Abstract: Organic colorant represented by General Formula (1) below: where in the General Formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent C1-C20 alkyl group, C1-C20 alkenyl group, phenyl group, naphthyl group, or group represented by —(CH2)n—COO—R3, —(CH2)n—R4, —(CH2)n—CONH—R5, —CR6R7—COO—R8, or —(CH2)n—OCOCH3; R3 represents hydrogen atom or C1-C2 alkyl group; R4 represents hydroxy group, C1-C2 alkoxy group, C2-C5 alkenyloxy group, SO3Na group, OSO3Na group, phenyl group, phenylalkyl group, naphthyl group, or naphthylalkyl group; R5 represents C1-C20 alkyl group, C1-C20 alkenyl group, or C1-C12 hydroxyalkyl group; R6 represents hydrogen atom or methyl group; R7 represents C1-C4 alkyl group; R8 represents C1-C5 alkyl group; and n is integer of from 1 to 12.

Abstract: Organic colorant represented by General Formula (1) below: where in the General Formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent C1-C20 alkyl group, C1-C20 alkenyl group, phenyl group, naphthyl group, or group represented by —(CH2)n—COO—R3, —(CH2)n—R4, —(CH2)n—CONH—R5, —CR6R7—COO—R8, or —(CH2)n—OCOCH3; R3 represents hydrogen atom or C1-C2 alkyl group; R4 represents hydroxy group, C1-C2 alkoxy group, C2-C5 alkenyloxy group, SO3Na group, OSO3Na group, phenyl group, phenylalkyl group, naphthyl group, or naphthylalkyl group; R5 represents C1-C20 alkyl group, C1-C20 alkenyl group, or C1-C12 hydroxyalkyl group; R6 represents hydrogen atom or methyl group; R7 represents C1-C4 alkyl group; R8 represents C1-C5 alkyl group; and n is integer of from 1 to 12.

Abstract: A cleaning filling liquid for inkjet device including water; 10.0% by mass to 45% by mass per whole amount of the cleaning filling liquid of an amide compound having following formula (1).

Abstract: To provide an inkjet ink, which contains: water; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and a colorant, wherein the wetting agent contains at least an amide compound represented by the following structural formula (I):

Abstract: A cleaning filling liquid for inkjet device comprising: Water; 10.0% by mass to 45% by mass per whole amount of the cleaning filling liquid of an amide compound having following structural formula (1).

Abstract: To provide an inkjet ink, which contains: water; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and a colorant, wherein the wetting agent contains at least an amide compound represented by the following structural formula (I)

Abstract: Aqueous ink for inkjet contains water; a hydrosoluble organic solvent; a pigment; and a resin, wherein the hydrosoluble organic solvent contains 2,3-butane diol having meso-2,3-butane diol in an amount of 50% by weight or more in 2,3-butane diol and 2,3-butane diol accounts for 5% by weight to 40% by weight of the entire of the aqueous ink.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet ink, which contains: water; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and a colorant, wherein the wetting agent contains at least an amide compound represented by the following structural formula (I):

Abstract: A liquid composition for agglutinating particles having a negative charge which are dispersed in a dispersion liquid, the liquid composition including: an organic acid ammonium salt represented by Formula (1), and water, Formula (1) where R1 represents a hydroxyl group, a methyl group or a hydrogen atom; and R2 represents a hydroxyl group or a methyl group.

Abstract: An inkjet recording ink set including a black ink and color inks, wherein the black ink and the color inks each contain at least a dye, a water-soluble solvent and water and each have a viscosity of 5 mPa-s to 20 mPa-s at 25° C., and wherein the respective color inks each satisfy a mass ratio relationship of S/W?1, and the black ink satisfies a mass ratio relationship of S/W<1, where S denotes an amount of the water-soluble solvent contained in the respective inks, and W denotes an amount of the water contained in the respective inks.

Abstract: An inkjet ink, which contains water, an organic solvent, a surfactant, and a colorant, wherein the organic solvent contains at least one polyhydric alcohol having an equilibrium moisture content of 30% by mass or higher at a temperature of 23° C.

Abstract: Aqueous ink for inkjet contains water; a hydrosoluble organic solvent; a pigment; and a resin, wherein the hydrosoluble organic solvent contains 2,3-butane diol having meso-2,3-butane diol in an amount of 50% by weight or more in 2,3-butane diol and 2,3-butane diol accounts for 5% by weight to 40% by weight of the entire of the aqueous ink.

Abstract: A liquid composition containing: a water-soluble cationic polymer obtained by polymerizing monomers containing epihalohydrin and at least one of amine and amide; and water, wherein the liquid composition is for agglutinating negatively charged particles which are dispersed in a dispersion liquid.

Abstract: An image forming method includes discharging an inkjet ink including a water-dispersible colorant, a wetter, a surfactant, a penetrant water-dispersible polyurethane resin having a median diameter of from 0.01 to 0.10 ?m water and at least one of a polyethylene wax and a paraffin wax on the surface of the recording medium on which the inkjet ink is discharged.

Abstract: An image forming method of the present invention including applying a pretreatment liquid to a recording medium, and discharging an inkjet recording ink dropwise according to an image signal to form an image on the recording medium on which the pretreatment liquid has been applied, wherein the recording medium is regular paper which has no coat layer, the pretreatment liquid contains a cationic polymer compound, a surfactant A, water and a water-soluble organic acid, and the inkjet recording ink contains a water-dispersible colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant B, a penetrating agent and water, and wherein the pretreatment liquid has a static surface tension of 20 mN/m to 30 mN/m.

Abstract: A printing medium including at least base paper and a coating layer, wherein the coating layer is directly formed on the base paper by a cast coating method using a coating liquid, which contains kaolin and amorphous silica and contains the amorphous silica in an amount of 3% by mass to 20% by mass.

Abstract: An image forming method includes discharging an inkjet ink including a water-dispersible colorant, a wetter, a surfactant, a penetrant water-dispersible polyurethane resin having a median diameter of from 0.01 to 0.10 ?m water and at least one of a polyethylene wax and a paraffin wax on the surface of the recording medium on which the inkjet ink is discharged.

Abstract: An inkjet recording ink including a water-soluble organic solvent, a colorant, at least one fluorine-based surfactant having a chemical structure represented by Structural Formula (I) below, and water, where Rf represents any one of CF3, CF2CF3, (CF2)3F, and (CF2)4F, and X plus Y is an integer of 4 or 5.

Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording, containing: dispersed particles A; dispersed particles B; a water-soluble solvent; a surfactant; and water, wherein the dispersed particles A are coloring particles obtained by dispersing an organic pigment in water with assistance of a surfactant, and the dispersed particles B are coloring particles obtained by dispersing a polymer-coated organic pigment in water.

Abstract: An inkjet recording ink containing a colorant, a surfactant A, a surfactant B, a water soluble organic solvent, and water, wherein the surfactant A is expressed by any one of Structural Formula (1) and Structural Formula (2), and the surfactant B is expressed by Structural Formula (3): in Structural Formula (1), R1 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an acyl group; Rf represents —CF3 or —CF2CF3; and m, n and p are natural numbers; in Structural Formula (2), M represents alkali metal, ammonium, phosphonium, or alkanolamine; Rf represents —CF3 or —CF2CF3; and q is a natural number; in Structural Formula (3), R3 and R4 each represent hydrogen or an alkyl group; and r, s, t and u are natural numbers.