Effect of Physical Properties of Pigment on Coated Paper Quality and Printability

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A. K. Baral1, Mohit Kumar2, Sunil Kumar and Nitin Kumar3 (Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar1, Print & Graphics Communication, GJUS&T, Hisar2, TCIRD, Yamunanagar3)

The properties of the coating colour and the final coating depend a lot on the pigments used in the coating colour. When choosing pigment for a certain product, the product specifications that must be considered are brightness, gloss and opacity and ink absorption. The rheological properties of coating colour greatly affect the runnablity of paper. The morphology of the pigment particle affects the properties of the coating colour and the final coating.