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Environmentally Aware Printing – Types of adhesives – part 2 – 5th March 2010

2. Animal glue

Animal based adhesives have been used reasonably successfully for some time in the bookbinding industry and in recent times have been favoured on the grounds of water solubility. This type of adhesive suffers from inherent problems which are of significance to both the converter and the mill.

Relatively slow production speeds, limited moisture and heat stability capital outlay for specialised equipment are not attractive to the binders. Problems for the mill are related to the fact that the adhesive is effectively a protein which will have a high biological oxygen demand (BOD). This will have an adverse affect on bacteria in effluent disposal systems.

Another factory worth mentioning, which is sometimes overlooked, is that of ethnic minority and animal rights groups who abhor the use of animal by products.

Peter Harrison is Joint Managing Director of The Printing House Ltd, and Print Buying Direct of Crewe, Cheshire, UK.

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