Abstract: An inkjet recording method for printing an inkjet recording medium comprising an ink-receiving layer containing inorganic pigment, starch and copolymer latex on a surface of a base with inkjet ink as aqueous pigment ink, a content of the inorganic pigment being 10 g/m2 or more to 35 g/m2 or less in the ink-receiving layer,and a content of calcium carbonate being from 80% by weight or more to 100% by weight or less, the inkjet ink containing one or more selected from self dispersed pigment and pigment containing water-insoluble polymer particles, from 10% by weight or more to 48% by weight or less of a water-soluble organic solvent A having a boiling point of 230° C. or less, from 0% by weight or more to 5.0% by weight or less of a water-soluble organic solvent B having a boiling point of 280° C. or more, from 42% by weight or more to 70% by weight or less of water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, including the step of dispersing a pigment in a polymer by means of a disperser using dispersing media particles containing a zirconium compound to introduce the solid zirconium compound into the water-based ink, the water-based ink including the pigment-containing polymer particles and the solid zirconium compound, and having a zirconium compound content of not less than 2 ppm and not more than 200 ppm in terms of a concentration of zirconium in the water-based ink.

Abstract: A soil-resistant transfer sheet which includes, in the following order, a substrate sheet (a), a soil-resistant layer (b), a coating layer (c), and optionally an adhesive layer (d), wherein a surface of the soil-resistant layer, which reveals after the substrate sheet (a) is removed, has a contact angle with water of 100° or larger and a contact angle with hexadecane of 40° or larger; a process for producing a molded resin by in-mold labeling using the transfer sheet. The soil-resistant layer (b) is a layer obtained from a soil-resistant composition, and the coating layer (c) is a layer obtained from a polymerizable coating composition. The soil-resistant composition especially preferably is a perfluoropolyether urethane acrylate composition. Also disclosed is a process for producing the soil-resistant transfer sheet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, including the step of dispersing a pigment in a polymer by means of a disperser using dispersing media particles containing a zirconium compound to introduce the solid zirconium compound into the water-based ink, the water-based ink including the pigment-containing polymer particles and the solid zirconium compound, and having a zirconium compound content of not less than 2 ppm and not more than 200 ppm in terms of a concentration of zirconium in the water-based ink.

Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a water-based pigment dispersion for ink-jet printing including pigment particles and water, in which a scattering intensity area ratio of components included in the range of from 0 to ?60 mV in a normalized zeta potential distribution 4 that is determined through specific zeta potential measurement steps is not more than 40%, and the like, and [2] a process for producing the water-based pigment dispersion for ink-jet printing, including production step (1) of subjecting a mixture including water, a pigment, a water-dispersible polymer and an organic solvent having a solubility in water of less than 40% by mass to dispersing treatment until a volume-average particle size of the pigment particles is decreased to not more than 180 nm to obtain a pigment dispersion; production step (2) of adding water to the resulting pigment dispersion, followed by maintaining the resulting dispersion at a temperature of not higher than 40° C.

Abstract: A fluoropolymer for masonry treatment produced from (A) a fluoromonomer which has been substituted in the ?-position by a X group and is represented by the formula (I): and (B) a monomer having a functional group reactive with active hydrogen. It imparts excellent water- and oil-repellency and unsusceptibility to fouling to masonries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal ink-jet printing method including the step of ejecting a water-based ink including pigment-containing polymer particles from a print head by an action of a thermal energy, in which the polymer constituting the polymer particles includes not less than 78% by mass and not more than 88% by mass of a constitutional unit derived from an acrylic acid ester containing a hydrocarbon group having not less than 3 and not more than 8 carbon atoms, and not more than 22% by mass and not less than 12% by mass of a constitutional unit derived from acrylic acid, on the basis of a total mass of whole constitutional units in the polymer constituting the polymer particles; [2] a water dispersion for thermal ink-jet printing used in the above method; [3] a water-based ink for thermal ink-jet printing including the above water dispersion; and [4] a use of the above ink in a thermal ink-jet printing method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal ink-jet printing method including the step of ejecting a water-based ink including pigment-containing polymer particles from a print head by an action of a thermal energy, in which the polymer constituting the polymer particles includes not less than 78% by mass and not more than 88% by mass of a constitutional unit derived from an acrylic acid ester containing a hydrocarbon group having not less than 3 and not more than 8 carbon atoms, and not more than 22% by mass and not less than 12% by mass of a constitutional unit derived from acrylic acid, on the basis of a total mass of whole constitutional units in the polymer constituting the polymer particles; [2] a water dispersion for thermal ink-jet printing used in the above method; [3] a water-based ink for thermal ink-jet printing including the above water dispersion; and [4] a use of the above ink in a thermal ink-jet printing method.

Abstract: A method of inkjet printing includes the steps of: printing a first ink onto a print medium, the first ink including a first self-dispersible pigment, the first ink having a first pigment content A; and subsequently printing a second ink onto the print medium at least partially over the first ink, the second ink including a second pigment and a polymeric dispersant encapsulating the second pigment, the second ink having a second pigment content B. The first self-dispersible pigment and the second pigment have a same color; the pigment content A of the first ink and the pigment content B of the overprinted second ink have a relationship 0.8?A/B?1.2; and a polymer acid value of the polymeric dispersant is in the range of 100 to 170.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for inkjet printing which includes a pigment, a compound represented by formula (1) and/or a compound represented by formula (2): R1—O—(CH2CH2O)n—H??(1) R1—O—(CH2CH2O)m—R2??(2) wherein R1 and R2 are each an aliphatic group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms or an alicyclic group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and n and in are each an average molar number of addition of 6 to 9, and water in a content of 50 to 65% by weight. The total content of the compound represented by formula (1) and the compound represented by formula (2) is 10 to 30% by weight. The aqueous ink is excellent in the curl prevention after print and print density as well as in the storage stability. In a method of inkjet-printing images using the aqueous ink on plain paper by one-pass print, the water content in the aqueous ink which is jetted onto unit area of the plain paper is regulated within 0.2 to 1.0 mg/cm2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorine-containing polymer having (A) repeating units derived from a fluorine-containing acrylate monomer, and (B) repeating units derived from an amino group-containing monomer, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer is water-soluble. The fluorine-containing polymer has sufficiently high solubility, and can impart high water repellency, high oil repellency and high soil resistance to a porous substrate.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for inkjet printing which includes a pigment-containing polymer particle and/or a self-dispersible pigment, a compound represented by formula (1): CH3—O—(CH2CH2O)n-R1??(1) wherein R1 is hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alicyclic group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and n is an average molar number of addition of 6 to 20, and water in a content of 50 to 65% by weight. The content of the compound represented by formula (1) is 10 to 30% by weight. The aqueous ink is excellent in the curl prevention after print, curl prevention after its storage and print density as well as in the storage stability and jetting stability. In a method of inkjet-printing images on plain paper by one-pass print, the water content in the aqueous ink which is jetted onto unit area of the plain paper is regulated within 0.2 to 1.0 mg/cm2.

Abstract: A soil-resistant transfer sheet which comprises, in the following order, a substrate sheet (a), a soil-resistant layer (b), a coating layer (c), and optionally an adhesive layer (d), wherein a surface of the soil-resistant layer, which reveals after the substrate sheet (a) is removed, has a contact angle with water of 100° or larger and a contact angle with hexadecane of 40° or larger; a process for producing a molded resin by in-mold labeling using the transfer sheet. The soil-resistant layer (b) is a layer obtained from a soil-resistant composition, and the coating layer (c) is a layer obtained from a polymerizable coating composition. The soil-resistant composition especially preferably is a perfluoropolyether urethane acrylate composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surface treatment agent comprising a fluorine-containing polymer having repeating units derived from a monomer comprising a fluorine-containing monomer, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer has a silicone moiety possessed by a mercapto group-containing silicone. When a porous substrate is treated under drying at normal temperature, the surface treatment agent comprising the fluorine-containing acrylate polymer can impart the excellent water- and oil-repellency and soil resistance to the porous substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a surface-treated powder having excellent usability and adhesion to skin. The powder is coated with a surface-treating agent including (a) a fluorine-containing monomer of a general formula (I) and (b) an alkoxy group-containing monomer of a general formula (II). The powder is used for various cosmetics.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for inkjet printing which includes a pigment-containing polymer particle and/or a self-dispersible pigment, a compound represented by formula (1): CH3—O—(CH2CH2O)n-R1??(1) wherein R1 is hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alicyclic group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and n is an average molar number of addition of 6 to 20, and water in a content of 50 to 65% by weight. The content of the compound represented by formula (1) is 10 to 30% by weight. The aqueous ink is excellent in the curl prevention after print, curl prevention after its storage and print density as well as in the storage stability and jetting stability. In a method of inkjet-printing images on plain paper by one-pass print, the water content in the aqueous ink which is jetted onto unit area of the plain paper is regulated within 0.2 to 1.0 mg/cm2.

Abstract: A fluoropolymer for masonry treatment produced from (A) a fluoromonomer which has been substituted in the ?-position by a X group and is represented by the formula (I): and (B) a monomer having a functional group reactive with active hydrogen. It imparts excellent water- and oil-repellency and unsusceptibility to fouling to masonries.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for inkjet printing which includes a pigment, a compound represented by formula (1) and/or a compound represented by formula (2): R1—O—(CH2CH2O)n—H??(1) R1—O—(CH2CH2O)m—R2??(2) wherein R1 and R2 are each an aliphatic group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms or an alicyclic group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and n and in are each an average molar number of addition of 6 to 9, and water in a content of 50 to 65% by weight. The total content of the compound represented by formula (1) and the compound represented by formula (2) is 10 to 30% by weight. The aqueous ink is excellent in the curl prevention after print and print density as well as in the storage stability. In a method of inkjet-printing images using the aqueous ink on plain paper by one-pass print, the water content in the aqueous ink which is jetted onto unit area of the plain paper is regulated within 0.2 to 1.0 mg/cm2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorine-containing polymer having (A) repeating units derived from a fluorine-containing acrylate monomer, and (B) repeating units derived from an amino group-containing monomer, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer is water-soluble. The fluorine-containing polymer has sufficiently high solubility, and can impart high water repellency, high oil repellency and high soil resistance to a porous substrate.

Abstract: A textile having excellent water- and oil-repellency can be obtained by a method of preparing a treated textile, having steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid comprising a water- and oil-repellent agent, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, preferably at most 3, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the water- and oil-repellent agent is at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, and the water- and oil-repellent agent or the treatment liquid contains an organic salt.