AQUAPRINT CELL

FDA APPROVED PIGMENT DISPERSIONS FOR PAPER

 
 

 

Aquaprint Cell is the TTC Ltd brand name for our range of highly engineered and manufactured organic pigment colourants in water-based (aqueous) and specially formulated for the paper industry.

Our FDA compliant products are specifically engineered with components approved for FDA 21 CFR 176.170 & 176.180 for paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods.  These pigment dispersions give a more durable, permanent colour and offer strong resistance to fading and bleeding, making them ideal for use in tinting and coating paper.

These pigment dispersions offer the following benefits making them ideal for use in tinting and coating of paper for food contact applications:-

  • FDA Compliant components for all formulations

  • Provides more durable, permanent colour

  • Offers strong resistance to fading and bleeding

  • Pureness of shade

  • Superior performance than dyes for light and bleed fastness

 From an operational perspective for the mill, this range of dispersions provides the following performance benefits:-

  •  Low viscosity for use in automated dosing stations

  •  Non-foaming

  •  Shock resistant

  •  Optimal particle size distribution allowing for superior fixation

  •  Elimination of speckles/comets on paper leading to an improved end product

  •  Flexible Packing options for handling and storage

Custom blends/mixes can be produced to eliminate mixing at the mill and to reduce the range of colours needed.

 

All colours displayed are for illustrative purposes only and are not suitable for colour matching

C.I. PY42
(Yellow Iron Oxide)

C.I. PB15.0
(Blue PB-3T)

C.I. PB15.0
(Blue PB-16T)

C.I. PB15.0
(Blue PBR)

C.I. PB15.3
(Blue P3G-3T)

C.I. PB-7
(Black C-2T)

 

The below colorants are included on the Pre-1958 List.
All components of the following products, except the colorant, are listed for use in FDA 21 CFR 176.170 & 176.180.

C.I. PR14
(Yellow BCB)

C.I. PR81
(Red TS81)