Can biodegradable disposable cutlery print patterns?

1. Classification of biodegradable disposable cutlery printing:

Printing is generally divided into silk screen printing, pad printing and laser printing, etc. Silk screen printing is mostly used for flat key printing;

Screen printing can be used for both flat and convex surfaces, and the color can be printed within 4 colors;

Degradable paper cups after silk screen printing

Laser printing (also called inkjet printing) is mainly a non-contact printing, which can also be printed within 4 colors.

2. the classification of printing ink:

According to the environmental protection type, it is divided into natural biological food grade ink, food grade ink and industrial grade ink.

printed biodegradable disposable cutlery

Natural biological food-grade ink refers to food-grade ink that is completely derived from natural plants through biological extraction. It is naturally in contact with food, and the ink that is directly attached to food should be called edible ink. In fact, it is food, but its performance Functions of text and color, such as text and patterns printed on cakes. This type of ink has direct contact with food, such as the coating and text on the inner wall of the can, the ink on the surface of the desiccant packaging bag mixed in the food, and the paper prints that directly package the food. The material is selected for production. This type of ink has the highest safety factor and higher price;

Food-grade inks are often referred to as inks suitable for food packaging printing, while the inks printed on paper mold packaging materials belong to the auxiliary materials of packaging materials and are not edible. This type of ink is a larger amount of food packaging materials. Printing inks, these inks have no direct contact with food, and the inks are separated by packaging materials with barrier function. Therefore, the imprinting of inks must meet the relevant quality requirements and basic safety and hygiene requirements of auxiliary packaging materials.

Industrial-grade ink is a uniform mixture composed of colored bodies (such as pigments, dyes, etc.), linking materials, fillers, additives, etc.; it can be printed and dried on the printed body; it is colored and has A paste-like adhesive with a certain fluidity. This type of ink is mainly used in the printing of various industrial packaging, and cannot be in contact with food packaging, but can be used in industrial packaging in paper molds, such as electrical packaging, mobile phone packaging, etc. This type of printing has low cost, but serious pollution, and some inks contain carcinogens that are harmful to the human body.