With the awakening of global environmental awareness and the popularization of green production concepts, water-based ink is increasingly widely used in the printing industry due to its environmental protection, non toxicity, and easy degradation characteristics. As a key additive to ensure printing quality, water-based ink defoamers have also become a focus of industry attention for their green development.

The environmental advantages of water-based ink have gradually replaced traditional oil-based ink in the printing industry. However, in the production and use of water-based ink, due to the large surface tension of water, it is easy to produce foam, which affects the printing quality and efficiency. Therefore, water-based ink defoamer came into being, its main role is to control the generation of foam, ensure the stability and fluidity of the ink, thus improving the printing quality.

In the future, water-based ink defoamers will pay more attention to the selection of raw materials, and tend to use natural and biodegradable materials to reduce environmental pollution. Meanwhile, by optimizing the formula, the biodegradability and harmlessness of the defoamer can be improved.

With the continuous advancement of printing technology, the performance requirements for water-based ink defoamers are also increasing. Future defoamers not only need to have efficient defoaming capabilities, but also multiple functions such as antibacterial, weather resistant, and light resistant to meet the needs of different printing scenarios. With the help of advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things and big data, future water-based ink defoamers will achieve intelligent applications. By monitoring the foam situation in the printing process in real time, the addition amount and time of defoamer can be automatically adjusted to ensure the best defoaming effect.

The green development of water-based ink defoamers requires continuous technological innovation. Enterprises need to increase research and development investment, introduce advanced technologies, and improve product performance and environmental protection levels. The cost of environmentally friendly water-based ink defoamers is often high. Enterprises need to reduce costs and enhance the market competitiveness of their products by optimizing production processes and improving production efficiency. Although environmentally friendly water-based ink defoamers have many advantages, market acceptance still needs time. Enterprises need to strengthen market promotion and increase customers' awareness and trust in environmentally friendly products.

The green development of water-based ink defoamers in the future is an inevitable trend in the industry. By selecting environmentally friendly raw materials, improving product performance, and implementing intelligent applications, water-based ink defoamers will better serve the green development of the printing industry. At the same time, enterprises also need to face challenges such as technological innovation, cost control, and market acceptance, actively seek solutions, and promote the green development of water-based ink defoamers.