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Publications

2006

  • As a first result, the European Round Table has agreed on test files to allow deinkability testing of digital prints with a uniform pattern.

2005

  • At DPP 2005 (International Conference on Digital Production Printing and Industrial Applications) in Amsterdam in 2005, Bruno Carré presented a paper:

    Digital Prints: A survey of the various deinkability behaviors (2005)
    Article by Bruno Carré published in the "DPP 2005" proceedings

    Digital Prints: A survey of various deinking behaviours Presentation by Bruno Carré at "DPP 2005" (1.3 MB) (Members only)

2004

  • IJI 2004, Santa Barbara, USA: Presentation of Axel Fischer, INGEDE
    (1.6 MB) (Members only)

  • INGEDE, some companies from the printer industry and CTP had formed a task force on the deinkability of digital prints. A summary of the work within the project has been presented by CTP at the PAPTAC Seminar 2004:

    Digital Prints: A Survey of Deinkability (2004)

2001

  • In 2001, INGEDE initiated a program to investigate the recyclability of digital prints. It resulted in a Task Force and a research project, supported by INGEDE and located at the CTP in Grenoble (France). Already the first tests showed that digital printing like Indigo or inkjet means a major problem for recycling – these inks cannot be removed during paper recycling.

  • At a workshop on October 18, 2001, at CTP the problem was discussed with a few representatives of the printer industry. The task force has been formed to monitor developments and investigate parameters that might lead to a better deinkability.

    Summary of the Digideink Workshop (2001)

1996

  • Industrial Scaleup of Enzyme-Enhanced Deinking of Nonimpact Printed Toners. Heise, Oliver U.; Unwin, Jay P.; Klungness, John H.; Fineran, William G., Jr.; Sykes, Marguerite; Abubakr, Said 1996. Tappi J. 79(3): 207-212.

More links to pages that deal with recent developments or recycling of digital prints

  • MAN Roland, Kodak alliance
    Printing technology designed to give newspapers on-press digital inkjet printing at full speed (Nov 2007)
    Link

  • HP ElectroInk Frequently Asked Questions
    For customers using HP ElectroInk 4.0
    p. 9: Deinkability
    h30267.www3.hp.com/Data/en/us/ElectroInk_FAQ_4.pdf
  • Novel solutions to new problems in paper deinking
    Author(s): A. Fricker, R. Thompson, A. Manning
    Journal: Pigment & Resin Technology
    Year: 2007 Volume: 36 Issue: 3 Page: 141-152
    Link to Abstract/Emerald Database
  • A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR RECYCLED PAPER:
    TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES INK REMOVAL, WORKS WITH EXISTING EQUIPMENT
    Georgia Institute of Technology Press Release of August 11, 1995
    Link

  • Method of deinking laser printed wastepaper
    US Patent Issued on May 9, 1995
    Link

  • Recycling Update: Toner can be Deinked, but at a Greater Cost
    Datek Imaging Supplies Monthly 4(2) Feb. 1990, p. 4-5
    Link to reprint

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