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JP4333109B2
JP4333109B2 JP2002287987A JP2002287987A JP4333109B2 JP 4333109 B2 JP4333109 B2 JP 4333109B2 JP 2002287987 A JP2002287987 A JP 2002287987A JP 2002287987 A JP2002287987 A JP 2002287987A JP 4333109 B2 JP4333109 B2 JP 4333109B2
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政人 鈴木
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、印刷用塗工紙に関し、軽量にも関わらず、特に優れた白紙外観および剛度を有し、印刷・製本作業適性を備えた微塗工紙に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
近年、印刷物に対し、写真や図案を多用し、更にカラー化するなどにより、視覚的に内容を強力に伝達できる高品質印刷用塗工紙への強い要望がある。一方、省資源、輸送および郵送コストなどの点から印刷物の軽量化に対しても強い要望がある。この二つの要望は相反するものであり、高品質印刷塗工紙は原紙および塗工量が多く、高価であって、軽量、低価格の要望にそぐわない。そこで、低坪量、低塗工量のいわゆる低級グレードの塗工紙あるいは微塗工紙で、より上のグレードの品質を実現する技術が求められていた。
【0003】
微塗工紙の品質のうち、重要なものは、白色度、裏抜け、白紙光沢度、印刷光沢度、および剛度等である。白色度はコントラストに、光沢度は印刷物の画質に関係し、かつこれらが全て良いバランスで満足されることが重要である。剛度は主として印刷および製本作業性に関係し、印刷物のめくり易さにも重要な要素である。
【0004】
微塗工紙の軽量化は原紙を低坪量にするとともに低塗工量の塗工層とすることが必要である。しかし、原紙の紙料配合及び塗工液の塗料配合及び原紙と塗工層の割合を変えないで、単に低坪量の微塗工紙とすれば、軽量化に比例して紙厚が薄くなり、剛度が不足し、裏抜けの問題があり、印刷・製本適性に劣る。裏抜けを抑制し、剛度を維持するために、高坪量の原紙上に低塗工量の塗工層を設けると、裏抜けは問題なく、剛度は十分であるが、低坪量化には必要以上に塗工量を減らさざるを得なくなり、印刷品質が不十分となり、実用的ではない。また、低坪量の原紙を使用し、その上に厚い塗工層を設けて坪量を同一にした場合、印刷適性等は向上することができるが、剛度は低下し、裏抜けの問題が生じるので実用的ではない。
【0005】
微塗工紙の坪量を低下させても剛度の低下度及び裏抜けの問題を最小限にするには低密度の嵩高な紙にすればよく、それにはガムウッド、メープル、バーチなど特定の樹種の機械パルプを使用することが有効であるが、省資源、コスト等で特定の樹種のみを使うことは実用的ではない。しかし、どの樹種にしろ機械パルプの使用は剛度と裏抜けには有効である。また、低坪量化と裏抜け抑制の向上には、中空の合成樹脂カプセルを内添すること、合成有機発泡性填料(例えば商品名:EXPANSEL、日本フィラント株式会社)を内添し乾燥時に発砲させることが知られている。しかし、中空合成樹脂カプセルや発泡性填料は、混合や発砲条件が難しく、価格も高いことから、現在のところ実用的な手段ではない。また、填料ではないが、特開平8−13380号公報(特許文献1参照)に微細フィブリル化セルロースを添加する方法が提案されている。しかしこの方法では、微細フィブリル化セルロースを別に調整する必要があり操業上煩雑になり、実用的ではない。また、原紙上に填料、特に二酸化チタンを配合すると裏抜け問題がより改善されることが知られているが、しかし密度はかえって高くなり、剛度が低下するとともに、紙力が弱くなるという問題があり、単に填料を配合することはできない。
【0006】
このように軽量化、特に坪量を45g/2以下の微塗工紙にした場合、特に印刷・製本作業適性の問題がなく、実用に適した剛度を有し、裏抜けの問題がなく、相対的にインキ着肉性が良好な微塗工紙を得ることは困難であった。
【0007】
【特許文献1】
特開平8−13380号公報(第2−6頁)
【0008】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
このような状況に鑑みて、本発明の課題は、低坪量で、低塗工量であるにも関わらず、印刷・製本作業適性の優れ、実用に適した剛度、インキ着肉性を有し、裏抜けの問題がない印刷用微塗工紙を提供することにある。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者等は、上記課題について鋭意研究した結果、原紙に顔料と接着剤を含有する塗工層を有する微塗工紙において、接着剤として顔料100重量部に対して0重量部以上60重量部以下の澱粉を有する塗工層をブレードコータで設けたものであり、塗工層が原紙上片面当たりg/m以上5g/m以下の塗工量であり、塗工紙の坪量が45g/m以下、紙厚45μm以下であることを特徴とする微塗工紙とすることにより、塗工紙の低坪量においても、印刷・製本作業適性を得ることができ、実用に適した剛度、インキ着肉性が得られ、裏抜けの問題がなく、前記課題が解決されることを見出し本発明に至った。
【0010】
本発明においては、顔料に対して通常よりも多い澱粉を配合するため、塗工層が硬くなり、紙厚が低くても剛度が実用に適したレベルになり、更に印刷・製本時の加工適性が良好になると考えられる。また、顔料に対して通常よりも多い澱粉を配合している塗工液を用いることにより、塗工液の保水性が極めて向上し、塗工液が原紙に浸透しにくくなり、顔料と澱粉の割合のバランスにより、原紙被覆性が比較的良好になり、実用に適したインキ着肉性や裏抜けの問題が発生しないものと思われる。
【0011】
本発明においては、顔料として体積分布平均粒径が3.5〜20μmであるデラミネーテッドクレーを顔料100重量部当たり30重量部以上90重量部以下含有することにより、原紙被覆性が良好になり、平滑性、インキ着肉性が更に向上し、裏抜けがより抑えられる。
【0012】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明においては、原紙上に、顔料と接着剤を含有する塗工層を設けて微塗工紙を得るものである。
【0013】
本発明の塗工層においては、接着剤として顔料100重量部に対して20重量部以上60重量以下、より好ましくは30重量部以上60重量部以下の澱粉を使用することが重要である。顔料100重量部に対して20重量部未満の澱粉を使用した場合、澱粉の配合量が多い場合と比較して、剛度が低下し、製本作業適性も悪くなる。また、顔料100重量部に対して60重量部より多い澱粉を使用した場合、裏抜けが問題になり、またインキ着肉性が劣って良好な印刷適性が得られない。使用する澱粉の種類としては、酸化澱粉、陽性澱粉、燐酸エステル化澱粉、ヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉などのエーテル化澱粉、デキストリンなどが用いられるが、塗工適性の点から、ヒドロエチルエーテル化澱粉、燐酸エステル化澱粉を使用するのが好ましい。
【0014】
また、本発明に用いられる接着剤としては、澱粉以外に、塗工紙用に従来から用いられている、スチレン・ブタジエン系、スチレン・アクリル系、エチレン・酢酸ビニル系、ブタジエン・メチルメタクリレート系、酢酸ビニル・ブチルアクリレート系等の各種共重合体、あるいはポリビニルアルコール、無水マレイン酸共重合体、アクリル酸・メチルメタクリレート系共重合体等の合成接着剤:カゼイン、大豆蛋白、合成蛋白などの蛋白質類:カルボキシメチルセルロース、ヒドロキシメチルセルロース、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース等のセルロース誘導体などの通常の塗工紙用接着剤を1種以上を併用して使用することができる。
また、本発明で用いられる塗工層の顔料としては、塗工用顔料として従来から用いられているカオリン、クレー、デラミネーテッドクレー、重質炭酸カルシウム、軽質炭酸カルシウム、タルク、二酸化チタン、硫酸バリウム、硫酸カルシウム、酸化亜鉛、珪酸、珪酸塩、コロイダルシリカ、サチンホワイトなどの無機顔料等であり、これらの顔料は必要に応じて単独または2種類以上併用して使用できる。特に顔料として体積分布平均粒径が3.5〜20μmであるデラミネーテッドクレーを顔料100重量部当たり30〜90重量部含有することが好ましい。これは、粒径の大きいデラミネーテッドクレーを顔料として使用することにより、塗工層表面に大粒径の板状のものが配向され易いため、相対的に低い塗工量で塗工した場合においても原紙被覆性は良好になり、平滑性が出やすく、相対的にインキ着肉性等が良好になるためである。平均粒径が3.5μmより小さいデラミネーテッドクレーを用いた場合には、相対的にインク着肉性等に劣る傾向にある。また平均粒径20μmより大きいデラミネーテッドクレーを用いた場合には、塗工液の粘度が上昇し、調液時のハンドリングが難しく、ストリーク、スクラッチおよびブリーディング等の塗工不良が発生し、操業上問題になりやすい。尚、本発明で規定する平均粒径とは、レーザー回折法を用いたものであり、MALVERN instruments社製Laser Diffraction粒度分布測定機を用いて、堆積分布平均粒径を測定した値である。
【0015】
本発明の塗工層を設ける塗工液には、分散剤、増粘剤、保水剤、消泡剤、耐水化剤等の通常使用される各種助剤を使用してもよい。
【0016】
本発明の原紙に配合するパルプとしては、化学パルプ(針葉樹の晒または未晒クラフトパルプ、広葉樹の晒または未晒クラフトパルプ等)、機械パルプ(グランドパルプ、サーモメカニカルパルプ、ケミサーモメカニカルパルプ等)、脱墨パルプ(故紙パルプ)を単独もしくは任意の割合で混合使用することができる。本発明では機械パルプを20%以上配合することにより、裏抜けの問題をより改善することができる。また原紙に配合する填料の種類としては、水和珪酸、ホワイトカーボン、タルク、カオリン、クレー、二酸化チタン、炭酸カルシウム、合成樹脂填料等の公知の填料を使用することができる。裏抜けをより改善し、剛度を向上させるために、二酸化チタンを原紙重量当たり0.5重量%以上12重量%以下配合することが好ましい。その他に必要に応じて、硫酸バント、サイズ剤、紙力増強剤、歩留まり向上剤、着色剤、染料、消泡剤等を含有してもよい。
【0017】
本発明で用いる原紙の抄紙方法については特に限定されるものではなく、トップワイヤー等を含む長網マシン、丸網マシン、二者を併用した板紙マシン、ヤンキードライヤーマシン等を用いて、酸性抄紙、中性抄紙、アルカリ性抄紙方式で抄紙した原紙のいずれであってもよい。また、サイズプレス、ビルブレード、ゲートロールコータ、プレメタリングサイズプレスを使用して、澱粉、ポリビニルアルコールなどを予備塗工した原紙や、ピグメントと接着剤を含む塗工液を1層以上予備塗工した塗工原紙も使用可能である。
【0018】
原紙に、調整された塗工液を塗工する方法としては、ブレードコータ、バーコータ、ロールコータ、エアナイフコータ、リバースロールコータ、カーテンコータ、サイズプレスコータ、ゲートロールコータ等を用いて、一層もしくは二層以上を原紙上に片面づつもしくは両面同時に両面塗工する。本発明においては原紙に塗工量が片面当たり1g/m以上5g/m以下、より好ましくは2g/m以上4g/m以下の塗工層を有することが重要である。塗工量を片面当たり5g/mより高くした場合、坪量45g/m以下の領域では良好なインキ着肉性が得られるが、塗工紙の剛度が低下する。また、塗工量を片面当たり1g/m未満とすると、同坪量で比較した場合、インキ着肉性が低下する。
【0019】
湿潤塗工層を乾燥させる手法としては、例えば蒸気加熱シリンダー、加熱熱風エアドライヤー、ガスヒータードライヤー、電気ヒータードライヤー、赤外線ヒータードライヤー、高周波ヒータードライヤー等各種の方法が単独または併用して用いられる。
【0020】
以上のように塗工乾燥された塗工紙は、未カレンダー処理、またはスーパーカレンダー、高温ソフトニップカレンダー等で平滑処理を行う。
【0021】
本発明は、微塗工紙の坪量が45g/m以下、好ましくは42g/m以下において、印刷・製本作業適性の優れ、実用に適した剛度を有し、裏抜けの問題がなく、インキ着肉性も良好な印刷用微塗工紙であり、特に微塗工紙の紙厚が45μm以下でも本発明の効果を有するものである。
【0022】
【実施例】
以下に実施例を挙げて、本発明を具体的に説明するが、勿論これらの例に限定されるものではない。尚、特に断らない限り、例中の部および%はそれぞれ重量%を示す。また、得られた塗工紙について以下に示すような評価法に基づいて試験を行った。
〈評価方法〉
(1)白紙光沢度:JIS P 8142に基づいて測定した。
(2)印刷光沢度:東芝機械(株)のオフセット輪転機(4色)を用いてオフセット用印刷インキ(東洋インキ製造(株)製 レオエコーM)を用いて印刷速度600rpmで印刷し、得られた印刷物(墨藍紅3色ベタ印刷部)の表面をJISP 8142に基づいて測定した。
(3)インキ着肉性:東芝機械(株)のオフセット輪転機(4色)を用いて、オフセット用印刷インキ(東洋インキ製造(株)製 レオエコーM)を用いて印刷速度600rpmで印刷し、得られた印刷物(藍単色ベタ印刷部)のインキ着肉性を4段階で目視評価した。◎:非常に優れる、○:優れる、△:やや問題あり、×:問題あり
(4)裏抜け:東芝機械(株)のオフセット輪転機(4色)を用いて、オフセット用印刷インキ(東洋インキ製造(株)製 レオエコーM)を用いて印刷速度600rpmで印刷し、得られた印刷物(墨単色ベタ印刷部:インキ濃度1.80)の裏面(非印刷面)を4段階で目視評価した。
◎:裏抜けがなく非常に優れる、○:裏抜けがほとんどなく優れる、△:裏抜けが若干ありやや問題あり、×:裏抜けがあり問題あり
(5)紙厚:JIS P 8118に基づいて測定した。
(6)密度:JIS P 8118に基づいて測定した。
(7)クラーク剛度:JIS P 8143に基づいて測定した。
(8)印刷・製本作業性:オフセット輪転機による印刷時の作業性(断紙等)と製本過程の作業性を4段階で評価した。◎:非常に優れる、○:優れる、△:やや問題あり、×:問題あり
[実施例1]
大粒径デラミネーテッドクレー(Engelhard社製Nusurf、体積分布平均粒径5.2μm)70部、粗粒重質炭酸カルシウム(ファイマテック社製FMT−75)30部からなる顔料に、分散剤として対顔料でポリアクリル酸ソーダ0.2部を添加してセリエミキサーで分散し、固形分濃度が70%の顔料スラリーを調成した。このようにして得られた顔料スラリーに、非増粘型のスチレン・ブタジエン共重合体ラテックス(ガラス転移温度20℃、ゲル含量75%)3部、およびヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉35部を加え、さらに水を加えて固形分濃度50%の塗工液を得た。パルプとしてパルプ重量あたり機械パルプを30%含有し、内添填料として二酸化チタンを原紙重量あたり4%を含有した坪量34g/mの中質原紙に片面当たりの塗工量が固形分で3g/mになるように、800m/分の塗工速度のブレードコーターで両面塗工を行い、紙水分が5.5%になるように乾燥し、カレンダー処理を行ない紙厚が42μmの微塗工紙を得た。
[実施例2]
実施例1において、ヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉35部の代わりにヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉48部に変更した以外は実施例1と同様の方法で微塗工紙を得た。
[実施例3]
実施例1において、ヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉35部の代わりにヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉22部に変更した以外は実施例1と同様の方法で微塗工紙を得た。
[実施例4]
実施例1において、片面当たりの塗工量が、固形分で3.0g/mの代わりに4.5g/mになるように変更した以外は実施例1と同様の方法で微塗工紙を得た。
実施例
実施例1において、大粒径デラミネーテッドクレー(Engelhard社製Nusurf、体積分布平均粒径5.2μm)10部、粗粒重質炭酸カルシウム(ファイマテック社製FMT−75)90部からなる顔料に、分散剤として対顔料でポリアクリル酸ソーダ0.2部を添加してセリエミキサーで分散し、固形分濃度が70%の顔料スラリーを調成した以外は実施例1と同様の方法で微塗工紙を得た。
[比較例1]
実施例1において、ヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉35部の代わりにヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉65部に変更した以外は実施例1と同様の方法で微塗工紙を得た。
[比較例2]
実施例1において、ヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉35部の代わりにヒドロキシエチルエーテル化澱粉10部に変更した以外は実施例1と同様の方法で微塗工紙を得た。
[比較例3]
実施例1において、坪量40g/mの代わりに坪量30g/mの中質原紙を用い、片面当たりの塗工量が固形分で6.5g/mになるように変更した以外は実施例1と同様の方法で微塗工紙を得た。
[比較例4]
実施例1において、片面当たりの塗工量が、固形分で0.5g/mになるように変更した以外は実施例1と同様の方法で微塗工紙を得た。
【0023】
以上の結果を表1に示した。
【0024】
【表1】

Figure 0004333109
【0025】
【発明の効果】
本発明により、低坪量で、低塗工量であるにも関わらず、印刷・製本作業適性に優れ、実用に適した剛度を有し、裏抜けの問題がなく、インキ着肉性の良好な印刷用微塗工紙を得ることができる。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coated paper for printing, and relates to a fine coated paper having a particularly excellent white paper appearance and rigidity, and having suitability for printing and bookbinding, despite being lightweight.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, there has been a strong demand for coated paper for high-quality printing that can visually convey the contents of printed matter by using a lot of photographs and designs and further colorizing it. On the other hand, there is a strong demand for weight reduction of printed matter from the viewpoints of resource saving, transportation and mailing costs. These two requirements are contradictory, and high-quality printing coated paper has a large amount of base paper and a large amount of coating, is expensive, and does not meet the demand for light weight and low price. Therefore, there has been a demand for a technique for realizing a higher grade quality with a so-called lower grade coated paper or fine coated paper having a low basis weight and a low coating weight.
[0003]
Of the quality of the finely coated paper, the important ones are whiteness, back-through, white paper gloss, printing gloss, stiffness, and the like. It is important that the whiteness is related to the contrast, the glossiness is related to the image quality of the printed matter, and these are all satisfied with a good balance. Stiffness is mainly related to printing and bookbinding workability, and is also an important factor for the ease of turning printed materials.
[0004]
In order to reduce the weight of finely coated paper, it is necessary to make the base paper have a low basis weight and a coating layer with a low coating amount. However, the paper thickness is reduced in proportion to the weight reduction if the base paper and the coating composition of the base paper and the ratio of the base paper to the coating layer are not changed, and only the low-basis weight fine coated paper is used. Therefore, the rigidity is insufficient, there is a problem of show through, and the suitability for printing and bookbinding is poor. In order to suppress the breakthrough and maintain the rigidity, if a coating layer with a low coating amount is provided on a high basis weight base paper, there is no problem of the breakthrough and the rigidity is sufficient, but for lowering the basis weight The amount of coating must be reduced more than necessary, resulting in insufficient print quality and impractical. Also, when using a low basis weight base paper and providing a thick coating layer on it and making the basis weight the same, the printability can be improved, but the rigidity is lowered, and there is a problem of see-through. It is not practical because it occurs.
[0005]
In order to minimize the reduction in stiffness and the problem of through-through even if the basis weight of the fine-coated paper is reduced, it is sufficient to use a low-density, bulky paper, and specific tree species such as gumwood, maple, birch, etc. However, it is not practical to use only specific tree species because of resource saving, cost, etc. However, the use of mechanical pulp for any tree species is effective for stiffness and strikethrough. In addition, in order to lower the basis weight and improve the suppression of the see-through, a hollow synthetic resin capsule is internally added, and a synthetic organic foaming filler (for example, trade name: EXPANCEL, Nippon Filant Co., Ltd.) is internally added and fired when dried. It is known. However, hollow synthetic resin capsules and foamable fillers are not practical means at present because they are difficult to mix and fire and are expensive. Moreover, although it is not a filler, the method of adding a fine fibrillated cellulose to Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 8-13380 (refer patent document 1) is proposed. However, in this method, it is necessary to separately adjust the fine fibrillated cellulose, which is complicated in operation and is not practical. In addition, it is known that the incorporation of fillers, particularly titanium dioxide, on the base paper improves the problem of see-through, but the density is rather high, the rigidity is lowered, and the paper strength is weakened. Yes, you can't simply add a filler.
[0006]
Thus, when the weight is reduced, especially when the basis weight is 45 g / 2 or less, there is no problem of suitability for printing and bookbinding work, the rigidity is suitable for practical use, and there is no problem of see-through. It was difficult to obtain a finely coated paper having relatively good ink deposition properties.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-13380 (pages 2-6)
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of such circumstances, the problem of the present invention is that it has a low basis weight and a low coating amount, but has excellent printing and bookbinding work suitability, rigidity suitable for practical use, and ink inking property. The object of the present invention is to provide a finely coated paper for printing that has no problem of show through.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present inventors, as a result of extensive studies on the above problems, in the fine coated paper having a coating layer containing an adhesive and a pigment in base paper 3 0 parts by weight or more relative to the pigment 100 parts by weight of the adhesive 60 A coating layer having a starch part by weight or less is provided by a blade coater, and the coating layer has a coating amount of 3 g / m 2 or more and 5 g / m 2 or less per one side of the base paper. By using a finely coated paper characterized by a basis weight of 45 g / m 2 or less and a paper thickness of 45 μm or less , it is possible to obtain printing and bookbinding work suitability even at a low basis weight of the coated paper, The present inventors have found that the rigidity and ink fillability suitable for practical use are obtained, there is no problem of back-through, and the above-mentioned problems are solved.
[0010]
In the present invention, since more starch than usual is added to the pigment, the coating layer becomes hard, the rigidity becomes a level suitable for practical use even if the paper thickness is low, and further, the processing suitability at the time of printing and bookbinding Is considered to be favorable. Also, by using a coating liquid that contains more starch than usual for the pigment, the water retention of the coating liquid is greatly improved, making it difficult for the coating liquid to permeate the base paper. Due to the balance of the ratio, the base paper coverage becomes relatively good, and it is considered that the problem of ink inking property suitable for practical use and the problem of through-through do not occur.
[0011]
In the present invention, the covering property of the base paper is improved by containing from 30 parts by weight to 90 parts by weight of the delaminated clay having a volume distribution average particle diameter of 3.5 to 20 μm as the pigment per 100 parts by weight of the pigment. Further, smoothness and ink fillability are further improved, and the back-through is further suppressed.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, a fine coated paper is obtained by providing a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper.
[0013]
In the coating layer of the present invention, it is important to use 20 to 60 parts by weight, more preferably 30 to 60 parts by weight of starch as an adhesive with respect to 100 parts by weight of the pigment. When less than 20 parts by weight of starch is used with respect to 100 parts by weight of the pigment, the rigidity is lowered and the suitability for bookbinding is poor as compared with the case where the amount of starch is large. In addition, when more than 60 parts by weight of starch is used with respect to 100 parts by weight of the pigment, there is a problem of show-through, and ink inking property is inferior, and good printability cannot be obtained. As the type of starch to be used, oxidized starch, positive starch, phosphate esterified starch, etherified starch such as hydroxyethyl etherified starch, dextrin, etc. are used, but from the viewpoint of coating suitability, hydroethyl etherified starch, It is preferred to use phosphated starch.
[0014]
Moreover, as an adhesive used in the present invention, in addition to starch, conventionally used for coated paper, styrene / butadiene, styrene / acrylic, ethylene / vinyl acetate, butadiene / methyl methacrylate, Synthetic adhesives such as vinyl acetate / butyl acrylate copolymers, polyvinyl alcohol, maleic anhydride copolymers, acrylic acid / methyl methacrylate copolymers, etc .: Proteins such as casein, soy protein, and synthetic proteins : One or more common adhesives for coated paper, such as cellulose derivatives such as carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, and hydroxyethylcellulose can be used in combination.
In addition, as the pigment of the coating layer used in the present invention, kaolin, clay, delaminated clay, heavy calcium carbonate, light calcium carbonate, talc, titanium dioxide, sulfuric acid conventionally used as coating pigments are used. Examples thereof include inorganic pigments such as barium, calcium sulfate, zinc oxide, silicic acid, silicate, colloidal silica, and satin white. These pigments can be used alone or in combination of two or more. In particular, it is preferable to contain 30 to 90 parts by weight of a delaminated clay having a volume distribution average particle diameter of 3.5 to 20 μm as a pigment per 100 parts by weight of the pigment. This is because when using a delaminated clay with a large particle size as a pigment, a plate with a large particle size is easily oriented on the surface of the coating layer. This is because the covering property of the base paper is good, the smoothness is easily obtained, and the ink deposition property is relatively good. When a delaminated clay having an average particle size of less than 3.5 μm is used, the ink deposition property tends to be relatively inferior. In addition, when a delaminated clay with an average particle size of 20 μm or more is used, the viscosity of the coating liquid increases, handling during preparation becomes difficult, and coating defects such as streak, scratch and bleeding occur, resulting in operation. Prone to top problems. In addition, the average particle diameter prescribed | regulated by this invention is a value which measured the sedimentation distribution average particle diameter using the laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring machine made from MALVERN instruments, using the laser diffraction method.
[0015]
In the coating liquid for forming the coating layer of the present invention, various commonly used auxiliaries such as a dispersant, a thickener, a water retention agent, an antifoaming agent, and a water-resistant agent may be used.
[0016]
Pulp to be blended with the base paper of the present invention includes chemical pulp (coniferous bleached or unbleached kraft pulp, hardwood bleached or unbleached kraft pulp, etc.), mechanical pulp (ground pulp, thermomechanical pulp, chemithermomechanical pulp, etc.) The deinked pulp (scrap paper pulp) can be used alone or in an arbitrary ratio. In the present invention, the problem of show through can be further improved by blending 20% or more of mechanical pulp. Moreover, as a kind of filler mix | blended with a base paper, well-known fillers, such as a hydrated silicic acid, white carbon, a talc, a kaolin, clay, titanium dioxide, a calcium carbonate, a synthetic resin filler, can be used. In order to further improve the strike through and improve the rigidity, it is preferable to blend titanium dioxide in an amount of 0.5% by weight to 12% by weight per base paper weight. In addition, if necessary, it may contain a sulfate bunt, a sizing agent, a paper strength enhancer, a yield improver, a colorant, a dye, an antifoaming agent and the like.
[0017]
The paper making method of the base paper used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and a long net machine including a top wire, a round net machine, a paperboard machine using both of them, a Yankee dryer machine, etc. Either neutral paper or base paper made by alkaline paper making may be used. Also, use a size press, bill blade, gate roll coater, or pre-metering size press to pre-coat one or more layers of base paper pre-coated with starch, polyvinyl alcohol, etc., or a coating solution containing pigment and adhesive. The coated coated paper can also be used.
[0018]
As a method of applying the adjusted coating liquid to the base paper, a blade coater, a bar coater, a roll coater, an air knife coater, a reverse roll coater, a curtain coater, a size press coater, a gate roll coater or the like can be used. Apply two or more layers on the base paper one side at a time or both sides simultaneously. Base paper coating weight per side 1 g / m 2 or more in the present invention 5 g / m 2 or less, and more preferably it is important to have 2 g / m 2 or more 4g / m 2 or less of the coating layer. When the coating amount is higher than 5 g / m 2 per side, good ink deposition properties can be obtained in the area of 45 g / m 2 or less basis weight, but the rigidity of the coated paper is lowered. Further, if the coating amount is less than 1 g / m 2 per side, ink inking property is reduced when compared with the same basis weight.
[0019]
As a method for drying the wet coating layer, various methods such as a steam heating cylinder, a heated hot air air dryer, a gas heater dryer, an electric heater dryer, an infrared heater dryer, and a high frequency heater dryer are used alone or in combination.
[0020]
The coated paper coated and dried as described above is subjected to a non-calendar process, or a smooth process by a super calendar, a high temperature soft nip calender, or the like.
[0021]
In the present invention, when the basis weight of the finely coated paper is 45 g / m 2 or less, preferably 42 g / m 2 or less, the printing / binding operation is excellent, has a rigidity suitable for practical use, and has no problem of see-through. In addition, it is a finely coated paper for printing with good ink deposition properties. In particular, even if the paper thickness of the finely coated paper is 45 μm or less, the effect of the present invention is obtained.
[0022]
【Example】
EXAMPLES The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to examples, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to these examples. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, the part and% in an example show weight%, respectively. The obtained coated paper was tested based on the evaluation method as shown below.
<Evaluation methods>
(1) Glossiness of blank paper: Measured based on JIS P 8142.
(2) Gloss of printing: obtained by printing at a printing speed of 600 rpm using offset printing ink (Leo Echo M, manufactured by Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.) using an offset rotary press (4 colors) manufactured by Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. Further, the surface of the printed material (ink red and black three-color solid printing part) was measured based on JISP 8142.
(3) Ink fillability: Using an offset rotary press (4 colors) manufactured by Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd., printing using offset printing ink (Reo Echo M, manufactured by Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) at a printing speed of 600 rpm, The obtained printed matter (indigo single-color solid printing portion) was visually evaluated in four stages for ink deposition. ◎: Excellent, ○: Excellent, △: Slightly problematic, ×: Problem (4) Back-through: Offset printing ink (Toyo Ink) using the offset rotary press (4 colors) of Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. Printing was performed at a printing speed of 600 rpm using Reo Echo M manufactured by Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and the back surface (non-printing surface) of the obtained printed material (black single color solid printing portion: ink density 1.80) was visually evaluated in four stages.
◎: Very excellent with no show-through, ○: Excellent with almost no show-through, △: There is a slight problem with show-through, ×: There is a show-through and there is a problem (5) Paper thickness: Based on JIS P 8118 It was measured.
(6) Density: Measured based on JIS P 8118.
(7) Clark stiffness: measured based on JIS P 8143.
(8) Printability and bookbinding workability: Workability (paper breakage, etc.) at the time of printing with an offset rotary press and workability in the bookbinding process were evaluated in four stages. A: Very good, B: Excellent, B: Somewhat problematic, B: Some problem [Example 1]
As a dispersant, a pigment composed of 70 parts of large particle size delaminated clay (Nusurf, manufactured by Engelhard, volume distribution average particle size 5.2 μm) and 30 parts of coarse heavy calcium carbonate (FMT-75, manufactured by Phimatech) 0.2 parts of sodium polyacrylate was added to the pigment and dispersed with a serie mixer to prepare a pigment slurry having a solid content of 70%. To the pigment slurry thus obtained, 3 parts of non-thickening type styrene-butadiene copolymer latex (glass transition temperature 20 ° C., gel content 75%) and 35 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch were added. Water was added to obtain a coating solution having a solid content concentration of 50%. 30g of mechanical pulp per weight of pulp as pulp and 3g of solid base paper with a basis weight of 34g / m 2 containing titanium dioxide as internal filler at 4% of base paper weight in solid content / M 2 , double-sided coating with a blade coater with a coating speed of 800 m / min, dried to a moisture content of 5.5%, calendered, and a paper thickness of 42 μm Coated paper was obtained.
[Example 2]
A finely coated paper was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that in Example 1, instead of 35 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch, 48 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch was used.
[Example 3]
A finely coated paper was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that in Example 1, instead of 35 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch, 22 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch was used.
[Example 4]
In Example 1, fine coating was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating amount per side was changed to 4.5 g / m 2 instead of 3.0 g / m 2 in terms of solid content. I got paper.
[ Example 5 ]
In Example 1, a pigment comprising 10 parts of large particle size delaminated clay (Nusurf manufactured by Engelhard, volume distribution average particle size 5.2 μm) and 90 parts of coarse heavy calcium carbonate (FMT-75 manufactured by Phimatech). In addition, 0.2 parts of sodium polyacrylate as a dispersant was added as a dispersant and dispersed with a serie mixer, and a pigment slurry having a solid content concentration of 70% was prepared. Coated paper was obtained.
[Comparative Example 1]
A finely coated paper was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that in Example 1, instead of 35 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch, 65 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch was used.
[Comparative Example 2]
A finely coated paper was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that in Example 1, instead of 35 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch, 10 parts of hydroxyethyl etherified starch was used.
[Comparative Example 3]
In Example 1, except that medium weight base paper with a basis weight of 30 g / m 2 was used instead of a basis weight of 40 g / m 2 , and the coating amount per side was changed to 6.5 g / m 2 in terms of solid content. Obtained a finely coated paper in the same manner as in Example 1.
[Comparative Example 4]
In Example 1, finely coated paper was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating amount per side was changed to 0.5 g / m 2 in terms of solid content.
[0023]
The above results are shown in Table 1.
[0024]
[Table 1]
Figure 0004333109
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, although it has a low basis weight and a low coating amount, it has excellent suitability for printing and bookbinding, has rigidity suitable for practical use, has no problem of back-through, and has good ink fillability. Can be obtained.

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原紙に顔料と接着剤を含有する塗工層を有する微塗工紙において、接着剤として顔料100重量部に対して0重量部以上60重量部以下の澱粉を有する塗工層をブレードコータで設けたものであり、塗工層が原紙上片面当たりg/m以上5g/m以下の塗工量であり、塗工紙の坪量が45g/m以下、紙厚45μm以下であることを特徴とする微塗工紙。In a fine coated paper having a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on the base paper, a coating layer having 30 to 60 parts by weight of starch as an adhesive with respect to 100 parts by weight of the pigment is obtained with a blade coater. The coating layer has a coating amount of 3 g / m 2 or more and 5 g / m 2 or less per one side of the base paper, the basis weight of the coated paper is 45 g / m 2 or less, and the paper thickness is 45 μm or less . A finely coated paper characterized by being. 前記顔料として体積分布平均粒径が3.5〜20μmであるデラミネーテッドクレーを顔料100重量部当たり30重量部以上90重量部以下含有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の微塗工紙。2. The fine coating according to claim 1, wherein the pigment contains a delaminated clay having a volume distribution average particle diameter of 3.5 to 20 μm as a pigment in an amount of 30 to 90 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the pigment. paper.
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