Abstract:
An ink jet recording method for recording an image having metallic gloss on a textile product using an ink jet recording apparatus includes forming a base layer by letting droplets of a first ink composition containing a first thermoplastic resin adhere on the textile product; and forming a metallic gloss layer by letting droplets of a second ink composition containing a metallic pigment and a second thermoplastic resin adhere on the base layer. The glass transition temperature of the first thermoplastic resin is not higher than that of the second thermoplastic resin. The formation of the base layer is performed at a temperature not lower than the glass transition temperature of the first thermoplastic resin.
Abstract:
This invention provides a metallic pigment, which can prepare a printed matter having metallic luster, can realize stable printing even in a printer with ink jet nozzles having a nozzle diameter of not more than 30 μm, can eliminate the need to carry out heat treatment and the like, and, thus, can realize ink jet recording without undergoing a limitation on printing media (recording media), an ink composition, and an ink jet recording method. The metallic pigment is a metal foil piece having an average thickness of 30 to 100 μm, having a 50% average particle diameter of not less than 0.5 μm and not more than 4.0 μm, and having such a particle size distribution that the maximum particle diameter is not more than 12 μm. An ink composition containing this metallic pigment and an ink jet head having a nozzle diameter of not more than 30 μm are provided, and the ratio between the average particle diameter of the metallic pigment and the nozzle diameter of the ink jet head (average particle diameter/nozzle diameter) is preferably brought to not more than 0.15.
Abstract:
An ink jet recording method having the steps of discharging a photocurable ink composition comprising a monomer expressed by CH2═CR1—COO—R2—O—CH═CH—R3 (R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 denotes an organic residue having a carbon number of 2 to 20, and R3 denotes a hydrogen atom or an organic residue having a carbon number of 1 to 11), irradiating said photocurable ink composition at an irradiating intensity is 70 mW/cm2 or more using an ultraviolet ray irradiating apparatus is provided herewith.
Abstract:
An ink set, comprising: an oil based ink composition containing a metallic pigment; and at least one or more oil based ink compositions selected from a group consisting of a chromatic color ink composition containing chromatic color pigment, a black ink composition containing black pigment, and a white ink composition containing white pigment.
Abstract:
A method for producing a reduced-moisture-content-solvent ink composition includes reducing the moisture content of a pigment dispersion containing a metal pigment and a dispersion medium or an ink composition containing the pigment dispersion and an organic solvent by bubbling treatment using an inert gas having a water vapor content of 2.0 mg/L or less.
Abstract:
There is provided a method of storing a light-curable ink composition. Air and the light-curable ink composition are introduced into a container. The distance from an air-liquid interface to a bottom portion of the container is equal to or less than 5 cm. The amount of oxygen dissolved in the light-curable ink composition is maintained so as to be equal to or more than 3 ppm.
Abstract:
Provided is a surface-treated pigment that is a metallic pigment composed of plate-like particles of which surfaces are treated with an alkoxysilane compound having at least one glycidyl group and one methoxy group.
Abstract:
An ink set includes an oil-based ink composition containing a metallic pigment; and at least one oil-based ink composition selected from the group consisting of a chromatic color ink composition containing a chromatic color oil dye, a black ink composition containing a black oil dye, and a colorless and transparent ink composition that does not contain a colorant.