Abstract:
A high sensitivity thermal paper resistant to image erasure has a colour forming composition comprising a chromogenic material, an acidic developer material, a water insoluble hydrocarbon resin selected from poly-α-methylstyrene or α-methylstyrene/vinyltoluene copolymer, a thermal modifier and a binder. Preferably the thermal modifier is acetoacet-o-toluidine, diphenoxyethane, phenyl 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoate, diheptadecyl ketone or octadecanamide. The disclosed composition when thermally imaged is surprisingly resistant to image erasure and smearing attributable to fingerprint oils.
Abstract:
A pressure sensitive recording material wherein a support carries first and second coatings each comprising discrete cells of liquid , the second coating, away from the support, but not the first, having cells wherein the liquid contains a color former.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing microcapsules comprises in situ polymerization of a urea or melamine formaldehyde polymer precursor material in an aqueous manufacturing vehicle in the presence of one of a range of specified acrylic acid-alkyl methacrylate copolymers containing a critical proportion of alkyl methacrylate. The resulting capsules may be used in pressure-sensitive copying materials.
Abstract:
Thermally responsive record material has an active coating on a substrate, especially paper. The active coating contains chromogenic material and, as co-reactant, bis (hydroxyphenyl)-phenyl alkane, especially bis (4-hydroxyphenyl)-phenyl butane. These co-reactants give improved background and intensity performance especially useful in facsimile papers.
Abstract:
Thermally responsive colour forming compositions and record material using them comprise alkenyl or alkynyl esters of bis(hydroxyphenyl)pentanoic acid as colour developer. The record material has substantially improved performance in facsimile, especially Group 3 (CCITT), equipment.
Abstract:
Thermally sensitive record material comprises a substrate bearing a coating of a colour forming composition which comprises chromogenic material, acidic developer material, a hydroxyanilide compound and a binder. Such record material exhibits an absence of image bloom and improved colour forming efficiency and/or image density.
Abstract:
Record material carrying a colour developer composition for use in pressure-sensitive record sets comprises an addition product of phenol and a diolefinic alkylated or alkenylated cyclic hydrocarbon. The addition product has a minimum hydroxyl number, as determined for non-hydrogen bonded hydroxyl groups only by Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, in the range of 120 to 140.
Abstract:
Quinolinic acid is made by oxidising quinoline with ruthenium tetraoxide in the presence of hypochlorite solution supplemented with additional base such that the molar ratio of total base to quinoline is at least 4:1. Optionally carbon tetrachloride is present in the reaction medium. The additional base enables inproved yields of quinolinic acid to be obtained. Quinolinic acid is a starting material for some chromogenic materials used in the pressure sensitive record material field.