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Discharge Printing Calculator

Chemical concentration for color removal printing.

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Results

Total paste needed (g)

1,000

Discharging agent (g)100
Thickener (g)40
Alkali (g)20
Water (g)840
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Print area (m²), Paste pickup (g/m²), and Discharging agent (g/kg paste).
  2. Set Thickener (g/kg paste) and Alkali (g/kg paste).
  3. Review the Total paste needed (g) result.
  4. Use Discharging agent (g) and Thickener (g) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Print area (m²)

Print area (m²)Total paste needed (g)
1,000100,000
3,500350,000
6,500650,000
9,000900,000

What each input means

Print area (m²)
Total fabric area to be printed with discharge paste.
Paste pickup (g/m²)
Paste applied per m². Flat screen: 80-120, rotary: 60-100, hand block: 100-150.
Discharging agent (g/kg paste)
Zinc formaldehyde sulfoxylate (ZFS) concentration. Typical: 50-150 g/kg.
Thickener (g/kg paste)
Sodium alginate or guar thickener. Typical: 30-60 g/kg.
Alkali (g/kg paste)
NaOH or sodium carbonate. Typical: 10-30 g/kg.

What each result means

Total paste needed (g)
Total weight of print paste to prepare.
Discharging agent (g)
Weight of reducing agent (ZFS/Rongalit C).
Thickener (g)
Weight of sodium alginate or guar thickener.
Alkali (g)
Weight of sodium hydroxide or soda ash.
Water (g)
Water to add to complete the paste.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Print area (m²) = 10, Paste pickup (g/m²) = 100, Discharging agent (g/kg paste) = 100, Thickener (g/kg paste) = 40 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total paste needed
    Total paste needed = printAreaM2 * pastePickupGPerM2
    1000 = 1000
  3. Calculate Discharging agent
    Discharging agent = totalPasteKg * dischargingAgentGPerKg
    100 = 100
  4. Calculate Thickener
    Thickener = totalPasteKg * thickenerGPerKg
    40 = 40

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