CA2246680A1 - Slip agent emulsion formulation for the printing industry folding process - Google Patents

Slip agent emulsion formulation for the printing industry folding process Download PDF

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CA2246680A1
CA2246680A1 CA 2246680 CA2246680A CA2246680A1 CA 2246680 A1 CA2246680 A1 CA 2246680A1 CA 2246680 CA2246680 CA 2246680 CA 2246680 A CA2246680 A CA 2246680A CA 2246680 A1 CA2246680 A1 CA 2246680A1
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08JWORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M7/00After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock
    • B41M7/0027After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock using protective coatings or layers by lamination or by fusion of the coatings or layers
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the use of a new emulsion composition in the printing industry with respect to the folding process.
The composition, when applied to printing substrates, provides outstanding lubrication and antistatic properties, reduces the occurrence of tears in the substrate and is also environment friendly. The compositions of the present invention are emulsions. These emulsions are applied to the substrate surface after the ink is applied. The mixed emulsion composition comprises from about to about 30 percent by weight of a C18 to C45 paraffinic oil; from about 0.1 to about 0.5 percent by weight of acrylic acid; from about 0.3 to about 0.7 percent by weight of polyvinyl pyrolidone; and from about 0.01 to about 0.5 percent by weight of triethanolamine and the balance being water.

Description

TITLE OF THE INVENTION
Slip agent emulsion formulation for the printing industry folding process.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an emulsion formulation and more specifically to an emulsion formulation which can be used as a slip agent for printing substrates during the printing process.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the printing industry, it is known that the printing processes of have developed through the years. Nowadays, the printing processes use different kind of mechanisms. In the above invention, we are dealing particularly with the web printing process system. When using this process, the ink is applied onto a web. These inks are first dried by evaporation of the solvents contained therein when the printed surface is heated.
There has been developed a printing method in which a film of an aqueous emulsion agent is formed on a wet surface right after printing to improve the problems associated with the drying method such as gloss to the surface.
Now, we have seen that the web printing operation folding process needs to use an emulsion or slip agent to protect the freshly printed surface and provide ink smudge resistance. The problem with the actual slip agents are tremendous because of an excessive use of slip agents containing toxic chemicals, which are toxic for skin, inhalation and drinking such as polydimethylsiloxane (silicones).
The present invention does not contain any toxic chemical element.
The new emulsion formulation helps in the drying of printing ink and various desired properties such as gloss to the surface. The new slip agent is applied when the ink is still in the wet state, resulting in the elimination of static electricity, thereby increasing printing speed and providing ink smudge resistance. It has also been discovered that, in addition to these previously stated advantages, application of this emulsion will provide lubrication to the ink resin and paper fiber, reduce printing process costs. This emulsion is also environment friendly.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an emulsion formulation which is environment friendly, highly stable in a wide range of temperatures and can be stored for an extended period of time. The temperature range at which this formulation can be stored may vary from -40°C to +50 °C.
This particular criteria permits an impressive capacity to adapt to temperature variations that can be encountered, for example, during transportation. ~',s can be seen, the new slip agent can be stored for several years without aria degradation. In contrast, the formulations currently available on the market have a limited storability of up to approximately a year to a variable range of temperature to about -15°C to +25°C.
Another object cf the present invention is to provide stable emulsions that are applied to the surface of the printed substrate after the ink is applied.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a an emulsion formulation comprising:
from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight of a C1$ to C45 paraffinic oil or a mixture thereof;
from about 0.1 to about 0.5 percent by weight of acrylic acid;
from about 0.3 to about 0.7 percent by weight of polyvinyl pyrolidone;
from about 0.01 to about 0.5 percent by weight of triethanolamine; and the balance being water.
Preferably the amount of a C~$ to C45 paraffinic oil, acrylic acid, polyvinyl pyrolidone (P.V.P) and water is in amount of about 25, 0.1, 0.5 and percent by weight respectively.
The formulation may further include from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol or a mixture thereof; preferably the formulation includes from about 40 t~
70 percent by weight of water.
In use, the formulation can be applied onto printing surfaces as ~:
slip agent by diluting it in water by about five to fifteen times its concentration.
Generally, the extent of dilution depends on the type of printing press and the speed at which the press is operated. The formulation can also be used in industries other than the printing industry such as the rubber and fiber industries where slip agents are used.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a composition of matter for protecting a printing substrate comprising, by weight:
from about 1000 to abo~!t 3000 parts of a C1$ to C45 paraffinic oil or a mixture thereof;
from about 10 to about 50 parts of acrylic acid;
from about 30 to about 70 parts of polyvinyl pyrolidone;
from about 1 to about 50 parts of triethanolamine; and the balance being water.
Also, the composition may further comprise from about 100? to about 3000 parts by weight from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol or a mixture thereof; preferably, the composition includes from about 4000 to 7000 parts of water, for transportation and storage before dilution.
In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for preparing an emulsion composition comprising mixing, in the following order:
from about 10 to about 30 weight percent of a C1$ to C45 paraffinic oil or a mixture thereof;
from about 0.1 to about 0.5 weight percent of acrylic acid;
from about 0.3 to about 0.7 weight percent of polyvinyl pyrolidone;
water; and from about 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent of triethanolamine.
The process may further comprise, before the addition of water, mixing from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol or a mixture thereof.
The term "break" as used herein means the separation of water and oil of the emulsion formulation. This is undesirable as it renders the formulation ineffective.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention does not contain any toxic chemical element.
The new emulsion formulation helps in the drying of printing ink and various desired properties such as gloss to the surface. The new slip agent is applied when the ink is still in the wet state, resulting in the elimination of static electricity, thereby increasing printing speed and providing ink smudge resistance.
The emulsion formulation of the present invention generally comprises:
from about 10 to about 25 percent by weight of a C18 to C45 paraffinic oil or a mixture thereof;
from about 0.1 to about 0.5 percent by weight of acrylic acid;
from about 0.3 to about 0.7 percent by weight of polyvinyl pyrolidone;
from about 0.01 to about 0.5 percent by weight of triethanolamine; and the balance being water.
Any C1$ to C45 paraffinic oils or mixtures thereof would be suitaaie for preparing the emulsion formulation of the present invention. Preferably, a mixture of an equal amount of paraffinic oils are used to prepare the emulsion formulation of the present invention.
It was found that various emulsion agents can be used. Acrylic acid was found to be an excellent emulsion agent in this case.
The pH of the formulation is maintained at about 5.2 to 5.8, and preferably at about 5.5, by the addition of triethanolamine. Outside of this range, the emulsion tends to break, resulting in the separation of water and oil.
Any type of water, either ionized, distilled or tap water, may be used in formulating the emulsion formulation of the present invention. Preferably, at least 40 percent by weight of water is included in the formulation. Below that amount, the emulsion tends to break. Similarly, it was found that the addition of inorganic salts, acid, anionic, or cationic emulsifiers also tend to break the emulsion.
Also, the emulsion formulations may further include from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight of additives from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene gi~rcol, or a mixture thereof may be added to the emulsion formulation, preferably the latter comprises from about 40 to about 70 percent by weight of water.
While preparing the formulation, the above ingredients are slowly mixed at room temperature using, for example, a circulation pump. It has been found that mixing at high speed could break the emulsion rather than provide a homogeneous mixture. The ingredients should be added for mixing in the following order: paraffinic oil, acrylic acid, polyvinyl pyrolidone, water and triethanolamine.
MATERIAL
Corresponding chemical abstract registry numbers are listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Chemical Abstract Registry Numbers of Starting Material Chemicals Registry Numbers C18 to C45 paraffinic oil 72623-84-8 mixture ~ 72623-85-9 acrylic acid 79-10-7 polyvinyl pyrolidone 9003-39-8 water 7732-18-5 polyethylene glycol (CarbowaxT"")30322-68-3 propylene glycol 57-55-6 polypropylene glycol(CarbowaxT"")30322-69-9 triethanolamine I 102-71-6 Preparation of a emulsion formulation In one embodiment of the present invention the emulsion formulation was prepared by mixing the following components at room temperature in the order indicated:
Components Amount (% by weight) C18 to C4~ paraffinc 25 oil mixture acrylic acid 0.1 polyvinyl pyrolidone 0.5 wate r 74. 3 triethanolamine 0.1 Total ! 100 Preparation of another emulsion formulation In another embodiment of the present invention, a emulsion formulation was prepared by miring the following ingredients at room temperature in the order indicated:
Components Amount (% by weight) C1$ to C45 paraffinic 25 oil mixture acrylic acid 0.1 polyvinyl pyrolidone 0.5 polyethylene glycol 10 polypropylene glycol 10 water 54.3 triethanolamine 0.1 Total 100 While the foregoing embodiments of the invention have been described and shown, it is understood that all alternatives and modifications may be made thereto and fall within the scope of the invention.

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1. An emulsion formulation comprising:
from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight of a C18 to C45 paraffinic oil or a mixture thereof;
from about 0.1 to about 0.5 percent by weight of acrylic acid;
from about 0.3 to about 0.7 percent by weight of polyvinyl pyrolidone;
from about 0.01 to about 0.5 percent by weight of triethanolamine; and the balance being water.
2. The emulsion formulation of claim 1, wherein the acrylic acid is in amount of about 0.1 percent by weight.
3. The emulsion for mutation of claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl pyrolidone is in an amount of about 0.5 percent by weight.
4. The emulsion formulation of claim 1, wherein the water is in an amount of about 40 percent by weight.
5. The emulsion formulation of claim 1, further comprising from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol or a mixture thereof.
6. The emulsion formulation of claim 1, wherein the paraffinic oil mixture comprises an equal amount of paraffinic oils.
7. A composition of matter for protecting a printing substrate comprising, by weight:
from about 1000 to about 3000 parts of a C18 to C45 paraffinic oil or a mixture thereof;
from about 10 to about 50 parts of acrylic acid;
from about 30 to about 70 parts of polyvinyl pyrolidone;
from about 1 to about 50 parts of triethanolamine; and the balance being water.
8. The composition claim 7, further comprising from about 1000 to about 3000 parts by weight from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, or a mixture thereof.
9. A process for preparing an emulsion composition comprising the steps of mixing, in the following order:
from about 10 to about 30 weight percent of a C18 to C45 paraffinic oil or a mixture thereof;
from about 0.1 to about 0.5 weight percent of acrylic acid;
from about 0.3 to about 0.7 weight percent of polyvinyl pyrolidone;
water; and from about 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent of triethanolamine.
10. The process of claim 9, further comprising, before the addition of water, mixing from about 10 to about 30 weight percent from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol or a mixture thereof.
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