6 to about 30 carbon atoms and an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal perborate to a printing ink.
In a process for preparing printing inks for the lithographic printing process, the improvement comprising adding as a drier promoter composition, the composition comprising from about 5 to about 45% by weight of a zirconium salt of at least one organic carboxylic acid containing from 6 to about 24 carbon atoms, from about 5 to about 45% by weight of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal perborate, and from about 10 to about 90% by weight of an organic diluent to a printing ink.
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