Leonardo Teixeira
New member
Hello,
I've been reading that there is a trend of increased use of n-propyl acetate as replacement of, for example, ethyl acetate, MEK or toluene on both gravure and flexo inks. Yet, I could not find any mentions on isopropyl acetate following the same path. Is there a reason for that on the technical side? Isopropyl acetate has a evaporation rate smaller than n-propyl acetate and its higher rate is said to improve printing quality and reduce overall costs when compared to ethyl acetate. Is it sufficient to justify such trend?
Thank you!
I've been reading that there is a trend of increased use of n-propyl acetate as replacement of, for example, ethyl acetate, MEK or toluene on both gravure and flexo inks. Yet, I could not find any mentions on isopropyl acetate following the same path. Is there a reason for that on the technical side? Isopropyl acetate has a evaporation rate smaller than n-propyl acetate and its higher rate is said to improve printing quality and reduce overall costs when compared to ethyl acetate. Is it sufficient to justify such trend?
Thank you!