Abstract:
An ink composition, including an ink base and a wax emulsion. A viscosity of the ink composition is between 80 Pa·s and 400 Pa·s at 100 rad/s and 25° C., and a tack of the ink composition is between 32 g-m and 45 g-m at 60 seconds. The total wax content of the ink composition is between 1% and 5% by weight, based on a total weight of the ink composition, and the total water content of the ink composition is between 1% and 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the ink composition.
Abstract:
There is described a surface layer or coating of a fluoropolymer. Dispersed in the fluoropolymer is a compound of the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 each, independently of the others, are —H, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, R is a group of the formula —COOH, —COOM, —R5—COOH, —R5—COOM, —X—R5—COOH, or —X—R5—COOM wherein X and R5 are as defined herein, M is a cationic metal, A represents a saccharide monomer repeating unit having one or more R groups, B represents a saccharide monomer repeating unit having no R groups, m is an integer representing the number of repeating A units, and n is an integer representing the number of repeating B units.
Abstract:
An in situ process for preparing a phase change magnetic ink including heating a phase change ink composition to a first temperature sufficient to provide a melt composition; wherein the phase change ink composition comprises a carrier, an optional colorant, and an optional dispersant; placing the melt composition under inert atmosphere; heating the melt composition to a second temperature sufficient to effect decomposition of a metal carbonyl; adding the metal carbonyl to the melt composition under inert atmosphere at this second temperature to form metal nanoparticles thus forming in situ a phase change magnetic ink including the metal nanoparticles; optionally, filtering the phase change magnetic ink while in a liquid state; and cooling the phase change magnetic ink to a solid state.
Abstract:
A phase change ink composition comprising an ink vehicle; an optional dispersant; and a modified naturally-derived colorant comprising a naturally-derived colorant that is modified with an aliphatic quaternary ammonium salt, an aromatic quaternary ammonium salt, or a mixture or combination thereof. The modified naturally-derived colorant is compatible with phase change ink vehicles.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a phase change ink including (a) subjecting a white colorant to acoustic mixing at an acceleration of from about 30 to about 110 g; (b) optionally, adding a dispersant and subjecting the white colorant and dispersant to further acoustic mixing at an acceleration of from about 30 to about 110 g; (c) separately melt mixing an optional antioxidant, an optional synergist, and a phase change ink carrier comprising (i) a branched triamide and (ii) a polyethylene wax, a Fischer Tropsch wax, or a mixture or combination thereof, to form a melt mixture; (d) adding the melt mixture of (c) to the acoustically mixed white colorant of (a) or (b) with stirring; (e) optionally, adding a fluorescent dye with stirring; and (d) optionally, filtering the phase change ink.
Abstract:
A phase change ink composition including a pigment; a carrier; a dispersant; and a synergist, (a) wherein, for a given sample of the synergist, about 80 to about 100 percent of the sample has a volume average particle diameter of about 50 to about 200 nanometers; (b) wherein the synergist has a surface area of about 30 to about 100 m2/gram; and (c) wherein the synergist has a density of above about 0.6 to about 2 grams/cm3.
Abstract:
A phase change ink composition including a pigment; a carrier; a dispersant; and a synergist, (a) wherein, for a given sample of the synergist, about 80 to about 100 percent of the sample has a volume average particle diameter of about 50 to about 200 nanometers; (b) wherein the synergist has a surface area of about 30 to about 100 m2/gram; and (c) wherein the synergist has a density of above about 0.6 to about 2 grams/cm3.
Abstract:
A phase change ink composition including a wax; an optional dispersant; an optional synergist; and a naturally-derived colorant wherein the naturally-derived colorant is a colorant derived from a plant, a colorant derived from an insect, or a mixture or combination thereof.