Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of support for planographic printing plate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9573404-B2
Application number	US-201213661623-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2012
Priority date	Oct 28, 2011
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

A manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate including at least an alkaline etching step of dissolving an aluminum surface layer of an aluminum web with an alkaline solution during a surface roughening treatment on a surface of the aluminum web continuously traveling,
the manufacturing method comprising: a circulating step of cyclically using the alkaline solution between a treatment tank for the etching and an alkaline solution reservoir during adjusting composition concentration of the alkaline solution; and a filtering step of filtering the alkaline solution cyclically used so as to remove solid matter in the alkaline solution.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate including at least an alkaline etching step of dissolving an aluminum surface layer of an aluminum web with an alkaline solution during a surface roughening treatment on a surface of the aluminum web continuously traveling,
the manufacturing method comprising:
a circulating step of cyclically using the alkaline solution between a treatment tank for the etching and an alkaline solution reservoir during adjusting composition concentration of the alkaline solution; and
a filtering step of filtering the alkaline solution cyclically used so as to remove solid matter in the alkaline solution, wherein
in the filtering step, abrasive is added as a filter aid in the alkaline solution to be filtered, and
wherein
the manufacturing method further comprises a step of performing mechanical surface roughening on the surface of the aluminum web with the abrasive before the alkaline etching step, and
used abrasive generated in the mechanical surface roughening step are used in the filtering step.

2. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein
in the filtering step, the filtering is carried out by using a filter membrane having a pore size of 1 to 30 μm.

3. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 2 , wherein
the filtering step comprises:
a separating step of separating the solid matter from the filter membrane by backwashing the filter membrane;
a deliquoring step of deliquoring the alkaline solution from the separated solid matter; and
a returning step of returning the alkaline solution separated in the deliquoring step to the alkaline solution reservoir to recycle the alkaline solution.

4. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a solid matter concentration measuring step of measuring solid matter concentration of the alkaline solution cyclically used; and
a control step of controlling solid matter content of the alkaline solution to be 100 ppm or less based on the measured solid matter concentration.

5. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein
in the filtering step, the filtering is carried out at more than one filtering stage if the solid matter concentration is in a range from 200 to 1500 ppm.

6. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein
as aluminum purity of an aluminum material used as the aluminum web becomes lower, more solid matter is removed in the filtering step.

7. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 1 , wherein
the aluminum web is made of low purity aluminum having an aluminum purity of 99.0% or less.

8. A manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate, comprising a surface roughening step for roughening at least one surface of an aluminum web continuously traveling,
the surface roughening step comprising:
an alkaline etching step of etching the aluminum web by bringing the aluminum web into contact with an alkaline solution; and
an electrolytic surface roughening step of electrochemically roughening the etched aluminum web in an acid electrolytic solution,
the method further comprising an anode oxidation treatment step for performing an anode oxidation treatment on the aluminum web of which surface is roughened in the electrolytic surface roughening step in an acid solution, so as to form an anode oxidation film on the aluminum web,
the electrolytic surface roughening step including:
a circulation step for cyclically using the acid electrolytic solution between an electrolyzer and an electrolytic solution reservoir during adjusting composition concentration of the acid electrolytic solution; and
a filtering step of filtering the acid electrolytic solution cyclically used so as to remove solid matter in the acid electrolytic solution,
and/or
the anode oxidation treatment step including:
a circulation step for cyclically using the acid solution between a feeding tank and an acid solution reservoir, and between an electrolytic treatment tank and the acid solution reservoir during adjusting composition concentration of the acid solution; and
a filtering step of filtering the acid solution cyclically used, so as to remove solid matter in the acid solution, wherein
in the filtering step, abrasive is added as a filter aid in the alkaline solution to be filtered,
wherein the manufacturing method further comprises a step of performing mechanical surface roughening on the surface of the aluminum web with the abrasive before the alkaline etching step, and
used abrasive generated in the mechanical surface roughening step are used in the filtering step.

9. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 8 , wherein
the solid matter is removed through a filter membrane having a pore size of 1 μm to 10 μm in the filtering step of the electrolytic surface roughening step and/or in the filtering step of the anode oxidation treatment step.

10. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 8 , wherein
the anode oxidation treatment step further includes a copper ion removal step of reducing copper ion concentration in the acid solution by collecting copper ions from the acid solution in the electrolytic treatment tank.

11. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 8 , wherein
the filtering step of the electrolytic surface roughening step further includes:
a measuring step of measuring solid matter concentration of the acid electrolytic solution cyclically used; and
a controlling step of ON-OFF controlling the filtering step so as to maintain solid matter content of the acid electrolytic solution at 20 ppm or less based on the measured solid matter concentration.

12. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 8 , wherein
the filtering step of the anode oxidation treatment step further includes:
a measuring step of measuring solid matter concentration of the acid solution cyclically used; and
a controlling step of ON-OFF controlling the filtering step so as to maintain solid matter content of the acid solution at 20 ppm or less based on the measured solid matter concentration.

13. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 8 , wherein
as aluminum purity of an aluminum material used as the aluminum web becomes lower, more solid matter is removed in the filtering step of the electrolytic surface roughening step and in the filtering step of the anode oxidation treatment step.

14. The manufacturing method of a support for a planographic printing plate according to claim 8 , wherein
the aluminum web is made of aluminum having aluminum purity of 99.0% or less.

Assignees

• Fujifilm Corp

Inventors

• Kasuya Yuichi
• Hotta Hisashi

Classifications

• B41N3/034

  characterised by the electrochemical treatment of the aluminum support, e.g. anodisation, electro-graining; Sealing of the anodised layer; Treatment of the anodic layer with inorganic compounds; Colouring of the anodic layer · CPC title

• C25D21/18

  of electrolytes (C25D21/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C25D11/08

  containing inorganic acids · CPC title

• C23G1/22

  Light metals · CPC title

• C23G3/028

  for thermal or mechanical pretreatment · CPC title