Printable Substrates with Improved Brightness from OBAs in Presence of Multivalent Metal Salts

摘要

An article in the form of a paper substrate having a first surface and a second surface; an internal paper sizing agent present in an amount sufficient to impart to the paper substrate an HST value of from about 50 to about 250 seconds; one or more optical brightening agents present in an amount below a “green over” effect excess but sufficient to impart an ISO Brightness value of at least about 92; and a metal salt drying agent mixture of multivalent and monovalent metal drying salts in a molar ratio of multivalent to monovalent cations of from about 3:1 to about 1:18 to provide a percent ink transferred (“IT %”) value equal to or less than about 65% and a black print density value of at least about 1.45. Also, a method for treating the optically brightened paper substrate with a mixture of multivalent and monovalent metal drying salts.