A liquid toner digitally printable media including: a paper substrate; and a toner receiving layer established on at least one surface of the paper substrate. The toner receiving layer includes: pigments, binders, and at least one of cationic polymers and metallic salts. The pigments are from 60 to
A liquid toner digitally printable media including: a paper substrate; and a toner receiving layer established on at least one surface of the paper substrate. The toner receiving layer includes: pigments, binders, and at least one of cationic polymers and metallic salts. The pigments are from 60 to 95% of total dry weight of the toner receiving layer. The pigments include a major pigment which is at least 60 weight percent of total pigment dry weight. The major pigment includes a rod-like pigment selected from the group consisting of ground calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate, other rod-like forms of calcium pigment, and combinations thereof.
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1. Liquid toner digitally printable media, comprising: a paper substrate; anda toner receiving layer established on at least one surface of the paper substrate, the toner receiving layer including: pigments;binders; andat least one of cationic polymers and metallic salts;wherein the pigments are fro
1. Liquid toner digitally printable media, comprising: a paper substrate; anda toner receiving layer established on at least one surface of the paper substrate, the toner receiving layer including: pigments;binders; andat least one of cationic polymers and metallic salts;wherein the pigments are from 60 to 95% of total dry weight of the toner receiving layer;and wherein the pigments include a major pigment, the major pigment being at least 60 weight percent of total pigment dry weight, the major pigment including a rod-like pigment with a median equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) of from 0.1 microns to 3 microns and with a ratio of rod length to rod diameter ranging from 2 to 20. 2. The printable media according to claim 1 wherein the major pigment is selected from the group consisting of ground calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate, other rod-like pigments, and combinations thereof. 3. The printable media according to claim 1 wherein the pigments further include a secondary pigment, the secondary pigment being at most 40 weight percent of total pigment dry weight, the secondary pigment being selected from the group consisting of clay, kaolin, talc, alumina, titanium dioxide, zeolites, organic pigments, and combinations thereof. 4. The printable media according to claim 1 wherein the pigments further include a high surface area pigment having a surface area from 150 to 300 square meters per gram, the high surface area pigment being present at a ratio to calcium carbonate in the print media of from 1% to 10%. 5. The printable media according to claim 1 wherein the binder includes a water-based binder selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, oxidized starch, cationized starch, esterified starch, enzymatically denatured starch, gelatin, casein, soybean protein, carboxy-methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, acrylic emulsion, vinyl acetate emulsion, vinylidene chloride emulsion, polyester emulsion, styrene-butadiene emulsion, acrylonitrile-butadiene latex, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and combinations thereof; wherein the cationic polymers are selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salt derivatives of polyethyleneimines, polyamide, epichlorohydrin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cationic starch, and combinations thereof; and wherein the metallic salts are selected from the group consisting of monovalent metallic salts and multivalent metallic salts, with the cations of the metallic salts being selected from the group consisting of sodium, calcium, copper, nickel, magnesium, zinc, barium iron, aluminum, chromium ions, and combinations thereof; and with the anions of the metallic salts being selected from the group consisting of chloride, iodide, bromide, nitrate, sulfate, sulfite, phosphate, chlorate, acetate ions and combinations thereof;and wherein the print media further includes at least one of wetting agents, de-foaming agents, anti-foaming agents, and dispersing agents. 6. A method of making a liquid toner digitally printable media, the method comprising: applying a toner receiving layer to at least one side of a paper substrate at a coating weight of from 2 to 15 grams per square meter; anddrying the toner receiving layer;wherein the toner receiving layer includes: pigments;binders; andat least one of cationic polymers and metallic salts;wherein the pigments are from 60 to 95% of total dry weight of the toner receiving layer;and wherein the pigments include a major pigment, the major pigment being at least 60 weight percent of total pigment dry weight, the major pigment including a rod-like pigment with a median equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) of from 0.1 microns to 3 microns and with a ratio of rod length to rod diameter ranging from 2 to 20. 7. The method according to claim 6 wherein the major pigment is selected from the group consisting of ground calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate, other rod-like forms of calcium pigment, and combinations thereof. 8. The method according to claim 6 wherein the pigments further include a secondary pigment, the secondary pigment being at most 40 weight percent of total pigment dry weight, the secondary pigment is selected from the group consisting of clay, kaolin, talc, alumina, titanium dioxide, zeolites, organic pigments, and combinations thereof. 9. The method according to claim 6 wherein the pigments further include a high surface area pigment having a surface area from 150 to 300 square meters per gram, the high surface area pigment being present at a ratio to calcium carbonate in the print media of from 1% to 10%. 10. The method according to claim 6 wherein the binder includes a water-based binder selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, oxidized starch, cationized starch, esterified starch, enzymatically denatured starch, gelatin, casein, soybean protein, carboxy-methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, acrylic emulsion, vinyl acetate emulsion, vinylidene chloride emulsion, polyester emulsion, styrene-butadiene emulsion, acrylonitrile-butadiene latex, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and combinations thereof; wherein the cationic polymers are selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salt derivatives of polyethyleneimines, polyamide, epichlorohydrin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cationic starch and combinations thereof; and wherein the metallic salts are selected from the group consisting of monovalent metallic salts and multivalent metallic salts, with the cations of the metallic salts being selected from the group consisting of sodium, calcium, copper, nickel, magnesium, zinc, barium iron, aluminum, chromium ions and combinations thereof; and with the anions of the metallic salts being selected from the group consisting of chloride, iodide, bromide, nitrate, sulfate, sulfite, phosphate, chlorate, acetate ions and combinations thereof;and wherein the print media further includes at least one of wetting agents, de-foaming agents, anti-foaming agents, and dispersing agents. 11. The method according to claim 6, further comprising calendaring the dried toner receiving layer. 12. A system for making a liquid toner digitally printable media, comprising: a paper substrate; anda substrate coating device for applying a toner receiving layer on at least one side of the paper substrate, the substrate coating device being selected from the group consisting of a size press, a slot die, a blade coating and a Meyer rod;wherein the toner receiving layer includes: pigments;binders; andat least one of cationic polymers and metallic salts;wherein the pigments are from 60 to 95% of total dry weight of the toner receiving layer;and wherein the pigments include a major pigment, the major pigment being at least 60 weight percent of total pigment dry weight, the major pigment including a rod-like pigment with a median equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) of from 0.1 microns to 3 microns and with a ratio of rod length to rod diameter ranging from 2 to 20. 13. The system according to claim 12 wherein the major pigment is selected from the group consisting of ground calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate, other rod-like forms of calcium pigment, and combinations thereof. 14. The system according to claim 12 wherein the pigments further include a secondary pigment, the secondary pigment being at most 40 weight percent of total pigment dry weight, the secondary pigment being selected from the group consisting of clay, kaolin, talc, alumina, titanium dioxide, zeolites, organic pigments, and combinations thereof; and wherein the pigments further include a high surface area pigment having a surface area from 150 to 300 square meters per gram, the high surface area pigment being present at a ratio to calcium carbonate in the print media of from 1% to 10%. 15. The system according to claim 12 wherein the binder includes a water-based binder selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, oxidized starch, cationized starch, esterified starch, enzymatically denatured starch, gelatin, casein, soybean protein, carboxy-methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, acrylic emulsion, vinyl acetate emulsion, vinylidene chloride emulsion, polyester emulsion, styrene-butadiene emulsion, acrylonitrile-butadiene latex, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and combinations thereof; wherein the cationic polymers are selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salt derivatives of polyethyleneimines, polyamide, epichlorohydrin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cationic starch and combinations thereof; and wherein the metallic salts are selected from the group consisting of monovalent metallic salts and multivalent metallic salts, with the cations of the metallic salts being selected from the group consisting of sodium, calcium, copper, nickel, magnesium, zinc, barium iron, aluminum, chromium ions and combinations thereof; and with the anions of the metallic salts being selected from the group consisting of chloride, iodide, bromide, nitrate, sulfate, sulfite, phosphate, chlorate, acetate ions and combinations thereof;and wherein the print media further includes at least one of wetting agents, de-foaming agents, anti-foaming agents and dispersing agents.
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