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- Title
Print Quality of Coated Paper from Invasive Alien Plant Goldenrod.
- Authors
Sarjanović, Anja; Možina, Klemen; Gregor-Svetec, Diana
- Abstract
When designing products with a shorter lifespan, such as packaging and graphic products, sustainability and circular economy are particularly important. The use of an alternative fiber source for papermaking, such as collected biomass from invasive alien plant species (IAPS), is a good example of sustainable natural resource management, where IAPS are seen as a potential source of various new products. The aim of the present study was to analyze the printability of paper made from the IAPS Goldenrod. CMYK prints were made using inkjet digital technology, and their print quality was determined. IAPS Goldenrod paper, with its natural brownish color, low gloss, high voluminosity, high surface roughness and porosity, shows inferior print quality compared to recycled office paper. In order to improve the printability of this paper, surface coating using three different wet film depositions was applied. The results indicate that the smallest coat weight used suppresses the color and inferior properties of IAPS Goldenrod paper efficiently, resulting in similar printability for both the analyzed papers. Only a small difference in print quality between coated IAPS Goldenrod and recycled paper was determined, suggesting that low-value, non-demanding graphic products and packaging could be made from the coated IAPS Goldenrod paper.
- Subjects
INTRODUCED plants; GOLDENRODS; NATURAL resources management; INTRODUCED species; RECYCLED paper; INVASIVE plants
- Publication
Coatings (2079-6412), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 10, p1754
- ISSN
2079-6412
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/coatings13101754