Numerical Characterization of the Effect of Coating Solid on Binder Distribution

Abstract:

Binder is the essential component of coating color recipe. The amount and type of latex binder has a significant effect on both the structure and chemical-physical properties of coated paper, which affect critical surface properties, e.g., print gloss, roughness, ink setting rate via liquid absorption, and print mottle The main aim of this study was to investigate the effect of coating solid on the binder distribution in the method of numerical analysis by Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope (LSCM). In this study, Rhodamine B was used to stain the binder and as the probe to characterize z-directional distribution of the binder using LSCM. The results implied that it was reliable and effective method using LSCM to characterize the z-directional distribution of binder and analyze the influence of coating solid on binder distribution in the z-direction. It could be concluded that the coating solid played an important effect on binder distribution in coated paper and low coating solid with more water accelerated binder migration to the interior of base paper, sample with 60% coating solid is good to binder distribution and coating layer forming.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 496-500)
• Pages: 388-391
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.496-500.388
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Ying Li, Wen Juan Gu, Bang Gui He
• Keywords: Binder Migration, Coating Solid, LSCM, Rhodamine B (RhB), Z-Directional Distribution

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