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Ink composition for ink-jet recording and method of ink-jet recording

US6500248B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2000
Grant dateDec 31, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D11/322
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An ink composition for ink jet recording is provided which comprises at least a pigment, a 1,2-alkanediol, glycerin, a polyhydric alcohol derivative and/or an acetylene glycol surfactant, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, the pigment having been surface treated to render the pigment dispersible and/or dissolvable in water without any dispersant, the 1,2-alkanediol being at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,2-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, and 1,2-hexanediol, the ink composition having a surface tension of not more than 40 mNm−1 at 20° C. This ink composition enables ink jet recording which can provide good print quality and can realize continuous printing.

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