Inkjet ink and process for the production thereof
US5913971A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D11/322
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An inkjet ink having sufficient water resistance on a recording sheet but having excellent re-solubility in an ink in a head portion and excellent ejection stability through a nozzle, the inkject ink comprising an aqueous liquid, a pigment and a water-soluble resin, the water-soluble resin being a terpolymer obtained from acrylic acid, styrene and .alpha.-methyl styrene and having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 8,000 and an acid value of 90 to 130, and a process for the production of the inkjet ink, which comprises preparing a concentrated aqueous dispersion of a pigment and a terpolymer obtained from acrylic acid, styrene and .alpha.-methylstyrene, adding water and an additive to the concentrated dispersion to dilute the concentrated dispersion and maintaining the diluted dispersion at a temperature between 60.degree. C. and 80.degree. C. for 5 to 48 hours.
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