WO2005003459A1 - Method of producing coated inkjet printable paper directly on a papermaking machine - Google Patents

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WO2005003459A1
WO2005003459A1 PCT/FR2004/001502 FR2004001502W WO2005003459A1 WO 2005003459 A1 WO2005003459 A1 WO 2005003459A1 FR 2004001502 W FR2004001502 W FR 2004001502W WO 2005003459 A1 WO2005003459 A1 WO 2005003459A1
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    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/50Recording sheets characterised by the coating used to improve ink, dye or pigment receptivity, e.g. for ink-jet or thermal dye transfer recording
    • B41M5/52Macromolecular coatings
    • B41M5/5254Macromolecular coatings characterised by the use of polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. vinyl polymers
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
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    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H19/00Coated paper; Coating material
    • D21H19/36Coatings with pigments
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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of stationery. More specifically, it relates to a new process for the production of high quality ink jet printable papers, this technique being equally well suited to the manufacture of matte, semi-glossy or glossy inkjet printable papers. .
  • the inkjet printing technique has experienced a certain and growing success in recent years. This technique makes it possible to write letters or images using ink droplets ejected, by different technologies, towards a support, such as paper, on which they form points which create the image.
  • the inks can be either aqueous-based (the most common) or solvent-based or oil-based, depending on the intended applications.
  • inkjet technology offers high-speed recording possibilities, with little noise, allows contactless and impact-free recording, with high definition, gives access to images of quality in color, with no development or fixation of the image.
  • Today inkjet printing technology is used to print letters, reports, brochures, digital photographs, postcards, labels, posters, etc. The requirements of users of this technology for inkjet printable media are therefore increasingly important.
  • treatment by a sizing press simple or at pre-dosage with a coating composition containing starch, a sizing agent and various additives, with a maximum deposit of 1 to 2.5 g of dry extract per m 2 and per side.
  • the coating composition used may be lightly pigmented with pigments, most often of the calcium carbonate or kaolin type. The percentage by weight of pigment does not exceed 50% of the total weight of the coating composition ,
  • paper machine designates all the elements or stations which are linked together to carry out the successive stages, ranging from the manufacture of a fibrous mat from a paper pulp, until a final sheet of paper.
  • the production speeds of the supports known as “ordinary papers”, are generally between 400 m / min and 1,500 m min and correspond to the running speed on the paper machine.
  • the “special” supports have a high quality rendering, but are obtained with a much higher cost price and are, therefore, much more expensive to purchase. These supports are obtained by additional coating, outside of the paper machine, of an adequate pigment formulation.
  • the manufacturing process is therefore carried out in two operations. The first operation is identical to that described above is used for the manufacture of supports, called “ordinary papers”. The second operation is carried out on another machine, called a coater, and comprises the following successive stages: B unwinding of the support,
  • This coating composition generally contains more than 50% by weight of specific coating pigments, such as, for example, silica or alumina, "drying of the layer, “winding and, optionally, calendering of the coated paper obtained.
  • the second coating operation is carried out at relatively low speeds, varying from 50 to 500 m / min, because of the need for correct drying of the thick layer deposited and the constraints inherent in certain coating technologies used, such as, for example , the coating on chrome which requires for the drying of the layer in contact with the chrome roller, the passage of water vapor through the fibers of the support.
  • the manufacturing speeds, the complexity of the techniques used and the number of steps required explain the high cost of so-called “special” supports.
  • the present invention aims to provide a new process for manufacturing high quality papers, printable by inkjet, and at a lower cost than that of “special” papers of the prior art, coated outside the paper machine.
  • the process of the present invention also has the advantage of being suitable both for the manufacture of papers that can be printed by matt inkjet, semi-gloss or gloss. After a large number of tests, both in the laboratory and in the pilot, the inventors were able to demonstrate, after adaptations and adjustments on the paper machine, that it is possible to obtain high quality papers.
  • printable by inkjet by coating a specific pigmented layer directly on a paper machine.
  • the subject of the present invention is a process for manufacturing coated paper, on at least one of its faces, at a rate of at least 4 g / m 2 per dry deposition face, with a printable layer.
  • inkjet by inkjet, at least 50% by weight of the dry extract of which consists of pigments having a specific surface, measured according to the BET method, described in standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995, greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g, the step of coating the printable layer by ink jet being carried out directly during the manufacture of the paper, online on a paper machine.
  • Producing inkjet printable papers online, on a paper machine reduces manufacturing costs, since these papers are obtained in a single operation comprising different stages all carried out on a paper, whereas, until now, to obtain the same quality of paper, two operations, using complicated technologies, carried out on a paper machine, on the one hand, and on a coater, on the other hand, had to be implemented.
  • coating formulations comprising at least 50% of pigments such as silica or alumina having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995).
  • pigments such as silica or alumina having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995).
  • These pigments are not used directly on a paper machine because of their cost, their difficulty of dispersion and implementation.
  • the viscosity of the coating dispersion had to be adjusted to values greater than or equal to 1500 cps measured at 25 ° C. with a Brookfield
  • inkjet printable layer or paper is meant a high quality layer or paper giving good printing results with an inkjet printer, such as high color optical densities, no smearing of a color in another (in English "bleeding"), a high resolution and a precise and fine outline of the lines (in English "feathering").
  • an ink jet printable paper within the meaning of the invention, as a high quality paper of which at least one of its faces is coated with a pigmented layer of which at least 50% by weight of the dry extract is made up of pigments, this pigmented layer having a viscosity at 25 ° C greater than or equal to 1500 cps measured with a Brookfield viscometer, at 100 rpm, mobile 6, the coating being carried out at a rate of at least 4 g / m 2 per dry deposit face of pigmented layer.
  • the pigments of the pigmented layer are expensive pigments of the silica, silica gel, fumed silica or pyrogenic alumina type having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995).
  • the method according to the invention comprises the following stages: “formation of a fibrous mat from a paper pulp and draining, * pressing of the fibrous mat thus formed, in the form of a sheet,” drying of the sheet obtained “coating of the ink jet printable layer on the sheet of paper obtained after drying,” drying, “smoothing,” and winding.
  • Pulp is made from cellulose fibers. These fibers are mainly extracted from wood or recovered paper or cardboard for recycling. The production of wood pulp consists in separating the cellulose fibers. According to the chosen process, of mechanical, chemical, semi-chemical, thermomechanical type, different kinds of pasta with different technical characteristics are obtained.
  • Recycled pulp for its part, is obtained by suspending in water recovered paper and cardboard products brewed in a pulper which ensures defibration. A purification operation intended to separate the fiber from the other products is then implemented. The pulp is optionally diluted to adapt its concentration before arriving on the paper machine and then deaerated. Mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, titanium dioxide and adjuvants such as retention agents, dyes, defoamers, adhesives, optical brighteners can also be added.
  • the first section of the paper machine consists of a head box intended to project the paper pulp then containing approximately 99.5% of water onto a training mat, in order to form a fibrous mat.
  • This training mat is actually an endless cloth or sieve on which the fibrous mat will drip.
  • This fabric is subjected to a jerky back and forth movement which facilitates the homogeneous formation of the fibrous carpet and its drainage.
  • the fibers naturally tend to align themselves in the direction of movement of the flow of dough. Drainage is carried out by means of suction boxes and / or doctor blades which will suck through the fabric a certain proportion of the water contained in the fibrous mat.
  • the fibrous mat contains 75 to 85% water. This percentage of water is reduced to around 55 - 70% in the press section. Pressing consists in compressing the fibrous mat between two cylinders covered with absorbent felt in order to obtain a sheet with reduced water content and having better compactness and an improved surface condition.
  • the pre-drying step is then performed, for example, using steam heated rollers. Then deny the sleeping step which will be detailed later.
  • the post-drying step is then carried out, for example, using steam heated rollers or sometimes with infrared radiant panels just after the press.
  • the sheet of paper contains only about 4 to 6% of water. Smoothing is carried out by passing the sheet between rollers of polished steel (hard calendering) or between steel rollers and plastic coating (soft calendering), placed against each other. This calendering operation makes it possible to equalize the surface of the paper by compression. At the end of the paper machine, the sheet of paper is wound on a winder.
  • the method according to the invention makes it possible to manufacture, directly on a paper machine, papers that can be printed by inkjet, as well mat, as semi-gloss or gloss. These papers have a print quality comparable to that of “special papers” of the prior art, but are obtained at a lower cost.
  • their manufacturing process does not implement a second coating step outside of the paper machine on another industrial tool, since the coating of a pigmented formulation that is inkjet printable is carried out directly on the paper machine. , during the manufacture of the papers therefore according to a continuous process.
  • the pigmented coating formulation is in the form of a dispersion comprising a porous or absorbent pigment having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller , E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995), a polymeric binder, one or more additives, called rheological additives, intended to maintain the coating formulation at the surface of the paper while minimizing its penetration into the mass of the paper during the shearing occurring at level of the rollers, possibly a cationic compound intended to fix anionic inks, and additives traditionally used in stationery.
  • rheological additives intended to maintain the coating formulation at the surface of the paper while minimizing its penetration into the mass of the paper during the shearing occurring at level of the rollers, possibly a cationic compound intended to fix anionic inks, and additives traditionally used in stationery.
  • polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or its derivatives, starches or their derivatives, celluloses or their derivatives may be used in an amount of 5 to 40% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation.
  • the rheological additives will advantageously be chosen from polyvinylpyrrolidones (PVP) of different molecular weights and acrylic polymers of the Sterocol ® type from BASF in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation.
  • PVP polyvinylpyrrolidones
  • acrylic polymers of the Sterocol ® type from BASF in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation.
  • the viscosity, under the shearing of the coating formulation remains high to avoid penetration into the mass of the paper.
  • cationic compound intended to fix anionic inks mention may be made of polydadmac, dicyandiamide formaldehyde or polyamines in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation.
  • the conventional additives used in the manufacture of paper are, for example, defoamers, surfactants, brighteners, slip agents ...
  • the pigment having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g
  • Aerosil ® from Degussa) or fumed alumina e.g. Disperal ® HP 14 Sasol or Aluminum Oxide C from Degussa or Degussa VP W 630 dispersion.
  • These pigments are in the form of very fine particles (of the order of a few tens of nanometers). These primary particles have no internal porosity but are in the form of aggregates (of of the order of 150-200 nm) which have porosity and can therefore create a micro-porous layer capable of absorbing the inks. In addition, these particles make it possible to develop a certain shine with a low smoothing at the end of the paper machine.
  • the pigmented coating formulation has a Brookfield viscosity at
  • the pigmented coating formulation is deposited using '' a metering size press (in English “metering size press”), a tool commonly installed on current paper machines, or a pre-metering press with two rollers (in English “monye roll”) installed in line on the paper machine. It is therefore not necessary, for the manufacture of mat or semi-gloss papers according to the method of the invention, to use the heavy equipment commonly used in the prior art for the manufacture of "special papers" coated outside. paper machine.
  • the pigmented coating formulation is deposited using a coating system, of the trailing blade type, pencil on blade, curtain, spraying (“Spray coating” type from Metso), installed online on the paper machine.
  • a coating system of the trailing blade type, pencil on blade, curtain, spraying (“Spray coating” type from Metso)
  • Paint coating type from Metso
  • This passage through a size press with or without pre-dosing serves to improve the mechanical properties and the surface condition of the support by depositing a solution of starch or any other polymer conventionally used in stationery, to which is optionally added a surface fining agent and a small amount of pigment (less than 50% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation), such a formulation being used conventionally in stationery and not being characteristic of the invention.
  • the coating speed corresponds to the speed of the paper machine and is preferably between 400 and 1500 m / min.
  • the pigmented coating formulation is applied on one or two sides (if a paper printable by inkjet on both sides) paper at a rate "of 4 to 6 g / m z dry deposition per side in the case of matt paper, • from 6 to 15 g / m 2 of dry deposit per side in the case of semi-gloss papers, "and from 10 to 22 g / m 2 of dry deposit per side in the case of glossy papers.
  • a non-functional layer for the inkjet intended to straighten the curl of the paper This back layer is composed of starch and, optionally, an inexpensive pigment (calcium carbonate, kaolin, etc.).
  • the invention makes it possible to obtain papers which can be printed by ink jet which have ink jet performance comparable to the papers of the prior art coated outside the paper machine (optical densities of the colors, resolution of the lines, mixing of the colors) but at a much lower cost since they are made in a single operation
  • the method according to the invention also makes it possible to obtain semi-gloss inkjet printable papers, after calendering on a paper machine, characterized by a gloss measured at 75 ° at the using a SHEEN model 156 glossmeter from 25 to 60 and, more precisely, from 35 to 50 and glossy inkjet printable papers, after calendering on a paper machine or super-calendering outside the machine, characterized by a gloss measured at 75 ° greater than 60.
  • the gloss value depends on the weight of pigmented coating formulation deposited and on the way in which the calendering is carried out: pressure applied between the rollers, number of rollers, coating and hardness of these rollers.
  • EXAMPLE 1 Method for producing a mat inkjet paper.
  • a paper machine is used, schematized by the sequence of the following stations: "Beloit Bel Baie II headbox, width 4.37 m, » Wet presses,
  • dispersion 1 is prepared: based on FK 320 DS (precipitated silica) of
  • Degussa as a pigment.
  • This pigment has a specific surface of 170 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller, E., J.
  • This dispersion prepared at a Brookfield viscosity of 2500 cps is coated, on one face of the support, with the aid of the roll coating at the rate of 5 g / m 2 of dry deposit.
  • the other side of the support, for its part, is still coated with the roll coating, at a rate of 2 to 5 g / m 2 of dry deposit with a dispersion of starch and kaolin prepared with 40% extract. dry, whose only technical justification is to straighten the paper tile.
  • dispersion 1 can be coated at the speed of 700 m / min, using the roll coating, on both sides of the paper, at a rate of 5 g / m 2 by weight of material. dries per side, to obtain a mat inkjet paper printable by inkjet on both sides.
  • EXAMPLE 2 Method for producing a semi-gloss inkjet paper.
  • the following dispersion 2 is prepared: based on MOX 170 from Degussa as a pigment.
  • This pigment has a specific surface of 170 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, TeUer, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), NF standard - ISO 9277: 1995)
  • This dispersion prepared at a Brookfield viscosity of 3000 cps is coated on one side of the support using the roll coating at the rate of 13 g / m 2 of dry deposit.
  • the other side of the support is still coated with the roll coating, at a rate of 5 to 8 g / m 2 of dry deposit with a dispersion of starch and kaolin prepared at 40
  • dispersion 2 can be coated at the speed of 450 m / min using the roll coating on both sides of the paper, at a rate of 13 g / m 2 by weight of dry matter per side, to obtain a semi-gloss paper, printable by inkjet on both sides.
  • the gloss measured with a SHEEN model 156 glossmeter at 75 ° of such inkjet paper is 45.
  • EXAMPLE 3 Process for producing a semi-gloss inkjet paper.
  • pre-dosing bar press Optisizer with large Metso rod “type bar,” post-drying, infrared panels and 15 steam-heated cylinders
  • the following dispersion 3 is prepared: based on Aluminum oxide C from Degussa as pigment.
  • This pigment has a specific surface of 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, TeUer, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A
  • This dispersion prepared at a Brookfield viscosity of 2500 cps is coated, on one face of the support, using the pre-dosing press press at the rate of 12 g / m 2 of dry deposition.
  • the other side of the support is still coated using the pre-dosing press press at a rate of 5 to 8 g / m 2 of dry deposit with a dispersion of starch and kaolin prepared at 40%. dry extract, the only technical justification for which is to straighten the paper tile.
  • dispersion 3 can be coated at a speed of 580 m / min using the pre-dosing presser on both sides of the paper, at a rate of 12 g / m 2 by weight of dry matter. per side, to obtain a semi-gloss paper printable by inkjet on both sides.
  • the gloss measured with a SHEEN model 156 gloss meter at 75 ° of such inkjet paper is 50.
  • EXAMPLE 4 Process for producing a glossy inkjet paper.
  • This dispersion prepared at a Brookfield viscosity of 2500 cps is coated, on one face of the support, using the trailing blade, at a rate of 18 g / m 2 of dry deposit.
  • the other side of the support is coated with the other grating blade at the rate of 8 to 10 g / m 2 of dry deposit with a dispersion of starch and calcium carbonate prepared at 50% dry extract, the only technical justification for which is to straighten the paper tile.
  • dispersion 4 can be coated at the speed of 500 m / min using trailing blades on both sides of the paper, at a rate of 18 g / m 2 by weight of dry deposit per side, to obtain a glossy paper printable by inkjet on both sides.
  • the gloss measured using a SHEEN model 156 gloss meter at 75 ° of such inkjet paper is 65.

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of producing paper which is coated on at least one of the faces thereof, using at least 4 g/m2 per face of dry deposit, with an inkjet printable layer, whereby at least 50 wt.- % of the dry extract comprises pigments having a specific surface area which is greater than or equal to 100 m2/g and which is measured using the BET method, in accordance with French standard NF ISO 9277: 1995. The invention is characterised in that the step involving the coating of the inkjet printable layer is performed directly during the paper production process, in-line on a papermaking machine.

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PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN PAPIER IMPRIMABLE PAR JET D'ENCRE COUCHE DIRECTEMENT SUR UNE MACHINE A PAPIER La présente invention concerne le domaine technique de la papeterie. Plus précisément, elle a pour objet un nouveau procédé de fabrication de papiers, de haute qualité, imprimables par jet d'encre, cette technique étant aussi bien adaptée à la fabrication de papiers imprimables par jet d'encre mats, semi-brillants ou brillants. La technique d'impression par jet d'encre connaît un succès certain et croissant ces dernières années. Cette technique permet d'inscrire des lettres ou des images à l'aide de gouttelettes d'encre éjectées, par différentes technologies, vers un support, tel qu'un papier, sur lequel elles forment des points qui créent l'image. Les encres peuvent être, soit à base aqueuse (les plus courantes), soit à base solvant ou huile, suivant les applications visées. Les qualités intrinsèques de la technologie jet d'encre expliquent son développement : elle offre des possibilités d'inscription à haute vitesse, avec peu de bruit, permet des enregistrements sans contact et sans impact, avec une haute définition, donne accès à des images de qualité en couleur, avec absence de développement ou de fixation de l'image. De plus, les développements importants de l'électronique, assurant une grande diffusion et une amélioration des performances des ordinateurs personnels et des appareils photo digitaux, et les prix d'achat de moins en moins chers des imprimantes par jet d'encre, ont conduit de plus en plus d'utilisateurs vers cette technologie d'impression par jet d'encre. Aujourd'hui la technologie d'impression par jet d'encre est utilisée pour imprimer des lettres, des rapports, des brochures, des photographies digitales, des cartes postales, des étiquettes, des posters, etc Les exigences des utilisateurs de cette technologie envers les supports imprimables par jet d'encre sont donc de plus en plus importantes. Dans ce contexte, il est nécessaire de pouvoir fournir des papiers imprimables par jet d'encre présentant, d'une part, des performances techniques du type définition, rendu des couleurs, brillance, stabilité, adaptées aux applications de plus en plus pointues envisagées et, d'autre part, un prix de revient réduit pour faciliter une plus grande utilisation. A ce jour, on peut considérer qu'il existe deux grandes familles de supports pour impression jet d'encre : les supports dits « papiers ordinaires » et les supports dits «papiers spéciaux ». Les supports dits « papiers ordinaires » permettent de faire des impressions de qualité faible à moyenne et sont obtenus à un faible coût. Ces « papiers ordinaires » sont fabriqués sur machine à papier selon un procédé de fabrication schématisé par les étapes successives suivantes :The present invention relates to the technical field of stationery. More specifically, it relates to a new process for the production of high quality ink jet printable papers, this technique being equally well suited to the manufacture of matte, semi-glossy or glossy inkjet printable papers. . The inkjet printing technique has experienced a certain and growing success in recent years. This technique makes it possible to write letters or images using ink droplets ejected, by different technologies, towards a support, such as paper, on which they form points which create the image. The inks can be either aqueous-based (the most common) or solvent-based or oil-based, depending on the intended applications. The intrinsic qualities of inkjet technology explain its development: it offers high-speed recording possibilities, with little noise, allows contactless and impact-free recording, with high definition, gives access to images of quality in color, with no development or fixation of the image. In addition, major developments in electronics, ensuring wide distribution and improved performance of personal computers and digital cameras, and the increasingly cheaper purchase prices of inkjet printers, have led more and more users towards this inkjet printing technology. Today inkjet printing technology is used to print letters, reports, brochures, digital photographs, postcards, labels, posters, etc. The requirements of users of this technology for inkjet printable media are therefore increasingly important. In this context, it is necessary to be able to supply papers that can be printed by inkjet, on the one hand, technical performance of the definition, color rendering, gloss, stability type, adapted to the increasingly sophisticated applications envisaged and , on the other hand, a reduced cost price to facilitate greater use. To date, it can be considered that there are two main families of supports for inkjet printing: supports called "ordinary papers" and supports called "special papers". The so-called “ordinary paper” supports make it possible to make prints of low to medium quality and are obtained at a low cost. These “ordinary papers” are produced on a paper machine according to a manufacturing process schematized by the following successive stages:
• arrivée d'une pâte à papier par une caisse de tête de la machine à papier sur une table de formation et égouttage pour obtenir un matelas fibreux, " pressage du matelas fibreux ainsi formé, sous forme de feuille,• arrival of a paper pulp by a head box of the paper machine on a formation and draining table to obtain a fibrous mattress, "pressing of the fibrous mattress thus formed, in the form of a sheet,
• séchage,• drying,
" traitement par une presse encolleuse, simple ou à pré dosage avec une composition d'enduction contenant de l'amidon, un agent de collage et des additifs divers, avec dépôt maximum de 1 à 2,5 g d'extrait sec par m2 et par face. La composition d'enduction utilisée peut être faiblement pigmentée avec des pigments, le plus souvent du type carbonate de calcium ou kaolin. Le pourcentage en poids de pigment n'excède pas 50 % du poids total de la composition d'enduction,"treatment by a sizing press, simple or at pre-dosage with a coating composition containing starch, a sizing agent and various additives, with a maximum deposit of 1 to 2.5 g of dry extract per m 2 and per side. The coating composition used may be lightly pigmented with pigments, most often of the calcium carbonate or kaolin type. The percentage by weight of pigment does not exceed 50% of the total weight of the coating composition ,
• séchage, " lissage par calandrage entre des rouleaux, afin d'améliorer l'état de surface du papier et, par conséquent, son imprimabilité, et " enroulage. Ces supports sont entièrement réalisés sur machine à papier et ce, en une seule opération enchaînant toutes les étapes ci-dessus. On désigne par machine à papier l'ensemble des éléments ou postes qui s'enchaînent pour réaliser les étapes successives, allant de la fabrication d'un matelas fibreux à partir d'une pâte à papier, jusqu'à l'obtention d'une feuille de papier finale. Les vitesses de fabrication des supports, dits « papiers ordinaires », sont généralement comprises entre 400 m/min et 1 500 m min et correspondent à la vitesse de défilement sur la machine à papier. Ces supports dits « papiers ordinaires » sont vendus dans des gammes de prix proches de celles du papier reprographique normal. Les supports «spéciaux » ont un rendu de haute qualité, mais sont obtenus avec un coût de revient beaucoup plus élevé et sont, donc, beaucoup plus chers à l'achat. Ces supports sont obtenus par couchage additionnel, hors machine à papier, d'une formulation pigmentaire adéquate. Le procédé de fabrication se fait donc en deux opérations. La première opération est identique à celle décrite ci-dessus est utilisée pour la fabrication des supports, dits « papiers ordinaires ». La deuxième opération est réalisée sur une autre machine, nommée coucheuse, et comprend les étapes successives suivantes : B déroulage du support,• drying, "smoothing by calendering between rollers, in order to improve the surface condition of the paper and, consequently, its printability, and" winding. These supports are entirely produced on a paper machine and this, in a single operation linking all the above steps. The term “paper machine” designates all the elements or stations which are linked together to carry out the successive stages, ranging from the manufacture of a fibrous mat from a paper pulp, until a final sheet of paper. The production speeds of the supports, known as “ordinary papers”, are generally between 400 m / min and 1,500 m min and correspond to the running speed on the paper machine. These so-called “ordinary paper” supports are sold in price ranges close to those of normal reprographic paper. The “special” supports have a high quality rendering, but are obtained with a much higher cost price and are, therefore, much more expensive to purchase. These supports are obtained by additional coating, outside of the paper machine, of an adequate pigment formulation. The manufacturing process is therefore carried out in two operations. The first operation is identical to that described above is used for the manufacture of supports, called "ordinary papers". The second operation is carried out on another machine, called a coater, and comprises the following successive stages: B unwinding of the support,
• dépôt d'une composition d'enduction fortement pigmentée sur le support, à raison de 8 à 25 g de dépôt sec par m2 et par face, à l'aide d'une technologie de couchage spécifique, de type lame d'air, rideau, cascade, couchage sur chrome ... Cette composition d'enduction contient, généralement, plus de 50 % en poids de pigments de couchage spécifiques, comme, par exemple, de la silice ou de l'alumine, " séchage de la couche, " enroulage et, éventuellement, calandrage du papier couché obtenu. La deuxième opération de couchage est réalisée à des vitesses relativement faibles, variant de 50 à 500 m/min, à cause de la nécessité de séchage correct de la couche épaisse déposée et des contraintes inhérentes à certaines technologies de couchage utilisées, comme, par exemple, le couchage sur chrome qui nécessite pour le séchage de la couche en contact avec le rouleau chromé, le passage de vapeur d'eau à travers les fibres du support. Les vitesses de fabrication, la complexité des techniques utilisées et le nombre d'étapes nécessaires expliquent le coût élevé des supports dits « spéciaux ». Dans ce contexte, la présente invention a pour objectif de fournir un nouveau procédé de fabrication de papiers de haute qualité, imprimables par jet d'encre, et ce à un coût plus faible que celui des papiers « spéciaux » de l'art antérieur, couchés hors machine à papier. Le procédé de la présente invention a également l'avantage d'être adapté aussi bien à la fabrication de papiers imprimables par jet d'encre mats, semi-brillants ou brillants. A l'issue d'un grand nombre d'essais, tant au laboratoire qu'en pilote, les inventeurs ont pu démontrer, après adaptations et ajustements sur machine à papier, qu'il est possible d'obtenir des papiers, de haute qualité, imprimables par jet d'encre, par couchage d'une couche pigmentée spécifique directement sur machine à papier. En effet, la présente invention a pour objet un procédé de fabrication d'un papier couché, sur au moins l'une de ses faces, à raison d'au moins 4 g/m2 par face de dépôt sec, avec une couche imprimable par jet d'encre dont au moins 50 % en poids de l'extrait sec est constitué de pigments ayant une surface spécifique, mesurée selon la méthode BET, décrite dans la norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995, supérieure ou égale à 100 m2/g, l'étape de couchage de la couche imprimable par jet d'encre étant réalisée directement lors de la fabrication du papier, en ligne sur une machine à papier. Le fait de produire en ligne, sur une machine à papier, des papiers imprimables par jet d'encre, permet de réduire les coûts de fabrication, étant donné que ces papiers sont obtenus en une seule opération comprenant différentes étapes toutes réalisées sur une machine à papier, alors que, jusqu'à présent, pour obtenir une même qualité de papier, deux opérations, utilisant des technologies compliquées, réalisées sur une machine à papier, d'une part, et sur une coucheuse, d'autre part, devaient être mises en oeuvre. Il n'était pas évident, pour l'homme de l'art, de transposer sur une machine à papier les formulations de couchage utilisées dans des couchages hors machine. En effet, il a fallu complètement revoir les propriétés rhéologiques et certains des composants essentiels des formulations de couchage pour les adapter aux contraintes d'une enduction sur machine à papier, telles que les forces de cisaillement, la vitesse et les possibilités de séchage. En effet les systèmes à rouleaux utilisés au niveau de la presse encolleuse (simple ou à pré-dosage), servent en général à faire pénétrer la couche au moins en partie dans le support pour en renforcer les propriétés physiques ou mécaniques, or dans le cas de l'invention, il est important que la couche déposée reste le plus possible en surface. Cela a été obtenu en utilisant des formulations de couchage comprenant au moins 50 % de pigments tels que la silice ou l'alumine ayant une surface spécifique supérieure ou égale à 100 m2/g (mesurée selon la méthode BET, Brunauer, S., Emmet, P.H., Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc.,60,309A (1938), norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995). Ces pigments ne sont pas utilisés directement sur une machine à papier à cause de leur coût, de leur difficulté de dispersion et de mise en œuvre. En outre, la viscosité de la dispersion de couchage a du être ajustée à des valeurs supérieures ou égales à 1500 cps mesurées à 25°C avec un viscosimètre Brookfield, à 100 tours/mn, mobile 6. Ces valeurs de viscosité sont importantes car il ne faut pas que la dispersion de couchage se fluidifie trop sous l'effet du cisaillement de l'instrument de couchage (presse encolleuse ou autre) sinon la couche pénètre trop dans le support et il n'est alors pas possible d'obtenir les propriétés jet d'encre requises. Par couche ou papier imprimable par jet d'encre, on entend une couche ou papier de haute qualité donnant de bons résultats d'impression avec une imprimante jet d'encre, tels que des densités optiques des couleurs élevées, pas de bavure d'une couleur dans une autre (en anglais « bleeding »), une haute résolution et un contour précis et fin des traits (en anglais « feathering »). On peut, par exemple, définir des densités optiques (d) des couleurs élevées de la façon suivante : sur une imprimante HP 930, avec le réglage papier ordinaire, qualité standard, au moins d = 2,50 pour le noir d = 1,55 pour le cyan d = 1,37 pour le magenta d = 1 , 10 pour le jaune. Les densités optiques sont mesurées à l'aide d'un densitomètre Gretag MacBeth D19C. On peut encore définir un papier imprimable par jet d'encre, au sens de l'invention, comme un papier de haute qualité dont au moins l'une de ses faces est couchée avec une couche pigmentée dont au moins 50 % en poids de l'extrait sec est constitué de pigments, cette couche pigmentée ayant une viscosité à 25°C supérieure ou égale à 1500 cps mesurée avec un viscosimètre Brookfield, à 100 tours/mn, mobile 6, le couchage étant réalisé à raison d'au moins 4 g/m2 par face de dépôt sec de couche pigmentée. Les pigments de la couche pigmentée sont des pigments chers de type silice, gel de silice, silice pyrogénée ou alumine pyrogénée ayant une surface spécifique supérieure ou égale à 100 m2/g (mesurée selon la méthode BET, Brunauer, S., Emmet, P.H., Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc.,60,309A (1938), norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995). Plus précisément, le procédé selon l'invention comprend les étapes suivantes : " formation d'un matelas fibreux à partir d'une pâte à papier et égouttage, * pressage du matelas fibreux ainsi formé, sous forme de feuille, " séchage de la feuille obtenue, " couchage de la couche imprimable par jet d'encre sur la feuille de papier obtenue après séchage, " séchage, " lissage, " et enroulage. Hormis l'étape de couchage, les autres étapes sont classiques pour l'homme du métier fabricant de papier. La pâte à papier est fabriquée à partir de fibres de cellulose. Ces fibres sont principalement extraites du bois ou de papiers ou cartons récupérés à recycler. La fabrication de la pâte à papier de bois consiste à séparer les fibres de cellulose. Selon le procédé choisi, de type mécanique, chimique, mi-chimique, thermomécanique, on obtient différentes sortes de pâtes aux caractéristiques techniques distinctes. La pâte recyclée, quant à elle, est obtenue par mise en suspension dans l'eau des produits à base de papier et carton récupérés brassés dans un pulpeur qui assure le défibrage. Une opération d'épuration destinée à séparer la fibre des autres produits est ensuite mise en œuvre. La pâte est éventuellement diluée pour adapter sa concentration avant son arrivée sur la machine à papier puis désaérée. Des charges minérales de type carbonate de calcium, kaolin, talc, dioxyde de titane et des adjuvants tels que des agents de rétention, colorants, anti-mousses, colles, azurants optiques peuvent également être ajoutés. La première section de la machine à papier est constituée d'une caisse de tête destinée à projeter la pâte à papier contenant alors environ 99, 5 % d'eau sur un tapis de formation, afin de former un matelas fibreux. Ce tapis de formation est en fait une toile ou tamis sans fin sur lequel le matelas fibreux va s'égoutter. Cette toile est soumise à un mouvement saccadé de va et vient latéral qui facilite la formation homogène du tapis fibreux et son égouttage. Les fibres ont tout naturellement tendance à s'aligner elles-même dans le sens de déplacement du flot de pâte. L'égouttage est réalisé au moyen de caisses aspirantes et/ou de racles qui vont aspirer au travers de la toile une certaine proportion de l'eau contenue dans le matelas fibreux. En sortie de la table de formation, le matelas fibreux contient de 75 à 85 % d'eau. Ce pourcentage d'eau est réduit à environ 55 - 70 % dans la section des presses. Le pressage consiste à comprimer le matelas fibreux entre deux cylindres recouvert de feutre absorbant afin d'obtenir une feuille de teneur réduite en eau et présentant une meilleure compacité et un état de surface amélioré. L'étape de pré-séchage est ensuite réalisée, par exemple, à l'aide de rouleaux chauffés à la vapeur. Nient ensuite l'étape de couchage qui sera détaillée ultérieurement. Puis l'étape de post - séchage est ensuite réalisée, par exemple, à l'aide de rouleaux chauffés à la vapeur ou parfois avec des panneaux radiants à infrarouge juste après la presse encoUeuse. En sortie de celle-ci, la feuille de papier ne contient plus que 4 à 6 % d'eau environ. Le lissage est réalisé par passage de la feuille entre des rouleaux d'acier poli (calandrage dur) ou entre des rouleaux acier et revêtement plastique (calandrage mou), placés les uns contre les autres. Cette opération de calandrage permet d'égaliser la surface du papier par compression. En fin de machine à papier, la feuille de papier est enroulée sur une bobineuse. Le procédé selon l'invention permet de fabriquer, directement sur machine à papier, des papiers imprimables par jet d'encre, aussi bien mats, que semi-brillants ou brillants. Ces papiers possèdent une qualité d'impression comparable à celle des « papiers spéciaux » de l'art antérieur, mais sont obtenus à un coût plus bas. Notamment, leur procédé de fabrication ne met pas en œuvre une seconde étape de couchage hors machine à papier sur un autre outil industriel, étant donné que le couchage d'une formulation pigmentée imprimable par jet d'encre est réalisée directement sur la machine à papier, lors de la fabrication des papiers donc selon un procédé en continu. La formulation pigmentée de couchage se présente sous la forme d'une dispersion comprenant un pigment poreux ou absorbant ayant une surface spécifique supérieure ou égale à 100 m2/g (mesurée selon la méthode BET, Brunauer, S., Emmet, P.H., Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc.,60,309A (1938), norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995), un liant polymérique, un ou plusieurs additifs, nommés additifs rhéologiques, destinés à maintenir la formulation de couchage à la surface du papier tout en minimisant sa pénétration dans la masse du papier lors du cisaillement intervenant au niveau des rouleaux, éventuellement un composé cationique destiné à fixer les encres anioniques, et des additifs traditionnellement utilisés en papeterie. En tant que liant polymérique, l'alcool polyvinylique (PVA) ou ses dérivés, les amidons ou leurs dérivés, les celluloses ou leurs dérivés pourront être utilisés en quantité de 5 à 40 % en poids de l'extrait sec de la formulation. Les additifs rhéologiques seront, avantageusement, choisis parmi les polyvinylpyrrolidones (PVP) de différents poids moléculaires et les polymères acryliques du type Sterocol® de BASF en quantité de 0,5 à 20 % en poids de l'extrait sec de la formulation. Ces additifs rhéologiques sont, notamment, importants pour la fabrication de papiers brillants ou semi-brillants car, pour obtenir une bonne brillance, il est essentiel que la couche reste en surface du support. Dans ce cas, il est donc nécessaire que la viscosité, sous le cisaillement de la formulation de couchage, reste importante pour éviter la pénétration dans la masse du papier. Comme composé cationique destiné à fixer les encres anioniques, on peut citer le polydadmac, le dicyandiamide formaldéhyde ou les polyamines en quantité de 0,5 à 20 % en poids de l'extrait sec de la formulation. Les additifs classiques, utilisés dans la fabrication du papier, sont, par exemple, des antimousses, des agents tensioactifs, des azurants, des agents de glissement... Le pigment ayant une surface spécifique supérieure ou égale à 100 m2/g• depositing a highly pigmented coating composition on the support, at a rate of 8 to 25 g of dry deposit per m 2 and per side, using a specific coating technology, of the air knife type , curtain, waterfall, coating on chrome ... This coating composition generally contains more than 50% by weight of specific coating pigments, such as, for example, silica or alumina, "drying of the layer, "winding and, optionally, calendering of the coated paper obtained. The second coating operation is carried out at relatively low speeds, varying from 50 to 500 m / min, because of the need for correct drying of the thick layer deposited and the constraints inherent in certain coating technologies used, such as, for example , the coating on chrome which requires for the drying of the layer in contact with the chrome roller, the passage of water vapor through the fibers of the support. The manufacturing speeds, the complexity of the techniques used and the number of steps required explain the high cost of so-called “special” supports. In this context, the present invention aims to provide a new process for manufacturing high quality papers, printable by inkjet, and at a lower cost than that of “special” papers of the prior art, coated outside the paper machine. The process of the present invention also has the advantage of being suitable both for the manufacture of papers that can be printed by matt inkjet, semi-gloss or gloss. After a large number of tests, both in the laboratory and in the pilot, the inventors were able to demonstrate, after adaptations and adjustments on the paper machine, that it is possible to obtain high quality papers. , printable by inkjet, by coating a specific pigmented layer directly on a paper machine. The subject of the present invention is a process for manufacturing coated paper, on at least one of its faces, at a rate of at least 4 g / m 2 per dry deposition face, with a printable layer. by inkjet, at least 50% by weight of the dry extract of which consists of pigments having a specific surface, measured according to the BET method, described in standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995, greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g, the step of coating the printable layer by ink jet being carried out directly during the manufacture of the paper, online on a paper machine. Producing inkjet printable papers online, on a paper machine, reduces manufacturing costs, since these papers are obtained in a single operation comprising different stages all carried out on a paper, whereas, until now, to obtain the same quality of paper, two operations, using complicated technologies, carried out on a paper machine, on the one hand, and on a coater, on the other hand, had to be implemented. It was not obvious for those skilled in the art to transpose the coating formulations used in non-machine coatings onto a paper machine. Indeed, the rheological properties and some of the essential components of the coating formulations had to be completely revised to adapt them to the constraints of coating on a paper machine, such as shear forces, speed and drying possibilities. In fact, the roller systems used at the size press (simple or pre-dosing), are generally used to make the layer penetrate at least partially in the support to reinforce its physical or mechanical properties, or in the case of the invention, it is important that the layer deposited remains as much as possible on the surface. This was obtained by using coating formulations comprising at least 50% of pigments such as silica or alumina having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995). These pigments are not used directly on a paper machine because of their cost, their difficulty of dispersion and implementation. In addition, the viscosity of the coating dispersion had to be adjusted to values greater than or equal to 1500 cps measured at 25 ° C. with a Brookfield viscometer, at 100 rpm, mobile 6. These viscosity values are important because it the coating dispersion must not become too fluid under the effect of the shearing of the coating instrument (sizing press or other) otherwise the layer penetrates too much into the support and it is then not possible to obtain the properties inkjet required. By inkjet printable layer or paper is meant a high quality layer or paper giving good printing results with an inkjet printer, such as high color optical densities, no smearing of a color in another (in English "bleeding"), a high resolution and a precise and fine outline of the lines (in English "feathering"). We can, for example, define optical densities (d) of high colors as follows: on an HP 930 printer, with the plain paper setting, standard quality, at least d = 2.50 for black d = 1, 55 for cyan d = 1.37 for magenta d = 1, 10 for yellow. Optical densities are measured using a Gretag MacBeth D19C densitometer. It is also possible to define an ink jet printable paper, within the meaning of the invention, as a high quality paper of which at least one of its faces is coated with a pigmented layer of which at least 50% by weight of the dry extract is made up of pigments, this pigmented layer having a viscosity at 25 ° C greater than or equal to 1500 cps measured with a Brookfield viscometer, at 100 rpm, mobile 6, the coating being carried out at a rate of at least 4 g / m 2 per dry deposit face of pigmented layer. The pigments of the pigmented layer are expensive pigments of the silica, silica gel, fumed silica or pyrogenic alumina type having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995). More precisely, the method according to the invention comprises the following stages: "formation of a fibrous mat from a paper pulp and draining, * pressing of the fibrous mat thus formed, in the form of a sheet," drying of the sheet obtained "coating of the ink jet printable layer on the sheet of paper obtained after drying," drying, "smoothing," and winding. Apart from the coating step, the other steps are conventional for those skilled in the art of paper making. Pulp is made from cellulose fibers. These fibers are mainly extracted from wood or recovered paper or cardboard for recycling. The production of wood pulp consists in separating the cellulose fibers. According to the chosen process, of mechanical, chemical, semi-chemical, thermomechanical type, different kinds of pasta with different technical characteristics are obtained. Recycled pulp, for its part, is obtained by suspending in water recovered paper and cardboard products brewed in a pulper which ensures defibration. A purification operation intended to separate the fiber from the other products is then implemented. The pulp is optionally diluted to adapt its concentration before arriving on the paper machine and then deaerated. Mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, titanium dioxide and adjuvants such as retention agents, dyes, defoamers, adhesives, optical brighteners can also be added. The first section of the paper machine consists of a head box intended to project the paper pulp then containing approximately 99.5% of water onto a training mat, in order to form a fibrous mat. This training mat is actually an endless cloth or sieve on which the fibrous mat will drip. This fabric is subjected to a jerky back and forth movement which facilitates the homogeneous formation of the fibrous carpet and its drainage. The fibers naturally tend to align themselves in the direction of movement of the flow of dough. Drainage is carried out by means of suction boxes and / or doctor blades which will suck through the fabric a certain proportion of the water contained in the fibrous mat. On leaving the training table, the fibrous mat contains 75 to 85% water. This percentage of water is reduced to around 55 - 70% in the press section. Pressing consists in compressing the fibrous mat between two cylinders covered with absorbent felt in order to obtain a sheet with reduced water content and having better compactness and an improved surface condition. The pre-drying step is then performed, for example, using steam heated rollers. Then deny the sleeping step which will be detailed later. Then the post-drying step is then carried out, for example, using steam heated rollers or sometimes with infrared radiant panels just after the press. At the end of the latter, the sheet of paper contains only about 4 to 6% of water. Smoothing is carried out by passing the sheet between rollers of polished steel (hard calendering) or between steel rollers and plastic coating (soft calendering), placed against each other. This calendering operation makes it possible to equalize the surface of the paper by compression. At the end of the paper machine, the sheet of paper is wound on a winder. The method according to the invention makes it possible to manufacture, directly on a paper machine, papers that can be printed by inkjet, as well mat, as semi-gloss or gloss. These papers have a print quality comparable to that of “special papers” of the prior art, but are obtained at a lower cost. In particular, their manufacturing process does not implement a second coating step outside of the paper machine on another industrial tool, since the coating of a pigmented formulation that is inkjet printable is carried out directly on the paper machine. , during the manufacture of the papers therefore according to a continuous process. The pigmented coating formulation is in the form of a dispersion comprising a porous or absorbent pigment having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller , E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995), a polymeric binder, one or more additives, called rheological additives, intended to maintain the coating formulation at the surface of the paper while minimizing its penetration into the mass of the paper during the shearing occurring at level of the rollers, possibly a cationic compound intended to fix anionic inks, and additives traditionally used in stationery. As a polymeric binder, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or its derivatives, starches or their derivatives, celluloses or their derivatives may be used in an amount of 5 to 40% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation. The rheological additives will advantageously be chosen from polyvinylpyrrolidones (PVP) of different molecular weights and acrylic polymers of the Sterocol ® type from BASF in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation. These rheological additives are, in particular, important for the production of glossy or semi-glossy papers because, to obtain good gloss, it is essential that the layer remains on the surface of the support. In this case, it is therefore necessary that the viscosity, under the shearing of the coating formulation, remains high to avoid penetration into the mass of the paper. As cationic compound intended to fix anionic inks, mention may be made of polydadmac, dicyandiamide formaldehyde or polyamines in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation. The conventional additives used in the manufacture of paper are, for example, defoamers, surfactants, brighteners, slip agents ... The pigment having a specific surface greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g
(mesurée selon la méthode BET, Brunauer, S., Emmet, P.H., Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc.,60,309A (1938), norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995) est choisi en fonction de la qualité de papier que l'on souhaite obtenir, à savoir matte, semi-brillante ou brillante. Dans le cas de papiers mats, on utilisera, de préférence, un pigment poreux ou absorbant du type silice précipitée (par exemple, FK320 DS ou Sipernat® de Degussa) ou gel de silice (par exemple, Sylojet® de Grâce). Dans le cas de papiers semi-brillants ou brillants, on utilisera, de préférence, un pigment du type silice pyrogénée (par exemple Aerosil® de Degussa) ou alumine pyrogénée (par exemple Disperal® HP 14 de Sasol ou Aluminium Oxide C de Degussa ou dispersion VP W 630 de Degussa). Ces pigments se présentent sous la forme de particules très fines (de l'ordre de quelques dizaines de nanomètres). Ces particules primaires n'ont pas de porosité interne mais sont sous forme d'agrégats (de l'ordre de 150-200 nm) qui possèdent une porosité et peuvent donc créer une couche micro poreuse susceptible d'absorber les encres. De plus, ces particules permettent de développer une certaine brillance avec un faible lissage en fin de la machine à papier. La formulation pigmentée de couchage présente une viscosité Brookfield à(measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995) is chosen according to the quality of paper that one wishes to obtain, namely matte, semi-gloss or gloss. In the case of matt papers, use preferably a porous absorbent pigment or the type precipitated silica (e.g., FK320 DS or Sipernat ® from Degussa) or silica gel (e.g., Sylojet ® Grace). In the case of semi-glossy paper or glossy, use preferably a pigment of the type fumed silica (e.g. Aerosil ® from Degussa) or fumed alumina (e.g. Disperal ® HP 14 Sasol or Aluminum Oxide C from Degussa or Degussa VP W 630 dispersion). These pigments are in the form of very fine particles (of the order of a few tens of nanometers). These primary particles have no internal porosity but are in the form of aggregates (of of the order of 150-200 nm) which have porosity and can therefore create a micro-porous layer capable of absorbing the inks. In addition, these particles make it possible to develop a certain shine with a low smoothing at the end of the paper machine. The pigmented coating formulation has a Brookfield viscosity at
25°C supérieure ou égale à 1500 centipoises mesurée avec un viscosimètre Brookfield, à 100 tours/mn, mobile 6. Dans le cas de la fabrication de papiers mats ou semi-brillants, la formulation pigmentée de couchage est déposée à l'aide d'une presse encoUeuse à pré dosage de film (en anglais « metering size press » ), outil couramment installé sur les machines à papier actuelles, ou d'une presse encoUeuse à prédosage par deux rouleaux (en anglais « gâte roll ») installée en ligne sur la machine à papier. Il n'est donc pas nécessaire, pour la fabrication de papiers mats ou semi-brillants selon le procédé de l'invention, de mettre en œuvre les appareillages lourds couramment utilisés dans l'art antérieur pour la fabrication de « papiers spéciaux » couchés hors machine à papier. Dans le cas de la fabrication de papiers brillants, la formulation pigmentée de couchage est déposée à l'aide d'un système de couchage, de type lame traînante, crayon sur lame, rideau, pulvérisation (type « Spray coating » de Metso), installé en ligne sur la machine à papier. Dans le cas de papiers brillants, une préparation du papier par passage dans une presse encoUeuse avec ou sans prédosage intégrée à la machine à papier est généralement réalisée. Ce passage dans une presse encoUeuse avec ou sans pré dosage sert à améliorer les propriétés mécaniques et l'état de surface du support par dépôt d'une solution d'amidon ou de tout autre polymère utilisé classiquement en papeterie, à laquelle est ajoutée éventuellement un agent de collage de surface et une faible quantité de pigment (moins de 50 % en poids de l'extrait sec de la formulation), une telle formulation étant utilisée classiquement en papeterie et n'étant pas caractéristique de l'invention. La vitesse de couchage correspond à la vitesse de la machine à papier et est, de préférence, comprise entre 400 et 1 500 m/mn La formulation pigmentée de couchage est appliquée sur une ou deux faces (si l'on souhaite un papier imprimable par jet d'encre sur ses deux faces) du papier, à raison : " de 4 à 6 g/mz de dépôt sec par face dans le cas de papiers mats, • de 6 à 15 g/m2 de dépôt sec par face dans le cas de papiers semi-brillants, " et de 10 à 22 g/m2 de dépôt sec par face dans le cas de papiers brillants. Dans le cas d'un dépôt sur une seule face, au verso est déposée une couche non fonctionnelle pour le jet d'encre destinée à redresser le tuilage (« curl » en anglais) du papier. Cette couche verso est composée d'amidon et, éventuellement, d'un pigment bon marché (carbonate de calcium, kaolin...). L'homme du métier en papeterie est familier de ce genre de formulations et est à même d'utiliser la formulation adaptée pour obtenir ce redressement de tuile. Le procédé selon l'invention permet d'obtenir des papiers imprimables par jet d'encre qui présentent des performances jet d'encre comparables aux papiers de l'art antérieur couchés hors machine à papier (densités optiques des couleurs, résolution des traits, mélange des couleurs) mais à un coût bien moindre puisqu'il sont réalisés en une seule opération sur la machine à papier. Le procédé selon l'invention permet, également, d'obtenir des papiers imprimables par jet d'encre semi-brillants, après calandrage sur machine à papier, caractérisés par une brillance mesurée à 75 ° à l'aide d'un brillancemètre SHEEN modèle 156 de 25 à 60 et, plus précisément, de 35 à 50 et des papiers imprimables par jet d'encre brillants, après calandrage sur machine à papier ou supercalandrage hors machine, caractérisés par une brillance mesurée à 75 ° supérieure à 60. La valeur de brillance dépend du poids de formulation pigmentée de couchage déposé et de la façon dont le calandrage est effectué : pression appliquée entre les rouleaux, nombre de rouleaux, revêtement et dureté de ces rouleaux. Les exemples qui suivent illustrent des cas pratiques de mise en œuvre de l'invention. Ces exemples permettent de mieux comprendre l'invention et de bien percevoir tous ses avantages ainsi que ses variantes de réalisation, sans toutefois en limiter la portée.25 ° C greater than or equal to 1500 centipoise measured with a Brookfield viscometer, at 100 rpm, mobile 6. In the case of the production of matte or semi-glossy papers, the pigmented coating formulation is deposited using '' a metering size press (in English “metering size press”), a tool commonly installed on current paper machines, or a pre-metering press with two rollers (in English “gâte roll”) installed in line on the paper machine. It is therefore not necessary, for the manufacture of mat or semi-gloss papers according to the method of the invention, to use the heavy equipment commonly used in the prior art for the manufacture of "special papers" coated outside. paper machine. In the case of the production of glossy papers, the pigmented coating formulation is deposited using a coating system, of the trailing blade type, pencil on blade, curtain, spraying (“Spray coating” type from Metso), installed online on the paper machine. In the case of glossy papers, a preparation of the paper by passing through a size press with or without predosing integrated into the paper machine is generally carried out. This passage through a size press with or without pre-dosing serves to improve the mechanical properties and the surface condition of the support by depositing a solution of starch or any other polymer conventionally used in stationery, to which is optionally added a surface fining agent and a small amount of pigment (less than 50% by weight of the dry extract of the formulation), such a formulation being used conventionally in stationery and not being characteristic of the invention. The coating speed corresponds to the speed of the paper machine and is preferably between 400 and 1500 m / min. The pigmented coating formulation is applied on one or two sides (if a paper printable by inkjet on both sides) paper at a rate "of 4 to 6 g / m z dry deposition per side in the case of matt paper, • from 6 to 15 g / m 2 of dry deposit per side in the case of semi-gloss papers, "and from 10 to 22 g / m 2 of dry deposit per side in the case of glossy papers. In the case of a deposit on one side, on the back is deposited a non-functional layer for the inkjet intended to straighten the curl of the paper This back layer is composed of starch and, optionally, an inexpensive pigment (calcium carbonate, kaolin, etc.). A person skilled in the art of stationery is familiar with this type of formulation and is able to use the formulation adapted to obtain this straightening of the tile. The invention makes it possible to obtain papers which can be printed by ink jet which have ink jet performance comparable to the papers of the prior art coated outside the paper machine (optical densities of the colors, resolution of the lines, mixing of the colors) but at a much lower cost since they are made in a single operation The method according to the invention also makes it possible to obtain semi-gloss inkjet printable papers, after calendering on a paper machine, characterized by a gloss measured at 75 ° at the using a SHEEN model 156 glossmeter from 25 to 60 and, more precisely, from 35 to 50 and glossy inkjet printable papers, after calendering on a paper machine or super-calendering outside the machine, characterized by a gloss measured at 75 ° greater than 60. The gloss value depends on the weight of pigmented coating formulation deposited and on the way in which the calendering is carried out: pressure applied between the rollers, number of rollers, coating and hardness of these rollers. The examples which follow illustrate practical cases of implementation of the invention. These examples allow a better understanding of the invention and a good perception of all its advantages as well as its variant embodiments, without however limiting its scope.
EXEMPLESEXAMPLES
EXEMPLE 1 : Procédé de réalisation d'un papier jet d'encre mat. On utilise une machine à papier, schématisée par l'enchaînement des postes suivants : " caisse de tête Beloit Bel Baie II, laize 4,37 m, » presses humides,EXAMPLE 1: Method for producing a mat inkjet paper. A paper machine is used, schematized by the sequence of the following stations: "Beloit Bel Baie II headbox, width 4.37 m, » Wet presses,
" pré - sécherie, 34 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur"pre - drying, 34 steam heated cylinders
" presse encoUeuse du type « gâte roll »,"spoiler"
" post sécherie, panneaux Infra rouge et 16 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur"post-drying, infrared panels and 16 steam-heated cylinders
" lisse à deux rouleaux acier,"smooth with two steel rollers,
" enroulage."winding.
On prépare la dispersion 1 suivante : à base de FK 320 DS (Silice précipitée) deThe following dispersion 1 is prepared: based on FK 320 DS (precipitated silica) of
Degussa comme pigment. Ce pigment a une surface spécifique de 170 m2/g (mesurée selon la méthode BET, Brunauer, S., Emmet, P.H., Teller, E., J.Degussa as a pigment. This pigment has a specific surface of 170 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, Teller, E., J.
Am.Chem.Soc.,60,309A (1938), norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995)Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995)
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Cette dispersion préparée à une viscosité Brookfield de 2500 cps est enduite, sur une face du support, à l'aide du gâte roll à raison de 5 g/m2 de dépôt sec. L'autre face du support est enduite, quant à elle, toujours à l'aide du gâte roll, à raison de 2 à 5 g/m2 de dépôt sec par une dispersion d'amidon et kaolin préparée à 40 % d'extrait sec, dont la seule justification technique est de redresser la tuile du papier.This dispersion prepared at a Brookfield viscosity of 2500 cps is coated, on one face of the support, with the aid of the roll coating at the rate of 5 g / m 2 of dry deposit. The other side of the support, for its part, is still coated with the roll coating, at a rate of 2 to 5 g / m 2 of dry deposit with a dispersion of starch and kaolin prepared with 40% extract. dry, whose only technical justification is to straighten the paper tile.
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Un papier jet d'encre mat de 100 g/m2, imprimable par jet d'encre sur une face, est ainsi obtenu à la vitesse de 700 m/mn.
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A mat inkjet paper of 100 g / m 2 , printable by ink jet on one side, is thus obtained at the speed of 700 m / min.
De la même façon, la dispersion 1 peut être enduite à la vitesse de 700 m/mn, à l'aide du gâte roll, sur les deux faces du papier, à raison de 5 g/m2 en poids de matière sèche par face, pour obtenir un papier jet d'encre mat imprimable par jet d'encre sur les deux faces.In the same way, dispersion 1 can be coated at the speed of 700 m / min, using the roll coating, on both sides of the paper, at a rate of 5 g / m 2 by weight of material. dries per side, to obtain a mat inkjet paper printable by inkjet on both sides.
EXEMPLE 2 : Procédé de réalisation d'un papier jet d'encre semi-brillant.EXAMPLE 2: Method for producing a semi-gloss inkjet paper.
On utilise une machine à papier schématisée par l'enchaînement des postes suivants : " caisse de tête Beloit Bel Baie II, laize 4,37 m, " presses humides,We use a paper machine shown schematically by the sequence of the following stations: "Beloit Bel Baie II head box, width 4.37 m," wet presses,
• pré - sécherie, 34 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur " presse encoUeuse du type « gâte roll »,• pre - drying, 34 steam heated cylinders "squeeze roll" type press,
" post sécherie, panneaux Infra rouge et 16 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur 1 lisse à deux rouleaux acier,"post-drying, Infra-red panels and 16 steam-heated cylinders 1 smooth with two steel rollers,
• enroulage..• winding.
On prépare la dispersion 2 suivante : à base de MOX 170 de Degussa comme pigment. Ce pigment a une surface spécifique de 170 m2/g (mesurée selon la méthode BET, Brunauer, S., Emmet, P.H., TeUer, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc.,60,309A (1938), norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995)The following dispersion 2 is prepared: based on MOX 170 from Degussa as a pigment. This pigment has a specific surface of 170 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, TeUer, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A (1938), NF standard - ISO 9277: 1995)
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Cette dispersion préparée à une viscosité Brookfield de 3000 cps est enduite sur une face du support à l'aide du gâte roll à raison de 13 g/m2 de dépôt sec.This dispersion prepared at a Brookfield viscosity of 3000 cps is coated on one side of the support using the roll coating at the rate of 13 g / m 2 of dry deposit.
L'autre face du support est enduite, quant à elle, toujours à l'aide du gâte roll, à raison de 5 à 8 g/m2 de dépôt sec par une dispersion d'amidon et kaolin préparée à 40The other side of the support, for its part, is still coated with the roll coating, at a rate of 5 to 8 g / m 2 of dry deposit with a dispersion of starch and kaolin prepared at 40
% d'extrait sec, dont la seule justification technique est de redresser la tuile du papier.
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% of dry extract, the only technical justification of which is to straighten the paper tile.
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Un papier jet d'encre semi-brillant de 130 g/m2, imprimable par jet d'encre sur une face, est ainsi obtenu à la vitesse de 500 m/mn.A semi-gloss ink jet paper of 130 g / m 2 , printable by ink jet on one side, is thus obtained at the speed of 500 m / min.
De la même façon, la dispersion 2 peut être enduite à la vitesse de 450 m/mn à l'aide du gâte roll sur les deux faces du papier, à raison de 13 g/m2 en poids de matière sèche par face, pour obtenir un papier semi-brillant, imprimable par jet d'encre sur les deux faces.Similarly, dispersion 2 can be coated at the speed of 450 m / min using the roll coating on both sides of the paper, at a rate of 13 g / m 2 by weight of dry matter per side, to obtain a semi-gloss paper, printable by inkjet on both sides.
La brillance mesurée à l'aide d'un brillancemètre SHEEN modèle 156 à 75 ° d'un tel papier jet d'encre est de 45.The gloss measured with a SHEEN model 156 glossmeter at 75 ° of such inkjet paper is 45.
EXEMPLE 3 : Procédé de réalisation d'un papier jet d'encre semi-brillant.EXAMPLE 3 Process for producing a semi-gloss inkjet paper.
On utilise une machine à papier schématisée par l'enchaînement des postes suivants : " caisse de tête Valmet, laize 6,65 m,We use a paper machine shown schematically by the sequence of the following stations: "Valmet headbox, width 6.65 m,
• presses humides,• wet presses,
" pré - sécherie de 39 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur,"pre - drying of 39 steam heated cylinders,
" presse encoUeuse à pré dosage par barre du type « Optisizer avec large rod de Metso », " post sécherie, panneaux Infra rouge et 15 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur"pre-dosing bar press" Optisizer with large Metso rod "type bar," post-drying, infrared panels and 15 steam-heated cylinders
» lisse à deux rouleaux acier»Smooth with two steel rollers
" enroulage."winding.
On prépare la dispersion 3 suivante : à base de Aluminium oxide C de Degussa comme pigment. Ce pigment a une surface spécifique de 100 m2/g (mesurée selon la méthode BET, Brunauer, S., Emmet, P.H., TeUer, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc.,60,309AThe following dispersion 3 is prepared: based on Aluminum oxide C from Degussa as pigment. This pigment has a specific surface of 100 m 2 / g (measured according to the BET method, Brunauer, S., Emmet, PH, TeUer, E., J. Am.Chem.Soc., 60.309A
(1938), norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995) (1938), standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995)
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Cette dispersion préparée à une viscosité Brookfield de 2500 cps est enduite, sur une face du support, à l'aide de la presse encoUeuse à pré dosage à raison de 12 g/m2 de dépôt sec.This dispersion prepared at a Brookfield viscosity of 2500 cps is coated, on one face of the support, using the pre-dosing press press at the rate of 12 g / m 2 of dry deposition.
L'autre face du support est enduite, quant à elle, toujours à l'aide de la presse encoUeuse à pré dosage à raison de 5 à 8 g/m2 de dépôt sec par une dispersion d'amidon et kaolin préparée à 40 % d'extrait sec, dont la seule justification technique est de redresser la tuile du papier.The other side of the support, for its part, is still coated using the pre-dosing press press at a rate of 5 to 8 g / m 2 of dry deposit with a dispersion of starch and kaolin prepared at 40%. dry extract, the only technical justification for which is to straighten the paper tile.
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Un papier jet d'encre semi-brillant de 80 g/m2, imprimable par jet d'encre sur une face, est ainsi obtenu à la vitesse de 600 m/mn.A semi-gloss ink jet paper of 80 g / m 2 , printable by ink jet on one side, is thus obtained at the speed of 600 m / min.
De la même façon, la dispersion 3 peut être enduite à la vitesse de 580 m/mn à l'aide de la presse encoUeuse à pré dosage sur les deux faces du papier, à raison de 12 g/m2 en poids de matière sèche par face, pour obtenir un papier semi-brillant imprimable par jet d'encre sur les deux faces.Likewise, dispersion 3 can be coated at a speed of 580 m / min using the pre-dosing presser on both sides of the paper, at a rate of 12 g / m 2 by weight of dry matter. per side, to obtain a semi-gloss paper printable by inkjet on both sides.
La brillance mesurée à l'aide d'un brillancemetre SHEEN modèle 156 à 75 ° d'un tel papier jet d'encre est de 50.The gloss measured with a SHEEN model 156 gloss meter at 75 ° of such inkjet paper is 50.
EXEMPLE 4 : Procédé de réalisation d'un papier jet d'encre brillant.EXAMPLE 4 Process for producing a glossy inkjet paper.
On utilise une machine à papier schématisée par l'enchaînement des postes suivants caisse de tête Beloit Converflow, laize 4,72 m, presses humides, pré - sécherie de 35 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur, presse encoUeuse à pré dosage par barre du type « Optisizer de Metso », post sécherie de 14 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur, 2 lames traînantes Beloit , Chaque lame traînante étant suivie d'une sécherie de 7 cylindres chauffés à la vapeur, les premiers étant téflonés pour éviter à la couche d'adhérer, Lisse à deux rouleaux acier, enroulage.We use a paper machine shown schematically by the sequence of the following positions Beloit Converflow headbox, width 4.72 m, wet presses, pre-drying of 35 steam-heated cylinders, pre-metering bar press of the “Optisizer de Metso” type bar, post-drying of 14 steam-heated cylinders , 2 Beloit dragging blades, Each dragging blade being followed by a dryer of 7 steam-heated cylinders, the first being teflon-coated to prevent the layer from adhering, Smooth with two steel rollers, winding.
Au niveau de la presse encoUeuse, on enduit à raison de 2 à 3 g/m2 de dépôt sec la formulation suivante préparée à 22 % d'extrait sec :At the size press, the following formulation, prepared with 22% of dry extract, is coated at the rate of 2 to 3 g / m 2 of dry deposit:
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On prépare la dispersion 4 suivanteThe following dispersion 4 is prepared
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Cette dispersion préparée à une viscosité Brookfield de 2500 cps est enduite, sur une face du support, à l'aide de la lame traînante, à raison de 18 g/m2 de dépôt sec. L'autre face du support est enduite, quant à elle, à l'aide de l'autre lame tramante à raison de 8 à 10g/m2 de dépôt sec par une dispersion d'amidon et de carbonate de calcium préparée à 50 % d'extrait sec, dont la seule justification technique est de redresser la tuile du papier.
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This dispersion prepared at a Brookfield viscosity of 2500 cps is coated, on one face of the support, using the trailing blade, at a rate of 18 g / m 2 of dry deposit. The other side of the support is coated with the other grating blade at the rate of 8 to 10 g / m 2 of dry deposit with a dispersion of starch and calcium carbonate prepared at 50% dry extract, the only technical justification for which is to straighten the paper tile.
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Nous obtenons ainsi à la vitesse de 550 m/mn, après calandrage entre les deux rouleaux acier de fin de machine, un papier jet d'encre brillant imprimable sur une face de 120 g/m2. De la même façon, la dispersion 4 peut être enduite à la vitesse de 500 m/mn à l'aide des lames traînantes sur les deux faces du papier, à raison de 18 g/m2 en poids de dépôt sec par face, pour obtenir un papier brillant imprimable par jet d'encre sur les deux faces.We thus obtain at the speed of 550 m / min, after calendering between the two steel rollers at the end of the machine, a shiny inkjet paper printable on one side of 120 g / m 2 . Similarly, dispersion 4 can be coated at the speed of 500 m / min using trailing blades on both sides of the paper, at a rate of 18 g / m 2 by weight of dry deposit per side, to obtain a glossy paper printable by inkjet on both sides.
La brillance mesurée à l'aide d'un brillancemetre SHEEN modèle 156 à 75 ° d'un tel papier jet d'encre est de 65. The gloss measured using a SHEEN model 156 gloss meter at 75 ° of such inkjet paper is 65.

Claims

REVENDICATIONS 1 - Procédé de fabrication d'un papier couché, sur au moins l'une de ses faces, à raison d'au moins 4 g/m2 par face de dépôt sec, avec une couche imprimable par jet d'encre dont au moins 50 % en poids de l'extrait sec est constitué de pigments ayant une surface spécifique mesurée selon la méthode BET, décrite dans la norme NF - ISO 9277 : 1995, supérieure ou égale à 100 m2/g, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de couchage de la
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par jet d'encre est réalisée directement lors de la fabrication du papier, en ligne sur une machine à papier. 2 - Procédé de fabrication selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte les étapes successives suivantes, réalisées sur une machine à papier : » formation d'un matelas fibreux à partir d'une pâte à papier et égouttage, " pressage du matelas fibreux ainsi formé, sous forme de feuille, " séchage de la feuille obtenue, " couchage de la couche imprimable par jet d'encre, sur la feuille de papier obtenue après séchage, " séchage, " lissage, " et enroulage. 3 - Procédé de fabrication selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de couchage est réalisée à partir d'une formulation pigmentée de couchage dont les pigments sont choisis parmi la silice, le gel de silice, la silice pyrogénée et l'alumine pyrogénée. 4 - Procédé de fabrication selon l'une des revendication 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de couchage est réalisée à partir d'une formulation pigmentée de couchage présentant une viscosité Brookfield à 25° C supérieure ou égale à 1500 centipoises. 5 - Procédé de fabrication selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les papiers obtenus sont des papiers mats. 6 - Procédé de fabrication selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les papiers obtenus sont des papiers semi-brillants. 7 - Procédé de fabrication selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les papiers obtenus sont des papiers brillants. 8 - Procédé de fabrication selon l'une des revendications 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de couchage est réalisée sur une presse encoUeuse à prédosage de film intégrée à la machine à papier. 9 - Procédé de fabrication selon l'une des revendications 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de couchage est réalisée sur une presse encoUeuse à pré dosage par deux rouleaux intégrée à la machine à papier. 10 - Procédé de fabrication selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de couchage est réalisée sur une coucheuse à lame traînante, à crayon sur lame, à rideau ou à pulvérisation, intégrée à la machine à papier.
CLAIMS 1 - Process for manufacturing coated paper, on at least one of its faces, at a rate of at least 4 g / m 2 per dry deposition face, with a layer that can be printed by ink jet, of which at least 50% by weight of the dry extract consists of pigments having a specific surface area measured according to the BET method, described in standard NF - ISO 9277: 1995, greater than or equal to 100 m 2 / g, characterized in that l coating step of the
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by inkjet is carried out directly during the production of paper, online on a paper machine. 2 - The manufacturing method according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises the following successive steps, carried out on a paper machine: "formation of a fibrous mat from a paper pulp and draining," pressing of the fibrous mattress thus formed, in sheet form, "drying of the sheet obtained," coating of the printable layer by ink jet, on the sheet of paper obtained after drying, "drying," smoothing, "and winding. 3 - Manufacturing process according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the coating step is carried out using a pigmented coating formulation whose pigments are chosen from silica, silica gel, fumed silica and pyrogenic alumina. 4 - Manufacturing process according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the coating step is carried out from a pigmented coating formulation having a Brookfield viscosity at 25 ° C greater than or equal to 1500 centipoise. 5 - Manufacturing process according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the papers obtained are mat papers. 6 - Manufacturing process according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the papers obtained are semi-glossy papers. 7 - Manufacturing process according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the papers obtained are glossy papers. 8 - Manufacturing process according to one of claims 5 or 6, characterized in that the coating step is carried out on a press encoUeuse predosing film integrated in the paper machine. 9 - A manufacturing method according to one of claims 5 or 6, characterized in that the coating step is carried out on a press encoUeuse pre-dosage by two rollers integrated in the paper machine. 10 - The manufacturing method according to claim 7, characterized in that the coating step is carried out on a trailing blade coater, pencil on blade, curtain or spray, integrated in the paper machine.
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