Abstract:
A method of making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of: a) image-wise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor, the printing plate precursor comprising a hydrophilic support and a coating comprising a colorant precursor provided thereon, thereby forming a lithographic image consisting of printing areas and non-printing areas; and b) developing the plate precursor, thereby removing the coating in the non-printing areas from the support; and c) drying the plate precursor; and d) subjecting the lithographic plate to heat or radiation, thereby inducing a colour change of the coating in the printing areas; wherein - before step b) the coating in the non-printing areas and the support are characterised by a CIE 1976 colour difference Δ E 1 which is 5.0 or less; - after step d) the CIE 1976 colour difference Δ E 2 between the coating in the printing areas and the non-printing areas is more than 6.8.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a cyanine dye, characterized in that the cyanine dye comprises two different chromophoric groups, a chromophoric group that has its main absorption in the infrared region and another chromophoric group that has its main absorption in the visible light region. The cyanine dye has preferably a structure according to Formula I.
Abstract:
A heat-sensitive negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer; and an image-recording layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles and an infrared light absorbing dye; characterized in that: said image-recording layer further comprises a compound, said compound comprising an aromatic moiety and at least one acidic group or salt thereof and having a most bathochromic light absorption peak at a wavelength between 300 nm and 450 nm.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a coating provided on a support having a hydrophilic surface, the coating containing thermoplastic polymer particles and an infrared radiation absorbing dye characterized in that the dye contains a substituent selected from bromo and iodo.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising an image recording layer, said image -recording layer being photopolymerizable upon exposure to actinic light and containing a mixture of sensitizers characterized in that said mixture of sensitizers has in 1-methoxy-2-propanol at 80°C a solubility of at least 30 wt. %. and preferably a MetaStable Zone Width (MSZW) of at least 8.5°C, said MSZW measured at a cooling and heating rate of 0.2°C /minute.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising an image- recording layer, said image -recording layer being photopolymerizable upon exposure to light having a wavelenght of from 300 to 500 nm and containing a mixture of sensitizers.
Abstract:
A heat-sensitive negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer; and an image-recording layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, an infrared light absorbing dye and a dye, characterized in that said dye has a specified structure and a most bathochromic light absorption peak between 451 nm and 750 nm.
Abstract:
A method of making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of : a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on said support, comprising a photopolymerizable layer, and, optionally, an intermediate layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the support, wherein said photopolymerizable layer comprises a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, a sensitizer and a binder, b) image-wise exposing said coating in a plate setter whereby said precursor is exposed with light having a wavelength ranging between 350 and 450 nm, c) optionally, heating the precursor in a preheating unit, d) developing the precursor off -press in a gumming unit by treating the coating of the precursor with a gum solution, thereby removing the non-exposed areas of the photopolymerizable layer from the support , wherein said sensitizer is a compound which absorbs light having a wavelength ranging between 350 and 450 nm, and comprises a solubilizing group capable of solubilizing the sensitizer in the gum solution
Abstract:
A method for preparing a surface modified organic pigment comprising the steps of a) reacting the organic pigment in an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent with a surface modifying reagent to form a surface modified organic pigment; and b) washing and drying the surface modified organic pigment; wherein the surface modifying reagent is represented by Formula (I): wherein, X is selected from the group consisting of O, S and N-R3; Y is selected from the group consisting of O, NR4; R1 to R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a aralkyl group, an alkaryl group and an aryl group and heteroaryl group; with the proviso that when Y-R1 is different from OH that at least one of R2 to R4 is substituted by at least one functional group having a pKa between 2.5 and 9. Surface modified organic pigments are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a coating provided on a support having a hydrophilic surface, the coating containing thermoplastic polymer particles and an infrared radiation absorbing dye characterized in that the coating further comprises a phenolic stabilizer.