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Compositions of calcium carbonates/pigments for paper formulations, showing print through reduction

US8580082B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2009
Grant dateNov 12, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H21/52
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to mixtures of two distinct porous, stable aggregates and rather coarse PCCs (precipitated) calcium carbonate pigments (such as a composition comprising a blend or mix of one of the two Grade B or Grade C PCCs, in combination with a second, specific S-PCC (S=scalenohedral type PCC) pigment in a ratio appropriately selected between 90/10 and 10/90 percent by dry weight, namely 80/20 and 20/80, with a coarser, third component, which may be a pigment and/or a filler such as natural calcium (ground) carbonate or (most preferably) a PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate), depending on the granulometry of the two fine PCCs the third, coarser component, may be omitted. The main criteria for selecting the said “coarser” pigment is that it should feature a granulometry which does no affect noticeably, when in admixture with the blend PCC Grade B (or PCC Grade C) with S-PCC the finest part of the granulometry data of the blend, and in particular that it should not contribute anything significant to the amount of particles <0.2 μm, preferably nothing <0.3 μm, more preferably nothing <0.5 μm and most preferably nothing <1 μm.

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