Sipernat 101M for Thermal Papers

Inorganic Materials
Applied Technology
Kenichi Kawamoto
June 25, 2010
Where do we see thermal papers?

Train Tickets
Receipt

Barcode ATM
Structure of Thermal Paper

Thermal Printing Head

On Off On Off Off On

Top Layer

Recording
Layer

Base Paper

Leuco Dye Color Developer Sensitiser

Silica or other pigments like calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxiside…

The pigment helps to prevent migration of the ink onto the
printing head during imaging, giving a high quality image.
Leuco Dye

Developer
Colorless Black

Silanol Groups of Silica (Si-OH) can react with leuco dye .

Therefore, special grades which have inert surface activities
have to be used for thermal papers.
Requirements for Silica

1. Having inert surface activities not to react with leuco dyes.

2. Enough porosity to prevent migration of the ink.

3. High purity not to cause corrosion of the printing heads.

4. Soft structure not to abrade the printing heads.

Sipernat 101M fullfills the requirements!

Thermal Paper Grades of DSL

Carplex FPS-101
Items Sipernat 101M
(Japan Only)

DBP adsorption (g/100g) 195 185

pH 6.5
2
BET surface area (m /g) 250
2
CTAB surface area (m /g) 50
Average particle size,
6.5 2.5
coulter counter (µ
µm)
Particle size distribution sharp very sharp

Applications for standard products for specialities