摘要:
A lithographic printing plate comprises an anodized aluminum support material, a radiation-sensitive layer and a hydrophilic subbing layer containing benzoic acid in an amount sufficient to improve the incubation stability of the plate.
摘要:
In an anodized aluminum support for use in a lithographic printing plate comprising an anodic surface stratum consisting essentially of oxides and phosphates of aluminum; the improvement wherein said surface stratum has an average thickness greater than 0.50 micrometers, is present in a coverage of greater than 600 milligrams per square meter of support, and has a web-like surface structure characterized by the presence of a multiplicity of interlacing filaments having average widths within the range of from about 0.03 to about 0.15 micrometers. The support is prepared by a process of anodically oxidizing at least one surface of an aluminum plate in an aqueous electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises from about 15 to 30% phosphoric acid by weight, and the anodic oxidation is carried out at an anodizing voltage of at least about 50 volts at an electrolyte temperature of from about 25.degree. C. to about 50.degree. C. and at an anodizing condition of at least 2.5 amp.multidot.min/dm.sup.2. A lithographic printing plate comprising a radiation sensitive layer and the above-described support exhibits improved resistance to abrasion.
摘要:
A lithographic printing plate support material comprising an anodized aluminum plate having an anodic layer, a silicate layer in contact with the anodic layer, and a metal salt layer, in contact with the silicate layer, which comprises a metal salt having the formula MX wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, nickel, and chromium, and X is an anion selected from the group consisting of acetate, chloride, and borate. A method for preparing the support material comprises the steps of contacting an anodized aluminum plate with a silicating agent and contacting the silicated plate with the above-described metal salt. Lithographic printing plates comprising the above-described support material and a radiation-sensitive layer exhibit improved press sensitivity and extended shelf-life.
摘要:
A concentrated developer can be prepared with less than 60 weight % water and still remain in a single phase with little or no haze or precipitation. This developer concentrate also includes a water-soluble or water-miscible organic solvent, one or more alkyl ether carboxylic acid, coconut oil alkanolamine, coconut fatty alcohol polyglycol ether, β-naphtholethoxylate, and block propylene oxide-ethylene oxide in an amount of at least 0.1 and up to 50 weight % solids, and optionally an alkyl naphthalene sulfonate in an amount of up to 40 weight % solids. The developer concentrate can be diluted up to 80:1 or greater with water and used to process imaged lithographic printing plate precursors.
摘要:
An imaged and developed element, such as a lithographic printing plate, is provided by infrared radiation imaging of a negative-working imageable element having an outermost imageable layer that includes a free radically polymerizable component, a free radical initiator composition comprising a diaryliodonium borate, and an infrared radiation absorbing compound. The imageable layer also includes a polymeric binder that is represented by the following Structure (I): -(A)w-(A′)w′- (I) wherein A represents recurring units comprising a pendant reactive vinyl group, A′ represents recurring units other than those represented by A, w is from about 1 to about 70 mol %, and w′ is from about 30 to about 99 mol %. The imagewise exposed element is developed with a gum to remove only the non-exposed regions. The gum has a pH greater than 7 and up to about 11 and at least 1 weight % of an anionic surfactant.
摘要:
A highly alkaline developer composition includes an alkali silicate, an alkyl sulfate, and a water-soluble or water-dispersible polyhydroxy compound such as glycerin. The developer composition is useful for processing imaged elements to produce lithographic printing plates with reduced etching of the aluminum substrates that have been coated with hydrophilic polymers such as poly(vinyl phosphonic acid) and with minimal sludging in the developer tank.
摘要:
An alkaline developing composition for processing a lithographic printing plate includes an alkali metal silicate, at least 6 weight % of a thickener such as glycerine, and a nonionic fluorosurfactant or a phosphate ester hydrotrope. Lithographic printing plates that can be developed using this composition are either positive- or negative-working, and include both positive- and negative-working thermal plates.
摘要:
Radiation-sensitive compositions which are especially useful in the production of negative-working lithographic printing plates comprise a photocrosslinkable polymer containing the photosensitive group ##STR1## as an integral part of the polymer backbone and, in an amount sufficient to improve the properties of the composition, both a poly(N-acyl-alkyleneimine) and an unsaturated polyester such as a polyester derived from fumaric acid and a 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol. The combination of a poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) and an unsaturated polyester improves the properties of the radiation-sensitive composition in regard to such factors as shelf life, image contrast, developability, ink receptivity and reduction in mottle and thereby provides a superior lithographic printing plate.
摘要:
An anodized aluminum support for use in a lithographic printing plate comprises a bilayered anodic surface having a total average thickness of at least 0.10 micrometers consisting essentially of oxides and phosphates of aluminum present in a coverage of greater than 100 milligrams per square meter of support. The anodic surface comprises an upper stratum comprising pores having an average diameter of 1.0.times.10.sup.-8 -7.5.times.10.sup.-8 m and a lower stratum comprising pores having an average diameter substantially greater than the pores in the upper stratum. The support is prepared by a two-stage process of anodically oxidizing at least one surface of an aluminium plate in an aqueous electrolyte comprising phosphoric acid under conditions wherein the upper stratum is formed in the first stage and the lower stratum is formed in the second stage. A lithographic printing plate comprising a radiation-sensitive layer and the above-described support exhibits improved resistance to staining.
摘要:
An imaged and developed element, such as a lithographic printing plate, is provided by infrared radiation imaging of a negative-working imagable element having an outermost imagable layer that includes a free radically polymerizable component, a free radical initiator composition comprising a diaryliodonium borate, and an infrared radiation absorbing compound. The imagable layer also includes a polymeric binder that is represented by the following Structure (I): -(A)w-(A′)w′- (I) wherein A represents recurring units comprising a pendant reactive vinyl group, A′ represents recurring units other than those represented by A, w is from about 1 to about 70 mol %, and w′ is from about 30 to about 99 mol %. The imagewise exposed element is developed with a gum to remove only the non-exposed regions. The gum has a pH greater than 7 and up to about 11 and at least 1 weight % of an anionic surfactant.