JP3702744B2 - Method for producing deinked pulp and paper containing deinked pulp obtained by the method - Google Patents

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JP3702744B2
JP3702744B2 JP2000090072A JP2000090072A JP3702744B2 JP 3702744 B2 JP3702744 B2 JP 3702744B2 JP 2000090072 A JP2000090072 A JP 2000090072A JP 2000090072 A JP2000090072 A JP 2000090072A JP 3702744 B2 JP3702744 B2 JP 3702744B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は新聞・雑誌・コピー用紙等から製造される脱墨パルプの製造方法、及びこの脱墨パルプを配合した、インクジェット方式特に水性インクを用いたインクジェット方式の記録適性を有する紙に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、脱墨パルプは木材パルプと共に製紙原料に用いられ、新聞や雑誌、コピー用紙等の分野で盛んに利用されている。一般的な脱墨パルプの製造方法は、古紙の離解工程に続き、脱墨剤とアルカリの存在下でニーディングなどの攪拌工程を経て、洗浄あるいはフローテーション等でインキとパルプを分離(脱墨)し、その後必要に応じ洗浄、漂白する方法である。例えば、新聞や雑誌等の印刷が施された古紙をパルパー等の離解機でアルカリ性薬品等と共に離解して、さらにアルカリ性薬品や過酸化水素及び界面活性剤を添加して離解パルプをこれら薬品に浸漬する(アルカリソーキング)と共に、機械的攪拌力を併用してパルプ繊維を膨潤させてインキとパルプを剥離し、その後洗浄やフローテーションによりインキをパルプから分離して、脱墨パルプを製造している。
【0003】
最近、地球環境保護の観点から、環境配慮型製品(エコプロダクツ)の研究開発が進められ、紙パルプ分野においてもリサイクル製品である脱墨パルプの利用が増加している。
【0004】
このような状況に応じて、通常の紙はむろんのこと、コピー用紙などの記録用紙においても古紙パルプの配合率が増えているが、上記のような脱墨パルプを配合した場合、コンピュータの普及と共に著しく普及しているインクジェットプリンターで記録した時に、フェザーリング(インクのひげ状の滲み)が著しく多く発生し、そのため文字が読みにくくなったり、また、バーコード等の可変データーを記録した場合にはバーコード等の読みとりが困難となる等の問題があった。これを解決するため、脱墨パルプを配合したパルプスラリーを用いて抄紙する際に、内添サイズ剤を多く配合する、あるいは抄紙された紙の表面にサイズプレス装置等を用いて表面サイズ剤を付与する等が行われているが、未だに満足するものが得られていなかった。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
以上のような状況に鑑み、本発明の課題は、脱墨パルプを配合して抄紙した紙に、インクジェット方式特にインクとして水性インクを用いて記録した場合に、フェザーリング(インクのひげ状の滲み)が発生しないか、著しく改善することができる脱墨パルプの製造方法及びそのパルプを配合した紙を提供するものである。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者等は、上記の課題を解決すべく鋭意研究を重ねた結果、従来全く考えられたこともなかった、以下の方法を見いだした。すなわち、少なくとも古紙の離解工程と界面活性剤系の脱墨剤を用いる脱墨工程を有する複数の工程からなる脱墨パルプの製造方法において、離解工程でサイズ剤を、古紙パルプ100重量部に対して0.1〜5.0重量%の範囲で添加した後に、サイズ剤の存在下に脱墨パルプを製造方法である好ましくはアルカリ性薬品とともにサイズ剤を添加する。これにより得られた脱墨パルプを配合した紙は、インクジェット方式特に水性インクを用いて記録した際にフェザーリング(インクのひげ状滲み)がないかあるいは著しく改善された紙を得ることができた。
【0007】
本発明により上記目的が達成される理由は必ずしも明らかではないが、以下のように考えられる。脱墨パルプの製造は、離解、脱墨、洗浄および漂白の工程等からなり、古紙の種類、脱墨パルプの使用目的に応じこれらの各工程を組み合わせることにより行われる。古紙をパルパーで離解するに際し、古紙に対する水の吸水性を高め繊維にほぐし易くするためにアルカリ性薬品を添加して機械的な攪拌力により繊維同士を摩擦し紙を個々の繊維に分離するとともに、インキをその後に続く脱墨工程で繊維から分離・剥離し易くする。離解されたパルプに界面活性剤系の脱墨剤をアルカリ性薬品とともに添加して機械的攪拌力あるいは摩擦力によりインキを繊維から分離・剥離する。続いて洗浄法あるいはフローテーション法により繊維から分離したインキを系外に排出する。更に必要に応じて、洗浄、漂白を行い所望の白色度の脱墨パルプを得る。この方法で製造された脱墨パルプは、界面活性剤を主体とする脱墨剤が繊維表面に強固に結合していたり、繊維内部に入り込んだりしており、脱墨パルプの洗浄工程における通常の洗浄程度では界面活性剤を完全に洗い流すことができない。このようにして得られた脱墨パルプを配合して抄紙する際、通常のようにサイズ剤を内添したり、紙表面にサイズプレス装置等を用いて付与(外添)しても、繊維へのサイズ剤の付着が十分となる。サイズ剤の量を増やしても付着量は一定量以上増加しない。従って、このようにして得られた紙にインクジェット方式特に水性インクを用いて記録した場合、フェザーリングが多く発生し、記録品位が劣るものとなってしまう。
【0008】
一方、本発明によるときは、あらかじめサイズ剤の存在下に脱墨処理を行う結果、サイズ剤が繊維表面に十分定着する。特に界面活性剤系脱墨剤が、繊維に入り込むまでに、すなわち離解工程でサイズ剤を添加した後、脱墨剤を添加して脱墨処理すれば、サイズ剤は脱墨剤中の界面活性剤の影響を受けることがほとんどないから、得られた脱墨パルプ表面には十分なサイズ剤が定着するものと思われる。
【0009】
このような脱墨パルプを配合した紙はそのまま使用しても、塗工用原紙として用いることもできる。特に電子写真用転写紙として使用すれば、近年高まっている電子写真用転写紙に対し水性インクジェット記録によりバーコード等を付与する等の要望に好ましく対応することができる。
【0010】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明で使用できるサイズ剤はアルケニル無水コハク酸(ASA)系、アルキルケテンダイマー(AKD系)、ロジン系、スチレン系、アクリル系、スチレン・アクリル系、オレフィン系サイズ剤等、公知のサイズ剤の使用が可能である。添加するサイズ剤のイオン性はアニオンまたはカチオン性のどちらでも使用可能であるが、サイズ剤のパルプ繊維への定着を考えた場合にはアニオン性よりもカチオン性のサイズ剤を使用することが好ましい。
【0011】
サイズ剤の添加量は古紙パルプ100重量部に対して、0.1〜5.0重量%の範囲であり、特に0.2〜2.5重量%の範囲が好ましい。サイズ剤の添加量が古紙パルプ100重量部に対して、0.1重量%以下の場合には、該パルプとバージンの化学パルプを配合して抄紙した紙に水性インクを用いたインクジェットプリンター等で記録した場合にフェザーリングが多くなり、記録品位が劣る傾向にある。一方サイズ剤の添加量が古紙100重量部に対して、5.0重量%より多く配合して処理した場合には、フェザーリングに対しての改善効果は特に変化がなく、大幅なコストアップとなるため好ましくない。
【0012】
本発明の界面活性剤系の脱墨剤としては、カルボン酸型、硫酸エステル型、スルホン酸型、燐酸エステル型などのアニオン系界面活性剤、エーテル型、エステル型、脂肪酸、アルキロールアマイド型などのノニオン系界面活性剤、アミノ酸型、ベタイン型などの両面界面活性剤等があり、単独または併用して使用することができる。
また本発明で使用するアルカリ性薬品としては苛性ソーダ、ソーダ灰、重曹、珪酸ソーダ等公知のものを使用するが、ハンドリングやコストを考慮した場合には苛性ソーダを使用することが好ましい。また、離解工程でアルカリ性薬品を使用する場合の添加量は併用するサイズ剤の効果を低下させる場合もあるため、対パルプに対して1.0%以下が望ましい。
【0013】
本発明で得られた前記サイズ剤存在下で処理された脱墨パルプは、単独で、あるいは必要に応じバージンのLBKP、NBKP、LBSP、NBSP等のパルプと任意の割合で混合して用いることができる。
【0014】
抄紙するに際し、本発明の脱墨パルプを少なくとも含み、必要に応じて、填料を内添することが可能であり、填料は公知の填料の中から適宜選択して使用することが出来る。このような填料としては、例えばタルク、カオリン、イライト、クレー、重質あるいは軽質炭酸カルシウム、二酸化チタンを挙げることが出来る。填料の使用量は通常、紙中填料率で3〜20重量%の範囲である。
【0015】
また抄紙時に必要に応じ使用する内添サイズ剤についても特に限定されるものではなく、通常紙分野の内添サイズ剤として使用されるものがいずれも使用することができる。特に、コピー用紙またはインクジェット記録用紙等で使用される公知の内添サイズ剤、例えば、ASA系、AKD系、ロジン系、スチレン系、アクリル系、スチレン・アクリル系、オレフィン系サイズ剤等の中から適宜選択して1種類あるいは2種以上を併用する。内添サイズ剤の添加量は、例えば、ロジン系サイズ剤である、疎水化変性ロジンエマルジョンサイズ剤の場合では通常、パルプ重量に対して0.05〜0.7部の範囲で調整される。さらに、必要に応じて消泡剤、pH調整剤、色相を調整する為の染料や有色顔料、視感的白さを向上させる為の蛍光染料等を更に使用することも出来る。
【0016】
また、紙の表面強度を付与する目的で、水溶性高分子を紙表面に設けることができる。使用できる水溶性高分子としては紙との接着力が強く用紙間のブロッキングを起こさないものであれば特に限定されず、酸化デンプン、エステル化デンプン、酵素変性デンプン、カチオン化デンプンなどのデンプン類、カゼイン、大豆タンパク質類、カルボキシメチルセルロ−ス、ヒドロキシエチルセルロ−ス等の繊維素誘導体、スチレン−アクリル樹脂、イソブチレン−無水マレイン酸樹脂、アクリルエマルジョン、酢ビエマルジョン、塩化ビニリデンエマルジョン、ポリエステルエマルジョン、スチレン−ブタジエンラテックス、アクリロニトリルブタジエンラテックス等を単独使用または併用することができ、合成高分子の使用量は、本発明の効果を損なわない範囲内で調節する。
【0017】
上記の水溶性高分子は、必要に応じて消泡剤、pH調整剤、色相を調整する為の染料や有色顔料、視感的白さを向上させる為の蛍光染料等を加えた塗液を塗工することより、紙表面に設ける。塗工方法は、各種サイズプレス塗工、各種ブレ−ド塗工、ロ−ル塗工、エア−ナイフ塗工、バ−塗工等の公知の塗工方法を用いて、必要に応じて片面または両面に設けることができるが、操業性やコストの観点から、オンマシンで両面同時に塗工できるサイズプレス塗工を用いることが好ましい。
本発明によって製造された脱墨パルプを用いて抄紙することにより得られた紙は、特にインクジェット用紙適性により効果を有するものであり、電子写真用転写紙、熱転写用紙などの記録用紙や印刷用紙などにも利用できる。
【0018】
【実施例】
以下に、本発明の脱墨パルプの製造方法及びその脱墨パルプを用いた紙の具体的な構成を実施例で説明すると共に、本記紙の特性を比較例と対比して説明するが、本発明はこれによって限定されるものではない。なお、実施例中の「%」は全て「重量%」、「部」は全て「重量部」を示す。
[実施例1]
離解処理工程1:新聞古紙とちらし古紙を重量比で等量混合し、実験用パルパーに加え、この混合古紙100部に対しカチオン性のスチレン系サイズ剤(荒川化学工業製、商品名:PM−360)2.5%と苛性ソーダ0.1%を添加し、パルプスラリー濃度が5%となるように希釈して離解した。
【0019】
離解処理工程1で得た古紙パルプスラリーを、濃度25%になるように脱水した後、古紙パルプスラリー濃度を15%になるように水を加え、さらに界面活性剤系の脱墨剤(花王製、商品名:DI−767)をパルプに対して1.0%加え、テスト用ニーダーで1時間ニーディングした後、テスト用フローテーターで洗浄脱水し、濃度25%の古紙パルプスラリーを得た。続いて古紙パルプスラリー濃度を15%になるように水を加え、さらに界面活性剤系の脱墨剤(花王製、商品名:DI−767)をパルプに対して1.0%、漂白剤を0.5%加え、テスト用ニーダーで1時間ニーディングした後、テスト用フローテーターで洗浄脱水して濃度25%の脱墨パルプを得た。
【0020】
上記で得た脱墨パルプ20部と 叩解度450mlの広葉樹晒クラフトパルプ(L−BKP)80部からなるパルプスラリ−にタルク7部、硫酸アルミニウム1重量部、サイズ剤(荒川化学工業製、商品名:NT−76)0.1部、歩留向上剤(栗田工業製、商品名:ハイホールダー331)0.02部を添加して、手抄した。この手抄紙に、テスト用サイズプレスで下記に示す塗液1を両面に、片面当りの塗工量が固形分で1.5g/mとなるように塗工して、坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
〈塗液1〉
デンプン :MS#3600(日本食品化工社製) 100部
サイズ剤 :ポリマロン482(荒川化学社製) 0.4部
消泡剤 :ノプコ8034L(サンノプコ社製) 0.09部
[実施例2]
離解工程1のカチオン性のスチレン系サイズ剤を0.1%とした以外は実施例1と同様にして坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
[実施例3]
離解工程1のカチオン性のスチレン系サイズ剤を5.0%とした以外は実施例1と同様にして坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
[実施例4]
離解工程1のサイズ剤をアニオン性のスチレン・アクリル系サイズ剤(荒川工業製、商品名:PM−1343)に変え、添加量を0.2%とした以外は実施例1と同様にして坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
[実施例5]
離解工程1のサイズ剤をアニオン性のスチレン・アクリル系サイズ剤に変え、添加量を2.5%とした以外は実施例1と同様にして坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
[実施例6]
離解工程1のサイズ剤をロジン系サイズ剤に変え、添加量を2.5%とした以外は実施例1と同様にして坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
[実施例7]
離解処理工程2:新聞古紙とちらし古紙を重量比で等量混合し、この混合古紙100部を、実験用パルパーに加え、苛性ソーダ0.1%を添加した後、パルプスラリー濃度が5%となるように水を加えて希釈して離解した。
【0021】
離解処理工程2で得た古紙パルプスラリーを、濃度25%になるように脱水した後、古紙パルプスラリー濃度を15%になるように水を加えた。次に、カチオン性のスチレン系サイズ剤(荒川化学工業製、商品名:PM360)をパルプに対して0.1%を加え攪拌した後、界面活性剤系脱墨剤(花王製、商品名:DI767)をパルプに対して1.0%加え、テスト用ニーダーで1時間ニーディングした後、テスト用フローテーターで洗浄脱水し、濃度25%の古紙パルプスラリーを得た。続いて古紙パルプスラリー濃度を15%になるように水を加え、さらに先の脱墨剤をパルプに対して1.0%、漂白剤を0.5%加え、テスト用ニーダーで1時間ニーディングした後、テスト用フローテーターで洗浄脱水して濃度25%の脱墨パルプを得た。
【0022】
上記で得た脱墨パルプ20部と 叩解度450mlの広葉樹晒クラフトパルプ(L−BKP)80部からなるパルプスラリ−にタルク7部、硫酸アルミニウム1部、サイズ剤(荒川化学工業製、商品名:サイズパインNF76)0.1部、歩留向上剤(栗田工業製、商品名:ハイホールダー331)0.02部を添加して、手抄した。この手抄紙に、テスト用サイズプレスで下記に示す塗液1を両面に、片面当りの塗工量が固形分で1.5g/mとなるように塗工して、坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
[比較例1]
離解工程1において、サイズ剤を添加しなかった(添加量0%)以外は実施例1と同様にして坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
[比較例2]
離解工程1においてサイズ剤を添加せず、塗液1のサイズ剤を0.8部とした以外は実施例1と同様にして坪量82g/mの紙を得た。
【0023】
実施例1〜比較例2で得られた記録用紙のインクジェット記録試験は以下の方法で行った。
【0024】
結果は表1にまとめた通りである。表1から、本発明である実施例1〜7は、いずれもフェザーリングおよびインク乾燥性が良好で有るのに対し、少量の内添サイズと外添サイズのみで作成した比較例1の用紙のフェザーリングは悪く、内添サイズ剤を0.8部に増量した比較例2であっても、より少ないサイズ剤の存在下で脱墨処理した脱墨パルプを用いた実施例4と比べ、フェザーリングが著しく悪い。
【0025】
【表1】

Figure 0003702744
(1)インクジェット記録試験
記録試験はインクジェットプリンター(BJC−430J:キヤノン株式会社製の商品名)を用いて所定のパターンを記録し、下記の基準によって評価した。
a、フェザーリング(インクのひげ状滲み)
インクのひげ状滲みを目視で評価した。
○ ひげ状の滲み無し、
△ 若干ひげ状の滲みがあり、
× ひげ状の滲みが多い、
b、インク乾燥性
記録直後に画像部を指で擦り、汚れの程度を目視で評価した。
○ 汚れ無し
△ 若干汚れる
× 著しく汚れる
【本発明の効果】
以上、本発明について詳細に説明したが、本発明による脱墨パルプを用いることにより、水性インクジェット記録した場合のフェザーリングが著しく改善され、従来の方法では到達し得なかった高品位の記録性を有する紙を得ることができた。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for producing deinked pulp produced from newspapers, magazines, copy paper, and the like, and paper having ink jet recording characteristics, particularly ink jet method using water-based ink, containing the deinked pulp. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, deinked pulp is used together with wood pulp as a raw material for papermaking, and is actively used in the fields of newspapers, magazines, copy paper and the like. A general method for producing deinked pulp is to separate the ink from the pulp by washing or flotation after passing through the disaggregation process of waste paper, followed by a stirring process such as kneading in the presence of a deinking agent and alkali (deinking). And then washing and bleaching as necessary. For example, waste paper that has been printed on newspapers and magazines is disaggregated with alkaline chemicals etc. using a pulper or other disintegrator, and further, alkaline chemicals, hydrogen peroxide and surfactants are added to immerse the disaggregated pulp in these chemicals (Alkaline soaking) and mechanical agitation force together to swell the pulp fibers to separate the ink and pulp, and then separate the ink from the pulp by washing and flotation to produce deinked pulp .
[0003]
Recently, from the viewpoint of protecting the global environment, research and development of environmentally friendly products (eco products) has been promoted, and the use of deinked pulp, which is a recycled product, is increasing in the paper pulp field.
[0004]
Depending on the situation, not only ordinary paper is used, but also the ratio of used paper pulp is increasing in recording paper such as copy paper. When recording with inkjet printers that are remarkably widespread, feathering (ink whisker-like bleeding) occurs significantly, which makes it difficult to read characters and when variable data such as bar codes are recorded. However, there was a problem that it was difficult to read barcodes. In order to solve this problem, when making paper using a pulp slurry containing deinked pulp, a large amount of internally added sizing agent is added, or the surface sizing agent is applied to the surface of the paper made using a size press device or the like. Although grant etc. were performed, the thing still satisfactory was not obtained.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of the circumstances as described above, the problem of the present invention is that feathering (ink whisker-like bleeding) occurs when recording on paper made with deinked pulp using an aqueous ink as an ink jet method. ) Does not occur or can be remarkably improved, and a method for producing deinked pulp and a paper blended with the pulp are provided.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found the following method that has never been considered before. That is, in the method for producing a deinked pulp comprising at least a step of disaggregating used paper and a deinking step using a surfactant-based deinking agent , the sizing agent in the disaggregating step is used for 100 parts by weight of used paper pulp Is added in the range of 0.1 to 5.0% by weight, and then a deinked pulp is produced in the presence of a sizing agent . Preferably, a sizing agent is added together with the alkaline chemical. The paper blended with the deinked pulp obtained in this way was able to obtain paper with no or no feathering (ink whiskers) when recorded with an ink jet method, particularly aqueous ink. .
[0007]
The reason why the above object is achieved by the present invention is not necessarily clear, but is considered as follows. The production of deinked pulp consists of steps of disaggregation, deinking, washing and bleaching, and is performed by combining these steps according to the type of used paper and the purpose of use of the deinked pulp. When separating used paper with a pulper, in order to increase the water absorption of the used paper and make it easy to loosen the fibers, an alkaline chemical is added and the fibers are rubbed with each other by mechanical stirring to separate the paper into individual fibers. The ink is easily separated and separated from the fiber in the subsequent deinking process. A surfactant-type deinking agent is added to the disaggregated pulp together with alkaline chemicals, and the ink is separated and peeled from the fiber by mechanical stirring force or frictional force. Subsequently, the ink separated from the fibers by the washing method or the flotation method is discharged out of the system. Further, if necessary, washing and bleaching are performed to obtain a deinked pulp having a desired whiteness. In the deinked pulp produced by this method, the deinking agent mainly composed of a surfactant is firmly bonded to the fiber surface or penetrates into the inside of the fiber. The surfactant cannot be completely washed away at the washing level. When making paper by blending the deinked pulp obtained in this way, fibers can be added by adding a sizing agent as usual or by applying (externally adding) the paper surface using a size press device or the like. Adherence of sizing agent to the surface becomes sufficient. Even if the amount of the sizing agent is increased, the adhesion amount does not increase more than a certain amount. Therefore, when recording is performed on the paper obtained in this manner using an ink jet method, particularly water-based ink, a large amount of feathering occurs, resulting in poor recording quality.
[0008]
On the other hand, according to the present invention, as a result of performing deinking treatment in the presence of the sizing agent in advance, the sizing agent is sufficiently fixed on the fiber surface. In particular, if the surfactant-based deinking agent enters the fiber, that is, after adding the sizing agent in the disaggregation process, adding the deinking agent and performing the deinking treatment, the sizing agent becomes the surface activity in the deinking agent. Since it is hardly affected by the agent, it seems that a sufficient sizing agent is fixed on the surface of the obtained deinked pulp.
[0009]
A paper containing such deinked pulp can be used as it is or as a base paper for coating. In particular, if it is used as an electrophotographic transfer paper, it can preferably cope with the demand for adding a barcode or the like to the electrophotographic transfer paper, which has been increasing in recent years, by water-based inkjet recording.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Sizing agents that can be used in the present invention are known sizing agents such as alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA), alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), rosin, styrene, acrylic, styrene / acrylic, olefin sizing agent, etc. Can be used. The sizing agent to be added can be either anionic or cationic, but it is preferable to use a cationic sizing agent rather than anionic when fixing the sizing agent to pulp fibers. .
[0011]
The addition amount of the sizing agent is in the range of 0.1 to 5.0% by weight, particularly preferably in the range of 0.2 to 2.5% by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the used paper pulp. When the amount of the sizing agent is 0.1% by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the used paper pulp, an ink jet printer using water-based ink on paper made by mixing the pulp and virgin chemical pulp. When recorded, feathering increases and the recording quality tends to be inferior. On the other hand, when the amount of sizing agent added is more than 5.0% by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of waste paper, the improvement effect on feathering is not particularly changed, and the cost is significantly increased. Therefore, it is not preferable.
[0012]
Examples of the surfactant deinking agent of the present invention include anionic surfactants such as carboxylic acid type, sulfate ester type, sulfonic acid type, and phosphate ester type, ether type, ester type, fatty acid, alkylol amide type, and the like. Nonionic surfactants, double-sided surfactants such as amino acid type and betaine type, and the like can be used alone or in combination.
In addition, as the alkaline chemical used in the present invention, known ones such as caustic soda, soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, sodium silicate, etc. are used, but caustic soda is preferably used in consideration of handling and cost. Moreover, since the addition amount when using an alkaline chemical | medical agent at a disaggregation process may reduce the effect of the sizing agent used together, 1.0% or less with respect to a pulp is desirable.
[0013]
The deinked pulp treated in the presence of the sizing agent obtained in the present invention may be used alone or, if necessary, mixed with virgin pulp such as LBKP, NBKP, LBSP, NBSP at an arbitrary ratio. it can.
[0014]
When making paper, it contains at least the deinked pulp of the present invention, and if necessary, a filler can be internally added. The filler can be appropriately selected from known fillers and used. Examples of such fillers include talc, kaolin, illite, clay, heavy or light calcium carbonate, and titanium dioxide. The amount of filler used is usually in the range of 3 to 20% by weight in terms of filler in paper.
[0015]
Further, the internal sizing agent used as necessary during papermaking is not particularly limited, and any of those used as an internal sizing agent in the normal paper field can be used. In particular, among known internal sizing agents used for copy paper or inkjet recording paper, for example, ASA, AKD, rosin, styrene, acrylic, styrene / acrylic, olefin sizing agent, etc. One type or two or more types are used in combination as appropriate. For example, in the case of a hydrophobically modified rosin emulsion sizing agent, which is a rosin sizing agent, the amount of the internally added sizing agent is usually adjusted in the range of 0.05 to 0.7 part with respect to the pulp weight. Furthermore, an antifoaming agent, a pH adjuster, a dye or colored pigment for adjusting the hue, a fluorescent dye for improving visual whiteness, or the like can be further used as necessary.
[0016]
In addition, a water-soluble polymer can be provided on the paper surface for the purpose of imparting the paper surface strength. The water-soluble polymer that can be used is not particularly limited as long as it has high adhesion to paper and does not cause blocking between papers, starches such as oxidized starch, esterified starch, enzyme-modified starch, and cationized starch, Casein, soy protein, carboxymethyl cellulose, fibrin derivatives such as hydroxyethyl cellulose, styrene-acrylic resin, isobutylene-maleic anhydride resin, acrylic emulsion, vinyl acetate emulsion, vinylidene chloride emulsion, polyester emulsion, styrene -Butadiene latex, acrylonitrile butadiene latex and the like can be used alone or in combination, and the amount of the synthetic polymer used is adjusted within a range not impairing the effects of the present invention.
[0017]
The above water-soluble polymer can be applied with a coating solution to which an antifoaming agent, a pH adjuster, a dye or colored pigment for adjusting hue, a fluorescent dye for improving visual whiteness, etc. are added as necessary. It is provided on the paper surface by coating. The coating method uses various known size coating methods such as various size press coating, various blade coatings, roll coating, air knife coating, bar coating, etc. Alternatively, it can be provided on both sides, but from the viewpoint of operability and cost, it is preferable to use size press coating that can be applied on both sides simultaneously by on-machine.
Paper obtained by making paper using the deinked pulp produced by the present invention is particularly effective for ink jet paper suitability, such as recording paper such as electrophotographic transfer paper, thermal transfer paper, printing paper, etc. Can also be used.
[0018]
【Example】
In the following, the method for producing the deinked pulp of the present invention and the specific structure of the paper using the deinked pulp will be described in Examples, and the characteristics of the paper will be described in comparison with Comparative Examples. The present invention is not limited thereby. In the examples, “%” indicates “% by weight” and “parts” indicates “parts by weight”.
[Example 1]
Disaggregation treatment process 1: waste paper and flyer waste paper are mixed in equal amounts by weight, added to the experimental pulper, and cationic styrene sizing agent (trade name: PM-, manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Industries) with respect to 100 parts of the mixed waste paper. 360) 2.5% and caustic soda 0.1% were added and diluted to a pulp slurry concentration of 5%.
[0019]
After dewatering the used paper pulp slurry obtained in the disaggregation treatment step 1 to a concentration of 25%, water is added so that the used paper pulp slurry concentration is 15%, and a surfactant-based deinking agent (manufactured by Kao) , Trade name: DI-767) was added to 1.0% of the pulp, kneaded with a test kneader for 1 hour, and then washed and dehydrated with a test floatator to obtain a waste paper pulp slurry having a concentration of 25%. Subsequently, water was added so that the waste paper pulp slurry concentration was 15%, and a surfactant-based deinking agent (trade name: DI-767, manufactured by Kao) was added to the pulp at 1.0%, and the bleaching agent was added. After adding 0.5%, kneading with a test kneader for 1 hour, washing and dewatering with a test floatator gave a deinked pulp having a concentration of 25%.
[0020]
A pulp slurry consisting of 20 parts of deinked pulp obtained above and 80 parts of hardwood bleached kraft pulp (L-BKP) with a beating degree of 450 ml. : NT-76) 0.1 part, yield improver (made by Kurita Kogyo Co., Ltd., trade name: High Holder 331) 0.02 part was added and hand-drawn. On this handmade paper, a coating liquid 1 shown below was applied on both sides with a test size press so that the coating amount per side was 1.5 g / m 2 in terms of solid content, and the basis weight was 82 g / m. Two papers were obtained.
<Coating liquid 1>
Starch: MS # 3600 (manufactured by Nippon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.) 100 parts Size agent: Polymaron 482 (manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.) 0.4 part Antifoaming agent: Nopco 8034L (manufactured by San Nopco) 0.09 part [Example 2]
A paper having a basis weight of 82 g / m 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the cationic styrenic sizing agent in the disaggregation step 1 was changed to 0.1%.
[Example 3]
A paper having a basis weight of 82 g / m 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the cationic styrene sizing agent in the disaggregation step 1 was changed to 5.0%.
[Example 4]
In the same manner as in Example 1, except that the sizing agent in the disaggregation step 1 was changed to an anionic styrene / acrylic sizing agent (trade name: PM-1343, manufactured by Arakawa Kogyo Co., Ltd.), and the addition amount was 0.2%. An amount of paper of 82 g / m 2 was obtained.
[Example 5]
A paper having a basis weight of 82 g / m 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sizing agent in the disaggregation step 1 was changed to an anionic styrene / acrylic sizing agent and the addition amount was 2.5%.
[Example 6]
A paper having a basis weight of 82 g / m 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sizing agent in the disaggregation step 1 was changed to a rosin-based sizing agent and the addition amount was 2.5%.
[Example 7]
Disaggregation treatment process 2: waste paper and flyer waste paper are mixed in equal amounts by weight, and 100 parts of this mixed waste paper is added to the experimental pulper, and 0.1% of caustic soda is added, and then the pulp slurry concentration becomes 5%. As shown in FIG.
[0021]
The used paper pulp slurry obtained in the disaggregation treatment step 2 was dehydrated to a concentration of 25%, and then water was added so that the used paper pulp slurry concentration was 15%. Next, after adding 0.1% of a cationic styrene-based sizing agent (Arakawa Chemical Industries, trade name: PM360) to the pulp and stirring, a surfactant-based deinking agent (manufactured by Kao, trade name: DI767) was added to 1.0% of the pulp, kneaded with a test kneader for 1 hour, and then washed and dehydrated with a test floatator to obtain a waste paper pulp slurry having a concentration of 25%. Subsequently, water is added so that the waste paper pulp slurry concentration is 15%, 1.0% of the previous deinking agent is added to the pulp and 0.5% of the bleaching agent is added, and the kneading is performed for 1 hour using a test kneader. Then, it was washed and dehydrated with a test floatator to obtain a deinked pulp having a concentration of 25%.
[0022]
7 parts of talc, 1 part of aluminum sulfate, sizing agent (made by Arakawa Chemical Industry, trade name: 20 parts of deinked pulp obtained above and 80 parts of hardwood bleached kraft pulp (L-BKP) with a beating degree of 450 ml 0.1 part of size pine NF76) and 0.02 part of a yield improver (trade name: High Holder 331, manufactured by Kurita Kogyo Co., Ltd.) were added and hand-made. On this handmade paper, a coating liquid 1 shown below was applied on both sides with a test size press so that the coating amount per side was 1.5 g / m 2 in terms of solid content, and the basis weight was 82 g / m. Two papers were obtained.
[Comparative Example 1]
In the disaggregation step 1, paper having a basis weight of 82 g / m 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sizing agent was not added (addition amount 0%).
[Comparative Example 2]
A paper having a basis weight of 82 g / m 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sizing agent was not added in the disaggregation step 1 and the sizing agent of the coating liquid 1 was changed to 0.8 part.
[0023]
The inkjet recording test of the recording paper obtained in Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 was performed by the following method.
[0024]
The results are summarized in Table 1. From Table 1, Examples 1 to 7, which are the present invention, all have good feathering and ink drying properties, whereas the paper of Comparative Example 1 prepared with only a small amount of internal and external sizes was used. Feathering was poor, and even in Comparative Example 2 in which the amount of internal sizing agent was increased to 0.8 part, compared to Example 4 using deinked pulp that was deinked in the presence of a smaller sizing agent, feathering The ring is extremely bad.
[0025]
[Table 1]
Figure 0003702744
(1) Inkjet recording test In the recording test, a predetermined pattern was recorded using an inkjet printer (BJC-430J: product name manufactured by Canon Inc.) and evaluated according to the following criteria.
a, Feathering (ink whiskers)
Ink whiskers were visually evaluated.
○ No whisker-like bleeding
△ Slightly whisker-like bleeding
× Lots of whiskers
b. Immediately after ink drying recording, the image area was rubbed with a finger and the degree of contamination was visually evaluated.
○ No dirt △ Somewhat dirty × Extremely dirty [Effect of the present invention]
As described above, the present invention has been described in detail. By using the deinked pulp according to the present invention, the feathering at the time of water-based inkjet recording is remarkably improved, and high-quality recording that cannot be achieved by the conventional method is achieved. The paper which has was able to be obtained.

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少なくとも古紙の離解工程と界面活性剤系の脱墨剤を用いる脱墨工程を有する複数の工程からなる脱墨パルプの製造方法において、離解工程でサイズ剤を、古紙パルプ100重量部に対して0.1〜5.0重量%の範囲で添加した後に、サイズ剤の存在下で脱墨処理することを特徴とする脱墨パルプの製造方法。In the method for producing deinked pulp comprising at least a decontamination step of used paper and a deinking step using a surfactant-type deinking agent , the sizing agent is 0 in 100 parts by weight of the used paper pulp. A method for producing a deinked pulp, comprising adding in the range of 1 to 5.0% by weight and then deinking in the presence of a sizing agent. サイズ剤の添加量が古紙パルプ100重量部に対して0.2〜2.5重量%の範囲であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の脱墨パルプの製造方法。 The method for producing a deinked pulp according to claim 1, wherein the addition amount of the sizing agent is in the range of 0.2 to 2.5% by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the used paper pulp. 請求項1または2により製造された脱墨パルプを用いた紙。Paper using more manufactured deinked pulp to claim 1 or 2.
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