WO2018234106A1 - Tamper-proof medium for thermal printing - Google Patents
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- thermosensitive recording comprising a near infrared fluorescent compound as security feature.
- Thermally-imageable articles which allow verification of the genuineness of the article including a light transmissive/reflective platy pigment in or on one or both surfaces of the article are described in WO 99/19150 Al .
- the "particle size" of a salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound is described by its distribution of particle sizes.
- the value d x represents the diameter relative to which x % by weight of the particles have diameters less than d x .
- the dso value is thus the weight median particle size, i.e. 50 wt.-% of all grains are bigger and the remaining 50 wt.-% are smaller than this particle size.
- thermochromic coating layer may comprise only one type of halochromic leuco dye, or two or more types of halochromic leuco dyes.
- the thermochromic coating layer may comprise a first halochromic leuco and a second halochromic leuco dye. This may provide, for example, the possibility to adapt the first halochromic leuco dye to the composition of the liquid treatment composition provided in the step b) of the method of the present invention, and to adapt the second halochromic leuco dye to a colour developing agent, which may be included in the thermochromic coating layer.
- flouran dyes are 3-diethylamino-6-methylfiuorane,
- Suitable triarylmethane dyes are methyl violet dyes, e.g. methyl violet 2B, methyl violet 6B, or methyl violet 10B; fuchsine dyes, e.g. pararosaniline, or fuchsine; phenol dyes, e.g. phenol red, chlorophenol red, cresol red, bromocresol purple, or bromocresol green; malachite green dyes, e.g.
- the colour developing agent may be selected from the group consisting of 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A), 4,4'-cyclohexylidenediphenol, p,p'-(l-methyl-n-hexylidene)diphenol, 1,7-di- (hydroxyphenylthio)-3,5-dioxaheptane, 4-hydroxybenzyl benzoate, 4-hydroxy-ethyl benzoate, 4-hydroxypropyl benzoate, 4-hydroxyisopropyl benzoate, 4-hydroxy-butyl benzoate, 4-hydroxyisobutyl benzoate, 4-hydroxymethylbenzyl benzoate,
- bisphenol A 4,4'-cyclohexylidenediphenol
- p,p'-(l-methyl-n-hexylidene)diphenol 1,7-di- (hydroxyphenylthio)-3,5-dioxaheptane
- 4-hydroxybenzyl benzoate 4-hydroxy-ethyl
- the skilled person will select the types and amounts of the leuco dye and the colour developing agent according the required performance and printability.
- the salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound is an alkaline or alkaline earth oxide, an alkaline or alkaline earth hydroxide, an alkaline or alkaline earth alkoxide, an alkaline or alkaline earth methylcarbonate, an alkaline or alkaline earth hydroxycarbonate, an alkaline or alkaline earth bicarbonate, an alkaline or alkaline earth carbonate, or a mixtures thereof.
- the salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound is an alkaline or alkaline earth carbonate.
- the GCC is obtained by dry grinding. According to another embodiment of the present invention the GCC is obtained by wet grinding and optionally subsequent drying.
- the grinding step can be carried out with any conventional grinding device, for example, under conditions such that comminution predominantly results from impacts with a secondary body, i.e. in one or more of: a ball mill, a rod mill, a vibrating mill, a roll crusher, a centrifugal impact mill, a vertical bead mill, an attrition mill, a pin mill, a hammer mill, a pulveriser, a shredder, a de-clumper, a knife cutter, or other such equipment known to the skilled man.
- a ball mill i.e. in one or more of: a ball mill, a rod mill, a vibrating mill, a roll crusher, a centrifugal impact mill, a vertical bead mill, an attrition mill, a pin mill, a hammer mill, a pulveriser, a shredder, a de-clumper, a knife cutter, or other such equipment known to the skilled man.
- the grinding step may be performed under conditions such that autogenous grinding takes place and/or by horizontal ball milling, and/or other such processes known to the skilled man.
- the wet processed ground calcium carbonate comprising mineral material thus obtained may be washed and dewatered by well-known processes, e.g. by flocculation, centrifugation, filtration or forced evaporation prior to drying.
- the subsequent step of drying may be carried out in a single step such as spray drying, or in at least two steps. It is also common that such a mineral material undergoes a beneficiation step (such as a flotation, bleaching or magnetic separation step) to remove impurities.
- a beneficiation step such as a flotation, bleaching or magnetic separation step
- the ground calcium carbonate is selected from the group consisting of marble, chalk, dolomite, limestone and mixtures thereof.
- the calcium carbonate comprises one type of ground calcium carbonate.
- the calcium carbonate comprises a mixture of two or more types of ground calcium carbonates selected from different sources.
- "Precipitated calcium carbonate" (PCC) in the meaning of the present invention is a synthesized material, generally obtained by precipitation following reaction of carbon dioxide and lime in an aqueous environment or by precipitation of a calcium and carbonate ion source in water or by precipitation of calcium and carbonate ions, for example CaCb and Na 2 C03, out of solution.
- the calcium carbonate comprises one precipitated calcium carbonate.
- the calcium carbonate comprises a mixture of two or more precipitated calcium carbonates selected from different crystalline forms and different polymorphs of precipitated calcium carbonate.
- the at least one precipitated calcium carbonate may comprise one PCC selected from S-PCC and one PCC selected from R-PCC.
- the salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound may be surface-treated material, for example, a surface-treated calcium carbonate.
- the calcium carbonate may also be treated or coated to become cationic or anionic with, for example, a polyacrylate or polydiallyldimethyl- ammonium chloride (polyDADMAC).
- polyDADMAC polydiallyldimethyl- ammonium chloride
- Surface-treated calcium carbonates are, for example, described in EP 2 159 258 Al or WO 2005/121257 Al .
- the hydrophobising agent can be at least one mono-substituted succinic acid and/or salty reaction product(s) and/or at least one phosphoric acid ester blend of one or more phosphoric acid mono-ester and/or reaction products thereof and one or more phosphoric acid di-ester and/or reaction products thereof.
- the salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound is in form of particles having a weight median particle size dso from 15 nm to 200 ⁇ , preferably from 20 nm to 100 ⁇ , more preferably from 50 nm to 50 ⁇ , and most preferably from 100 nm to 2 ⁇ .
- the salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound has a specific surface area (BET) from 4 to 120 m 2 /g, preferably from 8 to 50 m 2 /g, as measured using nitrogen adsorption in the BET method, according to ISO 9277.
- the thermochromic coating layer further comprises a binder, preferably in an amount from 1 to 50 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the thermochromic coating layer, preferably in an amount from 3 to 30 wt.-%, and more preferably from 5 to 15 wt.-%. Any binder suitable for thermochromic coating layers may be used.
- polyurethane latex polyester latex, poly(n-butyl acrylate), poly(n-butyl
- the thermochromic coating layer may also comprise a sensitizer, preferably in an amount from 1 to 30 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the thermochromic coating layer, more preferably in an amount from 3 to 20 wt.-%, and most preferably from 5 to 15 wt.-%.
- Sensitizers usually have a melting point, which is lower than that of the leuco dye and the colour developing agent. Typically the melting point of sensitizers is between 45 and 65°C. Thus, the sensitizer can act as a solvent, promoting the interaction of the colour developing agent with the leuco dye.
- sensitizers well known in the art may be used in the thermochromic coating layer of the present invention.
- suitable sensitizers are, aliphatic acid amides such as ethylene bis-amide, montan acid wax, polyethylene wax, 1 ,4-diethoxy- naphthalene, l-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid phenyl ester, o-xylene-bis-(phenyl ether), 4-(m-methyl phenoxymethyl) biphenyl, 4,4'-ethylene dioxy-bis-benzoic acid dibenzyl ester, dibenzoyloxy methane, l,2-di(3-methylphenoxy) ethylene, bis[2-(4- methoxy-phenoxy) ethyl] ether, methyl p-nitrobenzoate, phenyl p-toluene sulfonate, stearic acid amide, palmitic acid amide, methoxycarbonyl-N-benzamidestearate,
- thermochromic coating layer further comprises a rheology modifier.
- the rheology modifier is present in an amount of less than 1 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the filler.
- the thermochromic coating layer may have a thickness of at least 1 ⁇ , e.g. at least 5 ⁇ , 10 ⁇ , 15 ⁇ or 20 ⁇ . Preferably, the thermochromic coating layer may have a thickness in the range of 1 ⁇ up to 150 ⁇ .
- the thermochromic coating layer is in direct contact with the surface of the substrate.
- the substrate comprises one or more additional precoating layers between the substrate and the thermochromic coating layer comprising at least one halochromic leuco dye.
- additional precoating layers may comprise kaolin, silica, talc, plastic, precipitated calcium carbonate, modified calcium carbonate, ground calcium carbonate, or mixtures thereof.
- the thermochromic coating layer may be in direct contact with the precoating layer, or, if more than one precoating layer is present, the thermochromic coating layer may be in direct contact with the top precoating layer.
- the substrate comprises one or more barrier layers between the substrate and the thermochromic coating layer comprising at least one halochromic leuco dye.
- the thermochromic coating layer may be in direct contact with the barrier layer, or, if more than one barrier layer is present, the thermochromic coating layer may be in direct contact with the top barrier layer.
- barrier layers are homopolymers or copolymers of acrylic and/or methacrylic acids, itaconic acid, and acid esters, such as e.g. ethylacrylate, butyl acrylate, styrene, unsubstituted or substituted vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, ethylene, butadiene, acrylamides and acrylonitriles, silicone resins, water dilutable alkyd resins, acrylic/alkyd resin combinations, natural oils such as linseed oil, and mixtures thereof.
- the barrier layer comprises latexes, polyolefms, polyvinylalcohols, kaolin, talcum, mica for creating tortuous structures (stacked structures), and mixtures thereof.
- thermochromic coating composition comprising at least one halochromic leuco dye on at least one side of the substrate to form a thermochromic coating layer
- the thermochromic coating composition is an aqueous composition, i.e. a composition containing water as the only solvent.
- the thermochromic coating composition is a non-aqueous composition.
- Suitable solvents are known to the skilled person and are, for example, aliphatic alcohols, ethers and diethers having from 4 to 14 carbon atoms, glycols, alkoxylated glycols, glycol ethers, alkoxylated aromatic alcohols, aromatic alcohols, mixtures thereof, or mixtures thereof with water.
- the coating compositions may be applied onto the substrate by conventional coating means commonly used in this art. Suitable coating methods are, e.g., air knife coating, electrostatic coating, metering size press, film coating, spray coating, wound wire rod coating, slot coating, slide hopper coating, gravure, curtain coating, high speed coating and the like. Some of these methods allow for simultaneous coatings of two or more layers, which is preferred from a manufacturing economic perspective. However, any other coating method which would be suitable to form a coating layer on the substrate may also be used. According to an exemplary embodiment, the coating composition is applied by high speed coating, metering size press, curtain coating, spray coating, flexo and gravure, or blade coating, preferably curtain coating.
- the at least one acid can also be an acidic salt, for example, HSC " , H 2 P04 ⁇ or HPO4 2" , being at least partially neutralized by a corresponding cation such as Li + , Na + ' K + , Mg 2+ or Ca 2+ .
- the at least one acid can also be a mixture of one or more acids and one or more acidic salts.
- the at least one acid is selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, sulphurous acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, boric acid, suberic acid, succinic acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, and mixtures thereof, more preferably the at least one acid is selected from the group consisting of sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, boric acid, suberic acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, and mixtures thereof, and most preferably the at least one acid is phosphoric acid and/or sulphuric acid.
- Examples for acidic organophosphor o us compounds are aminomethylphosphonic acid, l-hydroxyethylidene-1,1- diphosphonic acid (HEDP), amino tris(methylenephosphonic acid) (ATMP), ethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (EDTMP), tetramethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (TDTMP), hexamethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (HDTMP), diethylenetriamine penta(methylene phosphonic acid) (DTPMP), phosphonobutane-tricarboxylic acid (PBTC), N-(phosphonomethyl)- iminodiacetic acid (PMIDA), 2-carboxyethyl phosphonic acid (CEPA), 2-hydroxy- phosphonocarboxylic acid (HPAA), Amino-tris-(methylene-phosphonic acid), or di- (2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid.
- ATMP amino tri
- the at least one acid may be applied in concentrated form or in diluted form.
- the liquid treatment composition comprises sulphuric acid, ethanol, and water, preferably the liquid treatment composition comprises 1 to 10 wt.-% sulphuric acid, 10 to 30 wt.-% ethanol, and 70 to 90 wt.-% water, based on the total weight of the liquid treatment composition.
- the liquid treatment composition comprises 10 to 30 vol.-% sulphuric acid, 10 to 30 vol.-% ethanol, and 50 to 80 vol.-% water, based on the total volume of the liquid treatment composition.
- the liquid treatment composition comprises the at least one acid in an amount from 0.1 to 100 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the liquid treatment composition, preferably in an amount from 1 to 80 wt.-%, more preferably in an amount from 3 to 60 wt.-%, and most preferably in an amount from 10 to 50 wt.-%.
- the liquid treatment composition may further comprise a dye, a pigment, a fluorescent dye, a phosphorescent dye, an ultraviolet absorbing dye, a near infrared absorbing dye, a thermochromic dye, a halochromic dye, metal ions, transition metal ions, lanthanides, actinides, magnetic particles, quantum dots or a mixture thereof.
- additional compounds can equip the substrate with additional features, such as specific light absorbing properties, electromagnetic radiation reflection properties, fluorescence properties,
- the liquid treatment composition comprises a dye, and most preferably a solvent-soluble dye.
- a solvent has to be added to the liquid treatment composition in order to dissolute the solvent-soluble dye.
- aliphatic alcohols such as ethanol may be included. Examples of other suitable solvents are mentioned above.
- the liquid treatment composition is applied onto the at least one region of the thermochromic coating layer in form of a preselected pattern.
- a tamper-proof pattern is formed on and/or within the thermochromic coating layer.
- the liquid treatment composition is applied onto at least one region of the thermochromic coating layer in form of a preselected pattern.
- the preselected pattern may be a continuous layer, a pattern, a pattern of repetitive elements and/or a repetitive combination(s) of elements.
- the liquid treatment composition is applied to the substrate in form of a pattern of repetitive elements or repetitive combination(s) of elements, preferably selected from the group consisting of circles, dots, triangles, rectangles, squares, or lines.
- the preselected pattern is a guilloche, a one- dimensional bar code, a two-dimensional bar code, a three-dimensional bar code, a QR-code, a dot matrix code, a security mark, a number, a letter, an alphanumeric symbol, a logo, an image, a shape, a signature, a design, or a combination thereof.
- the pattern may have a resolution of more than 10 dpi, preferably more than 50 dpi, more preferably more than 100 dpi, even more preferably more than 1000 dpi, and most preferably more than 10000 dpi, wherein dpi means dots per inch.
- the at least one halochromic leuco dye reacts with the acid included in the treatment composition.
- the inventors surprisingly found that in the regions of the thermochromic coating layer
- thermochromic coating layer which were treated with the liquid treatment composition, the halochromic leuco dye was converted into its coloured form.
- a coloured pattern can be directly produced on a medium for thermal printing by applying the liquid treatment composition of the present invention.
- the method of the present invention has the advantage that it can be implemented in existing thermal printing media production facilities and does not require cost-intensive and time-consuming modifications.
- the method of the present invention may be implemented into an existing thermal paper production facility by applying a preselected pattern to the thermal paper using a conventional inkjet printer, wherein the liquid treatment composition of the present invention is used as ink.
- the thermochromic coating layer comprises a salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound as filler, the salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound is at least partially converted into a corresponding acid salt, which has a different chemical composition and crystal structure compared to the original material.
- the method of manufacturing a tamper-proof medium for thermal printing comprises the following steps:
- thermochromic coating layer comprising at least one halochromic leuco dye
- the substrate is selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, containerboard, and plastic, selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, and containerboard,
- the substrate may comprise a salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound and/or a the liquid treatment composition may further comprise a dye.
- the protective layer can be made from any material, which is suitable to protect the underlying pattern against unwanted environmental impacts or mechanical wear.
- suitable materials are top coats, resins, varnishes, silicones, polymers, metal foils, or cellulose-based materials.
- the protective layer may be applied above the thermochromic coating layer by any method known in the art and suitable for the material of the protective layer. Suitable methods are, for example, air knife coating, electrostatic coating, metering size press, film coating, spray coating, extrusion coating, wound wire rod coating, slot coating, slide hopper coating, gravure, curtain coating, high speed coating, lamination, printing, adhesive bonding, and the like.
- the protective layer is a removable protective layer.
- the substrate provided in step a) comprises a thermochromic coating layer comprising at least one halochromic leuco dye on the first side and a reverse side of the substrate, and in step c) the liquid treatment composition comprising at least one acid is applied onto the first and the reverse side in form of a preselected pattern.
- Step c) may be carried out for each side separately or may be carried out on the first and the reverse side simultaneously.
- method step c) is carried out two or more times using a different or the same liquid treatment composition.
- a tamper-proof medium for thermal printing is provided, obtainable by a method comprising the following steps:
- thermochromic coating layer in form of a preselected pattern.
- a coloured pattern can be directly produced on a medium for thermal printing.
- This provides, for example, the possibility to create a security mark in form of a complex pattern on and/or within the thermochromic coating layer of a thermal printing medium.
- the thermal printability of the medium is not impaired.
- the tamper-proof thermal printing medium of the present invention still can be printed with a conventional thermal printer. If a fraudster tries to manipulate a thermal print made on such a thermochromic coating layer, for example, by erasing the same with an alkaline solution, the complex pattern would be removed as well. However, reprinting a complex pattern such as a guilloche would be very challenging, if not impossible.
- thermochromic coating layer comprises a salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound as filler
- a surface-modified structure can be created on and/or within in the thermochromic coating layer, which has a different chemical composition and crystal structure compared to the original material.
- the formed pattern can differ from the untreated thermochromic coating layer in tactility, surface roughness, gloss, light absorption, electromagnetic radiation reflection, fluorescence, phosphorescence, whiteness and/or brightness.
- Fig. 2 shows a tamper-proof medium for thermal printing manufactured according to Example 2, wherein a part of the original print was removed by an erasing liquid.
- Fig. 3 shows a magnification of the section highlighted in Fig. 2 before application of the liquid treatment composition.
- Fig. 4 shows a magnification of the section highlighted in Fig. 2 after application of the liquid treatment composition.
- Tamper-proof tickets were prepared by applying the liquid treatment composition onto the above-mentioned substrates in form of a preselected pattern (guilloche or logo "mosaiq") with an inkjet printer (Dimatix DMP 2800, Fujifilm Dimatix Inc., USA) with varying droplet sizes between 1 and 10 pi (pico litre) at varying drop spacings between 10 to 40 ⁇ .
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