WO2018043125A1 - 平版印刷版原版及びそれを用いる製版方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a lithographic printing plate precursor and a plate making method using the same.
- the present invention relates to a lithographic printing plate precursor capable of image recording with various lasers and on-press development based on digital signals, and a plate making method using the same.
- the lithographic printing plate is composed of an oleophilic image portion that receives ink in the printing process and a hydrophilic non-image portion that receives dampening water.
- Lithographic printing utilizes the property that water and oil-based inks repel each other, so that the oleophilic image area of the lithographic printing plate is the ink receiving area, and the hydrophilic non-image area is dampened with the water receiving area (ink non-receiving area).
- a difference in ink adhesion is caused on the surface of the lithographic printing plate, and after ink is applied only to the image area, the ink is transferred to a printing medium such as paper and printed.
- a lithographic printing plate precursor having a lipophilic photosensitive resin layer (image recording layer, image forming layer) on a hydrophilic support is used, and a mask such as a lithographic film is applied to the lithographic printing plate precursor.
- development processing with an alkaline developer or the like is performed to leave the image recording layer corresponding to the image area, and dissolve and remove the unnecessary image recording layer corresponding to the non-image area.
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- a lithographic printing plate precursor suitable for on-press development is a lithographic printing plate precursor (hereinafter referred to as on-press development type) having an image recording layer from which a non-image portion can be removed by at least one of printing ink and dampening water on a printing press. Also called a lithographic printing plate precursor).
- a lithographic printing plate precursor having a radical polymerization type image recording layer containing an infrared absorber, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound on a support for example, Patent Document 1
- a lithographic printing plate precursor (for example, Patent Document 2) having a heat-sealable image recording layer containing an infrared absorber and thermoplastic polymer particles on a support is known.
- an operation is performed to inspect and identify an image on the lithographic printing plate to check whether the image is recorded as intended.
- a colored image can be obtained by development processing if the image recording layer is colored, so it is easy to check the image before attaching the printing plate to the printing press. is there.
- Patent Document 1 describes a color forming composition containing a compound having a specific structure capable of forming a printout image by infrared rays or heat, and this color developing composition has a high concentration after image exposure. It is described that the color develops and is less faded over time.
- the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor described in Patent Document 1 contains a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound, and an image portion is formed by radical polymerization.
- the compound having a specific structure capable of forming the printout image has an action of inhibiting radical polymerization and tends to suppress curing of the image portion.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a specific structure used for an image forming layer of an on-press development type lithographic printing plate precursor (heat fusion type) in which hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles form an image portion by fusion or aggregation by heat.
- a thermal imaging element containing a specific IR dye is described, and a thermal imaging element containing an IR dye of this particular structure is described as being capable of forming a high contrast printout image upon image exposure.
- the IR dye having such a specific structure needs to contain the IR dye in a high concentration in the coating or increase the exposure energy during image exposure.
- the IR dye When the IR dye is contained in a high concentration, when the unexposed portion is removed with dampening water or printing ink on the printing press, the dampening water or printing ink is contaminated by the IR dye, and as a result, the non-image of the printed matter Dirt is generated on the part.
- the exposure energy when the exposure energy is increased, the surface of the image forming layer is detached and scattered (ablation), thereby contaminating the inside of the exposure apparatus. That is, the on-press development type lithographic printing plate precursor using the heat-sensitive image forming element described in Patent Document 2 is improved in visibility but contaminates fountain solution and printing ink and stains the non-image area of the printed matter. There is a problem that occurs, or the inside of the exposure apparatus is contaminated.
- the object of the present invention is achieved by the following lithographic printing plate precursor and a plate making method using the same.
- a lithographic printing plate precursor having a support and an image recording layer wherein the image recording layer can form an image by infrared laser exposure, and an unexposed portion of the image recording layer is dampened on a printing machine. And the image recording layer can be removed by at least one of (1) a color development system in which a hue change caused by infrared laser exposure is ⁇ a / ⁇ b ⁇ 0.6, and (2) a thermoplastic polymer.
- thermoplastic polymer particles are contained in an amount of 90% by mass or more of the solid content of the image recording layer.
- the coloring system comprises an infrared absorbing dye.
- the infrared absorbing dye is a compound represented by the following formula (1).
- R 1 represents a group in which the R 1 —O bond is cleaved by thermal or infrared exposure
- R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group
- R 2 and R 3 are Ar 1 and Ar 2 each independently represent a group that forms a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring
- Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, -NR 0 -or a dialkylmethylene group
- R 4 and R 5 each independently represents an alkyl group
- R 6 to R 9 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group
- R 0 represents a hydrogen atom
- It represents an alkyl group or an aryl group
- Za represents a counter ion that neutralizes charges.
- X 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, -NPh 2 , X 2 -L 1 or a group shown below.
- X 2 represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom
- L 1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms including a hetero atom.
- X a - has the following Z a - is synonymous, R a represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituent selected from substituted or unsubstituted amino group and a halogen atom To express.
- R 1 and R 2 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
- R 1 and R 2 may be bonded to each other to form a 5-membered ring or a 6-membered ring.
- Ar 1 and Ar 2 may be the same or different and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
- Y 1 and Y 2 may be the same or different and each represents a sulfur atom or a dialkylmethylene group having 12 or less carbon atoms.
- R 3 and R 4 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrocarbon group having 20 or less carbon atoms.
- R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 12 or less carbon atoms.
- Z a - represents a counter anion.
- the compound having the cyanine dye structure represented by the general formula (i) has an anionic substituent in the structure and charge neutralization is not necessary, Z a ⁇ is not necessary.
- the coloring aid is an iodonium salt or a sulfonium salt.
- the infrared absorbing dye is a cyanine dye represented by the following general formula (a).
- X 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, —N (R 9 ) (R 10 ), —X 2 -L 1 or a group shown below.
- R 9 and R 10 may be the same or different and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, 9 and R 10 may be bonded to each other to form a ring.
- X 2 represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom
- L 1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms including a hetero atom.
- Xa ⁇ has the same meaning as Za ⁇ below, and R a represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent selected from an alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, and a halogen atom.
- R 1 and R 2 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
- R 1 and R 2 may be bonded to each other to form a 5-membered ring or a 6-membered ring.
- Ar 1 and Ar 2 may be the same or different and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
- Y 1 and Y 2 may be the same or different and each represents a sulfur atom or a dialkylmethylene group having 12 or less carbon atoms.
- R 3 and R 4 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrocarbon group having 20 or less carbon atoms.
- R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 12 or less carbon atoms.
- Za ⁇ represents a counter anion. However, Za ⁇ is not necessary when the cyanine dye represented by formula (a) has an anionic substituent in its structure and neutralization of charge is not necessary.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor as described in (12), wherein the image recording layer further comprises an acid generator.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor as described in (14), wherein the acid generator is an iodonium salt, a sulfonium salt or an azinium salt.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor according to any one of (1) to (15) is image-exposed with an infrared laser, and then image-recording layer is formed on a printing machine with at least one of dampening water and printing ink. Plate making method for removing unexposed portions of the plate.
- a heat fusion type lithographic printing plate precursor which is excellent in visibility, suppressed ablation in laser exposure, and suppressed contamination of dampening water and printing ink in on-press development. Further, a plate making method using the above lithographic printing plate precursor can be obtained.
- (meth) acrylate means “at least one of acrylate and methacrylate”.
- (meth) acryloyl group means “(meth) acrylic acid”, “(meth) acrylic resin” and the like.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention has a support and an image recording layer, and the image recording layer can form an image by infrared laser exposure, and the unexposed portion of the image recording layer is dampened with water on a printing press. And the image recording layer can be removed by at least one of (1) a color development system in which a hue change caused by infrared laser exposure is ⁇ a / ⁇ b ⁇ 0.6, and (2) a thermoplastic polymer.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention is lithographically printed by on-press development that removes an unexposed portion of an image recording layer by supplying at least one of dampening water and printing ink on a printing machine after image exposure by an infrared laser.
- a plate can be made.
- the image recording layer in the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the present invention can form an image by infrared laser exposure, and the unexposed portion of the image recording layer can be removed on the printing machine by at least one of dampening water and printing ink. It has the characteristic that it is. Further, the image recording layer has (1) a color development system in which a hue change caused by infrared laser exposure is ⁇ a / ⁇ b ⁇ 0.6, and (2) a thermoplastic polymer particle containing 70 mass of the solid content of the image recording layer. % Or more. The components contained in the image recording layer will be described below.
- a color development system in which hue change caused by infrared laser exposure is ⁇ a / ⁇ b ⁇ 0.6
- a color development system (hereinafter simply referred to as a specific color development system) in which the hue change caused by infrared laser exposure is ⁇ a / ⁇ b ⁇ 0.6, which is included in the image recording layer of the planographic printing plate precursor of the present invention, is a planographic
- the hue change caused by infrared laser exposure at the time of image exposure of the printing plate precursor is expressed by a hue change value expressed by ⁇ a / ⁇ b
- the color developing system is 0.6 or more.
- the specific color development system according to the present invention is characterized in that a hue change value ⁇ a / ⁇ b caused by infrared laser exposure is 0.6 or more.
- ⁇ a and ⁇ b correspond to a and b in the CIE 1976 (L *, a *, b *) color space, and represent change values due to infrared laser exposure.
- ⁇ a
- ⁇ b
- ⁇ a / ⁇ b represents a ratio between a change between red and green and a change between yellow and blue.
- the color difference between the unexposed area and the exposed area is expressed by the Euclidean distance ⁇ E of the coordinates of the two colors as shown below.
- ⁇ E [ ⁇ L 2 + ⁇ a 2 + ⁇ b 2 ] 1/2
- the contribution ratio of ⁇ a and ⁇ b to the visibility has a relationship of about 10: 3. In other words, it has been found that ⁇ a has a greater effect of improving visibility than ⁇ b.
- ⁇ a / ⁇ b which is the ratio of ⁇ a and ⁇ b, should be 0.6 or more in order to visually recognize the hue change due to infrared laser exposure. It was.
- a value of ⁇ a / ⁇ b is more preferably 1.0 or more from the viewpoint of improving visibility.
- the hue change value ⁇ a / ⁇ b caused by the infrared laser exposure can be calculated by the following method.
- the planographic printing plate precursor is exposed with a Trend setter 3244VX manufactured by Creo equipped with a water-cooled 40 W infrared semiconductor laser under conditions of a plate surface exposure of 150 mJ / cm 2 and a resolution of 2400 dpi. A 2 cm square solid image is used as the exposure image.
- the hues of the unexposed and exposed portions of the lithographic printing plate precursor after exposure are measured by the SCE (regular reflection light removal) method using a spectrophotometer CM2600d manufactured by Konica Minolta and operation software CM-S100WS100W.
- the specific color development system according to the present invention may be a color development system in which a hue change caused by infrared laser exposure is ⁇ a / ⁇ b ⁇ 0.6.
- Specific examples of the specific coloring system include (A) a coloring system comprising an infrared absorbing dye (hereinafter also referred to as coloring system A) and (B) a coloring system using an infrared absorbing dye and a coloring precursor (hereinafter referred to as coloring system). B)).
- Coloring system A In the coloring system A, a compound that develops color by heat and / or infrared exposure is used as an infrared absorbing dye.
- the infrared absorbing dye used in the coloring system A a compound represented by the following formula (1) is preferable.
- R 1 represents a group in which the R 1 —O bond is cleaved by thermal or infrared exposure
- R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group
- R 2 and R 3 are Ar 1 and Ar 2 each independently represent a group that forms a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring
- Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, -NR 0 -or a dialkylmethylene group
- R 4 and R 5 each independently represents an alkyl group
- R 6 to R 9 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group
- R 0 represents a hydrogen atom
- It represents an alkyl group or an aryl group
- Za represents a counter ion that neutralizes charges.
- the compound represented by the formula (1) is a compound that decomposes by exposure to heat or infrared rays to generate a color-decomposable decomposition product.
- color development means that coloring or absorption is strongly reduced after heating or exposure, and has absorption in the visible light region than before heating or exposure.
- the compound represented by the formula (1) is preferably a compound that decomposes by exposure to heat or infrared rays to generate a compound having a maximum absorption wavelength at 500 to 600 nm.
- the color development mechanism of the compound represented by the formula (1) is as follows.
- the cleaved oxygen atom forms a carbonyl group, as shown below. It is presumed that a merocyanine dye as a color former is generated and develops color. Further, merocyanine dye to produce shall be R 1 and cyanine dye structure bonded by heat or infrared exposure is cleaved is attached via an oxygen atom is estimated to be important.
- R 1 represents a group in which the R 1 —O bond is cleaved by thermal or infrared exposure. Specifically, the thermal energy given from the outside or the compound represented by the formula (1) absorbs infrared rays and proceeds from the generated excited state or excited state when returning from the excited state to the ground state. Examples include a group in which a decomposition or isomerization reaction proceeds by a chemical reaction and an R 1 —O bond is cleaved. A preferred embodiment of R 1 will be described later.
- the alkyl group in R 2 to R 9 and R 0 is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, more preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and still more preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
- the alkyl group may be linear, branched or have a ring structure.
- alkyl groups a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl
- alkyl group may have a substituent.
- substituents include alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups, amino groups, alkylthio groups, arylthio groups, halogen atoms, carboxy groups, carboxylate groups, sulfo groups, sulfonate groups, alkyloxycarbonyl groups, aryloxycarbonyl groups, and Examples include a combination of these.
- the aryl group for R 0 is preferably an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, more preferably an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and still more preferably an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
- the aryl group may have a substituent. Examples of substituents include alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups, amino groups, alkylthio groups, arylthio groups, halogen atoms, carboxy groups, carboxylate groups, sulfo groups, sulfonate groups, alkyloxycarbonyl groups, aryloxycarbonyl groups. And a combination of these.
- phenyl group, naphthyl group, p-tolyl group, p-chlorophenyl group, p-fluorophenyl group, p-methoxyphenyl group, p-dimethylaminophenyl group, p-methylthiophenyl group, p- A phenylthiophenyl group etc. are mentioned.
- aryl groups a phenyl group, a p-methoxyphenyl group, a p-dimethylaminophenyl group, and a naphthyl group are preferable.
- R 2 and R 3 are preferably connected to form a ring.
- R 2 and R 3 are linked to form a ring, a 5-membered ring or a 6-membered ring is preferable, and a 5-membered ring is particularly preferable.
- Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —NR 0 — or a dialkylmethylene group, preferably —NR 0 — or a dialkylmethylene group, more preferably a dialkylmethylene group.
- R 0 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, and is preferably an alkyl group.
- R 4 and R 5 are preferably the same group.
- R 4 and R 5 are each independently preferably a linear alkyl group or an alkyl group having a sulfonate group at the terminal, and more preferably a methyl group, an ethyl group or a butyl group having a sulfonate group at the terminal.
- the counter cation of the sulfonate group may be a quaternary ammonium group in the formula (1), or may be an alkali metal cation or an alkaline earth metal cation.
- R 4 and R 5 are preferably each independently an alkyl group having an anion structure, and having a carboxylate group or a sulfonate group.
- An alkyl group is more preferable, and an alkyl group having a sulfonate group at the terminal is even more preferable.
- the maximum absorption wavelength of the compound represented by the formula (1) is increased, and R 4 and R 5 each independently have an aromatic ring from the viewpoint of color developability and printing durability in a lithographic printing plate.
- alkyl group is preferably an alkyl group, more preferably an alkyl group having an aromatic ring at the terminal, and a 2-phenylethyl group, a 2-naphthalenylethyl group, or a 2- (9-anthracenyl) ethyl group. Particularly preferred.
- R 6 to R 9 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and is preferably a hydrogen atom.
- Ar 1 and Ar 2 each independently represent a group that forms a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring.
- a substituent may be present on the benzene ring and naphthalene ring. Examples of the substituent include alkyl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, amino group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, halogen atom, carboxy group, carboxylate group, sulfo group, sulfonate group, alkyloxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, and And a combination of these, and an alkyl group is preferable.
- Ar 1 and Ar 2 are each independently a naphthalene ring or from the viewpoint of color developability and printing durability in a lithographic printing plate ,
- a group that forms a benzene ring having an alkyl group or an alkoxy group as a substituent more preferably a naphthalene ring or a group that forms a benzene ring having an alkoxy group as a substituent
- a group that forms a naphthalene ring or a benzene ring having a methoxy group as a substituent is particularly preferable.
- Za represents a counter ion that neutralizes the charge.
- anion species sulfonate ion, carboxylate ion, tetrafluoroborate ion, hexafluorophosphate ion, p-toluenesulfonate ion, perchlorate ion, etc.
- hexafluorophosphate ions are particularly preferred.
- alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions, ammonium ions, pyridinium ions or sulfonium ions are preferable, sodium ions, potassium ions, ammonium ions, pyridinium ions or sulfonium ions are more preferable, sodium ions, potassium ions More preferred are ions or ammonium ions.
- R 1 to R 9 , R 0 , Ar 1 , Ar 2 , Y 1 and Y 2 may have an anion structure or a cation structure, and R 1 to R 9 , R 0 , Ar 1 , Ar 2 , If all of Y 1 and Y 2 are charge neutral groups, Za is a monovalent counter anion, for example, R 1 to R 9 , R 0 , Ar 1 , Ar 2 , Y 1 and When Y 2 has two or more anion structures, Za can also be a counter cation.
- R 1 is preferably a group represented by any of the following formulas 1-1 to 1-7, and represented by any of the following formulas 1-1 to 1-3. More preferably, it is a group.
- R 10 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, -OR. 14 , —NR 15 R 16 or —SR 17 , each R 11 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, R 12 represents an aryl group, —OR 14 , —NR 15 R 16 , —SR 17 , —C ( ⁇ O) R 18 , —OC ( ⁇ O) R 18 or a halogen atom, R 13 represents an aryl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, or an onium group, and R 14 to R 17 are each independently Each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, R 18 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, —OR 14 , —NR 15 R 16 or —SR 17 , and Z
- R 10 , R 11 and R 14 to R 18 are alkyl groups are the same as the preferred embodiments of the alkyl groups in R 2 to R 9 and R 0 .
- the carbon number of the alkenyl group in R 10 and R 13 is preferably 1-30, more preferably 1-15, and still more preferably 1-10.
- the preferred embodiment when R 10 to R 18 are aryl groups is the same as the preferred embodiment of the aryl group in R 0 .
- R 10 in Formula 1-1 is preferably an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, —OR 14 , —NR 15 R 16, or —SR 17 , an alkyl group, —OR 14 , It is more preferably —NR 15 R 16 or —SR 17 , further preferably an alkyl group or —OR 14 , and particularly preferably —OR 14 .
- the alkyl group is preferably an alkyl group having an arylthio group or an alkyloxycarbonyl group at the ⁇ -position.
- R 14 is preferably an alkyl group, more preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and an isopropyl group or a t-butyl group. More preferably, it is more preferably a t-butyl group.
- R 11 in Formula 1-2 is preferably a hydrogen atom.
- R 12 in Formula 1-2 is preferably —C ( ⁇ O) OR 14 , —OC ( ⁇ O) OR 14, or a halogen atom, and —C ( ⁇ O) OR 14 or —OC ( ⁇ O) OR 14 is more preferable.
- R 14 is preferably an alkyl group.
- each R 11 in Formula 1-3 is preferably independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and more preferably, at least one R 11 in Formula 1-3 is an alkyl group.
- the alkyl group in R 11 is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and more preferably an alkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms.
- the alkyl group in R 11 is preferably a branched alkyl group, more preferably a secondary or tertiary alkyl group, and an isopropyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, or t-butyl. More preferably, it is a group.
- R 13 in Formula 1-3 is preferably an aryl group, an alkoxy group or an onium group, more preferably a p-dimethylaminophenyl group or a pyridinium group, and a pyridinium group. More preferably it is.
- the onium group for R 13 include a pyridinium group, an ammonium group, and a sulfonium group.
- the onium group may have a substituent.
- substituents examples include alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups, amino groups, alkylthio groups, arylthio groups, halogen atoms, carboxy groups, sulfo groups, alkyloxycarbonyl groups, aryloxycarbonyl groups, and combinations of these. However, it is preferably an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a group in which these are combined.
- a pyridinium group is preferable, and an N-alkyl-3-pyridinium group, an N-benzyl-3-pyridinium group, an N- (alkoxypolyalkyleneoxyalkyl) -3-pyridinium group, and an N-alkoxycarbonylmethyl-3-pyridinium group N-alkyl-4-pyridinium group, N-benzyl-4-pyridinium group, N- (alkoxypolyalkyleneoxyalkyl) -4-pyridinium group, N-alkoxycarbonylmethyl-4-pyridinium group, or N-alkyl -3,5-dimethyl-4-pyridinium group is more preferable, N-alkyl-3-pyridinium group or N-alkyl-4-pyridinium group is more preferable, N-methyl-3-pyridinium group, N-octyl -3-pyridinium group, N-methyl-4-pyridinium group Or, particularly preferably
- examples of the counter anion include sulfonate ion, carboxylate ion, tetrafluoroborate ion, hexafluorophosphate ion, p-toluenesulfonate ion, perchlorate ion, and the like.
- -Toluene sulfonate ions and hexafluorophosphate ions are preferred.
- R 10 in Formula 1-4 is preferably an alkyl group or an aryl group, and more preferably one of two R 10 is an alkyl group and the other is an aryl group.
- R 10 in Formula 1-5 is preferably an alkyl group or an aryl group, more preferably an aryl group, and still more preferably a p-methylphenyl group.
- each R 10 in formula 1-6 is preferably independently an alkyl group or an aryl group, and more preferably a methyl group or a phenyl group.
- Z 1 in Formula 1-7 may be a counter ion that neutralizes charge, and may be contained in Za as a whole compound.
- Z 1 is preferably a sulfonate ion, a carboxylate ion, a tetrafluoroborate ion, a hexafluorophosphate ion, a p-toluenesulfonate ion, or a perchlorate ion, and a p-toluenesulfonate ion or hexafluoro More preferably, it is a phosphate ion.
- R 1 is a group represented by Formula 2.
- R 19 and R 20 each independently represent an alkyl group
- Za ′ represents a counter ion that neutralizes charge.
- the bonding position between the pyridinium ring in Formula 2 and the hydrocarbon group containing R 20 is preferably the 3rd or 4th position of the pyridinium ring, and more preferably the 4th position of the pyridinium ring.
- the alkyl group in R 19 and R 20 may be linear, branched or a ring structure.
- the alkyl group may have a substituent, and preferred examples of the substituent include an alkoxy group and a terminal alkoxy polyalkyleneoxy group.
- R 19 is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, more preferably a linear alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and further preferably a linear alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
- a methyl group or an n-octyl group is particularly preferable.
- R 20 is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, more preferably a branched alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, still more preferably an isopropyl group or a t-butyl group, and an isopropyl group It is particularly preferred that Za ′ may be a counter ion that neutralizes electric charge, and may be contained in Za as a whole compound.
- Za ′ is preferably a sulfonate ion, a carboxylate ion, a tetrafluoroborate ion, a hexafluorophosphate ion, a p-toluenesulfonate ion, or a perchlorate ion, and a p-toluenesulfonate ion or hexafluoro More preferably, it is a phosphate ion.
- R 1 Preferable specific examples of R 1 are listed below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- TsO - represents a tosylate anion.
- TsO - represents a tosylate anion
- a compound having a cyanine dye structure represented by the following general formula (i) and having at least one solvent-soluble group in the molecule is also preferable.
- the solvent-soluble group in the above compound is an organic functional group that can improve the solvent solubility of the cyanine dye, and preferably an alkyloxy group, an aryloxy group, an ether group, an alkylcarbonyl group, an arylcarbonyl group, an alkyl group.
- Examples thereof include an oxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonylamide group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonyl acid group, a hydroxy group, an alkylcarbonyloxy group, an arylcarbonyloxy group, and an amide group.
- More preferable solvent-soluble groups include alkyloxy groups, aryloxy groups, ether groups, alkyloxycarbonyl groups, and aryloxycarbonyl groups, and particularly preferable solvent-soluble groups include ether groups.
- the solvent-soluble group may be introduced at any position of the cyanine dye structure represented by the general formula (i), but an aromatic hydrocarbon group represented by Ar 1 or Ar 2 , a nitrogen atom at both ends , X 1 is preferably introduced into Ph (aromatic ring (phenyl group)) or the like when -NPh 2 is represented. From the viewpoint of improving on-press developability, those in which a solvent-soluble group is introduced onto the nitrogen atoms at both ends are particularly preferred. Although the number of solvent-soluble groups to be introduced is at least one, the image recording layer can be applied evenly in a high concentration state, and the residue during on-press development due to the components in the image recording layer can be applied. From the standpoint of suppressing the occurrence of odor and improving the on-press developability, 2 to 6 are preferably introduced into one molecule of the cyanine dye.
- X 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, -NPh 2 , X 2 -L 1 or a group shown below.
- X 2 represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom
- L 1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms including a hetero atom.
- the hetero atom represents N, S, O, a halogen atom, or Se.
- X a - is Z a to be described later - is synonymous with, R a represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituent selected from substituted or unsubstituted amino group and a halogen atom Represents.
- R a represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituent selected from substituted or unsubstituted amino group and a halogen atom Represents.
- X 1 is preferably —NPh 2 .
- R 1 and R 2 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
- R 1 and R 2 are preferably hydrocarbon groups having 2 or more carbon atoms, and R 1 and R 2 are bonded to each other to form a 5-membered ring or 6 It is also preferable to form a member ring. From the viewpoint of improving visibility, it is particularly preferable to form a 5-membered ring.
- Ar 1 and Ar 2 may be the same or different and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
- the aromatic hydrocarbon group may have a substituent.
- Preferred aromatic hydrocarbon groups include a benzene ring and a naphthalene ring.
- a C12 or less hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, and a C12 or less alkoxy group are mentioned. From the viewpoint of improving visibility, an electron donating group is preferable, and specifically, an alkoxy group having 12 or less carbon atoms and an alkyl group having 12 or less carbon atoms are more preferable.
- Y 1 and Y 2 may be the same or different and each represents a sulfur atom or a dialkylmethylene group having 12 or less carbon atoms.
- R 3 and R 4 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrocarbon group having 20 or less carbon atoms.
- the hydrocarbon group having 20 or less carbon atoms may have a substituent.
- Preferred substituents include alkoxy groups having 12 or less carbon atoms, carboxyl groups, and sulfo groups.
- R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 12 or less carbon atoms. In view of easy availability of the raw material, a hydrogen atom is preferred.
- Z a - represents a counter anion.
- Z a ⁇ is not necessary.
- Preferred Z a ⁇ is a halogen ion, a perchlorate ion, a tetrafluoroborate ion, a hexafluorophosphate ion, or a sulfonate ion, particularly preferably a perchlorate ion, from the storage stability of the image recording layer coating solution. , Hexafluorophosphate ions, or aryl sulfonate ions.
- Z a ⁇ is preferably an inorganic anion or a strong acid counter anion. From such a viewpoint, PF 6 ⁇ , BF 4 ⁇ , CF 3 SO 3 ⁇ and C 4 F 9 SO 3 ⁇ are preferable, and PF 6 ⁇ is particularly preferable.
- Specific examples of the compound having the cyanine dye structure represented by the general formula (i) and having at least one solvent-soluble group in the molecule include the following compounds (IR-1) to (IR-32). It is done.
- Ac represents an acetyl group.
- Infrared absorbing dyes used in the coloring system A may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the content of the infrared absorbing dye is preferably 1 ⁇ 100mg / m 2 for use in the coloring system A, and more preferably 5 ⁇ 75mg / m 2, more preferably 10 ⁇ 60mg / m 2.
- a coloring aid may be used in combination for the purpose of increasing the coloring efficiency of the infrared absorbing dye.
- the color developing aid after the infrared absorbing dye is excited by heat and / or infrared exposure, an electron accepting color forming aid that promotes the formation of a colored body by receiving electrons from the infrared absorbing dye, and the infrared absorbing dye is heated.
- / or an electron-donating coloring aid that promotes the formation of a colored body by exchanging electrons to the infrared-absorbing dye after being excited by infrared exposure.
- the color assistant does not develop color.
- the detailed color development mechanism is not clear, the combined use of an electron acceptor color development aid and / or an electron donor color development aid changes the absorption spectrum of the color former and promotes a hue change due to infrared laser exposure. Results are obtained.
- an onium salt compound is preferable, and an iodonium salt and a sulfonium salt are particularly preferable.
- the iodonium salt is preferably a diphenyl iodonium salt, particularly preferably a diphenyl iodonium salt substituted with an electron donating group such as an alkyl group or an alkoxyl group, and an asymmetric diphenyl iodonium salt is preferred.
- diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate
- 4-methoxyphenyl-4- (2-methylpropyl) phenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate
- 4- (2-methylpropyl) phenyl-p-tolyliodonium hexa Fluorophosphate
- 4-hexyloxyphenyl-2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate
- 4-hexyloxyphenyl-2,4-diethoxyphenyliodonium tetrafluoroborate
- 4-octyloxy Phenyl-2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyliodonium 1-perfluorobutanesulfonate
- 4-octyloxyphenyl-2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate, bis ( -t- butylphenyl) iodonium
- the sulfonium salt is preferably a triarylsulfonium salt, particularly an electron-withdrawing group, for example, a triarylsulfonium salt in which at least a part of the group on the aromatic ring is substituted with a halogen atom, and a halogen atom on the aromatic ring.
- Triarylsulfonium salts having a total number of substitutions of 4 or more are more preferred.
- triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate
- triphenylsulfonium benzoylformate
- bis (4-chlorophenyl) phenylsulfonium benzoylformate
- bis (4-chlorophenyl) -4-methylphenylsulfonium tetrafluoro.
- a borate compound is preferably exemplified.
- X c + represents a monovalent cation, preferably an alkali metal ion or a tetraalkylammonium ion, and more preferably an alkali metal ion or a tetrabutylammonium ion.
- Bu represents an n-butyl group.
- the content of the color coupling additive is preferably 0.001 ⁇ 0.3g / m 2, more preferably 0.005 ⁇ 0.25g / m 2, particularly preferably 0.01 ⁇ 0.2g / m 2.
- the infrared absorbing dye used in the coloring system B has a function of converting the absorbed infrared rays into heat and a function of being excited by infrared rays and transferring electrons and / or energy to a coloring precursor or acid generator described later.
- the infrared absorbing dye is preferably a dye having an absorption maximum at a wavelength of 760 to 1200 nm.
- infrared absorbing dye dyes described in paragraph numbers [0059] to [0071] and [0077] to [0086] of JP-A-2008-195018 can be used.
- Preferred infrared absorbing dyes include cyanine dyes, squarylium dyes, pyrylium salts, and nickel thiolate complexes.
- particularly preferred infrared absorbing dyes include cyanine dyes represented by the following general formula (a).
- X 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, —N (R 9 ) (R 10 ), —X 2 -L 1 or a group shown below.
- R 9 and R 10 may be the same or different and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, 9 and R 10 may be bonded to each other to form a ring.
- the aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or the alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms may have a substituent. Of these, a phenyl group is preferred.
- X 2 represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom
- L 1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms including a hetero atom.
- the hetero atom represents N, S, O, a halogen atom, or Se.
- R a represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituent selected from substituted or unsubstituted amino group and a halogen atom .
- R 1 and R 2 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms. From the storage stability of the image recording layer coating solution, R 1 and R 2 are preferably hydrocarbon groups having 2 or more carbon atoms, and R 1 and R 2 are bonded to each other to form a 5-membered member. It is particularly preferable that a ring or a 6-membered ring is formed.
- Ar 1 and Ar 2 may be the same or different and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
- the aromatic hydrocarbon group may have a substituent.
- Preferable aromatic hydrocarbon groups include a benzene ring group and a naphthalene ring group.
- a C12 or less hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, and a C12 or less alkoxy group are mentioned.
- Y 1 and Y 2 may be the same or different and each represents a sulfur atom or a dialkylmethylene group having 12 or less carbon atoms.
- R 3 and R 4 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrocarbon group having 20 or less carbon atoms.
- the hydrocarbon group having 20 or less carbon atoms may have a substituent.
- Preferred substituents include an alkoxy group having 12 or less carbon atoms, a carboxy group, and a sulfo group.
- R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 12 or less carbon atoms. From the availability of raw materials, a hydrogen atom is preferred.
- Za ⁇ represents a counter anion. However, Za ⁇ is not necessary when the cyanine dye represented by formula (a) has an anionic substituent in its structure and neutralization of charge is not necessary.
- Preferred Za ⁇ is a halide ion, a perchlorate ion, a tetrafluoroborate ion, a hexafluorophosphate ion, or a sulfonate ion, particularly preferably a perchlorate ion, in view of the storage stability of the image recording layer coating solution. , Hexafluorophosphate ions, or aryl sulfonate ions.
- Specific examples of the cyanine dye represented by the general formula (a) include paragraph numbers [0017] to [0019] of JP-A No. 2001-133969 and paragraph numbers [0012] to [0012] of JP-A No. 2002-023360. And those described in paragraph numbers [0012] to [0037] of JP-A-2002-040638.
- the infrared absorbing dye in the coloring system B can also be used.
- Infrared absorbing dyes used in the coloring system B may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the content of the infrared absorbing dye is preferably 1 ⁇ 100mg / m 2 for use in the coloring system B, more preferably 5 ⁇ 75mg / m 2, more preferably 10 ⁇ 60mg / m 2.
- Examples of the color precursor used in the color forming system B include acid color formers and thermal color formers.
- an acid color former a color precursor is colored by the action of the generated acid by using an acid generator capable of releasing an acid by electron transfer and / or energy transfer from an infrared absorbing dye.
- the color precursor is colored by heat generated by the action of the infrared absorbing dye as a photothermal conversion agent.
- any compound that causes color development (change from colorless to colored) by the action of an acid can be suitably used.
- examples of such compounds include triarylmethane compounds, bisphenylmethane compounds, xanthene compounds, fluorane compounds, thiazine compounds, spiropyran compounds, and compounds described in JP-A-2001-277730. Of these, triarylmethane compounds, xanthene compounds, fluorane compounds, spiropyran compounds, and compounds described in JP-A-2001-277730 are particularly preferred. Specific examples of suitable acid color formers are described below.
- thermochromic agent used as the color precursor in the color development system B
- any compound that causes color development (change from colorless to colored) by the action of heat can be suitably used.
- dyes include electron transfer by thermal equilibrium in polar compounds of condensed aromatic ring-substituted ethylene derivatives such as spiropyran compounds and anthrone compounds, polythiophene derivatives, cholesteric liquid crystals, and polar compounds of electron donors and electron acceptors.
- Metamocolor registered trademark, manufactured by Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.
- suitable thermochromic agents are described below.
- the content of the color precursor is preferably 0.001 ⁇ 0.3g / m 2, more preferably 0.005 ⁇ 0.25g / m 2, particularly preferably 0.01 ⁇ 0.2g / m 2.
- the acid generator used in combination when the acid color former is used as the color precursor is a compound that generates an acid by electron transfer and / or energy transfer from a photoexcited infrared absorbing dye.
- the generated acid reacts with the acid color former to develop color.
- the acid generated is preferably a strong acid such as sulfonic acid, hydrochloric acid, hexafluorophosphoric acid or tetrafluoroboric acid from the viewpoint of the coloring effect.
- Examples of the acid generator include onium salts such as iodonium salts, sulfonium salts, phosphonium salts, diazonium salts, and azinium salts. Specific examples thereof include compounds described in US Pat. No. 4,708,925, JP-A-7-20629, and JP-A-2008-195018. Also preferred are benzyl sulfonates described in US Pat. Nos. 5,135,838 and 5,200,544. Further, active sulfonic acid esters described in JP-A-2-100054, JP-A-2-100055 and JP-A-9-197671, and N-hydroxyimide compounds described in JP-A-2008-001740.
- onium salts such as iodonium salts, sulfonium salts, phosphonium salts, diazonium salts, and azinium salts. Specific examples thereof include compounds described in US Pat. No. 4,708,925, JP-A-7-20629, and
- imide esters such as sulfonic acid esters, and disulfone compounds described in JP-A Nos. 61-166544 and 2003-328465.
- imide esters such as sulfonic acid esters, and disulfone compounds described in JP-A Nos. 61-166544 and 2003-328465.
- J.A. C. S. Oxime esters described in Perkin II (1979) 156-162, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology (1995) 202-232
- JP 2000-66385 A, JP 2000-80068 A, JP 2008-195018 A are also preferred.
- haloalkyl-substituted s-triazine compounds described in JP-A-7-271029 are also preferred.
- iodonium salts As the acid generator, iodonium salts, sulfonium salts and azinium salts are particularly preferable.
- the description of the iodonium salt and the sulfonium salt in the electron acceptor coloring aid described above can be used.
- the content of the acid generator is preferably from 0.001 ⁇ 0.3g / m 2, more preferably 0.005 ⁇ 0.25g / m 2, particularly preferably 0.01 ⁇ 0.2g / m 2.
- thermoplastic polymer particles contained in the image recording layer of the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the invention preferably have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 60 ° C. to 250 ° C.
- Tg glass transition temperature
- the Tg of the thermoplastic fine particle polymer is more preferably from 70 ° C to 140 ° C, and further preferably from 80 ° C to 120 ° C.
- Examples of the thermoplastic fine particle polymer having a Tg of 60 ° C. or higher include Research Disclosure No. 1 of January 1992.
- JP-A-9-123387 JP-A-9-131850, JP-A-9-171249, JP-A-9-171250, and EP931647, and the like. it can.
- homopolymers or copolymers composed of monomers such as ethylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile, vinyl carbazole, or mixtures thereof Etc.
- Preferred examples include polystyrene and polymethyl methacrylate.
- the average particle size of the thermoplastic fine particle polymer is preferably 0.005 to 2.0 ⁇ m. If the average particle size is too large, the resolution may be deteriorated, and if it is too small, the temporal stability may be deteriorated. This value is also applied as an average particle diameter when two or more thermoplastic fine particle polymers are mixed.
- the average particle diameter is more preferably 0.01 to 1.5 ⁇ m, particularly preferably 0.05 ⁇ m to 1.0 ⁇ m.
- the polydispersity when two or more thermoplastic fine particle polymers are mixed is preferably 0.2 or more. The average particle size and polydispersity are calculated by laser light scattering.
- thermoplastic fine particle polymers Two or more kinds may be mixed and used. Specifically, at least two kinds of uses having different particle sizes or at least two kinds of uses having different Tg may be mentioned. By using two or more types in combination, the film curability of the image area is further improved, and the printing durability is further improved when a lithographic printing plate is used. For example, when thermoplastic particles having the same particle size are used as the thermoplastic fine particle polymer, there will be a certain amount of voids between the thermoplastic fine particle polymers, and even if the thermoplastic fine particle polymer is melted and solidified by image exposure, Curability may not be as desired.
- thermoplastic fine particle polymer having a different particle size when used, the porosity between the thermoplastic fine particle polymers can be lowered, and as a result, the film curability of the image area after image exposure can be reduced. Can be improved.
- thermoplastic fine particle polymer when the same Tg is used as the thermoplastic fine particle polymer, when the temperature rise of the image recording layer due to image exposure is insufficient, the thermoplastic fine particle polymer is not sufficiently melted and solidified, and the curability of the film is desired. It may not be a thing. In contrast, when a thermoplastic fine particle polymer having a different Tg is used, the film curability of the image area can be improved even when the temperature rise of the image recording layer due to image exposure is insufficient.
- thermoplastic fine particle polymer having different Tg is preferably 60 ° C. or higher.
- the difference of Tg is 10 degreeC or more, More preferably, it is 20 degreeC or more.
- the thermoplastic fine particle polymer having a Tg of 60 ° C. or higher is contained in an amount of 70% by mass or more based on the total thermoplastic fine particle polymer.
- the thermoplastic fine particle polymer may have a crosslinkable group.
- the crosslinkable group is thermally reacted by the heat generated in the image exposed area to form a crosslink between the polymers, and the film strength of the image area is increased and the printing durability is increased. Will be better.
- the crosslinkable group may be any functional group capable of performing any reaction as long as a chemical bond is formed.
- an ethylenically unsaturated group that performs a polymerization reaction for example, acryloyl group, methacryloyl group, vinyl group, allyl group, etc.
- An isocyanate group that performs an addition reaction, or a block thereof and a group having an active hydrogen atom that is a reaction partner for example, an amino group, a hydroxy group, a carboxyl group, etc.
- an epoxy group that also performs an addition reaction, and a reaction partner thereof
- examples thereof include an amino group, a carboxyl group or a hydroxy group, a carboxyl group and a hydroxy group or an amino group that perform a condensation reaction, an acid anhydride that performs a ring-opening addition reaction, an amino group or a hydroxy group, and the like.
- thermoplastic fine particle polymer having a crosslinkable group examples include acryloyl group, methacryloyl group, vinyl group, allyl group, epoxy group, amino group, hydroxy group, carboxyl group, isocyanate group, acid anhydride and the like.
- examples thereof include those having a crosslinkable group such as a group in which the above is protected.
- the introduction of these crosslinkable groups into the polymer may be performed during the polymerization of the fine particle polymer, or may be performed using a polymer reaction after the polymerization of the fine particle polymer.
- a crosslinkable group is introduced during the polymerization of the fine particle polymer, it is preferable to carry out emulsion polymerization or suspension polymerization of the monomer having a crosslinkable group.
- the monomer having a crosslinkable group include allyl methacrylate, allyl acrylate, vinyl methacrylate, vinyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, glycidyl acrylate, 2-isocyanate ethyl methacrylate, or a block isocyanate based on alcohol thereof, 2-isocyanate ethyl acrylate or the like.
- Examples of the polymer reaction used when the crosslinkable group is introduced after the polymerization of the fine particle polymer include the polymer reaction described in WO96 / 34316.
- the thermoplastic fine particle polymer may react with each other through a crosslinkable group, or may react with a high molecular compound or a low molecular compound added to the image recording layer.
- the content of the thermoplastic fine particle polymer is 70% by mass or more, preferably 80% by mass or more, and more preferably 90% by mass or more, based on the solid content of the image recording layer.
- the upper limit of the content of the thermoplastic fine particle polymer is preferably 99% by mass.
- the image recording layer can contain components as described below in addition to the color developing system and thermoplastic polymer particles in which the hue change caused by the infrared laser exposure is ⁇ a / ⁇ b ⁇ 0.6.
- the image recording layer can contain a hydrophilic resin.
- the hydrophilic resin include hydrophilic groups such as hydroxy group, hydroxyethyl group, hydroxypropyl group, amino group, aminoethyl group, aminopropyl group, carboxyl group, carboxylate group, sulfo group, sulfonate group, and phosphate group.
- the resin it has is preferable.
- hydrophilic resins include gum arabic, casein, gelatin, starch derivatives, carboxymethylcellulose and its sodium salt, cellulose acetate, sodium alginate, vinyl acetate-maleic acid copolymers, styrene-maleic acid copolymers, polyacrylic acids and Salts thereof, polymethacrylic acids and salts thereof, homopolymers and copolymers of hydroxyethyl methacrylate, homopolymers and copolymers of hydroxyethyl acrylate, homopolymers and copolymers of hydroxypropyl methacrylate, homopolymers and copolymers of hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxybutyl Methacrylate homopolymers and copolymers, hydroxybutyl acrylate homopolymers and copolymers, polyesters Lenglycols, hydroxypropylene polymers, polyvinyl alcohols, hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate having a degree of hydrolysis of at least 60%,
- the molecular weight of the hydrophilic resin is preferably 2000 or more. If it is less than 2000, sufficient film strength and printing durability cannot be obtained, which is not preferable.
- the content of the hydrophilic resin is preferably 0.5 to 30% by mass, more preferably 0.7 to 20% by mass based on the solid content of the image recording layer.
- Inorganic fine particles may be added to the image recording layer.
- Preferred examples of the inorganic fine particles include silica, alumina, magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, magnesium carbonate, calcium alginate, and a mixture thereof.
- the inorganic fine particles are useful for preventing scratches during conveyance and processing due to strengthening of the coating and roughening of the surface, and preventing collapse of the load during loading.
- the average particle size of the inorganic fine particles is preferably 5 nm to 10 ⁇ m, more preferably 10 nm to 1 ⁇ m. Within this range, it is possible to form a non-image portion having excellent hydrophilicity that is stably dispersed with the thermoplastic fine particle polymer, sufficiently retains the film strength of the image recording layer, and hardly causes printing stains.
- the inorganic fine particles can be easily obtained as a commercial product such as a colloidal silica dispersion.
- the content of the inorganic fine particles is preferably 1.0 to 70% by mass, more preferably 5.0 to 50% by mass, based on the solid content of the image recording layer.
- a plasticizer can be added to the image recording layer as needed to impart flexibility and the like of the coating film.
- the plasticizer include polyethylene glycol, tributyl citrate, diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, dihexyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, tricresyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate, tetrahydrofurfuryl oleate, and the like. It is done.
- a compound that initiates or accelerates the reaction of the heat-reactive functional group is added as necessary. be able to.
- the compound that initiates or accelerates the reaction of the thermoreactive functional group include compounds that generate radicals or cations by heat. Examples thereof include lophine dimer, trihalomethyl compound, peroxide, azo compound, diazonium salt, onium salt including diphenyliodonium salt, acylphosphine, imide sulfonate and the like.
- the amount of such a compound added is preferably 0.1 to 50% by mass, more preferably 0.5 to 30% by mass, and particularly preferably 0.8 to 20% by mass based on the solid content of the image recording layer. Within this range, good reaction initiation or acceleration effect can be obtained without impairing on-press developability.
- the image recording layer may contain an anionic surfactant for the purpose of ensuring the uniformity of application of the image recording layer.
- the anionic surfactant is not particularly limited as long as the above purpose is achieved.
- alkylbenzenesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, alkylnaphthalenesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, (di) alkyldiphenyl ether (di) sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, or an alkyl sulfate ester salt is preferable.
- the addition amount of the anionic surfactant is preferably from 0.1 to 30% by mass, more preferably from 0.1 to 20% by mass based on the solid content of the image recording layer, and both the strength of the image recording layer and the developability of the non-image area are compatible. In view of the above, 0.1 to 10% by mass is particularly preferable.
- the image recording layer is formed by dissolving or dispersing the necessary components described above in an appropriate solvent to prepare a coating solution, and coating the support.
- a solvent water or a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent is used, and mixed use of water and an organic solvent is preferable in terms of improving the surface state after coating.
- the amount of the organic solvent varies depending on the type of the organic solvent, and thus cannot be generally specified, but is usually preferably 5 to 50% by volume in the mixed solvent. However, it is necessary to use the organic solvent in such an amount that the thermoplastic fine particle polymer does not aggregate.
- the solid content concentration of the image recording layer coating solution is preferably 1 to 50% by mass.
- the organic solvent used as the solvent for the coating solution is preferably an organic solvent that is soluble in water.
- alcohol solvents such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, ketone solvents such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, glycol ether solvents such as ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, ⁇ -butyrolactone, N, N—
- Examples include dimethylformamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide and the like.
- an organic solvent having a boiling point of 120 ° C. or less and a solubility in water (amount dissolved in 100 g of water) of 10 g or more is preferable, and an organic solvent of 20 g or more is more preferable.
- the coating amount (solid content) of the image recording layer on the support obtained after coating and drying varies depending on the use, but is generally preferably 0.3 to 5.0 g / m 2 , and preferably 0.3 to 3. 0 g / m 2 is more preferable.
- the support used for the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the invention is a substrate having a hydrophilic surface or a substrate having a hydrophilic surface provided by coating a hydrophilic layer or the like.
- paper, paper laminated with plastic for example, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, etc.
- metal plate for example, aluminum, zinc, copper, etc.
- plastic film for example, cellulose diacetate, cellulose triacetate, Cellulose propionate, cellulose butyrate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose nitrate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyvinyl acetal, etc.
- a coated substrate may be mentioned.
- a preferable support includes a polyester film coated with an aluminum plate and a hydrophilic layer.
- the aluminum plate includes a pure aluminum plate and an alloy plate containing aluminum as a main component and containing a trace amount of different elements, and may be a plate obtained by laminating plastic on a thin plate of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
- Examples of foreign elements contained in the aluminum alloy include silicon, iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, chromium, zinc, bismuth, nickel, and titanium. The content of foreign elements in the alloy is 10% or less.
- an aluminum plate from an aluminum ingot using a DC casting method or an aluminum plate from an ingot by a continuous casting method may be used.
- conventionally publicly known materials such as JIS A 1050, JIS A 1100, JIS A 3103, JIS A 3005, and the like can be used as appropriate.
- the thickness of the substrate is usually 0.05 to 0.6 mm, preferably 0.1 to 0.4 mm, and particularly preferably 0.15 to 0.3 mm.
- an aluminum plate for a lithographic printing plate precursor includes a degreasing step for removing rolling oil adhering to the aluminum plate, a desmutting step for dissolving and removing the smut on the surface of the aluminum plate, and a roughening for roughening the surface of the aluminum plate. It is manufactured through the surface treatment process.
- the aluminum plate is subjected to a dissolution treatment using an alkaline aqueous solution such as caustic soda to remove strong dirt and natural oxide film, etc., and neutralizes residual alkali components after the treatment.
- neutralization treatment is performed by immersing in an acid such as nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, chromic acid or a mixed acid thereof.
- an acid such as nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, chromic acid or a mixed acid thereof.
- a solvent degreasing treatment with trichlene, thinner or the like, or an emulsion degreasing treatment with an emulsion such as kerosene or triethanol may be performed.
- the type and composition of the acid used for the neutralization treatment are changed to the electrochemical roughening treatment. It is preferable to match the type and composition of the acid used for the treatment.
- the roughening treatment of the aluminum plate surface is performed by various methods. Examples thereof include a method of mechanically roughening, a method of electrochemically dissolving and roughening a surface, a method of chemically selectively dissolving a surface, and a combination of these methods.
- the mechanical roughening method a known method such as a ball polishing method, a brush polishing method, a blast polishing method, or a buff polishing method can be used.
- the chemical roughening method a method of immersing in a saturated aqueous solution of an aluminum salt of a mineral acid as described in JP-A No. 54-31187 is suitable.
- an electrochemical surface roughening method there is a method of performing alternating current or direct current in an electrolytic solution containing an acid such as hydrochloric acid or nitric acid.
- an electrolytic chemical roughening method using a mixed acid can also be used.
- the roughening is preferably performed in such a range that the center line average roughness (Ra) of the aluminum plate surface is 0.2 to 1.0 ⁇ m.
- the roughened aluminum plate is subjected to an alkali etching treatment using an aqueous solution such as potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide as necessary, and further subjected to a neutralization treatment.
- an alkali etching treatment using an aqueous solution such as potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide as necessary, and further subjected to a neutralization treatment.
- a hydrophilic film on the aluminum plate that has been subjected to the surface roughening treatment and other treatments as necessary.
- a support provided with a hydrophilic film having a density of 1000 to 3200 kg / m 3 has good film strength and resistance to stains in printing, and heat generated in the image recording layer is dissipated to the support. It is preferable because of its good heat insulating property.
- the density is measured by, for example, observing the mass and cross section of the hydrophilic layer with a Mason method (dissolving the hydrophilic film with a chromic acid / phosphoric acid mixed solution to obtain the mass of the hydrophilic film) with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). It can calculate with the following formula
- Density (kg / m 3 ) (hydrophilic film mass per unit area) / film thickness
- the hydrophilic film density is less than 1000 kg / m 3 , the film strength is low, which may adversely affect image forming properties, printing durability, and the like, and may be less resistant to smearing during printing. If the hydrophilic film density exceeds 3200 kg / m 3 , sufficient heat insulation cannot be obtained, and the sensitivity improvement effect may be reduced.
- the method for providing the hydrophilic film is not particularly limited, and an anodizing method, a vapor deposition method, a CVD method, a sol-gel method, a sputtering method, an ion plating method, a diffusion method, and the like can be appropriately used. Moreover, the method of apply
- an anodizing process that is, an anodizing process.
- the anodizing treatment can be performed by a method conventionally used in this field. Specifically, when direct current or alternating current is applied to an aluminum plate in an aqueous solution or non-aqueous solution of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, chromic acid, oxalic acid, sulfamic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, etc., alone or in combination of two or more.
- An anodized film that is a hydrophilic film can be formed on the surface of the aluminum plate.
- the conditions for anodizing treatment vary depending on the electrolyte used, and cannot be determined unconditionally. In general, however, the electrolyte concentration is 1 to 80%, the solution temperature is 5 to 70 ° C., and the current density is 0.5 to 60 A / dm 2 , voltage 1 to 200 V, and electrolysis time 1 to 1000 seconds are suitable.
- anodizing treatments a method of anodizing at a high current density in a sulfuric acid electrolyte solution described in British Patent No. 1,412,768, an anode using phosphoric acid described in US Pat. No. 3,511,661 as an electrolytic bath A method of oxidation treatment is preferred. Further, multi-stage anodizing treatment such as anodizing treatment in sulfuric acid and further anodizing treatment in phosphoric acid can be performed.
- the amount of the anodized film is preferably 1.5 g / m 2 or more from the viewpoint of effectively preventing the non-image area from being damaged and causing stains.
- the support may be a substrate having the roughened surface as described above and having an anodized film as it is, but for further improvement of adhesiveness with the upper layer, hydrophilicity, dirt resistance, heat insulation, etc., as necessary.
- Surface pores immersed in an aqueous solution containing a hydrophilic compound, and micropore enlargement treatment, micropore sealing treatment of the anodized film described in JP-A Nos. 2001-253181 and 2001-322365 It is possible to appropriately select and perform the conversion process.
- Suitable hydrophilic compounds for surface hydrophilization treatment include polyvinylphosphonic acid, compounds having sulfonic acid groups, saccharide compounds, citric acid, alkali metal silicates, potassium zirconium fluoride, phosphate / inorganic fluorine compounds, etc. Can be mentioned.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the invention may have an undercoat layer between the support and the image recording layer, if necessary.
- the undercoat layer enhances the adhesion between the support and the image recording layer in the exposed area and easily peels from the support of the image recording layer in the unexposed area. Contributes to improving the performance.
- the undercoat layer functions as a heat insulating layer, thereby preventing the heat generated by the exposure from diffusing to the support and lowering the sensitivity.
- the compound used for the undercoat layer include a silane coupling agent having an addition polymerizable ethylenic double bond reactive group described in JP-A-10-282679, Examples thereof include phosphorus compounds having an ethylenic double bond reactive group described in Japanese Patent No. 304441.
- Preferable examples include polymer compounds having an adsorptive group, a hydrophilic group, and a crosslinkable group that can be adsorbed on the surface of the support, as described in JP-A Nos. 2005-125749 and 2006-188038. It is done.
- Such a polymer compound is preferably a copolymer of a monomer having an adsorptive group, a monomer having a hydrophilic group, and a monomer having a crosslinkable group. More specifically, it has an adsorbing group such as a phenolic hydroxy group, a carboxy group, —PO 3 H 2 , —OPO 3 H 2 , —CONHSO 2 —, —SO 2 NHSO 2 —, —COCH 2 COCH 3, etc.
- an adsorbing group such as a phenolic hydroxy group, a carboxy group, —PO 3 H 2 , —OPO 3 H 2 , —CONHSO 2 —, —SO 2 NHSO 2 —, —COCH 2 COCH 3, etc.
- Examples thereof include a copolymer of a monomer, a monomer having a hydrophilic group such as a sulfo group, and a monomer having a polymerizable crosslinkable group such as a methacryl group or an allyl group.
- the polymer compound may have a crosslinkable group introduced by salt formation between a polar substituent of the polymer compound, a substituent having a counter charge and a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond.
- monomers other than those described above, preferably hydrophilic monomers may be further copolymerized.
- the content of unsaturated double bonds in the polymer compound for the undercoat layer is preferably 0.1 to 10.0 mmol, more preferably 2.0 to 5.5 mmol per 1 g of the polymer compound.
- the polymer compound for the undercoat layer preferably has a mass average molecular weight of 5,000 or more, more preferably 10,000 to 300,000.
- the undercoat layer is a chelating agent, a secondary or tertiary amine, a polymerization inhibitor, an amino group, or a functional group having a polymerization inhibiting ability and an aluminum support for preventing contamination over time.
- Compounds having a group that interacts with the surface for example, 1,4-diazabicyclo [2,2,2] octane (DABCO), 2,3,5,6-tetrahydroxy-p-quinone, chloranil, sulfophthalic acid , Hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid, dihydroxyethylethylenediaminediacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, and the like.
- the undercoat layer is applied by a known method.
- the coating amount (solid content) of the undercoat layer is preferably 0.1 ⁇ 100mg / m 2, and more preferably 1 ⁇ 30mg / m 2.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the present invention has a hydrophilic property on the image recording layer in order to protect the hydrophilic image recording layer surface from contamination with lipophilic substances during storage and fingerprint trace contamination due to finger contact during handling.
- An overcoat layer can be provided.
- the overcoat layer can be easily removed on a printing press, and contains a water-soluble resin or a water-swellable resin partially crosslinked with a water-soluble resin.
- the water-soluble resin is selected from water-soluble natural polymers and synthetic polymers, and the film after coating and drying has a film-forming ability when used alone or in combination with a crosslinking agent.
- water-soluble resins preferably used include natural gums, gum arabic, water-soluble soybean polysaccharide, fiber derivatives (eg, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxyethylcellulose, methylcellulose, etc.), modified products thereof, white dextrin, pullulan.
- Synthetic polymers such as enzymatically decomposed etherified dextrin, polyvinyl alcohol (polyvinyl acetate having a hydrolysis degree of 65% or more), polyacrylic acid, alkali metal salt or amine salt thereof, polyacrylic acid copolymer, Alkali metal salt or amine salt, polymethacrylic acid, alkali metal salt or amine salt thereof, vinyl alcohol / acrylic acid copolymer, alkali metal salt or amine salt thereof, polyacrylamide, copolymer thereof, polyhydroxyethyl acrylate, polyvinyl Pylori , Copolymers thereof, polyvinyl methyl ether, vinyl methyl ether / maleic anhydride copolymer, poly-2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid, alkali metal salts or amine salts thereof, poly-2- Mention may be made of acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid copolymer, its alkali metal salt
- the crosslinking is performed by a crosslinking reaction using a reactive functional group of the water-soluble resin.
- the crosslinking reaction may be a covalent bond or an ionic bond.
- Crosslinking reduces the adhesiveness of the surface of the overcoat layer and improves the handleability of the lithographic printing plate precursor, but if the crosslinking proceeds too much, the overcoat layer changes to oleophilic, and the overcoat layer on the printing press Since removal becomes difficult, moderate partial cross-linking is preferred.
- the preferred degree of partial cross-linking is that when the lithographic printing plate precursor is immersed in water at 25 ° C., the overcoat layer does not dissolve for 30 seconds to 10 minutes, but elution is observed after 10 minutes or more. It is.
- Examples of the compound (crosslinking agent) used in the crosslinking reaction include known polyfunctional compounds having crosslinkability. Specifically, polyepoxy compounds, polyamine compounds, polyisocyanate compounds, polyalkoxysilyl compounds, titanates. Examples thereof include compounds, aldehyde compounds, polyvalent metal salt compounds, hydrazine and the like.
- the crosslinking agent can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- a particularly preferred crosslinking agent is a water-soluble crosslinking agent, but a water-insoluble crosslinking agent can be used by dispersing in water with a dispersant.
- Preferred combinations of water-soluble resins and crosslinking agents include carboxylic acid-containing water-soluble resins / polyvalent metal compounds, carboxylic acid-containing water-soluble resins / water-soluble epoxy resins, and hydroxyl group-containing resins / dialdehydes.
- a suitable addition amount of the crosslinking agent is 2 to 10% by mass of the water-soluble resin. Within this range, it is possible to prevent contamination of the image recording layer with an oleophilic substance without impairing the removability of the overcoat layer on the printing press.
- the overcoat layer can contain a water-soluble infrared absorber to improve sensitivity. Infrared absorbing dyes used in the image recording layer are preferably used.
- a nonionic surfactant can be mainly added to the overcoat layer for the purpose of ensuring uniformity of coating.
- the nonionic surfactant include sorbitan tristearate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan trioleate, stearic acid monoglyceride, polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene dodecyl ether and the like.
- the addition amount of the nonionic surfactant is preferably 0.05 to 5% by mass in the solid matter of the overcoat layer, and more preferably 1 to 3% by mass.
- the thickness of the overcoat layer is preferably 0.1 to 4.0 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.1 to 1.0 ⁇ m when the water-soluble resin is not crosslinked, and the water-soluble resin is partially crosslinked. In the case, it is preferably 0.1 to 0.5 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.1 to 0.3 ⁇ m. Within this range, it is possible to prevent the image recording layer from being contaminated by an oleophilic substance without impairing the removability of the overcoat layer on the printing press.
- the plate making of the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the present invention includes a step of image exposing the lithographic printing plate precursor and a step of developing the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor on the machine.
- Image exposure is performed by, for example, scanning exposure using an infrared laser, infrared lamp exposure, or the like, and exposure using a solid high-power infrared laser such as a semiconductor laser emitting a wavelength of 700 to 1200 nm or a YAG laser is preferable.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the invention is preferably exposed using a laser, a pulse laser, a solid laser, or a semiconductor laser. Exposure of this case, the surface exposure intensity is preferably 10 ⁇ 250mJ / cm 2 prior to modulation by printing image, and more preferably 30 ⁇ 200mJ / cm 2, particularly preferably 50 ⁇ 150mJ / cm 2.
- the image-exposed lithographic printing plate precursor is mounted on the impression cylinder of the printing press without further processing, and then developed on-press by a normal printing start operation for supplying dampening water and ink, followed by printing. be able to.
- the lithographic printing plate precursor is mounted on the plate cylinder of the printing press, then exposed by the exposure device of the printing press, and subsequently developed on the press for printing. it can.
- a plate making method in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is image-exposed with an infrared laser and then the unexposed portion of the image recording layer is removed on the printing machine using at least one of printing ink and fountain solution is preferable.
- the molecular weight is a mass average molar mass (Mw), and the ratio of repeating units is a mole percentage, except for those specifically defined.
- This aluminum plate was etched by being immersed in a 25 mass% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution at 45 ° C for 9 seconds, washed with water, further immersed in a 20 mass% nitric acid aqueous solution at 60 ° C for 20 seconds, and washed with water. At this time, the etching amount of the grained surface was about 3 g / m 2 .
- an electrochemical roughening treatment was performed continuously using an alternating voltage of 60 Hz.
- the electrolytic solution at this time was a 1% by mass nitric acid aqueous solution (containing 0.5% by mass of aluminum ions) and a liquid temperature of 50 ° C.
- the AC power source waveform is electrochemical roughening treatment using a trapezoidal rectangular wave alternating current with a time ratio TP of 0.8 msec until the current value reaches a peak from zero, a duty ratio of 1: 1, and a trapezoidal rectangular wave alternating current. Went. Ferrite was used for the auxiliary anode.
- the current density was 30 A / dm 2 at the peak current value, and 5% of the current flowing from the power source was shunted to the auxiliary anode.
- the amount of electricity in nitric acid electrolysis was 175 C / dm 2 when the aluminum plate was the anode. Then, water washing by spraying was performed.
- lithographic printing plate precursor (Preparation of lithographic printing plate precursor) After preparing an aqueous coating solution for an image recording layer containing components such as thermoplastic polymer particles, infrared absorbers, and color developing precursors shown in Table 1 below, it is coated on the support and dried at 50 ° C. for 1 minute. Thus, an image recording layer was formed, and lithographic printing plate precursors 1 to 12 were produced. The coating amount after drying of each component is shown in Table 1 below.
- the components used in the image recording layer coating solution are as follows.
- C-1 BLUE-63 manufactured by Yamamoto Kasei Kogyo
- C-2 Yamamoto Kasei Kogyo's BLACK-XV
- C-3 Tokyo Chemical Industry 2 ′-(dibenzylamino) -6 ′-(diethylamino) fluorane
- C-4 Tokyo Chemical Industry Leucomalachite Green
- TPB Sodium Tetraphenylborate
- Thermoplastic Polymer Particles Copolymerized with Styrene / Acrylonitrile Polymer (molar ratio 50/50), Tg: 99 ° C., average particle size 60 nm
- the lithographic printing plate precursor was exposed to a Trend setter 3244VX manufactured by Creo equipped with a water-cooled 40 W infrared semiconductor laser at the exposure amount (plate surface energy amount) shown in Table 2 under the condition of a resolution of 2400 dpi.
- As the exposure image a 2 cm square solid image, a 0.2 pt registration mark (register mark) image used for visually determining the visibility, and an image containing 7 pt characters were used.
- the unexposed portion and the exposed portion are subjected to SCE (regular reflected light removal) method using a spectrophotometer CM2600d manufactured by Konica Minolta and operation software CM-S100W. Measurements were made. Based on the L * a * b * value obtained by the measurement, conversion was performed according to the following mathematical formula, and ⁇ L, ⁇ a, and ⁇ b were respectively calculated.
- SCE regular reflected light removal
- ⁇ b
- ⁇ a and ⁇ b are absolute values.
- the visual determination was scored by a five-step evaluation. 5 points: Good 4 points: Almost good 3 points: Sufficient 2 points: Slightly insufficient 1 point: Insufficient For visual image discrimination, the visual judgment is 3 points or more. It is necessary.
- a lithographic printing plate precursor (745 mm ⁇ 645 mm) was attached to a cylinder of Heidelberg printing machine SX-74 of Kikuhan trial size without exposure and development processing.
- a 100 L capacity dampening water circulation tank with a nonwoven fabric filter and a temperature control device built in was connected to the printing press.
- 80L of PRESMAX S-S2 (manufactured by FUJIFILM Corporation) as the fountain solution is charged into the circulating device, and T & K UV OFS K-HS black ink GE-M (manufactured by T & K Corporation) is used as the printing ink.
- 500 sheets were printed at a printing speed of 10,000 sheets per hour.
- ⁇ Dampening water contamination assessment> 5 colorless and transparent equivalent to the fountain solution before the test and very good level 4: slight coloring is observed, but good level 3: there is coloring, but the allowable lower limit level 2: NG level 1: remarkably colored Poor level
- the heat fusion type lithographic printing plate precursor according to the present invention shows excellent visibility of the exposed image, suppresses ablation due to laser exposure, and is used in on-press development. It can be seen that the contamination of saltwater is suppressed. That is, the heat fusion type lithographic printing plate precursor according to the present invention shows good results in all of the visibility of the exposure image, suppression of ablation, and suppression of dampening solution contamination.
- the planographic printing plate precursor of the comparative example is inferior in any one of visibility of the exposed image, suppression of ablation, and suppression of dampening water contamination.
- Comparative Example 3 when the application amount of the infrared absorber is increased and the exposure amount at the time of image exposure is increased, the visibility of the exposed image is excellent, but ablation and fountain solution contamination occur. It is bad.
- a heat fusion type lithographic printing plate precursor which is excellent in visibility, suppressed ablation in laser exposure, and suppressed contamination of dampening water and printing ink in on-press development. Further, a plate making method using the above lithographic printing plate precursor can be obtained.
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Description
従来、親水性の支持体上に親油性の感光性樹脂層(画像記録層、画像形成層)を有する平版印刷版原版(PS版)を用い、この平版印刷版原版にリスフィルムなどのマスクを通した画像露光を行った後、アルカリ性現像液などによる現像処理を行い、画像部に対応する画像記録層を残存させ、非画像部に対応する不要な画像記録層を溶解除去して平版印刷版を得ていた。
平版印刷版原版から平版印刷版を作製する製版工程は、簡易化が進み、画像露光に関しては、現在、平版印刷版は、CTP(コンピュータ・トゥ・プレート)技術によって得られるようになっている。すなわち、レーザーやレーザーダイオードを用いて、リスフィルムを介することなく、平版印刷版原版を直接走査露光し、現像処理して平版印刷版が得られる。
機上現像型平版印刷版原版としては、赤外線吸収剤、重合開始剤、重合性化合物を含有するラジカル重合型の画像記録層を支持体上に有する平版印刷版原版(例えば、特許文献1)及び赤外線吸収剤、熱可塑性ポリマー粒子を含有する熱融着型の画像記録層を支持体上に有する平版印刷版原版(例えば、特許文献2)が知られている。
特許文献2には、疎水性の熱可塑性重合体粒子が熱による融合または凝集により画像部を形成する機上現像型平版印刷版原版(熱融着型)の画像形成層に用いられる、特定構造のIR染料を含有する感熱性像形成要素が記載され、この特定構造のIR染料を含有する感熱性像形成要素は、画像露光により高いコントラストのプリントアウト像を形成可能と記載されている。しかし、このような特定構造のIR染料は、高いコントラストを達成させるためには、IR染料をコーティング中に高濃度で含有させるか、または、画像露光時に露光エネルギーを高める必要が生じる。IR染料を高濃度で含有させると、未露光部が印刷機上で湿し水または印刷インキで除去される際、IR染料によって湿し水または印刷インキが汚染され、その結果、印刷物の非画像部に汚れが発生する。一方、露光エネルギーを高めると、画像形成層の表面が脱離し飛散すること(アブレーション)で、露光機内部が汚染される。即ち、特許文献2に記載の感熱性像形成要素を用いる機上現像型平版印刷版原版は、視認性は改良されるものの、湿し水や印刷インキを汚染し、印刷物の非画像部に汚れが発生する問題、または、露光機内部を汚染するという問題がある。
本発明の他の目的は、上記平版印刷版原版を用いる製版方法を提供することである。
(2) 上記熱可塑性ポリマー粒子を、上記画像記録層の固形分の80質量%以上含有する(1)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(3) 上記熱可塑性ポリマー粒子を、上記画像記録層の固形分の90質量%以上含有する(1)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(4) 上記発色系が、赤外線吸収染料からなる(1)~(3)のいずれか一項に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(5) 上記赤外線吸収染料が、下記式(1)で表される化合物である(4)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(6) 上記赤外線吸収染料が、下記一般式(i)で表されるシアニン色素構造を有し、分子中に少なくとも一つの溶剤可溶性基を有する化合物である(4)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(7) 上記画像記録層が、更に、発色助剤を含む(4)~(6)のいずれか一項に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(8) 上記発色助剤が、ヨードニウム塩又はスルホニウム塩である(7)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(9) 上記発色助剤が、ボレート化合物である(7)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(10) 上記発色系が、赤外線吸収染料と発色前駆体からなる(1)~(3)のいずれか一項に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(11) 上記赤外線吸収染料が、下記一般式(a)で表されるシアニン色素である(10)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(12) 上記発色前駆体が、酸発色剤である(10)又は(11)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(13) 上記発色前駆体が、熱発色剤である(10)又は(11)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(14) 上記画像記録層が、更に、酸発生剤を含む(12)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(15) 上記酸発生剤が、ヨードニウム塩、スルホニウム塩又はアジニウム塩である(14)に記載の平版印刷版原版。
(16) (1)~(15)のいずれか一項に記載の平版印刷版原版を、赤外線レーザーにより画像露光した後、印刷機上で湿し水及び印刷インキの少なくともいずれかにより画像記録層の未露光部分を除去する製版方法。
(17) 上記赤外線レーザーにより画像露光を、面露光強度50~150mJ/cm2で行う(16)に記載の製版方法。
本明細書において、「(メタ)アクリレート」の用語は「アクリレート及びメタクリレートの少なくともいずれか」を意味する。「(メタ)アクリロイル基」、「(メタ)アクリル酸」、「(メタ)アクリル樹脂」等も同様である。
本発明の平版印刷版原版は、支持体と画像記録層を有し、上記画像記録層は赤外線レーザー露光によって画像形成可能であり、上記画像記録層の未露光部は印刷機上で湿し水及び印刷インキの少なくともいずれかにより除去可能であり、上記画像記録層が、(1)赤外線レーザー露光によって生じる色相変化がΔa/Δb≧0.6である発色系、及び、(2)熱可塑性ポリマー粒子を上記画像記録層の固形分の70質量%以上含有する平版印刷版原版である。
本発明の平版印刷版原版は、赤外線レーザーによる画像露光後、印刷機上で湿し水及び印刷インキの少なくともいずれかを供給して画像記録層の未露光部分を除去する機上現像により平版印刷版を作製することができる。
本発明の平版印刷版原版における画像記録層は、赤外線レーザー露光によって画像形成可能であり、また、画像記録層の未露光部は印刷機上で湿し水及び印刷インキの少なくともいずれかにより除去可能であるとの特性を有する。更に、画像記録層は、(1)赤外線レーザー露光によって生じる色相変化がΔa/Δb≧0.6である発色系、及び、(2)熱可塑性ポリマー粒子を上記画像記録層の固形分の70質量%以上含有する。画像記録層が含有する成分について、以下に説明する。
本発明の平版印刷版原版の画像記録層に含まれる(1)赤外線レーザー露光によって生じる色相変化がΔa/Δb≧0.6である発色系(以下、単に、特定発色系ともいう)は、平版印刷版原版の画像露光時における赤外線レーザー露光により生じる色相の変化を、Δa/Δbデ表される色相の変化値で表した場合、0.6以上となるような発色系である。
Δa=|(未露光部のa*)-(露光部のa*)|
Δb=|(未露光部のb*)-(露光部のb*)|
また、Δa/Δbは、赤と緑との間における変化と黄と青との間における変化との割合を表す。
一般的に未露光部と露光部の色差は、以下に示すように、2色の座標のユークリッド距離ΔEで表わされる。この関係式において、ΔaとΔbが色相変化に与える影響は同じと定義される。
ΔE=[ΔL2+Δa2+Δb2]1/2
ところが、本発明者が実際に様々な発色系を用いて赤外線レーザー露光による色相変化に対する視認性への影響を検証したところ、ΔaとΔbの視認性への寄与率は約10:3の関係にあり、Δaの方がΔbよりも視認性を向上させる効果が大きいことが判明した。この事実に基づいて、本発明者が更に検討した結果、赤外線レーザー露光による色相変化を視認するためには、ΔaとΔbの比率であるΔa/Δbが0.6以上であればよいことを見出した。
本発明においては、Δa/Δbの値が1.0以上であれば、視認性向上の観点で、より好ましい。
平版印刷版原版を水冷式40W赤外線半導体レーザー搭載のCreo社製Trendsetter3244VXにて、版面露光量150mJ/cm2、解像度2400dpiの条件で露光する。露光画像としては2cm角のベタ画像を使用する。
露光後の平版印刷版原版の未露光部及び露光部の色相を、コニカミノルタ製分光測色計CM2600dとオペレーションソフトCM-S100WS100Wとを用い、SCE(正反射光除去)方式で測定する。測定によって得られたL*a*b*値に基づいて、以下に示す数式に従って換算し、Δa及びΔbを求め、色相の変化値Δa/Δbを算出する。
ΔL = 未露光部L*値 - 露光部L*値
Δa = |未露光部a*値 - 露光部a*値|
Δb = |未露光部b*値 - 露光部b*値|
但しΔaおよびΔbは絶対値
発色系Aにおいては、赤外線吸収染料として熱及び/又は赤外線露光によって発色する化合物が用いられる。
式(1)で表される化合物は、熱又は赤外線の露光により分解し、発色性の分解物を生じる化合物である。
本発明において、発色とは、加熱又は露光前よりも、加熱又は露光後に強く着色又は吸収が短波長化し可視光領域に吸収を有するようになることを示す。式(1)で表される化合物は、熱又は赤外線の露光により分解し、500~600nmに極大吸収波長を有する化合物を生成する化合物であることが好ましい。
式(1)で表される化合物の発色機構は、熱又は赤外線の露光により、R1-O結合が開裂することにより、下記に示すように、開裂した上記酸素原子がカルボニル基を形成し、発色体であるメロシアニン色素が生成し、発色するものと推定される。
また、メロシアニン色素が生成するには、熱又は赤外線露光により結合が開裂するR1とシアニン色素構造とが酸素原子を介して結合していることが重要であると推定される。
R1の好ましい態様については、後述する。
具体的には、例えば、メチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、ブチル基、ペンチル基、ヘキシル基、ヘプチル基、オクチル基、ノニル基、デシル基、ウンデシル基、ドデシル基、トリデシル基、ヘキサデシル基、オクタデシル基、エイコシル基、イソプロピル基、イソブチル基、s-ブチル基、t-ブチル基、イソペンチル基、ネオペンチル基、1-メチルブチル基、イソヘキシル基、2-エチルヘキシル基、2-メチルヘキシル基、シクロヘキシル基、シクロペンチル基、及び、2-ノルボルニル基を挙げられる。
これらアルキル基の中でも、メチル基、エチル基、プロピル基又はブチル基が特に好ましい。
また、上記アリール基は、置換基を有していてもよい。置換基の例としては、アルキル基、アルコキシ基、アリーロキシ基、アミノ基、アルキルチオ基、アリールチオ基、ハロゲン原子、カルボキシ基、カルボキシレート基、スルホ基、スルホネート基、アルキルオキシカルボニル基、アリールオキシカルボニル基、及び、これらを組み合わせた基等が挙げられる。
具体的には、例えば、フェニル基、ナフチル基、p-トリル基、p-クロロフェニル基、p-フルオロフェニル基、p-メトキシフェニル基、p-ジメチルアミノフェニル基、p-メチルチオフェニル基、p-フェニルチオフェニル基等が挙げられる。
これらアリール基の中で、フェニル基、p-メトキシフェニル基、p-ジメチルアミノフェニル基、ナフチル基が好ましい。
R2及びR3が連結して環を形成する場合、5員環又は6員環が好ましく、5員環が特に好ましい。
R0は水素原子、アルキル基又はアリール基を表し、アルキル基であることが好ましい。
また、R4及びR5はそれぞれ独立に、直鎖アルキル基又は末端にスルホネート基を有するアルキル基であることが好ましく、メチル基、エチル基又は末端にスルホネート基を有するブチル基であることがより好ましい。
また、上記スルホネート基の対カチオンは、式(1)中の第四級アンモニウム基であってもよいし、アルカリ金属カチオンやアルカリ土類金属カチオンであってもよい。
更に、式(1)で表される化合物の水溶性を向上させる観点から、R4及びR5はそれぞれ独立に、アニオン構造を有するアルキル基であることが好ましく、カルボキシレート基又はスルホネート基を有するアルキル基であることがより好ましく、末端にスルホネート基を有するアルキル基であることが更に好ましい。
また、式(1)で表される化合物の極大吸収波長を長波長化し、また、発色性及び平版印刷版における耐刷性の観点から、R4及びR5はそれぞれ独立に、芳香環を有するアルキル基であることが好ましく、末端に芳香環を有するアルキル基であることがより好ましく、2-フェニルエチル基、2-ナフタレニルエチル基、2-(9-アントラセニル)エチル基であることが特に好ましい。
Ar1及びAr2はそれぞれ独立に、ベンゼン環又はナフタレン環を形成する基を表す。上記ベンゼン環及びナフタレン環上には、置換基を有していてもよい。置換基としては、アルキル基、アルコキシ基、アリーロキシ基、アミノ基、アルキルチオ基、アリールチオ基、ハロゲン原子、カルボキシ基、カルボキシレート基、スルホ基、スルホネート基、アルキルオキシカルボニル基、アリールオキシカルボニル基、及び、これらを組み合わせた基等が挙げられるが、アルキル基であることが好ましい。
また、式(1)で表される化合物の極大吸収波長を長波長化し、また、発色性及び平版印刷版における耐刷性の観点から、Ar1及びAr2はそれぞれ独立に、ナフタレン環、又は、アルキル基若しくはアルコキシ基を置換基として有したベンゼン環を形成する基であることが好ましく、ナフタレン環、又は、アルコキシ基を置換基として有したベンゼン環を形成する基であることがより好ましく、ナフタレン環、又は、メトキシ基を置換基として有したベンゼン環を形成する基であることが特に好ましい。
R1~R9、R0、Ar1、Ar2、Y1及びY2は、アニオン構造やカチオン構造を有していてもよく、R1~R9、R0、Ar1、Ar2、Y1及びY2の全てが電荷的に中性の基であれば、Zaは一価の対アニオンであるが、例えば、R1~R9、R0、Ar1、Ar2、Y1及びY2に2以上のアニオン構造を有する場合、Zaは対カチオンにもなり得る。
R10及びR13におけるアルケニル基の炭素数は、1~30であることが好ましく、1~15であることがより好ましく、1~10であることが更に好ましい。
R10~R18がアリール基である場合の好ましい態様は、R0におけるアリール基の好ましい態様と同様である。
また、式1-1におけるR10がアルキル基である場合、上記アルキル基は、α位にアリールチオ基又はアルキルオキシカルボニル基を有するアルキル基であることが好ましい。
式1-1におけるR10が-OR14である場合、R14は、アルキル基であることが好ましく、炭素数1~8のアルキル基であることがより好ましく、イソプロピル基又はt-ブチル基であることが更に好ましく、t-ブチル基であることが特に好ましい。
また、発色性の観点から、式1-2におけるR12は、-C(=O)OR14、-OC(=O)OR14又はハロゲン原子であることが好ましく、-C(=O)OR14又は-OC(=O)OR14であることがより好ましい。式1-2におけるR12が-C(=O)OR14又は-OC(=O)OR14である場合、R14は、アルキル基であることが好ましい。
また、R11におけるアルキル基は、炭素数1~10のアルキル基であることが好ましく、炭素数3~10のアルキル基であることがより好ましい。
更に、R11におけるアルキル基は、分岐を有するアルキル基であることが好ましく、第二級又は第三級アルキル基であることがより好ましく、イソプロピル基、シクロペンチル基、シクロヘキシル基、又は、t-ブチル基であることが更に好ましい。
また、発色性の観点から、式1-3におけるR13は、アリール基、アルコキシ基又はオニウム基であることが好ましく、p-ジメチルアミノフェニル基又はピリジニウム基であることがより好ましく、ピリジニウム基であることが更に好ましい。
R13におけるオニウム基としては、ピリジニウム基、アンモニウム基、スルホニウム基等が挙げられる。オニウム基は、置換基を有していてもよい。置換基としては、アルキル基、アルコキシ基、アリーロキシ基、アミノ基、アルキルチオ基、アリールチオ基、ハロゲン原子、カルボキシ基、スルホ基、アルキルオキシカルボニル基、アリールオキシカルボニル基、及び、これらを組み合わせた基等が挙げられるが、アルキル基、アリール基及びこれらを組み合わせた基であることが好ましい。
中でも、ピリジニウム基が好ましく、N-アルキル-3-ピリジニウム基、N-ベンジル-3-ピリジニウム基、N-(アルコキシポリアルキレンオキシアルキル)-3-ピリジニウム基、N-アルコキシカルボニルメチル-3-ピリジニウム基、N-アルキル-4-ピリジニウム基、N-ベンジル-4-ピリジニウム基、N-(アルコキシポリアルキレンオキシアルキル)-4-ピリジニウム基、N-アルコキシカルボニルメチル-4-ピリジニウム基、又は、N-アルキル-3,5-ジメチル-4-ピリジニウム基がより好ましく、N-アルキル-3-ピリジニウム基、又は、N-アルキル-4-ピリジニウム基が更に好ましく、N-メチル-3-ピリジニウム基、N-オクチル-3-ピリジニウム基、N-メチル-4-ピリジニウム基、又は、N-オクチル-4-ピリジニウム基が特に好ましく、N-オクチル-3-ピリジニウム基、又は、N-オクチル-4-ピリジニウム基が最も好ましい。
また、R13がピリジニウム基である場合、対アニオンとしては、スルホネートイオン、カルボキシレートイオン、テトラフルオロボレートイオン、ヘキサフルオロホスフェートイオン、p-トルエンスルホネートイオン、過塩素酸塩イオン等が挙げられ、p-トルエンスルホネートイオン、ヘキサフルオロホスフェートイオンが好ましい。
発色性の観点から、式1-5におけるR10は、アルキル基又はアリール基であることが好ましく、アリール基であることがより好ましく、p-メチルフェニル基であることが更に好ましい。
発色性の観点から、式1-6におけるR10はそれぞれ独立に、アルキル基又はアリール基であることが好ましく、メチル基又はフェニル基であることがより好ましい。
発色性の観点から、式1-7におけるZ1は、電荷を中和する対イオンであればよく、化合物全体として、上記Zaに含まれてもよい。
Z1は、スルホネートイオン、カルボキシレートイオン、テトラフルオロボレートイオン、ヘキサフルオロホスフェートイオン、p-トルエンスルホネートイオン、又は、過塩素酸塩イオンであることが好ましく、p-トルエンスルホネートイオン、又は、ヘキサフルオロホスフェートイオンであることがより好ましい。
R19及びR20におけるアルキル基は、直鎖状であっても、分岐を有していても、環構造を有していてもよい。
また、上記アルキル基は、置換基を有していてもよく、置換基としては、アルコキシ基、及び、末端アルコキシポリアルキレンオキシ基が好ましく挙げられる。
R19は、炭素数1~12のアルキル基であることが好ましく、炭素数1~12の直鎖アルキル基であることがより好ましく、炭素数1~8の直鎖アルキル基であることが更に好ましく、メチル基又はn-オクチル基であることが特に好ましい。
R20は、炭素数1~8のアルキル基であることが好ましく、炭素数3~8の分岐アルキル基であることがより好ましく、イソプロピル基又はt-ブチル基であることが更に好ましく、イソプロピル基であることが特に好ましい。
Za’は、電荷を中和する対イオンであればよく、化合物全体として、上記Zaに含まれてもよい。
Za’は、スルホネートイオン、カルボキシレートイオン、テトラフルオロボレートイオン、ヘキサフルオロホスフェートイオン、p-トルエンスルホネートイオン、又は、過塩素酸塩イオンであることが好ましく、p-トルエンスルホネートイオン、又は、ヘキサフルオロホスフェートイオンであることがより好ましい。
上記化合物おける溶剤可溶性基とは、シアニン色素の溶剤溶解性を向上させることができる有機官能基であり、好ましくは、アルキルオキシ基、アリールオキシ基、エーテル基、アルキルカルボニル基、アリールカルボニル基、アルキルオキシカルボニル基、アリールオキシカルボニル基、スルホニルアミド基、カルボキシル基、スルホニル酸基、ヒドロキシ基、アルキルカルボニルオキシ基、アリールカルボニルオキシ基、アミド基などが挙げられる。より好ましい溶剤可溶性基としては、アルキルオキシ基、アリールオキシ基、エーテル基、アルキルオキシカルボニル基、アリールオキシカルボニル基が挙げられ、特に好ましい溶剤可溶性基として、エーテル基が挙げられる。
溶剤可溶性基は、一般式(i)で表されるシアニン色素構造のいずれの位置に導入されていてもよいが、Ar1、Ar2で表される芳香族炭化水素基、両末端の窒素原子、X1が-NPh2を表す場合のPh(芳香環(フェニル基))などに導入されていることが好ましい。機上現像性向上の観点からは、両末端の窒素原子上に溶剤溶解性基が導入されるものが特に好ましい。導入される溶剤溶解性基の数は少なくとも1つであるが、高濃度状態で画像記録層をムラ無く塗布することができ、且つ、画像記録層中の成分に起因する機上現像時におけるカスの発生抑制や機上現像性の向上という観点からは、シアニン色素一分子中に2~6個導入されていることが好ましい。
発色系Aにおいて用いられる赤外線吸収染料の含有量は1~100mg/m2が好ましく、5~75mg/m2がより好ましく、10~60mg/m2が更に好ましい。
発色系Bにおいては、赤外線吸収染料と発色前駆体とが併用される。
発色系Bにおいて用いられる赤外線吸収染料としては、吸収した赤外線を熱に変換する機能と赤外線により励起して後述の発色前駆体又は酸発生剤に電子移動及び/又はエネルギー移動する機能を有する。赤外線吸収染料は、好適には、波長760~1200nmに吸収極大を有する染料である。
好ましい赤外線吸収染料としては、シアニン色素、スクワリリウム色素、ピリリウム塩、ニッケルチオレート錯体が挙げられる。特に好ましい赤外線吸収染料の例として、下記一般式(a)で表されるシアニン色素が挙げられる。
発色系Bにおいて用いられる赤外線吸収染料の含有量は1~100mg/m2が好ましく、5~75mg/m2がより好ましく、10~60mg/m2が更に好ましい。
本発明の平版印刷版原版の画像記録層に含まれる熱可塑性ポリマー粒子(以下、熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーともいう)はそのガラス転移温度(Tg)が60℃~250℃であることが好ましい。熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーのTgは、70℃~140℃がより好ましく、80℃~120℃が更に好ましい。
Tgが60℃以上の熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーとしては、例えば、1992年1月のReseach Disclosure No.33303、特開平9-123387号公報、同9-131850号公報、同9-171249号公報、同9-171250号公報及びEP931647号公報などに記載の熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーを好適なものとして挙げることができる。
具体的には、エチレン、スチレン、塩化ビニル、アクリル酸メチル、アクリル酸エチル、メタクリル酸メチル、メタクリル酸エチル、塩化ビニリデン、アクリロニトリル、ビニルカルバゾールなどのモノマーから構成されるホモポリマー若しくはコポリマー又はそれらの混合物などを例示することができる。好ましいものとして、ポリスチレン、ポリメタクリル酸メチルなどが挙げられる。
例えば、熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーとして粒子サイズが同じものを用いた場合には、熱可塑性微粒子ポリマー間にある程度の空隙が存在することになり、画像露光により熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーを溶融固化させても皮膜の硬化性が所望のものにならないことがある。これに対して、熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーとして粒子サイズが異なるものを用いた場合、熱可塑性微粒子ポリマー間にある空隙率を低くすることができ、その結果、画像露光後の画像部の皮膜硬化性を向上させることができる。
架橋性基の導入を微粒子ポリマーの重合後に行う場合に用いる高分子反応としては、例えば、WO96/34316号に記載されている高分子反応を挙げることができる。
熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーは、架橋性基を介して微粒子ポリマー同士が反応してもよいし、画像記録層に添加された高分子化合物あるいは低分子化合物と反応してもよい。
無機微粒子の含有量は、画像記録層固形分の1.0~70質量%が好ましく、5.0~50質量%がより好ましい。
アニオン界面活性剤は、上記目的を達成する限り、特に制限されない。中でも、アルキルベンゼンスルホン酸又はその塩、アルキルナフタレンスルホン酸又はその塩、(ジ)アルキルジフェニルエーテル(ジ)スルホン酸又はその塩、アルキル硫酸エステル塩が好ましい。
アニオン界面活性剤の添加量は、画像記録層固形分の0.1~30質量%が好ましく、0.1~20質量%がより好ましく、画像記録層の強度と非画像部の現像性を両立する観点からは、0.1~10質量%が特に好ましい。
画像記録層は、必要な上記各成分を適当な溶剤に溶解又は分散して塗布液を調製し、支持体に塗布して形成される。溶剤としては、水又は水と有機溶剤との混合溶剤が用いられるが、水と有機溶剤の混合使用が、塗布後の面状を良好にする点で好ましい。有機溶剤の量は、有機溶剤の種類によって異なるので、一概に特定できないが、通常混合溶剤中5~50体積%が好ましい。但し、有機溶剤は熱可塑性微粒子ポリマーが凝集しない範囲の量で使用する必要がある。画像記録層用塗布液の固形分濃度は、好ましくは1~50質量%である。
本発明の平版印刷版原版に用いる支持体は、親水性表面を有する基板又は親水層の塗布などによって親水性表面を付与された基板である。具体的には、紙、プラスチック(例えば、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、ポリスチレン等)がラミネートされた紙、金属板(例えば、アルミニウム、亜鉛、銅等)、プラスチックフィルム(例えば、二酢酸セルロース、三酢酸セルロース、プロピオン酸セルロース、酪酸セルロース、酢酸酪酸セルロース、硝酸セルロース、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、ポリエチレン、ポリスチレン、ポリプロピレン、ポリカーボネート、ポリビニルアセタール等)、上記金属がラミネート又は蒸着された紙又はプラスチックフィルム、又はこれら基板に親水層を塗布された基板が挙げられる。好ましい支持体としては、アルミニウム板及び親水層を塗布されたポリエステルフィルムが挙げられる。
本発明の平版印刷版原版は、支持体と画像記録層との間に、必要により、下塗り層を有していてもよい。下塗り層は、露光部においては支持体と画像記録層との密着を強化し、未露光部においては画像記録層の支持体からのはく離を生じやすくさせるため、耐刷性を損なわず機上現像性を向上させるのに寄与する。また、赤外線レーザー露光の場合は、下塗り層が断熱層として機能することにより、露光により発生した熱が支持体に拡散して感度が低下するのを防ぐ作用を有する。
下塗り層用高分子化合物は、質量平均分子量が5,000以上であるのが好ましく、10,000~300,000であるのがより好ましい。
本発明の平版印刷版原版は、保存時の親油性物質による汚染や取り扱い時の手指の接触による指紋跡汚染等から親水性の画像記録層表面を保護するため、画像記録層上に親水性のオーバーコート層を設けることができる。
本発明の平版印刷版原版を用いる製版方法について、以下に説明する。本発明の平版印刷版原版の製版は、平版印刷版原版を画像露光する工程と、露光後の平版印刷用原版を機上現像する工程を含む。
画像露光は、例えば、赤外線レーザーによる走査露光、赤外線ランプ露光などにより行われるが、波長700~1200nmの赤外線を放射する半導体レーザー、YAGレーザー等の固体高出力赤外線レーザーによる露光が好適である。
厚み0.3mmのアルミニウム板(材質JIS A 1050)の表面の圧延油を除去するため、10質量%アルミン酸ソーダ水溶液を用いて50℃で30秒間、脱脂処理を施した後、毛径0.3mmの束植ナイロンブラシ3本とメジアン径25μmのパミス-水懸濁液(比重1.1g/cm3)を用いアルミニウム表面を砂目立てして、水でよく洗浄した。このアルミニウム板を45℃の25質量%水酸化ナトリウム水溶液に9秒間浸漬してエッチングを行い、水洗後、更に60℃で20質量%硝酸水溶液に20秒間浸漬し、水洗した。この時の砂目立て表面のエッチング量は約3g/m2であった。
次に、このアルミニウム板に15質量%硫酸水溶液(アルミニウムイオンを0.5質量%含む。)を電解液として電流密度15A/dm2で2.5g/m2の直流陽極酸化皮膜を設けた後、水洗、乾燥した。
更に、2.5質量%3号ケイ酸ソーダ水溶液を用いて60℃で10秒間、シリケート処理を施し、その後、水洗してアルミニウム支持体を得た。Siの付着量は10mg/m2であった。このアルミニウム支持体の中心線平均粗さ(Ra)を直径2μmの針を用いて測定したところ、0.51μmであった。
下記表1に示す熱可塑性ポリマー粒子、赤外線吸収剤、発色前駆体などの成分を含有する画像記録層用水系塗布液を調製した後、上記支持体上に塗布し、50℃で1分間乾燥して画像記録層を形成し、平版印刷版原版1~12を作製した。各成分の乾燥後の塗布量を下記表1に示す。
C-2:山本化成工業製 BLACK-XV
C-3:東京化成工業製 2’-(ジベンジルアミノ)-6’-(ジエチルアミノ)フルオラン
C-4:東京化成工業製 ロイコマラカイトグリーン
TPB:ナトリウムテトラフェニルボレート
熱可塑性ポリマー粒子:スチレン/アクリロニトリル共重合体(モル比50/50)、Tg:99℃、平均粒径60nm
各平版印刷版原版について、視認性、湿し水汚染、及びアブレーションを以下のようにして評価した。結果を下記表2に示す。
平版印刷版原版を水冷式40W赤外線半導体レーザー搭載のCreo社製Trendsetter3244VXにて、表2に示す露光量(版面エネルギー量)にて、解像度2400dpiの条件で露光した。露光画像としては2cm角のベタ画像、および、視認性を目視判定するために用いる0.2ptのトンボ(レジスターマーク)画像、及び7ptの文字の入った画像を使用した。
色相の変化値(Δa/Δb)を評価するため、未露光部及び露光部の色相をコニカミノルタ製分光測色計CM2600dとオペレーションソフトCM-S100Wとを用い、SCE(正反射光除去)方式で測定を行った。測定によって得られたL*a*b*値に基づいて以下に示す数式に従って換算を行い、ΔL、Δa、Δbを各々算出した。
ΔL = 未露光部L*値 - 露光部L*値
Δa = |未露光部a*値 - 露光部a*値|
Δb = |未露光部b*値 - 露光部b*値|
但しΔaおよびΔbは絶対値
一方、目視判定は、5段階評価で点数付けを行った。
5点・・・良好 4点・・・ほぼ良好 3点・・・充分 2点・・・やや不足 1点・・・不足
目視による画像判別を行うためには、目視判定が3点以上であることが必要である。
平版印刷版原版(745mm×645mm)を露光及び現像処理することなく、菊半裁判サイズのハイデルベルグ社製印刷機SX-74のシリンダーに取り付けた。本印刷機には、不織布フィルターと温度制御装置を内蔵する、容量100Lの湿し水循環タンクを接続した。湿し水としてPRESSMAX S-S2(富士フイルム(株)製))80Lを循環装置内に仕込み、印刷インキとしてT&K UV OFS K-HS墨GE-M(T&K(株)製)を用い、湿し水とインキを供給した後、毎時10000枚の印刷速度で印刷を500枚行った。500枚時点では、画像記録層の未露光部の機上現像が完了し、印刷用紙にインキが転写しない状態となっていた。この機上現像~1000枚印刷のテストを毎回新しい平版印刷版原版を用いて、10回繰り返した。
上記のテスト10回終了後に、湿し水循環装置内の湿し水を採取しその色味を目視観察し、下記指標に基づいて評価した。
5:テスト前の湿し水と同等の無色透明で極めて良好なレベル
4:若干の着色が認められるが良好なレベル
3:着色あるが許容下限レベル
2:着色程度高くNGレベル
1:着色が著しく劣悪なレベル
平版印刷版原版(幅600mm、縦800mm)50枚に、Creo社製Trendsetter3244VXにて全面露光を行った。露光量は表2に示す通りであった。予め、露光装置の排気口と集塵装置を繋ぐ配管にフィルターを取り付けておき、露光前後でフィルターの汚染を観察し、下記指標に基づいて評価した。
4・・・汚染が認められない 3・・・許容下限レベル 2・・・やや汚染 1・・・かなり汚染
本出願は、2016年8月31日出願の日本特許出願(特願2016-170352)に基づくものであり、その内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。
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- 支持体と画像記録層を有する平版印刷版原版であって、前記画像記録層は赤外線レーザー露光によって画像形成可能であり、前記画像記録層の未露光部は印刷機上で湿し水及び印刷インキの少なくともいずれかにより除去可能であり、前記画像記録層が、(1)赤外線レーザー露光によって生じる色相変化がΔa/Δb≧0.6である発色系、及び、(2)熱可塑性ポリマー粒子を前記画像記録層の固形分の70質量%以上含有する平版印刷版原版。
- 前記熱可塑性ポリマー粒子を、前記画像記録層の固形分の80質量%以上含有する請求項1に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記熱可塑性ポリマー粒子を、前記画像記録層の固形分の90質量%以上含有する請求項1に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記発色系が、赤外線吸収染料からなる請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記赤外線吸収染料が、下記式(1)で表される化合物である請求項4に記載の平版印刷版原版。
式(1)中、R1は熱又は赤外線露光によりR1-O結合が開裂する基を表し、R2及びR3はそれぞれ独立に、水素原子又はアルキル基を表し、R2及びR3は互いに連結して環を形成してもよく、Ar1及びAr2はそれぞれ独立に、ベンゼン環又はナフタレン環を形成する基を表し、Y1及びY2はそれぞれ独立に、酸素原子、硫黄原子、-NR0-又はジアルキルメチレン基を表し、R4及びR5はそれぞれ独立に、アルキル基を表し、R6~R9はそれぞれ独立に、水素原子又はアルキル基を表し、R0は水素原子、アルキル基又はアリール基を表し、Zaは電荷を中和する対イオンを表す。 - 前記赤外線吸収染料が、下記一般式(i)で表されるシアニン色素構造を有し、分子中に少なくとも一つの溶剤可溶性基を有する化合物である請求項4に記載の平版印刷版原版。
一般式(i)中、X1は、水素原子、ハロゲン原子、-NPh2、X2-L1又は以下に示す基を表す。ここで、X2は酸素原子、窒素原子、又は硫黄原子を表し、L1は、炭素原子数1~12の炭化水素基、又はヘテロ原子を含む炭素原子数1~12の炭化水素基を表す。以下に示す基において、Xa -は下記Za -と同義であり、Raは、水素原子、又はアルキル基、アリール基、置換若しくは無置換のアミノ基及びハロゲン原子から選択される置換基を表す。
R1及びR2は、それぞれ独立に、炭素原子数1~12の炭化水素基を表す。R1とR2とは互いに結合して5員環又は6員環を形成してもよい。Ar1、Ar2は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、芳香族炭化水素基を表す。Y1、Y2は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、硫黄原子又は炭素原子数12以下のジアルキルメチレン基を表す。R3、R4は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、炭素原子数20以下の炭化水素基を表す。R5、R6、R7及びR8は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、水素原子又は炭素原子数12以下の炭化水素基を表す。Za -は、対アニオンを表す。ただし、一般式(i)で表されるシアニン色素構造を有する化合物が、その構造内にアニオン性の置換基を有し、電荷の中和が必要ない場合にはZa -は必要ない。 - 前記画像記録層が、更に、発色助剤を含む請求項4~6のいずれか一項に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記発色助剤が、ヨードニウム塩又はスルホニウム塩である請求項7に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記発色助剤が、ボレート化合物である請求項7に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記発色系が、赤外線吸収染料と発色前駆体からなる請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記赤外線吸収染料が、下記一般式(a)で表されるシアニン色素である請求項10に記載の平版印刷版原版。
一般式(a)中、X1は、水素原子、ハロゲン原子、-N(R9)(R10)、-X2-L1または以下に示す基を表す。ここで、R9及びR10は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、炭素原子数6~10の芳香族炭化水素基、炭素原子数1~8のアルキル基又は水素原子を表し、あるいは、R9とR10とが互いに結合して環を形成してもよい。X2は酸素原子、窒素原子、または硫黄原子を表し、L1は、炭素原子数1~12の炭化水素基、またはヘテロ原子を含む炭素原子数1~12の炭化水素基を表す。以下に示す基において、Xa-は下記Za-と同義であり、Raは、水素原子、又はアルキル基、アリール基、置換若しくは無置換のアミノ基及びハロゲン原子から選択される置換基を表す。
R1及びR2は、それぞれ独立に、炭素原子数1~12の炭化水素基を表す。R1及びR2とは互いに結合して、5員環または6員環を形成してもよい。Ar1、Ar2は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、芳香族炭化水素基を表す。Y1、Y2は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、硫黄原子又は炭素原子数12以下のジアルキルメチレン基を表す。R3、R4は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、炭素原子数20以下の炭化水素基を表す。R5、R6、R7およびR8は、それぞれ同じでも異なっていてもよく、水素原子または炭素原子数12以下の炭化水素基を表す。Za-は、対アニオンを表す。ただし、一般式(a)で表されるシアニン色素が、その構造内にアニオン性の置換基を有し、電荷の中和が必要ない場合にはZa-は必要ない。 - 前記発色前駆体が、酸発色剤である請求項10又は11に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記発色前駆体が、熱発色剤である請求項10又は11に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記画像記録層が、更に、酸発生剤を含む請求項12に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 前記酸発生剤が、ヨードニウム塩、スルホニウム塩又はアジニウム塩である請求項14に記載の平版印刷版原版。
- 請求項1~15のいずれか一項に記載の平版印刷版原版を、赤外線レーザーにより画像露光した後、印刷機上で湿し水及び印刷インキの少なくともいずれかにより画像記録層の未露光部分を除去する製版方法。
- 前記赤外線レーザーにより画像露光を、面露光強度50~150mJ/cm2で行う請求項16に記載の製版方法。
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