Decor paper for laminates
Decoration paper for a decorative laminate, which is inkjet printable, comprising a paper substrate comprising at least one opacifying pigment having a refractive index of greater than 2, and on at least one face of the substrate a surface treatment comprising a binder and between 0.5 and 9 g/m 2 of a filler having a specific surface area of between 2 and 100 m2/g and a refractive index of less than or equal to 2.
1. Decor paper for decorative laminates printable by inkjet, comprising a paper substrate with at least an opacifier pigment of refractive index greater than 2, and on at least one side of the substrate, a surface treatment comprising a binder and between 0.5 and 9 g/m 2 of a filler with specific surface area from 2 to 100 m 2 /g and refractive index equal to or less than 2.
2. Paper according to claim 1 , with specific surface area of the filler from 2 to 50 m 2 /g.
3. Paper according to claim 1 with a resin penetration time on at least the side having received the surface treatment equal to or less than 10 s.
4. Paper according to claim 3 , the paper having a resin penetration time on each of its sides equal to or less than 10 s.
5. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the binder represents between 10 and 50% in dry weight of the surface treatment.
6. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the filler represents between 50 and 90% in dry weight of the surface treatment.
7. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the surface treatment is deposited at a rate from 1 to 10 g/m 2 in dry weight per treated side.
8. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the binder is water-soluble.
9. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the binder contains PVOH.
10. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the surface treatment is without silica.
11. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the surface treatment contains silica, in particular in a proportion equal to or less than 50% in mass of the said filler.
12. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the filler contains at least one compound chosen from among clays, calcined clays, kaolins (natural, calcined, delaminated, and other silicates of aluminium, in particular synthetic), talc, diatomaceous earths, aluminium trihydrate, and mixtures of these.
13. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the surface treatment contains a salt of an alkaline earth metal.
14. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the surface treatment contains at least one cationic polymer.
15. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the opacifier pigment contains TiO 2 .
16. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the quantity of opacifier pigment in the paper substrate, in particular TiO 2 , is equal to or greater than 10% of the total dry weight of the paper in g/m 2 .
17. Paper according to claim 1 wherein only one side of the paper substrate has received the surface treatment.
18. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the quantity of filler is between 2 and 4 g/m 2 per treated side.
19. Paper according to claim 1 wherein the filler to binder ratio is greater than 3.1.
20. Printed decor paper, comprising a decor paper according to claim 1 and an inkjet print.
21. Decor paper manufacturing process, comprising the step consisting in applying to at least one side of a paper substrate at least one composition comprising a binder and a filler with specific surface area between 2 and 100 m 2 /g and refractive index equal to or less than 2, in a quantity such that between 0.5 and 9 g/m 2 of filler in dry weight is deposited on the paper.
22. Process according to claim 21 wherein the composition is applied by a film transfer system.
23. High, low or continuous pressure laminate, comprising a decor paper comprising a paper substrate with at least an opacifier pigment of refractive index greater than 2, and on at least one side of the substrate, a surface treatment comprising a binder and between 0.5 and 9 g/m 2 of a filler with specific surface area from 2 to 100 m 2 /g and refractive index equal to or less than 2.