Planographic printing plate and preparation method and use thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016355040-A1
Application number	US-201514809515-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 27, 2015
Priority date	Jun 2, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention pertains to the field of printing plates and discloses a planographic printing plate and preparation method. The planographic printing plate comprises: a metal substrate, a hydrophobic priming coat formed on a surface of the metal substrate and a hydrophilic graphic layer formed on the priming coat, wherein the hydrophobic priming coat is formed by a hydrophobic primer liquid through curing, the hydrophilic graphic layer is formed by inkjet-printing and curing a printing plate-making ink on the hydrophobic priming coat. The planographic printing plate according to the present invention may be printed by using water-based ink, so it can avoid the environmental pollution caused by using solvent-based ink during planographic printing. Further, through the cooperation of the hydrophobic priming coat formed by the hydrophobic primer liquid and the hydrophilic graphic layer formed by the printing plate-making ink, printed matters with desirable image resolution can be obtained.

First claim

1 . A planographic printing plate consisting of:
a metal substrate; and a hydrophobic priming coat formed on a surface of the metal substrate and a hydrophilic graphic layer formed on the priming coat, wherein the hydrophobic priming coat is formed by a hydrophobic primer liquid through curing, the hydrophilic graphic layer is formed by inkjet-printing and curing a printing plate-making ink onto the hydrophobic priming coat, wherein:
based on a total weight of the printing plate-making ink, the components of the printing plate-making ink and their contents are:
0.5-20 wt. % of a first film-forming resin,
0.1-15 wt. % of a second film-forming resin,
0.01-5 wt. % of a nanoscale or micron-scale dye,
0-5 wt. % of an additive, and
a solvent,
wherein, the first film-forming resin is selected from the group consisting of a homopolymer of (meth)acrylic acid and a copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid with C 1-4 alkyl (meth)acrylate; the second film-forming resin is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, polyoxyethylene, polyvinylpyrrolidone, urea resin, polyacrylamide, polyamine, polymaleic anhydride, water soluble epoxy resin, water soluble phenolic resin water soluble polyurethane, and combinations thereof; and

based on a total weight of the hydrophobic primer liquid, the components of the hydrophobic primer liquid and their contents are:
0.01-20 wt. % of a polyolefin,
0.2-2 wt. % of a metal adhesion promoter, and
a solvent;
the polyolefin contains a polymer represented by the following formula

wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, chlorine, alkyl with 1-4 carbon atoms, aryl with at least one benzene ring, bromine or chlorine, p is at least 5;
the metal adhesion promoter is selected from the group consisting of silane coupling agent, titanate coupling agent, aryl phosphate, hyperphosphate polyester polymer, alkyl phosphate, zirconium aluminate, zirconate, and combinations thereof.

2 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first film-forming resin is selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, copolymer of methacrylic acid or methyl methacrylate, copolymer of methacrylic acid and methyl acrylate, copolymer of acrylic acid and methyl acrylate, and combinations thereof.

3 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the second film-forming resin is selected from the group consisting of urea resin, water soluble epoxy resin, water soluble phenolic resin, water soluble polyurethane and polyvinyl alcohol, and combinations thereof.

4 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the dye is a dye of any color selected from the group consisting of acidic dye, reactive dye, and basic dye, with a particle size of 5-1000 nm.

5 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of color fixing agent, defoaming agent, antioxidant and combinations thereof.

6 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 5 , wherein the color fixing agent is selected from the group consisting of cetyl pyridinium chloride, cetyl pyridinium bromide, polyethylenimine, polyvinylamine, poly(diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride), amine-aldehyde resin type dicyandiamide formaldehyde precondensate, reactive dye color fixing agent KS, and combinations thereof.

7 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 5 , wherein the defoaming agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone emulsion, higher alcohol fatty acid ester complex, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene pentaerythritol ether, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene amine ether, polyoxypropylene glycerol ether, polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene glycerol ether, polydimethylsiloxane, and combinations thereof.

8 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 5 , wherein the antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, tea polyphenol, butylated hydroxyanisole, dibutyl hydroxytoluene, tert-butylhydroquinone, polyol ester, and combinations thereof.

9 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the solvent in the printing plate-making ink is selected from the group consisting of water, mixed solvent of water and low alcohol, and mixed solvent of water and alcohol ether.

10 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 9 , wherein the low alcohol is selected from the group consisting of methanol, absolute ethyl alcohol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, and combinations thereof.

11 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 9 , wherein the alcohol ether is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol diethyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol dimethyl ether, propylene glycol monoethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monoethyl ether, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, and combinations thereof.

12 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of the metal substrate has a nano scale or micron scale structure.

13 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 12 , wherein the nano scale or micron scale structure is formed by a process selected from the group consisting of electrolytic graining treatment and applying a coating containing nano particles on the surface of the metal substrate.

14 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the polyolefin in the hydrophobic primer liquid is one or more of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride.

15 . (canceled)

16 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the solvent in the hydrophobic primer liquid is selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate, acetone, butanone, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, xylene, dimethylformamide, diethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, diethylacetamide, cyclohexanone, chloroform, tetrachloromethane and combinations thereof.

17 . The planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the metal substrate is selected from the group consisting of aluminum substrate, zinc substrate, and aluminum alloy substrate.

18 . A method for preparing the planographic printing plate according to claim 1 comprising:
1) applying and curing the hydrophobic primer liquid on a surface of a metal substrate to form the hydrophobic priming coat;
2) inkjet printing and curing the printing plate-making ink onto the hydrophobic priming coat to form the hydrophilic graphic layer.

Assignees

• Inst Chemistry Cas

Inventors

• Zhou Haihua
• Song Yanlin

Classifications

• B41N1/04 Primary

  metallic · CPC title

• B41C1/1066 Primary

  by spraying with powders, by using a nozzle, e.g. an ink jet system, by fusing a previously coated powder, e.g. with a laser · CPC title

• B41C2210/20

  characterised by inorganic additives, e.g. pigments, salts · CPC title

• B41C2201/04

  Intermediate layers · CPC title

• B41C2210/24

  characterised by a macromolecular compound or binder obtained by reactions involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. acrylics, vinyl polymers · CPC title