Digital BW, The Print

Most of what I have seen from them lists a variety of permissible
surfactants. However, Epson literature indicates a preference for
Surfynal(sp?) 465 where possible.

Regards,
Duane


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
> The surfactants are usually not specified in the OEM inks, but I 
> think most are not that different than what I'm using in the various 
> C6 versions.  I'm not a chemist, but my impression is that the non-
> ionic surfactants I'm using are not likely to strip off a chemically 
> attached coating, which is what I believe the HP pigments use.  They 
> may surround it, but I think they are alcohols that just evaporate 
> when the ink dries.

> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>