Abstract: Provided are an aqueous ink for ink jet that is capable of recording an image excellent in color developability and light fastness and is excellent in sticking recovery property, and an ink cartridge and an ink jet recording method each using the aqueous ink. The aqueous ink for ink jet contains a plurality of kinds of pigments and a wax particle. The plurality of kinds of pigments include a first pigment and a second pigment. The first pigment is C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, and the second pigment is C.I. Pigment Yellow 155. Further, the ink cartridge includes an ink storage portion configured to store the aqueous ink, and the ink jet recording method includes ejecting the aqueous ink from a recording head of an ink jet system to record an image on a recording medium.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink for ink jet capable of recording an image excellent in abrasion resistance and color developability. The aqueous ink for ink jet contains: a pigment; a wax; a phosphate ester-based surfactant; and an amine compound. The pigment is a pigment dispersed through an action of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of: a carboxylic acid group; and a sulfonic acid group. The phosphate ester-based surfactant contains an aliphatic alcohol alkoxylate moiety. A ratio of a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter of the wax to a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter of the pigment is 0.10 times or more to 2.0 times or less.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording method including using an ink jet recording apparatus, the ink jet recording apparatus including: an aqueous ink containing resin particles each dyed with a fluorescent dye. A plurality of nozzle arrays include a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array arranged in a predetermined direction so as to be displaced from each other in such a manner that end nozzles in the nozzle arrays adjacent to each other form an overlapping portion in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction. The aqueous ink is ejected from overlapping nozzles at the overlapping portion while the nozzles are allocated to the first nozzle array and the second nozzle array. An application time difference of the aqueous ink ejected from the overlapping nozzles is 20 milliseconds or less.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording method including recording an image on a recording medium through use of an ink jet recording apparatus, the inkjet recording apparatus including: an aqueous ink; a recording head including an ink flow path in which the aqueous ink flows and including an ejection orifice configured to eject the aqueous ink; and a recovery mechanism configured to recover an ejection state of the aqueous ink from the ejection orifice by applying a pressure to the ink flow path inside the recording head. The aqueous ink contains resin particles each dyed with a basic dye exhibiting fluorescence and a water-soluble resin. The resin particles are each formed of a resin having an anionic group-containing unit. The water-soluble resin has an anionic group-containing unit.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording method by which even when an ink jet recording apparatus having a small size and high durability is used, excellent sticking recoverability is obtained and a high-quality image suppressed from causing unevenness can be recorded. The ink jet recording method includes recording an image with an ink jet recording apparatus including: a plurality of aqueous inks; a first ink storage portion; a second ink storage portion; a plurality of tubes; a recording head; and a recovery mechanism. The ratio (?2/?1) of the viscosity ?2 (mPa·s) of the second ink to the viscosity ?1 (mPa·s) of the first ink is 0.7 or more to 1.5 or less, and the first ink contains a first water-soluble organic solvent having a specific dielectric constant of 40.0 or more.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink containing: a pigment; a compound (A) represented by following general formula (1); and a compound (B) represented by following general formula (2). The weight average molecular weight of the compound (A) is 1,500 or more to 7,500 or less. The ratio of a content A (% by mass) of the compound (A) based on the total mass of the aqueous ink to the sum of the content A (% by mass) of the compound (A) and the content B (% by mass) of the compound (B) based on the total mass of the aqueous ink is 0.40 or less. The sum of the content A (% by mass) of the compound (A) and the content B (% by mass) of the compound (B) based on the total mass of the aqueous ink is 1.00% by mass or less.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording method that enables recording of an image with a wide expressible color gamut and high fluorescence intensity. The ink jet recording method comprises a step of recording an image by applying first and second inks to a recording medium by using an ink jet recording apparatus, including a recording head having ejection orifices configured to eject the first and second inks, respectively, such that an area where the first ink is applied and an area where the second ink is applied at least partially overlap each other. The first ink contains an alkaline buffer and a pigment particle dispersed by an effect of an anionic group, the second ink contains a fluorescent particle dispersed by an effect of an anionic group, and a density ?1 (g/cm3) of the pigment particle is more than a density ?2 (g/cm3) of the fluorescent particle.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording method by which even when an ink jet recording apparatus having a small size and high durability is used, excellent sticking recoverability is obtained and a high-quality image suppressed from causing unevenness can be recorded. The ink jet recording method includes recording an image with an ink jet recording apparatus including: a plurality of aqueous inks; a first ink storage portion; a second ink storage portion; a plurality of tubes; a recording head; and a recovery mechanism. The ratio (?2/?1) of the viscosity 112 (mPa·s) of the second ink to the viscosity ?1 (mPa·s) of the first ink is 0.7 or more to 1.5 or less, and the first ink contains a first water-soluble organic solvent having a specific dielectric constant of 40.0 or more.

Abstract: An inkjet printing method for printing an image by using a cyan ink, a magenta ink, and a blue ink, including the step of applying the blue ink to a region provided with both the cyan ink and the magenta ink.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet including a pigment; a water-soluble acrylic resin for dispersing the pigment; a water-soluble urethane resin; and a nonionic fluorinated surfactant. The water-soluble acrylic resin includes a copolymer having two or more units derived from two or more kinds of monomers, and of the two or more units, a unit derived from a monomer that gives a homopolymer having a glass transition temperature Tg of 0° C. or more is contained in a proportion of 95.0% by mass or more. The water-soluble urethane resin has a weight-average molecular weight of 6,000 or more.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet having a high color developing property, capable of recording an image having an excellent hue, and having excellent storage stability, containing a coloring material and a water-soluble organic solvent is provided. The coloring material is a compound represented by the following General Formula (1). The water-soluble organic solvent contains a first water-soluble organic solvent having two or more hydroxy groups and having a Log P value of ?1.88 or more to ?1.09 or less. The content (mass %) of the first water-soluble organic solvent is 5.0 times or more to 30.0 times or less by a mass ratio with respect the content (mass %) of the coloring material.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for use in an ink jet recording method in which ink is thermally ejected from a recording head to record an image on a recording medium. The aqueous ink includes zirconium oxide; a pigment; a resin dispersant for the pigment; and a first and a second urethane resin. The content (ppm) of the zirconium oxide in terms of zirconium is 0.5-20.0 ppm based on the total mass of the ink. The pigment is at least one of phthalocyanine, quinacridone, diketopyrrolopyrrole, dioxazine, perinone, perylene and anthraquinone pigments. Each of the first and second urethane resins has a unit derived from a polyether polyol. The ratio of the weight-average molecular weight Mw1 of the first urethane resin to the weight-average molecular weight Mw2 of the second urethane resin is 0.20-0.80 times. The second urethane resin has a weight-average molecular weight Mw2 of 20,000-70,000.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet having a high color developing property, capable of recording an image having an excellent hue, and having excellent storage stability, containing a coloring material and a water-soluble organic solvent is provided. The coloring material is a compound represented by the following General Formula (1). The water-soluble organic solvent contains a first water-soluble organic solvent having two or more hydroxy groups and having a Log P value of ?1.88 or more to ?1.09 or less. The content (mass %) of the first water-soluble organic solvent is 5.0 times or more to 30.0 times or less by a mass ratio with respect the content (mass %) of the coloring material.

Abstract: An inkjet printing method for printing an image by using a cyan ink, a magenta ink, and a blue ink, including the step of applying the blue ink to a region provided with both the cyan ink and the magenta ink.

Abstract: An ink jet aqueous ink including a pigment; a resin dispersant; a fluorinated surfactant; and a water-soluble organic solvent. The pigment comprises quinacridone pigments comprising C.I. Pigment Violet 19, Red 122, 202 or 209; solid solution pigments of two or more thereof; diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments comprising C.I. Pigment Red 254, 255 or 272; or C.I. Pigment Violet 23. The dispersant has an acid value of 150-200 mg KOH/g. The surfactant comprise a perfluoroalkyl ethylene oxide adduct having a C6 or lower perfluoroalkyl group. The solvent contains a water-soluble organic solvent A and B having a dielectric constant of 40.0 or more and 3.0-20.0, respectively. Content p of the pigment is 5.00 mass % or less. Content a of solvent A to content p is 2.0 or more. Content b of solvent B to content a is 0.6 or less. Content b to content f of the surfactant is 10.0 or more.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet including a pigment; a water-soluble resin for dispersing the pigment; a water-soluble organic solvent; an acetyleneglycol type surfactant; and a fluorinated surfactant. The acetyleneglycol type surfactant includes an acetyleneglycol ethylene oxide adduct having an HLB value determined by Griffin's method of 10 or more. The fluorinated surfactant includes a perfluoroalkyl ethylene oxide adduct having a perfluoroalkyl group with six or less carbon atoms. The water-soluble organic solvent has a dielectric constant at 25° C. of 20.0-30.0. The content of the water-soluble organic solvent relative to the content of the fluorinated surfactant based on the total mass of the ink is 100-200 times in terms of mass ratio. The aqueous ink has a dynamic surface tension ?10 at a lifetime of 10 ms of 40 mN/m or less and a static surface tension ? of 25 mN/m or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink set enabling the recording of images that have excellent gloss clarity and abrasion resistance even when a plurality of inks are used in combination, and an ink jet recording method using the ink set.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for use in an ink jet recording method in which ink is thermally ejected from a recording head to record an image on a recording medium. The aqueous ink includes zirconium oxide; a pigment; a resin dispersant for the pigment; and a first and a second urethane resin. The content (ppm) of the zirconium oxide in terms of zirconium is 0.5-20.0 ppm based on the total mass of the ink. The pigment is at least one of phthalocyanine, quinacridone, diketopyrrolopyrrole, dioxazine, perinone, perylene and anthraquinone pigments. Each of the first and second urethane resins has a unit derived from a polyether polyol. The ratio of the weight-average molecular weight Mw1 of the first urethane resin to the weight-average molecular weight Mw2 of the second urethane resin is 0.20-0.80 times. The second urethane resin has a weight-average molecular weight Mw2 of 20,000-70,000.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet including a pigment; a water-soluble acrylic resin for dispersing the pigment; a water-soluble urethane resin; and a nonionic fluorinated surfactant. The water-soluble acrylic resin includes a copolymer having two or more units derived from two or more kinds of monomers, and of the two or more units, a unit derived from a monomer that gives a homopolymer having a glass transition temperature Tg of 0° C. or more is contained in a proportion of 95.0% by mass or more. The water-soluble urethane resin has a weight-average molecular weight of 6,000 or more.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet including a pigment; a water-soluble resin for dispersing the pigment; a water-soluble organic solvent; an acetyleneglycol type surfactant; and a fluorinated surfactant. The acetyleneglycol type surfactant includes an acetyleneglycol ethylene oxide adduct having an HLB value determined by Griffin's method of 10 or more. The fluorinated surfactant includes a perfluoroalkyl ethylene oxide adduct having a perfluoroalkyl group with six or less carbon atoms. The water-soluble organic solvent has a dielectric constant at 25° C. of 20.0-30.0. The content of the water-soluble organic solvent relative to the content of the fluorinated surfactant based on the total mass of the ink is 100-200 times in terms of mass ratio. The aqueous ink has a dynamic surface tension ?10 at a lifetime of 10 ms of 40 mN/m or less and a static surface tension ? of 25 mN/m or more.