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What is the material of ink?

The earliest inks were dyes made of metal, walnut shells or seeds, or inks made of aquatic animals such as fish and octopus. China ink is carbon ink.

Huimo uses pine as the basic raw material and mixes more than 20 other raw materials; There are also inks made of dyes and pigments.

With the wide application of printing and dyeing and inkjet output technology, inkjet printing and printing ink are actually the most widely used.

Extended data:

Main components of pure blue ink:

1. dyes: such as acid dark blue as the main color and acid red as the color matching.

2. Stabilizers, such as sulfuric acid.

3. Preservatives, such as phenol and arsenic anhydride.

4. Wetting agents such as glycerol and ethylene glycol.

5. Solvent, mainly treated water.

Organic substances and other substances contained in ink raw materials are easy to rot and mold in humid environment. In order to prevent decay, chemicals such as phenol or sodium pentachlorophenol are often added as preservatives.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ink