US20020008081A1 - Process for the surface treatment of aluminum support for printing plate - Google Patents

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US20020008081A1
US20020008081A1 US09/135,171 US13517198A US2002008081A1 US 20020008081 A1 US20020008081 A1 US 20020008081A1 US 13517198 A US13517198 A US 13517198A US 2002008081 A1 US2002008081 A1 US 2002008081A1
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41N—PRINTING PLATES OR FOILS; MATERIALS FOR SURFACES USED IN PRINTING MACHINES FOR PRINTING, INKING, DAMPING, OR THE LIKE; PREPARING SUCH SURFACES FOR USE AND CONSERVING THEM
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  • the present invention relates to a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate as a lithographic printing plate support. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate which operates at a reduced running cost with a drastic reduction of industrial waste.
  • a support for lithographic printing plate there has heretofore been widely used an aluminum plate.
  • This aluminum support for lithographic printing plate is subjected to roughening to enhance the adhesion to the photosensitive layer provided thereon.
  • This roughening is carried out by continuously graining an aluminum support, e.g., by rubbing the aluminum support with an abrasive slurry (normally a mixture of pumice or pumicite obtained from igneous rock or alumina with water) under a rotating brush.
  • an abrasive slurry normally a mixture of pumice or pumicite obtained from igneous rock or alumina with water
  • JP-A as used herein means an “unexamined published Japanese patent application”.
  • the disadvantages of brush graining method can be eliminated.
  • fill-in and scumming can be eliminated to provide a printing plate having improved printing properties.
  • this method employs aluminum hydroxide, which exhibits a low hardness, as an abrasive, a new problem arises that it requires the consumption of a great amount of the abrasive.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate which can operate stably at an extremely low cost as compared with the prior art by reducing the amount of waste discharged from the step of surface treatment of an aluminum plate as a support for lithographic printing plate and the amount of chemicals and abrasive to be used in the surface treatment.
  • a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate which comprises a step of brush-graining with an abrasive brush and an abrasive slurry, characterized in that as said abrasive there is used aluminum hydroxide, said aluminum hydroxide which has been used in graining is dissolved in a sodium aluminate solution and said sodium aluminate solution having a raised supersaturation degree, said aluminum hydroxide which has been left undissolved and seed crystal aluminum hydroxide undergo hydrolysis reaction to produce crystalline aluminum hydroxide which is then purified and recovered.
  • a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate which comprises preparing a part of a treatment liquid containing a sodium aluminate solution to be recycled for surface etching as a supersaturated sodium aluminate solution or mixing a part of said treatment liquid with an aluminum sludge mainly composed of amorphous aluminum hydroxide produced by the neutralization of waste acid liquid and waste alkaline liquid discharged from the step of surface treatment of an aluminum support to prepare a supersaturated sodium aluminate solution, and then allowing said sodium aluminate solution to undergo hydrolysis reaction to crystallize aluminum hydroxide which is then purified and recycled as an abrasive, characterized in that said aluminum hydroxide which has been used in abrasion is dissolved in a sodium aluminate solution and said sodium aluminate solution having a raised supersaturation degree, said aluminum hydroxide which has been left undissolved and seed crystal aluminum hydroxide undergo hydrolysis reaction to produce crystalline aluminum hydroxide which
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of treatment procedure illustrating the first embodiment of the process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a part of a schematic flow chart of treatment procedure of the second embodiment of the process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the other part of a schematic flow chart of treatment procedure of the second embodiment of the process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate according to the present invention.
  • an aluminum support 1 is mechanically surface-treated with an abrasive slurry 4 as an abrasive which has been properly supplied under abrasive brushes 3 disposed at a predetermined interval while running through a predetermined route, supported by a plurality of pass rollers 2 , as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the abrasive slurry 4 is supplied onto the surface of the aluminum support 1 by the action of a circulating pump 6 while being rubbed against the aluminum support 1 under the abrasive brushes 3 , and then returned to a circulating tank 5 through an abrasive slurry return line 7 .
  • the abrasive slurry which has been used for surface treatment is liable to gradual reduction of grain diameter of abrasive if it continues to be used, disabling the desired surface treatment.
  • the circulating tank 5 is replenished with a new batch of the abrasive 12 and water 13 .
  • the replenishment with the abrasive 12 and water 13 causes part of the abrasive slurry to flow into an overflow tank 5 a .
  • the abrasive slurry which has thus overflown is supplied into a cyclon 8 by a pump 9 and then subjected to classification by the cyclone 8 .
  • the abrasive slurry which has been classified into a group having a great grain diameter is then returned to the circulating tank 5 .
  • the abrasive slurry which has been classified into a group having a small grain diameter is passed through an abrasive slurry discharge line 10 to a centrifugal separator 11 where it is then dehydrated to obtain a used abrasive 14 in powder form.
  • Sodium hydroxide 15 and water 16 are supplied to a tank 17 in order to control the liquid concentration in the tank 17 .
  • Aluminum hydroxide 21 is then recovered from part of the used abrasive.
  • the used abrasive is also partially charged into a tank 17 for dissolving used aluminum hydroxide.
  • the aluminum hydroxide 21 thus recovered can be used as starting material for other purposes. In this case, the aluminum hydroxide 21 is valuable.
  • the percent dissolution of said aluminum hydroxide which has been used in abrasion in a sodium aluminate solution is from 15% to 100%, preferably from 50% to 80%. At the upper limit or more, it become difficult to dissolve said aluminum hydroxide and increase initial cost or running cost for operating the system.
  • the abrasive which has been charged into the aluminum hydroxide dissolution tank 17 is then stirred with sodium aluminate which has been heated by steam or the like for a predetermined period of time so that it is dissolved in sodium aluminate.
  • the sodium aluminate solution which has thus aluminum hydroxide dissolved therein to have a raised supersaturation degree is properly cooled by a cooler 30 , and then passed to a crystallization tank 18 .
  • crystallization reaction occurs to produce crystalline aluminum hydroxide again which is then subjected to solid-liquid separation by a dehydrator 19 to obtain crystalline aluminum hydroxide in powder form.
  • the aluminum hydroxide which has thus been subjected to solid-liquid separation by the dehydrator 19 is partially supplied into the circulating tank 5 as a regenerated abrasive aluminum hydroxide 20 as necessary.
  • the remainder of the aluminum hydroxide thus withdrawn may be supplied into the crystallization tank 18 as seed crystal. It may be withdrawn as aluminum hydroxide 21 which is then reused as starting material for other purposes.
  • the liquid temperature, liquid concentration (T-NAOH), stirring intensity (crushing action thereby) and retention time can be controlled to adjust the percent dissolution of used aluminum hydroxide.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 form a continuous treatment process. The two parts are connected at A, B and C.
  • an aluminum support 1 is subjected to mechanical surface treatment with an abrasive under an abrasive brush 3 , supported by a pass roll 2 , in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
  • An abrasive slurry 4 is supplied onto the surface of the aluminum support by the action of a circulating pump 6 while being rubbed against the aluminum support 1 under the abrasive brushes 3 , and then returned to a circulating tank 5 through an abrasive slurry return line 7 .
  • the abrasive slurry which has been used for surface treatment is liable to gradual reduction of grain diameter of abrasive if it continues to be used, disabling the desired surface treatment. Accordingly, the circulating tank 5 is replenished with a new batch of the abrasive 12 and water 13 . This replenishment causes part of the abrasive slurry to flow into an overflow tank 5 a .
  • the abrasive slurry which has thus overflown is supplied into a cyclon 8 by a pump 9 and then subjected to classification by the cyclone 8 .
  • the abrasive slurry which has been classified into a group having a great grain diameter is then returned to the circulating tank 5 .
  • the abrasive slurry which has been classified into a group having a small grain diameter is passed through an abrasive slurry discharge line 10 to a centrifugal separator 11 where it is then dehydrated to obtain a used abrasive 14 in powder form.
  • the used abrasive 14 is then partially charged into a tank 17 for dissolving used aluminum hydroxide.
  • the used abrasive which has thus been charged into the tank 17 is then stirred with sodium aluminate which has been heated in the dissolution tank 17 for a predetermined period of time so that it is dissolved in sodium aluminate.
  • the sodium aluminate solution which has thus aluminum hydroxide dissolved therein to have a raised supersaturation degree is then passed to a crystallization tank 18 .
  • a cooler 30 During the feed of the sodium aluminate solution is properly cooled by a cooler 30 .
  • crystallization reaction occurs to produce crystalline aluminum hydroxide again which is then subjected to solid-liquid separation by a dehydrator 19 to obtain crystalline aluminum hydroxide in powder form.
  • the aluminum hydroxide thus withdrawn is then partially supplied as an abrasive again. In other words, it is supplied into the circulating tank as a regenerated aluminum hydroxide 20 as necessary. The remainder of the aluminum hydroxide thus withdrawn (part other than used for replenishment) is then withdrawn as a valuable aluminum hydroxide 21 which is then reused as starting material for other purposes.
  • the liquid temperature, liquid concentration (T-NAOH), stirring intensity (crushing action thereby) and retention time can be controlled to adjust the percent dissolution of used aluminum hydroxide.
  • the control over liquid temperature is carried out by steam heating.
  • the stirring can be accomplished by means of a screw which is properly driven or the like.
  • waste acid liquid and waste alkaline liquid which have been discharged from rinsing tanks 40 , 41 , 42 and 43 , an electrolytic tank 50 and an anodization tank 60 of the step of surface treatment of the aluminum support 1 are neutralized at a pH adjustment tank 70 , and then passed to a cohesion and sedimentation tank 80 where amorphous aluminum hydroxide (aluminum hydroxide sludge) flock is produced.
  • the amorphous aluminum hydroxide flock is then concentrated, and then dehydrated at a filter press 81 or the like.
  • the aluminum hydroxide sludge thus dehydrated is then charged into a sludge dissolution tank 82 so that it is dissolved in a sodium aluminate solution. As a result, the supersaturation degree of the sodium aluminate solution is raised.
  • the sodium aluminate solution is passed to a separator 83 where insoluble components are then separated therefrom. The liquid thus separated is charged into the crystallization tank 18 where it is subjected to hydrolysis reaction to purify aluminum hydroxide.
  • the aluminum hydroxide thus purified is then subjected to solid-liquid separation by the dehydrator 19 (vacuum filter).
  • the filtrate is partially passed to a liquid preparation tank 45 so that it is used as an etching solution.
  • the remainder of the filtrate is then passed to the tank 17 for dissolving used aluminum hydroxide and a sludge dissolution tank 82 as a dissolving liquid.
  • the liquid in the liquid preparation tank 45 is passed to the sludge dissolution tank 82 through a concentrating apparatus 84 .
  • the reference numeral 46 indicates an etching tank in which the liquid thus prepared can be properly sprayed onto the aluminum support
  • the reference numeral 59 indicates an anodization and power supply tank in which electrodes are properly arranged.
  • Example 1 treatment was effected in accordance with the process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate shown in FIG. 1.
  • Example 1 The treatment conditions in Example 1 are as set forth in Table 1. TABLE 1 Treatment conditions in Example 1 Conditions of mechanical roughening of aluminum support Width of aluminum support 1,000 nm Treatment speed 50 m/min. Abrasive Crystalline aluminum hydroxide; average grain diameter: 30 ⁇ m Abrasive concentration 200 g/l Used abrasive Crystalline aluminum hydroxide; average grain diameter: 15 ⁇ m Conditions of dissolution of abrasive aluminum hydroxide Solution concentration T-NAOH: 120 g/l; Al: 28 g/l Solution temperature 95° C. Solution retention time 5 hours Solution temperature before 55° C. charging into crystallization tank Conditions of crystallization reaction Crystallization solution T-NAOH: 120 g/l; Al: 24 g/l concentration Crystallization solution 55° C. temperature Seed crystal concentration in 150 g/l crystallization tank
  • Comparative Example 1 as opposed to Example 1, the dissolution and crystallization of used aluminum hydroxide were not effected.
  • the used aluminum hydroxide thus produced was sold as a valuable.
  • Example 1 allows stable treatment in a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support by mechanical roughening with crystalline aluminum hydroxide as an abrasive and recycling of the abrasive from the step of surface treatment of an aluminum plate as printing plate support as compared with Comparative Example 1, making it possible to reduce the cost of abrasive and the discharged amount of waste.
  • Example 1 provided results satisfying claims 1 and 2 according to the present invention.
  • Example 2 treatment was effected in accordance with the process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • Example 2 The treatment conditions in Example 2 are as set forth in Table 2. TABLE 2 Treatment conditions in Example 2 Conditions of mechanical roughening of aluminum support Width of aluminum support 1,000 nm Treatment speed 50 m/min. Abrasive Crystalline aluminum hydroxide; average grain diameter: 30 ⁇ m Abrasive concentration 200 g/l Used abrasive Crystalline aluminum hydroxide; average grain diameter: 15 ⁇ m Conditions of dissolution of abrasive aluminum hydroxide Solution concentration T-NAOH: 120 g/l; Al: 28 g/l Solution temperature 95° C. Solution retention time 5 hours Solution temperature before 55° C. charging into crystallization tank Conditions of crystallization reaction Crystallization solution T-NAOH: 120 g/l; Al: 24 g/l concentration Crystallization solution 55° C. temperature Seed crystal concentration in 150 g/l crystallization tank
  • Example 3 treatment was effected in accordance with the process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in the same manner as in Example 2.
  • Example 3 The treatment conditions of Example 3 were the same as used in Example 2 except for those set forth in Table 3 below. TABLE 3 Treatment conditions in Example 3 Conditions of treatment of waste liquid from the surface treatment of aluminum support pH adjustment tank 7.0 Water content in aluminum 80% hydroxide sludge Conditions of dissolution of aluminum hydroxide sludge Solution concentration T-NAOH: 120 g/l; Al: 28 g/l Solution temperature 70° C. Solution retention time 30 min. Solution temperature before 55° C. charging into crystallization tank
  • Comparative Example 2 as opposed to Examples 2 and 3, the dissolution and crystallization of used aluminum hydroxide were not effected.
  • the used aluminum hydroxide thus produced was sold as a valuable.
  • Example 2 and 3 allow stable treatment in a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support by mechanical roughening with crystalline aluminum hydroxide as an abrasive and reduction of the discharged amount of waste from the step of surface treatment of an aluminum plate as lithographic printing plate support and the used amount of chemicals and abrasive as compared with Comparative Example 2.
  • Example 2 in addition to the effects of Example 1, makes it possible to reduce the discharged amount of aluminum hydroxide sludge (waste) and the used amount of the etching caustic soda (i.e., chemicals used).
  • Example 3 in addition to the effects of Example 2, makes it possible to stabilize the quality of aluminum hydroxide sludge thus produced.
  • Example 2 provided results satisfying the above-described Clauses (3) and (4)
  • Example 3 provided results satisfying the above-described Clauses (3) and (5).
  • the abrasive in a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support for printing plate of the present invention, in a process for the surface treatment of an aluminum support involving mechanical roughening with crystalline aluminum hydroxide as an abrasive, the abrasive can be effectively used and the resulting abrasion quality can be stabilized. Further, the discharged amount of waste from the step of surface treatment of an aluminum plate as a lithographic printing plate support and the used amount of chemicals and abrasive can be reduced from that of the prior art.

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