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Method for manufacturing pigment dispersion, pigment dispersion obtained by this method, and ink jet recording ink using same

US6524383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2001
Grant dateFeb 25, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D17/001
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a pigment dispersion that can be used for an ink jet printing-use pigment ink that affords stable printing characteristics and has excellent storage stability in an ink jet printer having a head driven at a high frequency and having finer nozzles in order to enhance image quality and raise the speed. Disclosed is also a method for manufacturing this pigment dispersion. This manufacturing method includes a step of surface-treating a self-dispersing type of pigment, in which at least hydrophilic, dispersibility-imparting group is introduced to the pigment surface directly and/or via a polyvalent group, and a step of dispersing the self-dispersing pigment obtained in said surface-treating step in an aqueous medium, wherein the dispersion step is a step in which at least the self-dispersing pigment, a wetting agent, and water are dispersed in the form of a liquid mixture.

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