Printing Ink from pollution

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Black printing ink is one of the most consumed products in the industry. Most of this printing ink is produced in factories with complex chemical procedures. Companies like HP/Canon make 70 percent of their profits by selling these cartridges at 400% margin.
Just a minor itch that led me to build something cool from observations arising from nostalgia of the days back in India. There's so much soot/pollution around us, esp. in crowded cities. What if the same could be repurposed to generate ink for printers?
Rubbing alcohol+oil substrate+soot= lowtech non-uniform ink . We built a contraption that supplies the ink to HP C6602 inkjet cartridge interfaced with Arduino turning it into ~ 100dpi print platform.

https://vimeo.com/87233029

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sublimationoutlet wrote 10/19/2023 at 11:47

This is really a great idea. By applying one can not only save the environment but also reduce the existing pollutant in the environment. Black ink is widely used in sublimation printing. you can see

https://bestsublimationoutlet.com/will-acetone-remove-sublimation-ink/

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Jonathan wrote 03/30/2015 at 01:43

What a fantastic idea. I'd love to see some numbers with how much printing you can get done per unit of soot. Would be fantastic to see this continued.

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Austin Marandos wrote 03/26/2015 at 01:17

This is a great idea, you need more attention towards this project!!

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RAM wrote 02/13/2015 at 15:53

BRILLIANT...THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY!!!

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RAM wrote 02/13/2015 at 15:53

BRILLIANT...THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY!!!

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