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Concentrated dampening solution with citrate anions for printing with a lithographic printing plate obtained according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process

US5658713A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1996
Grant dateAug 19, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/07
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a concentrated dampening solution for use in a lithographic printing process having a pH between 3 and 6 and comprising a water-soluble organic solvent, a phosphate salt and a transparent pigment in an amount between 1 g/l and 30 g/l, characterized in that said concentrated dampening solution further contains a total concentration of citrate anions between 0.5 mmole and 25 mmole/l.

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