WO2012014970A1 - 水分散性紙 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to paper that disperses quickly in water.
- Such paper is called water-dispersed paper or water-dispersible paper.
- Water-dispersed paper is sometimes used for confidential documents with an emphasis on being dispersed and discarded in water. Focusing on water absorption and dispersibility in water, there are tissue paper for flush toilets and cleaning paper around toilets. Moreover, it is used for agricultural materials such as a seeding sheet focusing on water absorption, hygiene materials, and medical materials.
- Patent Document 1 As water-dispersed paper, paper-making fibers and fibrous carboxymethyl cellulose are mixed and added with an alkali metal compound (Patent Document 1), and water-insoluble or poorly water-soluble inorganic powder is mixed with paper-making fibers and carboxymethyl cellulose. A thing (patent document 2) etc. is proposed. Further, as a water-dispersed paper, a paper substrate (Patent Document 3) or the like in which a water-soluble binder is coated on a support obtained by mixing papermaking fibers and regenerated cellulose fibers has been proposed.
- a water-disintegrating pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet in which a coating layer suitable for various recording methods is provided on a substrate using a water-soluble material or a water-dispersible material (Patent Document 6). Moreover, the water peelable coated paper which provides a coating layer on the base material containing a water-insoluble fibrous carboxyalkyl cellulose and an alkalizing agent is disclosed (patent document 7).
- paper made with fiber carboxymethylcellulose mixed with an alkali metal compound, or paper made with water-insoluble or poorly water-soluble inorganic powder in papermaking fiber or carboxymethylcellulose are both paper alkaline.
- the water in which the paper is dispersed also exhibits alkalinity. For this reason, it may be restrict
- a water-dispersed paper water-soluble paper 60MDP: Nippon Paper Papillia paper surface pH 8.8 mixed with paper-making fibers and fibrous carboxymethyl cellulose and added with an alkali metal compound, and a water-free paper surface pH 7.0 filter paper ( When Toyo filter paper) was used as a sowing sheet, the germination rate of radish and the root growth rate after 6 days of sowing were examined. The germination rate was 97% with filter paper, compared with 85% with 60MDP. The length and stem length were 41.0 mm and 46.2 mm for the filter paper, respectively, and 15.9 mm and 39.9 mm for 60 MDP.
- the water-soluble resin film or water-soluble resin film and water-soluble adhesive that bonds the water-dispersed paper react with the alkaline aqueous dispersion paper. Therefore, there is a possibility that the water-soluble resin film may be reduced in water solubility and poor adhesion.
- a water-dispersed paper in which a water-soluble binder aqueous solution is added to a sheet obtained by making a paper-making fiber and a regenerated cellulose fiber such as rayon has sufficient strength because the regenerated cellulose is difficult to adhere strongly to the paper-making fiber by the water-soluble binder.
- a paper-making fiber that contains an alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt of carboxymethyl cellulose can be used to produce neutral paper, but paper is made by adding carboxymethyl cellulose to water in the form of a water-soluble salt. Later, a film of carboxymethyl cellulose salt is formed, the water dispersion rate becomes slow, and it is difficult to obtain water-dispersed paper that requires rapid water dispersibility.
- water-soluble polymers coated with water-soluble fibers for papermaking and mixed with hydrophobic low-molecular weight compounds have improved water dispersibility due to the effect of reducing the binding force between fibers of hydrophobic low-molecular weight compounds.
- the water-disintegrating heat-sensitive recording sheet disclosed in Patent Document 6 is provided with a sealing layer and a coating layer (heat-sensitive recording layer) made of a water-insoluble resin on a water-soluble paper or water-dispersed paper base material. In the returnable container, the label can be easily peeled off from the adherend.
- the water-peelable coated paper disclosed in Patent Document 7 is obtained by converting a water-insoluble carboxyalkyl cellulose fiber contained in a base material into a metal salt of a water-soluble carboxyalkyl cellulose fiber by an alkalinizing agent. Although it exhibits good water releasability, it is difficult to add an alkalinizing agent without excess or deficiency to neutralize carboxyalkyl cellulose, and an excessive amount of alkalinizing agent is added to completely neutralize There is a need. For this reason, the water-peelable coated paper of Patent Document 7 has a problem of discoloring with time due to an excessive alkalizing agent.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a water-dispersed paper having a rapid water dispersibility and a high strength (printability) and having a paper surface pH of 6 to 8 (neutral region) and a rapid water dispersibility. It aims at obtaining the water-dispersed coated paper which prevented dispersibility and discoloration with time.
- the present inventors have found that a water-dispersed paper having a rapid water dispersibility can be obtained even when adjusted to 1.
- a water-dispersible coated paper in which at least one layer of a water-based paint is coated on a base material made of wood pulp and / or non-wood pulp, and 15 to 95% by weight of the pulp constituting the base material
- a water-dispersible coated paper that prevents rapid dispersibility and discoloration over time can be obtained by using a purified pulp having an ⁇ -cellulose content of 88% by weight or more and, as a result, no alkalizing agent is required.
- the main configuration of the present invention is as follows.
- the water-dispersed paper according to (1) or (2) which does not contain regenerated cellulose fiber, fibrous carboxymethylcellulose, or fibrous carboxymethylcellulose Na salt.
- a paper having excellent water dispersibility is realized by using a specific refined pulp having an ⁇ -cellulose content of 88% by weight or more in a ratio of 15 to 95% by weight of the total pulp. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a water-dispersed paper having a paper surface pH of 6 to 8 having rapid water dispersibility and high strength (printability). Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a water-dispersed coated paper that prevents rapid water dispersibility and discoloration over time.
- the water-dispersed paper according to the present invention is configured by blending two or more kinds of wood pulp and / or non-wood pulp having different degrees of purification, and does not use fibers having an excessively weak interfiber bond such as regenerated cellulose fibers. Therefore, the tensile strength and surface strength are high while having rapid water dispersibility, and when used for printing applications such as offset printing, there are few paper breaks and fluffing and printability is excellent. Since the water-dispersed paper according to the present invention does not use fibrous carboxymethylcellulose, an alkalizing agent for neutralizing the carboxyl group is unnecessary, and an excessive amount of the alkalizing agent remains in the paper to make it alkaline. Is not present.
- the water-dispersed paper according to the present invention is provided with a water-soluble sealing layer between the base material and the coating layer and / or on the non-coating layer surface of the base material. The liquid does not penetrate into the substrate excessively and a uniform coating layer is formed.
- the adhesive layer prevents the adhesive from migrating into the paper or the coating layer, resulting in a decrease in adhesive force over time or an adhesive component. Can prevent desensitization of the heat-sensitive recording layer.
- the water-dispersed paper and water-dispersed coated paper according to the present invention are attached to the container with variable information, such as a food tray expiry date label, a returnable container display sheet, and the like. It is suitable for printing paper for confidential information that can be washed away or discarded by water dispersion.
- the present invention is a water-dispersible paper excellent in dispersibility in water using pulp as a main raw material.
- a paper containing not less than 15% to 95% by weight of refined pulp containing 88% by weight or more of ⁇ -cellulose as a pulp, and the rest containing pulp other than refined pulp, and having excellent water dispersibility. is there.
- a water-dispersible coated paper that provides a coating layer with the water-dispersible paper as a base material to improve printing characteristics and exhibits water-dispersibility is provided.
- the water-dispersible paper provided by the present invention disperses finely within 30 seconds and exhibits dispersibility in water that is unraveled into fibers within 80 seconds.
- the water-dispersible paper of the present invention has high paper strength and printability, it can be printed beautifully by forming a coating layer, is neutral, and has high resistance to discoloration such as yellowing.
- it is important to blend refined pulp and non-refined pulp, and sufficient quality cannot be ensured with only one.
- cellulosic fibers for example, rayon short fibers
- the form of the pulp fiber while maintaining the form of the natural pulp fiber is desirable as the use form.
- the water-dispersible paper and the coated paper of the present invention are suitable for applications where the paper is dropped into water and made fine.
- the water-dispersed paper is separated during stirring and washing by dropping it into the water together with the containers and trays. It becomes fine and can be drained.
- labeling for sowing sheets and food packaging materials there is no harm caused by alkalinity.
- the seeding sheet can be applied to the field and seedling as it is and has water absorption and disintegration properties, so that the efficiency of the sowing operation and the germination rate can be improved.
- label applications for food packaging materials there is no concern that alkali content remains after washing the tray with the label attached, and the cleaning operation can be made more efficient.
- Another application of the water-dispersible paper and the coated paper of the present invention is to use secret information as a printing paper.
- documents containing personal information such as banking cash dispenser usage statements, insurance dispensing statements, and confidential paper documents of companies are often processed by a shredder.
- the frequent occurrence of crimes using confidential information obtained by restoring processed materials has become a problem.
- the water-dispersible paper and the coated paper of the present invention can easily describe confidential information by a thermal printer, an ink jet printer, printing, etc., and erase the confidential information completely and easily by dispersing in water after use. It is possible.
- the refined pulp used in the present invention is, for example, mercerized pulp or dissolving pulp made from non-wood such as softwood, hardwood, flax, linter, etc., strengthening of cooking conditions during pulp production, before cooking or A pulp obtained by removing hemicellulose and the like by chemical treatment after cooking to increase the purity of cellulose and purifying the ⁇ cellulose content to 88% by weight or more.
- JP 2010-504376 Patent Document 8 divides the pulp into three grades according to the degree of purification, The content of each grade is described as “grade”, refined pulp as “viscose grade”, and unrefined pulp as “paper / fluff grade”.
- “Acetate grade” pulp is usually 95% or more by weight of ⁇ -cellulose, and about 1-3% is hemicellulose.
- “Viscose grade” pulp is 88-95% by weight of ⁇ -cellulose, and about 5-12%. Is hemicellulose.
- the “paper / fluff grade” pulp is 80 to 88% by weight of ⁇ -cellulose, and about 12 to 20% is hemicellulose. From the above, the hemicellulose contained in the refined pulp used in the present invention is less than 12% by weight.
- the general definition of pulp is “an aggregate of cellulose fibers extracted from wood or other plants by mechanical or chemical treatment” (Paper and Paper Dictionary, February 20, 2000, Pulp and Paper Association). Hen Kanehara Publishing). The purified pulp of the present invention does not contain regenerated cellulose fibers such as rayon, fibrous carboxymethyl cellulose, and fibrous carboxymethyl cellulose Na salt.
- the mercerized pulp is a pulp obtained by immersing kraft pulp or sulfite pulp in a strong alkali solution and then washing with water to remove the alkali.
- Dissolving pulp is pulp with high cellulose purity obtained by sulfite cooking or prehydrolysis kraft cooking, and pulps with various cellulose purity can be obtained by combining bleaching and selective processing after cooking.
- the sheet formed from the refined pulp that has been beaten increases in strength and slightly impairs the bulk compared to unbeaten, but the water dispersibility is not significantly impaired because the amount of short fibers that contribute to the improvement of water dispersibility increases. I can't.
- the ⁇ cellulose content is used as an index of the cellulose purity of the refined pulp.
- the ⁇ cellulose content of the refined pulp needs to be 88% by weight or more, preferably 92% by weight or more, and more preferably 95% by weight or more.
- the ⁇ cellulose content is a value measured by ⁇ cellulose as defined in TAPPI standard T203om-83 (JIS P8101-1994 (currently out of print)).
- the hemicellulose content is used as another index of the cellulose purity of the refined pulp in the present invention.
- the hemicellulose content of the refined pulp needs to be less than 12% by weight, preferably less than 8% by weight, and more preferably less than 5% by weight.
- the hemicellulose content of the purified pulp is 12% by weight or more, it becomes difficult to disperse into a single fiber, so that the dispersibility in water decreases.
- the hemicellulose content can be measured by acid-hydrolyzing a refined pulp or an unrefined pulp to convert it into a monosaccharide, and determining the composition of the monosaccharide by an alditol acetate method.
- alditol acetate derivatives monosaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of pulp are reduced with sodium borohydride to the corresponding alditol acetate, acetylated with acetic anhydride and pyridine to give alditol acetate derivatives, and then the alditol acetate derivatives are gas chromatographed.
- the alpha cellulose content rate and hemicellulose content rate of paper can be measured like the case of each pulp single.
- the fiber form of a pulp is observed and the compounding ratio of refined pulp and non-refined pulp is calculated
- the water retention of a refined pulp having an ⁇ -cellulose content of 88% by weight or more is the Canadian standard freeness (hereinafter referred to as “freeness”).
- freeness Canadian standard freeness
- the refined pulp beaten to 450 ml CSF it is 140% or less, preferably 120% or less from the viewpoint of water dispersibility.
- the refined pulp having a water retention within this range does not easily swell and fibrillate, the beating energy is used more frequently for cutting the fiber. As a result, the refined pulp that has been beaten has a low and short interfiber bonding ability, and a sheet with high water dispersibility is formed.
- the refined pulp having a water retention of 140% in a freeness of 450 ml CSF is beaten, the fiber swells and fibrillates to increase the bond between fibers, making it difficult to obtain a sheet dispersed in a single fiber form.
- the water retention is the JAPAN TAPPI No. 26 is an index of the degree of swelling of the pulp specified in No. 26, and indicates the ratio of the moisture taken in and retained in the swollen fibers to the weight of the whole pulp.
- the average fiber length of the refined pulp is 0.1 to 5 mm, preferably 0.5 to 3 mm, and more preferably 0.8 to 2 mm.
- the water-dispersed paper of the present invention contains normal cellulose pulp and / or non-wood pulp (hereinafter simply referred to as “pulp”) that has not been subjected to a refining treatment, and ⁇ -cellulose containing different characteristics from normal pulp. It is made by paying attention to the use of refined pulp having a rate of 88% by weight or more, and has excellent water dispersibility and high strength.
- pulp normal cellulose pulp and / or non-wood pulp
- wood pulp and / or non-wood pulp other than refined pulp having an ⁇ cellulose content of 88% by weight or more include wood pulp such as conifers and hardwoods, flax, linter, kenaf, bagasse, and Manila hemp.
- Non-wood pulp is mentioned.
- Wood pulp and / or non-wood pulp other than the above-mentioned refined pulp has a high content of hemicellulose that contributes to the formation of fiber-to-fiber bonds, and because the fibers easily swell and fibrillate, it forms dense, high strength paper with low water dispersibility. To do. This tendency becomes more prominent when the pulp is beaten.
- Fibrous carboxymethylcellulose Na salt pulp and regenerated cellulose fibers are not used.
- the former in which fibrous carboxylmethylcellulose is treated with an alkali, is unsuitable because the alkali has an adverse effect depending on the use and the color easily changes.
- the latter is unsuitable because the sheet strength and smoothness are insufficient and the printability becomes poor.
- the water-dispersed paper of the present invention requires 15 to 95% by weight of refined pulp having an ⁇ -cellulose content of 88% by weight or more in the total amount of pulp constituting the water-dispersed paper, preferably 20 to 80%. % By weight, more preferably 20 to 60% by weight.
- the blending ratio of the refined pulp is less than 15% by weight, the fiber-to-fiber bond between the fibers forming the sheet becomes too strong, so that sufficient water dispersibility cannot be obtained.
- the blending ratio of the refined pulp exceeds 95% by weight, the strength of the sheet is extremely lowered, and the handleability in practical use is lowered.
- the refined pulp and pulp can be used after being beaten separately (hereinafter referred to as “single beat”), or after being blended (hereinafter referred to as “mixed beat”).
- single beat the single beat
- mixed beat the blended beat
- the degree of beating of the stock mixed with refined pulp and pulp is 450 to 700 ml CSF, preferably 550 to 650 ml CSF, in both cases of single beating and mixed beating.
- the freeness is lower than 450 ml CSF, the fiber-to-fiber bond becomes strong, and good water dispersibility is lowered.
- the freeness is 700 ml CSF or more, the fiber-to-fiber bond is reduced and the sheet strength is lowered.
- refined pulp and pulp when refined pulp and pulp are mixed and beaten to the above freeness, it is preferable to use refined pulp having a water retention of 140% or less in 450 ml CSF.
- refined pulp with a water retention of 140% or less in 450 ml CSF is used, beating energy is consumed for cutting the refined pulp, resulting in the production of short fibers with little swelling and fibrillation from the refined pulp, and excessive pulp beating Therefore, excellent water dispersibility is exhibited.
- refined pulp with a water retention of 140% in a freeness of 450 ml CSF has a water dispersibility because when it is singly or mixed and beaten, the fiber swells and fibrillates and the interfiber bond increases. Decrease significantly. In addition, when used without beating, the pulp fibers easily fall off from the sheet, resulting in a disadvantage that paper dust increases.
- the water-dispersed paper of the present invention can be produced from a refined pulp and a stock made of pulp by a known papermaking technique.
- the paper machine may be any of a circular net type paper machine, a slanted short net type paper machine, a long net type paper machine, a twin wire type paper machine, and the like, and can be properly used according to required strength and water dispersibility.
- a circular net type paper machine since the strength anisotropy is large and the strength in the horizontal direction is weaker than that in the vertical direction, a base paper that can be easily shredded in water in the horizontal direction can be manufactured. .
- the base paper In addition to making the base paper as a single-layer sheet, it is also possible to produce sheets with a large basis weight by making multiple wet papers and making them together using a paper machine with two or more nets from the same stock. Thus, it is also possible to produce a combined paper with sheets of different kinds of paper.
- the paper surface pH of the water-dispersed paper of the present invention is preferably adjusted to 6 to 8 (neutral region), preferably 6.2 to 7.2. By adjusting the pH of the paper surface within this range, it becomes possible to develop applications such as plants, animals, medical care, film bonding, etc., which could not be used conventionally.
- the method for adjusting the paper surface pH is not particularly limited, and water-dispersed paper is produced using a neutral region material as a main component.
- alkaline and acidic water-dispersed paper can be produced by neutralizing with an acidic substance and an alkaline substance.
- an alkaline water-dispersed paper to which an alkali metal compound is added neutralizes the fibrous carboxymethyl cellulose. There is a problem that greatly decreases.
- water dispersibility can be evaluated by the flock-like water dispersion time and the fibrous water dispersion time.
- the flock-like water dispersion time is a time in which 300 ml of deionized water is put into a 300 ml beaker, a 3 cm square test piece is added while stirring at 650 rpm with a stirrer, and the test piece is cut into two or more pieces for 30 seconds. Within 20 seconds, more preferably within 20 seconds, and even more preferably within 10 seconds. If this flock-shaped water dispersion time is prolonged, when water-dispersed paper is flowed, it may cause clogging of the drain port or piping.
- the fibrous dispersion time is a time in which 300 ml of deionized water is put into a 300 ml beaker, a 3 cm square test piece is added while stirring at 650 rpm with a stirrer, and the test piece is completely loosened into individual fibers. Yes, within 80 seconds, more preferably within 40 seconds, and even more preferably within 20 seconds. If this fibrous dispersion time is long, when water-dispersed paper is poured, it will cause clogging of the waste receptacle at the drain outlet.
- the water-dispersed paper of the present invention can be subjected to calendering using a general papermaking calendar such as a machine calendar, a super calendar, a soft nip calender, etc. in order to improve smoothness and use for printing.
- a general papermaking calendar such as a machine calendar, a super calendar, a soft nip calender, etc.
- a water-soluble resin film may be laminated to increase the smoothness and air resistance.
- a film made of a water-soluble resin such as water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol, polyalkylene oxide, polyalkylene oxide copolymer or the like is used.
- water-soluble paper made of wood pulp and / or non-wood pulp containing 15 to 95% by weight of refined pulp having an ⁇ -cellulose content of 88% by weight or more is described below.
- base paper made of wood pulp and / or non-wood pulp containing 15 to 95% by weight of refined pulp having an ⁇ -cellulose content of 88% by weight or more is described below.
- the water-soluble polymer preferably has a dry film that is easily re-dissolved in water.
- the water-soluble polymer impregnated or coated on the base paper is preferably one having a viscosity of 2 to 20% aqueous solution at 20 ° C. by 1 to 20 mPa ⁇ s.
- the addition amount (dry weight) by impregnation or coating with a water-soluble polymer is 2 to 14% by weight, preferably 3 to 12% by weight, more preferably 6 to 10% by weight, based on the base paper. It is.
- the amount of the water-soluble polymer added is less than 2% by weight based on the base paper, a sufficient effect on water dispersibility and strength cannot be expected.
- strength is not seen.
- Water-soluble polymer can be added to the base paper by impregnation using mangle, size press, etc., surface coating by gate roll coater, blade coater, bar coater, gravure coater, die coater, curtain coater, spray coater, etc. Can be appropriately selected and used.
- the base paper in order to improve the water dispersibility and dry strength of the water-dispersed paper, when impregnating or coating with a water-soluble polymer, is used to impart strength to the impregnation or coating to the base paper. It is preferable to contain a water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt.
- the method for applying the water-soluble polyelectrolyte salt to the base paper is a method of adding it as an aqueous solution to the paper stock (refined pulp and pulp) before paper making, or a roll coater, curtain coater on wet paper after paper making, There is a method of squeezing and drying after the addition with a spray coating device or the like.
- the water-soluble polyelectrolyte salt contained in the base paper needs to have an adhesive force that enhances interfiber bonding and water solubility that easily dissolves when the sheet is wetted and separates the fibers.
- Any anionic or amphoteric polyelectrolyte salt can be used as long as it meets this requirement.
- Carboxyalkylcellulose salts such as carboxymethylcellulose salts, alginates, carboxymethylated starches, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates Salts, anionic polyacrylamides, amphoteric polyacrylamides and the like are listed, and preferred are carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt and carboxymethylated starch. Two or more of these water-soluble polymer electrolyte salts may be added.
- the refined pulp and the pulp are anionic, it is preferable to use a cationic fixing agent in combination in order to improve the fixing rate of the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt.
- This cationic fixing agent needs to have an action of fixing a water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt to a base paper fiber without impairing water dispersibility, and a polyamine resin represented by the following general formula (1) is used as the cationic fixing agent. It is preferable.
- R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (not including the carbon number of the substituent), including those having a substituent such as a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, and a hydroxyethyl group.
- R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (not including the carbon number of the substituent) including a substituent such as a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, a hydroxyethyl group, and the like, n is a positive integer.
- the polyamine resin used as the cationic fixing agent has a cation equivalent of 0.1 to 20 meq / g, preferably 1 to 15 meq / g, more preferably 2 to 10 meq / g in the pH range of 3 to 9.
- the number average molecular weight is from 5,000 to 100,000, preferably from 5,000 to 70,000, more preferably from 5,000 to 20,000.
- the content of the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt and the cationic fixing agent in the base paper is not particularly limited as it is appropriately adjusted according to the required quality. It is preferable to adjust the addition amount of the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt and the cation fixing agent in the following range when added to the slurry (refined pulp and pulp) as an aqueous solution.
- the amount of water-soluble polyelectrolyte salt added is 0.5 to 10% by weight based on the total amount of refined pulp and pulp. Preferably, it is 2 to 6% by weight.
- the addition amount of the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt is less than 0.5% by weight, the strength improvement is small and there is no effect of addition.
- the addition amount of the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt is more than 10% by weight, further improvement effect of strength and water dispersibility cannot be expected.
- the addition amount of the cationic fixing agent is preferably 0.2 to 4.0% by weight, more preferably 0.5 to 2.0% by weight, based on the total amount of refined pulp and pulp.
- the addition amount of the cationic fixing agent is 0.2% by weight or less, the fixing rate of the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt is lowered, and the strength required for the subsequent processing cannot be obtained. If the addition amount of the cationic fixing agent is 4.0% by weight or more, the bond between fibers of the base paper becomes too strong, and the water dispersibility (particularly, the fiber dispersion time) is impaired.
- the cationic fixing agent is preferably added to the paper or wet paper prior to the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt, and the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt is added after imparting cationicity to the fiber.
- a water-soluble dispersant to the base stock (refined pulp and pulp) slurry before paper making in order to improve the formation of the base and the yield of the stock.
- the amount of water-soluble dispersant added (in terms of solid content) is preferably 0.01 to 5.0% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 1.0% by weight, based on the total amount of refined pulp and pulp. .
- the addition amount of the water-soluble dispersant is less than 0.01% by weight, the effect of improving the formation and the improvement of the paper yield are small and there is no effect of adding.
- the amount of the water-soluble dispersant added is more than 5.0% by weight, it is not possible to expect a further improvement effect of the formation and the paper yield.
- the water-soluble dispersant include guar gum, polyacrylamide, polyethylene oxide, trooi mummy liquid, and the like, and two or more kinds may be added.
- the water-dispersed coated paper of the present invention is obtained by coating at least one water-based paint on the above-mentioned water-dispersed paper to form a coating layer.
- the coated paper of the present invention forms a water-dispersed coated paper for printing by forming a coated surface on the surface of the water-dispersed paper.
- a sealing layer can be formed between the coating layer and the water-dispersed paper.
- the water-dispersed coated paper provided with sticking and peelability is provided by providing an adhesive layer on the back surface.
- These coating layer, sealing layer, printing, and pressure-sensitive adhesive are preferably made of materials and structures that do not interfere with water dispersion.
- the coating layer constituting the water-dispersed coated paper of the present invention may be a single layer or a multilayer as long as it is a layer formed by coating and drying a water-based paint, and there is no limitation on the coating method.
- the constituent material of the coating layer suitable for printing systems offset printing, gravure printing, etc.
- printing systems inkjet printer, laser beam printer, etc.
- Examples of coating layers adapted for thermal printers, inkjet printers, and general printing are shown below.
- the sealing layer is mainly composed of a pigment and a binder. That is, the sealing layer is provided between the heat-sensitive recording layer, the undercoat layer, the inkjet recording layer, the general printing layer and the coating layer.
- the sealing layer suppresses operability deterioration due to excessive penetration of the coating liquid into the base material when the coating layer is applied, and a plasticizer or the like contained in ions or an adhesive is applied to the coating layer. It has a function to prevent migration.
- the substrate since the substrate has a weak bond between fibers, it is a porous layer.
- the sealing layer By providing a sealing layer, it is possible to obtain a heat-sensitive recording material having good substrate color development sensitivity, residue adhesion resistance, and sticking resistance. it can.
- the sealing layer can be provided between the back surface of the base material and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, or may be provided on both surfaces of the base material simultaneously.
- the smoothness of the surface of the base material on which the sealing layer is applied is not particularly limited, but generally a highly smooth surface is preferred, and a Yankee dryer contact surface and a calendering treatment surface are preferably used.
- composition of sealing layer The composition constituting the sealing layer is mainly composed of a pigment, a binder, and various additives. Examples of the pigment used in the sealing layer are illustrated. Silica, calcium carbonate, clay, kaolin, calcined kaolin, diatomaceous earth, talc, titanium oxide, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium hydroxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, zinc sulfate, calcium silicate, Inorganic pigments such as aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, sodium aluminosilicate, magnesium aluminosilicate; organic pigments such as melamine resin, urea-formalin resin, polyethylene powder, nylon powder; cellulose powder, carboxymethyl cellulose having a substitution degree of 0.35 or less Examples thereof include polysaccharide powders such as salt powders.
- Illustrative examples of the binder used in the filler layer are Illustrative examples. Fully saponified polyvinyl alcohol, partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, carboxy modified polyvinyl alcohol, amide modified polyvinyl alcohol, sulfonic acid modified polyvinyl alcohol, butyral modified polyvinyl alcohol, other modified polyvinyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose salt, starches , Gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, acrylamide / acrylate copolymer, acrylate / acrylate copolymer, styrene / maleic anhydride copolymer alkali salt, ethylene / anhydrous malein Water-soluble resin such as alkali salt of acid copolymer; polyvinyl acetate, vinyl acetate / acrylate copolymer, ethylene / Vinyl acetate copolymer, polyacrylic este
- polymer substances are used by dissolving in water, alcohol, ketones, esters, hydrocarbons and other solvents, and are also used in the form of emulsification or paste dispersion in water or other media, depending on the required quality. It can also be used together.
- a water-soluble resin or a water-dispersible resin is preferable from the viewpoint of water-dispersibility. It is desirable to use starches, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose salt, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, modified polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone as the main component of the binder.
- the binder used for the filler layer is usually 5 to 100 parts by weight in solid content with respect to 100 parts by weight of the filler.
- additives can be used in combination in the sealing layer.
- examples of various additives include pigment dispersants, antifoaming agents, lubricants, sizing agents, preservatives, wetting agents, and the like.
- the sealing layer is obtained by applying a sealing agent obtained by dispersing and mixing other additives to the pigment and the binder with a coating machine, and heating and drying with a dryer.
- the coating amount of the sealing layer is usually 0.5 to 30 g / m 2 , preferably 3 to 15 g / m 2 as the weight after drying.
- the coating machine include an air knife coater, a bar coater, a roll coater, a blade coater, a curtain coater, a champlex coater, and a gravure coater.
- the coating layer constituting the water-dispersed coated paper of the present invention may be a single layer or a multilayer as long as it is a layer formed by coating and drying a water-based paint, and there is no limitation on the coating method.
- the constituent material of the coating layer suitable for printing methods offset printing, gravure printing, etc.
- printing methods inkjet printer, thermal printer, laser beam printer, etc.
- Examples of coating layers suitable for thermal printers, inkjet printers, and gravure printing are shown below.
- the coating layer for a thermal printer is provided by sequentially forming an undercoat layer and a thermal recording layer on a water-dispersed paper surface or on a sealing layer coated on the water-dispersed paper surface. Furthermore, a protective layer can be provided.
- the substrate surface on which the undercoat layer is applied is generally preferably a highly smooth surface, and a Yankee dryer contact surface and a calendering surface are preferably used.
- the undercoat layer is applied to increase the smoothness of the surface of the substrate and achieve image sharpness and high sensitivity, and is composed of known pigments, binders, and various additives. .
- the pigment component of the undercoat layer is silica, calcium carbonate, clay, kaolin, calcined kaolin, diatomaceous earth, talc, titanium oxide, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium hydroxide, barium sulfate, sulfuric acid
- Organic fillers such as inorganic fillers such as calcium, zinc sulfate, calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, sodium aluminosilicate, magnesium aluminosilicate, melamine resin filler, urea-formalin resin filler, polyethylene powder, nylon powder, etc. Is mentioned.
- a water-soluble resin or a water-dispersible resin is preferable. Specifically, starches, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, modified polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, acrylamide / acrylic acid ester copolymer, styrene / maleic anhydride copolymer Examples thereof include polymers and alkali salts thereof, ethylene / maleic anhydride copolymers and alkali salts thereof, and sodium polyacrylate.
- the binder of the undercoat layer is usually 5 to 100 parts by weight in solid content with respect to 100 parts by weight of the pigment.
- additives can be used in combination with the undercoat layer.
- examples of various additives include pigment dispersants, antifoaming agents, lubricants, ultraviolet absorbers, sizing agents, sensitizers, fluorescent dyes, and preservatives.
- the undercoat layer can be obtained by coating a paint obtained by dispersing and mixing other additives in the pigment and binder with one or more layers by a coating machine and heating and drying with a dryer.
- the coating amount of the undercoat layer is usually 0.5 to 50 g / m 2 , preferably 3 to 15 g / m 2 as the weight after drying.
- the coating machine include an air knife coater, a bar coater, a roll coater, a blade coater, a curtain coater, a champlex coater, and a gravure coater.
- the heat sensitive recording layer is coated on the undercoat layer.
- the composition component of the heat-sensitive recording layer includes a dye, a developer, a binder, and auxiliary additives.
- a dye known leuco dyes can be used singly or in combination of two or more, and in particular, leucos of dyes such as triphenylmethane, fluoran, phenothiazine, auramine, spiropyran, and indinophthalide.
- a compound is preferably used.
- dyes 3,3-bis (p-dimethylaminophenyl) -phthalide, 3,3-bis (p-dimethylaminophenyl) -6-dimethylaminophthalide (also known as crystal violet lactone), 3,3-bis (p-dimethyl) Aminophenyl) -6-diethylaminophthalide, 3,3-bis (p-dimethylaminophenyl) -6-chlorophthalide, 3,3-bis (p-dibutylaminophenyl) phthalide, 3-cyclohexylamino-6-chlorofur Oran, 3-dimethylamino-5,7-dimethylfluorane, 3-diethylamino-7-chlorofluorane, 3-diethylamino-7-methylfluorane, 3-diethylamino-7,8-benzfluorane, 3-diethylamino -6-methyl-7-chlor
- a highly safe dye is desirable in consideration of environmental aspects.
- a highly safe dye 3-diethylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 3-dibutylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 3- (N-cyclohexyl-N-methylamino) -6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 3- (N-ethyl-N-isopentylamino) -6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 3-N-di-n-pentylamino-6- Methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 3-diethylamino-7- (3-trifluoromethylanilino) fluorane, 3- (N-ethyl-N-4-methylphenylamino) -6-methyl-7-anilino Fluorane, 3-diethylamino-7- (3-trifluoromethylanilino) fluorane, 3- (N-ethy
- the developer is contained in the heat-sensitive recording layer together with the leuco dye.
- phenols, organic acids or inorganic acids, or esters or salts thereof can be used.
- the developer include the following compounds. Gallic acid, salicylic acid, 3-isopropylsalicylic acid, 3-cyclohexylsalicylic acid, 3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylic acid, 3,5-di- ⁇ -methylbenzylsalicylic acid, 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol, 1, 1'-isopropylidenebis (2-chlorophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidinbis (2,6-dibromophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidenebis (2,6-dichlorophenol), 4,4 '-Isopropylidenebis (2-methylphenol), 4,4'-isopropylidenebis (2,6-dimethylphenol), 4,4-isopropylidenebis (2-tert-butylphenol), 4,4'-sec -Butylidene diphenol, 4,4'-cyclohexylidene bisphenol, 4,4'-cyclohexylidene
- the water-dispersible coated paper of the present invention may be used as an application that is washed away into the drain after use.
- environmentally safe developers 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenylsulfone, 2,4′-dihydroxydiphenylsulfone, 4-hydroxy-4′-isopropoxydiphenylsulfone, benzyl parahydroxybenzoate, 4- Hydroxy-4′-propoxydiphenylsulfone, 3- ⁇ [(phenylamino) carbonyl] amino ⁇ benzenesulfonamide, N- (4′-hydroxyphenylthio) acetyl-2-hydroxyaniline, N- (4′-hydroxyphenyl) Thio) acetyl-4-hydroxyaniline and N- (4′-hydroxyphenylthio) acetyl-2-hydroxyaniline 1: 1 mixture, 4,4′-bis (3- (phenoxycarbonylamino) methylphenylureido) Diphenylsulfone, 2,2'-bis [ A
- the binder a known binder can be used.
- the binder include fully saponified polyvinyl alcohol, partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, carboxy modified polyvinyl alcohol, amide modified polyvinyl alcohol, sulfonic acid modified polyvinyl alcohol, butyral modified polyvinyl alcohol, other modified polyvinyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose , Carboxymethylcellulose, starches, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, acrylamide / acrylic acid ester copolymer, alkali salt of styrene / maleic anhydride copolymer, ethylene / maleic anhydride copolymer Water-soluble resin such as alkali salt, styrene-butadiene copolymer, acrylonitrile / butadiene copolymer, acrylic acid Chill / butadiene copolymer, acrylonitrile / but
- the water-insoluble resin can be illustrated. These polymer substances are used by dissolving in water, alcohol, ketones, esters, hydrocarbons and other solvents, and are also used in the form of emulsification or paste dispersion in water or other media, depending on the required quality. It can also be used together. Among these, from the viewpoint of water dispersibility among these, starch, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, modified polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone are the main components from the viewpoint of water dispersibility. desirable.
- an auxiliary additive component is used as necessary together with the leuco dye, the developer and the binder.
- sensitizers, pigments, stabilizers such as p-nitrobenzoic acid metal salts (Ca, Zn) or phthalic acid monobenzyl ester metal salts (Ca, Zn)
- mold release agents such as fatty acid metal salts
- lubricants such as waxes, pressure coloring inhibitors, benzophenone-based and triazole-based UV absorbers, water-resistant agents such as glyoxal, dispersants, antifoaming agents and the like can be used in combination.
- thermofusible substance As the sensitizer for improving the thermal response, a thermofusible substance is used, and a thermofusible organic compound having a melting point of about 50 to 200 ° C. can be used.
- the sensitizer include stearic acid amide, palmitic acid amide, N-hydroxymethyl stearic acid amide, N-stearyl stearic acid amide, ethylene bis stearic acid amide, N-stearyl urea, benzyl-2-naphthyl ether, m-terphenyl, 4-benzylbiphenyl, 2,2'-bis (4-methoxyphenoxy) diethyl ether, ⁇ , ⁇ '-diphenoxyxylene, bis (4-methoxyphenyl) ether, diphenyl adipate, dibenzyl oxalate Oxalic acid di (4-chlorobenzyl) ester, dimethyl terephthalate, dibenzyl terephthalate, benzenesulfonic acid phenyl ester, bis (4-allyloxyphenyl) sulfone, 4-acetylacetophenone, acetoacetic acid anilides, fatty acids,
- sensitizers with high safety include stearic acid amide, palmitic acid amide, ethylene bisstearamide, benzyl parabenzyloxybenzoate, 4-biphenylparatolyl ether, bis (paramethylbenzyl oxalate) ), Bis (parachlorobenzyl) oxalate, parabenzylbiphenyl, 1,2-bis (phenoxymethyl) benzene, paratoluenesulfonamide, orthotoluenesulfonamide, diphenylsulfone, benzyloxynaphthalene, paraphenylacetophenone, 1,2 -Bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane or the like is desirable.
- pigments include silica, calcium carbonate, clay, kaolin, calcined kaolin, diatomaceous earth, talc, titanium oxide, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium hydroxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, zinc sulfate,
- inorganic fillers such as calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, sodium aluminosilicate, and magnesium aluminosilicate
- organic fillers such as melamine resin filler, urea-formalin resin filler, polyethylene powder, and nylon powder.
- the amount of the organic developer and the leuco dye and the types and amounts of other various components are determined according to the required performance and recordability, and are not particularly limited. Usually, 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of organic developer and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of sensitizer are used per 1 part by weight of leuco dye, and the binder is 5 to 50% by weight based on the total solid content. Is appropriate.
- the aforementioned organic developer, leuco dye, and materials to be added as necessary are finely pulverized to a particle size of several microns or less by a pulverizer such as a ball mill, an attritor, a sand grinder, or an appropriate emulsifying device.
- a pulverizer such as a ball mill, an attritor, a sand grinder, or an appropriate emulsifying device.
- various additive materials are added to form a coating solution.
- thermosensitive recording layer is not particularly limited.
- the thermal recording layer can be applied to the substrate by various printing methods such as lithographic printing, air knife coating, rod blade coating, bar coating, blade coating, gravure coating, curtain coating, etc. It is formed by a method of coating and drying.
- the coating amount of the coating liquid is usually in the range of 2 to 12 g, preferably about 3 to 10 g.
- a protective layer can be provided on the thermosensitive recording layer.
- the protective layer can improve the matching property of a thermal head or the like and the recorded image storage property.
- the composition component of the protective layer is a binder, various additives, and the like.
- the binder used for the protective layer can be the same as the binder for the thermosensitive recording layer.
- fully saponified polyvinyl alcohol partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, carboxy modified polyvinyl alcohol, amide modified polyvinyl alcohol, sulfonic acid modified polyvinyl alcohol, butyral modified polyvinyl alcohol, other modified polyvinyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxy Methylcellulose, starches, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, acrylamide / acrylic acid ester copolymer, styrene / maleic anhydride copolymer alkali salt, ethylene / maleic anhydride copolymer alkali salt Water-soluble resins such as styrene-butadiene copolymer, acrylonitrile / butadiene copolymer, methyl acrylate / butadiene Copolymer, Acryl
- a water-soluble resin can be illustrated. These polymer substances are used by dissolving in water, alcohol, ketones, esters, hydrocarbons and other solvents, and are used in the form of emulsification or paste dispersion in water or other media, depending on the required quality. Can be used together. Among these, from the viewpoint of water dispersibility, starch, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, modified polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone which are water-soluble resins are desirable as the main component of the binder. .
- the various additives used for the protective layer include fillers, surfactants, heat-fusible substances (or lubricants), pressure coloring inhibitors and the like.
- specific examples of the filler and the thermofusible substance include the same ones as exemplified in the thermosensitive coloring layer.
- the protective layer is obtained by coating a coating obtained by dispersing and mixing various additives in the binder with one or more layers by a coating machine, heating with a dryer, and drying.
- the coating amount of the paint is usually 0.2 to 10 g / m 2 , preferably 0.5 to 5 g / m 2 as the weight after drying.
- the coating machine is not particularly limited, and a known coating machine such as an air knife coater, bar coater, roll coater, blade coater, curtain coater, Champlex coater, gravure coater, etc. can be used. There is no limit.
- the surface smoothness on the thermal recording layer side is preferably 50 to 2000 s, more preferably 100 to 2000 s.
- a smoothing device such as a calendar, a super calendar, or a soft nip calender.
- the Beck smoothness of the heat-sensitive recording layer side surface is preferably 50 to 2000 s, more preferably 100 to 2000 s.
- the Beck smoothness is less than 50 s, the effect of improving the print image quality is poor and the smoothing effect is not obtained.
- the Beck smoothness exceeds 2000 s, a decrease in water dispersibility due to an increase in the density of the substrate becomes noticeable, which is not preferable.
- the coating layer for an ink jet printer it is suitable to form a pigment coat layer or a clear coat layer on the water-dispersed paper surface of the present invention or on the filler layer coated on the water-dispersed paper surface.
- the composition of the pigment coat layer is mainly composed of a pigment and an aqueous binder.
- the composition of the clear coat layer is mainly composed of a cationic resin and / or an aqueous binder.
- various additives can be blended as appropriate. A compounding quantity can be suitably adjusted with the quality requested
- Pigment coat layer pigments include silica, colloidal silica, calcium carbonate, clay, kaolin, calcined kaolin, diatomaceous earth, talc, titanium oxide, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium hydroxide, barium sulfate. , Calcium sulfate, zinc sulfate, calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, sodium aluminosilicate, magnesium aluminosilicate, calcium carbonate composite silica and other inorganic fillers, melamine resin filler, urea-formalin resin filler, polyethylene powder, nylon Examples thereof include organic fillers such as powder, styrene, styrene-acrylic and acrylic. Of these, silica, alumina, calcined kaolin, calcium carbonate and the like are preferable from the viewpoint of ink absorbability and color developability.
- the binder of the pigment coat layer and / or the clear coat layer is preferably a water-soluble resin or a water-dispersible resin.
- a water-soluble resin preferably starches, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, Modified polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, acrylamide / acrylic acid ester copolymer, styrene / maleic anhydride copolymer and its alkali salt, ethylene / maleic anhydride copolymer and its alkali salt, styrene / butadiene copolymer Examples thereof include a polymer, sodium polyacrylate, vinyl acetate, ethylene-vinyl acetate, an acrylic acid copolymer, a methacrylic acid copolymer, and an acrylic acid / methacrylic acid copolymer.
- polyvinyl alcohol, modified polyvinyl alcohol and the like are preferable from the viewpoint of ink absorbability and color developability.
- the various additives include cationic resins (dye fixing agents), pigment dispersants, antifoaming agents, lubricants, ultraviolet absorbers, sizing agents, fluorescent dyes, preservatives, and the like.
- the cationic resin is desirably used in combination because it significantly improves the water resistance and color developability of the image area.
- the coating machine is not particularly limited, and an air knife coater, bar coater, roll coater, blade coater, curtain coater, cast coater, champlex coater, gravure coater, 2 roll coater, transfer roll coater, etc. are used.
- an air knife coater, bar coater, roll coater, blade coater, curtain coater, cast coater, champlex coater, gravure coater, 2 roll coater, transfer roll coater, etc. are used.
- the composition component of the pigment coat layer is mainly composed of a pigment and an aqueous binder.
- the composition component of the clear coat layer is mainly composed of an aqueous binder.
- various additives can be blended as appropriate. A compounding quantity can be suitably adjusted with the quality requested
- Pigment coat layer pigments include calcium carbonate, clay, kaolin, calcined kaolin, diatomaceous earth, talc, titanium oxide, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium hydroxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, sulfuric acid Inorganic fillers such as zinc, calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, sodium aluminosilicate, magnesium aluminosilicate, silica, colloidal silica, calcium carbonate composite silica, melamine resin filler, urea-formalin resin filler, polyethylene powder, nylon Examples thereof include organic fillers such as powder, styrene, styrene-acrylic and acrylic.
- a water-soluble resin or a water-dispersible resin is preferable. Specifically, starches, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, modified polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, acrylamide / acrylic acid ester copolymer, styrene / maleic anhydride copolymer Polymer and its alkali salt, ethylene / maleic anhydride copolymer and its alkali salt, styrene / butadiene copolymer, sodium polyacrylate, vinyl acetate, ethylene-vinyl acetate, acrylic acid copolymer, methacrylic acid copolymer Examples thereof include an acrylic acid / methacrylic acid copolymer and the like.
- water-soluble resins such as starch, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, casein, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, modified polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinylpyrrolidone as a binder.
- additives examples include cationic resins (printability improvers), pigment dispersants, antifoaming agents, lubricants, ultraviolet absorbers, sizing agents, fluorescent dyes, preservatives, and the like.
- the coating machine is not particularly limited, and an air knife coater, bar coater, roll coater, blade coater, curtain coater, cast coater, champlex coater, gravure coater, 2 roll coater, transfer roll coater, etc. are used.
- an air knife coater, bar coater, roll coater, blade coater, curtain coater, cast coater, champlex coater, gravure coater, 2 roll coater, transfer roll coater, etc. are used.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on the surface opposite to the surface on which the water-dispersed paper coating layer is provided.
- the water-dispersible coated paper of the present invention is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on the sealing layer coated on the opposite surface or the opposite surface of the coating layer (that is, the printing surface or the printing surface). Can be used as an adhesive label.
- a pressure-sensitive adhesive constituting this pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a water-soluble or water-redispersible pressure-sensitive adhesive, particularly an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive is suitable.
- water-soluble acrylic adhesives include copolymers composed of alkoxyalkyl acrylates, styrene sulfonates and other copolymerizable monomers, and carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomers such as (meth) acrylic acid.
- examples include those containing, as a base polymer, a copolymer of a monomer, a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and other copolymerizable monomers that are optionally used.
- water-redispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives include (meth) acrylic acid alkyl esters, carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomers, and vinyl monomers having an alkoxy group, which are optionally copolymerizable.
- carboxyl group of these copolymers may be a salt type in which a part or all of them are neutralized with an alkali as necessary, and alkali metal salts, amine salts, and alkanolamine salts are suitable.
- acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives can be blended with a crosslinking agent for adjusting the adhesive strength, water solubility or water dispersibility.
- a crosslinking agent for adjusting the adhesive strength, water solubility or water dispersibility.
- isocyanate crosslinking agents such as 1,2-ethylene diisocyanate
- epoxy crosslinking agents such as diglycidyl ethers, melamine resins, urea resins, dialdehydes, methylol polymers
- metal chelate compounds metal alkoxides, metals There is salt.
- the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive has known plasticizers, tackifiers, colorants, thickeners, antifoaming agents, leveling agents, plasticizers in order to adjust the properties as necessary and enhance performance. Antifungal agents, antioxidants and the like can be appropriately blended.
- the plasticizer and tackifier are preferably water-soluble or water-dispersible.
- the plasticizer include polyhydric alcohols such as sugar alcohols, polyether polyols, and alkanolamine salts of oxidized rosin.
- the tackifier include alkali metal salts such as rosin, disproportionated rosin, and hydrogenated rosin, ammonium salts, and polyether esters.
- pressure-sensitive adhesives may be directly applied to the non-coated surface of the substrate to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer may be transferred by applying a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the surface of the release agent of the release sheet to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and then sticking it to the non-coated surface.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer may be used by sticking a release sheet and peeling it off as desired in order to prevent unnecessary adhesion except during use.
- the coating amount of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the substrate is about 3 to 60 g / m 2 , preferably about 10 to 50 g / m 2 as a solid content.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive coating amount is less than 5 g / m 2 , the adhesive performance of the obtained pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is insufficient. On the other hand, when it exceeds 60 g / m 2 , the pressure-sensitive adhesive tends to protrude during the production of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet or in a post-processing step. Absent.
- Yellowing degree According to JIS K7103, a 25 cm square test piece was prepared, and the yellowness was measured with an SM color computer manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd. and stored in the dark at 23 ° C. and 50% RH for 7 days. The yellowness after storage was measured, and the yellowness before storage was subtracted to obtain the yellowing degree. Evaluation criteria ⁇ : When the degree of yellowing was less than 1, it was evaluated that there was no yellowing and indicated by “ ⁇ ”. X: When the degree of yellowing was 1 or more, it was evaluated that there was yellowing and expressed as “x”.
- Example 23 Inkjet recording paper (evaluation by inkjet printer)
- the water-dispersible coated paper prepared in Example 23 was solid-printed (black) using “PM-970C” manufactured by Epson Corporation, and the print density was measured with a “Macbeth RD-918 type” reflection densitometer.
- “electric” characters were printed in the size of font 8 using the printer, and ink bleeding was visually evaluated according to the following criteria.
- X “x” is indicated as an inferior ink jet printability when ink is blotted on the printed part and there is a problem in character discrimination.
- Adhesive strength The adhesive strength when an adhesive was applied to the non-printing side or non-printing side of the substrate and processed into an adhesive sheet or an adhesive label was evaluated as follows.
- Adhesive strength test In accordance with JIS Z0237, on the 60th day after the adhesive was applied, three test pieces with a width of 25 mm and a length of 170 mm were cut out, the release paper was removed, and the adhesive-coated surface was made of stainless steel. It was placed on a plate (100 ⁇ 150 mm), and a rubber roller with a weight of 3 kg was rolled by two reciprocating rollers and pressed. A stainless steel plate is sandwiched between the lower chuck of the tensile tester, and one end of the sample adhesive processed product is sandwiched between the upper chuck and a tensile speed of 300 mm / min. The 180 ° peel test was conducted to measure the adhesive strength.
- Example 1 Softwood bleached kraft pulp (hereinafter NBKP, ⁇ cellulose content 85.6%) 60% by weight and soft pulp mercerized pulp ( ⁇ cellulose content 97.5%, water retention 138% in 450 ml CSF) 40% by weight as refined pulp
- a polyamine resin (trade name Alcofix 159, product of Ciba Specialty Chemicals Co., Ltd.) as a cationic fixing agent is added to the raw material for paper making, which is mixed and beaten to a freeness of 641 ml CSF, and 0.9% by weight in terms of solid content
- an aqueous solution of carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt hereinafter CMC, trade name Sunrose, Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd.
- CMC carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt
- Table 1 shows the measurement results of the water dispersion time, ten
- Example 2 A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the blending amounts of NBKP and mercerized pulp were changed as shown in Table 1.
- Example 3 A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the blending amounts of NBKP and mercerized pulp were changed as shown in Table 1.
- Example 4 A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the blending amounts of NBKP and mercerized pulp were changed as shown in Table 1.
- Example 5 As refined pulp, the same procedure as in Example 1 was performed except that hardwood-dissolved pulp ( ⁇ cellulose content 92.0%, water retention 58% in 450 ml CSF) obtained by sulfite cooking was used instead of mercerized pulp. Water-dispersed paper was prepared.
- Example 6 As refined pulp, the same procedure as in Example 1 was conducted except that hardwood-dissolved pulp ( ⁇ cellulose content 89.0%, water retention 120% in 450 ml CSF) obtained by sulfite cooking was blended instead of mercerized pulp. Water-dispersed paper was prepared.
- Example 7 A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of CMC added to the papermaking raw material was 6.0% by weight.
- Example 8 A water-dispersed paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the cationic fixing agent was changed as shown in Table 1.
- Example 9 A water-dispersed paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the cationic fixing agent was changed as shown in Table 1.
- Example 10 A water-dispersed paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the cationic fixing agent was changed as shown in Table 1.
- Example 11 A water-dispersed paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the amounts of the cationic fixing agent and the polymer electrolyte salt were changed as shown in Table 1.
- Example 12 A water-dispersed paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the amounts of the cationic fixing agent and the polymer electrolyte salt were changed as shown in Table 1.
- Example 1 A water-dispersed paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that no refined pulp was blended in the papermaking raw material and only NBKP ( ⁇ cellulose content 85.6%) was used. When refined pulp was not blended, the fiber-to-fiber bond between the paper fibers became too strong, so that the fibrous water dispersion time was long and water-dispersed paper with excellent water dispersibility could not be obtained.
- Example 2 Water dispersion was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except that papermaking fibers were not added to the papermaking raw material and only softwood mercerized pulp ( ⁇ cellulose content 97.5%, water retention 138% in 450 ml CSF) was used. Paper was made. When the papermaking raw material was only refined pulp, a sufficient paper strength could not be obtained because the fiber-to-fiber bond between the stock fibers was weak, and a paper having low printability was obtained.
- Example 4 A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that regenerated cellulose fibers (3.3 dtex ⁇ 5 mm) were blended in place of the mercerized pulp.
- the pH of the paper surface is 6.8, which is neutral and has good water dispersibility.
- Regenerated cellulose fiber has a high degree of purification and a high ⁇ -cellulose content, but the fiber surface is smooth and difficult to fibrillate, and it exhibits a different behavior from pulp fiber due to poor inter-fiber bonding. It is a problem.
- Example 1A In the water-dispersed paper (base paper) prepared in Example 1, CMC (trade name Sunrose, product of Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd., viscosity of 2 wt% aqueous solution at 20 ° C. is 5 mPa ⁇ s) is used as the water-soluble polymer.
- the aqueous solution paper of Example 1A was produced by applying 9.3 wt% (5.6 g / m 2 ) of the wt% liquid to the base paper by the size press method.
- Table 2 shows the measurement results of the water dispersion time, tensile strength, printability, and paper pH of this water-dispersed paper.
- the flock-like water dispersion time and fibrous water dispersion time of the water-dispersed paper obtained in Example 1A are very excellent.
- Example 1B A water-dispersed paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 1 was used as the base paper and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 2.
- Example 2A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 2 was used as the base paper and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 2.
- Example 3A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 3 was used as the base paper.
- Example 4A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 4 was used as the base paper and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 2.
- Example 5A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 5 was used as the base paper and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 2.
- Example 6A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 6 was used as the base paper and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 2.
- Example 7A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 7 was used as the base paper.
- Example 11A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 11 was used as the base paper and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 2.
- Example 12A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Example 12 was used as the base paper and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 2.
- Example 1A A water-dispersed paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 1A, except that the water-dispersed paper prepared in Comparative Example 1 was used as the base paper and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 2.
- Comparative Example 2A The same coating as in Example 1A was tried on the water-dispersed paper prepared in Comparative Example 2, but the base paper was cut off in the size press step, and no water-dispersed paper was obtained.
- Example 13 60% by weight of softwood bleached kraft pulp (hereinafter NBKP, ⁇ cellulose content 85.6%) and 40% by weight of softwood mercerized pulp ( ⁇ cellulose content 97.5%, water retention 138% in 450 ml CSF)
- the raw material for papermaking was mixed and beaten with a freeness of 641 ml CSF.
- Polyamine resin trade name Alcofix 159, Ciba Specialty Chemicals product
- a cationic fixing agent is added to the raw material for paper making in an amount of 0.9% by weight based on the raw material, and as a water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt.
- CMC carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt
- SMC carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt
- a 4% by weight solution of CMC (trade name Sunrose, product of Nippon Paper Chemicals, viscosity of 2% by weight aqueous solution at 20 ° C. is 5 mPa ⁇ s) as a water-soluble polymer is hand-made by a size press method.
- a 9.3% by weight (5.6 g / m 2 ) coating was performed on the paper to prepare a base material for water-dispersible coated paper. After coating the sealing layer on the obtained base material, the coating layer was provided on the sealing layer.
- an under layer and a heat-sensitive recording layer were coated and dried to prepare a water-dispersible coated paper of Example 13.
- a sealing layer is formed on one side of the substrate.
- the composition of the sealing layer coating liquid is composed of 53 parts by weight of silica powder (Carplex powder, manufactured by DSL Japan Co., Ltd.) and 433 parts by weight of 12% PVA aqueous solution. This sealing layer coating solution was applied using a Meyer bar so as to have a dry weight of 7 g / m 2 and dried to form a sealing layer.
- the coating solution for the under layer applied on the sealing layer coated on one side of the base material of the water-dispersible coated paper is 100 parts of calcined kaolin (XCI3OOFECC, oil absorption 70 ml / 100 g). And 0.2 part of a dispersant, 80 parts of a 10% PVA solution, and 50 parts of water.
- This under layer coating solution was applied using a Mayer bar so as to have a dry weight of 6 g / m 2 and dried to form an under layer.
- thermosensitive recording layer is formed on the under layer.
- This heat-sensitive recording layer coating solution was applied using a Mayer bar so that the dry weight was 5 g / m 2 and dried (50 ° C.) to form a heat-sensitive recording layer.
- the developer dispersion, dye dispersion, and sensitizer dispersion used at this time were prepared as follows.
- Developer dispersion 18.8 parts of 10% PVA aqueous solution, 6.0 parts of 4-hydroxy-4'-isopropoxydiphenylsulfone, and 11.2 parts of water are dispersed, and the average particle size is obtained using a sand grinder. Grind to 1 ⁇ m.
- Dye dispersion Sand grinder in which 2.0 parts of 3-di-n-butylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 4.6 parts of 10% PVA aqueous solution and 2.6 parts of water are dispersed. was used to grind to an average particle size of 1 ⁇ m.
- Sensitizer dispersion 4.0 parts of 4-biphenyl p-tolyl ether, 5.0 parts of 10% PVA aqueous solution and 3.0 parts of water were dispersed and pulverized to an average particle size of 1 ⁇ m using a sand grinder. .
- a water-dispersible coated paper (thermal recording paper) was obtained as described above.
- the obtained water dispersible coated paper was chilled roll (room temperature) using a mini super calender testing machine (manufactured by Yuri Roll Machinery Co., Ltd.) with a linear pressure of 25 kg / m and a paper passing speed of 5 m / min. The paper was passed through to the side and smoothed so that the Oken smoothness was 200 to 500 seconds.
- Table 3 shows the measurement results of the water dispersion time, yellowing degree, printability, and paper pH of this water-dispersible coated paper.
- Example 14 A water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 3.
- Example 15 A water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the blending amounts of NBKP and mercerized pulp were changed as shown in Table 3.
- Example 16 A water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the blending amounts of NBKP and mercerized pulp were changed as shown in Table 3.
- Example 17 A water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the blending amounts of NBKP and mercerized pulp and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer were changed as shown in Table 3.
- Example 18 Hardwood-dissolved pulp obtained by sulfite digestion instead of mercerized pulp ( ⁇ cellulose content 92.0%, water retention 58% in 450 ml CSF) was blended as purified pulp, and the addition rate of water-soluble polymer is shown in Table 3. A water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the amount was changed as shown in FIG.
- Example 19 Hardwood-dissolved pulp ( ⁇ cellulose content 89.0%, water retention 120% in 450 ml CSF) obtained by sulfite digestion instead of mercerized pulp was blended as purified pulp, and the addition rate of water-soluble polymer is shown in Table 4.
- a water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the amount was changed as shown in FIG.
- Example 20 A water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the amount of the water-soluble polymer electrolyte salt added to the papermaking raw material was changed as shown in Table 4.
- Example 21 A water-dispersible coated paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 15 except that the blending amounts of the cationic fixing agent and the polymer electrolyte salt and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer were changed as shown in Table 4.
- Example 22 A water-dispersible coated paper was prepared in the same manner as in Example 15 except that the blending amounts of the cationic fixing agent and the polymer electrolyte salt and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer were changed as shown in Table 4.
- Example 23 A water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the heat-sensitive recording layer was changed to the ink jet recording layer shown in Table 4.
- Example 24 A water-dispersible coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the heat-sensitive recording layer was changed to the coating layer for general printing shown in Table 4.
- Example 13 is the same as Example 13 except that the sealing layer is coated on the opposite surface (non-thermal recording layer surface) of the substrate without providing the sealing layer on the under layer and the thermal recording layer side of the substrate.
- a water dispersible coated paper was prepared.
- Example 13 (Comparative Example 5) Example 13 and Example 13 except that the refined pulp was not added to the papermaking raw material, only the NBKP ( ⁇ cellulose content 85.6%) was changed, and the addition rate of the water-soluble polymer was changed as shown in Table 4. Similarly, water-dispersible coated paper was produced.
- Example 6 Water-dispersed coating in the same manner as in Example 13 except that papermaking fibers were not added to the papermaking raw material and only softwood mercerized pulp ( ⁇ cellulose content 97.5%, water retention 138% in 450 ml CSF) was used. Although an attempt was made to produce a craft paper, the base material of the water-dispersible coated paper could not be obtained because the base material was broken when the water-soluble polymer was applied.
- Example 7 Example 13 except that 40% by weight of NBKP and 60% by weight of a fibrous carboxylmethylcellulose Na salt pulp (substitution degree 0.28) were blended and a papermaking raw material mixed and beaten to a freeness of 648 ml CSF was used. Thus, a water-dispersed coated paper was prepared. The sheet surface pH was neutral at 6.9, but the flock-like water dispersion time was as long as 300 seconds or more and the water dispersibility was poor, and it was not at the level of water-dispersed paper.
- Example 8 A water-dispersed coated paper was produced in the same manner as in Example 13 except that regenerated cellulose fibers (3.3 dtex ⁇ 5 mm) were blended in place of the mercerized pulp.
- the pH of the paper surface is 6.8, which is neutral and has good water dispersibility.
- the thermal printing suitability was tested, the printed portion was faint due to lack of smoothness and could not be provided for thermal printing applications.
- a handmade paper having a basis weight of 55 g / m 2 was prepared using a papermaking raw material in which 65% by weight of NBKP having a freeness of 600 ml CSF and 35% by weight of a fibrous carboxylmethylcellulose pulp (substitution degree 0.43) were blended. Since this handmade paper contains acid-type water-insoluble fibrous carboxymethylcellulose, it does not have water dispersibility. After applying and drying the sealing layer, the under layer, and the heat-sensitive recording layer on one side of the obtained handmade paper in the same manner as in Example 13, an 18 wt% sodium carbonate aqueous solution was dried as an alkalizing agent.
- the paper was coated from the non-thermosensitive recording layer side so that the weight was 5.0 g / m 2, and the water-insoluble hand-made paper was changed to water-soluble to prepare a water-dispersible coated paper.
- the obtained water dispersible coated paper was chilled roll (room temperature) using a mini super calender testing machine (manufactured by Yuri Roll Machinery Co., Ltd.) with a linear pressure of 25 kg / m and a paper passing speed of 5 m / min. The paper was passed to the side and smoothed so that the Oken smoothness was 100 to 200 seconds.
- the sheet surface pH was about 2 times the neutralization equivalent of acid-type fibrous carboxymethylcellulose, so it showed alkalinity with the sheet surface pH of 10.5, and the flock-like water dispersion time was 27 seconds. However, the yellowing over time was large and could not be provided for thermal printing.
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また、最近の環境問題への関心の高まりから、リターナブル容器が注目されている。このリターナブル容器は、印刷あるいは印字された塗工紙の裏面に粘着層を設けた粘着ラベルが貼着されているのが一般的である。しかしながら、使用後にラベルを被着体より剥がすには手間のかかる洗浄作業を必要としている。
この手間を軽減させるために、水溶性材料あるいは水分散性材料を用いた基材上に各種記録方式に適した塗工層を設けた水崩壊性粘着シートが開示されている(特許文献6)。また、水不溶性の繊維状カルボキシアルキルセルロースとアルカリ化剤を含有する基材上に、塗工層を設ける水剥離性塗工紙が開示されている(特許文献7)。
また、特許文献6に開示されている水崩壊性感熱記録シートは、水溶紙あるいは水分散紙の基材上に非水溶性樹脂からなる目止め層、塗工層(感熱記録層)を設けるため、リターナブル容器において、ラベルを被着体から簡単に剥がすことを可能にしているが、非水溶性樹脂からなる目止め層がフィルム状に剥がれて排水管が詰まる等の問題が生じる。特許文献7に開示されている水剥離性塗工紙は、基材中に含有されている水不溶性のカルボキシアルキルセルロース繊維がアルカリ化剤により水溶性のカルボキシアルキルセルロース繊維の金属塩になることにより、良好な水剥離性を発現するが、カルボキシアルキルセルロースを中和するためにアルカリ化剤を過不足なく添加することが難しく、完全に中和するためには過剰量のアルカリ化剤を添加する必要がある。このため、特許文献7の水剥離性塗工紙は過剰のアルカリ化剤により経時的に変色する問題がある。
本発明の主な構成は次のとおりである。
(1)木材パルプ及び/又は非木材パルプからなる水分散紙であって、αセルロース含有率88重量%以上の精製パルプが全パルプの15~95重量%であることを特徴とする水分散紙。
(2)木材パルプ及び/又は非木材パルプからなる水分散紙であって、ヘミセルロース含有率12重量%未満の精製パルプが全パルプの15~95重量%であることを特徴とする水分散紙。
(3)再生セルロース繊維、繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロース、繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースNa塩を含まないことを特徴とする(1)又は(2)記載の水分散紙。
(4)紙面pHが6~8であることを特徴とする(1)又は(2)記載の水分散紙。
(5)3cm角の試験片を、ビーカー内の水中で、スターラーで650rpmに攪拌しながら、当該試験片が2つ以上に千切れるフロック状水分散時間が30秒以内であることを特徴とする(1)又は(2)記載の水分散紙。
(6)請求項1又は2記載の水分散紙を基材として、その表面に水系塗料を主とする塗工層を設けた水分散塗工紙。
(7)塗工層が、感熱記録層、インクジェット記録層又は一般印刷層であることを特徴とする(6)記載の水分散塗工紙。
(8)基材と塗工層の間及び/又は基材の非塗工層面に水溶性の目止め層を設けることを特徴とする(6)に記載の水分散塗工紙。
(9)一面に塗工層が形成された基材の他面に水溶性又は水再分散性を有する粘着剤を用いて粘着剤層を設けたことを特徴とする(6)に記載の水分散塗工紙。
(10)機密文書用印刷用紙であることを特徴とする(6)に記載の水分散塗工紙。
(11)塗工層上に食材等の情報を表示したラベルであることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の水分散塗工紙。
本発明による水分散紙は、精製度の異なる木材パルプ及び/又は非木材パルプを2種類以上配合して構成されており、再生セルロース繊維のような繊維間結合が過度に弱い繊維を用いていないために、迅速な水分散性を有しながら引張強さや表面強度が高く、オフセット印刷等の印刷用途に用いた場合、断紙や毛羽立ちが少なく、印刷適性が優れている。
本発明による水分散紙は、繊維状カルボキシメチルセルロースを使用していないため、そのカルボキシル基を中和するためのアルカリ化剤が不要であり、過剰量のアルカリ化剤が紙中に残留してアルカリ性を呈することがない。このため、経時的な黄色化(黄変)が起こらず、保存性が向上する。さらに、水分散紙を基材として感熱記録層又はインクジェット記録層又は一般印刷層を塗工した各種塗工紙や、水分散紙に水溶性樹脂フィルムをラミネートした加工紙において、基材が中性であるため塗工層や水溶性樹脂フィルムの品質が低下することがなく、一般的な中性紙と同様の加工が可能である。
本発明による水分散紙は、基材と塗工層の間及び/又は基材の非塗工層面に水溶性の目止め層を設けているために、塗工層を形成する際に塗工液が基材へ過度に浸透することがなく、均一な塗工層が形成される。また、基材の非塗工層面側に粘着層を設ける場合、目止め層により粘着剤が紙中や塗工層中にマイグレーションすることが防止され、粘着力の経時的な低下や粘着剤成分による感熱記録層の減感を防ぐことができる。
本発明による水分散紙及び水分散塗工紙は、食品トレイの消費期限表示ラベル、リターナブル容器用表示シ-ト等のように、容器に可変情報を添付し、容器使用後の洗浄時に容器とともに洗い流す用途や、水分散により廃棄処理できる秘密情報の印刷用紙に適している。
本発明が提供する水分散性紙は、30秒以内に細かく分散し、80秒以内に繊維状にほぐれる水中分散性を示す。本発明の水分散性紙は、紙力が強く印刷適性があるので、塗工層を形成することにより綺麗な印刷を行うことができ、中性であって黄変等の変色耐性も高い。
本発明では、精製パルプと無精製パルプを配合することが重要であり、一方のみでは十分な品質を確保できない。また、再生工程を経て精製されたαセルロース含有率の高いセルロース系繊維(例えばレーヨン短繊維)を用いることも紙力の低下等の問題が生じるので不適切である。天然パルプ繊維の形態を保持した状態のパルプ繊維の形態が本発明では使用形態として望ましい。
本発明の水分散性紙及びその塗工紙は、水中に投下して細かくする用途に適している。例えば、レストラン等で用いる食品トレイの消費期限表示ラベル、リサイクル容器用ラベル、リターナブル容器用表示シート等に利用すると容器やトレイと一緒に水中に投下して攪拌・洗浄中に本水分散紙は分離され細かくなって排水可能になる。播種シートや食品包材用のラベル用途では、アルカリ性による害が発生しない。播種シートはそのまま畑や苗甫に施行することができ、吸水性及び崩壊性があるので、播種作業の効率化と発芽率を向上させることができる。食品包材用のラベル用途では、ラベルを貼着したトレイの洗浄後にアルカリ分が残留する懸念がなく、洗浄作業を効率化することができる。
本発明の水分散性紙及びその塗工紙の別種の用途として、秘密情報の印刷用紙としての利用が挙げられる。例えば、銀行等の現金自動出納機の利用明細書、保険調剤明細書等個人情報を記載した文書や企業の紙媒体機密文書等はシュレッダーで処理されることが多いが、米国等ではこれらの断裁処理物を復元して取得した秘密情報を用いた犯罪の多発が問題となっている。本発明の水分散性紙及びその塗工紙は、感熱プリンター、インクジェットプリンター及び印刷等により秘密情報を容易に記載することができ、使用後に水分散させることで秘密情報を完全かつ容易に抹消することが可能である。
本発明に用いる精製パルプとは、針葉樹、広葉樹等の木材や亜麻、リンター等の非木材を原料としたマーセル化パルプ又は溶解パルプ等のように、パルプ製造時の蒸解条件の強化、蒸解前又は蒸解後の化学処理によってヘミセルロース等を除去し、セルロース純度を高めたパルプであって、αセルロース含有率を88重量%以上に精製したパルプを言う。
パルプのαセルロース含有率とヘミセルロース含有率の関係について、特表2010-504376号公報(特許文献8)には、パルプを精製度に応じて3グレードに分け、高度に精製されたパルプを「アセテートグレード」、精製パルプを「ビスコースグレード」、無精製パルプを「紙/フラッフグレード」として、各グレードの含有率を記載している。「アセテートグレード」のパルプはαセルロースが通常95重量%以上で、約1~3%がヘミセルロースであり、「ビスコースグレード」のパルプはαセルロースが88~95重量%で、約5~12%がヘミセルロースである。また、「紙/フラッフグレード」のパルプはαセルロースが80~88重量%で、約12~20%がヘミセルロースであるとしている。
以上のことから、本発明に用いられる精製パルプに含まれるヘミセルロースは12重量%未満となっている。
なお、本発明では、パルプについて、一般的な定義である「木材その他の植物を機械的又は化学的処理によって抽出したセルロース繊維の集合体」(紙パルプ辞典 平成12年2月20日 紙パルプ協会編 金原出版)と定義する。
本願発明の精製パルプには、レーヨン等の再生セルロース繊維、繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロース、繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースNa塩は含まれない。
溶解パルプは、亜硫酸塩蒸解や前加水分解クラフト蒸解で得られるセルロース純度の高いパルプで、蒸解後の漂白、精選処理を組み合わせることでさまざまなセルロース純度のパルプが得られる。
本発明における精製パルプのセルロース純度の別種の指標としてヘミセルロース含有率を用いる。精製パルプのヘミセルロース含有量は12重量%未満であることが必要であり、好ましくは8重量%未満であり、さらに好ましくは5重量%未満である。精製パルプのヘミセルロース含有率が12重量%以上の場合、単繊維状に分散し難くなるため、水への分散性が低下する。なお、本発明において、ヘミセルロース含有量は、精製パルプ又は無精製パルプを酸加水分解して単糖に変え、単糖類の組成をアルジトールアセテート化法によって定量することにより測定できる。即ちパルプの加水分解により得られる単糖類を水素化ホウ素ナトリウムで還元し相当するアルジトールアセテートに変え、無水酢酸とピリジンでアセチル化し、アルジトールアセテート誘導体とした後、アルジトールアセテート誘導体をガスクロマトグラフィーにより分析して構成糖を同定、定量する。
なお、精製パルプと無精製パルプが配合された紙についても、各パルプ単独の場合と同様にして紙のαセルロース含有率とヘミセルロース含有率を測定することができる。さらに、パルプの繊維形態を観察して精製パルプと無精製パルプの配合割合を求めれば、精製パルプと無精製パルプのそれぞれについてαセルロース含有率とヘミセルロース含有率を算出することができる。
本発明の水分散紙において、αセルロース含有率88重量%以上の精製パルプ以外の木材パルプ及び又は非木材パルプとしては、針葉樹、広葉樹等の木材パルプ、亜麻、リンター、ケナフ、バガス、マニラ麻等の非木材パルプが挙げられる。上記精製パルプ以外の木材パルプ及び又は非木材パルプは、繊維間結合に形成に寄与するヘミセルロース含有率が高く、繊維が膨潤、フィブリル化し易いため緻密で強度が高く、水分散性の低い紙を形成する。この傾向はパルプの叩解を進めるとさらに顕著となるため、無精製のパルプのみでは水分散性が良好でかつ強度の高い紙は得られない。
繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースNa塩のパルプ及び再生セルロース繊維は、使用しない。繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースをアルカリ処理した前者は、用途によりアルカリが悪影響を及ぼすこと、及び変色し易いので不適切である。後者はシート強度や平滑性が不足して印刷適性が不良となるので不適切である。
本発明の水分散紙は、水分散紙を構成する全パルプ量中の、αセルロース含有率88重量%以上の精製パルプが15~95重量%であることが必要であり、好ましくは20~80重量%、さらに好ましくは20~60重量%である。精製パルプの配合率が15重量%未満の場合にはシートを形成する繊維同士の繊維間結合が強くなりすぎるため、充分な水分散性が得られない。また、精製パルプの配合率が95重量%を超えると、シートの強度が極度に低下し、実用面での取り扱い性が低下する。
本発明の水分散紙の紙面pHを6~8(中性領域)、好ましくは6.2~7.2に調整することが好ましい。紙面pHをこの範囲に調整することで、従来使用できなかった、植物、動物、医療、フィルム貼合等の用途へ展開が可能になる。
本発明において、水分散性はフロック状水分散時間、繊維状水分散時間によって評価することができる。フロック状水分散時間とは、脱イオン水300mlを300mlビーカーに入れ、スターラーで650rpmに攪拌しながら、3cm角の試験片を投入し、試験片が2つ以上に千切れる時間であり、30秒以内、より好ましくは20秒以内、さらに好ましくは10秒以内である。このフロック状水分散時間が長くなると、水分散紙を流した場合、排水口あるいは配管を詰まらす原因になる。
本発明の水分散紙は、平滑性を向上させて印刷用途等に供するため、マシンカレンダー、スーパーカレンダー、ソフトニップカレンダー等の一般的な製紙用カレンダーを用いてカレンダー加工を施すことができる。
本発明の水分散塗工紙は、上記した水分散紙上に少なくとも水系塗料を1層以上塗設して塗工層を形成したものである。本発明の塗工紙は、水分散紙の表面に塗工面を形成して印刷用の水分散塗工紙を構成する。塗工層と水分散紙の間に目止め層を形成することができる。さらに、裏面に粘着剤層を設けることにより、貼着と剥離性を備えた水分散塗工紙を提供する。これらの塗工層、目止め層、印刷、粘着剤は、水分散を妨げない材料や構成とすることが好ましい。
本発明の水分散塗工紙を構成する塗工層は、水系塗料を塗工・乾燥して形成された層であれば単層、多層でも良く、塗工方式等に制限はない。また、印刷方式(オフセット印刷、グラビア印刷等)あるいは印字方式(インクジェットプリンター、感熱プリンター、レーザービームプリンター等)に適した塗工層の構成材料を適宜選択することができる。
以下に、感熱プリンター、インクジェットプリンター、一般印刷に適応した塗工層の例を示す。
本発明の水分散塗工紙において、基材上と塗工層との間に目止め層を設けることが好ましい。目止め層は、顔料及びバインダーを主成分とする。即ち、感熱記録層やアンダーコート層、インクジェット記録層、一般印刷層等からなる塗工層との間に目止め層が設けられる。目止め層は、塗工層を塗設する際に基材中への過度の塗工液浸透による操業性低下を抑制するとともに、イオン又は粘着剤に含有されている可塑剤等が塗工層へマイグレーションすることを防止する機能を有する。また、上記基材は繊維間結合が弱いため、ポーラスな層であり、目止め層を設けることにより、基材発色感度、耐カス付着性、耐スティッキング性が良好な感熱記録体を得ることができる。
目止め層は、基材裏面に粘着剤層を設けた場合は、基材裏面と粘着剤層の間にも設けることができ、基材両面へ同時に設けても良い。
目止め層を塗設する基材表面の平滑性は特に限定されないが、一般的には高平滑な表面が好まれ、ヤンキードライヤー接触面、カレンダリング処理面が好適に用いられる。
目止め層を構成する組成は、顔料、バインダー及び各種の添加剤が主成分である。
目止め層に用いる顔料を例示する。シリカ、炭酸カルシウム、クレー、カオリン、焼成カオリン、ケイソウ土、タルク、酸化チタン、水酸化アルミニウム、炭酸マグネシウム、酸化亜鉛、酸化アルミニウム、水酸化マグネシウム、硫酸バリウム、硫酸カルシウム、硫酸亜鉛、ケイ酸カルシウム、ケイ酸アルミニウム、ケイ酸マグネシウム、アルミノケイ酸ソーダ、アルミノケイ酸マグネシウム等の無機顔料;メラミン樹脂、尿素-ホルマリン樹脂、ポリエチレンパウダー、ナイロンパウダー等の有機顔料;セルロースパウダー、置換度0.35以下のカルボキシメチルセルロース塩パウダー等の多糖類粉末が挙げられる。
これらの高分子物質は水、アルコール、ケトン、エステル、炭化水素等の溶剤に溶かして使用するほか、水又は他の媒体中に乳化又はペースト状に分散した状態で使用し、要求品質に応じて併用することもできる。
これらのうち、バインダーとしては、水分散性の観点から、水溶性樹脂又は水分散性樹脂が好ましい。デンプン類、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース、メチルセルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロース塩、ゼラチン、カゼイン、アルギン酸ナトリウム、ポリビニルアルコール、変性ポリビニルアルコール、ポリビニルピロリドンをバインダーの主成分として使用することが望ましい。
目止め層に用いるバインダーは、通常、充填剤100重量部に対して固形分で5~100重量部である。
目止め層は、前記顔料及びバインダーにその他の添加剤を分散混合して得られる目止め剤を、塗工機によって塗工し、ドライヤーで加熱乾燥することによって得られる。目止め層の塗工量は、乾燥後の重量として通常0.5~30g/m2、好ましくは3~15g/m2である。塗工機としては、エアナイフコーター、バーコーター、ロールコーター、ブレードコーター、カーテンコーター、チャンプレックスコーター、グラビアコーター等が挙げられる。
本発明の水分散塗工紙を構成する塗工層は、水系塗料を塗工・乾燥して形成された層であれば単層、多層でも良く、塗工方式等に制限はない。また、印刷方式(オフセット印刷、グラビア印刷等)あるいは印字方式(インクジェットプリンター、感熱プリンター、レーザービームプリンター等)に適した塗工層の構成材料を適宜選択することができる。
以下に、感熱プリンター、インクジェットプリンター、グラビア印刷に適応した塗工層の例を示す。
感熱プリンター用の塗工層は、水分散紙面上又は水分散紙面上に塗設された目止め層上にアンダーコート層、感熱記録層を順次形成して設けられる。さらに保護層を設けることができる。本発明の水分散塗工紙を感熱プリンターによる印字に適応させる場合、上記基材上に顔料及びバインダーを主成分として含有するアンダーコート層、無色ないし淡色の電子供与性ロイコ染料及び電子受容性顕色剤とを主成分として含有する感熱記録層を順次塗設することが好ましい。
アンダーコート層を塗設する基材表面は、一般的には高平滑な表面が好まれ、ヤンキードライヤー接触面、カレンダリング処理面が好適に用いられる。
アンダーコート層のバインダーは、通常、顔料100重量部に対して固形分で5~100重量部である。
染料としては、公知のロイコ染料を単独又は2種以上混合して使用することができ、特にトリフェニルメタン系、フルオラン系、フエノチアジン系、オーラミン系、スピロピラン系、インドリノフタリド系等の染料のロイコ化合物が好ましく用いられる。
バインダーの具体例としては、完全ケン化ポリビニルアルコール、部分ケン化ポリビニルアルコール、カルボキシ変性ポリビニルアルコール、アマイド変性ポリビニルアルコール、スルホン酸変性ポリビニルアルコール、ブチラール変性ポリビニルアルコール、その他の変性ポリビニルアルコール、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース、メチルセルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロース、デンプン類、ゼラチン、カゼイン、アルギン酸ナトリウム、ポリビニルピロリドン、ポリアクリルアミド、アクリルアミド/アクリル酸エステル共重合体、スチレン/無水マレイン酸共重合体のアルカリ塩、エチレン/無水マレイン酸共重合体のアルカリ塩等の水溶性樹脂、スチレン-ブタジエン共重合体、アクリロニトリル/ブタジエン共重合体、アクリル酸メチル/ブタジエン共重合体、アクリロニトリル/ブタジエン/スチレン三元共重合体、エチルセルロース、アセチルセルロースのようなセルロース誘導体、ポリ塩化ビニル、ポリ酢酸ビニル、酢酸ビニル/アクリル酸エステル共重合体、エチレン/酢酸ビニル共重合体、ポリアクリル酸エステル、スチレン/アクリル酸エステル共重合体、ポリウレタン樹脂、ポリビニルブチラールポリスチロール及びそれらの共重合体、ポリアミド樹脂、シリコン樹脂、石油樹脂、テルペン樹脂、ケトン樹脂、クマロン樹脂等の非水溶性樹脂を例示することができる。
これらの高分子物質は水、アルコール、ケトン、エステル、炭化水素等の溶剤に溶かして使用するほか、水又は他の媒体中に乳化又はペースト状に分散した状態で使用し、要求品質に応じて併用することもできる。
バインダーとしては、これらの中でも水分散性の観点から、水溶性樹脂であるデンプン類、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース、メチルセルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロース、ゼラチン、カゼイン、アルギン酸ナトリウム、ポリビニルアルコール、変性ポリビニルアルコール、ポリビニルピロリドンが主成分として望ましい。
具体的には、完全ケン化ポリビニルアルコール、部分ケン化ポリビニルアルコール、カルボキシ変性ポリビニルアルコール、アマイド変性ポリビニルアルコール、スルホン酸変性ポリビニルアルコール、ブチラール変性ポリビニルアルコール、その他の変性ポリビニルアルコール、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース、メチルセルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロース、デンプン類、ゼラチン、カゼイン、アルギン酸ナトリウム、ポリビニルピロリドン、ポリアクリルアミド、アクリルアミド/アクリル酸エステル共重合体、スチレン/無水マレイン酸共重合体のアルカリ塩、エチレン/無水マレイン酸共重合体のアルカリ塩等の水溶性樹脂、スチレン-ブタジエン共重合体、アクリロニトリル/ブタジエン共重合体、アクリル酸メチル/ブタジエン共重合体、アクリロニトリル/ブタジエン/スチレン三元共重合体、エチルセルロース、アセチルセルロースのようなセルロース誘導体、ポリ塩化ビニル、ポリ酢酸ビニル、酢酸ビニル/アクリル酸エステル共重合体、エチレン/酢酸ビニル共重合体、ポリアクリル酸エステル、スチレン/アクリル酸エステル共重合体、ポリウレタン樹脂、ポリビニルブチラール、ポリスチロール及びそれらの共重合体、ポリアミド樹脂、シリコン樹脂、石油樹脂、テルペン樹脂、ケトン樹脂、クマロン樹脂等の非水溶性樹脂を例示することができる。これらの高分子物質は、水、アルコール、ケトン、エステル、炭化水素等の溶剤に溶かして使用するほか、水又は他の媒体中に乳化又はペースト状に分散した状態で使用し、要求品質に応じて併用することも出来る。これらの中でも水分散性の観点から、水溶性樹脂であるデンプン類、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース、メチルセルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロース、ゼラチン、カゼイン、アルギン酸ナトリウム、ポリビニルアルコール、変性ポリビニルアルコール、ポリビニルピロリドンが、バインダーの主成分として望ましい。
この場合、充填剤及び熱可融性物質の具体例としては、前記感熱発色層において例示されたものと同様のものが挙げられる。
保護層は、前記結合剤に各種添加剤を分散混合して得られる塗料を、塗工機によって一層あるいは多層に分けて塗工し、ドライヤーで加熱し、乾燥することによって得られる。塗料の塗工量は、乾燥後の重量として通常0.2~10g/m2、好ましくは0.5~5g/m2である。塗工機としては、特に限定されるものではなく、エアナイフコーター、バーコーター、ロールコーター、ブレードコーター、カーテンコーター、チャンプレックスコーター、グラビアコーター等の公知の塗工機を使用することができ、特に制限されることはない。
インクジェットプリンター用の塗工層は、本発明の水分散紙面上又は水分散紙面上に塗設された目止め層上に、ピグメントコート層あるいはクリアーコート層を形成することが適している。ピグメントコート層の組成は、顔料及び水系バインダーを主成分とする。クリアーコート層の組成は、カチオン性樹脂又は/及び水系バインダーを主成分とする。さらに、各種添加剤を適宜配合できる。配合量は、要求される品質により適宜調整することができる。
各種添加剤としては、カチオン性樹脂(染料定着剤)、顔料分散剤、消泡剤、潤滑剤、紫外線吸収剤、サイズ剤、蛍光染料、防腐剤等が挙げられる。中でも、カチオン性樹脂は、画像部の耐水性及び発色性を著しく向上させるため、併用することは望ましい。
オフセット印刷やグラビア印刷に適した塗工層として、ピグメントコート層あるいはクリアーコート層を設けることが適している。ピグメントコート層の組成成分は、顔料及び水系バインダーを主成分とする。クリアーコート層の組成成分は、水系バインダーを主成分とする。さらに、各種添加剤を適宜配合できる。配合量は、要求される品質により適宜調整することができる。
粘着剤層は、水分散紙の塗工層を設けた面の反対面に設ける。本発明の水分散性塗工紙は、塗工層(即ち、印刷面又は印字面)の反対面上又は反対面上に塗設された目止め層上に、粘着剤層を設けて粘着シートや粘着ラベルとして使用できる。この粘着剤層を構成する粘着剤としては、水溶性又は水再分散性を有する粘着剤、特にアクリル系粘着剤が適している。
例えば1,2-エチレンジイソシアネートのようなイソシアネート系架橋剤、ジグリシジルエーテル類のようなエポキシ系架橋剤をはじめ、メラミン樹脂、尿素樹脂、ジアルデヒド類、メチロールポリマー、金属キレート化合物、金属アルコキシド、金属塩等がある。
また、前記アクリル系粘着剤には、必要に応じ性状を調整し、性能を高めるために、公知の可塑剤、粘着性付与剤、着色剤、増粘剤、消泡剤、レベリング剤、可塑剤、防黴剤、酸化防止剤等を適宜配合することができる。
ここで、可塑剤、粘着性付与剤は水溶性又は水分散性のものが好ましい。可塑剤としては、例えば糖アルコール等の多価アルコール、ポリエーテルポリオール、酸化ロジンのアルカノールアミン塩等が挙げらる。粘着付与剤としては、例えばロジン、不均化ロジン、水添ロジン等のアルカリ金属塩や、アンモニウム塩、ポリエーテルエステル等が挙げられる。
基材に設けられる粘着剤層の塗工量は固形分として3~60g/m2、好ましくは10~50g/m2程度である。粘着剤塗工量が5g/m2未満では、得られる粘着シートの接着性能が不足し、一方、60g/m2を越えると粘着シートの製造時や後加工工程で粘着剤がはみ出し易くなり好ましくない。
3cm角の試験片5枚を用意した。次に300mlビーカーに脱イオン水300mlを入れてスターラーで650rpmに攪拌しながら上記試験片1枚を投入した。試験片が2つ以上に千切れる時間と試験片が完全に繊維一本一本にほぐれる時間をストップウオッチで測定し、5回の測定の平均値をそれぞれフロック状水分散時間、繊維状水分散時間とした。
JIS P8113に準拠して測定した。
フレキソ印刷機(Kプリンティングプルーファ、松尾産業社製)で全ベタ印刷した時の紙表面の毛羽立ちや繊維の脱落の状態を評価した。インキは溶剤系フレキソインキ(東洋インキ社製H151UPF、ザンカップNo.4で25℃、30秒)を使用した。
評価基準
◎:全ベタ印刷で印刷が良好な場合
○:印刷が実使用上において問題ない場合
△:紙表面に毛羽立ちが見られる場合、
×:印刷ゴムロールに繊維が付着する場合
紙面pHの測定はJAPAN TAPPI No.49-1に準拠し、湿潤液は蒸留水を用い、蒸留水を滴下した紙の湿潤紙面を電極に接触させて2分後のpH値を読み取った。
JIS K7103に準拠し、25cm角の試験片を用意し、黄色度をスガ試験機製SMカラーコンピューターで測定後、23℃、50%RHで7日間暗所保管した。保管後の黄色度を測定し、保管前の黄色度を差し引いて黄変度を求めた。
評価基準
○:黄変度が1に満たない場合は黄変なしと評価して「○」で表示した
。
×:黄変度が1以上の場合、黄変ありと評価して「×」で表記した。
6-1)感熱記録紙(感熱プリンターによる評価)
実施例13~22、25及び比較例5~9で作成した水分散性塗工紙について、Zebra社製「バーコードプリンター140XiII」を用いて印字した。
サーマルヘッドの発熱エネルギー0.2mJで印字した試料の印字部分及び未印字部分の地肌を「マクベスRD-918型」反射濃度計にて測定した。
評価基準
○:印字部分の測定値が大きく発色感度に優れ、未印字部分の地肌の測
定値が小さく地肌かぶりが少ないものを感熱印字性が優れていると
評価し、「○」で表示した。
×:印字部分の測定値が小さく、未印字部分の地肌の測定値が大きいも
のを感熱印字性劣位として「×」で表示した。
実施例23で作成した水分散性塗工紙について、エプソン社製「PM-970C」を用いてベタ印字(黒)し、「マクベスRD-918型」反射濃度計にて印字濃度を測定した。また、前記プリンターを用いて「電」の文字をフォント8の大きさで印字し、インクの滲みを下記の基準で目視評価した。
評価基準
○:印字部分へほとんどインクが滲まないか又は若干インクが滲んでい
るが文字の判別に支障がない場合をインクジェット印字性が優れて
いると評価し、「○」で表示した。
×:印字部分にインクが滲んでおり文字の判別に支障がある場合をイン
クジェット印字性劣位として「×」で表示した。
フレキソ印刷機(Kプリンティングプルーファ、松尾産業社製)で全ベタ印刷した時の紙表面の毛羽立ちや繊維の脱落の状態を評価した。インキはアルコール性フレキソインキ(東洋インキ社製FBキングX)を使用した。
評価基準
○:全ベタ印刷で問題ない場合を「○」
△:紙表面に毛羽立ちが見られる場合を「△」
×:ゴムロールに繊維が付着する場合を「×」
基材の非印字側又は非印刷側に粘着剤を塗工し、粘着シート又は粘着ラベルに加工した場合の粘着力は、次のようにして評価した。
シリコン塗工剥離紙(リンテック株式会社製)のシリコン面に粘着剤(リキダイン、ビッグテクノス株式会社製)を乾燥重量30g/m2となるようにアプリケーターバーを用いて塗工・乾燥させ粘着剤層を形成した。
剥離紙の粘着剤塗工面と基材の非印字面を合わせ、重量3kgのゴムローラーを2往復ころがして圧着し、23℃、50%RHの室内で60日間保管した。
JIS Z0237に準じ、粘着剤を塗工してから60日目に、幅25mm×長さ170mmの試験片を3本切り出し、剥離紙を剥がして粘着剤塗工面をステンレス板(100×150mm)の上に置き、重量3kgのゴムローラーを2往復ころがして圧着した。
ステンレス板を引張試験機の下部チャックに挟み、試料粘着加工品の一端を上部チャックに挟んで引張速度300mm/min.で180°引き剥がし試験を行い、粘着力を測定した。
評価基準
○:粘着力が200g/m2以上の場合は、粘着力の経時的低下が小さく
、粘着シートとして使用可能と評価し、「○」で表記した。
×:粘着力が200g/m2に満たない場合は、粘着力の経時的低下が大
きく、粘着シートとしての実用性がないと評価し、「×」で表示し
た。
針葉樹晒しクラフトパルプ(以下NBKP、αセルロース含有率 85.6%)60重量%と精製パルプとして針葉樹マーセル化パルプ(αセルロース含有率 97.5%、450mlCSFにおける保水度138%)40重量%とを配合し、濾水度641mlCSFに混合叩解した抄紙用原料に、カチオン性定着剤としてポリアミン樹脂(商品名アルコフィックス159、チバスペシャリティケミカルズ社製品)を固形分換算で原料に対して0.9重量%添加し、さらに水溶性高分子電解質塩としてカルボキシルメチルセルロースナトリウム塩(以下CMC、商品名サンローズ、日本製紙ケミカル社製品)の水溶液を固形分換算で2.0重量%添加した後、坪量60g/m2の水分散紙を手抄きした。この水分散紙の水分散時間、引張強さ、印刷適性、紙面pHの測定結果を表1に示した。
NBKPとマーセル化パルプの配合量を表1に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
NBKPとマーセル化パルプの配合量を表1に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
NBKPとマーセル化パルプの配合量を表1に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
精製パルプとして、マーセル化パルプに替えて亜硫酸塩蒸解で得られた広葉樹溶解パルプ(αセルロース含有率92.0%、450mlCSFにおける保水度58%)を配合したこと以外は実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
精製パルプとして、マーセル化パルプに替えて亜硫酸塩蒸解で得られた広葉樹溶解パルプ(αセルロース含有率89.0%、450mlCSFにおける保水度120%)を配合したこと以外は実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
抄紙用原料に添加するCMCの量を6.0重量%とした以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
カチオン性定着剤の配合量を表1に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
カチオン性定着剤の配合量を表1に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
カチオン性定着剤の配合量を表1に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
カチオン性定着剤及び高分子電解質塩の配合量を表1に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例2と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
カチオン性定着剤及び高分子電解質塩の配合量を表1に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例2と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
抄紙用原料に精製パルプを配合せず、NBKP(αセルロース含有率85.6%)のみを用いたこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
精製パルプを配合しない場合は、紙料繊維同士の繊維間結合が強くなりすぎるため繊維状水分散時間が長く、水分散性の優れた水分散紙は得られなかった。
抄紙用原料に製紙用繊維を配合せず、針葉樹マーセル化パルプ(αセルロース含有率 97.5%、450mlCSFにおける保水度138%)のみを用いたこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
抄紙用原料が精製パルプのみの場合は、紙料繊維同士の繊維間結合が弱いために充分な紙強度が得られず、印刷適性の低いものが得られた。
NBKP(αセルロース含有率 85.6%)40重量%と繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースNa塩のパルプ(置換度0.28)60重量%とを配合し、濾水度648mlCSFに混合叩解した抄紙用原料を用いて、坪量60g/m2の基紙を手抄きした。
シートの紙面pHは6.9と中性であるが、フロック状水分散時間は、264秒を要し水解紙というレベルのものではなかった。
マーセル化パルプに替えて再生セルロース繊維(3.3dtex×5mm)を配合したこと以外は実施例1と同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
紙面pHは6.8と中性であり良好な水分散性を持つが、印刷適性を試験すると再生セルロース繊維の脱落により印刷適性に問題があった。再生セルロース繊維は、精製度が高くαセルロース含有率は高いが、繊維表面が平滑でフィブリル化し難く、繊維間結合が乏しいためパルプ繊維とは異なる挙動を示し、繊維の毛羽立ちや脱落が多いことが問題となっている。
実施例1で作成した水分散紙(基紙)に、水溶性重合体として、CMC(商品名サンローズ、日本製紙ケミカル社製品、20℃における2重量%水溶液の粘度が5mPa・s)の4重量%液をサイズプレス方式で基紙に対して9.3重量%(5.6g/m2)塗工し、実施例1Aの水分散紙を作製した。
この水分散紙の水分散時間、引張強さ、印刷適性、紙面pHの測定結果を表2に示した。
実施例1Aにより得られた水分散紙のフロック状水分散時間、繊維状水分散時間が非常に優れている。
実施例1で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用い、水溶性重合体の添加率を表2に示すとおりに変えた以外は実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
実施例2で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用い、水溶性重合体の添加率を表2に示すとおりに変えた以外は実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
実施例3で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用いた以外は、実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
実施例4で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用い、水溶性重合体の添加率を表2に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
実施例5で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用い、水溶性重合体の添加率を表2に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
実施例6で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用い、水溶性重合体の添加率を表2に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
実施例7で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用いた以外は、実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
実施例11で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用い、水溶性重合体の添加率を表2に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
実施例12で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用い、水溶性重合体の添加率を表2に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
比較例1で作成した水分散紙を基紙に用い、水溶性重合体の添加率を表2に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例1Aと同様にして水分散紙を作製した。
比較例2で作成した水分散紙に、実施例1Aと同様な塗工を試みたが、サイズプレス工程で、基紙が千切れてしまい、水分散紙が得られなかった。
針葉樹晒しクラフトパルプ(以下NBKP、αセルロース含有率 85.6%)60重量%と針葉樹マーセル化パルプ(αセルロース含有率 97.5%、450mlCSFにおける保水度138%)の40重量%とを配合し、濾水度641mlCSFに混合叩解して抄紙用原料とした。この抄紙用原料にカチオン性定着剤としてポリアミン樹脂(商品名アルコフィックス159、チバスペシャリティケミカルズ社製品)を固形分換算で原料に対して0.9重量%添加し、さらに水溶性高分子電解質塩としてカルボキシルメチルセルロースナトリウム塩(以下CMC、商品名サンローズ、日本製紙ケミカル社製品)の水溶液を固形分換算で2.0重量%添加した。その後、坪量60g/m2の手抄き紙を作製した。この手抄き紙に、水溶性重合体としてCMC(商品名サンローズ、日本製紙ケミカル社製品、20℃における2重量%水溶液の粘度が5mPa・s)の4重量%液をサイズプレス方式で手抄き紙に対して9.3重量%(5.6g/m2)塗工し、水分散性塗工紙の基材を作製した。
得られた基材上に目止め層を塗設した後、目止め層の上に塗工層を設けた。塗工層は、アンダー層、感熱記録層を塗工し、乾燥して実施例13の水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
基材の片面上に、目止め層を形成する。目止め層塗工液の組成は、シリカ粉末(カープレックス粉末、DSL.ジャパン株式会社製)53重量部、12%PVA水溶液433重量部からなる。この目止め層塗工液を乾燥重量7g/m2となるようにマイヤーバーを用いて塗工し、乾燥させて目止め層を形成した。
本実施例において、水分散性塗工紙の基材片面に塗設された目止め層の上に塗工するアンダー層の塗液は、焼成カオリン(XCI3OOFECC製、吸油量70ml/100g)100部、分散剤0.2部、10%PVA溶液80部、水50部からなる。このアンダー層塗液を乾燥重量6g/m2となるようにマイヤーバーを用いて塗工し、乾燥させてアンダー層を形成した。
次に、上記アンダー層の上に感熱記録層を形成する。感熱記録層の塗液の組成は、顕色剤分散液36.0部、染料分散液9.2部、増感剤分散液12.0部、炭酸カルシウム(Brilliant-15白石工業製、平均粒子径0.20=50%分散液)12.0部からなる。この感熱記録層塗液を乾燥重量が5g/m2になるようにマイヤーバーを用いて、塗工し、乾燥(50℃)させて感熱記録層を形成した。この際に使用した顕色剤分散液、染料分散液、増感剤分散液はそれぞれ次のようにして調製した。
(1)顕色剤分散液:10%PVA水溶液18.8部、4-ヒドロキシ-4’-イソプロポキシジフェニルスルホン6.0部、水11.2部を分散させサンドグラインダーを用いて平均粒子径lμmに粉砕した。
(2)染料分散液:3-ジ-n-ブチルアミノ-6-メチル-7-アニリノフルオラン2.0部、10%PVA水溶液4.6部、水2.6部を分散させサンドグラインダーを用いて平均粒子径lμmに粉砕した。
(3)増感剤分散液:4-ビフェニルp-トリルエーテル4.0部、10%PVA水溶液5.0部、水3.0部を分散させサンドグラインダーを用いて平均粒子径lμmに粉砕した。
以上のようにして水分散性塗工紙(感熱記録紙)を得た。
この水分散性塗工紙の水分散時間、黄変度、印刷適性、紙面pHの測定結果を表3に示した。
水溶性重合体の添加率を表3に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
NBKPとマーセル化パルプの配合量を表3に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
NBKPとマーセル化パルプの配合量を表3に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
NBKPとマーセル化パルプの配合量及び水溶性重合体の添加率を表3に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
マーセル化パルプに替えて亜硫酸塩蒸解で得られた広葉樹溶解パルプ(αセルロース含有率92.0%、450mlCSFにおける保水度58%)を精製パルプとして配合し、水溶性重合体の添加率を表3に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
マーセル化パルプに替えて亜硫酸塩蒸解で得られた広葉樹溶解パルプ(αセルロース含有率89.0%、450mlCSFにおける保水度120%)を精製パルプとして配合し、水溶性重合体の添加率を表4に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
抄紙用原料に添加する水溶性高分子電解質塩の配合量を表4に示すとおりに変更した以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
カチオン性定着剤及び高分子電解質塩の配合量、水溶性重合体の添加率を表4に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例15と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
カチオン性定着剤及び高分子電解質塩の配合量、水溶性重合体の添加率を表4に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例15と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
感熱記録層を表4のインクジェット記録層に変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
感熱記録層を表4の一般印刷用の塗工層に変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
基材のアンダー層、感熱記録層側に目止め層を設けずに、基材の反対面(非感熱記録層面)の上に目止め層を塗設した以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
抄紙用原料に精製パルプを配合せず、NBKP(αセルロース含有率85.6%)のみに変更し、水溶性重合体の添加率を表4に示すとおりに変えた以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散性塗工紙を作製した。
抄紙用原料に製紙用繊維を配合せず、針葉樹マーセル化パルプ(αセルロース含有率 97.5%、450mlCSFにおける保水度138%)のみを用いたこと以外は実施例13と同様にして水分散塗工紙を作製しようと試みたが、水溶性高分子を塗工の際、基材が千切れてしまい、水分散性塗工紙の基材を得ることができなかった。
NBKP40重量%と繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースNa塩のパルプ(置換度0.28)60重量%とを配合し、濾水度648mlCSFに混合叩解した抄紙用原料を用いたこと以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散塗工紙を作製した。シートの紙面pHは6.9と中性であるが、フロック状水分散時間は300秒以上と長くて水分散性が悪く、水分散紙というレベルのものではなかった。
マーセル化パルプに替えて再生セルロース繊維(3.3dtex×5mm)を配合したこと以外は、実施例13と同様にして水分散塗工紙を作製した。紙面pHは、6.8と中性であり良好な水分散性を持つが、感熱印字適性を試験すると平滑性の不足により印字部分にかすれがあり、感熱印字用途に提供できるものではなかった。
濾水度600mlCSFのNBKP65重量%と繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースのパルプ(置換度0.43)35重量%とを配合した抄紙用原料を用いて坪量55g/m2の手抄き紙を作製した。この手抄き紙は、酸型の水不溶性繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースを含むため、水分散性を有さないものである。
得られた手抄き紙の片面に実施例13と同様にして目止め層、アンダー層、感熱記録層を塗工・乾燥させた後に、アルカリ化剤として18重量%濃度の炭酸ナトリウム水溶液を乾燥重量が5.0g/m2となるように非感熱記録層面から手抄き紙に塗工し、水不溶性の手抄き紙を水溶性に変えて水分散性塗工紙を作製した。得られた水分散性塗工紙は、ミニスーパーカレンダー試験機(由利ロール機械株式会社製)を用い、線圧25kg/m、通紙速度5m/min.で塗工層をチルドロール(室温)側にして通紙し、王研式平滑度が100~200秒となるように平滑化処理を行った。
シートの紙面pHは、酸型の繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースの中和当量の約2倍の炭酸ナトリウムを塗工したため紙面pH10.5とアルカリ性を示し、フロック状水分散時間は27秒で適度な水分散性を有するが、経時的な黄変が大きく、感熱印字用途に提供できるものではなかった。
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- 木材パルプ及び/又は非木材パルプからなる水分散紙であって、
αセルロース含有率88重量%以上の精製パルプが全パルプの15~95重量%であることを特徴とする水分散紙。 - 木材パルプ及び/又は非木材パルプからなる水分散紙であって、
ヘミセルロース含有率12重量%未満の精製パルプが全パルプの15~95重量%であることを特徴とする水分散紙。 - 再生セルロース繊維、繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロース、繊維状カルボキシルメチルセルロースNa塩を含まないことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の水分散紙。
- 紙面pHが6~8であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の水分散紙。
- 3cm角の試験片を、ビーカー内の水中で、スターラーで650rpmに攪拌しながら、当該試験片が2つ以上に千切れるフロック状水分散時間が30秒以内であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の水分散紙。
- 請求項1又は2記載の水分散紙を基材として、その表面に水系塗料を主とする塗工層を設けた水分散塗工紙。
- 塗工層が、感熱記録層、インクジェット記録層又は一般印刷層であることを特徴とする請求項6記載の水分散塗工紙。
- 基材と塗工層の間及び/又は基材の非塗工層面に水溶性の目止め層を設けることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の水分散塗工紙。
- 一面に塗工層が形成された基材の他面に水溶性又は水再分散性を有する粘着剤を用いて粘着剤層を設けたことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の水分散塗工紙。
- 機密文書用印刷用紙であることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の水分散塗工紙。
- 塗工層上に食材等の情報を表示したラベルであることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の水分散塗工紙。
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