EP1642714B1 - Method of making a negative-working lithographic printing plate. - Google Patents

Method of making a negative-working lithographic printing plate. Download PDF

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EP1642714B1
EP1642714B1 EP20040104833 EP04104833A EP1642714B1 EP 1642714 B1 EP1642714 B1 EP 1642714B1 EP 20040104833 EP20040104833 EP 20040104833 EP 04104833 A EP04104833 A EP 04104833A EP 1642714 B1 EP1642714 B1 EP 1642714B1
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Hubertus c/o AGFA-GEVAERT Van Aert
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
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    • B41C1/10—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme
    • B41C1/1008—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme by removal or destruction of lithographic material on the lithographic support, e.g. by laser or spark ablation; by the use of materials rendered soluble or insoluble by heat exposure, e.g. by heat produced from a light to heat transforming system; by on-the-press exposure or on-the-press development, e.g. by the fountain of photolithographic materials
    • B41C1/1025—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme by removal or destruction of lithographic material on the lithographic support, e.g. by laser or spark ablation; by the use of materials rendered soluble or insoluble by heat exposure, e.g. by heat produced from a light to heat transforming system; by on-the-press exposure or on-the-press development, e.g. by the fountain of photolithographic materials using materials comprising a polymeric matrix containing a polymeric particulate material, e.g. hydrophobic heat coalescing particles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C2201/00—Location, type or constituents of the non-imaging layers in lithographic printing formes
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41C2201/00—Location, type or constituents of the non-imaging layers in lithographic printing formes
    • B41C2201/14—Location, type or constituents of the non-imaging layers in lithographic printing formes characterised by macromolecular organic compounds, e.g. binder, adhesives
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
    • B41C2210/04—Negative working, i.e. the non-exposed (non-imaged) areas are removed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
    • B41C2210/06—Developable by an alkaline solution
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
    • B41C2210/10—Developable by an acidic solution
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
    • B41C2210/22—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation characterised by organic non-macromolecular additives, e.g. dyes, UV-absorbers, plasticisers
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
    • B41C2210/24—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation characterised by a macromolecular compound or binder obtained by reactions involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. acrylics, vinyl polymers

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  • the present invention relates to a method for making a lithographic printing plate precursor and to a method for making a lithographic printing plate.
  • a so-called printing master such as a printing plate is mounted on a cylinder of the printing press.
  • the master carries a lithographic image on its surface and a printed copy 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 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 so-called computer-to-film (CtF) method wherein various pre-press steps such as typeface selection, scanning, color separation, screening, trapping, layout and imposition are accomplished digitally and each color selection is transferred to graphic arts film using an imagesetter.
  • CtF computer-to-film
  • the film can be used as a mask for the exposure of an imaging material called plate precursor and after plate processing, a printing plate is obtained which can be used as a master.
  • the so-called 'computer-to-plate' (CtP) method has gained a lot of interest. This method, also called 'direct-to-plate', bypasses the creation of film because the digital document is transferred directly to a plate precursor by means of a so-called plate-setter.
  • thermal plates which are sensitive to heat or infrared light, are widely used in computer-to-plate methods because of their daylight stability.
  • Such thermal materials may be exposed directly to heat, e.g. by means of a thermal head, but preferably comprise a compound that converts absorbed light into heat and are therefore suitable for exposure by lasers, especially infrared laser diodes.
  • the heat which is generated on image-wise exposure, triggers a (physico-)chemical process, such as ablation, polymerization, insolubilization by cross-linking of a polymer, decomposition, or particle coagulation of a thermoplastic polymer latex, and after optional processing, a lithographic image is obtained.
  • Many thermal plate materials are based on heat-induced ablation.
  • a problem associated with ablative plates is the generation of debris which is difficult to remove and may disturb the printing process or may contaminate the exposure optics of the plate-setter. As a result, such ablative plates require a processing step for removing the debris from the exposed material.
  • EP 770 497 discloses a method wherein an imaging material comprising an image-recording layer of a hydrophilic binder, a compound capable of converting light to heat and hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, is image-wise exposed, thereby inducing coalescence of the polymer particles and converting the image-recording layer into an hydrophobic phase which defines the printing areas of the printing master. Subsequently the image-wise exposed precursor is developed by rinsing it with plain water or an aqueous liquid.
  • EP 514 145 discloses a radiation-sensitive plate which comprises a coating comprising core-shell particles having a water insoluble heat softenable core component and a shell component which is soluble or swellable in aqueous alkaline medium.
  • the radiation causes selected particles to coalescence, at least partially, to form an image and the non-coalesced particles are then selectively removed by means of an aqueous alkaline developer.
  • EP 1 342 568 discloses a method wherein an imaging material comprising an image-recording layer of a hydrophilic binder, a compound capable of converting light to heat and hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, is image-wise exposed, thereby inducing coalescence of the polymer particles and converting the image-recording layer into an hydrophobic phase which defines the printing areas of the printing master. Subsequently the image-wise exposed precursor is processed with a gum solution, thereby developing and gumming the plate in a single step.
  • the image-recording layer at the non-exposed areas is removed with the gum solution from the support, revealing the hydrophilic surface of the support, also called "clean-out", and simultaneously the hydrophilic surface in these non-image areas is protected from contamination (fingerprints, fats, oils, dust, oxidation, etc.) by the gum.
  • a negative-working lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of (1) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising on a grained and anodized aluminum support, having a hydrophilic surface, a coating comprising (i) polymer particles which are core-shell particles having a hydrophobic heat-softenable core and a hydrophilic shell and (ii) an infrared light absorbing agent, (2) exposing said coating to heat, thereby inducing coalescence of said polymer particles at exposed areas of said coating, and (3) developing said precursor by applying a gum solution to said coating, thereby removing non-exposed areas of said coating from said support.
  • the hydrophilic shell of said core-shell particles in the coating improves the clean-out in the developing step of the image-wise exposed precursor with a gum solution and delivers a toning free printing plate, even after storing the printing plate precursor under high humidity conditions.
  • the method for measuring the clean-out is described in the examples by the background stain and by the residual polymer left on the non-exposed areas of the plate.
  • the coating provided on the support comprises an image-recording layer which contains polymer particles which have a hydrophobic heat-softenable core and a hydrophilic shell, hereinafter also referred to as "core-shell particles".
  • the core-shell particles contain distinct domains of component (A) and (B). The domains are arranged so that component (A)(the core) is encapsulated by component (B)(the shell) with the core and shell being linked to each other by strong physical interaction or by chemical bonding.
  • the component (A) is a hydrophobic polymer which is water-insoluble and heat-softenable.
  • Heat-softenable means that the hydrophobic polymer has a minimum film-forming temperature (MFT) at least above ambient temperature, preferably above 50°C, more preferably above 80°C.
  • MFT film-forming temperature
  • Water-insoluble means that the hydrophobic polymer essentially does not dissolve in water.
  • the component (B) is a hydrophilic polymer which is soluble in water at neutral pH or at a pH ranging between 5 and 7.
  • the link of the hydrophilic polymer to the core can be obtained by a chemical bonding or by a physical interaction between the core polymer and the shell polymer.
  • Several methods are known for preparing core-shell particles as described in US 4,868,016 , GB 887,356 and GB 1,107,249 .
  • the core-shell particle is prepared in two steps: in a first step a macromonomer, hereinafter also referred to as "macromer", is prepared with the hydrophilic polymer and, in a second step, this macromer is copolymerised with hydrophobic monomers forming the core.
  • macromonomer hereinafter also referred to as "macromer”
  • the hydrophilic macromer is a hydrophilic polymer having at least one monomeric double bound which is capable of being copolymerized with the hydrophobic monomers.
  • the hydrophilic macromer can be prepared by polymerization of a hydrophilic monomer with a catalytic chain transfer agent or by an addition-fragmentation transfer of a dimer or an oligomer.
  • a useful preparation method for macromers prepared using cobalt complexes is described by David M. Haddelton ( D.M. Haddleton, E. Depaquis, E.J. Kelly, D. Kukulj, S.R. Morsley, S.A.F. Bon, M.Eason, A.G. Steward, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. Ed., vol.
  • Such macromers are also available from the company WARWICK EFFECT POLYMERS, situated at the University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry, UK. After copolymerization of the macromer with hydrophobic monomers graft copolymers can be formed. Such a graft copolymer can also be obtained by a chemical reaction between a functional group present on the hydrophilic polymer and another functional group present on the polymer constituting the core.
  • the core-shell particle is prepared by a polymerization reaction of a hydrophobic monomer, constituting the core, in the presence of a amphiphilic block or graft copolymer with hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments.
  • hydrophobic segments are incorporated in the core and in this way the hydrophilic shell is linked to the core by a physical interaction.
  • amphiphilic copolymers are block or graft copolymers and the hydrophobic segments may be composed of the same hydrophobic monomers as mentioned for the core of the core-shell particle and the hydrophliic segments may be composed of the same hydrophilic monomers as mentioned for the shell of the core-shell particle.
  • a typical example is a block copolymer of poly methylmethacrylate and poly methacrylic acid. Examples of preparation methods for such blockcopolymers are described in EP 665 240 or US 5,541,261 by the company Th. GOLDSCHMIDT AG in Essen, Germany.
  • hydrophobic polymers in the core of the core-shell particles are polyethylene, poly(vinyl chloride), poly(methyl (meth)acrylate), poly(ethyl (meth)acrylate), poly(vinylidene chloride), poly(meth)acrylonitrile, poly(vinyl carbazole), polystyrene or copolymers thereof.
  • Polystyrene and poly(meth)acrylonitrile or their derivatives are highly preferred embodiments.
  • the hydrophobic polymer comprises at least 50 wt.% of polystyrene, and more preferably at least 60 wt.% of polystyrene.
  • the polymer preferably comprises at least 5 wt.%, more preferably at least 30 wt.% of nitrogen containing monomeric units or of units which correspond to monomers that are characterized by a solubility parameter larger than 20, such as (meth)acrylonitrile.
  • nitrogen containing monomeric units are disclosed in EP-A 1 219 416 .
  • the hydrophobic polymer is a copolymer consisting of styrene and acrylonitrile units in a weight ratio between 1:1 and 5:1 (styrene:acrylonitrile), e.g. in a 2:1 ratio.
  • hydrophobic polymers In correspondence with the specific examples of hydrophobic polymers, the following monomers are specific examples of hydrophobic monomers which can be used in the preparation of the core of the core-shell particle or in the preparation of the hydrophobic segments of the amphiphilic copolymers: ethylene, vinyl chloride, methyl (meth)acrylate, ethyl (meth)acrylate, vinylidene chloride, (meth)acrylonitrile, vinyl carbazole, styrene or mixtures thereof. Styrene and (meth)acrylonitrile or their derivatives are highly preferred embodiments.
  • monomers which can be used in the preparation of the shell of the core-shell particle or in the preparation of the hydrophilic segments of the amphiphilic copolymers are: acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, fumaric acid, vinyl alcohol, ethylene oxide, hydroxyethylacrylamide, isopropylacrylamide, N-vinylpyrolidone, sulfoethylmethacrylate; acrylic acid and methacrylic acid are preferred.
  • the amount of hydrophilic polymer of the shell ranges between 1 to 30 wt% of the total weight of the core-shell particle, more preferably between 2 to 20 wt%, most preferably between 3 to 10 wt%.
  • the amount of hydrophobic polymer of the core ranges between 70 to 99 wt% of the total weight of the core-shell particle, more preferably between 80 to 98 wt%, most preferably between 90 to 97 wt%.
  • the polymer particles preferably have a number average particle diameter below 200 nm, more preferably between 5 nm and 150 nm, most preferably between 10 nm and 120 nm as measured by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy using a Brookhaven BI-90 Particlesizer.
  • the amount of polymer particles contained in the image-recording layer is preferably between 20 wt.% and 95 wt.% and more preferably between 25 wt.% and 90 wt.% and most preferably between 30 wt.% and 85 wt.%.
  • the polymer particles can be applied as a dispersion in an aqueous coating liquid of the image-recording layer and the hydrophilic shell may stabilize the dispersion.
  • the image-recording layer preferably comprises a hydrophilic binder, e.g. homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl alcohol, acrylamide, methylol acrylamide, methylol methacrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate or maleic anhydride/vinylmethylether copolymers.
  • a hydrophilic binder e.g. homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl alcohol, acrylamide, methylol acrylamide, methylol methacrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic 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
  • the image-recording layer comprises an infrared absorbing agent.
  • the infrared absorbing agents are compounds capable of converting infrared light into heat.
  • Particularly useful infrared absorbing agents capable of converting infrared light into heat are for example infrared dyes, carbon black, metal carbides, borides, nitrides, carbonitrides, bronze-structured oxides, and conductive polymer dispersions such as polypyrrole, polyaniline or polythiophene dispersions.
  • the image-recording layer may also contain other ingredients such as additional binders, surfactants, colorants and development inhibitors or accelerators.
  • the colorants are preferably dyes or pigments which provide a visible image after processing.
  • the coating may also contain one or more additional layer(s), adjacent to the image-recording layer.
  • additional layer can e.g. be an adhesion-improving layer between the image-recording layer and the support; or a light-absorbing layer comprising one or more of the above compounds that are capable of converting infrared light into heat; or a covering layer which is removed during processing with the gum solution.
  • the support of the plate precursor and of the printing plate is a grained and anodized aluminum support. Graining an anodizing of aluminum supports is well known.
  • the grained aluminum support used in the material of the present invention is preferably an electrochemically grained support.
  • the acid used for graining can be e.g. nitric acid or sulfuric acid.
  • the acid used for graining preferably comprises hydrogen chloride. Also mixtures of e.g. hydrogen chloride and acetic acid can be used.
  • the anodized aluminum support may be subject to a so-called post-anodic treatment to improve the hydrophilic properties of its surface.
  • the aluminum support 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 a citric acid or citrate solution. This treatment may be carried out at room temperature or may be carried out at a slightly elevated temperature of about 30 to 50°C.
  • a further interesting treatment involves rinsing the aluminum oxide surface with a bicarbonate solution.
  • 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.
  • Another useful post-anodic treatment may be carried out with a solution of polyacrylic acid or a polymer comprising at least 30 mol% of acrylic acid monomeric units, e.g. GLASCOL E15, a polyacrylic acid, commercially available from ALLIED COLLOIDS.
  • a solution of polyacrylic acid or a polymer comprising at least 30 mol% of acrylic acid monomeric units e.g. GLASCOL E15, a polyacrylic acid, commercially available from ALLIED COLLOIDS.
  • the grained and anodized aluminum 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 a print cylinder of a printing press.
  • 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, e.g. by oxidation, fingerprints, fats, oils or dust, or damaging, e.g. by scratches during handling of the plate.
  • Suitable examples of such compounds are film-forming hydrophilic polymers or surfactants.
  • the layer that remains on the plate after treatment with the gum solution preferably comprises between 0.1 and 20 g/m 2 of the surface protective compound.
  • a gum solution is normally supplied as a concentrated solution which is diluted by the end user with water before use.
  • all concentrations of compounds present in the gum solution are expressed as percentage by weight (wt.% or % w/w) relative to the non-diluted gum solution, unless otherwise indicated.
  • Preferred polymers for use as protective compound in the gum solution are gum arabic, pullulan, cellulose derivatives such as carboxymethylcellulose, carboxyethylcellulose or methylcellulose, (cyclo)dextrin, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), polysaccharide, homo- and copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or acrylamide, a copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, a copolymer of vinyl acetate and maleic anhydride or a copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride.
  • Highly preferred polymers are homo- or copolymers of monomers containing carboxylic, sulfonic or phosphonic groups or the salts thereof, e.g. (meth)acrylic acid, vinyl acetate, styrene sulfonic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, vinyl phosphonic acid or acrylamidopropane sulfonic acid.
  • surfactants for use as surface protective agent include anionic or nonionic surfactants.
  • the gum solution may also comprise one or more of the above hydrophilic polymers as surface protective agent and, in addition, one or more surfactants to improve the surface properties of the coated layer.
  • the surface tension of the gum solution is preferably from 40 to 50 mN/m.
  • the gum solution comprises preferably an anionic surfactant, more preferably an anionic surfactant whereof the anionic group is a sulphonic acid group.
  • anionic surfactant examples include aliphates, abietates, hydroxyalkanesulfonates, alkanesulfonates, dialkylsulfosuccinates, straight-chain alkylbenzenesulfonates, branched alkylbenzenesulfonates, alkylnaphthalenesulfonates, alkylphenoxypolyoxyethylenepropylsulfonates, salts of polyoxyethylene alkylsulfophenyl ethers, sodium N-methyl-N-oleyltaurates, monoamide disodium N-alkylsulfosuccinates, petroleum sulfonates, sulfated castor oil, sulfated tallow oil, salts of sulfuric esters of aliphatic alkylesters, salts of alkylsulfuric esters, sulfuric esters of polyoxyethylenealkylethers, salts of sulfuric esters of aliphatic monoglycer
  • anionic surfactants include sodium dodecylphenoxybenzene disulfonate, the sodium salt of alkylated naphthalenesulfonate, disodium methylene-dinaphtalene-disulfonate, sodium dodecyl-benzenesulfonate, sulfonated alkyl-diphenyloxide, ammonium or potassium perfluoroalkylsulfonate and sodium dioctyl-sulfosuccinate.
  • nonionic surfactants include polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ethers, polyoxyethylene polystyryl phenyl ethers, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block polymers, partial esters of glycerinaliphatic acids, partial esters of sorbitanaliphatic acid, partial esters of pentaerythritolaliphatic acid, propyleneglycolmonoaliphatic esters, partial esters of sucrosealiphatic acids, partial esters of polyoxyethylenesorbitanaliphatic acid, partial esters of polyoxyethylenesorbitolaliphatic acids, polyethyleneglycolaliphatic esters, partial esters of poly-glycerinaliphatic acids, polyoxyethylenated castor oils, partial esters of polyoxyethyleneglycerinaliphatic acids, aliphatic diethanolamides, N,N-bis-2-hydroxyalkylamine
  • Two or more of the above surfactants may be used in combination.
  • a combination of two or more different anionic surfactants or a combination of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant may be preferred.
  • the amount of such a surfactant is not specifically limited but is preferably from 0.01 to 20 wt.%.
  • a typical gum solution has a pH from 3 to 7.
  • the pH of the gum solution is usually adjusted with a mineral acid, an organic acid or an inorganic salt in an amount of from 0.01 to 2 wt.%.
  • the mineral acids include nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid and metaphosphoric acid.
  • organic acids are used as pH control agents and as desensitizing agents.
  • the organic acids include carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, phosphonic acids or salts thereof, e.g. succinates, phosphates, phosphonates, sulfates and sulfonates.
  • organic acid examples include citric acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, levulinic acid, phytic acid and organic phosphonic acid.
  • the gum solution further comprises preferably an inorganic salt.
  • the inorganic salt include magnesium nitrate, monobasic sodium phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, nickel sulfate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium tripolyphosphate.
  • An alkali-metal dihydrogen phosphate such as KH 2 PO 4 or NaH 2 PO 4 is most preferred.
  • Other inorganic salts can be used as corrosion inhibiting agents, e.g. magnesium sulfate or zinc nitrate.
  • the mineral acid, organic acid or inorganic salt may be used singly or in combination with one or more thereof.
  • the gum solution as developer in the processing of the plate comprises preferably a mixture of an anionic surfactant and an inorganic salt.
  • the anionic surfactant is preferably an anionic surfactant with a sulphonic acid group, more preferably an alkali-metal salt of a mono- or di-alkyl substituted diphenylether-sulphonic acid
  • the inorganic salt is preferably a mono or dibasic phosphate salt, more preferably an alkali-metal dihydrogen phosphate, most preferably KH 2 PO 4 or NaH 2 PO 4 .
  • the gum solution comprising a mixture of an anionic surfactant and an inorganic salt has preferably a pH-value between 5 and 7, more preferably between 6 and 7.
  • a wetting agent such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, trimethylol propane and diglycerin may also be present in the gum solution.
  • the wetting agent may be used singly or in combination with one or more thereof.
  • the foregoing wetting agent is preferably used in an amount of from 1 to 25 wt.%.
  • a chelate compound may be present in the gum solution.
  • Calcium ion and other impurities contained in the diluting water can have adverse effects on printing and thus cause the contamination of printed matter. This problem can be eliminated by adding a chelate compound to the diluting water.
  • Preferred examples of such a chelate compound include organic phosphonic acids or phosphonoalkanetricarboxylic acids.
  • organic amine salts are useful.
  • the preferred amount of such a chelating agent to be added is from 0.001 to 1.0 wt.% relative to the gum solution in diluted form.
  • an antiseptic and an anti-foaming agent may be present in the gum solution.
  • an antiseptic include phenol, derivatives thereof, formalin, imidazole derivatives, sodium dehydroacetate, 4-isothiazoline-3-one derivatives, benzoisothiazoline-3-one, benztriazole derivatives, amidineguanidine derivatives, quaternary ammonium salts, pyridine derivatives, quinoline derivatives, guanidine derivatives, diazine, triazole derivatives, oxazole and oxazine derivatives.
  • the preferred amount of such an antiseptic to be added is such that it can exert a stable effect on bacteria, fungi, yeast or the like.
  • the anti-foaming agent is preferably silicone anti-foaming agents.
  • an emulsion dispersion type or solubilized type anti-foaming agent may be used.
  • the proper amount of such an anti-foaming agent to be added is from 0.001 to 1.0 wt.% relative to the gum solution in diluted form.
  • an ink receptivity agent may be present in the gum solution if desired.
  • examples of such an ink receptivity agent include turpentine oil, xylene, toluene, heptane, solvent naphtha, kerosine, mineral spirit, hydrocarbons such as petroleum fraction having a boiling point of about 120°C to about 250°C, diester phthalates (e.g., dibutyl phthalate, diheptyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, dinonyl phthalate, didecyl phthalate, dilauryl phthalate, butylbenzyl phthalate), aliphatic dibasic esters (e.g., dioctyl adipate, butylglycol adipate, dioctyl azelate, dibutyl sebacate, di(2-ethyl
  • solvents which can be used in combination with these solvents include ketones (e.g., cyclohexanone), halogenated hydrocarbons (e.g., ethylene dichloride), ethylene glycol ethers (e.g., ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether), aliphatic acids (e.g., caproic acid, enanthic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, undecylic acid, lauric acid, tridecylic acid, myristic acid, pentadecylic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecylic acid, stearic acid, nonadecanoic acid, arachic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, cerotic acid, heptacosanoic acid, montanic acid, melissic acid, lacceric acid, isovaleric acid) and unsaturated
  • the ink receptivity agent is an aliphatic acid which is liquid at a temperature of 50°C, more preferably has from 5 to 25 carbon atoms, most preferably has from 8 to 21 carbon atoms.
  • the ink receptivity agent may be used singly or in combination with one or more thereof.
  • the ink receptivity agent is preferably used in an amount of from 0.01 to 10 wt.%, more preferably from 0.05 to 5 wt.%.
  • the foregoing ink receptivity agent may be present as an oil-in-water emulsion or may be solubilized with the aid of a solubilizing agent.
  • the viscosity of the gum solution can be adjusted to a value of e.g. between 1.7 and 5 cP, by adding viscosity increasing compounds, such as poly(ethylene oxide), e.g. having a molecular weight between 10 5 and 10 7 .
  • Such compounds can be present in a concentration of 0.01 to 10 g/l.
  • a baking gum has a similar composition as described above, with the additional preference towards compounds that do not evaporate at the usual bake temperatures.
  • Specific examples of suitable baking gum solutions are described in e.g. EP-A 222 297 , EP-A 1 025 992 , DE-A 2 626 473 and US 4,786,581 .
  • the printing plate precursors used in the present invention are exposed to heat or to infrared light, e.g. by means of an infrared laser or LEDs.
  • a laser emitting near infrared light having a wavelength in the range from about 700 to about 1500 nm is used, 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.
  • ITD plate-setters for thermal plates are typically characterized by a very high scan speed up to 500 m/sec and may require a laser power of several Watts.
  • the 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 polymer particles.
  • the coagulation temperature of the polymer particles 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 non-exposed areas of the image-recording layer are removed by supplying a gum or baking gum solution without essentially removing the exposed areas, i.e. without affecting the exposed areas to an extent that renders the ink-acceptance of the exposed areas inacceptable.
  • the development by supplying a gum or baking gum may be combined with mechanical rubbing, e.g. by a rotating brush.
  • the gum or baking gum solution can be applied to the plate e.g. by rubbing in with an impregnated pad, by dipping, (spin-)coating, spraying, pouring-on, either by hand or in an automatic processing apparatus. After applying the baking gum solution, the plate can be dried before baking or is dried during the baking process itself.
  • the baking process can proceed at a temperature above the coagulation temperature of the thermoplastic polymer particles, e.g. between 100°C and 230°C for a period of 5 to 40 minutes.
  • 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.
  • Styrene and acrylonitrile are copolymerised via a semi-continuous emulsion polymerisation.
  • a 400 liter reactor is filled with 56 liter of demineralized water and 0.429 kg Empicol ESB/70, an anionic surfactant commercially available from ALBRIGHT & WILSON, in 2.7 kg demineralized water.
  • the reactor was put under nitrogen and heated to 80 °C. Then, 0.6 kg of an aqueous solution of 2.5% sodiumpersulfate was added to the reactor. After 15 minutes, the monomer mixture, containing 13.26 kg styrene and 6.75 kg acrylonitrile (50/50 molar ratio), is added during 3 hours.
  • the resulting dispersion has a pH of 2.8, a solids content of 19.8 wt% and a particle size as measured using PCS (Brookhaven BI-90) of 63 nm.
  • Styrene is copolymerised via a semi-continuous emulsion polymerisation.
  • a 100 liter reactor is filled with 70 kg of demineralized water and 3 kg Empicol ESB/70 solution (10% in water).
  • Empicol ESB/70 is an anionic surfactant commercially available from ALBRIGHT & WILSON.
  • the reactor was put under nitrogen and heated to 80 °C. Then, 1.66 kg of an aqueous solution of 2.0% sodiumpersulfate was added to the reactor. After 15 minutes the monomer solution, containing 20 kg styrene and 5.0 g of the chaintransfer agent lauryl mercaptan, is added during 3 hours.
  • This polymer particle was prepared in two steps: (1) preparation of the macromonomer and (2) emulsion copolymerisation.
  • a jacketed reactor of 4 liter is filled with 118.5 g of methacrylic acid, 269.9 g of water, 809.6 g of isopropanol, 1.5 g of ⁇ -methylstyrene dimer and 0.42 g of sodium persulfate.
  • a nitrogen flow is flushed through the reaction mixture at room temperature and the reactor is heated to 80 °C.
  • the reaction vessel is heated further at 80 °C during 6 hours. Afterwards 0.18 g of sodiumpersulfate was added and the reaction mixture was heated further for 18 hours.
  • the isopropanol is distilled by vaccumdestilation and replaced by water.
  • the aqueous solution is cooled to room temperature and filtered.
  • the resulting macromonomer solution has a solids content of 11.86 wt% and a pH of 2.7.
  • a jacketed 2 liter reactor is filled with 54 g of a 10% aqueous solution of the anionic surfactant Empicol ESB/70, commercially available from ALBRIGHT & WILSON, and 981.3 g water.
  • the reaction vessel is flushed with nitrogen and heated to 80 °C.
  • 7 g of a 5% aqueous solution of sodiumpersulfate is added and the reactor is heated for 15 minutes.
  • the monomer mixture containing 218.9 g of styrene and 111.2 g of acrylonitrile, was added during 180 minutes.
  • the initiator solution containing 29 g of a 5% sodiumpersulfate aqueous solution, is added in 180 minutes.
  • the macromonomer as prepared above is not added initially but the addition is started after one hour.
  • 63 g of the macromonomer solution, containing 11.86% in water is added during one hour.
  • 126 g of the macromonomer solution, containing 11.86% in water is added during 30 minutes.
  • 86 g of the macromonomer solution, containing 11.86% in water is added during 30 minutes.
  • the reaction mixture is heated for an additional 30 minutes at 80 °C.
  • a post-initiation step is done to convert all residual monomer by the addition of 2.57 g of a 70% tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) solution, diluted with 22.5 g of water, and 1.55 g of sodiumformaldehydesulfoxylate dihydrate (SFS.2H2O), dissolved in 120 g of water, during 140 minutes.
  • TBHP tert-butylhydroperoxide
  • SFS.2H2O sodiumformaldehydesulfoxylate dihydrate
  • the reaction mixture is heated for 10 minutes at 80 °C.
  • the dispersion is cooled at room temperature and 100 ppm of the biocide Proxel Ultra is added.
  • the dispersion is filtered through a coarse paperfilter.
  • the resulting dispersion has a solids content of 20.2 wt%, a pH of 3.86 and a particle size as measured with PCS (Brookhaven BI-90) of 63 nm.
  • This polymer particle was prepared in two steps: (1) preparation of the macromonomer and (2) emulsion copolymerisation.
  • a jacketed reactor of 500 ml is filled with 28.8 g of methacrylic acid and 257.8 g of water.
  • the reactor was put under vacuum and flushed with nitrogen (this was repeated 3 times).
  • 3 mg of bis(boron difluorodimethyl glyoximate)cobaltate(II) complex (hereinafter also referred to as "COBF") was added to the aqueous methacrylic acid solution under inert conditions.
  • the solution is heated to 80 °C and then 2.88 g of the initiator solution, containing 5% aqueous solution of 4,4'-azobis (4-cyanopentanoic acid) disodium salt, is added.
  • the reaction mixture was heated for 1 hour at 80 °C. This macromonomer solution was cooled at room temperature.
  • Another jacketed reactor of 2 liter is filled with 49.7 g of the anionic surfactant Empicol ESB/70, commercially available from ALBRIGHT & WILSON, and 1069.1 g water.
  • This reactor is flushed with nitrogen and the macromonomer solution is added to the reactor keeping it under inert conditions. Then the reactor is heated to 80 °C and 6.62 g of the initiator solution, containing a 5% aqueous sodiumpersulfate solution, is added. The reaction mixture is heated then for 15 minutes at 80 °C and, subsequently, 165.6 g of styrene and 13.2 g of the initiator solution, containing 5% aqueous solution of sodiumpersulfate, is dosed in 90 minutes.
  • the reaction mixture is heated for an additional 60 minutes and the residual monomer is removed under reduced pressure (during 60 minutes).
  • the dispersion is then cooled and filtered.
  • the resulting dispersion has a solid concentration of 13.69 wt%, a pH of 2.84 and a particle size as measured by PCS (Brookhaven BI-90) of 65 nm.
  • This polymer particle was prepared in two steps: (1) preparation of the macromonomer and (2) emulsion copolymerisation.
  • a jacketed reactor of 1000 ml is filled with 57.6 g of methacrylic acid and 515.6 g water.
  • the reactor was put under vacuum and flushed with nitrogen (this was repeated 3 times).
  • 5.8 mg of bis(boron difluorodimethyl glyoximate)cobaltate(II) complex (COBF) was added to the aqueous methacrylic acid solution under inert conditions.
  • the solution is heated to 80 °C and, then, 5.76 g of an initiator solution, containing a 5% aqueous solution of 4,4'-azobis(4-cyanopentanoic acid) disodium salt, is added.
  • the reaction mixture was heated during 1 hour at 80 °C. This macromonomer solution was cooled at room temperature.
  • Another jacketed reactor of 2 liter is filled with 45.4 g of a 10% solution in water of the anionic surfactant Empicol ESB/70, commercially available from ALBRIGHT & WILSON, and 838.3 g water.
  • This reactor is flushed with nitrogen and the macromonomer solution is added to the reactor keeping it under inert conditions. Then, the reactor is heated to 80 °C and 6.05 g of the initiator solution, containing 5% aqueous sodiumpersulfate solution, is added.
  • the reaction mixture is heated then for 15 minutes at 80 °C and, subsequently, 302.4 g of styrene and a mixture of 24.2 g of the initiator solution, containing a 5% aqueous solution of sodiumpersulfate, and 4.8 g water is dosed in 180 minutes. Afterwards the reaction mixture is heated for an additional 60 minutes and the residual monomer is removed under reduced pressure (during 60 minutes). The dispersion is then cooled and filtered. The resulting dispersion has a solid concentration of 21.61 wt%, a pH of 2.70 and a particle size as measured by PCS (Brookhaven BI-90) of 94 nm.
  • the reaction is further heated during 3 hours. Afterwards the residual monomer is removed under reduced pressure, the reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature, 100 ppm of the biocide Proxel Ultra is added, and the dispersion is filtered. The resulting dispersion has a pH of 11.26, a solids content of 11.75 wt% and a particle size of 55 nm.
  • an image-recording layer was coated from an aqueous coating solution at a wet thickness of 30 g/m 2 . After drying, the image-recording layer consisted of
  • the preparation of these precursors was carried in the same way as described in the Comparative Example 1, with the exception that other latices were used and the latex, Glascol E15 and IJX253 pigment are present in amounts as indicated in Table 1.
  • the inventive latices comprises in their shell an amount of hydrophilic polymer and this is compensated by a reduced amount of Glascol E15 in the formulation.
  • the printing plate precursors were exposed with a CREO TRENDSETTER 3244 T, a plate-setter available from CREO, Burnaby, Canada, at 2450 dpi at different energy densities ranging from 150 mJ/cm 2 to 300 mJ/cm 2 .
  • the plates were cleaned with a gum solution containing 31 ml/l DOWFAX 3B2 SURFACTANT SOLUTION, 45 wt% in water (available from DOW CHEMICAL), and 68 g/l of potassium dihydrogen phosphate(2 aqua)(available from CALDIC Belgium n.v.) in a CRF85 processing apparatus (available from AGFA), fitted with a rotating brush, at a transport speed of 0.6 m/minute.
  • the pH of the gum solution was 7.0.
  • the optical density of the image pattern (1x1 and 8x8 checkerboard) on the plates are measured with a GRETAG D19c-densitometer, using a cyan filter, for the different exposed energy densities.
  • the sensitivity on the plate was measured as explained in EP 04101643.7, filed on 21/04/2004 . In summery, the sensitivity corresponds to the energy density where the optical densities of the two checkerboards match. The lower the energy density, the higher the sensitivity of the plate precursor.
  • the sensitivity of the precursors of the Invention Examples 1 to 6 are essentially in the same range as that of the Comparative Examples 1 and 2, namely between 150 and 200 mJ/cm 2 .
  • the background stain is determined by measuring the optical density of an unexposed area.
  • the optical density is measured with a GRETAG D19c-densitometer, supplied by GRETAG-MACBETH AG, using a cyan filter and using the uncoated substrate to calibrate the GRETAG D19c-densitometer to zero.
  • the residual polymer left on the non-exposed areas of the plate after imaging and developing was measured using gas chromatography mass spectroscopy.
  • This amount of residual polymer left on the non-exposed areas of the plate is also a measure for background stain and has to be as low as possible, e.g. ⁇ 100 mg/m 2 .
  • the printing plate precursors (250mm x 440mm) are packed in black non-humidity proof paper without interleave paper between the plates. The whole package is then stored at 35°C at 85% relative humidity for 7 days. After ageing the precursors under these conditions, the precursors are exposed and developed according to the exposing step and development step described above. The background stain and the residual polymer left on the non-exposed areas were then measured as described above.
  • the printing plates obtained after processing, were used as a master in a printing process on a GT046 printing press, available from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, Germany, using K&E800 ink and 4% of Combifix XL and 10% of isopropanol as a fountain solution on high quality paper.
  • the Invention Examples 1 to 6 exhibits good prints without toning in comparison with the Comparative Examples 1 and 2 which suffer from toning.
  • the results of the background stain and residual polymer left on the plate after cleaning are summarized in Table 2.
  • the results of the Invention Examples 1 to 6 demonstrate that the printing plate precursors comprising one of the inventive polymer particle IL-01, IL-02, IL-03 or IL-04, exhibit a improved clean-out after ageing as indicated by a reduced background stain after ageing and a reduced amount of residual polymer left on the non-exposed areas of the plate after ageing, resulting in a toning free prints on the press.
  • the Comparative examples 1 or 2 which do not comprise a polymer particle according the present invention, exhibit an higher level of background stain and a higher amount of residual latex left on the non-exposed areas of the plate after ageing, resulting in toning on the press.

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