EP0007234B1 - Verfahren zum kontinuierlichen anodischen Oxydieren einer Aluminiumfolie, derart erhaltene Aluminiumfolie und deren Verwendung als lithographische Platte - Google Patents
Verfahren zum kontinuierlichen anodischen Oxydieren einer Aluminiumfolie, derart erhaltene Aluminiumfolie und deren Verwendung als lithographische Platte Download PDFInfo
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- EP0007234B1 EP0007234B1 EP79301378A EP79301378A EP0007234B1 EP 0007234 B1 EP0007234 B1 EP 0007234B1 EP 79301378 A EP79301378 A EP 79301378A EP 79301378 A EP79301378 A EP 79301378A EP 0007234 B1 EP0007234 B1 EP 0007234B1
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- aluminium foil
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41N—PRINTING PLATES OR FOILS; MATERIALS FOR SURFACES USED IN PRINTING MACHINES FOR PRINTING, INKING, DAMPING, OR THE LIKE; PREPARING SUCH SURFACES FOR USE AND CONSERVING THEM
- B41N3/00—Preparing for use and conserving printing surfaces
- B41N3/03—Chemical or electrical pretreatment
- B41N3/034—Chemical or electrical pretreatment characterised by the electrochemical treatment of the aluminum support, e.g. anodisation, electro-graining; Sealing of the anodised layer; Treatment of the anodic layer with inorganic compounds; Colouring of the anodic layer
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25D11/00—Electrolytic coating by surface reaction, i.e. forming conversion layers
- C25D11/02—Anodisation
- C25D11/04—Anodisation of aluminium or alloys based thereon
- C25D11/12—Anodising more than once, e.g. in different baths
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- This invention relates to the anodic treatment of foil of aluminium (including its alloys) in continuous web from Primarily, but not exclusively, it is concerned with the pretreatment of aluminium foil that is subsequently to be coated with photosensitive material to make a presensitised lithographic printing plate.
- Aluminium foil for this purpose is almost always anodised, generally using a bath based on sulphuric acid, though phosphoric acid is used by at least one manufacturer.
- Sulphuric acid gives a hard, adherent and abrasion- resistant coating, but there are problems in getting satisfactory adhesion of some attractive sensitive coatings (for example polyvinyl cinnamate among negative-based resists amongst positive-working coatings).
- Phosphoric acid anodising gives much better adhesion with these and some other coatings, but the anodic coating is much softer and tends to abrade away during printing to an extent that may limit the number of copies that can be taken off the plate.
- aluminium foil that has been anodised in sulphuric acid has been treated subsequently with phosphoric acid, and this has been found to give a useful improvement in adhesion while retaining part of the advantages of the use of sulphuric acid for anodising, but this prevents obvious difficulties in control of the operation.
- DE-A 2557222 illustrates the use of an auxiliary electrolytic cell as a mere means for introducing current into a web of aluminium foil for the purpose of anodising it
- US-A 3929591 describes a process in which, prior to being anodised, an aluminium foil is etched in an entirely separate A.C. anodising process.
- the invention is based in part on the realisation that anodic oxidation takes place at the surface of the metal, not of the coating, and that it will not of itself destroy the existing exposed surface of the coating.
- a continuous web of aluminium foil is passed through a first bath containing phosphate ions and a second bath containing sulphate ions and is anodised by passing alternating current between a first electrode immersed in the first bath and a second electrode immersed in the second bath.
- the phosphate and sulphate ions may be the only anions present to any substantial extent in the respective baths, but other anions that are inert or that modify, rather than radically alter, the effect of the treatment may be present.
- the presence of minor amounts of sulphate in the phosphate bath and/or of phosphate in the sulphate bath is not excluded.
- the associated cations should be wholly or mainly hydrogen ions, but neutral or alkaline salt solutions may be suitable in some cases.
- the method of the invention avoids the need for rectification equipment and yet allows both positive and negative half-cycles to be used in anodising; because of the superior combination of good adhesion and abrasion resistance, only thin coatings are required for lithographic printing plates, and this avoids any significant difficulty from migration of dye when a coloured sensitive coating is used to obtain a visible image on development.
- Aluminium foil web is continuously advanced through the apparatus, and is first slurry-grained in the usual way, etched in a bath comprising 5 9/1 sodium hydroxide and 5 g/I sodium gluconate at 20°C, dwell time in the bath being four minutes; then washed in de-ionised water for four minutes; and the treated for four minutes in a bath containing 22.5 g/I of a brightening agent sold under the designation "Aluminux no. 1 Etch" at 20°C and again washed in de-ionised water for four minutes.
- the web 1 is now passed through a first bath 2 containing 45% ortho phosphoric acid and a second bath 3 containing 15% sulphuric acid. Each bath is at 20°C and the dwell time is 4 minutes in each bath. Alternating electric current is supplied to two inert electrodes 4 and 5, one immersed in each bath, the web 1 providing the electrical connection between the two baths.
- the current density referred to the area of web (one side) facing the electrode in each bath, is 200 Nm2 at 21 V.
- a bright and very hydrophilic anodised finish is obtained, which can be coated with conventional photolithographic coatings to give a plate with an excellent combination of coating adhesion and abrasion resistance (press life).
- a proprietary positive-working lithographic resist comprising a resin sensitised with the 2,4 dihydroxybenzophenone ester of 1, 2, 5 diazo naphthol sulphonic acid and coloured with a blue dye yields presensitised plates that were in a satisfactory condition after exposure at 35°C to a relative humidity of 85%; conventional sulphuric acid anodising of comparable thickness gave a plate that became unsuable after about two weeks.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AT79301378T ATE885T1 (de) | 1978-07-13 | 1979-07-12 | Verfahren zum kontinuierlichen anodischen oxydieren einer aluminiumfolie, derart erhaltene aluminiumfolie und deren verwendung als lithographische platte. |
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GB7829706 | 1978-07-13 | ||
GB2970678 | 1978-07-13 |
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EP0007234A2 EP0007234A2 (de) | 1980-01-23 |
EP0007234A3 EP0007234A3 (en) | 1980-02-06 |
EP0007234B1 true EP0007234B1 (de) | 1982-04-21 |
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EP79301378A Expired EP0007234B1 (de) | 1978-07-13 | 1979-07-12 | Verfahren zum kontinuierlichen anodischen Oxydieren einer Aluminiumfolie, derart erhaltene Aluminiumfolie und deren Verwendung als lithographische Platte |
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EP (1) | EP0007234B1 (de) |
AT (1) | ATE885T1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE2962554D1 (de) |
ES (1) | ES482399A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (7)
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GB2088901B (en) * | 1980-10-23 | 1983-12-07 | Vickers Ltd | Anodised aluminium sheet for lithographic printing plate production |
DE3206470A1 (de) * | 1982-02-23 | 1983-09-01 | Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt | Verfahren zur herstellung von traegermaterialien fuer offsetdruckplatten |
DE3206469A1 (de) * | 1982-02-23 | 1983-09-01 | Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt | Verfahren zur herstellung von traegermaterialien fuer offsetdruckplatten |
DE3312497A1 (de) * | 1983-04-07 | 1984-10-11 | Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt | Zweistufiges verfahren zur herstellung von anodisch oxidierten flaechigen materialien aus aluminium und deren verwendung bei der herstellung von offsetdruckplatten |
DE3328048A1 (de) * | 1983-08-03 | 1985-02-21 | Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt | Verfahren zur zweistufigen anodischen oxidation von traegermaterialien aus aluminium fuer offsetdruckplatten |
CN105624757B (zh) * | 2016-03-18 | 2018-01-05 | 西安交通大学 | 一种铝电解电容器用阳极铝箔的工频交流阳极氧化法 |
CN105803505B (zh) * | 2016-03-18 | 2018-01-05 | 西安交通大学 | 一种铝电解电容器用阳极铝箔的变频交流阳极氧化法 |
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DE1621115C3 (de) * | 1967-10-17 | 1981-06-25 | Metalloxyd GmbH, 5000 Köln | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Trägers aus Aluminium für lithographische Druckplatten |
US3929591A (en) * | 1974-08-26 | 1975-12-30 | Polychrome Corp | Novel lithographic plate and method |
CA1112600A (en) * | 1975-11-13 | 1981-11-17 | Shyoichi Anada | Electrolytically treating aluminium surface in bath of hydroxide or salt with acid |
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- 1979-07-11 ES ES482399A patent/ES482399A1/es not_active Expired
- 1979-07-12 DE DE7979301378T patent/DE2962554D1/de not_active Expired
- 1979-07-12 AT AT79301378T patent/ATE885T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1979-07-12 EP EP79301378A patent/EP0007234B1/de not_active Expired
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EP0007234A3 (en) | 1980-02-06 |
DE2962554D1 (en) | 1982-06-03 |
EP0007234A2 (de) | 1980-01-23 |
ATE885T1 (de) | 1982-05-15 |
ES482399A1 (es) | 1980-04-01 |
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