Seiko Epson Corporation

Mikuni Shikiso Kabushiki Kaisha

Mikuni Color Ltd.

Other

Minoru Waki

Naoki Okamoto

Kazuaki Watanabe

Kazumi Adachi

Kiyohiko Takemoto

Hidehiko Komatsu

Michinari Tsukahara

Shuichi Yamaguchi

Hiroto Nakamura

Hideo Yamazaki

Naoki Tanaka

Izumi Yasuda

An aqueous pigment dispersion for ink jet having a pigment dispersed, characterized by containing a water-soluble resin and a resin having a urethane bond and/or an amide bond.

Pigment dispersion and ink composition for ink jet printing

A water-based pigment dispersion in which a pigment is dispersed with a water soluble or self-emulsifying thermoplastic resin containing carboxylic group, characterized in that the ratio of the pigment to the thermoplastic resin containing the carboxylic group (pigment/thermoplastic resin containing carboxylic group (weight ratio of effective solid matter)) is 10/10 to 10/1, the thermoplastic resin containing the carboxylic group is cross-linked with a cross-linking agent after the pigment is dispersed with the thermoplastic resin, and the ratio of the cross-linking agent to the thermoplastic resin containing the carboxylic group (cross-linking agent/thermoplastic resin containing carboxylic group (weight ratio of effective solid matter)) is 1/100 to 50/100; a process for preparing the same; and a water-based ink containing the same. The water-based pigment dispersion shows excellent light resistance, water resistance, alkali resistance, solvent resistance and stability during the passage of time at the same time.

Aqueous pigment dispersion, process for producing the same, and water-based ink comprising the same

A water-based ink composition for ink-jet printing, containing at least pigment, a dispersing resin, a surface active agent, an organic solvent and water, in which the pigment is dispersed with the dispersing resin, characterized in that the dispersing resin comprises a copolymer (I) prepared by polymerizing a monomer mixture (I) containing a monomer (A) represented by the formula (I), a monomer (B) represented by the formula (II) and a monomer (C) represented by the formula (III) and a copolymer (II) prepared by polymerizing a monomer mixture (II) containing a monomer (D) represented by the formula (IV) and a monomer (E) represented by the formula (V).

Water-based ink composition for ink-jet printing, ink-jet printing method using the same and printed matter

An ink composition is provided which can realize printing with excellent fixation even on a coated paper having a smooth surface. Further, an ink composition is also provided which, when used in ink jet printing, causes neither clogging nor creation of a precipitate. A copolymer of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and acrylic acid is added to an ink composition.

Ink composition capable of realizing print with improved fixation

An agglomerated pigment comprises (1) an organic pigment compound, (2) either a sulfonated organic pigment compound obtained by incorporating at least one sulfonic group into the organic pigment compound or a sulfonated organic pigment derivative obtained by incorporating at least one sulfonic group into a derivative of the organic pigment compound, (3) univalent inorganic counter ions bonded to sulfonic groups of component (2), and (4) bivalent or higher inorganic counter ions which are bonded to sulfonic groups of component (2) and wherein each such group has an at least univalent positive charge, the surface of the agglomerated organic pigment as a whole being positively charged. An aqueous pigment dispersion and a water-based ink composition both having excellent storage stability, an agglomerated pigment for use as a raw material for the dispersion, and a process for producing the pigment are provided.

Agglomerated pigment, process for producing the same, aqueous pigment

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