Composition, concentrate and fountain solution for lithographic printing operations

摘要

This invention is directed to a composition useful for making a fountain solution for lithographic printing operations which comprises trisodium phosphate, sodium metasilicate, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, a nonionic detergent which is a condensation product of ethylene oxide with an alkylamine, and dialkylpolysiloxane. The invention is further directed to a method for making such a fountain solution which comprises combining any of the compositions of the invention with water.