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Photopolymerizable composition for the manufacture of printing plates and relief plates
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1978-05-18
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Granted: 1980-04-15
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Expires: 1998-05-18
Abstract
Abstract A photopolymerizable composition for the manufacture of printing plates and relief plates, based on a mixture, containing a photoinitiator, of photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated monomers and a polymeric binder, contains up to 0.1% by weight of an etherified thioanthraquinone for improving the relief image in the production of relief plates. The composition advantageously also contains a small amount of an organic tertiary amine or of an aromatic α-ketocarboxylic acid or its ester and/or of an inhibitor, e.g. the salt of an organic N-nitrosohydroxylamine.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernd Bronstert
- 👤 Werner Kuesters
- 👤 Mong-Jon Jun
- 👤 Guenter Wallbillich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:37
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/027; G03F7/028; G03F7/031
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A photopolymerizable composition for the manufacture of printing plates and relief plates, consisting essentially of: (a) a photoinitiator, (b) at least one, photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated monomer, (c) at least one organic polymeric binder compatible with said monomer, and (d) from about 0.001 to 0.1 percent by weight, based on the total mixture of said components (a), (b) and (c), distributed homogeneously in said mixture, of an etherified thioanthraquinone of the formula ##STR5## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms which is substituted by a free, etherified or esterified hydroxyl group or by an alkoxycarbonyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A photopolymerizable composition for the manufacture of printing plates and relief plates, consisting essentially of: (a) a photoinitiator, (b) at least one, photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated monomer, (c) at least one organic polymeric binder compatible with said monomer, and (d) from about 0.001 to 0.1 percent by weight, based on the total mixture of said components (a), (b) and (c), distributed homogeneously in said mixture, of an etherified thioanthraquinone of the formula ##STR5## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms which is substituted by a free, etherified or esterified hydroxyl group or by an alkoxycarbonyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
149 words
A photopolymerizable composition for the manufacture of printing plates and relief plates, consisting essentially of: (a) a photoinitiator; (b) at least one photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated monomer; (c) at least one organic polymeric binder compatible with said monomer; (d) from about 0.001 to 0.1 percent by weight, based on the total mixture of said components (a), (b) and (c), distributed homogeneously in said mixture, of an etherified thioanthraquinone of the formula ##STR6## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms which is substituted by a free, etherified or esterified hydroxyl group or by an alkoxycarbonyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; and (e) from about 0.01 to 1 percent by weight based on the total composition, of an organic tertiary amine or of an aromatic α-ketocarboxylic acid or its alkyl ester, where the alkyl is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
149 words
A photopolymerizable composition for the manufacture of printing plates and relief plates, consisting essentially of: (a) a photoinitiator; (b) at least one photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated monomer; (c) at least one organic polymeric binder compatible with said monomer; (d) from about 0.001 to 0.1 percent by weight, based on the total mixture of said components (a), (b) and (c), distributed homogeneously in said mixture, of an etherified thioanthraquinone of the formula ##STR6## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms which is substituted by a free, etherified or esterified hydroxyl group or by an alkoxycarbonyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; and (e) from about 0.01 to 1 percent by weight based on the total composition, of an organic tertiary amine or of an aromatic α-ketocarboxylic acid or its alkyl ester, where the alkyl is of 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
A photopolymerizable composition for the manufacture of printing plates and relief plates, consisting essentially of: (a) a photoinitiator; (b) at least one photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated monomer; (c) at least one organic polymeric binder compatible with said monomer; (d) from about 0.001 to 0.1 percent by weight, based on the total mixture of said components (a), (b) and (c), distributed homogeneously in said mixture, of an etherified thioanthraquinone of the formula ##STR7## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms which is substituted by a free, etherified or esterified hydroxyl group or by an alkoxycarbonyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; and (e) from about 0.002 to 2 percent by weight, based on the total composition, of a salt of an organic N-nitrosohydroxylamine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
131 words
A photopolymerizable composition for the manufacture of printing plates and relief plates, consisting essentially of: (a) a photoinitiator; (b) at least one photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated monomer; (c) at least one organic polymeric binder compatible with said monomer; (d) from about 0.001 to 0.1 percent by weight, based on the total mixture of said components (a), (b) and (c), distributed homogeneously in said mixture, of an etherified thioanthraquinone of the formula ##STR7## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms which is substituted by a free, etherified or esterified hydroxyl group or by an alkoxycarbonyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; and (e) from about 0.002 to 2 percent by weight, based on the total composition, of a salt of an organic N-nitrosohydroxylamine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein said monomer boils at about 100° C. at atmospheric pressure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the amount of photoinitiator used is from 0.01 to 10% by weight, based on the weight of components (b) and (c) together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The composition of claims 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the total weight of components (b) and (c) together is made up of from 45 to 90% by weight of the binder and from 10 to 55% by weight of the monomer.
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