JP2019147346A - Transfer sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a transfer sheet having excellent color development, adhesion and peelability.SOLUTION: A transfer sheet for use in transfer printing has base paper, and at least one coating layer on at least one side of the base paper. An outermost coating layer on the outermost side with respect to the base paper at least contains a binder, a fatty acid ester compound and a humectant.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer paper used for transferring a pattern in a transfer printing method for forming a pattern on a substrate such as a fiber material. In particular, the present invention relates to a transfer paper suitable for a transfer textile printing method for transferring a pigment ink.

  As a method of forming a pattern on a printed material such as a textile material, the surface on which the ink on the transfer paper on which the pattern is formed with sublimation printing ink made of a sublimable dye and the printed surface of the printed material face each other A transfer textile printing method is known in which a pattern is transferred to a printing material by heating with (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The design of the transfer paper is formed by a printing method such as a gravure printing method, a screen printing method, an electrophotographic printing method, and an inkjet printing method. Since the degree of freedom of ink used is relatively high, the pattern is often formed by an ink jet printing method.

  Various transfer papers corresponding to the ink jet printing method are already known. For example, as a transfer paper for sublimation type ink jet textile printing excellent in prevention of back-through and transferability, it has a base paper mainly composed of wood pulp, and an ink receiving layer containing a pigment and a binder. A transfer paper for sublimation type ink jet textile printing having a temper of 30 seconds or more is known (for example, see Patent Document 2).

  Regarding a transfer textile printing method, a method of forming a design on an object by printing the design on a transfer medium using an ink jet printer and disperse dye ink, and subsequently transferring the design from the transfer medium to the object is known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 3).

  As a textile printing method capable of efficiently producing a fabric excellent in friction fastness and washing fastness, a step of attaching an ink composition containing a pigment to the fabric by an ink jet printing method, and a drying rate of the ink composition Is known to include a step of attaching a treatment liquid containing a first resin to the fabric in a state of less than 90% (see, for example, Patent Document 4).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-124324 JP 2017-185728 A Special table 2008-532794 gazette JP 2017-186702 A

Printed materials that can be printed with sublimation printing ink are limited to those made of polyester fibers, and printed materials made of other fibers such as cotton and nylon cannot be printed. Usually, printed materials that can be printed with disperse dye ink are almost limited to those made of hydrophobic fibers such as polyester, acetate, and triacetate. Moreover, the pattern formed with the dye on the substrate is generally inferior in weather resistance.
A method of directly attaching a pigment ink, such as an ink composition containing a pigment, to a substrate to be printed is inferior in color development although it has better weather resistance than a dye. In addition, the method of directly attaching the pigment ink to the printing material often requires pretreatment of the printing material in advance in order to improve the receiving ability of the printing material with respect to the pigment. For this reason, there are problems of labor for preprocessing, processing costs, and changes in the texture of the substrate.

  In the fashion field and the sign field, there is a tendency to demand a printed material that has a more beautiful color and a high-definition pattern than ever before. Therefore, in the transfer textile printing method, the pattern must be transferred from the transfer paper to the substrate. Conditions for good transfer are mainly good adhesion between the transfer paper and the printing material, and good peeling when the transfer paper is removed from the printing material after the transfer. When the adhesion is not good, the pattern formed on the substrate is distorted or distorted. If the peeling is not good, the image formed on the substrate to be printed causes image loss or image smearing.

  Rather than directly attaching the pigment ink to the substrate, the pattern is formed on the transfer paper with the pigment ink to obtain the transfer paper, and then the pattern is transferred to the substrate by bringing the transfer paper and the substrate into close contact with each other. Is considered. In this method, the type of the printed material is not selected, and the pretreatment of the printed material becomes unnecessary. However, the pigment ink is difficult to transfer from the transfer paper to the printing material as compared with the dye ink, and as a result, the coloring of the printing material is inferior. The reason for this is thought to be because the pigment is a stable solid material.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a transfer paper used in a transfer textile printing method in which the following items are satisfactory.
(1) Suppression of color reduction in printed material (color development)
(2) The transfer paper and the substrate can be well adhered (adhesion)
(3) The transfer paper peels well from the substrate (peelability)

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventor achieves the object of the present invention by the following.

  [1] An outermost coating layer having a base paper and one or more coating layers on at least one side of the base paper, the outermost coating layer positioned on the basis of the base paper is a binder, a fatty acid ester compound, and a moisturizing agent. Transfer paper used for transfer textile printing containing at least an agent.

  [2] The transfer paper according to [1], wherein at least one of the humectants is a urea compound.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a transfer paper having good color developability, adhesion and releasability.

The present invention is described in detail below.
In the present invention, the “transfer sheet” refers to a sheet in a blank state before a pattern to be transferred is printed. “Transfer paper” refers to paper on which a pattern to be transferred to the transfer paper is printed.
In the present invention, “having a coating layer” refers to a paper having a clear layer that can be distinguished from a base paper when a cross section of the transfer paper is observed with an electron microscope. For example, when a resin component or a polymer component is applied, the applied component is a small amount and absorbed by the base paper, and as a result, a clear layer that can be distinguished from the base paper when the cross section of the transfer paper is observed with an electron microscope Does not fall under “having a coating layer”.

The transfer paper has a base paper and one or more coating layers on at least one side of the base paper. The coating layer located on the outermost side with respect to the base paper in the coating layer is referred to as the outermost coating layer. When the number of coating layers is one, this coating layer becomes the outermost coating layer.
The outermost coating layer contains at least a binder, a fatty acid ester compound, and a humectant. When there are two or more coating layers, the coating layer present between the base paper and the outermost coating layer is either a coating layer containing a white pigment or a coating layer not containing a white pigment. Further, there is no particular limitation on the presence and type of binder, fatty acid ester compound and humectant.

  From the viewpoint of the production cost of the transfer paper, one coating layer is preferable. The coating layer may be provided on one side or both sides of the base paper. When the outermost coating layer according to the present invention is provided on one side of the base paper, the transfer paper may have a conventionally known back coat layer on the back side of the base paper.

The coating amount of the coating layer is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of production cost and ease of handling of the transfer paper, the coating weight is preferably 2 g / m ² or more 70 g / m ² or less per side dry solid content. The upper limit is more preferably 30 g / ^{m 2} or less of coating weight, 20 g / ^{m 2} or less is more preferred. Furthermore, the coating amount is most preferably 5 g / m ² or more and 15 g / m ² or less per side from the viewpoint of reducing the manufacturing cost and preventing the coating layer from being lost when the transfer paper and the printing material are in close contact with each other. . When there are a plurality of coating layers on one side, the coating amount is a total value thereof.

  Base paper is chemical pulp such as LBKP (Leaf Bleached Kraft Pulp), NBKP (Needle Bleached Kraft Pulp), GP (Groundwood Pulp), PGW (Pressure Ground Wood pulp), RMP (Refiner Mechanical Pulp), TMP (ThermoMechanical Pulp), CTMP (ChemiThermoMechanical Pulp), CMP (ChemiMechanical Pulp), mechanical pulp such as CGP (ChemiGroundwood Pulp), and at least one kind of pulp selected from waste paper pulp such as DIP (DeInked Pulp), heavy calcium carbonate, light calcium carbonate, talc , Clay, kaolin, calcined kaolin, and other fillers, as well as papers containing papers containing various additives such as sizing agents, fixing agents, retention agents, cationizing agents, paper strength agents, etc. is there. Further, the base paper includes high-quality paper obtained by subjecting papermaking paper to calendar treatment, surface sizing treatment with starch or polyvinyl alcohol, or the like. Furthermore, the base paper includes high-quality paper that has been subjected to surface sizing or surface treatment and then calendered.

  Paper making is performed using a conventionally known paper machine by adjusting the stock to acid, neutral or alkaline. Examples of the paper machine include a long net paper machine, a twin wire paper machine, a combination paper machine, a circular net paper machine, and a Yankee paper machine.

The basis weight of the base paper is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of easy handling of the paper, the basis weight of the base paper is preferably 10 g / m ² or more and 100 g / m ² or less, and more preferably 30 g / m ² or more and 100 g / m ² or less. Further, the thickness of the transfer paper is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of easy handling with respect to the transfer to the printing material, the thickness of the transfer paper is preferably 0.01 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less, and more preferably 0.05 mm or more and 0.3 mm or less.

  In the stock, other additives include binders, pigment dispersants, thickeners, fluidity improvers, antifoaming agents, foam inhibitors, mold release agents, foaming agents, penetrants, colored dyes, colored pigments, Desirable one or two or more kinds selected from a fluorescent brightener, an ultraviolet absorber, an antioxidant, an antiseptic, an antibacterial agent, a water resistant agent, a wet paper strength enhancer, a dry paper strength enhancer, etc. It can mix | blend suitably in the range which does not impair the effect.

The coating layer can be provided on the base paper or the coating layer by coating and drying a coating layer coating solution on the base paper or the coating layer.
The method for providing the coating layer is not particularly limited. Examples thereof include a method of coating and drying using a conventionally known coating apparatus and drying apparatus in the papermaking field. Examples of the coating apparatus include a size press, a gate roll coater, a film transfer coater, a blade coater, a rod coater, an air knife coater, a comma coater, a gravure coater, a bar coater, an E bar coater, and a curtain coater. Examples of the drying device include a straight tunnel dryer, an arch dryer, an air loop dryer, a hot air dryer such as a sine curve air float dryer, an infrared heating dryer, a dryer using a microwave, and the like.
Further, the coating layer can be subjected to a calendar treatment after coating and drying.

The outermost coating layer contains at least a binder, a fatty acid ester compound, and a humectant.
It is considered that the oil strength of the fatty acid ester compound appropriately adjusts the adhesive strength between the transfer paper and the printing material, and promotes the transfer of ink from the transfer paper to the printing material. As a result, the transfer paper can obtain good peelability and color developability. Further, it is considered that the outermost coating layer can appropriately retain moisture due to the hygroscopicity or moisture retention of the moisturizing agent. As a result, the transfer paper can obtain adhesion to the printing material through moisture.

The binder is a resin for forming the outermost coating layer, receives the ink, and further plays a role of transferring the ink in contact with the substrate. The binder is conventionally known in the papermaking field, and includes, for example, water-soluble synthetic resins, water-dispersible synthetic resins, resins derived from natural components, and resins obtained by physically or chemically modifying them. is there. “Water-soluble” means that it can be dissolved or dispersed in water at 20 ° C. in an amount of 1% by mass or more. Specific examples of the binder include polyvinyl alcohols and various modified derivatives thereof, acrylic resins, urethane resins, polyamide resins, vinyl acetate resins, styrene butadiene resins, styrene acrylic resins, styrene maleic acids. Resin, styrene acrylic maleic acid resin, polyester resin, polyvinyl acetal resin, polyester urethane resin, polyether urethane resin, protein, casein, gelatin, etherified tamarind gum, etherified locust bean gum, etherified guar gum and Gums such as acacia gum arabic, starches and their modified derivatives, cellulose and cellulose such as carboxymethylcellulose, etherified carboxymethylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose It can be mentioned the modified derivatives and polysaccharide such as sodium alginate. One or two or more selected from these can be used in combination.
The binder is preferably a combination of at least one selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides and at least one selected from the group consisting of water-soluble synthetic resins or water-dispersible synthetic resins. In the case of a combination, the content mass ratio of at least one selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides and at least one selected from the group consisting of water-soluble synthetic resins or water-dispersible synthetic resins is (polysaccharide): (water-soluble synthetic resin) + Water-dispersible synthetic resin) = 1: 1 to 1: 3.
Furthermore, the binder is preferably a combination of a polysaccharide and a polyester resin.

  The polyester-based resin is a resin obtained by polycondensation reaction from a polyvalent carboxylic acid and a polyol, and the polyvalent carboxylic acid and the polyol occupy 60% by mass or more of the resin as constituent components. Examples of the polyvalent carboxylic acid include terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid, and the like. It is preferable to select and use. Examples of the polyol include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, neopentyl glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, cyclohexane dimethanol, bisphenol, and the like. It is preferable to use one or more selected from the group. In addition, the polyester-based resin can be copolymerized with a component having a hydrophilic group such as a carboxyl group or a sulfonic acid group in order to enhance water solubility. Polyester resins are commercially available from Kyoyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Takamatsu Yushi Co., Ltd. and Unitika Co., Ltd., and these commercial products can be used in the present invention.

Fatty acid ester compounds include fatty acids such as saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, higher fatty acids and lower fatty acids, primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, tertiary alcohols, higher alcohols, lower alcohols, monohydric alcohols and polyhydric alcohols, etc. It is a compound obtained by esterifying with alcohols. Fatty acid ester compounds include, for example, esters of fatty acids and monohydric alcohols, esters of fatty acids and ethylene glycol, esters of fatty acids and propylene glycol, and esters of fatty acids and polyhydric alcohols such as esters of fatty acids and glycerol. And various derivatives such as polyoxyethylene adducts thereof. The fatty acid may be an aliphatic fatty acid, an aromatic fatty acid or a partly having a cyclic structure. The alcohol may be an aliphatic alcohol, an aromatic alcohol or a partly having a cyclic structure.
These fatty acid ester compounds are sold by Kao, Riken Vitamin, Nikka Chemical, Chuo Kasei, Kawaken Fine Chemical, etc. and can be used.

  The fatty acid ester compound is preferably an ester of a fatty acid and a polyhydric alcohol. This is because the color developability or peelability is improved.

  The content of fatty acid ester in the outermost coating layer is preferably 10 parts by mass or more and 150 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder of the outermost coating layer.

The humectant is a conventionally known substance having hygroscopicity or moisturizing properties, such as inorganic acid salts having hygroscopicity or moisturizing properties, organic acid salts having hygroscopicity or moisturizing properties, polyhydric alcohols, urea compounds, etc. Are conventionally known. Examples of the humectant include lithium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium sulfate and magnesium sulfate as inorganic acid salts. Examples of the organic acid salt include sodium lactate, calcium lactate and sodium pyrrolidonecarboxylate. Examples of the polyhydric alcohol include glycerin, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, triethylene glycol, and polyglycerin. Examples of urea compounds include urea, dimethylurea, thiourea, monomethylthiourea, dimethylthiourea, and hydroxyethylurea.
However, from the humectant of the present invention, for example, a conventionally known substance having a hygroscopic property or a humectant property such as a polysaccharide is excluded from those corresponding to the binder.

  The humectant is preferably a urea compound such as urea, dimethylurea, thiourea, monomethylthiourea, dimethylthiourea and hydroxyethylurea. This is because the adhesion is improved.

  The content of the humectant in the outermost coating layer is preferably 15 parts by mass or more and 100 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder of the outermost coating layer.

The outermost coating layer can contain a pigment.
Pigments are conventionally known in the papermaking field. For example, heavy calcium carbonate, light calcium carbonate, various kaolins, clay, talc, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, zinc carbonate, satin White, aluminum silicate, diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, magnesium silicate, amorphous silica, colloidal silica, aluminum hydroxide, alumina, alumina hydrate, lithopone, zeolite, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide and other inorganic pigments, styrene Examples thereof include organic pigments such as plastic pigments, acrylic plastic pigments, styrene acrylic plastic pigments, polyethylene, microcapsules, urea resins, and melamine resins.

  The content of the pigment in the outermost coating layer is preferably 100 parts by mass or less, more preferably 60 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 30 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder of the outermost coating layer. The reason for this is as follows. When the outermost coating layer contains a pigment, the image quality can be improved when a pattern is formed on the transfer paper, which is preferable. On the other hand, when the outermost coating layer contains a large amount of pigment, white spots may occur in the formed pattern when the pattern is transferred from the transfer paper to the substrate. Therefore, the content of the pigment is preferably equal to or less than the content of the binder in the outermost coating layer. The “white spot” is a phenomenon in which minute spots where ink is not transferred exist in a pattern that is originally filled with ink.

At least one of the pigments in the outermost coating layer is preferably amorphous silica. The amorphous silica preferably accounts for 80% by mass or more based on the pigment in the outermost coating layer. Amorphous silica can be roughly classified into wet method silica and gas phase method silica according to the production method. Furthermore, the wet process silica can be classified into a precipitation process silica and a gel process silica depending on the production method. Precipitated silica is produced by reacting sodium silicate and sulfuric acid under alkaline conditions, and the silica particles that have grown are agglomerated and settled, followed by filtration, washing, drying, pulverization, and classification. Precipitated silica is commercially available, for example, from Tosoh Silica as NipSeal (registered trademark), from OSC as Fine Seal (registered trademark), and Toxeal (registered trademark). Gel silica is produced by reacting sodium silicate and sulfuric acid under acidic conditions. Because the fine particles dissolve during ripening and reprecipitate so as to bind other primary particles, gel method silica loses the clear primary particles and forms relatively hard aggregated particles with internal void structure To do. Gel silica is commercially available, for example, from Tosoh Silica as Nipgel (registered trademark), from Grace Japan as Cyloid (registered trademark), Silojet (registered trademark). Vapor phase silica is also called a dry method as opposed to a wet method, and is generally produced by a flame hydrolysis method. Specifically, a method of making silicon tetrachloride by burning with hydrogen and oxygen is generally known. Silanes such as methyltrichlorosilane and trichlorosilane can be used alone or in combination with silicon tetrachloride instead of silicon tetrachloride. Vapor phase silica is commercially available, for example, as Aerosil (registered trademark) from Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd. and Leorosil (registered trademark) from Tokuyama Co., Ltd.
The amorphous silica is more preferably precipitated silica.

The outermost coating layer can contain conventionally known various additives in the coated paper field, if necessary, in addition to the binder, the fatty acid ester compound, the humectant and the pigment. Examples of additives include dispersants, fixing agents, cationizing agents, thickeners, fluidity improvers, antifoaming agents, foaming agents, penetrating agents, colorants, fluorescent whitening agents, UV absorbers, and antioxidants. Agents, preservatives, antifungal agents and the like.
Further, the outermost coating layer can contain various conventionally known auxiliaries by a transfer printing method. The auxiliary agent is added in order to optimize various physical properties of the outermost coating layer coating solution or to improve the dyeing property on the printing material. Examples of the auxiliary agent include various surfactants, pH adjusters, alkali agents, thickening agents, deaeration agents, and reduction inhibitors.

Examples of the ink used for the transfer textile printing method include dye ink and pigment ink.
The dye ink is a dye ink conventionally known in the textile printing field. For example, a dye ink using a reactive dye, an acid dye, a metal complex dye, a direct dye, a disperse dye, a cationic dye, a sublimation dye, or the like as a coloring material is used. Can be mentioned. For dye inks, various auxiliary agents such as penetrants, humectants, thickeners, pH adjusters, antioxidants and reducing agents are added to these dyes and dye solubilizers such as water as necessary. Prepared by dissolving and / or dispersing.
The pigment ink is an ink whose color material is a pigment. The pigment of the color material is generally in a dispersed state with respect to the solvent of the pigment ink. Pigment inks are pigment dispersants for pigments that are coloring materials and various solvents such as water and alcohol, and if necessary, resins, penetrants, humectants, thickeners, pH adjusters, antioxidants And various auxiliary agents such as a reducing agent are added and dispersed and / or dissolved.

  Pigments as color materials can be broadly classified into inorganic color pigments and organic color pigments. Any of these may be used as the color material. The pigment as the color material is registered as “CI Pigment” in a database such as Color Index International. Examples of colorant pigments include carbon black, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, metal sulfides, ferrocyanides, and metal chlorides as general examples. Further, examples of the organic coloring pigment include azo pigments, phthalocyanine pigments, quinacridone pigments, isoindolinone pigments, dioxazine pigments, perylene pigments, perinone pigments, thioindigo pigments, anthraquinone pigments, and quinophthalone pigments.

  Examples of pigments of four primary colors (black, cyan, magenta, yellow) that are generally used in the inkjet printing method include C.I. I. Pigment Black 7 or the like, C.I. I. PigmentBlue1, C.I. I. PigmentBlue 2, C.I. I. PigmentBlue 15: 3, C.I. I. Pigment Blue 16 or the like as C.I. I. PigmentRed5, C.I. I. PigmentRed 48: 2, C.I. I. PigmentRed 57: 1, C.I. I. PigmentRed 112, C.I. I. PigmentRed122, C.I. I. Pigment Violet 19, etc. as yellow ink C.I. I. Pigment Yellow 1, C.I. I. Pigment Yellow 3, C.I. I. Pigment Yellow 13, C.I. I. Pigment Yellow 74, C.I. I. Pigment Yellow 83, C.I. I. And Pigment Yellow 128.

  A disperse dye ink composed of disperse dyes corresponding to “CI Disperse” in a database such as Color Index International does not correspond to a pigment ink.

  The pigment as the color material preferably has an average particle diameter of 50 nm or more and 300 nm or less from the viewpoint of fineness. The pigment dispersant is a dispersant generally used for preparing a dispersion, for example, a polymer dispersant or a surfactant. Examples of resins include acrylic resins, styrene acrylic resins, fluorene resins, urethane resins, polyolefin resins, rosin-modified resins, terpene resins, polyester resins, polyamide resins, epoxy resins, vinyl chloride resins. Examples thereof include resins, vinyl chloride vinyl acetate resins, and ethylene vinyl acetate resins.

The transfer paper can be obtained by printing a pattern on the side of the transfer paper having the outermost coating layer using various known printing methods.
The various printing methods are conventionally known printing methods and are not particularly limited. Examples of the printing method include a gravure printing method, an ink jet printing method, an electrophotographic printing method, a screen printing method, and the like. Among these, the ink jet printing method is preferable from the viewpoint of high definition of image quality and versatility with respect to ink.

In the transfer textile printing method, the transfer paper is brought into intimate contact with the printing material and heated, or the transfer paper is brought into intimate contact with the printing material and heated and pressurized (hereinafter referred to as “heating and pressing”) to apply the ink. It is a method of transferring to a printed matter. The conditions for heating or heating and pressing at the time of adhesion are those conventionally known in the transfer printing method. Examples of the method of heating or pressurizing with close contact include a method of heating or heating and pressurizing the transfer paper by closely contacting the transfer paper with a press or a heating drum.
It is preferable to perform a fixing treatment after the contact and heating or heating and pressing. The fixing process is a conventionally known method in the textile printing field, and examples thereof include a heating process and a steaming process.

  The substrate is a fiber material and is not particularly limited. The fiber material may be either a natural fiber material or a synthetic fiber material. Examples of natural fiber materials include cellulosic fiber materials such as cotton, hemp, lyocell, rayon and acetate, and protein fiber materials such as silk, wool and animal hair. Examples of the synthetic fiber material include polyamide fiber (nylon), vinylon, polyester, and polyacryl. Examples of the configuration of the fiber material include woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, and the like alone, mixed spinning, mixed fiber, and union. Furthermore, these configurations may be combined. Moreover, you may pre-process a to-be-printed material with the chemical | medical agent effective in dyeing | staining promotion as needed.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. The present invention is not limited to these examples. Here, “parts by mass” and “% by mass” represent “parts by mass” and “% by mass” of the amount of dry solids or the amount of substantial components, respectively. The coating amount of the coating layer represents the dry solid content.

<Base paper>
To a pulp slurry consisting of 100 parts by mass of LBKP having a freeness of 380 mlcsf, 10 parts by mass of calcium carbonate, 1.2 parts by mass of amphoteric starch, 0.8 parts by mass of sulfate band, 0.1 parts by mass of alkyl ketene dimer type sizing agent as fillers It was added and made with a long paper machine, and oxidized starch was attached to both sides with a size press machine at 1.5 g / m ² per side, and machine calendering was performed to prepare a base paper with a basis weight of 80 g / m ² . .

<Outermost coating layer coating solution>
Using water as a medium, an outermost coating layer coating solution was prepared with the following composition. Finally, the concentration of the outermost coating layer coating solution was 12% by mass.
Binder A Type and number of parts listed in Table 1 Binder B Type and number of parts listed in Table 1 Additive Type and number of parts listed in Table 1 Moisturizer Type and number of parts listed in Table 1 Pigment (amorphous silica) 15 5 parts by mass Acrylic resin dispersant 5 parts by mass Defoamer 0.13 parts by mass Sodium hydrogen carbonate (formerly blended only with cotton transfer with dye ink) 20 parts by mass Ammonium acetate (formerly blended only with nylon transfer with dye ink)

<Transfer paper>
The outermost coating layer coating solution was coated with an air knife coater and dried with a hot air dryer so that the coating amount was 10 g / m ² on one side of the base paper. Finally, a sheet-like transfer paper was produced.

<Transfer paper>
Using an ink jet printer (VJ-1628TD, manufactured by Muto Kogyo Co., Ltd.) in which pigment ink or dye ink is set on a sheet-like transfer paper, pigment ink (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) or dye ink (cyan, magenta, Yellow and black) were printed for evaluation, and finally a sheet-like transfer paper was obtained.
For the pigment ink, LYSPERSE ink manufactured by Huntsman was used.
An acid ink containing an acid dye was used as the dye ink when the printing material was a nylon cloth. EA ink manufactured by Kiwa Chemical was used as the acidic ink. A reactive ink containing a reactive dye was used as the dye ink when the substrate to be printed was a cotton cloth. Huntsman NOVACLON MI ink was used as the reactive ink.

<Transfer printing>
A polyester cloth, a cotton cloth, and a nylon cloth that were not pretreated were used as printed materials. The printing surface of the transfer paper and the substrate were put together and adhered while heating and pressing by the following method.
Method: Heat press method Temperature: 200 ° C
Pressure: 10 kg / cm ²
Time: 10 seconds

<Fixing process (heating process)>
While the transfer paper and the substrate were kept in close contact with each other, heat treatment was performed by the following method.
Method: Heating with a heat press Temperature: 200 ° C
Time: 60 seconds

<Removal of transfer paper and washing with water>
After the fixing process, the transfer paper was peeled off from the substrate. No post-treatment related to fixing was performed on the obtained printed material. The printed material from which the transfer paper was removed was washed with running water.

  The following items were evaluated for the substrate.

<Evaluation of peelability>
The state of the substrate when the transfer paper was peeled from the substrate was observed. The surface of the printing material was visually observed, and sensory evaluation was performed according to the following criteria. In the present invention, if the evaluation is 3, 4, or 5, the transfer paper is assumed to have good peelability.
5: There is no adhesion of an outermost coating layer, and it can peel smoothly.
4: There is very little adhesion of the outermost coating layer, and the deposits can be easily removed by washing with water.
3: There is little adhesion of the outermost coating layer, and the deposits can be removed by washing with water.
2: There is adhesion of the outermost coating layer, the deposits can be removed by washing with water,
There is no defect or dirt on the formed pattern.
1: There is adhesion of the outermost coating layer, and after washing with water, the formed pattern has defects or dirt.

<Evaluation of color development>
In the printed material, the color density of three solid colors (cyan, magenta, yellow) of pigment ink or dye ink is measured using an optical densitometer (X-rite 530, manufactured by Sakata Inx Engineering Co., Ltd.). The concentration values were summed. The color developability was evaluated according to the following criteria. In the present invention, if the evaluation is 2, 3 or 4, the transfer paper has good color developability.
4: Total value is 4.8 or more 3: Total value is 4.5 or more and less than 4.8 2: Total value is 4.2 or more and less than 4.5 1: Total value is less than 4.2

<Evaluation of adhesion>
The adhesiveness of the printed material on which the pattern was formed was subjected to sensory evaluation according to the following criteria in terms of the degree of occurrence of the pattern blur or distortion. In the present invention, if the evaluation is 2, 3 or 4, the transfer paper has good adhesion.
4: Scratch and distortion are not recognized, and a good level.
3: Scratch and distortion are hardly recognized, and the level is generally good.
2: Scratch and distortion are recognized, but there is no practical problem.
1: Scratch and distortion are recognized, causing a practical problem.

  The evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

From the results in Table 1, it can be seen that Examples 1 to 25 corresponding to the present invention have good peelability, color developability and adhesion. It turns out that Comparative Examples 1-2 which do not satisfy the structure of this invention cannot satisfy all the effects which concern on this invention simultaneously.
Also, mainly from the comparison between Examples 3, 9, 10, 11, and 12, it can be seen that the humectant is preferably a urea compound.

<Removal of transfer paper and washing with water>
After the fixing process, the transfer paper was peeled off from the substrate. No post-treatment related to fixing was performed on the obtained printed material. However, the dyeing ink was steamed. The printed material from which the transfer paper was removed was washed with running water.

Claims (2)

  A base paper and at least one coating layer on at least one side of the base paper, and the outermost coating layer located on the outermost side with respect to the base paper comprises at least a binder, a fatty acid ester compound and a humectant Transfer paper used for the contained transfer printing method.   The transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the humectants is a urea compound.