Abstract: An image forming method in which after recording by ejecting ink on an ink-jet recording medium containing a thermoplastic resin in the surface layer, a fixing process to fuse said thermoplastic resin or make it into a film is provided, wherein a colorless or white liquid is supplied on said ink-jet recording medium before the fixing process.

Abstract: The application to a masonry of a fluorine-containing polymer comprising (1) a fluoroalkyl group-containing monomer, and (2) a silicon-containing monomer in the amount of 2.0 to 6.0% by weight based on the polymer, can give a masonry having excellent water- and oil-repellency and soil resistance.

Abstract: An image forming method in which after recording by ejecting ink on an ink-jet recording medium containing a thermoplastic resin in the surface layer, a fixing process to fuse said thermoplastic resin or make it into a film is provided, wherein a colorless or white liquid is supplied on said ink-jet recording medium before the fixing process.

Abstract: An image forming method in which after recording by ejecting ink on an ink-jet recording medium containing a thermoplastic resin in the surface layer, a fixing process to fuse said thermoplastic resin or make it into a film is provided, wherein a colorless or white liquid is supplied on said ink-jet recording medium before the fixing process.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording method of recording an ink-jet recording ink containing at least a water-soluble dye and a resinous micro-particle dispersion on an ink-jet recording medium, comprising steps of providing a colorless ink on at least a part of the ink-jet recording medium by a liquid providing section separately installed from a recording section for the ink-jet recording ink, wherein the colorless ink contains at least a resin and is substantially colorless.

Abstract: A treating agent containing a fluoropolymer for use in masonry treatment obtained from (A) a fluoromonomer, (B) a monomer having at least one acid group selected from the group consisting of carboxy, phosphate, phosphonate, phosphinate, sulfate, sulfo, and sulfino groups, and (C) a non-fluorinated monomer containing a hydrophobic group. The treating agent imparts to a masonry excellent water- and oil-repellency and excellent unsusceptibility to fouling.

Abstract: An ink for ink-jet recording containing: a colorant; and a solvent mixture containing water and solvent A which is not water, wherein solvent A has a surface tension of 25 to 40 mN/m at 25° C.; a viscosity of 1 to 50 mPs·s at 25° C.; and a vapor pressure of not more than 133 Pa at 25° C., a content of solvent A is from not less than 50 to less than 90 weight % based on the total weight of the ink; and a content of water is from not less than 10 to less than 45 weight % based on the total weight of the ink.

Abstract: A recording method comprising the steps in the following order of: correcting a curl of a recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium; and forming an image on the recording medium by jetting ink onto the recording medium.

Abstract: An ink jet printer includes: an image forming section for forming an image by ejecting a pigment ink toward a recording medium in which a surficial layer includes thermoplastic fine particles, in a case; a fixing member for fixing the image by heating and pressurizing the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming section; a drying member for drying the ink used for forming the image before the image is fixed to the recording medium by the fixing member; a temperature detecting member for detecting a temperature in the case; a humidity detecting member for detecting a humidity in the case; and a drying member control section for controlling an operation of the drying member in accordance with the temperature detected by the temperature detecting member and the humidity detected by the humidity detecting member.

Abstract: An ink for ink-jet recording containing: a colorant; and a set of solvent A and solvent B, provided that solvent B has a larger vapor pressure than solvent A, wherein the set of solvent A and solvent B has a maximum in viscosity by changing a mixing ratio of solvent A to solvent B; and a content of solvent A in weight (A(wt)) and a content of solvent B in weight (B(wt)) in the ink satisfy the following relationship: 50?[A(wt)/(A(wt)+B(wt))]×100?95.

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: A method for printing an ink-jet image, including the step of: ejecting droplets of an ink on an ink-jet recording media, wherein the ink contains nonionic resinous micro-particles, a water-soluble dye, water and an organic solvent; and the ink-jet recording media contains a support having thereon at least one ink absorbing layer and the outermost layer of the ink-jet recording media contains a porous structure containing a cationic polymer and inorganic pigment micro-particles.

Abstract: The application to a masonry of a fluorine-containing polymer comprising (1) a fluoroalkyl group-containing monomer, and (2) a silicon-containing monomer in the amount of 2.0 to 6.0% by weight based on the polymer, can give a masonry having excellent water- and oil-repellency and soil resistance.

Abstract: An inkjet printer, comprises a conveying section to holding and conveying a recoding material, and an ink jet print head to jet an ink for the recoding material; wherein the conveyance section has and endless conveying member including an endless base member whose outer peripheral surface is covered with fluororesin and a sticky layer formed by a sticking tape transferred onto the outer peripheral surface of the endless base member, the sticking tape has not a substrate and the sticky layer contains a silicone polymer.

Abstract: A textile having durability of maintaining water- and sufficient oil-repellency and soil releasability before and after cleaning can be obtained by a method of preparing a treated textile, having steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid containing 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 an emulsion containing a fluorine-containing compound and an emulsifier, the fluorine-containing compound is a fluorine-containing polymer and/or a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, and the emulsifier contains an anionic surface active agent having pKa of at least 2.

Abstract: A fixing belt for fixing an ink-jet image recorded on an ink-jet recording material, the fixing belt including a base material having thereon a base-surface modifying layer and a releasing layer in the order, wherein the base-surface modifying layer has a pencil hardness of HB or a higher hardness and the releasing layer includes a silicone resin.

Abstract: An ink for ink-jet recording containing: a colorant; and a solvent mixture containing water and solvent A which is not water, wherein solvent A has a surface tension of 25 to 40 mN/m at 25° C.; a viscosity of 1 to 50 mPs·s at 25° C.; and a vapor pressure of not more than 133 Pa at 25° C., a content of solvent A is from not less than 50 to less than 90 weight % based on the total weight of the ink; and a content of water is from not less than 10 to less than 45 weight % % based on the total weight of the ink.

Abstract: An ink for ink-jet recording containing: a colorant; and a set of solvent A and solvent B, provided that solvent B has a larger vapor pressure than solvent A, wherein the set of solvent A and solvent B has a maximum in viscosity by changing a mixing ratio of solvent A to solvent B; and a content of solvent A in weight (A(wt)) and a content of solvent B in weight (B(wt)) in the ink satisfy the following relationship: 50?[A(wt)/(A(wt)+B(wt))]×100?95.

Abstract: A fixing belt or a fixing roller for fixing an ink jet image recorded on an ink jet recording material by heat, the fixing belt comprising a base material having thereon a surface layer contacting the ink jet recording material during fixing, the fixing roller comprising a heating roller and a pressure roller having base materials A and B, respectively, at least one of the heating roller and the pressure roller having a. surface layer contacting the ink jet recording material during fixing, wherein the surface layer has a peel strength of not less than 30 g/5 cm or a pencil hardness of HB or more, and the surface layer is produced by a method comprising the steps of: coating a hardenable silicone on the base material by a dip coating; and hardening the coated hardenable silicone by heat.

Abstract: A recording method comprising the steps in the following order of: correcting a curl of a recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium; and forming an image on the recording medium by jetting ink onto the recording medium.