Preparation of Ink
Preparation of Ink
DELHI CANTT
CHEMISTRY REPORT ON
“ PREPARATION OF INK ”
SESSION :2022-2023
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that AYUSH PANTHWAL of class
XIIth “A” has successfully completed the project on
the topic
“ PREPARATION OF INK ”
to do this project.
CONTENT
2 HISTORY OF INK 3
3 Aniline Ink 4
5 Gallo-Tonic Ink 6
7 Bibliography 8
AIM
To Study the Preparation of Ink
INTRODUCTION
M an y s a y th at p e n is mi gh ti e r t ha n
s wor d, b u t e ver thought that what makes
the pen mightier? Yes it is the wonder liquid
INK. You might have used ink many times for
writing but have you ever bothered that
from where it comes? How it is prepared?
Th is p r o jec t i nc l u de s an s w e r o f al l
you r questions. T h i s p r o j e c t t h r o w s a
light on types of inks from
manufacturing point of view and includes
method for preparing them either in chemistry
laboratory or at home.
HISTORY OF INK
The history of Chinese inks can be traced back to
the 12th century BC, with the utilization of natural
plant (plant dyes), animal (squid ink), and mineral
offset ink based on such materials as graphite that
were ground with water and applied with ink
brushes. Evidence for the earliest Chinese inks,
similar to modern ink sticks, is around 256 BC in
the end of the Warring States Period and produced
using manual labour from soot and animal glue.
About 1,600 years ago, a popular ink recipe was
created. The recipe was used for centuries. Iron
salts, such as ferrous sulfate (made by treating iron
with sulfuric acid), were mixed with tannin from
gallnuts (they grow on trees) and a thickener. When
first put to paper, this ink is bluish-black. Over time
it fades to a dull brown.
Aniline Ink
MAIN MATERIALS REQUIRED
Blue-black color - Naphtha blue-black
Blue color - Acid blue, Methylene blue
Red color - Scarlet red, Eosin
Black color - Aniline black
Green color - Malachite green
Some aniline colors are also used in preparing
ink which is dissolved directly in water.
Gallo-Tannic Ink
Other materials: The other materials used are carbolic acid or boric
acid, gum Arabic or gum acacia, spirit or alcohol, glycerine and
scented material etc. These substances play the same role in this
case as in aniline ink. Basically, it is a mixture of ferrous sulphate ,
tannic acid and Gallic acid; it is, therefore, also called Iron-gall ink.
Bibliography
www.google.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.kingswoodinks.com