EP1614540B1 - Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithographischen Druckplatte - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for making a negative-working, heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate.
- Lithographic printing presses use a so-called printing master such as a printing plate which is mounted on a cylinder of the printing press.
- the master carries a lithographic image on its surface and a print is obtained by applying ink to said image and then transferring the ink from the master onto a receiver material, which is typically paper.
- ink as well as an aqueous fountain solution (also called dampening liquid) are supplied to the lithographic image which consists of oleophilic (or hydrophobic, i.e. ink-accepting, water-repelling) areas as well as hydrophilic (or oleophobic, i.e. water-accepting, ink-repelling) areas.
- driographic printing the lithographic image consists of ink-accepting and ink-abhesive (ink-repelling) areas and during driographic printing, only ink is supplied to the master.
- Printing masters are generally obtained by the image-wise exposure and processing of an imaging material called plate precursor.
- plate precursor an imaging material
- heat-sensitive printing plate precursors have become very popular in the late 1990s.
- thermal materials offer the advantage of daylight stability and are especially used in the so-called computer-to-plate method wherein the plate precursor is directly exposed, i.e. without the use of a film mask.
- the material is exposed to heat or to infrared light and the generated heat triggers a (physico-)chemical process, such as ablation, polymerization, insolubilization by crosslinking of a polymer, heat-induced solubilization, or by particle coagulation of a thermoplastic polymer latex.
- a (physico-)chemical process such as ablation, polymerization, insolubilization by crosslinking of a polymer, heat-induced solubilization, or by particle coagulation of a thermoplastic polymer latex.
- the most popular thermal plates form an image by a heat-induced solubility difference in an alkaline developer between exposed and non-exposed areas of the coating.
- the coating typically comprises an oleophilic binder, e.g. a phenolic resin, of which the rate of dissolution in the developer is either reduced (negative working) or increased (positive working) by the image-wise exposure.
- the solubility differential leads to the removal of the non-image (non-printing) areas of the coating, thereby revealing the hydrophilic support, while the image (printing) areas of the coating remain on the support.
- Typical examples of such plates are described in e.g.
- Negative working plate precursors which do not require a pre-heat step may contain an image-recording layer that works by heat-induced particle coalescence of a thermoplastic polymer latex, as described in e.g. EP-As 770 494 , 770 495 , 770 496 and 770 497 .
- EP-As 770 494 , 770 495 , 770 496 and 770 497 disclose a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of (1) image-wise exposing an imaging element comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles dispersed in a hydrophilic binder and a compound capable of converting light into heat, (2) and developing the image-wise exposed element by applying fountain and/or ink.
- EP-A 800,928 discloses a heat-sensitive imaging element comprising on a hydrophilic support an image-recording layer comprising an infrared absorbing compound and hydrophobic thermoplastic particles dispersed in an alkali soluble or swellable resin which contains phenolic hydroxyl groups.
- EP-A 514,145 and EP-A 599,510 disclose a method for forming images by direct exposure of a radiation sensitive plate comprising a coating comprising core-shell particles having a water insoluble heat softenable core compound and a shell compound which is soluble or swellable in an aqueous alkaline medium.
- Image-wise exposing with infrared light causes the particles to coalesce, at least partially, to form an image, and the non-coalesced particles are then selectively removed by means of an aqueous alkaline developer. Afterwards, a baking step is performed.
- US 6,692,890 discloses a radiation-imageable element comprising a hydrophilic anodized aluminium base with a surface comprising pores and an image forming layer comprising polymer particles coated on the base wherein the ratio of said pores to the average diameter of the polymer particles ranges from about 0.4:1 to 10:1.
- EP 1 281 514 discloses a presensitized lithographic printing plate including a hydrophilic support and an image-forming layer containing a compound or a polymer including o-quinodimethane structures or precursor structures thereof.
- the imaging layer may further contain a hydrophobic polymer in the from of particles.
- a method for preparing a lithographic printing plate which comprises the steps of (i) imagewise exposing to light a presensitized plate including an intermediate layer comprising a polymer compound containing a structure unit having an acid group and a structure unit having an onium group and a photosensitive layer on an aluminum substrate and (ii) developing the imagewise exposed plate with a developer comprising an inorganic alkali salt and a nonionic surfactant having polyoxyalkylene ether group and pH ranging from 11.0 to 12.7 is dislosed in EP 1 276 013 .
- a heat-sensitive imaging element comprising on a base having a hydrophilic surface a first layer comprising a hydrophobic polymer and a compound capable of converting light into heat which can be solubilized upon exposure to actinic light and a second layer comprising a dispersed hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer latex which is soluble or dispersible in an aqueous solution.
- EP-A 1,243,413 discloses a method for making a negative-working heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising the steps of (i) applying on a lithographic base having a hydrophilic surface an aqueous dispersion comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic particles and particles of a polymer B which have a softening point lower than the glass transition temperature of said hydrophobic thermoplastic particles and (ii) heating the image-recording layer at a temperature which is higher than the softening point of polymer B and lower than the glass temperature of the hydrophobic thermoplastic particles.
- US 5,948,591 discloses a heat sensitive element for making a lithographic printing plate comprising on a base having a hydrophilic surface an image-recording layer including an infrared absorbing agent, hydrophobic thermoplastic particles and a copolymer containing acetal groups and hydroxyl groups which have at least partially reacted with a compound with at least two carboxyl groups.
- a problem associated with negative-working printing plates that work according to the mechanism of heat-induced latex coalescence is to provide both a high run-length during printing and a high sensitivity during exposure.
- a high run-length can be obtained by exposing the printing plate with a high heat (infrared light) dose - i.e. a high energy density - so that the latex particles in the exposed areas coalesce to a high extent, adhere firmly to the support and are thereby rendered resistant to the development where the non-exposed areas are removed from the support.
- a high energy dose implies a low speed plate which requires a long exposure time and/or a high power laser.
- a low heat dose is applied, the extent of coalescence is low and the exposed areas degrade rapidly during the press run and as a result, a low run-length is obtained.
- This object is realized by a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of:
- a printing plate precursor comprising latex particles with an average particle size ranging from 45 nm to 63 nm in an amount of at least 70% by weight and a hydrophilic binder, exposed to heat or infrared light, and processed with an aqueous alkaline solution with a pH ⁇ 10 comprising a surfactant, provides a printing plate without stain. Furthermore, a substantially increased press life and an improved sensitivity is obtained.
- the printing plate used in the invention provides prints with an excellent image quality and no toning.
- the hydrophobic thermoplastic particles are present in an image-recording layer of the coating of the lithographic printing plate precursor of the method of the present invention.
- the average particle size is comprised between 45 nm and 63 nm, more preferably between 45 nm and 60 nm, more preferably between 45 nm and 59 nm, even more preferably between 45 nm and 55 nm and most preferably between 48 nm and 52 nm.
- the particle size is defined as the particle diameter, measured by Photon Correlation Spectrometry, also known as Quasi-Elastic or Dynamic Light-Scattering.
- This technique is a convenient method for measuring the particle size and the values of the measured particle size match well with the particle size measured with transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) as disclosed by Stanley D. Duke et al. in Calibration of Spherical Particles by Light Scattering, in Technical Note-002B, May 15, 2000 (revised 1/3/2000 from a paper published in Particulate Science and Technology 7, p. 223-228 (1989) .
- TEM transmission electronic microscopy
- the amount of hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles present in the image-recording layer of the coating is at least 70% by weight, preferably at least 75% by weight and more preferably at least 80% by weight.
- the amount of hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles in the image-recording layer of the coating is preferably between 70% by weight and 85% by weight and more preferably between 75% by weight and 85% by weight.
- the weight percentage of the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles is determined relative to the weight of all the components in the image-recording layer.
- the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles are preferably selected from polyethylene, poly(vinyl)chloride, polymethyl(meth)acrylate , polyethyl (meth)acrylate, poyvinylidene chloride, poly(meth)acrylonitrile, polyvinylcarbazole, polystyrene or copolymers thereof.
- the thermoplastic polymer particles comprise polystyrene or derivatives thereof, mixtures comprising polystyrene and poly(meth)acrylonitrile or derivatives thereof, or copolymers comprising polystyrene and poly(meth)acrylonitrile or derivatives thereof.
- the latter copolymers may comprise at least 50% by weight of polystyrene, and more preferably at least 65% by weight of polystyrene.
- the thermoplastic polymer particles preferably comprise at least 5% by weight of nitrogen containing units as described in EP 1,219,416 , more preferably at least 30% by weight of nitrogen containing units, such as (meth)acrylonitrile.
- the thermoplastic polymer particles consist essentially of styrene and acrylonitrile units in a weight ratio between 1:1 and 5:1 (styrene:acrylonitrile), e.g. in a 2:1 ratio.
- the weight average molecular weight of the thermoplastic polymer particles may range from 5,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol.
- thermoplastic polymer particles present in the image-recording layer can be applied onto the lithographic base in the form of a dispersion in an aqueous coating liquid and may be prepared by the methods disclosed in US 3,476,937 or EP 1,217,010 .
- Another method especially suitable for preparing an aqueous dispersion of the thermoplastic polymer particles comprises:
- the image-recording layer further comprises a hydrophilic binder which is preferably soluble in an aqueous having a pH ⁇ 10.
- a hydrophilic binder which is preferably soluble in an aqueous having a pH ⁇ 10.
- suitable hydrophilic binders are homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl alcohol, acrylamide, methylol acrylamide, methylol methacrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and maleic anhydride/vinylmethylether copolymers.
- the support of the lithographic printing plate precursor has a hydrophilic surface or is provided with a hydrophilic layer.
- the support may be a sheet-like material such as a plate or it may be a cylindrical element such as a sleeve which can be slid around print cylinder of a printing press.
- the support is a metal support such as aluminum or stainless steel.
- the support can also be a laminate comprising an aluminum foil and a plastic layer, e.g. polyester film.
- a particularly preferred lithographic support is an electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum support.
- the aluminium is preferably grained by electrochemical graining, and anodized by means of anodizing techniques employing phosphoric acid or a sulphuric acid/phosphoric acid mixture. Methods of both graining and anodization of aluminum are very well known in the art.
- both the adhesion of the printing image and the wetting characteristics of the non-image areas are improved.
- different type of grains can be obtained.
- the aluminium support By anodising the aluminium support, its abrasion resistance and hydrophilic nature are improved.
- the microstructure as well as the thickness of the Al 2 O 3 layer are determined by the anodising step, the anodic weight (g/m 2 Al 2 O 3 formed on the aluminium surface) varies between 1 and 8 g/m 2 .
- the grained and anodized aluminum support may be post-treated to improve the hydrophilic properties of its surface.
- the aluminum oxide surface may be silicated by treating its surface with a sodium silicate solution at elevated temperature, e.g. 95°C.
- a phosphate treatment may be applied which involves treating the aluminum oxide surface with a phosphate solution that may further contain an inorganic fluoride.
- the aluminum oxide surface may be rinsed with an organic acid and/or salt thereof, e.g. carboxylic acids, hydrocarboxylic acids, sulphonic acids or phosphonic acids, or their salts, e.g. succinates, phosphates, phosphonates, sulphates, and sulphonates.
- a citric acid or citrate solution is preferred. This treatment may be carried out at room temperature or may be carried out at a slightly elevated temperature of about 30°C to 50°C.
- a further interesting treatment involves rinsing the aluminum oxide surface with a bicarbonate solution. Still further, the aluminum oxide surface may be treated with polyvinylphosphonic acid, polyvinylmethylphosphonic acid, phosphoric acid esters of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylsulfonic acid, polyvinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sulfuric acid esters of polyvinyl alcohol, and acetals of polyvinyl alcohols formed by reaction with a sulfonated aliphatic aldehyde.
- the support can also be a flexible support, which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, hereinafter called 'base layer'.
- the flexible support is e.g. paper, plastic film, thin aluminum or a laminate thereof.
- Preferred examples of plastic film are polyethylene terephthalate film, polyethylene naphthalate film, cellulose acetate film, polystyrene film, polycarbonate film, etc.
- the plastic film support may be opaque or transparent.
- the base layer is preferably a cross-linked hydrophilic layer obtained from a hydrophilic binder cross-linked with a hardening agent such as formaldehyde, glyoxal, polyisocyanate or a hydrolyzed tetra-alkylorthosilicate.
- a hardening agent such as formaldehyde, glyoxal, polyisocyanate or a hydrolyzed tetra-alkylorthosilicate.
- the thickness of the hydrophilic base layer may vary in the range of 0.2 to 25 ⁇ m and is preferably 1 to 10 ⁇ m.
- the hydrophilic binder for use in the base layer is e.g.
- hydrophilic (co)polymer such as homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl alcohol, acrylamide, methylol acrylamide, methylol methacrylamide, acrylate acid, methacrylate acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate or maleic anhydride/vinylmethylether copolymers.
- the hydrophilicity of the (co)polymer or (co)polymer mixture used is preferably the same as or higher than the hydrophilicity of polyvinyl acetate hydrolyzed to at least an extent of 60% by weight, preferably 80% by weight.
- the amount of hardening agent, in particular tetraalkyl orthosilicate, is preferably at least 0.2 parts per part by weight of hydrophilic binder, more preferably between 0.5 and 5 parts by weight, most preferably between 1 parts and 3 parts by weight.
- the base layer may also comprise Al 2 O 3 and an optional binder.
- Deposition methods for the Al 2 O 3 onto the flexible support may be (i) physical vapor deposition including reactive sputtering, RF-sputtering, pulsed laser PVD and evaporation of aluminium, (ii) chemical vapor deposition under both vacuum and non-vacuum condition, (iii) chemical solution deposition including spray coating, dipcoating, spincoating, chemical bath deposition, selective ion layer adsorption and reaction, liquid phase deposition and electroless deposition.
- the Al 2 O 3 powder can be prepared using different techniques including flame pyrolisis, ball milling, precipitation, hydrothermal synthesis, aerosol synthesis, emulsion synthesis, sol-gel synthesis (solvent based), solution-gel synthesis (water based) and gas phase synthesis.
- the particle size of the Al 2 O 3 powders can vary between 2 nm and 30 ⁇ m; more preferably between 100 nm and 2 ⁇ m.
- the hydrophilic base layer may also contain substances that increase the mechanical strength and the porosity of the layer.
- colloidal silica may be used.
- the colloidal silica employed may be in the form of any commercially available water dispersion of colloidal silica for example having an average particle size up to 40 nm, e.g. 20 nm.
- inert particles of larger size than the colloidal silica may be added e.g. silica prepared according to Stöber as described in J. Colloid and Interface Sci., Vol. 26, 1968, pages 62 to 69 or alumina particles or particles having an average size of at least 100 nm which are particles of titanium dioxide or other heavy metal oxides.
- hydrophilic base layers for use in accordance with the present invention are disclosed in EP 601240 , GB 1419512 , FR 2300354 , US 3971660 , and US 4284705 .
- An optimal ratio between pore diameter of the surface of the aluminium support (if present) and the particle size of the hydrophobic thermoplastic particles may enhance the press life of the printing plate and may improve the toning behaviour of the prints.
- This ratio of the average pore diameter of the surface of the aluminium support to the average particle size of the thermoplastic particles present in the image-recording layer of the coating preferably ranges from 0.05:1 to 0.8:1, more preferably from 0.10:1 to 0.35:1.
- the coating preferably also contains a compound which absorbs infrared light and converts the absorbed energy into heat.
- the amount of infrared absorbing agent in the coating is preferably between 0.25 and 25.0 % by weight, more preferably between 0.5 and 20.0 % by weight.
- the infrared absorbing compound can be present in the image-recording layer and/or an optional other layer.
- the infrared absorbing agent is present in the image-recording layer of the coating, its concentration is preferably at least 6 % by weight, more preferably at least 8 % by weight, relative to the weight of all the components in the image-recording layer.
- IR absorbing compounds are dyes such as cyanine, merocyanine, indoaniline, oxonol, pyrilium and squarilium dyes or pigments such as carbon black.
- suitable IR absorbers are described in e.g. EP-As 823327 , 978376 , 1029667 , 1053868 , 1093934 ; WO 97/39894 and 00/29214 .
- a preferred compound is the following cyanine dye IR-1:
- the protective layer generally comprises at least one water-soluble polymeric binder, such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetates, gelatin, carbohydrates or hydroxyethylcellulose, and can be produced in any known manner such as from an aqueous solution or dispersion which may, if required, contain small amounts, i.e. less than 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating solvents for the protective layer, of organic solvents.
- the thickness of the protective layer can suitably be any amount, advantageously up to 5.0 ⁇ m, preferably from 0.05 to 3.0 ⁇ m, particularly preferably from 0.10 to 1.0 ⁇ m.
- the coating may in addition to the image-recording layer also contain one or more additional layer(s). Besides the additional layers already discussed above - i.e. an optional light-absorbing layer comprising one or more compounds that are capable of converting infrared light into heat or a protective layer such as a covering layer which is removed during processing - the coating may further comprise for example an adhesion-improving layer between the image-recording layer and the support.
- the coating may further contain additional ingredients.
- additional ingredients may be present in the image-recording layer or in on optional other layer.
- additional binders polymer particles such as matting agents and spacers, surfactants such as perfluoro surfactants, silicon or titanium dioxide particles, development inhibitors, development accelerators or colorants are well-known components of lithographic coatings.
- colorants such as dyes or pigments which provide a visible color to the coating and remain in the exposed areas of the coating after the processing step, are advantageous.
- the image-areas which are not removed during the processing step form a visible image on the printing plate and examination of the developed printing plate already at this stage becomes feasible.
- contrast dyes are the amino-substituted tri- or diarylmethane dyes, e.g. crystal violet, methyl violet, victoria pure blue, flexoblau 630, basonylblau 640, auramine and malachite green. Also the dyes which are discussed in depth in the detailed description of EP-A 400706 are suitable contrast dyes. Dyes which, combined with specific additives, only slightly color the coating but which become intensively colored after exposure, are also of interest.
- the printing plate precursor used in the present invention is image-wise exposed directly with heat, e.g. by means of a thermal head, or indirectly by infrared light by means of e.g. LEDs or an infrared laser.
- the infrared light is preferably converted into heat by an IR light absorbing compound as discussed above.
- the heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor used in the present invention is preferably not sensitive to visible light.
- the coating is not sensitive to ambient daylight, i.e. visible (400-750 nm) and near UV light (300-400 nm) at an intensity and exposure time corresponding to normal working conditions so that the material can be handled without the need for a safe light environment.
- the light used for the exposure is a laser emitting near infrared light having a wavelength in the range from about 700 to about 1500 nm, e.g. a semiconductor laser diode, a Nd:YAG or a Nd:YLF laser.
- the required laser power depends on the sensitivity of the image-recording layer, the pixel dwell time of the laser beam, which is determined by the spot diameter (typical value of modern plate-setters at 1/e 2 of maximum intensity : 10-25 ⁇ m), the scan speed and the resolution of the exposure apparatus (i.e. the number of addressable pixels per unit of linear distance, often expressed in dots per inch or dpi; typical value : 1000-4000 dpi) .
- ITD plate-setters for thermal plates are typically characterized by a very high scan speed up to 1500 m/sec and may require a laser power of several Watts.
- the Agfa Galileo T (trademark of Agfa Gevaert N.V.) is a typical example of a plate-setter using the ITD-technology.
- XTD plate-setters for thermal plates having a typical laser power from about 20 mW to about 500 mW operate at a lower scan speed, e.g. from 0.1 to 20 m/sec.
- the Creo Trendsetter plate-setter family (trademark of Creo) and the Agfa Xcalibur plate-setter family (trademark of Agfa Gevaert N.V.) both make use of the XTD-technology.
- the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles fuse or coagulate so as to form a hydrophobic phase which corresponds to the printing areas of the printing plate. Coagulation may result from heat-induced coalescence, softening or melting of the thermoplastic polymer particles.
- the coagulation temperature of the thermoplastic hydrophobic polymer particles there is no specific upper limit to the coagulation temperature of the thermoplastic hydrophobic polymer particles, however the temperature should be sufficiently below the decomposition temperature of the polymer particles.
- the coagulation temperature is at least 10°C below the temperature at which the decomposition of the polymer particles occurs.
- the coagulation temperature is preferably higher than 50°C, more preferably above 100°C.
- the material is developed by supplying to the coating an aqueous alkaline developer solution with a pH ⁇ 10 comprising a surfactant, whereby the non-image areas of the coating are removed.
- the developer solution has a pH ⁇ 11, even more preferably the developer solution has a pH ⁇ 12 and most preferably a pH ⁇ 13.
- This developing with an aqueous alkaline developer solution with a pH ⁇ 10 comprising a surfactant may be combined with mechanical rubbing, e.g. by a rotating brush.
- any water-soluble protective layer present is preferably also removed.
- Preferred developer solutions are buffer solutions such as for example silicate, phosphate or carbonate based developers.
- Silicate-based developers which have a ratio of silicon dioxide to alkali metal oxide of at least 1 are advantageous because they ensure that the alumina layer (if present) of the substrate is not damaged.
- Preferred alkali metal oxides include Na 2 O and K 2 O, and mixtures thereof.
- a particularly preferred silicate-based developer solution is a developer solution comprising sodium or potassium metasilicate, i.e. a silicate where the ratio of silicon dioxide to alkali metal oxide is 1.
- the developer may optionally contain further components, such as buffer substances, complexing agents, antifoaming agents, organic solvents in small amounts, corrosion inhibitors, dyes or hydrotropic agents as known in the art.
- Preferred surfactants present in the developer solution include non-ionic surfactants such as Genapol C 200 (trademark from Clariant GmbH) and amphoteric surfactants such as librateric AA30 (trademark from Libra Chemicals Limited). The latter surfactants are particularly preferred.
- the surface tension reduces drastically and an effective removal of the non-image areas without occurrence of stain/toning is obtained.
- the development is preferably carried out at temperatures from 20 to 40 °C in automated processing units as customary in the art.
- alkali metal silicate solutions having alkali metal contents of from 0.6 to 2.0 mol/l can suitably be used. These solutions may have the same silica/alkali metal oxide ratio as the developer (generally, however, it is lower) and likewise optionally contain further additives.
- the required amounts of regenerated material must be tailored to the developing apparatuses used, daily plate throughputs, image areas, etc. and are in general from 1 to 50 ml per square meter of plate precursor.
- the addition of replenisher can be regulated, for example, by measuring the conductivity of the developer as described in EP-A 0,556,690 .
- the development step may be followed by a rinsing step and/or a gumming step.
- the gumming step involves post-treatment of the lithographic printing plate with a gum solution.
- a gum solution is typically an aqueous liquid which comprises one or more surface protective compounds that are capable of protecting the lithographic image of a printing plate against contamination or damaging. Suitable examples of such compounds are film-forming hydrophilic polymers or surfactants.
- the plate precursor can, if required, be post-treated with a suitable correcting agent or preservative as known in the art.
- the layer can be briefly heated to elevated temperatures ("baking").
- the plate can be dried before baking or is dried during the baking process itself.
- the plate can be heated at a temperature which is higher than the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic particles, e.g. between 100°C and 230°C for a period of 40 minutes to 5 minutes.
- a preferred baking temperature is above 60°C.
- the exposed and developed plates can be baked at a temperature of 230°C for 5 minutes, at a temperature of 150°C for 10 minutes or at a temperature of 120°C for 30 minutes.
- Baking can be done in conventional hot air ovens or by irradiation with lamps emitting in the infrared or ultraviolet spectrum. As a result of this baking step, the resistance of the printing plate to plate cleaners, correction agents and UV-curable printing inks increases. Such a thermal post-treatment is described, inter alia, in DE 1,447,963 and GB 1,154,749 .
- the printing plate thus obtained can be used for conventional, so-called wet offset printing, in which ink and an aqueous dampening liquid is supplied to the plate.
- Another suitable printing method uses so-called single-fluid ink without a dampening liquid.
- Suitable single-fluid inks have been described in US 4,045,232 ; US 4,981,517 and US 6,140,392 .
- the single-fluid ink comprises an ink phase, also called the hydrophobic or oleophilic phase, and a polyol phase as described in WO 00/32705 .
- a 0.30 mm thick aluminum foil was degreased by immersing the foil in an aqueous solution containing 40 g/l of sodium hydroxide at 60°C for 8 seconds and rinsed with demineralized water for 2 seconds.
- the foil was then electrochemically grained during 15 seconds using an alternating current in an aqueous solution containing 12 g/l of hydrochloric acid and 38 g/l of aluminum sulfate (18-hydrate) at a temperature of 33°C and a current density of 130 A/dm 2 .
- the aluminum foil was then desmutted by etching with an aqueous solution containing 155 g/l of sulfuric acid at 70°C for 4 seconds and rinsed with demineralized water at 25°C for 2 seconds.
- the foil was subsequently subjected to anodic oxidation during 13 seconds in an aqueous solution containing 155 g/l of sulfuric acid at a temperature of 45°C and a current density of 22 A/dm 2 , then washed with demineralized water for 2 seconds and post-treated for 10 seconds with a solution containing 4 g/l of polyvinylphosphonic acid at 40°C, rinsed with demineralized water at 20°C during 2 seconds and dried.
- the support thus obtained has a surface roughness Ra of 0.21 ⁇ m and an anodic weight of 4 g/m 2 of Al 2 O 3 .
- the printing plate precursor 1 was produced by applying a coating onto the above described lithographic substrate.
- the composition of the dry coating is defined in Table 1.
- the coating was applied from an aqueous coating solution and a dry coating weight of 0.84 g/m 2 was obtained.
- Table 1 composition of the dry coating(% wt) INGREDIENTS % wt Styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer (1)
- 83 Triethylammonium salt of IR-1 (2)
- the plate precursor 1 was exposed with a Creo Trendsetter 2344T (40W) (plate-setter available from Creo, Burnaby, Canada), operating at 200 mJ/cm 2 and 150 rpm.
- a Creo Trendsetter 2344T 40W
- plate-setter available from Creo, Burnaby, Canada
- the plate precursor 1 was processed in an Agfa VA88 processor, operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 23°C, using a carbonate buffer with/without a surfactant (Table 2).
- the printing plate precursor 1 was processed in an Agfa VA88 processor, operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 23°C, with a developer solution comprising a phosphate buffer with/without a surfactant Genapol C200 or Librateric AA30 (Table 3).
- Table 3 developer solution comprising a phosphate buffer and Genapol C200 or Librateric AA30 Developer PH Dmin Surface Tension mN/m 4.4 g/l NaH 2 PO 4 + NaOH to pH: Comparative example 10.97 0.11 72.3 33ml/l Genapol C200 (1) + 4.4 g/l NaH 2 PO 4 + NaOH to pH: Invention example 10.87 0.063 41.2 6.8ml/l Librateric AA30 (2) + 4.4 g/l NaH 2 PO 4 + NaOH to pH: Invention example 10.8 0.054 39.6 (1) surfactant commercially available from Clariant GmbH, Frankfurt am Main Germany; (2) surfactant commercially available from Libra Chemicals Limited, Manchester UK.
- the data of Table 3 show that the addition of Genapol C200 or the addition of Librateric AA30 to the developer solution comprising a phosphate buffer improves the Dmin value.
- a Dmin value ⁇ 0.1 is defined as no stain.
- the surface tension is reduced to a value of about 40 mJ/m (+/- 1.5 mJ/m) by adding a surfactant.
- the printing plate precursor 1 was processed in an Agfa VA88 processor, operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 23°C, with a developer solution comprising a silicate buffer with/without a surfactant Genapol C200 or Librateric AA30 (Table 4).
- Table 4 developer solution comprising a silicate buffer and Genapol C200 or Librateric AA30 Developer pH Dmin Surface Tension mN/m 1 ml/l potassiummetasilicate Comparative example 10.8 0.119 72 1 ml/l potassiummetasilicate + 33ml/l Genapol C200 (1) Invention example 10.74 0.072 41.4 1 ml/l potassiummetasilicate + 6.8ml/l Librateric AA30 (2) Invention example 10.8 0.076 37.8 (1) surfactant commercially available from Clariant GmbH, Frankfurt am Main Germany; (2) surfactant commercially available from Libra Chemicals Limited, Manchester UK.
- the data of Table 4 show that the addition of Genapol C200 or the addition of Librateric AA30 to the developer solution comprising a silicate buffer improves the Dmin value.
- a dmin value ⁇ 0.1 is defined as no stain.
- the surface tension is reduced to a value of about 40 mJ/m (+/- 2.5 mJ/m) by adding a surfactant.
- a 0.30 mm thick aluminum foil was degreased by immersing the foil in an aqueous solution containing 40 g/l of sodium hydroxide at 60°C for 8 seconds and rinsed with demineralized water for 2 seconds.
- the foil was then electrochemically grained during 15 seconds using an alternating current in an aqueous solution containing 12 g/l of hydrochloric acid and 38 g/l of aluminum sulfate (18-hydrate) at a temperature of 33°C and a current density of 130 A/dm 2 .
- the aluminum foil was then desmutted by etching with an aqueous solution containing 155 g/l of sulfuric acid at 70°C for 4 seconds and rinsed with demineralized water at 25°C for 2 seconds.
- the foil was subsequently subjected to anodic oxidation during 13 seconds in an aqueous solution containing 155 g/l of sulfuric acid at a temperature of 45°C and a current density of 22 A/dm 2 , then washed with demineralized water for 2 seconds and post-treated for 10 seconds with a solution containing 4 g/l of polyvinylphosphonic acid at 40°C, rinsed with demineralized water at 20°C during 2 seconds and dried.
- the support thus obtained has a surface roughness Ra of 0.21 ⁇ m and an anodic weight of 4 g/m 2 of Al 2 O 3 .
- Printing plate precursors 2 to 7 were produced by applying a coating solution onto the above described lithographic substrate.
- the composition of the coating is defined in Table 5.
- the average particle sizes of the styrene/acrylonitrile copolymers were measured with a Brookhaven BI-90 analyzer, commercially available from Brookhaven Instrument Company, Holtsville, NY, USA, and are indicated in Table 6.
- the coating was applied from an aqueous coating solution and a dry coating weight of 0.84 g/m 2 was obtained.
- Table 5 composition of the dry coating (% wt).
- the plate precursors 2 - 7 were exposed with a Creo Trendsetter 2344T (40W) (plate-setter, trademark from Creo, Burnaby, Canada), operating at 200 mJ/cm 2 and 150 rpm.
- a Creo Trendsetter 2344T 40W
- plate-setter trademark from Creo, Burnaby, Canada
- the plate precursors were processed in an Agfa VA88 processor (trademark from Agfa), operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 22°C, using Agfa PD91 (trademark from Agfa) as developer solution.
- Agfa VA88 processor trademark from Agfa
- the plates were mounted on a GT046 printing press (available from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG), and a print job was started using K + E Novavit 800 Skinnex ink (trademark of BASF Drucksysteme GmbH) and 3% FS101 (trademark from Agfa) in 10% isopropanol as a fountain liquid.
- the lithographic properties of the plates were determined by visual inspection of the appearance of toning in the non-image areas of the plates and the quality of the coating was determined in terms of run-length (Table 6).
- An excellent run lenght resistance (++) means that after 100,000 prints the 1% highlight of a 200 lpi screen was still rendered on the print and a good run lenght resistance (+) means that after 100,000 prints the 2% highlight of a 200 lpi screen was still rendered on the print.
- An insufficient run lenght resistance (-) means that after 1,000 prints breakdown of the highlight of a 200 lpi screen occured.
- Table 6 results of run-length and appearance of toning in the non-image areas of the plate.
- the results in Table 6 demonstrate that the plates, comprising a latex with an average particle size between 45 nm and 61 nm, have no toning or only slightly toning when processed with a developer containing a silicate buffer and a surfactant.
- the plate comprising a latex with an average particle size below 45 nm shows toning and the plates with an average particle size of 77 nm or 83 nm have a reduced run length.
- the printing plate precursors 8 to 11 were produced by applying a coating onto the above described lithographic substrate.
- the composition of the coating is defined in Table 7.
- the average particle sizes of the styrene/acrylonitrile copolymers were measured with a Brookhaven BI-90 analyzer, commercially available from Brookhaven Instrument Company, Holtsville, NY, USA, and are indicated in Table 8.
- the coating was applied from an aqueous coating solution and a dry coating weight of 0.84 g/m 2 was obtained.
- the plate precursors 8 - 11 were exposed with a Creo Trendsetter 2344T (40W) (plate-setter available from Creo, Burnaby, Canada), operating at 150 rpm and varying energy densities upto 250 mJ/cm 2 .
- the plates were processed in an Agfa VA88 processor, operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 25°C, and using Agfa PD91 (trademark from Agfa) as developer solution.
- the plates were mounted on a GT046 printing press (available from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG) and a print job was started using K + E Novavit 800 Skinnex ink (trademark of BASF Drucksysteme GmbH) and 4% Combifix XL with 10% isopropanol as a fountain liquid.
- the plate comprising a latex with an average particle size of 41 nm results in flocculation and the plate with an average particle size of 79 nm results in a too low sensitivity (sensitivity >> 250 mJ/cm 2 ).
- the printing plate precursors 12 to 17 were produced by applying a coating onto the above described lithographic substrate.
- the composition of the coating is defined in Table 9.
- the coating was applied from an aqueous coating solution and a dry coating weight of 0.84 g/m 2 was obtained.
- Table 9 Composition of the dry coating (%wt) Styrene/ acrylonitrile copolymer (1) IR-2 (2) Binder (3) Cab O Jet 200 (4) Precursor 12 Comparative Ex. 65% 6% 26% 3% Precursor 13 Comparative Ex. 65% 16% 16% 3% Precursor 14 Invention Ex. 75% 16% 6% 3% Precursor 15 Invention Ex. 79% 8% 6% 7% Precursor 16 Invention Ex.
- the plate precursors 12 - 17 were exposed with a Creo Trendsetter 2344T (40W) (plate-setter available from Creo, Burnaby, Canada), operating at 260 mJ/m 2 150 rpm. After imaging, the plates were processed in an Agfa VA88 processor, operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 25°C, and using Agfa PD91 (trademark from Agfa) as developer solution.
- a Creo Trendsetter 2344T 40W
- Agfa VA88 processor operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 25°C
- Agfa PD91 trademark from Agfa
- the plates were mounted on a GT046 printing press (available from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG) and a print job was started using K + E Novavit 800 Skinnex ink (trademark of BASF Drucksysteme GmbH) and 3% FS101 (trademark from Agfa) with 10% isopropanol as a fountain liquid.
- the plates comprising a latex with an average particle size of 52 nm, in a concentration of 75%, 79%, 83% or 85%, processed with a developer containing a silicate buffer and a surfactant, have no stain and no toning.
- the printing plate precursors 18 to 21 were produced by applying a coating onto the above described lithographic substrate.
- the composition of the coating is defined in Table 11.
- the coating was applied from an aqueous coating solution and a dry coating weight of 0.84 g/m 2 was obtained.
- Table 11 composition of the dry coating (%wt) Styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer (1) IR-2 (2) Binder (3) Cab O jet 250 (4) Plate 18 (Precursor 18) Comparative Ex. 65% 6% 26% 3% Plate 19 (Precursor 19) Comparative Ex. 65% 16% 16% 3% Plate 20 (Precursor 20) Invention Ex. 75% 16% 6% 3% Plate 21 (Precursor 21) Invention Ex.
- the plate precursors 18 - 21 were exposed with a Creo Trendsetter 2344T (40W) (plate-setter available from Creo, Burnaby, Canada), operating at 150 rpm. After imaging, the plates were processed in an Agfa VA88 processor, operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 25°C, and using Agfa PD91 (trademark from Agfa) as developer solution.
- a Creo Trendsetter 2344T 40W
- Agfa VA88 processor operating at a speed of 1 m/min and at 25°C
- Agfa PD91 trademark from Agfa
- the plates were mounted on a GT046 printing press (available from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG) and a print job was started using K + E Novavit 800 Skinnex ink (trademark of BASF Drucksysteme GmbH) and 3% FS101 (trademark from Agfa) with 10% isopropanol as a fountain liquid.
- Table 12 Stain (Dmin) and toning results Sensitivity mJ/cm 2 (*) Dmin Toning Plate 18 (Precursor 18) Comparative Ex. Image adhesion to substrate not sufficient (deteriorated image after processing) Plate 19 (Precursor 19) Comparative Ex. Image adhesion to substrate not sufficient (deteriorated image after processing) Plate 20 (Precursor 20) Invention Ex. 225 0.02 No Plate 21 (Precursor 21) Invention Ex. 190 0.00 No
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- Ein die nachstehenden Schritte umfassendes Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte :(i) Bereitstellen einer wärmeempfindlichen negativarbeitenden Druckplattenvorstufe, die einen Träger mit einer hydrophilen Oberfläche oder einen mit einer hydrophilen Schicht versehenen Träger und eine darauf angebrachte Beschichtung umfasst, wobei die Beschichtung eine hydrophobe thermoplastische Polymerteilchen und ein hydrophiles Bindemittel enthaltende Bildaufzeichnungsschicht umfasst, wobei die hydrophoben thermoplastischen Polymerteilchen eine mittlere Teilchengröße zwischen 45 nm und 63 nm aufweisen und wobei die Menge der hydrophoben thermoplastischen Polymerteilchen in der Bildaufzeichnungsschicht zumindest 70 Gew.-%, bezogen auf die Bildaufzeichnungsschicht, beträgt,(ii) Erwärmung oder Infrarotlichtbelichtung der Beschichtung, wodurch die thermoplastischen Polymerteilchen in den erwärmten bzw. belichteten Bereichen der Beschichtung zusammenfließen, und(iii) Entwicklung der Vorstufe durch Auftrag einer wässrigalkalischen Lösung, wobei die nicht-erwärmten bzw. nichtbelichteten Bereiche der Beschichtung vom Träger entfernt werden, wobei die wässrig-alkalische Lösung einen ph ≥ 10 aufweist und ein Tensid enthält.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Tensid ein nichtionisches Tensid oder ein amphoteres Tensid ist.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach den Ansprüchen 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die wässrig-alkalische Lösung einen Puffer enthält.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Puffer ein Phosphatpuffer, Silikatpuffer oder Carbonatpuffer ist.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die hydrophoben thermoplastischen Polymerteilchen eine mittlere Teilchengröße zwischen 45 nm und 55 nm aufweisen.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Menge hydrophober thermoplastischer Polymerteilchen in der Bildaufzeichnungsschicht zumindest 75 Gew.-%, bezogen auf die Bildaufzeichnungsschicht, beträgt.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Menge hydrophober thermoplastischer Polymerteilchen in der Bildaufzeichnungsschicht höchstens 85 Gew.-%, bezogen auf die Bildaufzeichnungsschicht, beträgt.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass als hydrophobe thermoplastische Polymerteilchen Polyethylen, Poly(vinylchlorid), Polymethyl(meth)acrylat, Polyethyl(meth)acrylat, Polyvinylidenchlorid, Poly(meth)acrylnitril, Polyvinylcarbazol, Polystyrol oder Copolymere derselben verwendet werden.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass als hydrophobe thermoplastische Polymerteilchen Polystyrol oder ein Copolymer aus Polystyrol und Poly(meth)acrylnitril verwendet wird.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das hydrophile Bindemittel in einem wässrigen Entwickler mit einem ph ≥ 10 löslich ist.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bildaufzeichnungsschicht ferner einen Infrarot-Absorber in einer Mindestmenge von 6 Gew.-%, bezogen auf die Bildaufzeichnungsschicht, enthält.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Beschichtung ferner eine oder mehrere Verbindungen, die nach bildmäßiger Erwärmung oder Belichtung und Entwicklung ein sichtbares Bild ergibt bzw. ergeben, enthält.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer lithografischen Druckplatte nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Beschichtung ferner eine oder mehrere Verbindungen, die nach bildmäßiger Erwärmung oder Belichtung, jedoch vor Entwicklung ein sichtbares Bild ergibt bzw. ergeben, enthält.
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