Method for manufacturing inkjet printable paper or foil for use as a decor paper or foil
AssigneeUnilin BV
InventorsBenjamin Clement, Michiel Bliek
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Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing a paper or a thermoplastic foil printable with an inkjet printer for use as a decor paper or a decor foil in a laminate panel. The method may involve providing a paper layer or a thermoplastic foil. At least one side of the paper layer or the thermoplastic foil may be coated with an inkjet receiver coating that includes at least a pigment. The pigment may include aluminum silicates or combinations thereof.
Claims10
A method for manufacturing paper printable with pigment containing inks in an inkjet printer for use as a decor paper in a laminate panel, the method comprising:
- providing a paper layer;
- coating at least one side of the paper layer with an inkjet receiver coating that includes at least a pigment;
- wherein the pigment is kaolin;
- wherein the pigment has particles of a size in between 0.5 and 5 μm;
- wherein the inkjet receiver coating is a composition that includes a binder that represents less than 5% based on dry weight of the composition;
- wherein the inkjet receiver coating includes a flocculant;
- wherein the flocculant is a metal salt;
- wherein the metal salt is calcium chloride;
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- wherein the flocculant content is between 20% and 60% based on dry weight of the composition;
- wherein the paper layer with the inkjet receiver coating has a Gurley value between 10 and 60 seconds.
An inkjet paper printable with pigment containing inks, the inkjet paper comprising:
- an inkjet receiver coating including an inorganic pigment;
- wherein the inorganic pigment is kaolin;
- wherein the pigment has particles of a size in between 0.5 and 5 μm;
- wherein the inkjet receiver coating is a composition that includes a binder that represents less than 5% based on dry weight of the composition;
- wherein the inkjet receiver coating includes a flocculant;
- wherein the flocculant is a metal salt;
- wherein the metal salt is calcium chloride;
- wherein the flocculant content is between 20% and 60% based on dry weight of the composition;
- wherein the inkjet paper has a Gurley value between 10 and 60 seconds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.