Method of recycling image-deposited recording material, and recording material for use with the recycling method
US5672223A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of recycling an image-bearing recording material, at least part of a surface portion having a paper layer which contains cellulose fibers and bears thereon images formed by a thermofusible or thermosoftening ink, includes the steps of causing the image-bearing surface portion of the recording material to hold a water-containing image removal acceleration liquid thereon, and causing the images to adhere to an image releasing member with the application of heat and/or pressure to the images, whereby peeling the images away from the surface portion, with the surface portion of the recording material having a contact angle (cos.theta.) of -0.6 to 0.8 when a liquid with a surface tension of 40 mN/m is placed dropwise on the surface portion of the recording material.
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