JP5749990B2 - Method for producing ink composition for offset printing - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing an ink composition for offset printing.

  Offset printing is a printing method characterized in that high-viscosity paste-like ink supplied on a printing plate is transferred to an intermediate transfer body such as a rubber blanket and then printed on a printing medium such as paper. is there. Offset printing is widely used in fields such as commercial printing and newspaper printing because it can print large amounts of high-definition and clear images in a short time. It has become. The ink composition for offset printing used in this printing method includes a pigment, a resin component, an oil component, an additive, and the like.

  For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a general method for producing an ink composition for offset printing includes a varnishing step of dissolving a resin in an oil component using a stirring device to obtain a resin varnish, and stirring. Using a device, the pigment and the resin varnish are stirred and mixed to obtain a pigment dispersion mixture, and the pigment dispersion mixture is dispersed by using a dispersion device such as a three-roll mill or a bead mill. And a post-addition step for obtaining an ink composition for offset printing by stirring and mixing the pigment dispersion and the remaining ink material (such as a varnish for viscosity adjustment) using a stirring device such as a disper. .

  According to the method for producing an ink composition for offset printing disclosed in Patent Document 1, an ink composition for offset printing in which pigments are finely dispersed can be obtained by combining these plural steps.

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  However, the conventional method for producing an ink composition for offset printing disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires a lot of energy and labor in order to finely disperse the pigment, and the production time is prolonged and the productivity is lowered. Therefore, there is a point to be improved.

  In the production of the ink composition for offset printing, as the pigment, a pigment in a dry state in which pigment particles are firmly aggregated is used. The dried pigment is manufactured through a process in which primary particles of fine pigment produced in an aqueous system are put in a bag for filtration, the water is squeezed, and then dried using heat. Thus, the pigment particles agglomerate firmly. In order to obtain an ink composition for offset printing in which the pigment particles are finely dispersed because the pigment particles are strongly aggregated, fine primary particles are added to the pigment during the production of the ink composition for offset printing. It is necessary to impart a force that can be dispersed until the pigment particles are dispersed, and to prevent the pigment particles once dispersed from reaggregating.

  In order to disperse the pigment to the primary particles, it is necessary to sufficiently wet the pigment. However, in the conventional method for producing an ink composition for offset printing using a resin varnish obtained by dissolving a resin in an oil component as a material for wetting the pigment, when the pigment and the resin varnish are stirred and mixed, It takes time until the pigment is sufficiently wetted by the resin varnish.

  This is because the resin varnish, which is a material of a high-viscosity paste ink composition for offset printing and finished to a high viscosity, does not easily penetrate into the aggregate of pigment particles having an uneven surface. Further, the air existing on the surface and inside of the pigment particle aggregate is blocked by the high-viscosity resin varnish to form bubbles, and the generated bubbles are formed on the surface and inside of the pigment particle aggregate. This is because the presence of the resin makes it difficult for the resin varnish to penetrate into the pigment. In addition, since the force imparted to the pigment in the dispersion step is reduced by the bubbles, it is difficult to impart a force capable of dispersing even fine primary particles to the pigment.

  In order to prevent re-aggregation of the pigment particles once dispersed, it is necessary that the resin dissolved in the oil component is adsorbed on the surface of the pigment particles. Even if the pigment particles to which the resin is not adsorbed are dispersed once, the dispersion state is unstable, so that the pigment particles are easily re-aggregated. However, the bubbles generated on the surface and inside the aggregate of pigment particles as described above cause the resin dissolved in the oil component to be prevented from adsorbing on the pigment surface.

  Thus, in order to remove bubbles from the surface of the pigment particles that impede penetration of the resin dissolved in the oil component into the pigment and adsorption of the resin to the pigment surface, the stirring time by the stirring device is used in the premixing step. In the dispersion process, it is necessary to apply a greater amount of force to the pigment in the dispersion device to perform a long-time dispersion treatment. As a result, energy and labor for operating the stirring device and the dispersion device are required. Is required, and the manufacturing time becomes longer.

  As a method to easily disperse the pigment and reduce the energy required to disperse the pigment, the pigment is added to the resin varnish in the form of a wet cake or press cake with a reduced degree of drying during its production, and stirred. Thus, there is a method for producing an ink composition for offset printing in which a flushing step for dispersing a pigment in a resin varnish is performed, and a dehydration step for removing water is performed after the flushing step.

  However, wet cakes and press cakes containing moisture have a higher transportation cost than pigments in the dry state. Further, even in such a production method, since a high-viscosity resin varnish is used, it is not possible to sufficiently improve the point that it takes time until the pigment is sufficiently wetted.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an ink composition for offset printing, which prevents an increase in production cost, leads to energy saving as compared with conventional methods, and can greatly improve productivity. is there.

The present invention is a method for producing an ink composition for offset printing mainly comprising a pigment, a resin component, and an oil component,
A pigment water dispersion step of adding the dried pigment into water and stirring and mixing to disperse the pigment in water to obtain a pigment water dispersion;
A transition step of adding an oil component to the pigment aqueous dispersion and stirring and mixing to transfer the pigment into the oil component to obtain a wet pigment oil component;
A resin component addition step of adding a resin component to the pigment oil component wet product to obtain a resin component mixture;
A dehydration step of dehydrating the resin component mixture by heating and depressurization to obtain a dehydrated product;
A resin component dissolving step of dissolving the resin component in the dehydrated product in an oil component by stirring and mixing the dehydrated product under heating to obtain a pigment mixture;
The pigment mixture is kneaded, seen including a kneading step to obtain the ink composition for offset printing, a,
As a resin component to be added to the oil component wet product in the resin component addition step, including a solid resin in a lump state,
The dehydration step and the resin component dissolution step are performed in a tank in which a stirring blade and a rotation shaft are provided in an internal space,
The stirring blade is a cutter blade having a disk-shaped base fixed perpendicularly to the rotation shaft, and a blade continuous radially outward from the base,
In the dehydration step, the resin blade mixture is rotationally driven around the axis of the rotary shaft, and the resin component mixture is dehydrated while pulverizing the solid resin.
In the resin component dissolution step, the cutter blade is driven to rotate around the axis of the rotation shaft, the dehydrated product is stirred and mixed, and the resin component in the dehydrated product is dissolved in the oil component,
The blade is
A first blade which is inclined so as to be separated from one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base as it goes radially outward from the base;
As the radial direction outwards from the base portion, the first blade is inclined with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion so as to be separated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the first blade is inclined with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion. Two blades,
A third blade that extends radially outward from the base and is parallel to the rotation surface of the base;
The first and second blades are bent at a position where the base end portion on the upstream side in the rotational direction is farther outward in the radial direction than the base end portion on the downstream side in the rotational direction, and continues to the base portion.
In the method for producing an ink composition for offset printing , the edge portion facing the downstream side in the rotational direction of the first, second and third blades is formed in a tapered shape facing the downstream side in the rotational direction. is there.

Further, the present invention is a method for producing an ink composition for offset printing mainly comprising a pigment, a resin component, and an oil component,
A pigment water dispersion step of adding the dried pigment into water and stirring and mixing to disperse the pigment in water to obtain a pigment water dispersion;
A transition step of adding an oil component to the pigment aqueous dispersion and stirring and mixing to transfer the pigment into the oil component to obtain a wet pigment oil component;
A dehydration step of dehydrating the pigment oil component wet product by dehydration under heating and reduced pressure;
A resin component addition step of adding a resin component to the dehydrate to obtain a resin component mixture;
A resin component dissolution step of stirring the resin component mixture under heating to dissolve the resin component in the resin component mixture in an oil component to obtain a pigment mixture;
The pigment mixture is kneaded, seen including a kneading step to obtain the ink composition for offset printing, a,
As a resin component to be added to the dehydrated product in the resin component addition step, a solid resin in a lump state is included,
The dehydration step and the resin component dissolution step are performed in a tank in which a stirring blade and a rotation shaft are provided in an internal space,
The stirring blade is a cutter blade having a disk-shaped base fixed perpendicularly to the rotation shaft, and a blade continuous radially outward from the base,
In the dehydration step, while the cutter blade is driven to rotate about the axis of the rotation shaft, the pigment oil component wet matter is dehydrated,
In the resin component dissolving step, the cutter blade is driven to rotate around the axis of the rotation shaft, and the solid resin is dissolved in the oil component while being crushed.
The blade is
A first blade which is inclined so as to be separated from one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base as it goes radially outward from the base;
As the radial direction outwards from the base portion, the first blade is inclined with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion so as to be separated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the first blade is inclined with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion. Two blades,
A third blade that extends radially outward from the base and is parallel to the rotation surface of the base;
The first and second blades are bent at a position where the base end portion on the upstream side in the rotational direction is farther outward in the radial direction than the base end portion on the downstream side in the rotational direction, and continues to the base portion.
In the method for producing an ink composition for offset printing , the edge portion facing the downstream side in the rotational direction of the first, second and third blades is formed in a tapered shape facing the downstream side in the rotational direction. is there.

According to the invention, the kneading process includes
A dispersion step of supplying the pigment mixture obtained in the resin component dissolution step from the tank to a dispersion device at a predetermined flow rate defined by the internal pressure of the dispersion device, and dispersing the pigment to obtain a pigment dispersion; ,
The step of returning the pigment dispersion obtained in the dispersion step to the original tank by discharging from the dispersion device;
The contents stored in the tank are circulated between the tank and the dispersing device, and the dispersion treatment in the dispersing device is repeated until the particle diameter of the pigment is 5 μm or less, and the ink composition for offset printing is used. And a circulation step of obtaining a product.

According to the invention, the rotating shaft is driven to rotate around an axis that is collinear with the central axis of the tank,
The cutter blade is
The blade has a rotation diameter of 30 to 80% with respect to the inner diameter of the tank at the tip of the outermost peripheral edge,
In the dehydration step and the resin component dissolution step, the peripheral speed of the tip of the outermost peripheral edge of the blade is rotationally driven at a speed of 10 m / s or more.

  In addition, the present invention includes a gelling step of adding a gelling agent to the pigment mixture and gelling the resin component as a pre-step of the kneaded meat step.

  According to this invention, the manufacturing method of the ink composition for offset printing includes a pigment water dispersion | distribution process, a transfer process, a resin component addition process, a dehydration process, a resin component dissolution process, and a kneading process. In the pigment water dispersion step, the dried pigment is added to water and mixed by stirring to disperse the pigment in water to obtain a pigment water dispersion. In the transfer step, the oil component is added to the pigment aqueous dispersion and mixed by stirring to transfer the pigment into the oil component to obtain a wet pigment oil component. In the resin component addition step, the resin component mixture is obtained by adding the resin component to the pigment oil component wet product. In the dehydration step, the resin component mixture is dehydrated under heating and reduced pressure to obtain a dehydrated product. In the resin component dissolution step, the dehydrated product is stirred and mixed under heating, whereby the resin component in the dehydrated product is dissolved in the oil component to obtain a pigment mixture. In the kneading process, the pigment mixture is kneaded to obtain an ink composition for offset printing.

  Since water has a low viscosity, by adding a dried pigment into water in the wetting step and mixing with stirring, water can be quickly penetrated into and on the surface of the aggregate of pigment particles, and It is possible to suppress the generation of bubbles on the surface and inside of the aggregate. Since the surface of the pigment is oleophilic, it is transferred into the oil component in the subsequent transfer step. Further, since it is possible to suppress the generation of bubbles on the surface and inside of the aggregate of pigment particles, the resin component dissolved in the oil component can be adsorbed on the pigment particle surface in the resin component dissolution step, It is possible to prevent re-aggregation of the pigment particles once dispersed. Therefore, energy and labor for finely dispersing the pigment can be reduced, and the manufacturing time can be shortened, so that productivity can be greatly improved.

Moreover, since the dried pigment is used, an increase in the transportation cost of the pigment can be prevented, and an ink composition for offset printing can be produced.
The dehydration step and the resin component dissolution step are performed in a tank in which a stirring blade and a rotation shaft are provided in the internal space. In the pigment component addition step, a resin component containing a solid resin in a lump state is added. When the resin component includes a solid resin in a lump state, the resin component can be prevented from scattering when the tank is charged. The stirring blade provided in the internal space of the tank is a cutter blade having a disk-shaped base portion fixed to the rotating shaft and a blade continuous radially outward from the base portion. In the dehydration process, the cutter blade is driven to rotate around the axis of the rotation axis, whereby the pigment oil component wet matter and the resin component are stirred and mixed, and the solid resin in a lump state is pulverized. Even when the heating temperature is lowered and the stirring time is shortened, the resin component can be dissolved in the oil component.
The cutter blade provided in the internal space of the tank includes a base, a first blade, a second blade, and a third blade. The base is a disk-shaped portion that is fixed perpendicularly to a rotation shaft that is rotationally driven. The first blade is a blade that is inclined so as to be separated to one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base as it goes radially outward from the base. As the second blade is radially outward from the base, the second blade is inclined so as to be separated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the first blade is inclined so as to be separated from the rotational surface of the base. Blade. The third blade is a blade that extends radially outward from the base and is parallel to the rotation surface of the base.
In the dehydration step, the first blade is inclined so as to be separated from one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base, and the first blade is inclined so as to be separated from the rotation surface of the base with respect to the rotation surface of the base. The cutter blade having the second blade inclined so as to be separated from the direction opposite to the direction and the third blade parallel to the rotation surface of the base portion is rotationally driven to stir and mix, so that a large shear force is applied to the resin component. It is possible to improve the grinding efficiency of the resin in the oil component. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the resin can be dissolved in the oil component even if the heating temperature at the time of stirring and mixing the pigment oil component wet product and the resin component is lowered or the stirring time is shortened. Therefore, in the resin component melting step, deterioration of the resin component due to heat can be further suppressed, and thermal energy loss can be reduced.
Further, in the cutter blade, the first and second blades are bent at a position where the base end portion on the upstream side in the rotation direction is separated from the base end portion on the downstream side in the rotation direction in the radial direction, and continues to the base portion. . In the dehydration process in which the cutter blades configured as described above are rotationally driven and mixed by stirring, when the cutter blades are rotationally driven, a stirring flow acts on the pigment oil component wet matter and the resin component. Therefore, the pigment oil component wet matter and the resin component are stirred and mixed while flowing in the tank along the stirring flow, so that the pulverization efficiency of the resin in the oil component can be improved. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the resin can be dissolved in the oil component even when the heating temperature at the time of stirring and mixing the pigment oil component wet product and the resin component is lowered or the stirring time is shortened.
Further, the cutter blade is formed such that an edge portion facing the downstream side in the rotation direction of the first, second and third blades is tapered toward the downstream side in the rotation direction. In the dehydration process in which the cutter blade configured as described above is rotationally driven and stirred and mixed, when the cutter blade is rotationally driven, the resin component is cut by the edge of each blade formed in a tapered shape. . Thereby, the grinding efficiency of the resin component in the oil component can be improved. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the resin can be dissolved in the oil component even when the heating temperature at the time of stirring and mixing the pigment oil component wet product and the resin component is lowered or the stirring time is shortened.

  According to this invention, the manufacturing method of the ink composition for offset printing includes a pigment water dispersion | distribution process, a transfer process, a dehydration process, a resin component addition process, a resin component dissolution process, and a kneading process. In the pigment water dispersion step, the dried pigment is added to water and mixed by stirring to disperse the pigment in water to obtain a pigment water dispersion. In the transfer step, the oil component is added to the pigment aqueous dispersion and mixed by stirring to transfer the pigment into the oil component to obtain a wet pigment oil component. In the dehydration step, the wet pigment oil component is dehydrated under heating and reduced pressure to obtain a dehydrated product. In the resin component addition step, the resin component is added to the dehydrated product to obtain a resin component mixture. In the resin component dissolution step, the resin component mixture is stirred and mixed under heating, whereby the resin component in the resin component mixture is dissolved in the oil component to obtain a pigment mixture. In the kneading process, the pigment mixture is kneaded to obtain an ink composition for offset printing.

  Since water has a low viscosity, by adding a dried pigment into water in the wetting step and mixing with stirring, water can be quickly penetrated into and on the surface of the aggregate of pigment particles, and It is possible to suppress the generation of bubbles on the surface and inside of the aggregate. Since the surface of the pigment is oleophilic, it is transferred into the oil component in the subsequent transfer step. Further, since it is possible to suppress the generation of bubbles on the surface and inside of the aggregate of pigment particles, the resin component dissolved in the oil component can be adsorbed on the pigment particle surface in the resin component dissolution step, It is possible to prevent re-aggregation of the pigment particles once dispersed. Therefore, energy and labor for finely dispersing the pigment can be reduced, and the manufacturing time can be shortened, so that productivity can be greatly improved.

  Moreover, since the dried pigment is used, an increase in the transportation cost of the pigment can be prevented, and an ink composition for offset printing can be produced.

Also, the dehydration step and the resin component dissolving step includes a stirring blade and the rotational shaft is performed in a tank that is provided in the inner space. In the pigment component addition step, a resin component containing a solid resin in a lump state is added. When the resin component includes a solid resin in a lump state, the resin component can be prevented from scattering when the tank is charged. The stirring blade provided in the internal space of the tank is a cutter blade having a disk-shaped base portion fixed to the rotating shaft and a blade continuous radially outward from the base portion. In the dehydration step, the wetted pigment oil component is dehydrated while the cutter blade is driven to rotate about the axis of the rotation axis. In the resin component melting step, the cutter blade is driven to rotate about the axis of the rotation shaft, whereby the resin component mixture is stirred and mixed, and the solid resin in a lump state in the resin component mixture is crushed. Even if the stirring time is shortened, the resin component can be dissolved in the oil component.
The cutter blade provided in the internal space of the tank includes a base, a first blade, a second blade, and a third blade. The base is a disk-shaped portion that is fixed perpendicularly to a rotation shaft that is rotationally driven. The first blade is a blade that is inclined so as to be separated to one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base as it goes radially outward from the base. As the second blade is radially outward from the base, the second blade is inclined so as to be separated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the first blade is inclined so as to be separated from the rotational surface of the base. Blade. The third blade is a blade that extends radially outward from the base and is parallel to the rotation surface of the base.
In the dehydration step, the first blade is inclined so as to be separated from one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base, and the first blade is inclined so as to be separated from the rotation surface of the base with respect to the rotation surface of the base. The cutter blade having the second blade inclined so as to be separated from the direction opposite to the direction and the third blade parallel to the rotation surface of the base portion is rotationally driven to stir and mix, so that a large shear force is applied to the resin component. It is possible to improve the grinding efficiency of the resin in the oil component. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the resin can be dissolved in the oil component even if the heating temperature at the time of stirring and mixing the pigment oil component wet product and the resin component is lowered or the stirring time is shortened. Therefore, in the resin component melting step, deterioration of the resin component due to heat can be further suppressed, and thermal energy loss can be reduced.
Further, in the cutter blade, the first and second blades are bent at a position where the base end portion on the upstream side in the rotation direction is separated from the base end portion on the downstream side in the rotation direction in the radial direction, and continues to the base portion. . In the dehydration process in which the cutter blades configured as described above are rotationally driven and mixed by stirring, when the cutter blades are rotationally driven, a stirring flow acts on the pigment oil component wet matter and the resin component. Therefore, the pigment oil component wet matter and the resin component are stirred and mixed while flowing in the tank along the stirring flow, so that the pulverization efficiency of the resin in the oil component can be improved. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the resin can be dissolved in the oil component even when the heating temperature at the time of stirring and mixing the pigment oil component wet product and the resin component is lowered or the stirring time is shortened.
Further, the cutter blade is formed such that an edge portion facing the downstream side in the rotation direction of the first, second and third blades is tapered toward the downstream side in the rotation direction. In the dehydration process in which the cutter blade configured as described above is rotationally driven and stirred and mixed, when the cutter blade is rotationally driven, the resin component is cut by the edge of each blade formed in a tapered shape. . Thereby, the grinding efficiency of the resin component in the oil component can be improved. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the resin can be dissolved in the oil component even when the heating temperature at the time of stirring and mixing the pigment oil component wet product and the resin component is lowered or the stirring time is shortened.

  Moreover, according to this invention, a kneading process includes a dispersion | distribution process, a return process, and a circulation process. In the dispersing step, the pigment mixture obtained in the resin component dissolving step is supplied from the tank to the dispersing device at a predetermined flow rate defined by the internal pressure of the dispersing device, and the pigment is dispersed to obtain a pigment dispersion. In the returning step, the pigment dispersion obtained in the dispersing step is discharged from the dispersing device and returned to the original tank. In the circulation step, the contents stored in the tank are circulated between the tank and the dispersion device, and the dispersion treatment in the dispersion device is repeated until the particle diameter of the pigment becomes 5 μm or less, and the ink composition for offset printing is used. Get things.

  In the returning step, the pigment dispersion after the dispersion treatment is discharged from the dispersing device and returned to the original tank, and in the circulation step, the contents in the tank are circulated, and the dispersion treatment is performed until the particle diameter of the pigment becomes 5 μm or less. By repeating the process, an ink composition for offset printing can be obtained with high production efficiency.

  According to the invention, the cutter blade provided in the internal space of the tank is configured to include the base and the blade. The base is a disk-shaped portion that is fixed perpendicularly to a rotating shaft that is driven to rotate about an axis that is collinear with the central axis of the tank. The blade is formed such that the rotation diameter at the tip of the outermost peripheral edge is 30 to 80% with respect to the inner diameter of the tank. In the dehydration step and the resin component dissolution step, the cutter blade is rotationally driven at a speed at which the peripheral speed of the tip portion at the outermost peripheral edge portion of the blade is 10 m / s or more. In the pigment mixture preparation process, a cutter blade including a blade having a predetermined rotational diameter with respect to the inner diameter of the tank is rotationally driven at a predetermined peripheral speed, so that sufficient shearing force is applied to the ink material accommodated in the tank. It is possible to grind the resin in the oil component. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the resin can be dissolved in the oil component even if the heating temperature at the time of stirring and mixing the pigment mixture in the oil component and the resin component is lowered. Can be suppressed.

  Moreover, according to this invention, the gelatinization process of adding a gelatinizer to a pigment mixture and gelatinizing a resin component as a pre-process of a kneading process is included. By gelling the resin component, the ink properties and printability of the resulting offset printing ink composition can be improved.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the manufacturing system 1 used in the manufacturing method of the ink composition for offset printing which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the stirring apparatus 100 with which the manufacturing system 1 is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structure of the cutter blade | wing 10 with which the stirring apparatus 100 is equipped.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a production system 1 used in a method for producing an offset printing ink composition according to an embodiment of the present invention. The manufacturing method 1 of the ink composition for offset printing which is one Embodiment of this invention WHEREIN: The stirring apparatus 100 to which the pressure reduction dehydration apparatus 30 was connected, and the dispersion apparatus 110 are connected via the supply apparatus 120. And includes a wetting step, a transition step, a pigment mixture preparation step, a gelation step, a kneading step, and a post-addition step.

(Wet process)
The wetting step is a pigment water dispersion step performed using the stirring device 100, and water and dried pigment are put into the tank 20 provided with the cutter blade 10 as the stirring blade in the internal space, and the cutter blade 10 is rotated. By rotating the shaft 23 around the axis and stirring and mixing at a temperature of 20 to 100 ° C. for about 3 to 30 minutes, the pigment is moistened with water to obtain a pigment water dispersion which is a pigment water dispersion. . The cutter blade 10 and the rotating shaft 23 constitute a stirring means.

  The amount of water used for the pigment is preferably 30 to 250 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment. However, in order to shorten the subsequent dehydration step, the amount of water used is preferably as small as possible.

  As the pigment, a dry pigment commonly used as a pigment component of an ink composition for offset printing can be used, and colorless or colored inorganic pigments or organic pigments can be used.

  Specific examples include inorganic pigments such as titanium dioxide, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, and magnetic iron oxide, organic pigments such as azo pigments, lake pigments, phthalocyanine pigments, isoindoline pigments, anthraquinone pigments, quinacridone pigments, and carbon black. Can be mentioned.

  As the water, tap water, well water, ion exchange water, distilled water or the like is used. When the pigment has high water repellency and the pigment is difficult to wet, a water-soluble additive such as a water-miscible solvent or a surfactant may be added to water within a range that does not impair the effects of the present invention.

  For pigments, the primary particles of fine pigment produced by chemically reacting pigment material components in water are put in a filtration bag for concentration, and the water is squeezed (filter press), and then heat, etc. To obtain a large solid pigment dry solid, and dry-pulverize the dry pigment solid to a certain particle size to produce a powder. Is done. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as the pigment, a pigment in which pigment particles are firmly aggregated is used, and the water content is 1% or less. The water content of the pigment can be measured by the same method as the water content of the resin component mixture and the pigment oil component wet product described later.

  In a conventional method for producing an ink composition for offset printing using a high-viscosity resin varnish, it takes time to sufficiently wet the pigment with the resin varnish. Further, in order to remove bubbles present on the surface and inside of the aggregate of pigment particles, a lot of energy and labor are required, and the manufacturing time is long, so the productivity is lowered.

  As in the present embodiment, by adding the dried pigment to the low viscosity water as described above in the wetting step and stirring and mixing, the water is subjected to capillary pressure from the surface and the inside of the aggregate of pigment particles. Since water is greatly influenced by affinity, water easily penetrates into the aggregate of pigment particles. Therefore, it is possible to quickly wet the pigment with water, and to suppress the generation of bubbles on the surface and the inside of the aggregate of pigment particles. Even if it exists, it can be quickly replaced with water and discharged out of the system. When the bubbles are removed in this way, in the pigment mixture preparation process described later, the resin component dissolved in the oil component is adsorbed on the surface of the pigment particle, thereby increasing the dispersion stability of the pigment particle. It is possible to prevent re-aggregation of the pigment particles.

  Therefore, energy and labor for finely dispersing the pigment can be reduced, and the manufacturing time can be shortened, so that productivity can be greatly improved.

  In addition, in the conventional method for producing an ink composition for offset printing using a resin varnish, equipment and heat energy for dissolving the resin component in the oil component are required. Equipment is unnecessary. Therefore, it requires less equipment and production costs than conventional methods.

  Here, the stirring device 100 used in the wetting step, the transition step described later, the pigment mixture preparation step described later, and the gelation step described later will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the stirring device 100 provided in the manufacturing system 1. The stirring device 100 is configured by providing a cutter blade 10 as a stirring blade in an internal space of a tank 20.

  The tank 20 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom having an arc shape, and is made of a metal material such as stainless steel. In the stirring apparatus 100, a heating unit 24 is provided so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the tank 20, and the heating unit 24 allows fluid such as water to flow from the fluid supply port 24a toward the fluid discharge port 24b. Thus, the temperature in the tank 20 can be controlled. In addition, a baffle plate 25 is disposed in the internal space of the tank 20 so as to face the inner peripheral surface with a predetermined gap, and a flow when the ink material put into the tank 20 is stirred and mixed. Direction and flow rate are controlled. In addition, a detachable lid body 26 is provided at the upper edge of the tank 20. When the lid body 26 is attached, the inside of the tank 20 becomes a sealed space.

  And in the center part of the bottom face of the tank 20, a tank outlet serving as a flow opening when the gelled pigment mixture produced in the gelation process is discharged from the tank 20 toward the dispersing device 110. 21 is provided on the upper side surface of the tank 20 when the dispersion liquid discharged (discharged) from the dispersion device 110 in the return step described later and the circulation step described later is supplied from the dispersion device 110 into the tank 20. A tank supply port 22 serving as a flow opening is provided.

  Further, the tank 20 is provided with a connection port 31 connected to a reduced pressure dehydrating device 30 that can dehydrate the pigment oil component wet matter in the pigment mixture preparation step by reducing the pressure inside the tank 20.

  The stirring device 100 is provided with a rotating shaft 23 that is driven to rotate by a drive motor 27 around an axis that is collinear with the central axis of the tank 20, and extends through the lid 26. A cutter blade 10 is fixed in the vicinity of the direction end.

  In the wetting step and the transition step described later, a stirring device in which a disper or flasher (kneader) is provided in the internal space may be used.

(Transition process)
The transition step is a step performed using the stirring device 100, and the oil component is charged into the tank 20 in which the pigment water wet matter obtained in the wetting step is stirred and mixed, and the cutter blade 10 is moved to the rotating shaft 23. The pigment dispersed in water is made to be an oil component by rotationally driving around the axis and stirring and mixing the pigment water wet product and the resin component, preferably at a temperature of 20 to 100 ° C. for about 3 to 30 minutes. To obtain a wetted pigment oil component.

  Although the usage-amount of the oil component with respect to a pigment changes with kinds etc. of a pigment, 50-400 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of pigments.

  As the oil component, oil components commonly used as oil components of offset printing ink compositions can be used, and vegetable oil components, mineral oil components, and the like can be used. The vegetable oil component may be used alone, the mineral oil component may be used alone, or the vegetable oil component and the mineral oil component may be used in combination.

  As the vegetable oil component, vegetable oils and / or fatty acid esters derived from vegetable oils are suitable. Examples of vegetable oils include dry oil or semi-dry oil such as soybean oil, cottonseed oil, linseed oil, safflower oil, tung oil, tall oil, dehydrated castor oil, and canola oil. Moreover, as a fatty acid ester compound derived from vegetable oil, the monoalkyl ester compound of the said fatty acid derived from vegetable oil is mentioned. The fatty acid constituting the fatty acid monoester is preferably a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 16 to 20 carbon atoms, such as stearic acid, isostearic acid, hydroxystearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, eleostearic acid, and the like. It can be illustrated. The alcohol-derived alkyl group constituting the fatty acid monoester is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and examples thereof include alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, and 2-ethylhexyl. .

  These vegetable oil components composed of vegetable oils and vegetable oil-derived fatty acid esters can be used alone or in combination of two or more according to the required solubility and performance. Preferred vegetable oil components are soybean oil and / or soybean oil fatty acid esters.

  As the mineral oil component, a non-aromatic petroleum solvent having a boiling point of 180 ° C. or higher, preferably a boiling point of 200 ° C. or higher that is incompatible with water can be used. Specific examples of non-aromatic petroleum solvents include No. 0 Solvent, AF Solvent No. 5, AF Solvent No. 6, AF Solvent No. 7 (all of which are manufactured by Nippon Oil Corporation). These mineral oil components can be used alone or in combination of two or more according to the required solubility and performance.

(Pigment mixture preparation process)
The pigment mixture preparation step is a step performed using the stirrer 100, and is a step of preparing the pigment mixture by dehydrating the pigment oil component wet matter obtained in the transfer step and dissolving the resin component in the oil component. is there. In the present embodiment, the pigment mixture preparation step includes a resin component addition step, a dehydration step, and a resin component melting step.

<Resin component addition process>
In the resin component addition step, the resin component is charged into the tank 20 in which the pigment oil component wet matter obtained in the transfer step is stirred and mixed to obtain a resin component mixture.

  As the resin component, a resin that is commonly used for the resin component of the ink composition for offset printing can be used, and the resin component is divided into a pigment dispersion resin and a binder resin.

  As the resin for pigment dispersion, those capable of lowering viscosity can be preferably used. Alkyd resins such as vegetable oil-modified alkyd resins, gilsonite resins (hydrocarbon resins having a softening point of 120 to 125 ° C. extracted from natural asphaltam are also included. And a pigment dispersant.

  Examples of the binder resin include rosin-modified phenol resin, rosin-modified maleic resin, petroleum resin-modified phenol resin, polyester resin not containing phenol, alkyd resin, and petroleum resin.

  The binder resin is preferably in the form of a pulverized resin pulverized to a particle diameter of about 3 mm, a solid resin in a lump state with a particle diameter of about 10 to 500 mm, and the like, and the resin component preferably contains a solid resin in a lump state. When the resin component includes a solid resin in a lump state, the resin component can be prevented from scattering when the tank is charged. When a pulverized resin is used as the binder resin, a stirrer in which a flasher (kneader) is provided in the internal space may be used in the pigment mixture preparation step.

  Although the usage-amount of a resin component changes with kinds etc. of a pigment, 30-300 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of pigments.

<Dehydration process>
In the dehydration step, the inside of the tank 20 is depressurized by the depressurization dehydrator 30, the cutter blade 10 is rotated around the axis of the rotary shaft 23, and the resin component mixture is stirred and mixed at a temperature of 65 to 100 ° C. The solid resin in a lump state is pulverized and dehydrated until the water content of the resin component mixture is 2% by mass or less. As a result, a dehydrated product is obtained. In addition, since a yellow pigment has a big influence on a hue with temperature, when using a yellow pigment, it is preferable to dehydrate at about 70 degreeC.

  The water content of the resin component mixture can be measured, for example, with a Karl Fischer moisture meter.

  Dehydration of the resin component mixture in the tank 20 in the dehydration step is performed under conditions of a pressure of 31.8 to 760 mmHg at which the temperature is about 30 to 100 ° C.

<Resin component dissolution process>
In the resin component melting step, the cutter blade 10 is driven to rotate around the axis of the rotary shaft 23, and the dehydrated product is stirred and mixed at a temperature of preferably 80 to 200 ° C, more preferably 80 to 150 ° C for 15 to 120 minutes. By doing so, the resin component is dissolved in the oil component to obtain a pigment mixture.

  By stirring and mixing at a temperature of 80 to 200 ° C., it is possible to prevent the transesterification reaction between the resin component and the oil component, and to suppress the lowering of the molecular weight of the resin component, and for a short time. Thus, a pigment mixture in which the resin component is dissolved in the oil component can be obtained.

  The cutter blade 10, which is a stirring blade provided in the stirring device 100, has an optimum shape depending on the form of the binder resin.

  When a pulverized resin having a particle size of about 3 mm is used as the binder resin, the resin component can be sufficiently dissolved in the oil component even if a disc turbine blade commonly used in this field is used as a stirring blade. it can. However, when a solid resin having a particle size of about 10 to 500 mm is used as the binder resin, the resin component cannot be dissolved in the oil component even if stirring and mixing is performed using a disk turbine blade. Therefore, when a solid resin in a lump state is used as the binder resin, it is preferable to use the cutter blade 10 having the shape shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the cutter blade 10 provided in the stirring device 100. FIG. 3A shows a development view of the cutter blade 10, FIG. 3B shows a plan view of the cutter blade 10, and FIG. 3C shows a side view of the cutter blade 10. The cutter blade 10 is a member made of a metal material such as stainless steel, and includes a base 11, a first blade 12, a second blade 13, and a third blade 14. The arrangement position of the cutter blade 10 is 10 to 25% of the height of the tank 20 from the bottom surface of the tank 20.

  The base 11 is a disk-like portion that is fixed vertically to a rotation shaft 23 that is driven to rotate in the rotation direction A around a rotation axis that is collinear with the central axis of the tank 20. The shape is a regular hexagon. In the cutter blade 10, a total of six blades including two first blades 12, two second blades 13, and two third blades 14 are equally spaced in the circumferential direction with respect to the rotation axis. The base 11 is formed so as to extend radially outward from each side of the regular hexagonal base 11. Each of the six blades 12, 13, and 14 is formed in the same shape and size, and in this embodiment, the shape when viewed in plan is a trapezoid.

  Further, in each of the six blades 12, 13, and 14, the length L2 in the extending direction extending radially outward from the base 11 is 150 with respect to the length L1 of each side of the regular hexagonal base 11. It is preferable to be set to ˜300%. Thereby, the strength of the blades 12, 13, and 14 in the cutter blade 10 can be sufficiently ensured.

  Each of the two first blades 12 is a blade that is inclined so as to be separated to one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base 11 as it goes radially outward from the base 11. The first blades 12 are provided symmetrically with respect to the rotation axis.

  The inclination angle θ1 of the first blade 12 with respect to the rotation surface of the base 11 is preferably set to 30 to 50 °. As a result, when the cutter blade 10 is driven to rotate, a stirring flow can be applied to the ink material in each step in the tank 20, so that the efficiency of each step can be improved. Specifically, the efficiency when wetting the dried pigment with water in the wetting step, the efficiency when migrating the pigment into the oil component in the transfer step, and when crushing the solid resin in the lump state in the dehydration step And the efficiency when dehydrating the pigment oil component wet substance, the efficiency when dissolving the resin component in the oil component in the resin component dissolution step, and the gel component described later, Reaction efficiency can be improved.

  Further, the first blade 12 is bent at a position where the first upstream base end portion 12a on the upstream side in the rotational direction A is separated radially outward from the first downstream base end portion 12b on the downstream side in the rotational direction A. The base 11 is connected. When the cutter blade 10 thus configured is driven to rotate, a stirring flow acts on the ink material in each step. Therefore, the efficiency of each process mentioned above improves.

  In particular, in the dehydration step, when the pigment oil component wet matter and the resin component are stirred and mixed while flowing in the tank 20 along the stirring flow, when a solid resin in a lump state is used as the resin component, The grinding efficiency of the solid resin can be improved. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the dissolution efficiency of the pulverized solid resin in the oil component can be improved. Therefore, even if the heating temperature is lowered and the stirring time is shortened, the resin component is contained in the oil component. Can be dissolved, so that deterioration of the resin component due to heat can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, the first blade 12 has an edge portion 12 c that faces the downstream side in the rotation direction A and is tapered toward the downstream side in the rotation direction A. Thus, when the cutter blade 10 is rotationally driven in the dehydration step, the solid resin in the lump state is cut by the edge portion 12c of the first blade 12 formed in a tapered shape. Thereby, the grinding | pulverization efficiency of the solid resin of the lump state in an oil component can be improved. Therefore, in the dehydration step, the solid resin in the lump state can be crushed by improving the pulverization efficiency. Therefore, in the resin component dissolution step, the heating temperature can be lowered to 200 ° C. or less, and the stirring time can be shortened. Even so, the resin component can be dissolved in the oil component. In addition, the thickness of the edge part 12c of the 1st braid | blade 12 formed in a taper shape is set to about 1 mm, while thickness except the edge part 12c is set to about 4 mm.

Each of the two second blades 13 is inclined in such a manner that the first blade 12 is separated from the rotation surface of the base portion 11 with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion 11 as going radially outward from the base portion 11. And a blade inclined so as to be separated in the opposite direction side (hereinafter referred to as “the other side ”) . The second blades 13 are provided symmetrically with respect to the rotation axis.

  The inclination angle θ2 of the second blade 13 with respect to the rotation surface of the base 11 is preferably set to 30 to 50 °. As a result, when the cutter blade 10 is driven to rotate, a stirring flow can be applied to the ink material in each step in the tank 20, and the efficiency of each step described above is improved.

  Further, the second blade 13 is bent at a position where the second upstream base end portion 13a on the upstream side in the rotational direction A is separated radially outward from the second downstream base end portion 13b on the downstream side in the rotational direction A. The base 11 is connected. When the thus configured cutter blade 10 is driven to rotate, the ink material in each step is stirred and mixed while flowing in the tank 20 along the stirring flow. Therefore, the efficiency of each process mentioned above improves.

  Further, the second blade 13 has an edge portion 13 c that faces the downstream side in the rotation direction A and is tapered so as to face the downstream side in the rotation direction A. Thus, when the cutter blade 10 is rotationally driven in the dehydration process, the solid resin in the lump state is cut by the edge portion 13c of the second blade 13 formed in a tapered shape. Thereby, the grinding | pulverization efficiency of the solid resin of the lump state in an oil component can be improved. Therefore, since the crushing efficiency can be improved and the solid resin in a lump state can be crushed in the dehydration step, the heating temperature can be lowered to 200 ° C. or less in the resin component dissolution step, and the stirring time can be shortened. Even so, the resin component can be dissolved in the oil component. In addition, the thickness of the edge part 13c of the 2nd braid | blade 13 formed in a taper shape is set to about 1 mm, while thickness except the edge part 13c is set to about 4 mm.

  Each of the two third blades 14 is a blade that extends radially outward from the base 11 and is parallel to the rotation surface of the base 11. The third blades 14 are provided symmetrically with respect to the rotation axis. The third blade 14 has an edge portion 14a that faces the downstream side in the rotation direction A and is tapered so as to face the downstream side in the rotation direction A. Thus, when the cutter blade 10 is rotationally driven in the dehydration process, the solid resin in the lump state is cut by the edge portion 14a of the third blade 14 formed in a tapered shape. Thereby, the grinding | pulverization efficiency of the solid resin of the lump state in an oil component can be improved. Therefore, in the dehydration step, the pulverized solid resin can be dissolved while improving the pulverization efficiency and pulverizing the solid resin in a lump state. Therefore, in the resin component melting step, the heating temperature is lowered to 200 ° C. or lower. Even if the stirring time is shortened, the resin component can be dissolved in the oil component. In addition, the thickness of the edge part 14a of the 3rd braid | blade 14 formed in a taper shape is set to about 1 mm, while thickness except the edge part 14a is set to about 4 mm.

  As described above, a total of six blades including the two first blades 12, the two second blades 13, and the two third blades 14 are connected radially outward from the base 11. In the formed cutter blade 10, the rotation diameter L 4 at the tip of the outermost peripheral edge corresponding to the length between the free ends of the two third blades 14 is 30 to 80 with respect to the inner diameter of the tank 20. % Is set. In the wetting step, the transfer step, the pigment mixture preparation step, and the gelation step described later, the peripheral speed of the free end portion of the third blade 14, that is, the tip end portion of the outermost peripheral portion of each blade 12, 13, 14 The cutter blade 10 is rotationally driven at a speed at which the peripheral speed is 10 m / s or more. In each step, the cutter blade 10 including a blade having a predetermined rotation diameter L4 with respect to the inner diameter of the tank 20 is rotationally driven at a predetermined peripheral speed, so that the ink material in each step accommodated in the tank 20 is used. Since a stirring flow can be applied while applying a sufficient shearing force, the efficiency of each step described above is improved.

  Note that the cutter blade used when stirring and mixing in the tank 20 is not limited to the shape of the cutter blade 10 described above. The above-described cutter blade 10 is formed so that six blades are connected radially outward from the base portion 11, but the number of blades of the cutter blade is preferably 3 to 10, more preferably 4 to 8 sheets.

  In addition, the resin component addition process may be performed after the dehydration process. In that case, the pigment mixture preparation step is performed in the order of a dehydration step, a resin component addition step, and a resin component dissolution step. When using a solid resin in a lump state, the solid resin in a lump state is dissolved in the oil component while being pulverized in the resin component dissolving step.

(Gelification process)
In the gelation step, a gelling agent is charged into the tank 20 in which the pigment mixture obtained in the pigment mixture preparation step is stirred and mixed, and the mixture is stirred and mixed at a temperature of 80 to 150 ° C. for 15 to 120 minutes. The resin component is gelled by reacting the component with the gelling agent. The gelling step is preferably performed in view of the ink properties and printability of the offset printing ink composition, but may not be performed.

  Examples of the gelling agent include aluminum alcoholates and aluminum chelate compounds. Preferred specific examples include aluminum triisopropoxide, mono-sec-butoxyaluminum diisopropoxide, aluminum tri-sec-butoxide, ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropoxide, aluminum trisethyl acetoacetate and the like.

(Meat meat process)
The kneading step is a step of kneading the pigment mixture obtained in the pigment mixture preparation step or the pigment mixture in which the resin component is gelled in the gelation step as necessary. In the present embodiment, the kneaded meat process includes a dispersion process, a returning process, and a circulation process.

<Dispersing process>
A dispersion | distribution process is a process performed using the dispersion apparatus 110 connected via the stirring apparatus 100 and the supply apparatus 120. FIG.

  As the dispersing device 110, the pigment mixture obtained in the pigment mixture preparation process, the gelled pigment mixture obtained in the gelation process, and the container accommodated in the tank 20 that is circulated and supplied in the circulation process described later. Although it will not specifically limit if it is an apparatus which can knead meat, For example, a three roll mill and bead mill (pass system) can be used. In this embodiment, a bead mill is used. As the bead mill, bead mills such as ceramic beads such as zirconia beads having a diameter of 0.2 to 3 mm, dyno mills using steel beads and the like as grinding media, and DCP mills can be used.

  The supply device 120 is a pump, a screw extruder, or the like, and the dispersion of the dispersion device 110 is performed in a state where the pigment mixture discharged from the tank discharge port 21 of the tank 20 provided in the stirring device 100 and the containing material are pressurized. Liquid is fed toward the supply port 111.

  In the dispersion step, the gelled pigment mixture stored in the tank 20 of the stirring device 100 is maintained at a temperature of 80 to 150 ° C., and the viscosity of the pigment mixture is reduced, and the dispersion device 110 made of a bead mill is used. Supply continuously from the tank discharge port 21 of the tank 20 to the dispersion supply port 111 of the dispersion device 110 via the supply device 120 at a predetermined flow rate (supply amount) defined by the pressure (internal pressure) in the vessel. To do. In the dispersion step, the pigment mixture supplied from the dispersion supply port 111 to the dispersion device 110 at a predetermined supply amount is continuously dispersed (kneaded) to obtain a pigment dispersion.

<Return process>
In the returning step, the pigment dispersion continuously obtained in the dispersion step is continuously discharged (discharged) from the dispersion discharge port 112 of the dispersion device 110 at the same flow rate (discharge amount) as the supply amount, and the tank supply port 22 is discharged. The pigment dispersion is returned to the original tank 20 (returning step). In the returning step, the rotation of the cutter blade 10 in the tank 20 is continued, and the contents accommodated in the tank 20 are continuously stirred and mixed.

<Circulation process>
A circulation process is a process performed continuously following a dispersion process and a return process. In the circulation step, the stored matter stored in the tank 20 in a state where the pigment dispersion obtained after the dispersion treatment in the returning step is returned to the tank 20 is maintained at a temperature of 80 to 150 ° C., and the stored matter has a low viscosity. In such a state, it is circulated between the tank 20 and the dispersion device 110, and the dispersion treatment in the dispersion device 110 is repeated until the particle diameter of the pigment becomes 5 μm or less to obtain a pigment dispersion. In the circulation process, the rotational drive of the cutter blade 10 in the tank 20 is continued, and the contents accommodated in the tank 20 are continuously stirred and mixed.

  In this embodiment, in the dispersion step, the gelled pigment mixture produced in the gelation step and stored in the tank 20 is maintained at a temperature of 80 to 150 ° C., and the viscosity of the pigment mixture is reduced. Then, the pigment dispersion is obtained by continuously supplying the dispersion device 110 with a predetermined supply amount. In the returning step, the pigment dispersion obtained in the dispersing step is discharged from the dispersing device 110 and returned to the original tank 20. In the circulation step, the contents accommodated in the tank 20 are circulated between the tank 20 and the dispersion device 110 while maintaining the temperature at 80 to 150 ° C., and the dispersion treatment in the dispersion device 110 is performed by the pigment. This is repeated until the particle size of the pigment becomes 5 μm or less to obtain a pigment dispersion.

  Since the pigment mixture maintained at a temperature of 80 to 150 ° C. has a reduced viscosity, even if the supply amount of the pigment mixture to the dispersing device 110 defined by the internal pressure of the dispersing device 110 is increased, sufficient dispersion treatment is performed. In the returning step, the pigment dispersion after the dispersion treatment is discharged from the dispersing device 110 and returned to the original tank 20, and further, the contents in the tank 20 are circulated in the circulating step, so that the pigment particle diameter is 5 μm. Since the dispersion process can be repeated until the following, it can be obtained with high production efficiency. For example, when a pigment mixture maintained at a temperature of 80 to 150 ° C. is supplied to the dispersing device 110, the internal pressure of the dispersing device 110 is 0.1 to 0.5 bar or less, and the supply amount is 300 to 600 g / min. The amount can be very large.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, in response to the fact that the gelled pigment mixture obtained in the gelation step and supplied to the dispersion device 110 in the dispersion step has been reduced in viscosity, the dispersion device 110. The pigment dispersion continuously discharged from the container is also reduced in viscosity. The low-viscosity pigment dispersion is continuously fed to the tank 20 in which the pigment mixture is stored in the returning step, and the tank supply port 22 provided on the upper side surface of the tank 20 where the cutter blade 10 is rotationally driven. When added to the gelled pigment mixture, the fluid flows in the tank 20 and is uniformly mixed with the gelled pigment mixture. In this way, a mixture in which the gelled pigment mixture and the pigment dispersion are uniformly mixed can be accommodated in the tank 20.

  Even in the circulation step performed subsequent to the dispersion step and the return step, the contents accommodated in the tank 20 are circulated between the tank 20 and the dispersion device 110 while being maintained at 80 to 150 ° C. The contents to be circulated and supplied to the dispersing device 110 have a reduced viscosity. Therefore, the low viscosity container in the tank 20 can be circulated in the circulation step, and the dispersion treatment can be repeated until the pigment particle size is 5 μm or less. Even if the circulation is repeated between them and dispersion liquids having different dispersion treatment times are mixed in the tank 20, a pigment dispersion having a uniform pigment dispersion degree can be obtained.

  Therefore, a tank for storing the wet pigmented material after the wetting step, a tank for storing the wetted pigment oil component after the transition step, a tank for storing the pigment mixture after the pigment mixture preparing step, and a gel after the gelling step Without preparing a tank for storing the gelled pigment mixture and a tank for storing the dispersion liquid after the dispersion treatment in the dispersion step, the wetting step, the pigment mixture preparation step, the gelation step, the return step, and the circulation The process can be performed in one tank 20.

(Post-addition process)
In the post-addition step, an oil component, an additive, and the like are added to the pigment dispersion obtained in the circulation step, and the mixture is stirred and mixed to obtain an offset printing ink composition.

  In addition, by adding oil components and additives so that the final offset printing ink composition is blended before the dispersion step, the pigment dispersion after the circulation step is used as it is for the offset printing ink. It can be used as a composition.

  Additives commonly used as components of offset printing ink compositions, such as dryers, drying retarders, antioxidants, surface conditioners, antifriction agents, anti-set-off agents, nonionic surfactants, etc. Is mentioned.

  The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

<Residue rate>
While adding 100 g of a solvent (kerosene: toluene = 1: 1) dropwise to 50 g of the pigment dispersion obtained in the kneading process, the mixture was stirred using a glass rod. This was filtered using a metal mesh having a mesh size of 400, and the material remaining on the metal mesh was collected and dried in an oven at 60 ° C. for one day. The ratio of the weight of the recovered substance after drying to the weight of the pigment contained in 50 g of the pigment dispersion obtained in the kneading process was determined as the residue rate.

<Water content of resin component mixture and pigment oil component wet product>
The moisture content (% by mass) of the wet pigment oil component was measured using a Karl Fischer moisture meter measurement method. In addition, as measurement conditions, it measured on 25 degreeC conditions using 1.0g of resin component mixture or pigment oil component wet material.

<Raleigh viscosity>
Raleigh viscosity (Pa · s / 25 ° C) was measured using TE851 manufactured by Kenwood TMI Co., Ltd.

<Tack value>
The tack value was measured for 1 minute at a rotation speed of 400 rpm under the condition of 30 ° C. with an incometer manufactured by Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd.

<Coloring power>
The white offset printing ink composition is colored with the offset printing ink compositions of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5, Comparative Example 1 for yellow, Comparative Example 2 for red, and Indigo For Comparative Example 3 and Black, the coloring power of Comparative Example 4 was set to “100” and relative evaluation was performed. The higher the relative evaluation value, the more excellent the coloring power.

<Printing evaluation>
The printability (change in density) of the ink composition for offset printing was examined by actually printing with a DAIYA IE type printer manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The printing evaluation was performed with the dampening water supply dial set to 35% and 60%. Comparative Example 1 for yellow, Comparative Example 2 for red, Comparative Example 3 for indigo, and Comparative Example 4 for black Was evaluated based on the change in printing density. The printing conditions are as follows.

Printing conditions Dampening solution: Cipher TP-3 (dampening solution concentration 1%, manufactured by Sakata Inx Corporation)
Printing speed: 4500 sheets / hour Humidity / Temperature: 25 ° C / 60%
Printing paper: Aurora coated paper (manufactured by Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)

Example 1
[Wetting process]
A tank having a height of 250 mm and an inner diameter of 210 mm was charged with 9.85 parts by weight of dried pigment (Pigment Yellow 174) and 21 parts by weight of water, and the tip of the outermost peripheral edge of the blade of the cutter blade was placed at 70 ° C. for 5 minutes. The cutter blade was rotationally driven so as to have a peripheral speed of 13 m / s, and the mixture was stirred and mixed to obtain a pigment water wet product.

  In addition, the cutter blade of 6 blades shown in FIG. 3 with a rotation diameter of 110 mm (52% with respect to the tank inner diameter) was installed in the tank.

[Transition process]
As an oil component, 2.5 parts by weight of linseed oil, 15.93 parts by weight of soybean oil, 5 parts by weight of soybean oil fatty acid butyl ester, and 14 parts by weight of AF-7 petroleum solvent (manufactured by Nippon Oil Corporation) Part was added and heated and stirred at 70 ° C. for 5 minutes to transfer the pigment into the oil component to obtain a wet pigment oil component.

[Pigment mixture preparation step and gelation step]
Liquid soybean oil-modified alkyd resin having a basic skeleton composed of 25.5 parts by mass of rosin-modified phenolic resin (trade name: OR-357, manufactured by Seiko Polymer Co., Ltd.) 0.53 parts by mass of an acid value of 9 KOHmg / g) was added, and the inside of the tank was depressurized (pressure in the tank: about 244 mmHg (0.32 atm)), and at the tip of the outermost peripheral edge of the blade of the cutter blade The cutter blade was rotationally driven so as to have a peripheral speed of 13 m / s, heated and stirred, and dehydrated until the water content became 2% by mass or less while pulverizing the lump-shaped rosin-modified phenol resin. And the heat stirring was continued and the resin component containing the grind | pulverized rosin modified phenol resin was dissolved in the oil component.

  Further, 0.54 parts by mass of an aluminum chelate was added as a gelling agent to obtain a gelled pigment mixture.

[Meat meat process]
Dynomil (manufactured by Shinmaruen Type Reises, DYNO-MILL type KDL-PILOT 1.4L, steel beads: Φ1. 5 mm), and a dispersion treatment was performed so as to satisfy the conditions shown in Table 1 to obtain a pigment dispersion. The pigment dispersion is returned to the original tank by a transport pump and supplied to the dispersing apparatus until the particle diameter of the pigment is 5 μm or less (the particle diameter is confirmed by a grindometer). A pigment dispersion was obtained.

(Example 2)
A red pigment dispersion of Example 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the pigment was changed to Pigment Red 57: 1.

(Example 3)
An indigo pigment dispersion of Example 3 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the pigment was changed to Pigment Blue 15: 3.

Example 4
A black pigment dispersion of Example 4 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the pigment was changed to carbon black.

(Example 5)
A pigment mixture gelled by the same method as in Example 1 was obtained, and this pigment mixture was supplied to a three-roll mill until the particle diameter of the pigment became 5 μm or less (the particle diameter was confirmed by a grindometer). The yellow pigment dispersion of Example 5 was obtained by kneading under the described conditions.

(Example 6)
A pigment mixture gelled by the same method as in Example 1 was obtained, and this pigment mixture was applied to Dynomill (Shinmaruen Type Rise, DYNO-MILL type KDL-PILOT 1.4L, steel beads: Φ1.5 mm). The yellow pigment dispersion of Example 6 was obtained by performing one pass of the circulation process under the conditions shown in Table 1 so that the particle diameter of the pigment was 5 μm or less.

(Example 7)
A yellow pigment dispersion of Example 7 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the supply temperature of the gelled pigment mixture in the dispersion step was changed to 90 ° C.

(Example 8)
The red pigment dispersion of Example 8 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the supply temperature of the gelled pigment mixture in the dispersion step and the discharge temperature of the pigment mixture in the return step were changed to 90 ° C. It was.

Example 9
[Wetting process]
As in Example 1, 9.85 parts by mass of dried pigment (Pigment Yellow 174) and 21 parts by mass of water were charged in a tank having a height of 250 mm and an inner diameter of 210 mm, and the outermost blade of the blade of the cutter blade was placed at 70 ° C. for 5 minutes. The cutter blade was rotationally driven and stirred and mixed so that the peripheral speed of the tip at the peripheral edge was 13 m / s, and a pigment water wet product was obtained.
In addition, the cutter blade of 6 blades shown in FIG. 3 with a rotation diameter of 110 mm (52% with respect to the tank inner diameter) was installed in the tank.

[Transition process]
As an oil component, 2.5 parts by weight of linseed oil, 15.93 parts by weight of soybean oil, 5 parts by weight of soybean oil fatty acid butyl ester, and 14 parts by weight of AF-7 petroleum solvent (manufactured by Nippon Oil Corporation) Part was added and heated and stirred at 70 ° C. for 5 minutes to transfer the pigment into the oil component to obtain a wet pigment oil component.

[Dehydration process]
Depressurize the pressure in the tank (pressure in the tank: about 244 mmHg (0.32 atm)), and dehydrate the wet pigment oil component until the water content is 2% by mass or less under heating and reduced pressure. Got.

[Pigment mixture preparation process and gelation process]
Liquid dehydrated rosin-modified phenolic resin (manufactured by Seiko Polymer Co., Ltd., trade name: OR-357), 25.5 parts by mass, liquid soybean oil-modified alkyd resin (basic acid value: 9 KOHmg) having a basic skeleton composed of isophthalic acid / G) 0.53 parts by mass was added, and the cutter blade was rotationally driven and heated and stirred so that the peripheral speed of the tip of the blade at the outermost peripheral edge of the blade was 13 m / s. While pulverizing the rosin-modified phenolic resin, the resin component containing the pulverized rosin-modified phenolic resin was dissolved in the oil component at 130 ° C. Further, 0.54 parts by mass of an aluminum chelate was added as a gelling agent to obtain a gelled pigment mixture.

[Meat meat process]
Dynomil (manufactured by Shinmaruen Type Reises, DYNO-MILL type KDL-PILOT 1.4L, steel beads: Φ1. 5 mm), and a dispersion treatment was performed so as to satisfy the conditions shown in Table 1 to obtain a pigment dispersion. The pigment dispersion is returned to the original tank by the transport pump and supplied to the dispersing apparatus until the particle diameter of the pigment is 5 μm or less (the particle diameter is confirmed by a grindometer). A pigment dispersion was obtained.

(Comparative Example 1)
[Varnishing process]
In a tank having a height of 250 mm and an inner diameter of 210 mm, as oil components, linseed oil 2.5 parts by mass, soybean oil 15.93 parts by mass, soybean oil fatty acid butyl ester 5 parts by mass, AF-7 petroleum solvent (Shin Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.) 14 parts by mass, as a resin component, rosin-modified phenol resin in a lump state (made by Seiko Polymer Co., Ltd., trade name: OR-357), 25.5 parts by mass, liquid soybean oil modified with a basic skeleton composed of isophthalic acid The disk turbine blade was charged with 0.53 parts by mass of an alkyd resin (acid value 9 KOHmg / g), and the peripheral speed of the tip at the outermost peripheral edge of the blade of the disk turbine blade was 13 m / s at 200 ° C. for 40 minutes. Was rotationally driven and heated and stirred to dissolve the rosin-modified phenolic resin in a lump state. A conventional stirring blade (disk turbine blade) was installed in the tank.

[Varnish gelation process]
Furthermore, 0.54 parts by mass of aluminum chelate as a gelling agent was added to the tank and reacted at 130 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a resin varnish.

[Premixing process]
9.85 parts by weight of the dried pigment (Pigment Yellow 174) was added, and at 70 ° C. for 30 minutes, the disk turbine blade was adjusted so that the peripheral speed of the tip at the outermost peripheral edge of the blade of the disk turbine blade was 13 m / s. The mixture was heated and stirred to premix the mixture.

[Dispersion process]
The pigment mixture that had been premixed in the tank was supplied to a three-roll mill, and was kneaded under the conditions shown in Table 2 until the pigment particle size became 5 μm or less (the particle size was confirmed with a grindometer). 1 yellow pigment dispersion was obtained.

(Comparative Example 2)
A red pigment dispersion of Comparative Example 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that the pigment was changed to Pigment Red 57: 1.

(Comparative Example 3)
A deep blue pigment dispersion of Comparative Example 3 was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that the pigment was changed to Pigment Blue 15: 3.

(Comparative Example 4)
A black pigment dispersion of Comparative Example 4 was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that the pigment was changed to carbon black.

(Comparative Example 5)
In the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, a premixed mixture was obtained. The premixed mixture in the tank is supplied to Dynomill (Shinmaruen Type Rise's DYNO-MILL type KDL-PILOT 1.4L, steel beads: Φ1.5 mm), and the pigment particle diameter is 5 μm or less. The circulation process was performed for 2 passes under the conditions shown in Table 1 until the yellow pigment dispersion of Comparative Example 5 was obtained.

<Preparation of ink composition for offset printing>
To each of the pigment dispersions of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5, 13.07 parts by mass of soybean oil and 13.07 parts by mass of AF-7 petroleum solvent (manufactured by Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.) were added and stirred. Ink compositions for offset printing of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5 were obtained.

  The evaluation results of the ink compositions for offset printing of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5 obtained as described above are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

  From the results shown in Tables 1 and 2, Examples 1 to 9 are required to be manufactured more than Comparative Examples 1 to 5 while maintaining ink properties such as tack value and coloring power and high printability. You can see that the time has been shortened.

1 Manufacturing System 10 Cutter Blade 11 Base 12 First Blade 13 Second Blade 14 Third Blade 12a First Upstream Base End 12b First Downstream Base End 12c First Edge 13a Second Upstream Base 13b Second downstream side base end portion 13c Second edge portion 14a Third edge portion 100 Stirrer 110 Disperser 120 Feeder

Claims (5)

A method for producing an ink composition for offset printing mainly comprising a pigment, a resin component, and an oil component,
A pigment water dispersion step of adding the dried pigment into water and stirring and mixing to disperse the pigment in water to obtain a pigment water dispersion;
A transition step of adding an oil component to the pigment aqueous dispersion and stirring and mixing to transfer the pigment into the oil component to obtain a wet pigment oil component;
A resin component addition step of adding a resin component to the pigment oil component wet product to obtain a resin component mixture;
A dehydration step of dehydrating the resin component mixture by heating and depressurization to obtain a dehydrated product;
A resin component dissolving step of dissolving the resin component in the dehydrated product in an oil component by stirring and mixing the dehydrated product under heating to obtain a pigment mixture;
The pigment mixture is kneaded, seen including a kneading step to obtain the ink composition for offset printing, a,
As a resin component to be added to the oil component wet product in the resin component addition step, including a solid resin in a lump state,
The dehydration step and the resin component dissolution step are performed in a tank in which a stirring blade and a rotation shaft are provided in an internal space,
The stirring blade is a cutter blade having a disk-shaped base fixed perpendicularly to the rotation shaft, and a blade continuous radially outward from the base,
In the dehydration step, the resin blade mixture is rotationally driven around the axis of the rotary shaft, and the resin component mixture is dehydrated while pulverizing the solid resin.
In the resin component dissolution step, the cutter blade is driven to rotate around the axis of the rotation shaft, the dehydrated product is stirred and mixed, and the resin component in the dehydrated product is dissolved in the oil component,
The blade is
A first blade which is inclined so as to be separated from one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base as it goes radially outward from the base;
As the radial direction outwards from the base portion, the first blade is inclined with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion so as to be separated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the first blade is inclined with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion. Two blades,
A third blade that extends radially outward from the base and is parallel to the rotation surface of the base;
The first and second blades are bent at a position where the base end portion on the upstream side in the rotational direction is farther outward in the radial direction than the base end portion on the downstream side in the rotational direction, and continues to the base portion.
The method for producing an ink composition for offset printing, wherein an edge portion of the first, second and third blades facing toward the downstream side in the rotational direction is formed in a tapered shape facing the downstream side in the rotational direction . A method for producing an ink composition for offset printing mainly comprising a pigment, a resin component, and an oil component,
A pigment water dispersion step of adding the dried pigment into water and stirring and mixing to disperse the pigment in water to obtain a pigment water dispersion;
A transition step of adding an oil component to the pigment aqueous dispersion and stirring and mixing to transfer the pigment into the oil component to obtain a wet pigment oil component;
A dehydration step of dehydrating the pigment oil component wet product by dehydration under heating and reduced pressure;
A resin component addition step of adding a resin component to the dehydrate to obtain a resin component mixture;
A resin component dissolution step of stirring the resin component mixture under heating to dissolve the resin component in the resin component mixture in an oil component to obtain a pigment mixture;
The pigment mixture is kneaded, seen including a kneading step to obtain the ink composition for offset printing, a,
As a resin component to be added to the dehydrated product in the resin component addition step, a solid resin in a lump state is included,
The dehydration step and the resin component dissolution step are performed in a tank in which a stirring blade and a rotation shaft are provided in an internal space,
The stirring blade is a cutter blade having a disk-shaped base fixed perpendicularly to the rotation shaft, and a blade continuous radially outward from the base,
In the dehydration step, while the cutter blade is driven to rotate about the axis of the rotation shaft, the pigment oil component wet matter is dehydrated,
In the resin component dissolving step, the cutter blade is driven to rotate around the axis of the rotation shaft, and the solid resin is dissolved in the oil component while being crushed.
The blade is
A first blade which is inclined so as to be separated from one side with respect to the rotation surface of the base as it goes radially outward from the base;
As the radial direction outwards from the base portion, the first blade is inclined with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion so as to be separated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the first blade is inclined with respect to the rotation surface of the base portion. Two blades,
A third blade that extends radially outward from the base and is parallel to the rotation surface of the base;
The first and second blades are bent at a position where the base end portion on the upstream side in the rotational direction is farther outward in the radial direction than the base end portion on the downstream side in the rotational direction, and continues to the base portion.
The method for producing an ink composition for offset printing, wherein an edge portion of the first, second and third blades facing toward the downstream side in the rotational direction is formed in a tapered shape facing the downstream side in the rotational direction . The kneaded meat process includes
A dispersion step of supplying the pigment mixture obtained in the resin component dissolution step from the tank to a dispersion device at a predetermined flow rate defined by the internal pressure of the dispersion device, and dispersing the pigment to obtain a pigment dispersion; ,
The step of returning the pigment dispersion obtained in the dispersion step to the original tank by discharging from the dispersion device;
The contents stored in the tank are circulated between the tank and the dispersing device, and the dispersion treatment in the dispersing device is repeated until the particle diameter of the pigment is 5 μm or less, and the ink composition for offset printing is used. method for producing an offset printing ink composition according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises, a circulating step of obtaining an object. The rotating shaft is driven to rotate around an axis that is collinear with the central axis of the tank;
The cutter blade is
The blade has a rotation diameter of 30 to 80% with respect to the inner diameter of the tank at the tip of the outermost peripheral edge,
In the dehydration step and the resin component dissolving step, the peripheral speed of the tip portion in the outermost periphery edge of the blade, any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that is rotationally driven at a speed which is a 10 m / s or higher The manufacturing method of the ink composition for offset printing as described in any one. The gelling step of adding a gelling agent to the pigment mixture and gelling the resin component as a pre-step of the kneaded meat step is described in any one of claims 1-4 . A method for producing an ink composition for offset printing.

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