摘要 |
A composition for removing ink from a printing machine, which composition comprises 50-99.75% by weight of a C1-C5 alkyl ester of an aliphatic C8-C22 monocarboxylic acid and mixtures thereof; and 0.25-10% by weight oil in water emulsifier. The composition preferably comprises less than 19 weight percent of combined alkanes, alkenes and C1-C10 alkyl esters of fatty acids having 18 carbon atoms or less. The composition may contain vegetable oil in an amount of up to 15% by weight. The invention further comprises an emulsion for removing ink from a printing machine which comprises the forgoing composition emulsified in water in such amount that the water phase comprises up to 50% by weight of the emulsion, and combined emulsifier in an amount of 0.5-10% by weight of emulsion, at least 50% of said combined emulsifier being an oil in water emulsifier.
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