Glossary of Terms for
Paper and Printing
"K"
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K
Abbreviation for Black in the four-colour printing process.
KAOLIN
White clay used as an additive and filler in paper and coating made up chiefly of minerals of the kaolinite type.
KAPPA NUMBER
A value obtained by a laboratory test procedure for indirectly indicating the lignin content, relative hardness, or bleachability of higher lignin content pulps, usually with yields of 70 per cent or more.
It is determined by the number of millimetres of tenth normal permanganate solution (0.1 KMn04) which is absorbed by 1 gram of oven dry pulp under specific conditions, and is then corrected to 50 percent consumption of permanganate.
KISS-CUT
Usually referring to self-adhesive labels, the cutting of a shape without cutting through the backing paper, enabling the self-adhesive item to be peeled away leaving the sheet intact.
KNOCK UP
To line up the edges of a stack of paper.
KRAFT (IMITATION)
Made from different pulps, having the appearance of pure kraft and used for wrapping and packaging purposes.
KRAFT PAPER
Solid pulp board produced by the sulphate process with or without bleaching
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