摘要:
A recording material is disclosed, comprising a colorless or pale solution containing an electrolyte, a water-soluble organic solvent and water, and an ink containing a pigment, an anionic compound, a water-soluble organic solvent and water, wherein the number of particles of 0.5 &mgr;m or more present in 1 L of the recording material is 1×1011 or more, and the number of particles of 5 &mgr;m or more is 1×109 or more. Also disclosed is an image forming method using the recording material.
摘要:
Disclosed is an ink jet recording ink comprising water, an aqueous organic solvent, a surfactant and a self-dispersible pigment, wherein the number average particle diameter of dispersed particles of the pigment is from 15 to 100 nm, given that mv is the volumetric average particle diameter of the dispersed particles of said pigment and mn is the number average diameter of the dispersed particles of said pigment, mv/mn is less than or equal to 3, the number of particles having a particle diameter greater than or equal to 0.5 .mu.m among the dispersed particles of the pigment contained in one liter of the ink is less than or equal to 7.5.times.10.sup.10, the surface tension of the ink is less than or equal to 60 mN/m, the electroconductivity of the ink is from 0.05 to 0.4 S/m and the pH of the ink is from 6 to 11. This ink provides a high storage stability and a uniform image having high water-resistance, resolution, and density can be obtained.
摘要:
The present invention provides an ink-jet recording method and an ink-jet printer, which can diminish or control curling and cockling of the recording medium. The present invention also provides an ink-jet recording method and an ink-jet printer, which can form a recorded image of high quality, resistance to water and drying capacity, while diminishing or controlling curling and cockling. In the ink-jet recording method and ink-jet printer of the present invention, a recording image is formed on the surface of a recording medium containing at least one organic compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1-tris(hydroxylmethyl)propane, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and sugar alcohols, by applying an ink composed of at least a colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water.
摘要:
A recording apparatus including: an intermediate transfer member; an image forming composition layer formation unit that supplies an image forming composition to the intermediate transfer member, the image forming composition containing a curable material that cures upon application of an external stimulus; an ink application unit that applies ink to the image forming composition layer that has been formed on the intermediate transfer member; a transfer unit that transfers the image forming composition layer from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium by contacting the image forming composition layer onto which the ink has been applied with the recording medium; and a first stimulus application unit that applies a stimulus to the image forming composition layer that cures the image forming composition layer, the stimulus being applied at least one of immediately before the image forming composition layer comes into contact with the recording medium, or during the contact.
摘要:
A recording apparatus including: an intermediate transfer member; an image forming composition layer formation unit that supplies an image forming composition to the intermediate transfer member, the image forming composition containing a curable material that cures upon application of an external stimulus; an ink application unit that applies an ink to the image forming composition layer that has been formed on the intermediate transfer member; a transfer unit that transfers the image forming composition layer from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium by contacting the image forming composition layer onto which the ink has been applied with the recording medium; and a first stimulus application unit that applies a stimulus to the image forming composition layer that cures the image forming composition layer, the stimulus being applied at least one of immediately before the image forming composition layer comes into contact with the recording medium, or during the contact.
摘要:
According to the invention, there is provided an ink comprising a pigment, in which a group having a functional group is chemically bonded to the surface of the pigment, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the amount of solid components having a molecular weight of 500 or more in the supernatant when the ink is subjected to centrifugation at a gravitational acceleration of 2×105 G for 60 minutes being in the range of from approximately 0.1 to approximately 35% by mass with respect to the total amount of solid components in the ink.
摘要:
The present invention provides an ink which provides an image with a sufficient image density free from bleeding and unevenness, dries rapidly on paper and can be jetted at a high reliability and a recording method using said ink. A novel ink for ink jet recording comprising water, a coloring material and a water-soluble organic solvent is provided, characterized in that said ink comprises a polymer containing a carboxyl group having an average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 20,000 in the free or salt state in an amount of from 0.1 to 3% by weight, a water-soluble organic compound which normally stays solid and vaporizes in a proportion of not less than 50% by weight at a temperature of from 100.degree. C. to 350.degree. C. in an amount of from 1 to 20% by weight, and a compound represented by the following formula (A):R--O--X.sub.n H (A)wherein R represents a functional group selected from the group consisting of C.sub.4-8 alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, phenyl, alkylphenyl, alkenylphenyl and cycloalkyl groups; X represents an oxyethylene or oxypropylene group; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 4 in an amount of from 1 to 20% by weight, and said ink exhibits a surface tension of from 20 to 40 mN/m and a pH value of not less than 7.5. The ink is jetted at an output of from 1 to 70 ng per droplet to effect recording.
摘要:
An ink set for ink jet recording including plural color inks including a black ink, the ink set including water, a water-soluble organic solvent and colorants. At least one of the color inks having a hue other than black is a specified color ink containing a compound for coagulating a colorant contained in the black ink, at least one of other color inks has a function for improving coagulability between the colorant contained in the black ink and the compound contained in the specified color ink, and the drying time of the black ink on a plain paper sheet is less than 5 seconds.
摘要:
Ink for ink jet recording containing water, a coloring material and a water-soluble organic solvent, containing 0.01 to 5 wt % of a polymer containing a carboxylic group or polymer having salt of a carboxylic group, having an acid value of 50 to 700; and 0.001 to 5 wt % of a surface active agent, wherein the foaming surface viscosity of the ink is 0.05 to 1.0 g/s. The polymer is a copolymer of hydrophobic .alpha., .beta.- unsaturated ethylene monomer and a monomer having a plurality of hydrophilic --COOM groups (wherein M is hydrogen, alkali metal, or an onium compound including ammonium ion, organic ammonium ion, phosphonium ion, sulfonium ion, oxonium ion, stibonium ion, stanonium and iodonium), a monomer having acid anhydride thereof or a monomer containing ester thereof. The ink for ink jet recording and the ink jet recording method according to the present invention provide an image having a high optical density, without unevenness and free from feathering and bleeding. Moreover, clogging of the nozzles and disorder in ink discharge can be prevented.
摘要:
Disclosed is an ink for ink jet recording comprising water, a pigment that is self-dispersible-in-water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein said ink for ink jet recording contains a water-soluble organic compound having an S.P. value of 12 or less and a surface tension at 25° C. of less than 40 mN/m in an amount of from 3.0 to 15.0 wt % based on the entire weight of the ink. Also, disclosed are a method for producing the ink and an ink jet recording method by using the ink.