Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

Societe Bic

Université De Haute-Alsace

Ykk Corporation

Arnaud Spangenberg

Olivier Albenge

Yannick Fuchs

Feriel Ghellal

Karine Mougin

Romain Metillon

Olivier Soppera

Karsten Haupt

Guillaume Caffier

Quentin Bauerlin

Frank Bokeloh

Jean-Pierre Malval

Xuan-Anh Ton

Laura Chia Gomez

The present invention concerns a process for preparing in situ an aqueous gel ink with fixed color comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a gel-based matrix of aqueous ink comprising reducing agent chosen in the group consisting of citric acid and/or derivatives of citric acid, (ii) adding a solution of gold salts, (iii) adding iron powder, (iv) adding polyvinylpyrrolidone to obtain an aqueous gel ink with fixed color, wherein the steps (ii) and (iii) can be interchanged. The present invention also relates to an aqueous gel ink with fixed color obtained according to the process of the invention, comprising citric acid and derivatives, gold nanoparticles, and iron powder. The invention finally concerns a writing instrument comprising an aqueous gel ink with fixed color according to the invention.

Process of preparation of an aqueous gel ink with fixed color comprising gold nanoparticles

The present invention concerns a process for preparing an aqueous gel ink with fixed color comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a gel-based matrix of aqueous ink; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension of silver nanoparticles with fixed color by mixing silver salts with: —water, —a mixture of at least an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of citrate, preferably an alkali citrate salt and an alkali metal hydride, preferably NaBH4, —a further reducing agent, preferably ascorbic acid, —and oxidizing agent, preferably hydrogen peroxide HO(iii) adding under agitation the aqueous suspension of silver nanoparticles obtained in step (ii) to the gel-based matrix of aqueous ink obtained in step (i), to obtain an aqueous gel ink with fixed color with silver nanoparticles dispersed therein.

Process of preparation of an aqueous gel ink with fixed color comprising silver nanoparticles

The present invention concerns a process for preparing an aqueous gel ink with fixed color comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a gel-based matrix of aqueous ink; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension of silver nanoparticles with a fixed color by mixing silver salts with: —water, —a mixture of at least an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of citrate, —an oxidizing agent, preferably hydrogen peroxide HO, —and polyvinylpyrrolidone; (iii) adding under agitation the aqueous suspension of silver nanoparticles obtained in step (ii) to the gel-based matrix of aqueous ink obtained in step (i), to obtain an aqueous gel ink with fixed color with silver nanoparticles dispersed therein.

The invention relates a process for preparing an aqueous gel ink with fixed color comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a gel-based matrix of aqueous ink; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension of gold or silver nanoparticles with a fixed color; (iii) adding the aqueous suspension of gold or silver nanoparticles obtained in step (ii) to the gel-based matrix of aqueous ink obtained in step (i).

Process for preparing an aqueous gel ink with fixed color comprising silver or gold nanoparticles

There is a process for preparing in situ an aqueous gel ink with fixed color having the following steps: There is also an aqueous gel ink with fixed color obtained according to the process of the disclosure, comprising 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid and metallic nanoparticles. There is also a writing instrument comprising an aqueous gel ink with fixed color according to the disclosure.

Process for preparing aqueous gel inks with fixed color, and aqueous gel inks thereof

The present invention concerns a process for preparing in situ an aqueous gel ink with variable color comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a gel-based matrix of aqueous ink comprising 0.005 to 0.1 mol·Lof ester(s) of retinol represented by formula (I), and (ii) adding a solution of 0.002 to 0.05 mol·Lsilver salts (Ag) to the gel-based matrix of aqueous ink prepared in step (i), to obtain an aqueous gel ink with variable color with silver nanoparticles dispersed therein. The present invention also relates to an aqueous gel ink with variable color obtained according to the process of the invention, comprising said ester of retinol represented by formula (I) and silver nanoparticles. The invention finally concerns a writing instrument comprising an aqueous gel ink with variable color according to the invention.

Process of preparation of an aqueous gel ink with variable color comprising silver nanoparticles

A kit comprising a) an aqueous writing ink composition, containing—metal nanoparticles as coloring agent wherein the metal nanoparticles essentially consists of metal and the metal is chosen from silver, gold, aluminum and/or copper and—a dispersing agent, and b) an eradicator fluid containing at least one oxidizing agent. An aqueous eradicator fluid for erasing an aqueous writing ink composition containing metal nanoparticles as the coloring agent, in which the fluid contains an oxidizing agent and—a volatile solvent. A writing instrument containing the eradicator fluid, the use of the eradicator fluid and/or of the kit containing it and a method of correcting errors of a written mark made on a porous substrate.

Ink eradicating fluid and kit containing it

A process for preparing in situ an aqueous gel ink with fixed color comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a gel-based matrix of aqueous ink comprising ester(s) of retinol represented by formula (I), and (ii) adding a solution of gold salts (Au3+) to the gel-based matrix of aqueous ink prepared in step (i), to obtain an aqueous gel ink with fixed color with gold nanoparticles dispersed therein. An aqueous gel ink with fixed color obtained according to the process of the invention, comprising the ester of retinol represented by formula (I) and gold nanoparticles. A writing instrument comprising an aqueous gel ink with fixed color.

There is a process for preparing in situ an aqueous gel ink with variable color having the following steps: There also is an aqueous gel ink with variable color obtained according to the process of the disclosure, having a reducing agent, metallic nanoparticles and iron powder. There further is a writing instrument having an aqueous gel ink with variable color according to the disclosure.

Process for preparing aqueous gel inks with variable color, and aqueous gel inks thereof

A process for preparing in situ an aqueous gel ink with variable color comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a gel-based matrix of aqueous ink comprising an N-Acyl-aminophenol, wherein the hydroxyl group is preferably in meta or para position on the benzenic group, and (ii) adding a solution of silver salts to the gel-based matrix of aqueous ink prepared in step (i), to obtain an aqueous gel ink with variable color with silver nanoparticles disposed therein. An aqueous gel ink with variable color obtained according to process for preparing, comprising an N-Acyl-aminophenol, wherein the hydroxyl group is preferably in meta or para position on the benzenic group and silver nanoparticles. A writing instrument comprising an aqueous gel ink with variable color.

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