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Dual-purpose coated paper, which enables in-line inkjet printing with web offset, can be used for both offset and inkjet prints. This product has potential to meet the ever-increasing demand for printing individualized information on commercial printing materials. In this work, commercial samples were printed in the two presses. It was deduced that low permeability correlates with large color gamut volume. The correlation would be useful to design coating formulations for good printability. Also, we examined the packing of coating layers to identify a coating formulation that provides good printing quality in both offset and inkjet printing. Many combinations of pigments were tested, and the effects of particle shape on viscosity and packing were examined. For all coating colors, pigment mixtures with a weight ratio of 3:1 gave the highest packing density. The mixture of GCC 90 and delaminated clay with a weight ratio of 3:1 was the best selection studied for dual-purpose coated paper. Among commercial paper samples, a web offset coated paper showed the best overall performance, indicating that coating formulations with minimal blistering are suitable for dual-purpose coated paper.

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We thank the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2017R1D1A1B03031546) for financial support of this work and express our gratitude to the faculty at Western Michigan University for their great assistance.

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Table 5 Coated paper properties and printability at coat weight: 33–46 g/m2, solid content: 62%

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Shin, J.Y., Fleming, P.D. & Lee, H.L. Best pigment coating for a dual-purpose coated paper. J Coat Technol Res 18, 1281–1294 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-021-00491-z

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