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Definitions

• the present invention relates to the technical sector of mineral fillers, in particular for paper applications, and their improvements by appropriate treatments in order to improve either the manufacturing process of the paper sheet, or its properties.
• fillers are well known to those skilled in the art, and mention may be made, for example, of natural calcium carbonate, synthetic or “precipitated” calcium carbonate (“PCC”), and various fillers such as dolomite, fillers mixed based on carbonates of various metals such as in particular calcium associated with magnesium, and the like, various fillers such as talc or the like, and mixtures of these fillers together, such as for example talc-calcium carbonate mixtures, calcium carbonate -kaolin, or mixtures of natural calcium carbonate with aluminum hydroxide, mica or with synthetic or natural fibers.
• PCC synthetic or "precipitated” calcium carbonate
• various fillers such as dolomite, fillers mixed based on carbonates of various metals such as in particular calcium associated with magnesium, and the like, various fillers such as talc or the like, and mixtures of these fillers together, such as for example talc-calcium carbonate mixtures, calcium carbonate -kaolin, or mixtures of natural calcium carbonate with aluminum hydrox
• a pulp is formed which essentially comprises fibers (cellulosic fibers of natural origin - such as resinous or hardwoods - or synthetic or in mixtures), a filler as defined above, and an appropriate proportion of water.
• a thick paste or "thick stock” is generally formed which is diluted with water into a diluted paste or "thin stock".
• This paste undergoes various additions of additives, such as various polymers, in order to improve the conditions of flocculation and therefore of "formation” of the sheet, of retention of the charge, and of drainage of the water under the fabric.
• the aqueous medium, containing a fraction of the initial charge, which is drained, under depression, under the canvas is called “white water”.
• the sheet is then subjected to various treatments, including an important operation which is called coating. During this coating operation, it is known that there are losses of coating sauce and coated paper. This coated paper is recycled as a mass load and is called “coating broken".
• the invention relates more particularly to the treatment, with a combination of one or more moderately strong to strong H 3 ⁇ + ion donors and an active gaseous medium, of pigments, fillers or minerals, in aqueous suspension, containing a natural carbonate , such as natural calcium carbonate, or any pigment containing natural calcium carbonate in combination with other minerals.
• a natural carbonate such as natural calcium carbonate, or any pigment containing natural calcium carbonate in combination with other minerals.
• the applications of the invention are in particular paper mills, obtaining in particular equal or better properties of the sheet, and in particular of opacity, whiteness, reduction of its weight for a given thickness.
• This reduction in the weight of the paper at constant thickness of the sheet with preservation or improvement of the properties of the sheet will be called “bulk” property in the remainder of the present application.
• a particular and interesting application of the invention relates, by way of a non-limiting example, to improving the properties during digital printing such as ink jet printing on uncoated paper loaded with the pigment treated according to the invention or on paper treated on the surface or else coated with the use of pigments according to the invention.
• the invention relates to compositions whose charge simultaneously has a characteristic of high grain size, coarser and a high specific surface.
• Another particular application of the invention is the field of paints.
• the main object of the invention is to reduce the weight of the paper for a given size while maintaining the same or even improving the properties of said paper.
• Another important object of the invention relates to the treatment and coating of sheets of paper or paper sheets in the broad sense, including cardboards and the like, with compositions according to the invention, and in particular the treatment of pigmented surfaces of the sheet. of paper.
• the reduction in the weight of the paper for a given thickness is very advantageous for reasons of transport and in particular the cost of postage costs as well as for environmental reasons, in particular the saving of natural materials and energy resources.
• Patent WO 92/060308 the aim of which is to improve the opacity and whiteness of the paper containing the bulk agent in the sheet, or else coated with a sauce containing such an agent, proposes a solution which does not allow energy savings.
• the opacity and better whiteness properties are obtained by a very complex process which occurs during the formation of the paper sheet.
• the sheet is formed on the canvas by a flocculation or agglomeration or intertwining of the various constituents of the dough, and in particular at the level of the fibers or their fibrils. This "agglomeration” is favored by the drainage of the water which is sucked under the fabric.
• Some of these physico-chemical phenomena can already appear, in particular, at the level of the headbox or "headbox", or at least certain transformations or interactions may already appear there, which will favor this or that property on the canvas and beyond.
• the Applicant considers that the load, depending on the treatment it has undergone or not, will interact differently with fibrils and fibers.
• the invention is based on a particular treatment which, in this context, leads to a "bulk” property, that is to say a good interaction with the fiber network.
• the "bulk” results in a better dispersion of light by the sheet.
• the invention also greatly improves the final abrasive property of the pigment during papermaking, that is to say reduces the abrasion of the metal or polymer screen used and the abrasiveness of the pigment during coating. paper, that is to say, reduces the abrasion of the blade used.
• WO 96/32449 emphasizes the importance of this property, indicating that the pigment TiO 2 is a good bulk agent, but is too abrasive, page 1 line 35 ff. (and, moreover, expensive).
• the present invention also provides the possibility of maintaining the rigidity of paper with reduced weight of paper in specific applications such as the manufacture of envelopes.
• Synthetic calcium carbonate or "PCC” is obtained in a known manner by a reaction of quicklime or calcined (slaked) lime on CO 2 ; a synthetic calcium carbonate is then obtained which, depending on the reaction conditions, is in various forms such as needles, or other forms of crystals.
• PCC synthetic calcium carbonate
• USP 5,364,610 describes a process for the manufacture of calcium carbonate to obtain a PCC in scalenohedral forms.
• it describes processes for obtaining by carbonation with CO 2 .
• the CCP is presented as giving the paper better properties, in particular whiteness.
• Patent WO 96/32448 describes a process for treating the dispersion of calcium carbonate (designated by the term "slurry” in the industry considered), with a low carbonate concentration (1 to 30% solids), with polyDIMDAC (dimethyldiallyl ammonium homopolymer) which is a low molecular weight cationic aggregation agent from 10,000 to 500,000 to obtain "bulk”.
• This patent uses both PCC and ground natural carbonate, known by the term G (N) CC (“ground natural calcium carbonate”), or their mixtures.
• G (N) CC ground natural calcium carbonate
• This process is mainly a flocculation, an aggregation of small particles on larger ones and the property of interaction with the fibers is mainly obtained by the only coarse particle size. The physical properties of the paper are then adversely affected when its weight is reduced.
• WO 96/32449 describes substantially the same teaching. The aim is to obtain selective aggregation of fine and ultra-fine particles, by means of an aggregation agent having a charge opposite to the overall charge.
• patent USP 4,367,207 cited in patent W0 92/06038, describes a process for treating CaCO 3 with CO 2 in the presence of an electrolyte of the anionic organopolyphosphonate type, but the aim is only to obtain a finely carbonated slurry Split.
• Patent EP 0406 662 describes a process for manufacturing synthetic carbonate according to which a premix of CaCO 3 of the aragonite type is carried out with lime, then a "phosphoric acid derivative" such as phosphoric acid is added to this slurry. its salts, or various phosphates, cf. page 4 lines 17 ff., and finally we introduce CO 2 to carry out the classic carbonation.
• the purpose of this patent is to specifically obtain a PCC of large particle size and particular crystalline form (acicular), which we did not know how to produce industrially.
• This patent cites as prior art other patents relating to the process for manufacturing PCC by carbonation, as improvements consisting in introducing CO 2 in successive stages or the addition before the reaction of nucleation centers corresponding to the desired crystalline form.
• Phosphoric acid is used in this patent EP 0 406 662 in order to form, page 4 lines 46 ff., Specifically the aragonite form via an unidentified compound of the "phosphoric acid calcium" type which serves as new nucleation centers for the form crystalline lens sought (line 52, line 55).
• patent USP 5,043,017 describes the stabilization of calcium carbonate, and in particular of PCC (col. 1 line 27), by the action of a calcium chelating agent, such as calcium litexametaphosphate, and of a conjugate base which can be an alkali metal salt of weak acid (phosphoric, citric, boric, acetic, ).
• This document treats carbonate with boiling vapors of phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, capric acid, acrylic acid, or aluminum chlorides or fluorides, or fumaric acids, etc.
• the aim is to burst carbonate particles in fine particles (col. 2 lines 65 ff).
• the document recommends the use of HF, SO 2 , or phosphoric anhydride, and the only example is directed towards the use of HF or titanium tetrachloride (the latter improving the opacity of the paper, cf. col 3 lines 12 ff ).
• WO 97/08247 describes a carbonate formulation also for paper obtained by a weakly acidic route.
• the carbonate is treated with a mixture of weak base and weak acid, among which phosphoric acid, one of the two agents having to be derived from an organic acid.
• WO 97/14847 also describes an acid-resistant carbonate for paper which is treated with a mixture of two weak acids to "inactivate" the surface of the carbonate.
• Patent WO 98/20079 also describes a process for making an acid-resistant carbonate, and in particular a PCC, by adding calcium silicate and a weak acid or an alum. This document cites as prior art the patent
• the invention therefore relates to the development of new aqueous suspensions of one or more pigments, fillers or minerals optionally containing a dispersing polymeric agent as a rheology stabilizer of the suspension, these so-called pigments allowing the reduction in weight of the paper with constant surface .
• These new aqueous suspensions are characterized in that: a) they contain a natural carbonate and the reaction product (s) of said carbonate with gaseous CO 2 and the reaction product (s) of said carbonate with one or more H 3 ion donors O + moderately strong to strong and b) they have a pH greater than 7.5 measured at 20 ° C.
• the pigment, the filler or the mineral has a BET specific surface, measured according to standard ISO 9277, of between 5 m 2 / g and 200 m 2 / g, preferably between 20 m 2 / g and 80 m 2 / g and very preferably between 30 m 2 / g and 60 m 2 / g.
• the aqueous suspensions according to the invention are characterized in that the pigment, the filler or the mineral has the following characteristics:
• the pigment, the filler or the mineral has the following characteristics:
• an average grain diameter measured by the method by sedimentation on a Sedigraph 5100 TM device between 25 and 0.5 micrometer, and even more particularly between 7 and 0.7 micrometer - and a BET specific surface area, measured according to ISO 9277 , between 20 and 80 m 2 / g and even more particularly between 30 and 60 m 2 / g.
• the invention also relates to pigments or fillers in the dry state such as a natural calcium carbonate or any pigment containing natural calcium carbonate, obtained by drying the aqueous suspensions according to the invention, this drying being carried out by implementation of drying means well known to those skilled in the art.
• the invention also relates to the treatment of pigments or fillers, in aqueous suspension, such as a natural calcium carbonate, or any pigment containing natural calcium carbonate, or mixtures thereof including with other fillers and pigments not containing carbonate ions, the compositions containing them and their paper applications, in particular for obtaining a good bulk property and the papers thus loaded or layers.
• pigments or fillers such as a natural calcium carbonate, or any pigment containing natural calcium carbonate, or mixtures thereof including with other fillers and pigments not containing carbonate ions, the compositions containing them and their paper applications, in particular for obtaining a good bulk property and the papers thus loaded or layers.
• the invention relates to an aqueous suspension of filler or mineral pigments which may contain a dispersing polymeric agent as a rheology stabilizer of the suspension and comprising a natural carbonate, such as for example natural calcium carbonate or dolomite, treated in combination by one or more moderately strong to strong H 3 O + ion donors, and CO 2 gas.
• a dispersing polymeric agent as a rheology stabilizer of the suspension and comprising a natural carbonate, such as for example natural calcium carbonate or dolomite, treated in combination by one or more moderately strong to strong H 3 O + ion donors, and CO 2 gas.
• the acid used will be any medium strong to strong acid, or any mixture of such acids, generating H 3 O + ions under the conditions of the treatment.
• the strong acid will be chosen from acids having a pKa of less than or equal to zero at 22 ° C. and more particularly chosen from sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid or their mixtures.
• the moderately strong acid will be chosen from acids having a pKa of between 0 and 2.5 inclusive at 22 ° C. and more particularly chosen from H 2 SO 3 , HSO 4 " , H 3 PO 4 , oxalic acid or mixtures thereof. Mention may be made, in particular for example, of the pKai of H 3 PO 4 equal to 2.161
• the medium strong acid or acids can be mixed with the medium strong acid or acids.
• the quantity in moles of moderately strong to strong H 3 O + ion sleepers relative to the number of moles of CaCO 3 is in total between 0.1 and 2, preferably between 0.25 and 1.
• the process for treating pigments, fillers or minerals, in aqueous suspension, containing a natural carbonate is characterized in that said pigment is treated by a combination of one or more ion donors H 3 ⁇ + moderately strong to strong and CO 2 gas.
• this method of treatment is characterized in that it consists of the following 3 steps : a) The treatment with the moderate or strong H 3 ⁇ + ion donor (s) b) The treatment with CO 2 gas, that this treatment is an integral part of step a), that it is carried out in parallel in step a) or that it is carried out after step a) c) The rise in pH, measured at 20 ° C, above 7.5, in a time interval after the end of steps a) and b) between 1 hour and 10 hours, preferably between 1 hour and 5 hours without the addition of a base, or immediately after the end of steps a) and b) with the addition of a base, the step c) being the last step of the process.
• the gaseous CO 2 comes from an external supply of CO 2 or else from a recirculation of the CO 2 or else from the continuous addition of the same ion donor H 3 ⁇ + moderately strong to strong as the one used in step a) of treatment or of another medium sleeper H 3 ⁇ + moderately strong to strong, or of an overpressure of CO 2 , and preferably of an overpressure of between 0.05 bar and 5 bars.
• the treatment tank filled with loads having a specific weight of the order of 1 to 2 2, can reach a height of for example 20 meters, and thereby create an overpressure of CO 2. up to several bars and in particular up to about 5 bars at the bottom of the tank or in a closed tank.
• steps a) and b) can be repeated several times.
• the pH, measured at 20 ° C, is between 3 and 7.5 during steps a) and b) of the treatment and the temperature of the treatment is between 5 ° C and 90 ° C, and preferably between 45 ° C and 60 ° C.
• the pH is greater than 7.5 at room temperature, and this without the addition of a any basis. If any base is added, the pH rises immediately. In addition, it should be noted that after several days no resistance to acids is observed.
• the process for treating pigments, fillers or minerals, in aqueous suspension, containing a natural carbonate allowing the reduction in weight of the paper with a constant surface is characterized in that the concentration of CO 2 gas in the suspension is, by volume, such that the ratio (volume of the suspension: volume of CO 2 gas) is between 1: 0.05 and 1:20 with said ratio between 1: 1 and 1:20 in step a) and between 1: 0.05 and 1: 1 in step b).
• the concentration of CO 2 gas in the suspension is, by volume, such that the ratio (volume of the suspension: volume of CO 2 gas) is between 1: 0.05 and 1: 5 with said ratio between
• CO 2 gas can be measured in liquid or anhydrous form.
• step b) of the treatment lasts from 0 hours to 10 hours and preferably from 2 hours to 6 hours.
• the treatment process according to the invention is implemented in the aqueous phase (slurry) at low, medium strong or high dry matter concentrations, but can also be used for mixtures of slurries made up of these different concentrations .
• the dry matter content is between 1% and 80% by weight.
• the Applicant believes that the CO 2 gas plays, among other things, the role of a pH regulator and an addition / deso tion regulator.
• the process for manufacturing the aqueous suspension according to the invention is characterized in that, after the three stages of the treatment process of the invention, the treated product is placed in aqueous suspension with using a dispersing agent and possibly reconcentrated.
• the aqueous filler suspension obtained according to the invention can be incorporated in the manufacturing process of the sheet of paper, cardboard or the like at the level of the preparation of the thick pulp, or of the diluted pulp, or at these two levels depending of the paper process.
• the filler is in fact introduced one or more times according to the usual recommendations of the paper manufacturers.
• the filler treated according to the invention is also of great interest after the sheet has been formed, and it is possible in particular to incorporate the filler according to the invention in recycled white water, or in "coating broken" also recycled.
• the invention applies to the manufacture of paper obtained from cellulose fibers of wood origin, such as from hardwood or softwood.
• the invention also applies to paper obtained from fibers which do not come from wood but, on the contrary, synthetic fibers.
• the invention therefore also relates to the methods of manufacturing paper, cardboard or the like thus modified to integrate the method according to the invention.
• the invention also relates to the new products obtained by the process which has just been described.
• a series of tests was carried out for slurries with a low solids content, that is to say of the order of 30% maximum, and another series of tests for slurries with a high solids content, c is to say up to about 80%.
• Example 1 This example illustrates the invention and relates to the treatment of slurries with a low dry matter content.
• CaCO 3 or the mixture of minerals containing calcium carbonate is prepared in the form of a suspension ("slurry ") the solid or dry matter content of which varies between 5% and 30% by weight, or in the form of a filter cake, or in the form of a dry powder, in a suitable reactor and, if this is if necessary, dilute to the desired solids content with demineralized water or tap water.
• CaCO is prepared, in the form of a suspension ("slurry") the solid or dry matter content of which is of the order of 45%. in weight.
• a 1 liter or 10 liter glass reactor is used or a 100 liter plastic container or a 40 m 3 tank comprising a rotor / stator type agitator as well as a high speed agitator comprising a 50 mm diameter rotary disc for 1 liter and 10 liter reactors or 200 mm for the 100 liter or 1500 mm plastic container for the 40 m 3 tank.
• a fluidized bed mixer of 6 liters or 600 liters of the Lodige type is used. After homogeneous mixing, the suspension or slurry is adjusted to the temperature corresponding to the test.
• H 3 ⁇ + ion donor preferably chosen from H 2 SO 3 , HSO “ , H 3 PO 4 , oxalic acid or their mixtures in the form of a concentration solution. between 1% and 85% by weight, during a specific period of time Deviations are described below.
• the CO 2 is added or introduced through the bottom of the container or using a plunging carm from the top to the bottom of the container, during the period of time which is indicated below.
• the control is a paper produced in parallel in the same way, with the same amount of untreated filler at 75 g / m 2 and with the same batch of cellulose.
• the sheets of paper containing, as filler, the suspension of calcium carbonate to be tested are formed.
• the paper sheets are produced from a pulp or pulp of cellulose of degree SR 23 containing a pulp of wood sulphate and fibers made up of 80% birch and 20% pine. 45 g of this pulp or paste are then diluted in 10 liters of water in the presence of about 15 g of the composition of fillers to be tested in order to obtain experimentally a filler content of 20% to within 0.5%.
• a sheet of grammage equal to 75 g / mm 2 is formed and loaded at
• the device used to form the sheet is a Rapid-Kôthen model 20.12 MC system from the Haage Company.
• the sheets thus formed are dried for 400 seconds at 92 ° C and a vacuum of 940 mbar.
• the filler content is checked by analysis of the ash.
• the sheet thus formed its thickness is measured.
• the thickness of the paper or cardboard sheet represents the perpendicular distance between the two parallel surfaces.
• the samples are conditioned for 48 hours (German standard DIN EN 20187).
• the moisture content of the paper does not necessarily remain equal if the temperature is not maintained constant within certain limits.
• the moisture content increases or decreases, the physical properties of the paper are changed.
• samples must be conditioned for at least a 48 hour period until equilibrium is reached.
• the samples are also tested under identical climatic conditions.
• the test climate for paper has been established to correspond to the following data:
• the thickness is determined according to the German standard DIN EN 20534 using a micrometer, the test print of which is 10 n cm 2 .
• the test result is determined by averaging over 10 measurements. The result is expressed in micrometers.
• the control is a paper produced in parallel in the same way, with the same amount of filler, but not treated, at 75 g / m 2 and with the same batch of cellulose.
• the pH of the slurry is 7.6 which means no stability towards acids.
• control 112 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• the specific viscosity of the anionic dispersing agents is determined as follows: a solution of the polymer is produced, neutralized 100% by a solution of sodium hydroxide (pH 9) for measurement, by dissolving 50 g, relative to the dry polymer, in 1 liter, of distilled water containing 60 g of NaCl.
• the time it takes for an exactly defined volume of the alkaline polymer solution to flow through the capillary is measured and compared over time during which the same volume of the 60 g NaCl / liter solution passes through the capillary.
• the diameter of the capillary is chosen so that the time required for the polymer solution minus the time required for the solution containing only NaCl is between 90 and 100 seconds.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the pH of the slurry is 7.5 which means no stability towards acids.
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• test sample 123 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 , which reduced to a thickness value of 113 ⁇ m gives 68.9 g / m 2 .
• Opacity is measured as the index of translucence of the paper on the sheets, using a Data Color Elrepho 2000 type spectrophotometer according to DIN 53 146.
• the whiteness of the paper is measured according to the ISO standard called Brightness R 457, on the Tappi filter, using ultraviolet light, using a spectrophotometer of the Data Color Elrepho 2000 type. The measurement is carried out on a stack of 10 sheets. in order to avoid the influence of translucence.
• Test No. 3 75 g calculated as dry pigment of Norwegian marble type filter cake, of particle size such that 75% by weight of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 ⁇ , are treated in the glass reactor.
• Sedigraph 5100 from Micromeritics in the form of a slurry at a dry matter concentration of 10% by weight and at a temperature of 20 ° C, using phosphoric acid in solution at 10% by weight corresponding to 0 , 25 moles of H 3 ⁇ + per mole of CaC ⁇ 3 .
• CO 2 is bubbled under atmospheric pressure through the slurry for 5 hours, so that the volume ratio of the suspension: volume of CO 2 gas is equal to about 1: 0.05.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the pH of the slurry is 7.7 which means no stability towards acids.
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• 1 kg calculated as dry pigment of calcium carbonate of Finnish marble type, with a particle size such that 63% by weight of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 ⁇ , is treated using the Sedigraph 5100 from the company Micromeritics, ground in the wet process. at 75% dry matter concentration by using 0.55% by weight of a sodium polyacrylate having a specific viscosity of 0.54, diluted to a concentration of slurry in dry matter of 45% by weight and at a temperature of 20 ° C, using phosphoric acid in solution at 10% by weight corresponding to 0.15 mole of H 3 O + per mole of CaCO 3 .
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• 3750 g are calculated in the glass reactor, calculated as a dry pigment of calcium carbonate of Finnish marble type, with a particle size such that 65% by weight of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 ⁇ , measured using the Sedigraph 5100 of the Micromeritics, at 75.0% by weight, in the form of a slurry at a dry matter concentration of 20% by weight and at a temperature of 60 ° C, using phosphoric acid in solution at 5% by weight corresponding to 0.5 mole of H Î O + per mole of CaC ⁇ 3 . Then, CO 2 is bubbled under pressure atmospheric in the slurry for 2 hours, so that the volume ratio of the suspension: volume of CO 2 gas is equal to 1: 0.1.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• a measurement of the abrasion gives 1.7 mg which must be compared with the value of the abrasion on the control which is 4.5 mg.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same mmooddee ooptigrraattooiirree qquuee ddaannss ll''eessssaaii nn °° ,, à à 7755 gg // rm 2 and we measure the thickness, also with the same method than test # 1.
• the pH of the slurry is 7.5 which means no stability towards acids.
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• Test No. 11 3600 kg calculated in dry pigment of calcium carbonate of the Carrara marble type, with a particle size such as 65% by weight of the particles, are treated in a 40 m 3 reactor with a height of 12 m. have a diameter of less than 1 ⁇ , measured using the Sedigraph 5100 from the company Micromeritics, at 28.6% by weight, in the form of a slurry at a dry matter concentration of 24.8% by weight and at a temperature 55 ° C, using phosphoric acid in solution at 10% by weight corresponding to 0.30 mole of H 3 O + per mole of CaCO 3 .
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the pH of the slurry is 7.7 which means no stability towards acids.
• the BET specific surface is 35.5 m 2 / g.
• This BET specific surface measurement is determined according to the BET method of standard ISO 9277, namely that the measurement is carried out under cooling with liquid nitrogen and under a stream of nitrogen on the dried sample to constant weight and thermostatically controlled. at 250 ° C for one hour under a nitrogen atmosphere. These conditions will be those of the standard notably called ISO 9277 standard in the claims. b) For paper: the thickness measurements are:
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• test sample 126 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 , which reduced to a thickness value of 113 ⁇ m gives 67.3 g / m 2 .
• This test illustrates the invention and relates to an example of coating with different grammages on a plastic support using on the one hand a coating slurry with low concentration of untreated fillers and on the other hand a slurry with low concentration of treated fillers according to the invention.
• test 11 The general procedure of test 11 was used to treat the slurry at 17.2% dry milled calcium carbonate, with 0.5% by weight of polyacrylate dispersant, until a particle size distribution such as that 65% of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 micrometer measured using the Sedigraph 5100 from the company Micromeritics.
• the coating test protocol consists in carrying out the coating using an Erichsen Bechcoater TM type coater on a sheet of semi-matt plastic material, sold by the company M ⁇ hlebach, Switzerland.
• the two coating sauces used have a composition comprising 100 parts of the pigment slurry to be tested and 12 parts of styrene / acrylate base latex sold by the company BASF under the name of ACRONAL S 360 D TM.
• the pigment slurry to be tested corresponds to an untreated calcium carbonate slurry at 17.2% dry milled calcium carbonate, with 0.5% by weight of polyacrylate dispersant, up to a particle size distribution such that 65% of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 micrometer measured using the Sedigraph 5100 from the company Micromeritics.
• the pigment slurry to be tested corresponds to a slurry, at 17.2% dry calcium carbonate, of the same calcium carbonate treated according to the previous procedure.
• the thickness of the paper is 79.59
• the thickness of the paper is only up to 81.19 for a weight of 4.78 g / m 2 ,
• the coating thickness is naturally obtained by the difference between the thickness of the coated paper and that of the uncoated paper.
• the increase in coating thickness is therefore 15.6 microns between coating with the product according to the invention and untreated paper (95.19 vs. 79.59), the thickness of the paper is 79 , 5 for a weight of 4.28 g / m 2 against only 1.6 between the coating with a conventional composition and untreated paper (81.19 vs. 79.59) for a weight of 4.78 g / m 2 .
• the increase in thickness is therefore, using a composition according to the present invention, approximately 10 times greater for approximately the same weight.
• This test illustrates the invention and uses 150 g dry of a Norwegian marble type calcium carbonate filtration cake, with a particle size such that 65% of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 ⁇ m determined by the Sedigraph 5100 measurement, containing 0.5% by dry weight of a sodium polyacrylate with a specific viscosity equal to 0.75, which are diluted to 20% with water.
• 1 liter of product is then prepared in a glass reactor and the mixture is heated to 70 ° C.
• a quantity of hydrochloric acid is added dropwise over 1 hour in the form of a 10% aqueous solution corresponding to 0.507 mole of HjO + per mole of CaC ⁇ 3 .
• the product obtained is reacted again for 30 minutes by recycling the internal CO 2 and injecting CO 2 at the bottom of the reactor, then it is stored in a horizontal position on two rotary cylinders, at a pH of 7.6.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and then the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• control 114 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• This test illustrates the invention and uses 150 g dry of a calcium carbonate filtration cake of Norwegian marble type, with a particle size such that 65% of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 ⁇ m determined by the Sedigraph 5100 measurement, containing 0.5% by dry weight of a sodium polyacrylate with a specific viscosity equal to 0.75, which are diluted to 20% with water.
• 1 liter of product is then prepared in a glass reactor and the mixture is heated to 70 ° C.
• a quantity of oxalic acid is added dropwise over 1 hour with two moles of crystallized water, (2H 2 O), in the form of a 10% aqueous solution corresponding to 0.335 mole of H3O + per mole of CaC ⁇ 3 .
• the product is further reacted for 30 minutes by recycling the internal CO 2 and injecting CO 2 at the bottom of the reactor and it is stored in a horizontal position on two rotary cylinders, at a pH of 7.7.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and then the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the pH of the slurry is 8.0 which means no stability towards acids.
• control 114 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• Example 2 This example concerns the treatment of slurries with a high dry matter content.
• the mineral is prepared, in the form of a suspension ("slurry"), the solid or dry matter content of which can range up to 80% by weight, or in the form of a filter cake, or in the form of a dry powder, in a suitable reactor and, if necessary, diluted to the desired solids content with demineralized water or tap water.
• slurry a suspension
• the solid or dry matter content of which can range up to 80% by weight, or in the form of a filter cake, or in the form of a dry powder, in a suitable reactor and, if necessary, diluted to the desired solids content with demineralized water or tap water.
• the sheets are formed at 75 g / m, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as test n ° 1.
• the thickness measured is of 116 ⁇ m for a weight of 75 g / m 2
• the sheets of paper with a grammage equal to 75 g / m 2 are produced, using the same procedure as in test No. 1, from an aqueous suspension at 77, 5% dry matter concentration of a Norwegian marble with a particle size such that 63% of the particles have a diameter less than 1 ⁇ m determined by the Sedigraph 5100 measurement.
• the thickness measured is 115 ⁇ m for a weight of 75 g / m 2 . 22
• the whiteness determined is 88.4.
• the sheets of paper with a grammage equal to 75 g / m 2 are produced, using the same procedure as in test n ° 1, from an aqueous suspension at 67, 2% dry matter concentration of a Norwegian marble type filter cake, with a particle size such that 75% of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 ⁇ m determined by the Sedigraph 5100 measurement, containing 0.5% by dry weight of a sodium polyacrylate with a specific viscosity equal to 0.75.
• the thickness measured is 114 ⁇ m for a weight of 75 g / m 2 .
• test No. 12 4000 g of the composition of test No. 12 is prepared, which is a mixture of 25% by dry weight of talc and 75% by dry weight of CaCO 3 of Norwegian marble origin. , in the form of a suspension of dry matter concentration equal to 59.4% in a fluidized bed mixer (Lodige apparatus), and a quantity of phosphoric acid is added dropwise in 45 minutes, in the form d '' a 20% aqueous solution, corresponding to 0.15 mole of H 3 ⁇ + per mole of CaC ⁇ 3 .
• the product obtained is stored in the horizontal position on two rotary cylinders, at pH 7.6.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• test no. 15 is prepared, which is a calcium carbonate of Norwegian marble origin, in the form of a slurry with a dry matter concentration equal to 75.8%, in a fluidized bed mixer (Lodige apparatus) and a quantity of phosphoric acid is added dropwise over a period of 2 hours, in the form of a 20% aqueous solution, corresponding to 0, 5 mole of H 3 ⁇ + per mole of CaC ⁇ 3 . 222
• the product is then stored in a horizontal position on two rotating cylinders, at a pH of 7.6.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• Sedigraph 5100 having certain properties, in the undispersed state, in the form of a filter cake, with 400 g of another different carbonate, obtained according to test No. 18 above, at a concentration 52.8% dry matter (see above) in a fluidized bed apparatus (Lodige apparatus), for 30 minutes and then dispersed with 0.5% by dry weight of a dispersant which is a polyacrylate sodium with a specific viscosity equal to 0.75, then the concentration is adjusted to
• the product is stored in a horizontal position on two rotating cylinders, at a pH of 8.5.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and then the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the pH of the slurry is 8.5 which means no stability towards acids.
• control (test n ° 12): 114 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• Test No. 21 For this test, illustrating the invention, 1200 g of a calcium carbonate of Norwegian marble type, with a particle size such that 65% of the particles have a shear, are sheared. 9222
• the pH of the slurry is 8.5 which means no stability towards acids.
• control 114 ⁇ m at 75 g / m.
• CO 2 is introduced into the slurry obtained according to the preceding test at a flow rate of 100 ml / min. and for 5 hours, then the product obtained is stored in a horizontal position on two rotary cylinders, at a pH of 8.1.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test. # 1.
• the pH of the slurry is 8.1 which means no stability towards acids.
• control 114 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• CO 2 is bubbled through the product at a flow rate of 100 ml / min, and for 5 hours in the product, then the product obtained is stored for 1 week on the one hand and 4 weeks on the other hand. in horizontal position on two rotating cylinders.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and then the thickness is measured, also with the same method as l test # 1.
• the thickness measurement results are:
• control 115 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 and then the thickness is measured, also with the same method as the test # 1.
• the thickness measurement results are: - For the initial sample, control: 115 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• the slurry is then treated for 4 hours with 60 kg of CO 2 recirculation in the container with stirring with Silverson containing approximately 50 liters.
• the pH of the slurry is 7.7 which means no stability towards acids.
• control 117 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• test sample 126 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 , which reduced to a thickness value of 117 ⁇ m gives 69.6 g / m 2 .
• Sedigraph 5100 this marble having been ground using 0.8% by dry weight of a sodium polyacrylate as dispersing agent and grinding agent and of a styrene-butadiene latex such as sleeping binder.
• the slurry is treated in a 10-liter glass reactor with stirring at a dry matter concentration of 10% by weight and at a temperature of 55 ° C. with an amount of phosphoric acid, 50% by weight solution, corresponding to 0.4 mole of H 3 O + per mole of CaCO 3 . Then, CO 2 is bubbled through the slurry and the fibers under atmospheric pressure and during
• volume ratio of the suspension: volume of CO 2 gas is equal to 1: 0.1.
• the sheets of paper are produced according to the same procedure as in the previous tests by mixing the "broken coating" treated with fresh fibers so as to obtain a loading rate of 20% by weight for the final paper.
• control prepared like the sample without the treatment with acid and CO 2 gas: 115 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• the product is stored for 3 hours, during which time the CO 2 treatment is carried out by internal recirculation of the CO 2 gas.
• the product is then stored in a horizontal position on two rotating cylinders, and the pH is equal to 7.8 after 5 hours.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 but with a load of 25% of pigment and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as test n ° l.
• the BET specific surface is 11.5 m 2 / g, determined according to the same method as that of test No. 11.
• the thickness measurement results are:
• control (test No. 13 at a 25% pigment load): 114 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 . 9222
• the tensile strength, determined according to DIN EN ISO 1924-2, for a size of 15 mm is 28 N for the test against only 24.5 N for the control.
• the whiteness determined is 89.0.
• the product is then stored in a horizontal position on two rotating cylinders, at a pH of 7.6.
• the sheets of paper are formed, with the same procedure as in test n ° 1, at 75 g / m 2 but with a load of 25% of pigment and the thickness is measured, also with the same method as test n ° 1.
• the BET specific surface is 9.8 m 2 / g, determined according to the same method as that of test n ° 11.
• the thickness measurement results are:
• control (test n ° 11 at a pigment load of 25): 114 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• control (test n ° 11 at 25% pigment charge): 2.30 km.
• the tensile strength, determined according to DIN EN ISO 1924-2, for a size of 15 mm is 27.3 N for the test against only 24.5 N for the control.
• the opacity determined according to the same procedure as that of test No. 2 and according to DIN 53 146, is 87.7.
• the whiteness determined according to the same procedure as that of test No. 2 and according to ISO Brightness R 457 Tappi filter standard is 89.0.
• This same test sample is then coated on a wood-based paper 53 ⁇ m thick and of grammage equal to 32.9 g / m 2 ⁇ 0.39%, using a laboratory coater ( Dixon Helicoater).
• a short "ell” head is used with a 45 ° blade angle.
• the coating speed is 800 m / s.
• the coating sauces used have a composition comprising 100 pph of the pigment to be tested, 12 pph of latex (DL 966 of styrene / butadiene type) and 0.5 pph of carboxymethyl cellulose (Finnfix FF5) and a dry matter content of 56.6%.
• Thickness of uncoated paper 53 ⁇ m.
• This example relates to the use in ink jet printing (“ink jet”) of a calcium carbonate, treated or untreated, used as mass filler (“filler”) of the paper.
• ink jet ink jet printing
• filler mass filler
• the bubbling finished, the sheets of paper are formed containing, as filler, the suspension also called the calcium carbonate slurry to be tested.
• the sheets of paper are produced from a pulp or pulp of cellulose of degree SR 23 containing a pulp of wood sulphate and fibers made up of 80% birch and 20% pine. 45 g of this pulp or paste are then diluted in 10 liters of water in the presence of about 15 g of the composition of fillers to be tested in order to obtain experimentally a content of filler of 20% to within 0.5%. After 15 minutes of stirring and the addition of 0.06% by dry weight relative to the dry weight of paper, of a retaining agent of the polyacrylamide type, a sheet of grammage equal to 75 g / m 2 and loaded is formed. at (20 ⁇ 0.5%).
• the device used to form the sheet is a Rapid-Kôthen model 20.12 MC system from the company Haage. 0 9222
• the filler content is checked by analysis of the ash.
• the sheet thus formed its thickness is measured.
• the thickness of the paper or cardboard sheet represents the perpendicular distance between the two parallel surfaces.
• the samples are conditioned for 48 hours (German standard DIN EN 20187).
• the moisture content of the paper does not necessarily remain equal if the temperature is not kept constant within certain limits.
• the moisture content increases or decreases, the physical properties of the paper are changed.
• samples must be conditioned for at least a 48 hour period until equilibrium is reached.
• the samples are also tested under identical climatic conditions.
• the thickness is determined according to the German standard DIN EN 20534 using a micrometer, the test print of which is 10 n / cm 2 .
• the test result is determined by averaging over 10 measurements. The result is expressed in micrometers.
• the control is a paper manufactured in parallel in the same way, with the same amount of filler, but not treated, at 75 g / m 2 and with the same "batch" (same batch) of cellulose.
• the thickness measurement results are:
• control 112 microns at 75 g / m 2 .
• This example concerns the use in ink jet printing of a treated or untreated calcium carbonate, used as a coating for paper, and as a mass filler.
• Micromeritics TM in the form of a filter cake, until a slurry with a dry matter concentration of 15% by weight is obtained, using distilled water, in the 10-liter container. Then the slurry thus formed is treated with 10% phosphoric acid in solution at 10% by weight, at 65 ° C. with stirring for 20 minutes, at 500 revolutions per minute. After 15 minutes, CO 2 is bubbled through the suspension of calcium carbonate for 1 hour.
• Coating protocol the same protocol is used as in test 26 above, namely that the test sample is then coated on a wood-based paper of 53 ⁇ m thickness and grammage equal to 32, 9 g / m2 ⁇ 0.39%, using a laboratory coater (Dixon TM Helicoater TM).
• a short "ell” head is used with a 45 ° blade angle.
• the coating speed is 800 m / s.
• the coating sauces used have a composition comprising 100 pph of the pigment to be tested, 12 pph of latex (DL 966 of styrene / butadiene type) and 0.5 pph of carboxymethyl cellulose (Finnfix FF5 TM) and a dry matter content. 56.6%. 39222
• the thickness is determined according to the German standard DIN EN 20534 using a micrometer, the test print of which is 10 n / cm 2 .
• the test result is determined by averaging over 10 measurements.
• the result is expressed in micrometers.
• the witness is a paper made in parallel
• the thickness measurement results are:
• control 112 microns at 75 g / m 2 .
• Optical density is a measure of the reflection density of an image. According to a procedure mainly developed by the manufacturer Hewlett-Packard Corporation (HP) TM, a specific pattern is printed on the paper and measured using a reflection densitometer (Macbeth RD 918 TM) , the optical densities of pure black, composite black, and cyan, magenta and yellow.
• HP Hewlett-Packard Corporation
• Macbeth RD 918 TM the optical densities of pure black, composite black, and cyan, magenta and yellow.
• the coating is carried out using an Erichsen bench coater TM device on a paper as defined in Table I.
• the first two tests in Table I correspond to uncoated pigmented paper (stuck with starch on the surface in the paper machine).
• the invention is far superior to uncoated paper (1.40 vs. 1.20 and 1.39 vs. 1.30) and that the value of 1.40 obtained according to the invention on a normal paper is absolutely comparable to the value 1.40 obtained according to the prior art but on special paper.
• This example relates to the use of a calcium carbonate, treated or untreated, of coarse particles but of high specific surface, used as a paper filler.
• TM dilute 0.5 kg, calculated as dry pigment, of natural calcium carbonate of the Norwegian marble type, with a particle size such that 65% by weight of the particles have a diameter of less than 1 micrometer, measured using the Sedigrah 5100.
• TM from the company Micromeritics TM, and a BET specific surface of 15.5 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method of standard ISO 9277) in the form of a dispersion or slurry with a dry matter concentration equal to 75% with a dispersant of sodium polyacrylate type, then it was further diluted with water until a slurry with a dry matter concentration of 20% by weight was obtained in the 10 liter container.
• the slurry thus formed is treated with 20% or 30% or 40% of phosphoric acid in solution at 10% by weight, at 65 ° with gentle stirring with a flow rate of 30 liters / min. under atmospheric pressure from the bottom of the container for 2 hours. After 2 hours, CO 2 is bubbled through the suspension of calcium carbonate for 1 hour.
• the thickness measurements are: -
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• Example 5B phosphoric acid 30% a) For the pigment - average grain diameter, analyzed by visual method under an electronic microscope: 9 micrometers
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• This example relates to a process for manufacturing the product according to the invention continuously and the use of a calcium carbonate, treated or untreated, of coarse particles but with a high BET specific surface, used as a paper filler.
• the slurry thus formed is treated with 10% or 20% or 30% of phosphoric acid in solution at about 15% by weight, at 65 ° C. continuously in 4 cells of 25 liters assaying x / phosphoric acid in each cell with light agitation and with a flow rate of 50 liters / min at atmospheric pressure from the bottom of each cell.
• the retention of the product in each of the cells was 15 min. 9222
• the load has the following characteristics:
• Example 6A phosphoric acid 10.0%: a) For the pigment
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• Example 6B phosphoric acid 19.1%: a) For the pigment: Concentration of the slurry: 7.8%
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• test sample 135 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 , which reduced to a thickness value of 113 ⁇ m gives 62.8 g / m 2 .
• Example 6C phosphoric acid 30% a) For the pigment: Concentration of the slurry: 17.9%
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• This example relates to a process for manufacturing the product according to the invention continuously and the use of a calcium carbonate, treated or untreated, of coarse particles but with a high BET specific surface, used as a paper filler.
• the filler has the following characteristics: a) For the pigment Concentration of the slurry: 8.9%
• control untreated load: 113 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• This example relates to the use of a mixture of treated / untreated calcium carbonate as mass filler for the paper.
• Example 7A 100% of the pigment treated:
• control untreated load: 115 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• Example 7B 21.5% of the treated pigment of Example 7A and 78.5% of the untreated pigment:
• control untreated load: 115 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• Example 7C 35-5% of the treated pigment of Example 7A and 64.5% of untreated pigment: a) For the mixture of pigments:
• control untreated load: 115 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• Example 7D 50.0% of the treated pigment of Example 7A and 50.0% of untreated pigment: a) For the mixture of pigments:
• control untreated load: 115 ⁇ m at 75 g / m 2 .
• This example concerns the use in painting of a treated or untreated calcium carbonate.
• the paint is prepared by dispersing the additives and pigments in water for 10 min. under stirring at 3000 rpm then the speed is reduced to 1000 rpm and the latex is added. We still disperse for 10 min.
• the painting results are, the witness being an aqueous emulsion paint with 18% TiO 2 :
• the weight of a film with the calcium carbonate according to the invention is only 153 g / m 2 and 151 g / m 2 respectively against 177 g / m 2 , and if we bring back

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