| Mention the work "ink" in a conversation at the office | | | | or faded by direct sunlight. There are many color |
| today and most people immediately think of computer | | | | variants for these india inks but they use artificial dyes |
| printers and fax machines. Ink is a popular term | | | | instead of the lampblack or carbon substances. |
| considering how many pictures and documents are | | | | The most permanent of permanent inks however is a |
| printed around the world every day using a computer | | | | version called iron gall ink. It is made using iron salts and |
| printer, both at home and in a business environment. It | | | | gallic acid, a complex phenolic substance called tannin, |
| almost seems we're always running low on ink. Printing | | | | and of course, some water. This type of ink actually |
| of this nature has become a daily occurrence since | | | | does not show up well when applied to paper until it |
| personal computers have become part of our daily | | | | dries. At this time, the ink actually oxidizes and changes |
| lives. There is obviously no sign of computer printers | | | | state with the black color as a result. This type of ink |
| going away any time soon. Aside from printer ink | | | | may even include some blue dye if it is used for writing |
| though, there are other interesting types of ink in | | | | or printing because is it difficult to see until it has |
| existence today, with some forms of ink dating back | | | | oxidized. This type of ink could be found in some early |
| centuries. | | | | fountain pens. Colors were introduced to the |
| Ink is defined as a liquid or semi-viscous substance | | | | ink-making process in the early eighteenth century and |
| pigmented to various colors and used for writing, | | | | the process of manufacturing ink has only gotten more |
| drawing, marking, and printing. Composition and | | | | elaborate since then. |
| consistency of inks are varied according to their | | | | The twentieth century brought about many more |
| specific use. Every ink however, must have two basic | | | | complexities regarding ink production. A wide variety of |
| components, the pigment, or coloring, and the vehicle, | | | | synthetically produced colored dyes and a laundry-list |
| the liquid with which allows the ink to be dispersed. | | | | of chemicals are used today in ink manufacturing. Ink is |
| Some of the most commonly used inks are writing ink, | | | | flexible, it can be used in countless fashions and in a |
| printing ink, drawing ink, and even invisible ink. Ink | | | | wide assortment of printers and printing presses. |
| happens to be remarkably similar to paint with its only | | | | There are permanent inks and there are even inks |
| difference being its actual use. | | | | which are erasable using a standard pencil eraser. |
| Some of the earliest inks were composed of a | | | | Aside from the common ink pen, there are inks sold in |
| substance called lampblack which is a form of soot or | | | | jars and inks sold in plastic cartriges. Where will we |
| carbon material typically black in color. This was mixed | | | | see ink next? It's obvious, the technology involved in ink |
| with a glue or gum along with water to form a sort of | | | | manufacturing as well as the way we market it will |
| ink-paste. These inks were labeled as india inks and | | | | continue to evolve based on the needs of the human |
| could be a form of the first permanent ink because | | | | race. |
| the carbon like material is inert and cannot be bleached | | | | |