EP3002124A1 - Précurseur de plaque d'impression lithographique et procédé de fabrication de plaque d'impression lithographique - Google Patents

Précurseur de plaque d'impression lithographique et procédé de fabrication de plaque d'impression lithographique Download PDF

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EP3002124A1
EP3002124A1 EP15186656.3A EP15186656A EP3002124A1 EP 3002124 A1 EP3002124 A1 EP 3002124A1 EP 15186656 A EP15186656 A EP 15186656A EP 3002124 A1 EP3002124 A1 EP 3002124A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • 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
    • B41C1/1016—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 characterised by structural details, e.g. protective layers, backcoat layers or several imaging layers
    • 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
    • B41C2210/04—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
    • B41C2210/08—Developable by water or the fountain 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
    • 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
    • B41C2210/26—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 not involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

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  • the present invention relates to a lithographic printing plate precursor and a process for making a lithographic printing plate.
  • a positive-working recording material and a negative-working recording material can first be cited as materials that enable recording to be carried out with an infrared laser having an image recording wavelength of at least 760 nm.
  • a radically polymerizable negative-working recording material, etc. as a recording material that is responsive to a UV light or visible light laser of 300 nm to 700 nm.
  • a slip mechanism to a dampener of a lithographic printer.
  • the slip mechanism of the dampening form roller is a mechanism that enables a dampening form roller to be rotated at different surface speed from that of a plate cylinder. When this mechanism is operated, the dampening form roller and the plate cylinder rotate at different surface speeds, thus temporarily causing slippage between the two.
  • a lithographic printing plate precursor For a lithographic printing plate precursor, it is important to achieve both printing durability and stain resistance of a printing plate at the same time, and in order to meet this requirement a lithographic printing plate precursor in which a hydrophilic layer having higher adhesion to a support surface is provided to thus improve both printing durability and stain resistance is known.
  • JP-A-2008-250226 discloses a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising, in order above a support, a layer comprising a compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated bond and a functional group that interacts with the support surface and a polymer compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated bond, a functional group that interacts with the support surface, and a hydrophilic functional group, and an image formation layer.
  • JP-A-2013-205569 discloses a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising, in order above a support, a layer comprising a polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated compound and a polymer compound having a polymer having a polyalkyleneoxy bond in a side chain, and an image formation layer.
  • a lithographic printing method comprising a step of carrying out processing by rotating a dampening form roller and a plate cylinder at different surface speeds is described in JP-A-2004-284223 .
  • a lithographic printing plate precursor that has excellent printing durability and developability and that has stain resistance, in particular resistance to staining of a non-image area of a printed material that occurs due to the operation of a slip mechanism of a dampener, and a process for making a lithographic printing plate using the lithographic printing plate precursor.
  • the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention is a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising an image recording layer that can be developed with a dampening water composition and/or a printing ink, the precursor comprising, in order above a support, an intermediate layer and an image recording layer, the intermediate layer comprising, as Component A, a copolymer comprising constituent repeating unit 1-1 comprising a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure in a side chain and constituent repeating unit 1-2 comprising a zwitterionic structure in a side chain, the image recording layer comprising an infrared absorbing agent, either the intermediate layer or the image recording layer comprising, as Component B, a water-soluble polymer compound that does not have a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure, and the mass ratio of Component A and Com
  • Component A has a zwitterionic structure and also has a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure on the support surface, it is surmised that it has an effect in further diffusing dampening water at the support interface.
  • Component B does not have a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure, has little interaction with the support, does not stay on the support surface, and is present more easily in the intermediate layer or the image recording layer. Furthermore, due to its high water solubility, it is believed to have the function of increasing the amount of dampening water that can reach the support interface and also have the function of making the support surface hydrophilic. Because of this, Component B has an effect in promoting development, and is believed to exhibit the effects of the present invention.
  • an on-machine development type lithographic printing plate precursor does not include a processing step in which a developer or a gumming liquid is used after imagewise exposure or a hydrophilization treatment step, removal of a non-image area and hydrophilization become insufficient, and when printing is carried out by contacting a dampening form roller and/or an ink-application roller having a surface speed that is different from the surface speed of a plate material, there is a possibility that the ink will become attached to a non-image area, but by the use of the two types of polymer compounds above in combination it is possible to suppress the attachment of ink to a non-image area.
  • a lithographic printing plate precursor that has excellent printing durability and developability and that has stain resistance, in particular resistance to staining of a non-image area of a printed material that occurs due to the operation of a slip mechanism of a dampener, and a process for making a lithographic printing plate using the lithographic printing plate precursor.
  • any reference to a group in a compound represented by a general formula without indicating that the group is substituted or unsubstituted includes the group not only unsubstituted but also substituted if the group may be further substituted, unless otherwise specified.
  • the reference in a formula that "R represents alkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl” means that "R represents unsubstituted alkyl, substituted alkyl, unsubstituted aryl, substituted aryl, unsubstituted heterocyclyl or substituted heterocyclyl".
  • (meth)acrylamide refers to the concept including both methacrylamide and acrylamide.
  • 'Component A' the 'constituent repeating unit 1-1 comprising a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure in a side chain', etc.
  • 'repeating unit 1-1' the 'constituent repeating unit 1-1 comprising a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure in a side chain', etc.
  • a lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention has an intermediate layer between the support and the image recording layer and the intermediate layer comprises, as Component A, a copolymer comprising constituent repeating unit 1-1 comprising a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure in a side chain and constituent repeating unit 1-2 comprising a zwitterionic structure in a side chain
  • Constituent repeating unit 1-1 comprising phosphonic acid structure, phosphonic acid salt structure, phosphoric acid ester structure, or phosphoric acid ester salt structure in side chain
  • Component A in the present invention comprises constituent repeating unit 1-1 comprising a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure in a side chain.
  • constituent repeating unit 1-1 preferably has a structure represented by Formula b2-1 or b2-2 below.
  • M 21 and M 22 independently denote a hydrogen atom, a metal atom belonging to the alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, or ammonium.
  • Y 2 denotes a single bond or a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of - CO-, -O-, -NH-, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group, and a combination thereof.
  • * denotes a site bonded to a main chain of a polymer compound.
  • the numerical value on the right-hand side of the parentheses denotes repeat number.
  • Y 2 formed from the combination Preferred specific examples of Y 2 formed from the combination are listed below. In the examples below, the left-hand side is bonded to a main chain.
  • the divalent aliphatic group in L201 to L204 means an alkylene group, a substituted alkylene group, an alkenylene group, a substituted alkenylene group, an alkynylene group, a substituted alkynylene group, or a polyalkyleneoxy group. Among them, an alkylene group, a substituted alkylene group, an alkenylene group, and a substituted alkenylene group are preferable, and an alkylene group and a substituted alkylene group are more preferable.
  • the divalent aliphatic group is preferably a chain-form structure rather than a cyclic structure, and is more preferably a straight-chain structure rather than a branched chain-form structure.
  • the number of carbon atoms in the divalent aliphatic group is preferably 1 to 20, more preferably 1 to 15, yet more preferably 1 to 12, still more preferably 1 to 10, and most preferably 1 to 8.
  • Preferred examples of the substituent on the divalent aliphatic group include a halogen atom (F, Cl, Br, I), a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an amino group, a cyano group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, a monoalkylamino group, a dialkylamino group, an arylamino group, and a diarylamino group.
  • a halogen atom F, Cl, Br, I
  • a hydroxy group a carboxy group, an amino group, a cyano group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, a monoalkylamino group, a dialkylamino group, an
  • Preferred examples of the divalent aromatic group in L201 to L204 include a phenylene group, a substituted phenylene group, a naphthalene group, and a substituted naphthalene group, and a phenylene group is more preferable.
  • Preferred examples of the substituent of the divalent aromatic group include, in addition to the examples cited for the substituent of the divalent aliphatic group, an alkyl group.
  • Preferred specific examples of Formulae b2-1 and b2-2 include the structures below.
  • the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the structures below.
  • * denotes a site bonded to a main chain of a polymer compound.
  • the numerical value next to the repeating unit of the side chain means the repeat number of the repeating unit.
  • the content of constituent repeating unit 1-1 relative to the total mass of Component A used in the present invention is preferably in the range of 1 to 40 from the viewpoint of printing durability, stain resistance, and developability, more preferably in the range of 3 to 30 mass%, and yet more preferably in the range of 5 to 20 mass%.
  • Constituent repeating unit 1-2 comprising zwitterionic structure in side chain
  • Component A in the present invention further comprises constituent repeating unit 1-2 comprising a zwitterionic structure in a side chain.
  • constituent repeating unit 1-2 preferably comprises a structure represented by Formulae b4-1 or b4-2 below.
  • R 41 and R 42 independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group, R 41 and R 42 may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, L 41 and L 42 denote a linking group, A - denotes a structure having an anion, and E + denotes a structure having a cation.
  • Y 4 denotes a divalent linking group bonded to a main chain of a polymer compound. * denotes the site bonded to the main chain of a polymer compound.
  • Formula b4-1 is first explained.
  • the number of carbons of the alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, or heterocyclic group denoted by R 41 and R 42 is preferably 1 to 30 carbons, more preferably 1 to 20 carbons, particularly preferably 1 to 15 carbons, and most preferably 1 to 8 carbons.
  • the ring structure formed by R 41 and R 42 bonding to each other may have a heteroatom such as an oxygen atom and is preferably a 5- to 10-membered ring, and more preferably a 5- or 6-membered ring.
  • R 41 or R 42 are the same as those described in JP-A-2013-205569 .
  • Particularly preferred examples of R 41 and R 42 include a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, and an ethyl group from the viewpoint of the effect and ready availability.
  • Y 4 preferred examples of the divalent linking group denoted by Y 4 are the same as those described in JP-A-2013-205569 . It is preferably a single bond, -CO-, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group, L401: - CO-O-divalent aliphatic group-, L402: -CO-O-divalent aromatic group-, L403: -CO-NH-divalent aliphatic group-, or L404 :-CO-NH-divalent aromatic group. From the viewpoint of stain resistance, Y 4 is preferably L404 or L403, and more preferably L403. Furthermore, the divalent aliphatic group of L403 is preferably a straight-chain alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbons, and most preferably a straight-chain alkylene group having 3 carbons from the viewpoint of synthetic suitability.
  • L 41 is the same as those described in JP-A-2013-205569 . It is preferably -CO-, -O-, -NH-, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group, or a linking group formed by a combination thereof, the linking group, including the number of carbons of a substituent that is described later, preferably having no greater than 30 carbons. Specific examples thereof include an alkylene group (preferably 1 to 20 carbons, and more preferably 1 to 10 carbons), and an arylene group such as phenylene or xylylene (preferably 6 to 15 carbons, and more preferably 6 to 10 carbons).
  • L 41 is preferably a straight-chain alkylene group having 3 to 5 carbons, more preferably a straight-chain alkylene group having 4 or 5 carbons, and most preferably a straight-chain alkylene group having 4 carbons.
  • a - is preferably a carboxylate anion, a sulfonate anion, a phosphate anion, a phosphonate anion, or a phosphinate anion.
  • a - is most preferably a sulfonate anion.
  • a combination in which L 41 is a straight-chain alkylene group having 4 or 5 carbons and A - is a sulfonate anion is preferable, and a combination in which L 41 is a straight-chain alkylene group having 4 carbons and A - is a sulfonate anion is most preferable.
  • Preferred specific examples of the zwitterionic structure represented by Formula b4-1 include the structures below. * in the Formulae below denotes a site bonded to a polymer main chain of Component A.
  • L 42 has the same meaning as that of L 41 in Formula b4-1, and preferred embodiments are also the same.
  • Y 4 has the same meaning as that of Y 4 in Formula b4-1, and preferred embodiments are also the same.
  • E + denotes a structure having a cation, and preferably a structure having ammonium, phosphonium, iodonium, or sulfonium. It is more preferably a structure having ammonium or phosphonium, and particularly preferably a structure having ammonium.
  • the structure having a cation examples include a trimethylammonio group, a triethylammonio group, a tributylammonio group, a benzyldimethylammonio group, a diethylhexylammonio group, a (2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonio group, a pyridinio group, an N -methylimidazolio group, an N -acridinio group, a trimethylphosphonio group, a triethylphosphonio group, and a triphenylphosphonio group.
  • a most preferred combination of L 42 , Y 4 , and E + is a combination in which L 42 is an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbons, Y 4 is L401 or L403, and E + is a trimethylammonio group or a triethylammonio group.
  • Preferred specific examples of the zwitterionic structure represented b y Formula b4-2 include the structures below.
  • * denot es a site bonded to a polymer main chain of Component A
  • Et denotes an ethyl group.
  • the content of the constituent repeating unit 1-2 comprising a zwitterionic structure in a side chain is preferably in the range of 50 to 95 mass% relative to the total mass of Component A, more preferably in the range of 60 to 90 mass%, and yet more preferably in the range of 70 to 85 mass%.
  • Constituent repeating unit 1-3 comprising ethylenically unsaturated double bond in side chain
  • Component A used in the present invention preferably comprises constituent repeating unit 1-3 comprising an ethylenically unsaturated double bond in a side chain in order to improve the film strength of an image area.
  • Constituent repeating unit 1-3 preferably has at least one of the structures represented by Formulae b3-1, b3-2, and b3-3 below.
  • X 31 and X 32 independently denote an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or -N(R 36 )-.
  • X 33 denotes an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, -N(R 37 )-, or a phenylene group.
  • the Y 3 s independently denote a single bond or a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of -CO-, -O-, -NH-, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group, and a combination thereof.
  • R 31 to R 37 independently denote a monovalent substituent, and * denotes a site bonded to a main chain of a polymer compound.
  • X 31 and X 32 are oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms, or -N(R 36 )-, and preferably oxygen atoms or -N(R 36 )-.
  • X 33 is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, -N(R 37 )-, or a phenylene group, and preferably an oxygen atom or -N(R 37 )-.
  • Y 3 is a single bond or a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of -CO-, -O-, -NH-, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group, and a combination thereof.
  • Y 3 formed from the above combination include those below.
  • the left-hand side is bonded to a main chain.
  • the divalent aliphatic group has the same meaning as that of the divalent aliphatic group in L201 to L204, and preferred embodiments are also the same.
  • the divalent aromatic group has the same meaning as that of the divalent aromatic group in L201 to L204, and preferred embodiments are also the same.
  • Y 3 is preferably a single bond, -CO-, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group, or the above L301 to L312. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of stain resistance, Y 3 is preferably the above L301, L303, L305, or L309.
  • the divalent aliphatic group of L301, L303, L305, or L309 is yet more preferably an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbons or a divalent linking group having 1 to 10 carbons in which 2 or more alkylene groups are bonded via an oxygen atom linking group (the alkylene groups being independently optionally substituted).
  • the divalent linking group in which 2 or more alkylene groups are bonded via an oxygen atom linking group is particularly preferably an ethylene oxide chain, a propylene oxide chain, or a combination thereof.
  • constituent repeating unit 1-3 comprising an ethylenically unsaturated group in a side chain is preferably a constituent repeating unit having a structure represented by b3-1.
  • Preferred specific examples of the structure represented by Formula b3-1 to Formula b3-3 include the structures below.
  • the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the structures below.
  • * denotes a site bonded to a main chain of a polymer compound.
  • the content of constituent repeating unit 1-3 is preferably in the range of 1 to 30 mass% relative to the total mass of the entire constituent units of Component A from the viewpoint of printing durability and stain resistance, more preferably in the range of 3 to 20 mass%, and yet more preferably in the range of 5 to 15 mass%.
  • the total content of constituent repeating units 1-1 and 1-2 relative to the total mass of Component A is preferably in the range of 50 to 95 mass%, more preferably in the range of 70 to 95 mass%, and yet more preferably in the range of 70 to 90 mass%.
  • the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of Component A used in the present invention may be set freely by the performance design of the lithographic printing plate precursor. From the viewpoint of printing durability and stain resistance, the weight-average molecular weight is preferably 2,000 to 1,000,000, more preferably 2,000 to 500,000, and most preferably 8,000 to 300,000.
  • the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) may be measured by a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) method with polyethylene glycol as a reference substance.
  • Component A used in the present invention may also be synthesized by a known method, the synthesis preferably employing a radical polymerization method and, subsequently, a ureation reaction between an amino group of the polymer side chain and an isocyanate having a radically polymerizable reactive group or an amidation reaction between an amino group of the polymer side chain and an acid anhydride having a radically polymerizable reactive group.
  • a standard radical polymerization method may be referred to in for example 'Shin-kobunshi Jikken-gaku 3' (New Polymer Experiments 3) (edited by the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Kyoritsu Publishing, published on 28th March 1996 ), 'Kobunshi-no Gosei-to-Hannou' (Synthesis and Reactions of Polymers 1) (edited by the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Kyoritsu Publishing, published on May 1992 ), 'Shin-jikken Kagaku-koza 19, Kobunshi Kagaku' (I) (New Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Polymer Chemistry (I)) (Ed.
  • Component A in the intermediate layer used in the present invention one type may be used on its own or two or more types may be used in combination.
  • the content of Component A in the intermediate layer used in the present invention is preferably 50 to 99.9 mass% relative to the total mass of the total solids content, excluding volatile components, in the intermediate layer, more preferably 60 to 99.9 mass%, and yet more preferably 70 to 99.9 mass%.
  • the coat weight (total solids content mass) of the intermediate layer used in the present invention is preferably 0.1 to 100 mg/m 2 , and more preferably 1 to 30 mg/m 2 .
  • compositional ratio of the polymer structure is expressed as mass percent.
  • a water-soluble polymer compound that does not have a phosphonic acid structure, a phosphonic acid salt structure, a phosphoric acid ester structure, or a phosphoric acid ester salt structure is contained in the intermediate layer or the image recording layer.
  • the water-soluble polymer compound is preferably a polymer compound of which at least 1 g dissolves in 100 g of water at 25°C, more preferably a polymer compound of which at least 5 g dissolves in 100 g of water at 25°C, and yet more preferably a polymer compound of which at least 10 g dissolves in 100 g of water at 25°C.
  • Component B is contained in at least one of the intermediate layer and the image recording layer. It is preferable for the image recording layer to contain Component B because Component B has the function of efficiently increasing the amount of dampening water penetrating into the support interface when Component B is contained within the image recording layer.
  • the water-soluble polymer preferably comprises as a repeating unit at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group-containing structure, a carboxy group-containing structure, a pyrrolidone group-containing structure, and an oxyalkylene group-containing structure, which have affinity toward water in particular, and more preferably comprises as a constituent repeating unit an oxyalkylene group-containing structure.
  • hydroxy group-containing water-soluble polymer examples include gum arabic, gum soya, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyhydroxyethylated cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, glyoxalated hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate, methylcellulose, ⁇ -cyclodextrin, ⁇ -cyclodextrin, ⁇ -cyclodextrin, white dextrin, red dextrin, pullulan, enzymatically-decomposed etherified dextrin, maltose-modified cyclodextrin, pregelatinized starch, grafted starch, dialdehyde starch, periodic acid-modified starch, hydroxyether-modified starch, cationic starch ether, alkali cellulose, industrial cationic starch, and polyvinyl alcohol.
  • carboxy group-containing water-soluble polymer examples include polyacrylic acid, carboxyethylcellulose, alginic acid, sodium alginate, ammonium alginate, alginic acid propylene glycol ester, xanthan gum, a copolymer containing acrylic acid units, polymethacrylic acid, and a copolymer containing methacrylic acid units.
  • pyrrolidone group-containing water-soluble polymer examples include polyvinylpyrrolidone and a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and vinyl acetate.
  • the oxyalkylene group-containing water-soluble polymer examples include a polyalkylene glycol such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, or polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glycol (also called a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene condensation product), a polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl or aryl ether such as poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether or poly(ethylene glycol) phenyl ether, a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ether, a polyglycerol or an ether thereof such as polyglycerol, polyoxyethylene glycerol, polyoxypropylene glyceryl ether, or polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glyceryl ether, and an ester having a polyoxyalkylene structure such as a polyoxyethylene monoester, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether ester, polyoxyethylene glyceryl isostearate, polyoxyethylene glyceryl triisostearate, polyoxyethylene g
  • a polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether is preferable, and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether is more preferable.
  • compositional ratio of the polymer structure is expressed as mass percent.
  • the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of Component B used in the present invention may be set freely by the performance design of the lithographic printing plate precursor.
  • the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) is preferably in the range of 1,000 to 200,000.
  • the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) is more preferably 3,000 to 100,000, and yet more preferably 3,000 to 50,000.
  • GPC gel permeation chromatography
  • it is more preferably 1:0.7 to 1:4, and yet more preferably 1:0.8 to 1:3.
  • a image recording layer in the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention contains an infrared absorbing agent.
  • the infrared absorbing agent used in the present invention has a maximum absorption in a wavelength region of 750 to 1,400 nm.
  • a sensitizing dye having a maximum absorption in a wavelength region of 750 to 1,400 nm enables a lithographic printing plate precursor having excellent developability to be obtained.
  • the infrared absorbing agent a dye or a pigment is preferably used.
  • a cyanine dye, a squarylium dye, a pyrylium salt, a nickel thiolate complex, and an indolenine cyanine dye are exemplified.
  • a cyanine dye and an indolenine cyanine dye are more preferable, and a cyanine dye represented by Formula (a) below is particularly preferable.
  • X 131 denotes a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, -NPh 2 , - X 132 -L 131 , or the group shown below.
  • Ph denotes a phenyl group
  • X 132 denotes an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom
  • L 131 denotes a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a hetero atom (N, S, O, a halogen atom, or Se)-containing aryl group, or a hetero atom-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • X a - is defined in the same manner as for Z a - , which is described later
  • R 141 denotes a hydrogen atom or a substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, and a halogen atom.
  • infrared absorbing dyes only one type may be used or two or more types may be used in combination, and an infrared absorbing agent other than an infrared absorbing dye, such as a pigment, may be used in combination.
  • an infrared absorbing agent other than an infrared absorbing dye such as a pigment
  • the pigment compounds described in paragraphs. 0072 to 0076 of JP-A-2008-195018 are preferable.
  • the amount of the infrared absorbing dyes added is preferably 0.05 to 30 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total solids content of the image recording layer, more preferably 0.1 to 20 parts by mass, and yet more preferably 0.2 to 10 parts by mass.
  • the image recording layer in the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention preferably contains a polymerizable compound as Component C, a binder as Component D and a polymerization initiator as Component E.
  • the image recording layer in the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention is preferably a photosensitive layer (hereinafter, the image recording layer is also called a 'photosensitive layer').
  • the image recording layer in the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention preferably contains a polymerizable compound as Component C.
  • the polymerizable compound described in JP-A-2013-205569 may be used.
  • JP-A-2002-287344 JP-A-2008-256850 , JP-A-2001-342222 , JP-AH9-179296 , JP-A-H9-179297 , JP-A-H9-179298 , JP-A-2004-294935 , JP-A-2006-243493 , JP-A-2002-275129 , JP-A-2003-64130 , JP-A-2003-280187 , JP-A-10-333321 etc.
  • a monomer that is an ester of a polyhydric alcohol compound and an unsaturated carboxylic acid include a (meth)acrylic acid ester such as ethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, etc.
  • a monomer that is an amide of a polyamine compound and an unsaturated carboxylic acid include methylene-bis-(meth)acrylamide.
  • a urethane-based addition-polymerizable compound produced by an addition reaction of an isocyanato group and a hydroxy group is also suitable, and specific examples thereof include a vinylurethane compound containing two or more polymerizable vinyl groups per molecule in which a hydroxy group-containing vinyl monomer represented by Formula (P) below is added to a polyisocyanate compound having two or more isocyanato groups per molecule described in JP-B-48-41708 .
  • CH 2 C(R 104 )COOCH 2 CH(R 105 )OH (P)
  • R 104 and R 105 independently denote H or CH 3 .
  • an isocyanuric acid ethylene oxide-modified (meth)acrylate such as tris((meth)acryloyloxyethyl) isocyanurate or bis((meth)acryloyloxyethyl)hydroxyethyl isocyanurate is particularly preferable.
  • the content of Component C is preferably 5 to 75 mass% relative to the total solids content mass of the photosensitive layer, more preferably 25 to 70 mass%, and particularly preferably 30 to 60 mass%.
  • the image recording layer (photosensitive layer) in the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention preferably contains a binder as Component D.
  • the binder described in JP-A-2013-205569 may be used.
  • a binder is preferably a polymer binder resin having a molecular weight of at least 2,000, more preferably 2,000 to 500,000 and yet more preferably 10,000 to 300,000. Furthermore, Component D does not include Component B.
  • Component D one that can support a photosensitive layer component above a support and that can be removed by a developer is used.
  • Component D include a (meth)acrylic polymer, a polyurethane resin, a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a polyvinyl butyral resin, a polyvinyl formal resin, a polyamide resin, a polyester resin and an epoxy resin, etc.
  • a (meth)acrylic polymer, a polyurethane resin and a polyvinyl butyral resin are more preferable and a (meth)acrylic polymer, a polyurethane resin and a polyvinyl butyral resin are yet more preferable.
  • Preferred examples of the (meth)acrylic polymer as Component D in the present invention include a copolymer comprising a repeating unit comprising an acid group.
  • the acid group include a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, and a sulfonamide group, and a carboxylic acid group is particularly preferable.
  • R 211 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group
  • R 212 denotes a single bond or an (n211+1)-valent linking group.
  • a 211 denotes an oxygen atom or -NR 3 -
  • R 3 denotes a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons.
  • n211 denotes an integer of 1 to 5.
  • the proportion (mole%) of carboxylic acid group-containing copolymerization components in the total copolymerization components of Component D is, from the viewpoint of developability, preferably 1% to 70%. From the viewpoint of a balance being achieved between developability and printing durability, it is more preferably 1% to 50%, and particularly preferably 1% to 30%.
  • Component D used in the present invention preferably has the crosslinkable group.
  • the crosslinkable group referred to here is a group that crosslinks Component D in the process of a radical polymerization reaction occurring in the photosensitive layer when the lithographic printing plate precursor is exposed.
  • the group is not particularly limited as long as it has the above function, and examples thereof include, as a functional group that can undergo an addition polymerization reaction, an ethylenically unsaturated bond group, an amino group, and an epoxy group. It may be a functional group that can become a radical upon exposure to light, and examples of such a crosslinkable group include a thiol group, and a halogen group.
  • an ethylenically unsaturated bond group is preferable, and as the ethylenically unsaturated bond group, a styryl group, a (meth)acryloyl group, and an allyl group are preferable.
  • the content of the crosslinkable group (content of radically polymerizable unsaturated double bond determined by iodine titration) in Component D is preferably 0.01 to 10.0 mmol, more preferably 0.05 to 9.0 mmol, and yet more preferably 0.1 to 8.0 mmol, per g of the Component D.
  • Component D used in the present invention may have a constituent unit derived from a monomer such as a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl or aralkyl ester, (meth)acrylamide or a derivative thereof, ⁇ -hydroxymethyl acrylate, or a styrene derivative, in addition to the acid group-containing constituent unit and crosslinkable group-containing constituent unit.
  • a monomer such as a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl or aralkyl ester, (meth)acrylamide or a derivative thereof, ⁇ -hydroxymethyl acrylate, or a styrene derivative.
  • Preferred examples of the monomer include examples described in JP-A-2013-205569 .
  • Component D preferably has a hydrophilic group.
  • the hydrophilic group contributes to the imparting of on-machine developability to the photosensitive layer.
  • printing durability and on-machine developability can be achieved at the same time.
  • hydrophilic group that Component D may have include a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an alkylene oxide structure, an amino group, an ammonium group, an amide group, a sulfo group, and a phosphoric acid group, among them an alkylene oxide structure having 1 to 9 alkylene oxide units having 2 or 3 carbons being preferable. Imparting a hydrophilic group to a binder is carried out for example by copolymerization of a monomer having a hydrophilic group.
  • Component D preferably has a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more, and more preferably 10,000 to 300,000, and a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 or more, and more preferably 2,000 to 250,000.
  • the polydispersity is preferably 1.1 to 10.
  • Component D may be used singly or in a combination of two or more types as a mixture.
  • the content of Component D is preferably 5 to 75 mass % relative to the total solids content of the photosensitive layer, more preferably 10 to 70 mass %, and yet more preferably 10 to 60 mass %.
  • the total content of Component C and Component D is preferably no greater than 90 mass % relative to the total solids content of the photosensitive layer, and more preferably 35 to 80 mass %. When in the above-mentioned range, sensitivity and developability are excellent.
  • the image recording layer in the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention preferably contains a polymerization initiator as Component E. It is not particularly limited in the present invention, the polymerization initiator described in JP-A-2013-205569 is preferably used. Among them, an onium salt is preferably used. The polymerization initiator may be used singly or in a combination of two or more types.
  • Examples of an onium salt include an iodonium salt and a sulfonium salt.
  • Examples of an iodonium salt preferably include a diphenyliodonium salt, in particular, more preferably a diphenyl iodonium salt substituted by an electron-releasing group such as an alkyl group and an alkoxyl group and yet more preferably an asymmetric diphenyl iodonium salt.
  • diphenyliodonium salt examples include diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate, 4-metoxyphenyl-4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate, 4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl-p-tryliodonium hexafluorophosphate, 4-hexyloxyphenyl-2,4,6-trimetoxyphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate, 4-hexyloxyphenyl-2,4-dietoxyphenyliodonium tetrafluoroborate, 4-octyloxyphenyl-2,4,6-trimetoxyphenyliodonium 1-perfluorobutanesulfonate, 4-octyloxyphenyl-2,4,6-trimetoxyphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate and bis(4-t-butylphenyl)iodonium tetrapheny
  • sulfonium salt examples include triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate, triphenylsulfonium benzoylfomate, bis(4-chrolophenyl)phenylsulfonium benzoylfomate, bis(4-chrolophenyl)-4-methylphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate, tris(4-chrolophenyl)sulfonium 3,5-bis(metoxycarbonyl)benzenesulfonate, tris(4-chrolophenyl)sulfonium hexafluorophosphate.
  • an iodonium salt is preferable.
  • An onium salt is particularly preferably used in a combination with an infrared absorbing agent having a maximum absorption in a wavelength region of 750 to 1,400 nm.
  • the polymerization initiator is preferably used singly or in a combination of two or more types.
  • the content of Component E is preferably 0.01 to 20 mass % relative to the total solids content of the photosensitive layer, more preferably 0.1 to 15 mass %, and yet more preferably 1.0 to 10 mass %.
  • the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention preferably comprises a low-molecular-weight hydrophilic compound as Component F.
  • Component F is preferably contained since on-machine developability can be improved without degrading the printing durability of the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention.
  • Component F is the same as those described in paragraph 0100 et seq. of JP-A-2013-205569 . Among them, it is preferable for at least one selected from a polyol, an organic sulfate, an organic sulfonate, and a betaine to be contained.
  • Component F Since the compound cited as a preferred example of Component F has a small-structured hydrophobic moiety and hardly any surface activity, the hydrophobicity or the film strength of an image area is not degraded due to dampening water penetrating into an exposed image recording layer portion (image area), and ink acceptance and printing durability of a photosensitive layer can be maintained well.
  • Component F is preferably 0.5 to 20 mass % relative to the total solids content of the photosensitive layer, more preferably 1 to 15 mass %, and yet more preferably 2 to 10 mass %.
  • Component F is preferably used singly or in a combination of two or more types.
  • the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention may comprise as Component G an oleophilizing agent.
  • the image recording layer may preferably comprise Component G, such as a phosphonium compound, a nitrogen-containing low-molecular-weight compound, or an ammonium group-containing polymer, in order to improve laydown.
  • Component G functions as a surface covering agent for the inorganic lamellar compound, thereby preventing degradation of laydown during printing due to the inorganic lamellar compound.
  • a phosphonium compound, a quaternary ammonium salt, or a pyridinium salt is preferable.
  • Preferred oleophilizing agents are the same as those described in JP-A-2013-205569 .
  • the content of Component G is preferably 0.01 to 30.0 mass % relative to the total solids content of the photosensitive layer, more preferably 0.1 to 15.0 mass %, and yet more preferably 1 to 5 mass %.
  • the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention may comprise as Component H a hydrophobizing precursor.
  • the photosensitive layer may comprise as Component H a hydrophobizing precursor in order to improve the on-machine developability.
  • the hydrophobizing precursor means particles that can convert the photosensitive layer into being hydrophobic when heat is applied.
  • the particles are preferably at least one type selected from hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, thermoreactive polymer particles, polymerizable group-containing polymer particles, hydrophobic compound-encapsulating microcapsules, and a microgel (crosslinked polymer particles).
  • hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles thermoreactive polymer particles
  • polymerizable group-containing polymer particles polymerizable group-containing polymer particles
  • hydrophobic compound-encapsulating microcapsules hydrophobic compound-encapsulating microcapsules
  • a microgel crosslinked polymer particles
  • Such a hydrophobizing precursor is the same as one described in JP-A-2013-205569 .
  • More preferred examples include polystyrene, a styrene- and acrylonitrile-containing copolymer, and polymethyl methacrylate.
  • the average particle size of the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles used in the present invention is preferably 0.01 to 2.0 ⁇ m.
  • thermoreactive polymer particles used in the present invention include thermoreactive group-containing polymer particles, and they form a hydrophobizing region due to crosslinking by a thermal reaction and change of a functional group at that time.
  • thermoreactive group in the thermoreactive group-containing polymer particles used in the present invention include a polymerizable group described in JP-A-2013-20556 , an isocyanate group for carrying out an addition reaction or a blocked form thereof, an epoxy group, a vinyloxy group, and an active hydrogen atom-containing functional group that reacts with the above (e.g. an amino group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, etc.), a carboxy group for carrying out a condensation reaction and a hydroxy group or amino group that react with the above, and an acid anhydride for carrying out a ring-opening addition reaction and an amino group or hydroxy group that react with the above.
  • a polymerizable group described in JP-A-2013-20556 an isocyanate group for carrying out an addition reaction or a blocked form thereof
  • an epoxy group e.g. an amino group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, etc.
  • carboxy group for carrying out a condensation reaction and a hydroxy group or
  • microcapsules used in the present invention include those in which the whole or part of the constituent components of the photosensitive layer is encapsulated in microcapsules as described in JP-A-2001-277740 or JP-A-2001-277742 .
  • the constituent components of the photosensitive layer may also be contained outside the microcapsules.
  • a preferred embodiment is one in which the microcapsule-containing photosensitive layer includes a hydrophobic constituent component within the microcapsules, and contains a hydrophilic constituent component outside the microcapsules.
  • the microgel used in the present invention may comprise part of the constituent components of the photosensitive layer in at least one of the interior and the surface of the microgel.
  • a reactive microgel is formed by having a radically polymerizable group on the surface is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of image formation sensitivity and printing durability.
  • Making microcapsules or a microgel using the constituent components of the photosensitive layer may be carried out by a known method.
  • the average particle size of the microcapsules or the microgel is preferably 0.01 to 3.0 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.05 to 2.0 ⁇ m, and particularly preferably 0.10 to 1.0 ⁇ m. Good resolution and aging stability are obtained within this range.
  • the content of Component H is preferably 5 to 90 mass % relative to the total solids content of the photosensitive layer.
  • the image recording layer of the lithographic plate precursor in the present invention may comprise the (I) other photosensitive layer components other than Component A to Component H above.
  • the content of component I is preferably 0.01 to 20 mass % relative to the total solids content of the photosensitive layer, more preferably 1 to 10 mass %, and yet more preferably 1 to 5 mass %.
  • the photosensitive layer may further contain various additives as necessary.
  • the additives described in JP-A-2013-205569 may be used.
  • the method for forming the image recording layer (photosensitive layer) in the printing plate precursor of the present invention is not particularly limited and may be a known method.
  • the photosensitive layer according to the invention is formed by dissolving or dispersing each of the necessary components described above in an appropriate solvent to prepare a coating solution and coating the coating solution.
  • the solvents used include, for example, methyl ethyl ketone, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 2-methoxyethyl acetate, 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate and ⁇ -butyrolactone, but the invention should not be construed as being limited thereto.
  • the solvents are preferably used singly or in a combination of two or more types.
  • the solid content concentration of the coating solution is preferably from 1 to 50 mass %.
  • the coating amount (solid content) of the photosensitive layer is preferably from 0.3 to 3.0 g/m 2 .
  • Various methods can be used for the coating. Examples of the method include bar coater coating, spin coating, spray coating, curtain coating, dip coating, air knife coating, blade coating, and roll coating.
  • the image recording layer used in the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention is preferably removable with a dampening water composition and/or a printing ink.
  • the support used for the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention is not particularly limited and may be a dimensionally stable plate-form hydrophilic support. Particularly, an aluminum plate is preferable. Examples of the support described in JP-A-2013-205569 , which may be appropriately used.
  • a support surface in order to improve the hydrophilicity of a non-image region to thus prevent printing stains, it is preferable to subject a support surface to a hydrophilization treatment.
  • Examples of the hydrophilization treatment of a support surface include a treatment with an alkali metal silicate in which a support is immersed or electrolyzed in an aqueous solution of sodium silicate, etc., a treatment with potassium fluorozirconate, and a treatment with polyvinylphosphonic acid; a treatment method involving immersion in an aqueous solution of polyvinylphosphonic acid is preferably used.
  • a protective layer oxygen-blocking layer
  • oxygen-blocking layer is preferably provided on the photosensitive layer in order to prevent diffusion and penetration of oxygen, which inhibits a polymerization reaction at the time of exposure.
  • either a water-soluble polymer or a water-insoluble polymer may be used by appropriate selection, and two or more types may be mixed as necessary and used.
  • Specific examples include polyvinyl alcohol, a modified polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a water-soluble cellulose derivative, and a poly(meth)acrylonitrile.
  • use of polyvinyl alcohol as a main component can give the best results in terms of basic characteristics such as oxygen barrier properties and development removability.
  • polyvinylalcohol examples are described in paragraphs 0216 to 0217 of JP-A-2013-205569 , and may be appropriately used.
  • an inorganic layered compound is contained in the protective layer for the purpose of improving the oxygen-blocking properties and the photosensitive layer surface protection properties.
  • a fluorine-based swelling synthetic mica which is a synthetic inorganic layered compound, is particularly useful.
  • Specific preferred examples include inorganic layered compounds described in JP-A-2005-119273 .
  • the coat weight of the protective layer is preferably in the range of 0.05 to 10 g/m 2 .
  • the protective layer contains the inorganic layered compound, it is more preferably in the range of 0.1 to 5 g/m 2 , and when the protective layer does not contain the inorganic layered compound, it is more preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5 g/m 2 .
  • a backcoat layer may as necessary be provided on the back surface of the support.
  • the backcoat layer there can preferably be cited, for example, a coating layer comprising an organic polymer compound described in JP-A-5-45885 , and a coating layer comprising a metal oxide obtained by hydrolysis and polycondensation of an organic metal compound or an inorganic metal compound described in JP-A-6-35174 .
  • a coating layer comprising an organic polymer compound described in JP-A-5-45885
  • a coating layer comprising a metal oxide obtained by hydrolysis and polycondensation of an organic metal compound or an inorganic metal compound described in JP-A-6-35174 .
  • an alkoxy compound of silicon such as Si(OCH 3 ) 4 , Si(OC 2 H 5 ) 4 , Si(OC 3 H 7 ) 4 , or Si(OC 4 H 9 ) 4 is preferable since starting materials are inexpensive and readily available.
  • a lithographic printing plate may be made by processing the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention by imagewise exposure.
  • a first embodiment of the process for making a lithographic printing plate of the present invention comprises an exposure step of imagewise exposing the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention and a development step of removing a non-exposed area of the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor in the presence of a developer having a pH of 2 to 14.
  • a second embodiment of the process for making a lithographic printing plate of the present invention comprises an exposure step of imagewise exposing the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention and a development step of removing a non-exposed area of the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor by supplying a printing ink and dampening water on a printer.
  • the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention may also be made into a lithographic printing plate when a water washing step is contained in the development step.
  • the process for making a lithographic printing plate of the present invention preferably comprises an exposure step of imagewise exposing the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention.
  • the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention is preferably exposed to a laser through a transparent original image having a line image, a halftone image, etc., or imagewise exposed by laser light scanning using digital data.
  • the wavelength of the light source employed is preferably 750 to 1,400 nm.
  • a solid-state laser and a semiconductor laser that emit infrared are suitable.
  • the output is preferably at least 100 mW
  • the exposure time per pixel is preferably within 20 microseconds
  • the illumination energy level is preferably 10 to 300 mJ/cm 2 .
  • the exposure mechanism may be any of a drum inner face method, a drum outer face method, a flat bed method, etc.
  • Imagewise exposure may be carried out by a standard method using a plate setter, etc.
  • imagewise exposure may be carried out on the printer.
  • the process for making a lithographic printing plate of the present invention preferably comprises a development step of removing a non-exposed area of the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor in the presence of a developer having a pH of 2 to 14. Furthermore, the process for making a lithographic printing plate of the present invention preferably comprises a development step of removing a non-exposed area of the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor by supplying a printing ink and dampening water on a printer. The process for making a lithographic printing plate of the present invention preferably comprises either one of the two steps as the development step.
  • processing is preferably carried out by (1) a method in which development is carried out using a developer having a pH of 2 to 14 (developer processing method) or (2) a method in which development is carried out while applying dampening water and an ink on a printer (on-machine development method).
  • the lithographic printing plate precursor is treated using the developer of pH 2 to 14, so as to remove the photosensitive layer in non-exposed areas, and thereby lithographic printing plate is manufactured.
  • the protective layer is removed by pre-water washing, subjected to alkaline development, post-water washing for removing alkali by water washing, gum solution treatment, and drying process, to thereby obtain the lithographic printing plate.
  • a strong alkaline developer pH12 or above
  • the developer used herein has pH value of 2 to 14.
  • the developer preferably contains a surfactant or water-soluble polymer compound, so as to concomitantly allow the development and gum solution treatment to proceed. Accordingly, the post-water washing is not indispensable, and the development and the gum solution treatment may be proceeded in a single solution.
  • the pre-water washing is not indispensable, so that also the removal of the protective layer may be proceeded concomitantly with the gum solution treatment.
  • the development and gum solution treatment is preferably followed by removal of excessive developer using a squeeze roller for example, and drying.
  • the development by developer in the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention may be proceeded as usual at 0 to 60° C., preferably 15 to 40° C. or around, typically by a method of dipping the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor into a developer followed by rubbing with a brush, or a method of spraying a developer followed by rubbing with a brush.
  • the development using the developer is successfully implemented on an automatic processor, equipped with a developer feeder and a rubbing member.
  • the automatic processor having rotating brush rollers as the rubbing member is particularly preferable.
  • the automatic processor preferably has a unit for removing excessive developer, such as squeeze rollers, and a drying unit such as a hot air blower, on the downstream side of the developing unit.
  • the automatic processor may have a pre-heating unit for heating the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor, on the upstream side of the developing unit.
  • FIG. 1 The example of the automatic processor used for the method of manufacturing a lithographic printing plate of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • the automatic processor 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is composed of a chamber shaped by an equipment frame 202, and has a pre-heating section 200, a developing section 300 and a drying section 400 aligned in line in the direction of a feed path 11 along which the lithographic printing plate precursor is fed (indicated by arrow A).
  • the pre-heating section 200 has a heating chamber 208 with a feeding port 212 and an output port 218, and has tandem rollers 210, heaters 214 and a circulating fan 216 arranged therein.
  • the developing section 300 is partitioned by an outer panel 310 from the pre-heating section 200, and the outer panel 310 has an insertion slit 312.
  • a process tank 306 having therein a developing tank 308 filled with a developer, and an insertion roller pair 304 for guiding the lithographic printing plate precursor into the process tank 306.
  • the upper portion of the developing tank 308 is covered with a shielding lid 324.
  • a guide roller 344 and a guiding member 342 Inside the developing tank 308, there is provided a guide roller 344 and a guiding member 342, an immersed roller pair 316, a brush roller pair 322, a brush roller pair 326, and an output roller pair 318 which are aligned in sequence from the upstream side of the feeding direction.
  • the lithographic printing plate precursor brought into the developing tank 308 is dipped in the developer, and allowed to pass through the rotating brush roller pairs 322, 326, to be removed with the non-image-forming area.
  • the spray pipe 330 is connected to a pump (not illustrated), and the developer in the developing tank 308 sucked up by the pump is ejected through the spray pipe 330 into the developing tank 308.
  • the external tank 50 is connected to a second circulating pipe C2.
  • the second circulating pipe C2 is provided with a filter unit 54 and a developer feed pump 55. By the developer feed pump 55, the developer is fed from the external tank 50 to the developing tank 308.
  • the external tank 50 is provided with a upper level gauge 52 and a lower level gauge 53.
  • the developing tank 308 is connected through a third circulating pipe C3 to a supplementary water tank 71.
  • the third circulating pipe C3 is provided with a water supplement pump 72 by which water reserved in the supplementary water tank 71 is fed to the developing tank 308.
  • a liquid temperature sensor 336 is provided on the upstream side of the immersed roller pair 316, and a level gauge 338 is provided on the upstream side of the output roller pair 318.
  • a partition board 332 placed between the developing section 300 and the drying section 400 has an insertion slit 334 provided thereto.
  • a shutter (not illustrated) which closes the path when the lithographic printing plate precursor 11 does not travel on the path.
  • the drying section 400 has a support roller 402, ducts 410, 412, a feed roller pair 406, ducts 410, 412, and a feed roller pair 408 aligned therein in sequence.
  • Each of the ducts 410, 412 has a slit hole 414 provided to the tip thereof.
  • the drying section 400 has provided thereto an unillustrated drying unit such as a hot air blower, heat generator or the like.
  • the drying section 400 has a discharge port 404, through which the lithographic printing plate 11 dried by the drying unit is ejected.
  • the developer used in development processing comprises an aqueous solution having a pH of 2 to 14 or a surfactant.
  • the developer is preferably an aqueous solution containing water as a main component (containing at least 60 mass% of water), and particularly preferably an aqueous solution containing a surfactant (anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric, etc.) or an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble polymer compound.
  • An aqueous solution containing both a surfactant and a water-soluble polymer compound is preferable.
  • the pH of the developer is more preferably 2.0 to 10.0, yet more preferably 3.5 to 10.0, and particularly preferably 6.5 to 10.0.
  • the anionic surfactant to be comprised in the above developer in the present invention is not particularly limited but examples thereof include fatty acid salts, abietates, hydroxyalkanesulfonates, alkanesulfonates, dialkylsulfosuccinates, linear alkylbenzenesulfonates, branched alkylbenzenesulfonates, alkylnaphthalenesulfonates, alkyldiphenylether (di)sulfonates, alkylphenoxypolyoxyethylene alkylsulfonates, salts of polyoxyethylene alkylsulfophenyl ether, sodium N-methyl-N-oleyltaurates, monoamide disodium N-alkylsulfosuccinates, petroleum sulfonates, sulfated castor oil, sulfated tallow oil, salts of sulfuric ester of fatty acid alkyl ester, salts of alkylsulfur
  • the cationic surfactant to be comprised in the above developer in the present invention is not particularly limited and a conventionally known cationic surfactant may be used. Examples thereof include alkylamine salts, quaternary ammonium salts, alkylimidazolinium salts, polyoxyethylene alkylamine salts and polyethylene polyamine derivatives.
  • the nonionic surfactant to be comprised in the above developer in the present invention is not particularly limited, but examples thereof include a polyethylene glycol-type higher alcohol ethylene oxide adduct, an alkylphenol ethylene oxide adduct, an alkylnaphthol ethylene oxide adduct, a phenol ethylene oxide adduct, a naphthol ethylene oxide adduct, a fatty acid ethylene oxide adduct, a polyhydric alcohol fatty acid ester ethylene oxide adduct, a higher alkylamine ethylene oxide adduct, a fatty acid amide ethylene oxide adduct, a fatty oil ethylene oxide adduct, a polypropylene glycol ethylene oxide adduct, a dimethylsiloxane-ethylene oxide block copolymer, a dimethylsiloxane-(propylene oxide-ethylene oxide) block copolymer, a fatty acid ester of polyhydric alcohol-type gly
  • the zwitterionic surfactant to be comprised in the above developer in the present invention is not particularly limited but includes an amine oxide type such as alkyldimethylamine oxide, a betaine type such as alkylbetaine, and an amino acid type such as alkylamino-fatty acid sodium salt.
  • an alkyldimethylamine oxide which may have a substituent an alkylcarboxybetaine which may have a substituent, and an alkylsulfobetaine which may have a substituent, are preferably used.
  • the surfactant may be used singly or in a combination of two or more types as a mixture.
  • the proportion of the surfactant in the developer is preferably from 0.01 to 20 mass %, more preferably from 0.1 to 10 mass %.
  • the water-soluble polymer compound for use in the developer according to the invention includes, for example, soybean polysaccharide, modified starch, gum arabic, dextrin, a cellulose derivative (for example, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxyethyl cellulose or methyl cellulose) or a modified product thereof, pllulan, polyvinyl alcohol or a derivative thereof, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, an acrylamide copolymer, a vinyl methyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer, a vinyl acetate/maleic anhydride copolymer, a styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer, polyvinylsulfonic acid or a salt thereof and a polystyrenesulfonic acid or a salt thereof.
  • soybean polysaccharide modified starch, gum arabic, dextrin
  • a cellulose derivative for example, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxyethyl cellulose or methyl cellulose
  • soybean polysaccharide known soybean polysaccharide can be used.
  • SOYAFIVE trade name, produced by Fuji Oil Co., Ltd.
  • the soybean polysaccharide preferably used is that having viscosity in a range from 10 to 100 mPa/sec in the 10% by weight aqueous solution thereof.
  • modified starch known modified starch can be used.
  • the modified starch can be prepared, for example, by a method wherein starch, for example, of corn, potato, tapioca, rice or wheat is decomposed, for example, with an acid or an enzyme to an extent that the number of glucose residue per molecule is from 5 to 30 and then oxypropylene is added thereto in an alkali.
  • the content of the water-soluble polymer compound in the developer is preferably from 0.1 to 20% by weight, and more preferably from 0.5 to 10% by mass.
  • a pH buffer agent may be incorporated into the developer for use in the invention.
  • a pH buffer agent exhibiting a pH buffer function at pH from 2 to 14 is used without particular restriction in the developer according to the invention.
  • a weak alkaline buffer agent is preferably used and includes, for example, (a) a carbonate ion and a hydrogen carbonate ion, (b) a borate ion, (c) a water-soluble amine compound and an ion of the water-soluble amine compound, and combinations thereof.
  • a combination of a carbonate ion and a hydrogen carbonate ion, (b) a borate ion, or (c) a combination of a water-soluble amine compound and an ion of the water-soluble amine compound exhibits a pH buffer function in the developer to prevent fluctuation of the pH even when the developer is used for a long period of time.
  • a carbonate ion and a hydrogen carbonate ion is particularly preferred.
  • a carbonate and a hydrogen carbonate may be added to the developer or a carbonate ion and a hydrogen carbonate ion may be generated by adding a carbonate or a hydrogen carbonate to the developer and then adjusting the pH.
  • the carbonate or hydrogen carbonate used is not particularly restricted and it is preferably an alkali metal salt thereof.
  • the alkali metal include lithium, sodium and potassium and sodium is particularly preferable.
  • the alkali metals may be used individually or in combination of two or more thereof.
  • the total amount of the carbonate ion and hydrogen carbonate ion is preferably from 0.05 to 5 mole/l, more preferably from 0.07 to 2 mole/l, particularly preferably from 0.1 to 1 mole/l, in the developer.
  • the developer for use in, the present invention may contain an organic solvent.
  • an organic solvent for example, an aliphatic hydrocarbon (e.g., hexane, heptane, Isopar E, Isopar H, Isopar G (produced by Esso Chemical Co., Ltd.)), an aromatic hydrocarbon (e.g., toluene or xylene), a halogenated hydrocarbon (methylene dichloride, ethylene dichloride, trichlene or monochlorobenzene) or a polar solvent is exemplified.
  • an aliphatic hydrocarbon e.g., hexane, heptane, Isopar E, Isopar H, Isopar G (produced by Esso Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • an aromatic hydrocarbon e.g., toluene or xylene
  • a halogenated hydrocarbon methylene dichloride, ethylene dichloride, trichlene or mono
  • the polar solvent examples include an alcohol (e.g., methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 1-heptanol, 1-octanol, 2-octanol, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, 1-nonanol, 1-decanol, benzyl alcohol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, 2-ethyoxyethanol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene glycol monohexyl ether, triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monoethyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, polypropylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monobenzyl ether, ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, propylene glycol monophenyl ether, methyl pheny
  • the organic solvents are preferably used singly or in a combination of two or more types.
  • the organic solvent When the organic solvent is insoluble in water, it may be employed by being solubilized in water using a surfactant or the like.
  • the concentration of the organic solvent is desirably less than 40% by weight in view of safety and inflammability.
  • the developer according to the invention may contain a preservative, a chelating agent, a defoaming agent, an organic acid, an inorganic acid, an inorganic salt or the like in addition to the components described above. Specifically, compounds described in Paragraphs 0266 to 0270 of JP-A-2007-206217 are preferably used.
  • the developer for use in the invention can be used as a developer and a development replenisher for the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor. Also, it is preferably applied to the automatic development processor described above. In the case of conducting the development processing using an automatic development processor, the developer becomes fatigued in accordance with the processing amount, and hence the processing ability may be restored using a replenisher or a fresh developer.
  • an oil-based ink and an aqueous component are supplied to a lithographic printing plate precursor that has been imagewise exposed on the printer to thus remove the photosensitive layer of a non-image area, thereby making a lithographic printing plate.
  • a lithographic printing plate precursor is imagewise exposed and then mounted on a printer as it is without any processing, or a lithographic printing plate precursor is mounted on a printer and then imagewise exposed on the printer; printing is subsequently carried out by supplying an oil-based ink and an aqueous component, in the initial stage of printing uncured photosensitive layer is dissolved or decomposed by the supplied oil-based ink and/or aqueous component in a non-image area and removed, and a hydrophilic surface is exposed in that area.
  • the photosensitive layer cured by exposure forms an oil-based ink-receiving area having an oleophilic surface.
  • It may be either an oil-based ink or an aqueous component that is first supplied to a plate surface, but from the viewpoint of preventing an aqueous component from being contaminated with a photosensitive layer component that has been removed, it is preferable to first supply an oil-based ink.
  • the lithographic printing plate precursor is subjected to on-machine development on the printer and used as it is for printing of a large number of sheets.
  • the oil-based ink and the aqueous component a usual printing ink and dampening water for lithographic printing are suitably used.
  • the entire face of the lithographic printing plate precursor may be heated as necessary before exposure, during exposure, or during the period after exposure but before development.
  • Such heating promotes an image formation reaction in the photosensitive layer, thereby resulting in advantages such as improvement of sensitivity and printing durability and stabilization of sensitivity.
  • it is also effective, for the purpose of improving image strength and printing durability, to subject an image after processing to heating of the whole face or exposure of the whole face. It is usually preferable to carry out heating prior to development under mild conditions of 150°C or lower. When the temperature is too high, the problem of a non-image area being cured might occur.
  • Heating after development utilizes very strong conditions for heating. It is usually in the range of 100°C to 500°C. When the temperature is low, a sufficient image strengthening effect cannot be obtained, and when it is too high, there might be problems such as degradation of the support and thermal decomposition of the image area.
  • 'parts' and '%' below means 'parts by mass' and 'mass%'.
  • Compounds A-1 to A-7 used in the Examples are the same compounds as Compounds A-1 to A-7 described above.
  • This plate was immersed in a 25 mass% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide at 45°C for 9 seconds to thus carry out etching, washed with water, then immersed in a 20 mass% aqueous solution of nitric acid at 60°C for a further 20 seconds, and washed with water.
  • the amount of etching of the grained surface here was about 3 g/m 2 .
  • an electrochemical surface roughening treatment was continuously carried out using 60 Hz AC voltage.
  • the electrolyte used here was a 1 mass% aqueous solution of nitric acid (containing aluminum ions at 0.5 mass%), and the liquid temperature was 50°C.
  • An electrochemical surface roughening treatment was carried out with a carbon electrode as a counter electrode using an AC power source waveform with a trapezoidal rectangular wave AC having a time TP for the current value to reach a peak from zero of 0.8 msec and a duty ratio of 1:1.
  • Ferrite was used as an auxiliary anode.
  • the electric current density was 30 A/dm 2 as a peak current value, and 5% of the current flowing from a power source was diverted to the auxiliary anode.
  • the quantity of electricity in nitric acid electrolysis was 175 C/dm 2 .
  • an electrochemical surface roughening treatment was carried out in a 0.5 mass% aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (containing aluminum ions at 0.5 mass%) as an electrolyte at a liquid temperature of 50°C under conditions in which the quantity of electricity when the aluminum plate was the anode was 50 C/dm 2 in the same method as that for nitric acid electrolysis, and then washed with water using a spray.
  • hydrochloric acid containing aluminum ions at 0.5 mass%
  • a 2.5 g/m 2 direct current anodized film was provided on the aluminum plate under conditions of an electric current density of 15 A/dm 2 using a 15 mass% aqueous solution of sulfuric acid (containing aluminum ions at 0.5 mass%) as an electrolyte, and the plate was then washed with water, dried, and treated with a 1 mass% aqueous solution of sodium silicate at 20°C for 10 seconds, thus producing aluminum support 1.
  • the surface roughness was measured and found to be 0.54 ⁇ m (RA expressed in accordance with JIS B0601).
  • a 0.24 mm thick aluminum plate (material 1050, temper H16) was immersed in a 5% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide maintained at 65°C, subjected to a degreasing treatment for 1 minute, and then washed with water.
  • This aluminum plate was immersed in a 10% aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid maintained at 25°C for 1 minute so as to carry out neutralization, and then washed with water.
  • this aluminum plate was electrolytically roughened in a 0.3 mass% aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid at 25°C under conditions of an electric current density of 100 A/dm 2 using alternating current for 60 seconds, and then subjected to a desmutting treatment in a 5% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide maintained at 60°C for 10 seconds.
  • This aluminum plate was subjected to anodization in a 15% aqueous solution of sulfuric acid at 25°C under conditions of an electric current density of 10 A/dm 2 and a voltage of 15 V for 1 minute, thus producing aluminum support 2.
  • the surface roughness thereof was measured and found to be 0.44 ⁇ m (RA expressed in accordance with JIS B0601).
  • a 0.19 mm thick aluminum plate was degreased by immersing it in a 40 g/L sodium hydroxide aqueous solution at 60°C for 8 seconds and washed with desalted water for 2 seconds. Subsequently, the aluminum plate was subjected to an electrochemical surface roughening treatment in an aqueous solution containing 12 g/L hydrochloric acid and 38 g/L aluminum sulfate (octadecahydrate) using alternating current for 15 seconds at a temperature of 33°C and an electric current density of 130 A/dm 2 .
  • the aluminum plate was subjected to desmutting by etching using a 155 g/L aqueous solution of sulfuric acid at 70°C for 4 seconds, and washed with desalted water at 25°C for 2 seconds.
  • the aluminum plate was subjected to anodization in 155 g/L sulfuric acid in an aqueous solution for 13 seconds at a temperature of 45°C and an electric current density of 22 A/dm 2 , and washed with desalted water for 2 seconds.
  • it was post-treated using a 4 g/L aqueous solution of polyvinylphosphonic acid at 40°C for 10 seconds, washed with desalted water at 20°C for 2 seconds, and dried.
  • the support thus obtained had a surface roughness Ra of 0.21 ⁇ m and an anodized film amount of 4 g/m 2 .
  • Aluminum supports 1 to 3 were coated with an intermediate layer coating solution having the formulation below using a bar coater and dried at 100°C for 1 minute, thus forming an undercoat layer.
  • the dry coat weight of the intermediate layer was 18 mg/m 2 .
  • the intermediate layer formed as above was bar-coated with image recording layer coating solution (1-1) having the formulation below, and oven drying was carried out at 100°C for 60 seconds, thus forming an image recording layer having a dry coat weight of 1.0 g/m 2 .
  • Image recording layer coating solution (1-1) was obtained by mixing and stirring photosensitive liquid (1-1) and microgel liquid (1) below immediately prior to coating.
  • Benzyldimethyloctylammonium hexafluorophosphate 0.018 parts
  • Oleophilizing agent Ammonium group-containing polymer (structure below, reduced specific viscosity 44 cSt/g/ml): 0.035 parts
  • Fluorine-based surfactant (1) (structure below): 0.001 parts
  • 2-Butanone 1.091 parts
  • 1-Methoxy-2-propanol 8.609 parts
  • Microgel (1) 2.640 parts Distilled water: 2.425 parts
  • binder polymer (1) IR-absorbing dye (1), radical-generating agent (1), phosphonium compound (1), low-molecular-weight hydrophilic compound (1), ammonium group-containing polymer, and fluorine-based surfactant (1) described above are as follows.
  • the oil phase component and the aqueous phase component were mixed and emulsified using a homogenizer at 12,000 rpm for 10 minutes.
  • the emulsion thus obtained was added to 25 g of distilled water, stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, and then stirred at 50°C for 3 hours.
  • the microgel liquid thus obtained was diluted with distilled water so that the solids content concentration became 15 mass%, and this was defined as microgel (1) above.
  • the average particle size of the microgel was measured by a light scattering method and found to be 0.2 ⁇ m.
  • Image recording layer coating solution (1-2) having the formulation below was applied to the intermediate layer by bar coating and then oven-dried at 100°C for 60 seconds, thus forming an image recording layer having a dry coat weight of 1.0 g/m 2 .
  • Image recording layer coating solution (1-2) was obtained by mixing and stirring photosensitive liquid (1-2) below and microgel liquid (1) immediately prior to coating.
  • Image recording layer coating solution (2) having the formulation below was applied to the intermediate layer by bar coating and then oven-dried at 70°C for 60 seconds, thus forming image recording layer 2 having a dry coat weight of 0.6 g/m 2 .
  • a four-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, a thermometer, a dropping funnel, a nitrogen inlet, and a reflux condenser was charged with 20 g of polyethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA average ethylene glycol repeat unit 50), 200 g of distilled water, and 200 g of n -propanol and heated to an internal temperature of 70°C while subjecting it to oxygen removal by introducing nitrogen gas. Subsequently, a mixture of 10 g of styrene (St), 80 g of acrylonitrile (AN), and 0.8 g 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile, which was mixed in advance, was added dropwise over 1 hour.
  • PGMA average ethylene glycol repeat unit 50 polyethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate
  • AN acrylonitrile
  • 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile
  • the particle size distribution was determined by taking an electron microscope photograph of the polymer microparticles, measuring the particle size of a total of 5,000 microparticles on the photograph, splitting a section from zero to the maximum value of the particle size measurement into 50 on a log scale, and plotting the frequency of occurrence of each particle size.
  • the particle size of a spherical particle having the same particle area as the particle area of the non-spherical particles on the photograph was defined as the particle size.
  • the support having an intermediate layer was bar-coated with image recording layer coating solution (3) below and oven-dried at 70°C for 60 seconds, thus producing an image recording layer having a dry coat weight of 0.6 g/m 2 .
  • a four-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, a thermometer, a dropping funnel, a nitrogen inlet, and a reflux condenser was charged with 350 mL of distilled water and heated to an internal temperature of 80°C while carrying out removal of oxygen by introducing nitrogen gas.
  • 1.5 g of sodium dodecyl sulfate was added as a dispersant, 0.45 g of ammonium persulfide was further added as an initiator, and 45.0 g of styrene was then added dropwise from a dropping funnel over about 1 hour. After completion of the dropwise addition, the reaction was carried out as it was for a further 5 hours, and unreacted monomer was then removed by steam distillation.
  • polymer microparticle aqueous dispersion (2) The particle size distribution of the polymer microparticles measured in the same manner as for polymer microparticle aqueous dispersion (1) had a maximum value at a particle size of 60 nm.
  • the support having an intermediate layer was bar-coated with image recording layer coating solution (4) below and oven-dried at 50°C for 60 seconds, thus producing an image recording layer having a dry coat weight of 0.8 g/m 2 .
  • Thermoplastic microparticle polymer SAN styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer (molar ratio 50/50), Tg: 99°C, average particle size: 60 nm: 0.7 parts
  • Polyglycerol compound PG-1 polyglycerol PGL 10 (number of repeating units: 10) (Daicel): 0.005 parts
  • the pH of the mixture was adjusted to 3.6 bv adding water.
  • Image recording layer coating solution (5) having the formulation below was applied by bar coating and oven-dried at 82°C for 90 seconds, thus forming an image recording layer having a dry coat weight of 1.2 g/m 2 .
  • Binder polymer (structure below): 1.75 parts HyBridur 580 (urethane-acrylic hybrid polymer dispersion (40%), Air Products And Chemicals): 2.34 parts as solids content SR399 (dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate available from Sartomer Company Inc. Japan): 2.66 parts NK-Ester A-DPH (dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate available from Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.): 2.66 parts CD9053 (trifunctional organic acid ester compound available from Sartomer Company Inc.
  • DisperByk 167 is a dispersant available from Byk Chemie.
  • Protective layer coating solution 1 having the formulation below was applied using a bar at a dry coat weight of 0.75 g/m 2 and then dried at 125°C for 70 seconds, thus forming protective layer 1.
  • Protective layer coating solution 2 having the formulation below was applied using a bar at a dry coat weight of 0.75 g/m 2 and then dried at 125°C for 70 seconds, thus forming protective layer 2.
  • the lithographic printing plate precursor thus obtained was exposed using an infrared semiconductor laser-equipped T-6000 III Luxel PLATESETTER manufactured by Fujifilm Corporation under conditions of a drum outer face rotational speed of 1,000rpm, a laser output of 70%, and a resolution of 2,400 dpi.
  • the exposed image contained a solid image and a 50% halftone chart of a 20 ⁇ m dot FM screen.
  • a lithographic printing plate obtained as above was mounted on a plate cylinder of a printer having an Alcolor dampener.
  • the printer was equipped with the above dampening water and as inks a sheetfed ink and an S type Fusion-G process red ink manufactured by DIC GRAPHICS CORPORATION.
  • As printing paper Geiou Matt C2S was used.
  • the printer was operated at 3,000 rotations per hour, 10 rotations (number of rotations of plate cylinder) of water application to the plate face by means of the dampening form roller and 3 rotations (as above) of ink application to the plate face by the ink-application roller were carried out, printing was then started by carrying out impression, and printing was carried out up to 5,000 sheets by increasing the print speed.
  • the amount of dampening water minimum amount of water lift
  • the 5,000th sheet of printed material was evaluated in terms of the items below. The results obtained are shown in Table 2.
  • Staining in a non-image area positioned beneath a solid printed area of a printed material was evaluated using the evaluation criteria below.
  • the evaluation results are shown in Table 2. The closer to 4 the evaluation was, the more suppressed was staining of the non-image area of the printed material caused by operating the slip mechanism of the dampener.
  • Each lithographic printing plate precursor shown in Table 3 was imagewise exposed with a 50% screen tint in a Trendsetter 3244VX manufactured by Creo (equipped with a water cooled type 40 W infrared semiconductor laser (830 nm)) under conditions of an output of 9 W, a drum outer face rotational speed of 210 rpm, and a resolution 2,400 dpi. Subsequently, processing was carried out using a developer in an automated processor having the structure shown in FIG. 2 by setting the heater so that the plate surface temperature was 100°C for a preheated area and the transport speed so that the immersion time (developing time) in the developer was 20 seconds. As the developer, developer 1 below was used.
  • TRANS-G (N) black ink Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated
  • the above processing was carried out with the transport speed being changed to a variety of speeds, and the cyan density in a non-image area of the lithographic printing plate thus obtained was measured using a Macbeth densitometer.
  • the transport speed at which the cyan density of the non-image area became equal to the cyan density of the aluminum support was determined and defined as the developability.
  • the value obtained for Comparative Example 11 was used as a reference (100), and the relative developability defined as shown below was obtained. The results are shown in Table 3. The larger the relative developability, the higher the developability and the better the performance.
  • Relative developability (transport speed of target lithographic printing plate precursor)/(transport speed of reference lithographic printing plate precursor)
  • the printer was operated at 3,000 rotations per hour, 10 rotations (number of rotations of plate cylinder) of water application to the plate face by means of a dampening form roller and 3 rotations (as above) of ink application to the plate face by the ink-application roller were carried out, printing was then started by carrying out impression, and printing was carried out up to the number described in Table 3 by increasing the print speed.
  • the amount of dampening water minimum amount of water lift
  • the 5,000th sheet of printed material was evaluated in terms of the items below. The results obtained are shown in Table 3.
  • Staining in a non-image area positioned beneath a solid printed area of a printed material was evaluated using the evaluation criteria below. The closer to 4 the evaluation was, the more suppressed was staining of the non-image area of the printed material caused by operating the slip mechanism of the dampener.

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