Paper having improved print quality and method of making the same

A paper having an improved print quality comprises a paper substrate having a surface with a surface roughness of less than 6 microns and a surface gloss of 5 - 80% which surface has been coated with a light-weight, low solids content, top coat. The top coat may comprise (i) a rheology modifier/bind...

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Main Authors BROWN, JAMES TINNEY, FU, ZHENWEN, WINDISCH, JANET DROBITS, BOBSEIN, BARRETT RICHARD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.07.2007
Subjects
COLOUR PRINTING
IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER
LINING MACHINES
PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PAPER-MAKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D
PRINTING
PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES
PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
PULP COMPOSITIONS
STAMPS
TEXTILES
TRANSPORTING
TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:A paper having an improved print quality comprises a paper substrate having a surface with a surface roughness of less than 6 microns and a surface gloss of 5 - 80% which surface has been coated with a light-weight, low solids content, top coat. The top coat may comprise (i) a rheology modifier/binder component and at least one pigment or (ii) at least one binder coated pigment. The top coat provides a significant improvement to the delta gloss of the so-treated paper.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20010303394