Novoperm Yellow FGL for Printing
Pigment Yellow 97
Novoperm Yellow FGL is a mid shade monoazo pigment, similar to Pigment Yellow 1 grades, but with much better fastness properties and good heat stability. Recommended for paste inks and for solvent- and water based packaging gravure and flexographic printing inks.

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Benefits
- Very good fastness properties
 - Excellent heat stability
 
Technical data
Product Data
Physical Data
| Density | [g/cm3] | 1.39 | 
| pH-value | – | |
| Specific surface | [m2/g] | 14 | 
| Average particle size | [nm] | 255 | 
| Fineness of grind | [µm] | – | 
| Viscosity | [Pa.s] | – | 
| Oil absorption | [ml/100g] | 55 | 
Fastness properties
| Staining of the test medium by: | |||
| Test medium | Powder pigment | Print / draw-down | Change of the print | 
| Solvent mixture | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 
| Ethanol | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
| Ethyl acetate | 4 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 
| MEK | 4 | 4-5 | 4 | 
| Toluene | 4-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 
| White spirit | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
| DOP | 5 | 5 | – | 
| Paraffine | 5 | 5 | – | 
| Butter | – | 5 | – | 
| Soap | – | 5 | 5 | 
| Alkali | – | 5 | 5 | 
| Acid | – | 5 | 5 | 
| Heat stability | 10 min. | 220°C | |
| 30 min. | 200°C | ||
| Light fastness | 1/3 SD | 13.1 % | 6 | 
| Light fastness | 10.0% | 6 | |
| Silver laquer | 5 | ||
| Sterilization | Water phase | Steam phase | |
| 4-5 | 5 | ||
Applications
Recommended for
Paste inks
| Sheetfed | ● | 
| Heatset | ● | 
| Coldset | ■ | 
| Silkscreen | ● | 
| Metal deco | ● | 
| UV curing (Offset) | ■ | 
Liquid inks
| NC alcohol | ● | 
| NC acetate | ● | 
| Waterbased | ● | 
| Polyvinyl butyral | ■ | 
| Polyamide | – | 
| Pub gravure, Toluene | – | 
| Decorative laminates | ● | 
| UV curring (Flexo) | ■ | 
■ highly recommended
● recommended
○ limited suitability
–  not tested
