JP2013213292A - Newsprint paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide newsprint paper that contributes to reuse of used paper and has high opacity and brightness in spite of using regenerated particles as pigment to apply on the base paper.SOLUTION: The newsprint paper includes base paper and contains pigment on at least one surface layer of the base paper. The pigment includes regenerated particles obtained by dewatering and heating paper sludge. The main material of the paper sludge is deinked floss discharged in a production step of used newspaper pulp. The brightness is 53.0% or more, and printing opacity is 90.5% or more. The content of pigment is preferably 0.3 g/mor more and 1.9 g/mor less per one side, and the average particle diameter of the regenerated particles is preferably 1 μm or more and 5 μm or less. The regenerated particle preferably has a particle comprising metakaolin and magnesium silicate hydrate as main components as a core, and a part of the surface of the core is preferably coated with calcium carbonate.

Description

  The present invention relates to newsprint.

  In recent years, printing paper such as newsprint tends to be lightened from the viewpoint of resource problems and cost reduction. As described above, when the newspaper is lightened, there is a disadvantage that blank paper opacity and printing opacity (hereinafter, both opacity are also simply referred to as “opacity”) are reduced. As a countermeasure against this, there has been proposed a method for improving the opacity by applying various pigments to the paper surface together with an adhesive (see Patent Documents 1 to 5).

  Further, as a method for recycling the used paper, a method has been proposed in which recycled particles obtained by dewatering and heat-treating paper sludge are used as newspaper paper pigments from the viewpoint of recycling used paper (see Patent Document 6).

  However, since the recycled particles are mainly made of deinked floss discharged in the deinking process of the used paper processing process for producing used paper pulp, the content of metal compounds such as kaolin and hydrous magnesium silicate is high. And the oil absorption is insufficient. Therefore, when the recycled particles are applied as a pigment to newsprint, there is a risk that newsprint having sufficient whiteness and opacity cannot be obtained.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-247095 JP 2007-63705 A JP 2000-234292 A JP 2000-314097 A JP 2007-29169 A JP 2009-293144 A

  The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, contributes to the reuse of waste paper, and has high whiteness and printing opacity, despite the use of recycled particles as a pigment, and ink inking properties. An object of the present invention is to provide newsprint with excellent printability such as surface strength.

The present invention made to solve the above problems
Newspaper comprising a base paper and containing a pigment on at least one surface layer of the base paper,
The pigment contains regenerated particles obtained by dewatering and heat-treating paper sludge,
The main raw material of the paper sludge is deinking floss discharged in the manufacturing process of used newspaper pulp,
The whiteness is 53.0% or more, and the printing opacity is 90.5% or more.

  The newsprint uses deinking floss (hereinafter also referred to as “newspaper deinking floss”) discharged in the production process of used newspaper pulp as the main raw material for papermaking sludge, which is a raw material for recycled particles. Contains a lot of oil and has excellent oil absorption. As a result, since the ink after printing dries quickly, the newsprint is excellent in ink depositing properties and can effectively prevent drag stains. Further, since the newsprint has an excellent oil absorption amount, the amount of pigment added can be reduced as compared with the conventional newsprint, which can promote weight reduction of the newsprint. In addition, since the amount of pigment added can be reduced as compared with the prior art, the amount of water-soluble adhesive used to prevent the pigment from dropping off can be reduced. As a result, the content of the surface sizing agent is relatively reduced. Since it can be improved, the performance of the surface sizing agent can be exerted more, and the delay in leveling at the start of printing caused by excessively sucking water on the paper surface can be improved. Further, the newsprint has a whiteness of 53.0% or more and a printing opacity of 90.5% or more, so that it can be suitably used as a newsprint.

The content of the pigment is preferably 0.3 g / m ² or more and 1.9 g / m ² or less per side. By setting the content of the pigment in the newsprint within the above range, it is possible to improve the printability of the newsprint such as whiteness, printing opacity, and surface strength.

  The average particle diameter of the regenerated particles is preferably 1 μm or more and 7 μm or less. By setting the average particle diameter of the regenerated particles used as the pigment within the above range, the covering effect by the adhesive can be improved and the regenerated particles can be prevented from falling off. As a result, the accumulation of paper dust on the blanket during printing can be reduced, the production efficiency can be improved, and as a result, the production cost of the newsprint can be reduced. Moreover, the coated surface can be made more uniform by setting the average particle diameter of the regenerated particles in the above range. As a result, not only unevenness in smoothness and unevenness in gloss can be suppressed, but also ink placement during printing can be made uniform, so that unevenness in printing can be prevented.

  It is preferable that the regenerated particles have particles mainly composed of metakaolin and hydrous magnesium silicate as nuclei, and at least a part of the surface of the nuclei is covered with calcium carbonate. Since the regenerated particles are obtained by dewatering and heat-treating paper sludge, they contain metal compounds such as kaolin and hydrous magnesium silicate. These metal compounds have low whiteness and are factors that reduce the whiteness of regenerated particles. It has become. Therefore, the whiteness of the regenerated particles can be improved by coating the surface of the metal compound with calcium carbonate that contributes to the improvement of the whiteness. Moreover, since calcium carbonate is excellent in oil absorption, the oil absorption of the newsprint can be further improved.

The newsprint is formed by applying a coating liquid mainly containing the pigment and the adhesive on at least one side of a base paper, and the coating amount of the coating liquid is 0. It is good in it being 5 g / m ² or more and 3 g / m ² or less. By setting the coating amount of the coating liquid within the above range, it is possible to further improve the printability of the newsprint such as whiteness, printing opacity, and surface strength.

Here, the “surface layer” means a portion up to 20% from the surface of the thickness of the newspaper. Further, the average particle diameter refers to a volume average particle diameter in the measured particle size distribution by laser diffraction scattering method (D _50).

  As described above, the newsprint of the present invention contributes to the reuse of waste paper, and has high whiteness and printing opacity, despite the use of recycled particles as a pigment, and further has ink inking properties and Excellent printability such as surface strength. Therefore, the newsprint can be suitably used as a newsprint that can meet demands for weight reduction while taking into account resource and environmental issues.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the newsprint of the present invention will be described in detail.

<Newspaper>
The newsprint of the present invention comprises a base paper and contains a pigment on at least one surface layer of the base paper. The newspaper is formed by applying a coating liquid mainly containing the pigment and the adhesive to at least one surface of the base paper. First, the coating liquid that is a feature of the present invention will be described, and then other components will be described.

[Coating fluid]
The coating liquid contains a pigment and an adhesive as main components.

(Pigment)
The pigment contains regenerated particles (hereinafter, also referred to as “regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss”) obtained by dehydrating and heat-treating paper sludge mainly composed of newspaper deinking floss. Hereinafter, the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss will be described in detail.

[Regenerated particles from newspaper deinking floss]
Recycled particles derived from newspaper deinking floss are obtained by dewatering and heat-treating paper sludge made mainly from newspaper deinking floss. Since such regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss have a relatively small particle size compared to white carbon and the like, when coated as a pigment, the covering effect by the adhesive is improved, and dropping is prevented. In addition, the paper surface after coating can be made more uniform, and smooth and uneven gloss can be suppressed.

  The regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss preferably have particles containing metakaolin and hydrous magnesium silicate as nuclei, and at least a part of the surface of the nuclei is preferably coated with calcium carbonate. When papermaking sludge is burned at a high temperature of 750 to 900 ° C., a cementitious compound is produced from kaolin and calcium carbonate contained in the papermaking sludge. As a result, the regenerated particles obtained are hardened, have a low whiteness, and have problems of thickening and solidification when slurried. However, the deinking floss (newspaper deinking floss) discharged in the newspaper wastepaper manufacturing process has the characteristics that calcium carbonate is relatively high and kaolin is relatively low. The amount of cement-like substance produced by using black floss is reduced, and the occurrence of the above problems is suppressed. Further, the combusted product after the heat treatment is made into a slurry, and carbon dioxide is blown into the slurry, so that at least a part of the surface is coated with calcium carbonate, and the whiteness of the obtained regenerated particles is further increased. As a result, the whiteness of the newsprint can be further improved. Moreover, since the calcium carbonate covering the surface of the regenerated particles is light calcium carbonate having high oil absorption, the oil absorption of the regenerated particles obtained can be improved, and the opacity of the newspaper can be further improved. In addition, the method in which the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking froth have metakaolin and hydrous magnesium silicate as main components and at least a part of the surface of the core is coated with calcium carbonate is derived from newspaper deinking floss described later. The method for producing regenerated particles will be described in detail.

  The content of calcium carbonate in the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss is preferably 70% by mass or more, and more preferably 75% by mass or more. When the content of calcium carbonate in the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss is less than the above value, the oil absorption and whiteness of the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss will decrease, resulting in the opacity and whiteness of the newspaper. May decrease. The content of calcium carbonate in the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss depends on the content of the newspaper deinking floss used as a raw material and the conditions of the carbon dioxide blowing step in the method for producing regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss described later. Can be adjusted.

  The content of calcium carbonate in regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss is included in the regenerated particles at an acceleration voltage of 15 KV using, for example, an X-ray microanalyzer (model number: E-MAX · S-2150) manufactured by Horiba Seisakusho. It can be calculated by obtaining the oxide-converted mass ratio of various elements and performing proportional calculation based on this result and the molecular weights of calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc and silicon dioxide.

  The whiteness of the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss is preferably 80% or more, more preferably 84% or more, and still more preferably 86% or more. When the whiteness of the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss is less than the above value, the whiteness of the newspaper may be lowered.

  The oil absorption amount of the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss is preferably 60 mL / 100 g or more and 150 mL / 100 g or less, and more preferably 70 mL / 100 g or more and 130 mL / 100 g or less. When the oil absorption amount of the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss exceeds the above upper limit, the ink sinks and so-called color developability may be lowered. On the other hand, if the oil absorption amount of the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss is less than the above lower limit, the ink vehicle or organic solvent cannot be sufficiently absorbed, and the drying property and blurring preventing effect of the ink may be reduced. There is.

  The average particle size (volume average particle size) of the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss is preferably 1 μm or more and 7 μm or less, and more preferably 2 μm or more and 5 μm or less. When the average particle diameter of the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss exceeds the above upper limit, the covering effect is lowered, and the regenerated particles may fall off, which may cause an increase in paper dust. On the other hand, when the amount is less than the above lower limit, the particles tend to aggregate and the paper surface after coating may become non-uniform.

[Method for producing regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss]
A method for producing regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss will be described in detail in the order of raw materials and steps of dehydration, heat treatment and pulverization.

(material)
Papermaking sludge is used as a raw material for recycled particles derived from newspaper deinking floss, and the main raw material of this papermaking sludge is newspaper deinking floss. Newspaper deinking floss is a floss separated when deinking pulp derived from newspaper wastepaper, and does not include a floss separated when deinking pulp other than newspaper wastepaper. In recent years, newspaper deinking floss has a tendency to have a relatively high amount of calcium carbonate and a relatively small amount of kaolin due to the fact that the paper used in the production of newsprint has become neutral paper making. The ratio exceeds 70% by mass, and the kaolin ratio changes at less than 30% by mass. Therefore, if the main raw material for papermaking sludge is newspaper deinking floss, the amount of cementitious material produced from calcium oxide and kaolin is reduced, and the resulting white particles are hardened and slurried. The problem of thickening and solidifying is improved. In the production of newspaper deinked pulp, in order to continuously obtain newspaper deinked pulp of stable quality, newspapers of a certain quality that have been selected tend to be used as raw materials. It tends to be stable. Therefore, if newspaper deinking floss is used as the main raw material, regenerated particles having high oil absorption and whiteness can be stably obtained. As a result, the quality of the newsprint on which the regenerated particles derived from the newspaper deinking floss are applied as pigments can be stabilized, and at the same time, the opacity and whiteness of the newsprint can be improved. The newspaper deinking floss has a low ash content and contains oil-derived fats and carbon black. Therefore, the fuel in the heat treatment process described later can be reduced.

  70 mass% or more is preferable and, as for the content rate of the calcium carbonate in the inorganic particle in papermaking sludge, 75 mass% or more is more preferable. When the content of calcium carbonate in the inorganic particles in the papermaking sludge is less than the above value, precipitation (coating) of calcium carbonate in the carbon dioxide blowing step described below becomes insufficient, and the whiteness and oil absorption amount of the obtained regenerated particles As a result, the whiteness and opacity of the newsprint may be reduced.

  The content of calcium carbonate in the inorganic particles in the papermaking sludge is obtained by burning the papermaking sludge at 525 ° C. to produce a combustion product, for example, an X-ray microanalyzer (model number: E-MAX · S-2150) manufactured by Horiba, Ltd. By using the acceleration voltage of 15 KV to obtain oxide-converted mass ratios of various elements contained in the combustion product, and performing proportional calculation based on this result and the molecular weight of calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc and silicon dioxide Can be calculated.

  The content of newspaper deinking floss in the entire papermaking sludge is preferably 50% by mass or more, more preferably 70% by mass or more, and still more preferably 90% by mass or more in terms of solid content. When the content of newspaper deinking floss in the entire papermaking sludge is less than the above value, the whiteness and oil absorption of the regenerated particles obtained may decrease due to a decrease in the content of calcium oxide contained in the papermaking sludge. In addition, the recycling rate of used newspaper is reduced.

  The kaolin content in the entire inorganic particles in the newspaper deinking floss is preferably less than 20% by mass, and the ratio of the other inorganic particles is preferably 80% by mass or more. The kaolin in the entire inorganic particles in the newspaper deinking floss More preferably, the content is less than 20% by mass and the content of calcium carbonate is 80% by mass or more. By setting the contents of kaolin and calcium carbonate in the newspaper deinking floss within the above range, it is possible to prevent the obtained regenerated particles from becoming hard and to obtain regenerated particles having excellent whiteness. In addition, among the inorganic particles, talc is classified into silicate mineral and clay mineral like kaolin, but it does not decompose at the combustion temperature in the heat treatment process described later and does not affect the hardening of regenerated particles. Is treated as the content of inorganic particles other than kaolin. Further, in order to make the content of kaolin and calcium carbonate in the newspaper deinking floss within the above range, the coated paper containing a large amount of kaolin may be selectively removed from the used newspaper used as a raw material.

  The papermaking sludge can contain other raw materials in addition to the above-mentioned newspaper deinking floss as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. Examples of other raw materials include industrial wastewater (washing water, white water, surplus wastewater sludge, etc.), sludge discharged in the papermaking raw material preparation process, magazine deinking floss, and the like. However, since the above-mentioned magazine deinking floss is mainly made of coated paper (used paper) and contains a large amount of kaolin, the use of magazine deinking floss as a raw material for papermaking sludge can easily produce cementitious substances. Become. Therefore, it is preferable not to use magazine deinking floss as a raw material for papermaking sludge. When using magazine deinking floss, special attention should be paid to the calcium carbonate ratio and kaolin ratio. Specifically, for example, by mixing papermaking sludge generated from neutral papermaking process using calcium carbonate, or by mixing papermaking sludge such as washing water of calcium carbonate storage tank or screen cake, the ratio of calcium carbonate is increased. It is better to raise it relatively.

(Dehydration process)
The dewatering step is a step of removing the moisture of the papermaking sludge to a predetermined ratio. A known dehydrator or the like may be used for dehydration. The moisture content of the papermaking sludge after dehydration is preferably 30% by mass to 60% by mass, more preferably 30% by mass to 50% by mass, and further preferably 35% by mass to 45% by mass. If the moisture content of the papermaking sludge after dehydration exceeds the above upper limit, combustion unevenness is likely to occur in the heat treatment step described later, and the fuel required in the heat treatment step increases, which may increase the cost. On the other hand, when the moisture content of the paper sludge after dehydration is less than the above lower limit, the floc after dehydration becomes hard and the particle size of the regenerated particles may easily vary.

  The dehydration step is preferably performed in multiple stages. Examples of the multistage dehydration step include a method in which the moisture content of the papermaking sludge is set to 65% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less using a screen and then dehydrated to the target moisture content using a screw press. Thus, by making a dehydration process into a multistage, the loss | disappearance of inorganic particles, such as a filler contained in papermaking sludge, can be suppressed and it can prevent that the floc after dehydration becomes hard.

The moisture content of the papermaking sludge can be calculated by the following formula, using a constant temperature dryer as the mass after drying when the sample is held at 105 ° C for 6 hours or more and no change in mass is observed. it can.
Moisture content (%) = [(mass before drying−mass after drying) ÷ mass before drying] × 100

(Crushing process)
The papermaking sludge after dehydration can be crushed by a pulverizer (or pulverizer) prior to heat treatment in the heat treatment step. The average particle diameter of the papermaking sludge after the crushing step is preferably 2.5 mm or more and 12.5 mm or less, more preferably 2.5 mm or more and 7.0 mm or less, and further preferably 2.5 mm or more and 4.0 mm or less. When the average particle diameter of the papermaking sludge exceeds the above upper limit, it becomes difficult to heat-treat the papermaking sludge uniformly from the surface portion to the core portion. On the other hand, when the average particle diameter of the papermaking sludge is less than the lower limit, excessive heat treatment is likely to be performed in the subsequent heat treatment step.

  The average particle diameter of the paper sludge is classified with sieves having different eye holes, the mass of each sample obtained is measured, and the total of the measured values corresponds to 50% by mass of the whole. It is a size of a hole, and is a value measured using a metal plate sieve based on JIS-Z8801-2: 2000.

(Heat treatment process)
The papermaking sludge is then subjected to a heat treatment step. Although this heat treatment step can be carried out continuously with one apparatus, it is preferably carried out separately in a drying step and a combustion step. Hereinafter, the drying process and the combustion process will be described in detail.

(Drying process)
As a drying apparatus used in the drying step, a known apparatus may be used, and examples thereof include a stalker furnace, a fluidized bed furnace, a cyclone furnace, a kiln furnace, and an airflow drying apparatus.

  The drying temperature is preferably 200 ° C. or higher and 600 ° C. or lower, more preferably 200 ° C. or higher and 450 ° C. or lower, and further preferably 200 ° C. or higher and 300 ° C. or lower. If the drying temperature exceeds the above upper limit, overcombustion may occur, which may cause unintended thermal decomposition of organic substances. On the other hand, when the drying temperature is lower than the lower limit, the papermaking sludge is not sufficiently dried, and the decomposition of calcium carbonate contained in the papermaking sludge into calcium oxide may be reduced.

  The moisture content of the paper sludge after drying is preferably 5% by mass or less, more preferably 3% by mass or less, and further preferably 1% by mass or less. When the moisture content of the papermaking sludge after drying exceeds the above numerical value, combustion unevenness is likely to occur in the combustion process described later, and the decomposition of calcium carbonate contained in the papermaking sludge into calcium oxide may be reduced.

  By providing the drying step in advance as described above, the organic components contained in the papermaking sludge are gradually burned, and the regenerated particles obtained by suppressing the pulverization of the papermaking sludge can easily have the same particle size. As a result, it is possible to uniformly promote the decomposition of calcium carbonate contained in the papermaking sludge in the combustion process, which will be described later, into calcium oxide, and to suppress thickening when the obtained regenerated particles are slurried. it can.

(Combustion process)
A known apparatus may be used as the combustion apparatus used in the combustion process, and examples thereof include a stalker furnace, a fluidized bed furnace, a cyclone furnace, and a kiln furnace. Among these, a horizontal rotary kiln furnace is preferable, and an internal heat kiln furnace with high thermal efficiency is more preferable.

  The combustion temperature is preferably 750 ° C. or higher and 900 ° C. or lower, more preferably 800 ° C. or higher and 900 ° C. or lower, and further preferably 800 ° C. or higher and 850 ° C. or lower. If the combustion temperature exceeds the above upper limit, excessive fuel is required, which may be uneconomical. On the other hand, when the combustion temperature is lower than the lower limit, the papermaking sludge is not sufficiently combusted and the decomposition of calcium carbonate contained in the papermaking sludge is reduced, and the precipitation of calcium carbonate is reduced in the carbon dioxide blowing step described later. There is a fear.

  The oxygen concentration in the combustion step is preferably 3% by volume or more and 18% by volume or less, more preferably 4% by volume or more and 15% by volume or less, and further preferably 5% by volume or more and 12% by volume or less. If the oxygen concentration during the combustion process exceeds the upper limit, oxygen may be supplied more than necessary, which may be uneconomical. On the other hand, when the oxygen concentration during the combustion process is less than the lower limit, the papermaking sludge is insufficiently combusted and the decomposition of calcium carbonate contained in the papermaking sludge into calcium oxide may be reduced.

  In the combustion process, the decomposition rate of calcium carbonate contained in papermaking sludge into calcium oxide is preferably 80% by mass or more, and more preferably 90% by mass or more. When the decomposition rate of calcium carbonate contained in papermaking sludge into calcium oxide is less than the above value, the coating of the surface of the regenerated particles with calcium carbonate may be reduced in the carbon dioxide blowing step described later. Newspaper deinking floss, which is the main raw material for papermaking sludge, has a low kaolin content, so even when burned, it produces little cementitious material derived from kaolin. Therefore, the decomposition of calcium carbonate can be advanced as much as possible. By decomposing calcium carbonate into calcium oxide in the combustion process, it is possible to promote the coating of the surface of the regenerated particles with calcium carbonate in the carbon dioxide blowing process described later.

  The decomposition rate of calcium carbonate to calcium oxide was measured using a measuring instrument (model TG / DTA6200) manufactured by SII Nano Technology, Inc., with a heating rate of 20 ° C./min, a supply gas of air (oxygen concentration of about 5 volumes) %), Supply gas flow rate: a value measured under measurement conditions of 48 ml / min.

  It is preferable to pulverize the papermaking sludge after the combustion process (hereinafter also referred to as “combusted product”) to make the particle diameters uniform. By combusting the combusted material to make the particle diameter uniform, slurrying can be performed uniformly in a slurrying step described later. The average particle size of the combusted product after pulverization is preferably 1 μm to 50 μm, more preferably 1.5 μm to 30 μm, and even more preferably 2 μm to 20 μm. When the average particle diameter of the combusted product after pulverization exceeds the above upper limit, slurrying in the slurrying step described later is not uniform, and it may be difficult to adjust the viscosity of the slurry. On the other hand, when the average particle diameter of the combustion product is less than the lower limit, the particles may be too small to be handled easily.

  As the pulverizer, a known pulverizer may be used. Examples thereof include dry pulverizers such as jet mills and high-speed rotary mills: wet pulverizers such as attritors, sand grinders, and ball mills.

The average particle size of the burned product is a volume average particle size (D ₅₀ ) measured using a laser diffraction particle size distribution meter (model number: Microtrac MT-3000II, manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.).

(Slurry process)
The combustion product is then subjected to a slurrying process. The slurrying step is a step of mixing the combustion product with water to form a slurry. By this slurrying, the calcium oxide in the combustion product is eluted into water and becomes an aqueous calcium hydroxide solution. Note that the combusted material before the slurrying is preferably an aggregate.

  The concentration of the combustion product contained in the slurry is preferably 2% by mass or more and 25% by mass or less, more preferably 3% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, and more preferably 5% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less in terms of solid content. If the concentration of the combustion product contained in the slurry exceeds the above upper limit, the viscosity of the slurry becomes too high, and the slurry may solidify or the efficiency of the carbon dioxide blowing process described later may be reduced. On the other hand, when the concentration of the combustibles contained in the slurry is less than the lower limit, the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the carbon dioxide blowing step described later is reduced, the dehydration efficiency after the carbon dioxide blowing step is lowered, and the productivity is reduced. May decrease.

  The dispersibility of the slurry may be a viscosity that does not inhibit the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the carbon dioxide blowing step. Such a viscosity is preferably 300 mPa · s or more and 1000 mPa · s or less, preferably 400 mPa · s or more and 800 mPa · s, as measured with a B-type viscometer under the conditions of an atmospheric temperature of 20 ° C. and a rotor rotation speed of 60 rpm. The following is more preferable. When the viscosity of the slurry exceeds the above upper limit, the slurry may solidify. On the other hand, when the viscosity of the slurry is less than the lower limit, the precipitation efficiency of calcium carbonate in the carbon dioxide blowing step is lowered, the dehydration efficiency after the carbon dioxide blowing step is lowered, and the productivity may be lowered.

(CO2 blowing process)
The carbon dioxide blowing step is a step in which carbon dioxide is blown into the slurry of the combustion product to deposit calcium carbonate on the surface of the combustion product (regenerated particles). Hereinafter, this mechanism will be described.

When calcium carbonate and kaolin are burned at high temperatures, calcium carbonate is decomposed into calcium oxide, and kaolin reacts with calcium oxide and silicic acid to produce various hydrated hard substances. However, when newspaper deinking floss is used to increase the proportion of calcium carbonate relatively and lower the proportion of kaolin, the proportion of calcium oxide that does not originate from hydrated hard substances (does not react with kaolin) increases. The calcium oxide (CaO) becomes calcium hydroxide (Ca (OH) ₂ ) by slurrying the combustion product. Therefore, the slurry of the combustion product contains OH ⁻ exhibiting strong alkalinity as represented by the following formula (1).
Ca (OH) ₂ → Ca ²⁺ + 2OH ⁻ (1)
When carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) is blown into this slurry, calcium carbonate (CaCO ₃ ) is precipitated as shown in the following formula (2), and the pH is lowered.
Ca ²⁺ + 2OH ⁻ + CO ₂ → CaCO ₃ + H ₂ O (2)
In this way, the surface of the burned material mainly composed of metakaolin and hydrous magnesium silicate is coated with calcium carbonate, and the whiteness of the obtained regenerated particles can be improved.

  The concentration of carbon dioxide blown is preferably 5% by volume to 30% by volume, more preferably 10% by volume to 30% by volume, and still more preferably 20% by volume to 30% by volume. If the concentration of carbon dioxide to be blown exceeds the above upper limit, calcium carbonate having a columnar or needle-like crystal structure may precipitate, resulting in an excessive particle size. On the other hand, when the concentration of carbon dioxide to be blown is less than the above lower limit, calcium carbonate is not sufficiently precipitated and regenerated particles having sufficient whiteness may not be obtained.

  Through the above process, regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss used as a pigment contained in the coating liquid are obtained. The regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss have nuclei mainly composed of metakaolin and hydrous magnesium silicate, and at least part of the surface of the nuclei is coated with calcium carbonate, so that calcium carbonate, kaolin, etc. Unlike conventional regenerated particles that are simply agglomerated, they have excellent whiteness. Moreover, since the calcium carbonate which coat | covers the surface of a reproduction | regeneration particle is light calcium carbonate with high oil absorption property, it has high oil absorption. Further, the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss have few knife edges and are excellent in wire wear.

  The content of regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss in the entire pigment is preferably 80% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, and still more preferably 95% by mass or more. When the content of the regenerated particles in the entire pigment is less than the lower limit, the whiteness and oil absorption of the newspaper may be lowered.

(Other pigments)
The coating liquid can contain other pigments in addition to the regenerated particles derived from the newspaper deinking floss described above. Examples of other pigments include hydrated silicic acid (white carbon), titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, urea-formalin polymer fine particles, and the like.

(adhesive)
Adhesives are roughly classified into water-soluble adhesives and water-insoluble adhesives. Examples of the water-soluble adhesive include starches such as oxidized starch, positive oxidized starch, esterified starch, urea phosphate esterified starch, hydroxyethylated starch, and dextrin; polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and modified products thereof; carboxymethyl cellulose, Examples thereof include cellulose derivatives such as hydroxyethyl cellulose. Among these, as the water-soluble adhesive, oxidized starch and urea phosphate esterified starch are preferable. By using a water-soluble adhesive as the adhesive, it is possible to keep the pigment on the paper surface and make it difficult for the pigment to penetrate into the base paper, thereby improving the covering effect. As a result, it is possible to improve the flatness, printing opacity, and ink fillability of the newspaper, and by preventing the occurrence of paper dust, it is possible to improve printing workability due to paper dust accumulation on the blanket of the rotary press. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of scumming due to deterioration and paper dust accumulation on the plate.

  Examples of the water-insoluble adhesive include conjugated diene latex such as latex containing methyl methacrylate-butadiene copolymer, latex containing styrene-butadiene copolymer (SB latex), acrylic ester and / or methacrylic acid. Acrylic latex such as ester polymer latex or copolymer latex, vinyl latex such as ethylene-vinyl acetate polymer latex, or various copolymer latexes modified with functional group-containing monomers such as carboxyl groups And latexes such as alkali partially soluble or non-soluble latex; synthetic resin adhesives such as olefin-maleic anhydride resin, melamine resin, urea resin, and urethane resin. Among these, SB latex is preferable as the water-insoluble adhesive. SB latex has a strong affinity with the above-mentioned newspaper deinked floss-derived regenerated particles and can be prevented from falling off the fiber surface. By using SB latex, it is possible to suppress a decrease in binder adhesion ability due to dampening water in a rotary press, and a blanket. It is possible to prevent the deterioration of printing workability due to the accumulation of paper dust on the plate and the occurrence of background stains due to the accumulation of paper dust on the plate.

  Among these, as the adhesive, it is preferable to use a water-soluble adhesive and latexes in combination, and a combination of starches such as oxidized starch and urea phosphated starch and SB latex is more preferable. In this way, by using a water-soluble adhesive and latex as an adhesive in combination, when the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss are used as pigments, the regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss remain on the paper surface, The pigment adheres strongly to the fibers and suppresses the decrease in binder adhesion ability due to the dampening water of the rotary press, further preventing deterioration of printing workability due to paper dust depositing on the blanket and occurrence of soiling due to paper dust depositing on the plate. This is preferred because

  The content of the adhesive is preferably 35 parts by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less, more preferably 40 parts by mass or more and 65 parts by mass or less, and more preferably 45 parts by mass or more and 60 parts by mass or less in terms of solid content with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment. Is more preferable. If the content of the adhesive exceeds the above upper limit, a film of the adhesive may be formed on the surface of the newsprint, which may cause set-off troubles, and the ink absorbability by the pigment may be reduced, and the effect of improving printing opacity may be reduced. . On the other hand, when the content of the adhesive is less than the above lower limit, the adhesiveness of the coating liquid is lowered, and there is a possibility that the pigment may fall off.

  Further, the content of the water-soluble adhesive is preferably 30 parts by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less, more preferably 33 parts by mass or more and 47 parts by mass or less in terms of solid content with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment, and 35 parts by mass. More preferred is 45 parts by mass or less. When the content of the water-soluble adhesive exceeds the above upper limit, water repellency is lowered due to an increase in water-soluble components, and printability such as ink transferability of the newspaper may be lowered. On the other hand, when the content of the water-soluble adhesive is less than the above lower limit, the adhesiveness of the coating liquid may be lowered.

  Further, the content of the water-insoluble adhesive is preferably 5 parts by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less, more preferably 6 parts by mass or more and 18 parts by mass or less, and more preferably 7 parts by mass in terms of solid content with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment. More preferred is 15 parts by mass or more. If the content of the water-insoluble adhesive exceeds the above upper limit, the viscosity of the coating solution may increase and the coating property may decrease. On the other hand, if the content of the water-insoluble adhesive is less than the above lower limit, the adhesiveness of the pigment may decrease and paper dust trouble may occur, the water repellency of the coating liquid may decrease, and the ink transfer property of the newspaper There is a possibility that the printability may be reduced due to a decrease in the printability.

  The coating liquid can contain, for example, polyacrylamide, an antifoaming agent, a water-resistant agent, a surface sizing agent, a preservative and the like in addition to the pigment and the adhesive. Among these, a surface sizing agent is preferably contained in order to improve sizing properties.

  Examples of the surface sizing agent include styrene-based sizing agents, olefin-based sizing agents, alkyl ketene dimers, alkenyl succinic anhydride, and rosin. Of these, styrene-based sizing agents are preferred because of their high sizing properties, compatibility with inks in rotary offset printing, and excellent pigment prevention effects.

  Examples of the styrene-based sizing agent include styrene acrylic acid copolymer, styrene (meth) acrylic acid copolymer (note that (meth) acrylic acid means “acrylic acid and / or methacrylic acid”), styrene. Examples include (meth) acrylic acid (meth) acrylic acid ester copolymers, styrene maleic acid copolymers, styrene maleic acid half ester copolymers, and styrene maleic acid ester copolymers.

  The content of the styrenic sizing agent is preferably 5 parts by mass or more and 30 parts by mass or less, and more preferably 10 parts by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less in terms of solid content with respect to 100 parts by mass of the water-soluble adhesive. When the content of the styrenic sizing agent exceeds the above upper limit, the cost may be increased, or the opacity and the ink drying property may be reduced. On the other hand, if the content of the styrenic sizing agent is less than the above lower limit, the paper size and surface strength cannot be sufficiently improved, and the surface leveling during printing may be reduced, and paper dust piling may occur. There is a fear.

The coating amount of the coating solution is preferably 0.5 g / ^{m 2} or more 3 g / ^{m 2} or less in terms of solid per side content basis, 1.0 g / ^{m 2} or more 2.5 g / ^{m 2} or less. If the coating liquid coating amount exceeds the above upper limit, mist of the coating liquid is generated and the peripheral device is soiled. May cause troubles such as sticking to paper or paper breaks. On the other hand, when the coating amount of the coating liquid is less than the lower limit, it is difficult to form a sufficient film with the coating liquid, and the surface strength of the paper may be lowered.

  As a density | concentration of a coating liquid, 10 mass% or more and 50 mass% or less are preferable at solid content concentration, 15 mass% or more and 40 mass% or less are more preferable, and 20 mass% or more and 30 mass% or less are more preferable. If the concentration of the coating solution exceeds the above upper limit, coating properties such as uneven coating and uncoated portions may be deteriorated, and uniform coating may be difficult. On the other hand, when the concentration of the coating liquid is less than the above lower limit, the coating liquid containing a pigment is likely to penetrate into the paper during coating, and the surface strength of the newsprint may be lowered.

[Base paper]
The base paper is usually obtained by papermaking a pulp slurry containing pulp and preferably a filler.

(pulp)
As said pulp, a well-known thing can be used and used paper pulp, virgin pulp, or these combined things can be used suitably. In addition, it is preferable from the viewpoint of resource saving to use more waste paper pulp than virgin pulp.

  Waste paper pulp, for example, tea waste paper, craft envelope waste paper, magazine waste paper, newspaper waste paper, flyer waste paper, office waste paper, corrugated waste paper, upper white waste paper, Kent waste paper, imitation waste paper, ground ticket waste paper, etc. Examples include disaggregation / deinked waste paper pulp (DIP) and disaggregation / deinking / bleached waste paper pulp.

  Among these waste paper pulp, newspaper waste paper pulp derived from newspaper waste paper and magazine waste paper pulp derived from magazine waste paper are preferable, and it is more preferable to use a mixture of newspaper waste paper pulp and magazine waste paper pulp. Newspapers and magazines have a high recovery rate of used paper, and the raw material pulp and magazines that make up newsprint and magazine paper are similar in each paper manufacturer. Yes. In particular, newsprint, which is used as a raw material for newspaper wastepaper pulp, generally contains 50% or more of wastepaper pulp, has low virgin mechanical pulp and kraft pulp content, and various virgin pulps are used. However, since it is once paper-made and used paper pulp by used paper processing, the properties of newspaper waste paper pulp are homogenized.

  Examples of virgin pulp include hardwood bleached kraft pulp (LBKP), softwood bleached kraft pulp (NBKP), hardwood unbleached kraft pulp (LUKP), conifer unbleached kraft pulp (NUKP), hardwood semi-bleached kraft pulp (LSBKP), conifer Chemical pulp such as semi-bleached kraft pulp (NSBKP), hardwood sulfite pulp, coniferous sulfite pulp, etc .; Mechanical pulp (MP) such as mechanical pulp (TMP); pulp chemically or mechanically produced from non-wood fibers such as kenaf, hemp, and straw.

  Among these virgin pulps, mechanical pulp (MP) having an effect of complementing the decrease in bulk when using waste paper pulp is preferable, and thermomechanical pulp (TMP) suitable for adjusting the waste paper pulp is particularly preferable.

  As a content rate of the used paper pulp in a pulp, 60 mass% or more is preferable, 80 mass% or more is more preferable, and 90 mass% or more is further more preferable. By adjusting the content ratio of the used paper pulp in the pulp to the above range, it is possible to improve the printability such as ink deposition property, and it is possible to improve the environmental properties such as the effective use of resources. Moreover, as a content rate of the virgin pulp in a pulp, 10 mass% or more is preferable and 20 mass% or more is more preferable. If the virgin pulp content is less than the above values, it will be difficult to adjust the strength and bulk, so the strength of the newspaper will be reduced, or the bulk will not become bulky and the newspaper will be smooth and the transportability and workability will be reduced. There is a fear.

(Filler)
The filler blended in the pulp slurry is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, hydrated silicon, white carbon, regenerated particles, regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss, and the like. Among these, as the filler, regenerated particles derived from white carbon and newspaper deinking floss are preferable. Thus, the whiteness and oil absorption of the base paper can be improved by using regenerated particles derived from white carbon and newspaper deinking floss as fillers.

  The average particle size of the filler is preferably 2 μm or more and 20 μm or less, and more preferably 3 μm or more and 18 μm or less. When the average particle diameter of the filler exceeds the above upper limit, the entanglement between the pulp fibers is weakened, and the paper strength may be reduced. On the other hand, when the average particle size of the filler is less than the above lower limit, the yield decreases, and as a result, the ash content decreases and the printing opacity of the newspaper may decrease. In addition, the voids of the pulp fiber cannot be filled sufficiently, and the coating liquid is likely to penetrate and the surface strength may be reduced.

  The content of the filler is preferably 10 kg or more and 50 kg or less per ton of pulp (absolute dry amount) contained in the pulp slurry. If the filler content exceeds the above upper limit, the generation of paper dust may increase due to the falling off of the filler after papermaking. On the other hand, when the filler content is less than the above lower limit, the whiteness and opacity of the base paper may be reduced.

(Other additives)
For the base paper, in addition to the above pulp and filler, for example, starches, polyacrylamide, paper strength enhancers such as epichlorohydrin, rosin, alkyl ketene dimer, ASA (alkenyl succinic anhydride), neutral rosin and other internal sizes An aggregating agent such as a coagulant such as an agent, sulfuric acid band or polyethyleneimine, polyacrylamide or a copolymer thereof, and the like can be added.

<Quality etc.>
The content of the pigment in the newsprint, the newspaper is preferred per side 0.3 g / ^{m 2} or more 1.8 g / ^{m 2} or less of the paper, 0.5 g / ^{m 2} or more 1.5 g / ^{m 2} or less More preferably, it is 0.8 g / m ² or more and 1.2 g / m ² or less. If the pigment content exceeds the upper limit, the surface strength of the newspaper may be lowered. On the other hand, when the pigment content is less than the lower limit, the whiteness and printing opacity of the newsprint may be reduced.

  The whiteness of the newspaper is 53% or more, preferably 54% or more and 95% or less. When the whiteness of the newspaper is less than the lower limit, printed characters or the like are difficult to identify, which may cause eye strain on the subscriber. On the other hand, if the whiteness exceeds the above upper limit, the necessary pigment may increase and the surface strength may decrease, or the paper dust may increase due to the dropping of the pigment.

  The printing opacity of the newsprint is 90.5% or more, preferably 91% or more and 97.0% or less. When the printing opacity of the newsprint is less than the lower limit, there is a possibility that a show-through occurs during printing. On the other hand, if the printing opacity exceeds the above upper limit, the necessary pigment may increase and the surface strength may decrease, or the paper dust may increase due to the dropping of the pigment.

  The blank paper opacity of the newspaper is preferably 90% to 98%, more preferably 92% to 97%. When the blank paper opacity of the newsprint is less than the lower limit, there is a possibility that the showthrough is likely to occur. On the other hand, if the white paper opacity exceeds the above upper limit, the required pigment may increase and the surface strength may decrease, or the paper dust may increase due to the dropping of the pigment.

The basis weight of the newspaper is preferably 38 g / m ² or more and 48 g / m ² or less, and more preferably 40 g / m ² or more and 46 g / m ² or less. If the basis weight of the newspaper exceeds the above upper limit, it is contrary to the recent weight reduction and resource saving. On the other hand, when the basis weight of the newsprint is less than the lower limit, sufficient opacity and strength cannot be obtained, and printing on a high-speed offset rotary printing press may be difficult.

  The ash content of the newspaper is preferably 5% or more and 15% or less, and more preferably 7% or more and 13% or less. If the ash content exceeds the above upper limit, the surface strength may decrease. On the other hand, if the ash content is less than the above lower limit, sufficient opacity may not be obtained, whiteness may not be improved, and printing workability may be reduced.

<Method of manufacturing newsprint>
The newsprint can be manufactured by a system generally used for papermaking. Specifically, for example, a paper making system including a wire part, a press part, a pre-dryer part, a coater part, a calendar part, and a reel part can be used. In addition to this, a paper making system comprising an off-machine coater in which the paper machine and the coater part are separated may be used, and a paper making system comprising an off-machine calendar in which the paper machine and the soft calendar are separated may be used. Further, the coating apparatus used for the coater part is not particularly limited. For example, a 2-roll size press, a blade metering size press, a rod metalling size press, a gate roll coater, a blade coater, a bar coater, a rod blade coater, an air A knife coater or the like can be used as appropriate. Among these, it is preferable to apply by a film transfer method using a gate roll coater or a rod metering size press from the viewpoint that the coating agent can be uniformly applied to the surface of the base paper. In addition, as a calendar device, calendar equipment such as a super calendar, a gloss calendar, and a soft calendar can be used.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention further in detail, this invention is not limited to these Examples. In the following, unless otherwise specified,% means mass%, and the chemical addition amount means solid mass (kg) per pulp dry mass (t).

  In addition, each measured value in a present Example is a value measured with the following method.

[Content of calcium carbonate and kaolin in inorganic particles in paper sludge (unit: mass%)]
The content of calcium carbonate and kaolin in the inorganic particles in the papermaking sludge is determined by X-ray microanalyzer (model number: E-MAX · S-2150, manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.) after burning the papermaking sludge at 525 ° C. to obtain a combustion product. ) To obtain oxide-converted mass ratios of various elements contained in the regenerated particles at an acceleration voltage of 15 KV, and perform proportional calculation based on the results and the molecular weights of calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc and silicon dioxide. Calculated with

[Decomposition rate of calcium carbonate (unit:%)]
The TG-DTA mass reduction rate (600 to 800 ° C.) of the combustion product burned at 525 ° C. and the TG-DTA mass reduction rate (600 to 800 ° C.) of the combustion product burned under the conditions shown in Table 1 described later. The decomposition rate was calculated from the difference.

[Moisture content (unit: mass%)]
This is a value calculated by the following formula, with the sample placed in a constant temperature dryer and held at about 105 ° C. for 6 hours or longer when mass fluctuation is no longer recognized as the post-drying mass.
Moisture content (%) = [(mass before drying−mass after drying) ÷ mass before drying] × 100

[In-furnace temperature (unit: ° C)]
It is the value which measured the temperature in a furnace main body using the thermocouple.

[Oxygen concentration (unit: volume%)]
It is the value which measured the oxygen concentration in a furnace main body using the automatic oxygen concentration measuring apparatus (model number: ENDA-5250, Horiba Seisakusho).

[Dispersibility (unit: mPa · s)]
It is a value measured using a B-type viscometer (manufactured by Toki Sangyo Co., Ltd., TVM-10M) under the conditions of an atmospheric temperature of 20 ° C. and a rotor rotational speed of 60 rpm. The lower the viscosity (mPa · s), the better the dispersibility.

[Post-reaction pH and product pH]
The post-reaction pH is the pH at the end of the carbonation reaction after the carbon dioxide blowing in the carbon dioxide blowing step, and the product pH is 1 at pH 9.0 or higher after the carbonation reaction is finished. The pH at the time when the pH fluctuation value per hour becomes 0.5 or less is meant.

[Average particle size (unit: μm)]
It is a volume average particle diameter (D ₅₀ ) measured using a laser diffraction particle size distribution meter (model number: Microtrac MT-3000II, manufactured by Nikkiso). In the preparation of the measurement sample, particles were added to a 0.1% sodium hexametaphosphate aqueous solution and dispersed with an ultrasonic wave for 1 minute.

[Whiteness (regenerated particles) (unit:%)]
It is a value measured by using a color difference meter (SP-80, manufactured by Tokyo Denshoku Co., Ltd.), grinding a powder sample with a mortar and packing it in a glass cell.

[Oil absorption (unit: mL / 100g)]
It measured according to JIS-K5101-13-1 (2004). That is, 2 g to 5 g of a sample dried at 105 ° C. to 110 ° C. for 2 hours is taken on a glass plate, and refined linseed oil (having an acid value of 4 or less) is dropped from the burette to the center of the sample little by little and kneaded with a spatula each time. The kneading operation was repeated, and the dripping amount of refined linseed oil was determined with the end point when the whole was first assembled into one rod shape, and the oil absorption amount was calculated by the following formula.
Oil absorption (mL / 100 g) = [linseed oil amount (mL) × 100] / paper (g)

[Degree of wear (unit: mg)]
It is a value measured after 3 hours using a plastic wire wear meter (manufactured by Nippon Filcon) under a slurry concentration of 2%.

[Basis weight (unit: g / m ² )]
It was measured according to “Paper and paperboard—basis weight measurement method” described in JIS-P8124 (1998).

[Ash content (unit:%)]
It was measured in accordance with “Paper, paperboard and pulp-ash content test method—525 ° C. combustion method” described in JIS-P8251 (2003).

[Blank Opacity (Unit:%)]
Measured according to JIS-P8149 (2000) "Paper and paperboard-Opacity test method (backing of paper)-Diffuse illumination method".

[Printing opacity (unit:%)]
JAPAN TAPPI No. No. 45 (2000) “Newspaper—Post-printing opacity test method”, and measured using a measuring instrument ISO whiteness meter (manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd.).

[Whiteness (paper) (unit:%)]
Measured according to JIS-P8148 (2001) “Paper, paperboard and pulp—Measurement method of ISO whiteness (diffuse blue light reflectance)”.

[Ink fillability]
Using an offset printer (model number: Komori SYSTEMC-20, manufactured by Komori Corporation), continuous 10,000 copies can be printed with newspaper ink (trade name: Newsjet Naturalis (black), manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.). went. About the obtained printed matter, the clearness and the shading unevenness of an image were observed visually, and it evaluated based on the following evaluation criteria.
(Evaluation criteria)
5: The image is clear and there is no unevenness in density, and the ink deposition property is excellent.
4: The image is clear, there is almost no unevenness in density, and the ink deposition property is good.
3: Some portions of the image are unclear and some shading unevenness.
2: There are portions where the image is unclear and unevenness in density, and ink deposition is not good.
1: As a whole, the image is unclear, the density unevenness is remarkable, and the ink deposition property is inferior.

[Blanket paper dust, piling]
Using an offset rotary printing press (model number: LITHOPIA BTO-4, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.), prints 100,000 copies on both sides of a 50-continuous printing paper, and the paper on the printing paper and blanket non-image area. The presence or absence of powder generation and accumulation was visually observed and evaluated based on the following evaluation criteria.
(Evaluation criteria)
5: Generation | occurrence | production of paper surface scraps and paper dust is not recognized at all.
4: Scratch on the paper surface is slightly observed, but no deposition on the blanket is observed.
3: Scratch on the paper surface is slightly recognized and a little accumulation on the blanket is recognized.
2: Generation | occurrence | production of the paper surface scraping was recognized and it has accumulated on the blanket.
1: Accumulation of paper dust on the paper surface and blanket is remarkable.

[Soil dirt]
Using an offset color printer (model number: SYSTEM C-20, manufactured by Komori Corporation), 5000 copies of 4-color printing in the order of indigo, red, yellow, and black at a printing speed of 160,000 copies / hour. After carrying out, 30 parts of unspecified were extracted, the degree of soiling was observed visually, and it evaluated based on the following evaluation criteria.
(Evaluation criteria)
(Double-circle): Generation | occurrence | production of edge dirt is not recognized at all.
○: Edge contamination occurs on 1 to 2 of 30 sheets, but the degree of contamination is very small and unnoticeable.
Δ: Small edge stains occur on 3 to 5 of 30 sheets.
X: A large noticeable edge stain occurs on 2 or more of 30 sheets.

[Production of recycled particles from newspaper deinking floss]
[Production Example 1]
Paper sludge containing 100% by mass of newspaper floss with a calcium carbonate content of 78% by mass in the inorganic particles in the newspaper deinking floss is subjected to a dehydration step so that the moisture content is 45% by mass. After that, the papermaking sludge is crushed so as to have an average particle diameter of 3 mm, and subjected to a drying process using an internal combustion type horizontal rotary kiln furnace so that the moisture content becomes 2% by mass. Combustion treatment was performed at a temperature of 800 ° C. and an oxygen concentration of 12 vol% in a rotary kiln furnace. The decomposition rate of calcium carbonate in the combustion treatment was 90%. After combusting the combusted product after the combustion step so that the average particle size becomes 3 μm, it is slurried so that the combusted product concentration becomes 10% by mass, and the pH after reaction while stirring the carbon dioxide-containing gas (concentration 16 vol%) Was blown into the slurry until it reached 7.4 to precipitate calcium carbonate, and the regenerated particles of Production Example 1 having the surface coated with calcium carbonate were obtained. The average particle diameter of the obtained regenerated particles was 4 μm, the whiteness was 88%, the oil absorption was 115 mL / 100 g, and the wire wear was 80 mg. The kaolin content in the inorganic particles in the papermaking sludge (newspaper deinking floss) used in Production Example 1 was 16% by mass.

[Production Examples 2-7, Production Comparative Examples 1-5]
Tables 1 and 2 show the content of newspaper deinking floss contained in papermaking sludge, the content ratio of calcium carbonate in inorganic particles in papermaking sludge, dehydration process, drying process, combustion process, slurry process, and carbon dioxide blowing process. The same operation as in the above Production Example 1 was performed except that the production was changed as shown in Table 2 to obtain regenerated particles of Production Examples 2 to 7 and Production Comparative Examples 1 to 5. Table 2 shows the physical properties (average particle diameter, whiteness, oil absorption, degree of wear) of the obtained regenerated particles.

[Production of regenerated particles from magazine deinking floss]
[Production Example A]
After dewatering the papermaking sludge containing 100% by mass of the magazine deinking floss (deinking floss derived from the used paper processing step for producing the magazine wastepaper pulp) in terms of solid content, the moisture content is 45% by mass, The papermaking sludge is crushed so as to have an average particle diameter of 3 mm, and the organic component heat treatment step (280 ° C., oxygen concentration 12% by volume), the first combustion step (400 ° C., oxygen concentration 12% by volume), and the second combustion step After passing through (680 degreeC, oxygen concentration 12 volume%), it gave the wet grinding process using the ceramic ball mill, and obtained the reproduction | regeneration particle | grains (manufacture example A) derived from a magazine deinking floss. The internal heat kiln used in the heat treatment step of the organic component is an internal heat kiln furnace in which the main body is placed horizontally and rotates around the central axis, and a raw material such as deinking floss from a raw material supply port at one end of the internal heat kiln furnace And a parallel flow system in which hot air is blown. The internal heat kiln used in the first combustion process is an internal heat kiln furnace in which the main body is placed horizontally and rotates around the central axis, and the external heat kiln furnace used in the second combustion process includes a parallel lifter inside. An external thermoelectric kiln furnace with a heat sink was adopted. The combustion temperature in the first combustion process was measured at the outlet of the primary combustion furnace, and the combustion temperature in the second combustion process was measured at the outlet temperature of the secondary combustion furnace. As for the oxygen concentration, the outlet oxygen concentration of the primary combustion furnace and the outlet oxygen concentration of the secondary combustion furnace were measured, respectively. The regenerated particles derived from the magazine deinking floss thus obtained had an average particle size of 2.5 μm, whiteness of 81%, oil absorption of 60 mL / 100 g, and wire wear of 120 mg.

[Manufacture of newsprint]
Example 1
80% by mass of disaggregated / deinked waste paper pulp (DIP) and 20% by mass of thermomechanical pulp (TMP) were added, and the freeness was 120 mLC. S. A pulp slurry adjusted to F (based on JIS-P8121) was obtained. To this pulp slurry, 10 kg / pulpton of regenerated particles derived from newspaper deinking floss (manufactured by Elle Paper Chemicals) and 15 kg / pulp of white carbon (manufactured by Elle Paper Chemicals) are added as internal additives, and the pH is adjusted to 6 with a sulfuric acid band. After adjusting to ˜7, a flocculant (“Himolock ND270” manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd.) is added in an amount of 0.07 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the absolutely dry pulp, and a newspaper base paper having a basis weight of 40.5 g / m ² is obtained with a twin wire paper machine. Made.

  Next, after adjusting the coating liquid containing the pigment and adhesive listed in Table 3 and applying both sides of the base paper so that the coating amount shown in Table 3 per side is obtained with a gate roll coater, after-sales The paper was dried with a dryer part and flattened with a calendar (linear pressure 50 kN / m) to obtain newsprint paper of Example 1. In addition, in the newsprint of Example 1 above, the pigment was found in the portion of the newspaper thickness up to 20% from the surface of the newsprint.

The adhesive used for the coating solution is as follows. In addition, 15 mass parts of styrene-type surface sizing agent (product number: SS2712, manufactured by Seiko PMC Co., Ltd.) was added to the coating liquid with respect to 100 mass parts of the water-soluble adhesive.
<Water-soluble adhesive>
・ Urea phosphate esterified starch (Product No .: Star Coat 16, manufactured by Nippon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.)
<Water-insoluble adhesive>
SB latex (product number: R-1395, manufactured by Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation)

(Examples 2 to 10, Comparative Examples 1 to 3)
The same operation as in Example 1 except that the pigment type, pigment content, adhesive type, adhesive content, and coating liquid coating amount were changed as shown in Table 3, Newspaper papers of Examples 2 to 10 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 were obtained. In addition, content of the water-soluble adhesive and water-insoluble adhesive in Table 3 means the compounding quantity (mass part) with respect to 100 mass parts of pigments. In Comparative Example 1, the regenerated particles prepared in Comparative Production Example 4 were used as pigments after being pulverized until the volume average particle diameter became 4.0 μm. In Comparative Example 2, regenerated particles derived from the magazine deinking floss of Production Example A were used as pigments. In Comparative Example 3, heavy calcium carbonate (manufactured by PMMA Tech, FMT-90, volume average particle size 0.7 μm) was used. Using.

(quality evaluation)
The obtained newspapers were evaluated for whiteness, white paper opacity, printing opacity, ink fillability, blanket paper dust piling, and background stains by the above methods. The results are shown in Table 3.

  As shown in Table 3 above, it can be seen that the newspaper of the present invention has high whiteness and printing opacity. In addition, the newsprint is highly evaluated in terms of ink fillability, paper dust piling, and background stains, and it can be seen that it is excellent in printability and printability.

  The newspaper of the present invention contributes to the reuse of waste paper and has high whiteness and printing opacity despite the use of recycled particles as a pigment to be coated on the base paper. However, it can be suitably used as a newspaper for meeting the demand for weight reduction. Moreover, since the newsprint of the present invention is excellent in printability such as ink fillability and surface strength, it can be suitably used as newsprint.

Claims (5)

Newspaper comprising a base paper and containing a pigment on at least one surface layer of the base paper,
The pigment contains regenerated particles obtained by dewatering and heat-treating paper sludge,
The main raw material of the paper sludge is deinking floss discharged in the manufacturing process of used newspaper pulp,
A newsprint having a whiteness of 53.0% or more and a printing opacity of 90.5% or more. The newsprint according to claim 1, wherein the content of the pigment is 0.3 g / m ² or more and 1.9 g / m ² or less per side.   The newspaper according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the average particle diameter of the regenerated particles is 1 µm or more and 7 µm or less.   4. The newspaper according to claim 1, wherein the regenerated particles have particles mainly composed of metakaolin and hydrous magnesium silicate as a core, and at least a part of the surface of the core is coated with calcium carbonate. Paper. It is formed by applying a coating liquid mainly containing the pigment and the adhesive to at least one side of the base paper,
The newsprint according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the coating amount of the coating liquid is 0.5 g / m ² or more and 3 g / m ² or less in terms of solid content per side.