Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet recording contains a pigment and a urethane resin. The urethane resin includes units respectively derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyol having no acid group, a polyol having acid group and a primary monoalcohol, has an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less based on the unit present at a molecular terminal of the urethane resin and derived from the polyol having acid group and a rate (mol %) of the urethane bond formed by the units derived from the polyisocyanate and the primary monoalcohol accounting for the total of the urethane bond and the urea bond in the urethane resin of 5 mol % or more to 20 mol % or less.

Abstract: An aqueous ink used in an ink jet recording method that uses thermal energy to eject an ink from a recording head includes a copper phthalocyanine pigment and a urethane resin. The urethane resin has a unit derived from a polyisocyanate, a unit derived from a polyether polyol having no acid group, a unit derived from a polyol having an acid group and a unit derived from a polyamine; in the urethane resin, the proportion of the urethane bond relative to the total amount of the urethane bond and the urea bond derived from the polyamine is 90.0% by mole or more to 99.0% by mole or less; and the urethane resin has a weight-average molecular weight of 20,000 or less and an acid value of 50 mg KOH/g or more to 110 mg KOH/g or less.

Abstract: To provide an aqueous ink for ink jet enabling the recording of an image having excellent character quality and excellent highlighter resistance immediately after the recording. An aqueous ink for ink jet includes a pigment and a urethane resin. The urethane resin has a unit derived from a polyisocyanate, a unit derived from a polyol having no acid group and a unit derived from a polyol having an acid group, the proportion of a unit derived from the polyol having an acid group present at the molecular terminal relative to the whole unit derived from the polyol having an acid group is 30% or less, and the aqueous ink has a dynamic surface tension of 55 mN/m or more at a lifetime of 10 msec.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet, the aqueous ink containing a pigment and a resin. The pigment is impregnated with a compound having a structure in which at least two structures each represented by General Formula (1) are bonded by a glycoside bond.

Abstract: To provide an aqueous ink for ink jet enabling the recording of an image having excellent character quality and excellent highlighter resistance immediately after the recording. An aqueous ink for ink jet includes a pigment and a urethane resin. The urethane resin has a unit derived from a polyisocyanate, a unit derived from a polyol having no acid group and a unit derived from a polyol having an acid group, the proportion of a unit derived from the polyol having an acid group present at the molecular terminal relative to the whole unit derived from the polyol having an acid group is 30% or less, and the aqueous ink has a dynamic surface tension of 55 mN/m or more at a lifetime of 10 msec.

Abstract: An aqueous ink used in an ink jet recording method that uses thermal energy to eject an ink from a recording head includes a copper phthalocyanine pigment and a urethane resin. The urethane resin has a unit derived from a polyisocyanate, a unit derived from a polyether polyol having no acid group, a unit derived from a polyol having an acid group and a unit derived from a polyamine; in the urethane resin, the proportion of the urethane bond relative to the total amount of the urethane bond and the urea bond derived from the polyamine is 90.0% by mole or more to 99.0% by mole or less; and the urethane resin has a weight-average molecular weight of 20,000 or less and an acid value of 50 mg KOH/g or more to 110 mg KOH/g or less.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet recording contains a pigment and a urethane resin. The urethane resin includes units respectively derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyol having no acid group, a polyol having acid group and a primary monoalcohol, has an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less based on the unit present at a molecular terminal of the urethane resin and derived from the polyol having acid group and a rate (mol %) of the urethane bond formed by the units derived from the polyisocyanate and the primary monoalcohol accounting for the total of the urethane bond and the urea bond in the urethane resin of 5 mol % or more to 20 mol % or less.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet recording contains a pigment and a urethane resin. The urethane resin includes units respectively derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyol and a tri- or more functional polyamine and has a rate (mol %) of the urea bond based on the tri- or more functional polyamine accounting for the total of the urethane bond and the urea bond in the urethane resin of 20 mol % or less and a proportion of the number of urethane bonds to the theoretical molecular weight of the molecular chain constituted of the units respectively derived from the polyisocyanate and the polyol of 40 micromoles or more to 60 micromoles or less.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet, the aqueous ink containing a pigment and a resin. The pigment is impregnated with a compound having a structure in which at least two structures each represented by General Formula (1) are bonded by a glycoside bond.

Abstract: An ink used for an inkjet recording method for discharging the ink from a recording head by an action of thermal energy contains self-dispersing carbon black, a polyurethane polymer having an acid value of 40 mg KOH/g or more, and an acryl polymer having an acid value of 100 mg KOH/g or more and 200 mg KOH/g or less.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet contains a urethane resin. The urethane resin has a unit derived from a polyether polyol and a unit containing an acidic group. The acid value of the urethane resin is 40 to 140 mg KOH/g. The molar ratio of urethane bonds/urea bonds is 80.0/20.0 or more. Some of the acidic groups in the urethane resin are neutralized with particular neutralizing agents.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink containing a polyurethane polymer which has units respectively derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyether polyol having no acid group and a diol having an acid group and has an acid value of 40 mg KOH/g or more and 140 mg KOH/g or less, a carbon black and at least one antioxidant selected from compounds represented by the general formulae (1) to (3).

Abstract: An ink jet recording method for recording an image onto a recording medium by ejecting an aqueous ink containing a resin from an ejection orifice through use of an ink jet recording apparatus including a recording head having a water-repellent face subjected to water-repellent treatment as an ejection orifice face provided with an ejection orifice; a wiping unit configured to wipe the water-repellent face; and a heating unit configured to heat the water-repellent face, the ink jet recording method including a heating step of wiping the water-repellent face with the wiping unit after heating the water-repellent face with the heating unit and continuously heating the water-repellent face until after the wiping of the water-repellent face.

Abstract: An ink jet ink contains a polyurethane polymer and a self-dispersing pigment. The polyurethane polymer has units derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyol having no acid group, and a diol having an acid group. The molar ratio of the percentage of the urethane bond in the polyurethane polymer to the percentage of the urea bond in the polyurethane polymer is 85.0/15.0 or more and 100.0/0 or less. The ink jet ink may be capable of producing an image having high optical density, scratch resistance, and highlighter resistance, and which has excellent ink ejection stability and can reduce image deflection caused by face wetting.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink containing a self-dispersion pigment in which a phosphonic acid group is bonded directly or through another atomic group to the surface thereof and a polyurethane polymer, wherein the surface charge amount of the self-dispersion pigment is 0.25 mmol/g or more and 0.42 mmol/g or less, and the polyurethane polymer has units respectively derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyether polyol having no acid group and a diol having an acid group.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method for recording an image onto a recording medium by ejecting an aqueous ink containing a resin from an ejection orifice through use of an ink jet recording apparatus including a recording head having a water-repellent face subjected to water-repellent treatment as an ejection orifice face provided with an ejection orifice; a wiping unit configured to wipe the water-repellent face; and a heating unit configured to heat the water-repellent face, the ink jet recording method including a heating step of wiping the water-repellent face with the wiping unit after heating the water-repellent face with the heating unit and continuously heating the water-repellent face until after the wiping of the water-repellent face.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet contains a urethane resin. The urethane resin has a unit derived from a polyether polyol and a unit containing an acidic group. The acid value of the urethane resin is 40 to 140 mg KOH/g. The molar ratio of urethane bonds/urea bonds is 80.0/20.0 or more. Some of the acidic groups in the urethane resin are neutralized with particular neutralizing agents.

Abstract: An ink used for an inkjet recording method for discharging the ink from a recording head by an action of thermal energy contains self-dispersing carbon black, a polyurethane polymer having an acid value of 40 mg KOH/g or more, and polyethylene glycol.

Abstract: An ink jet ink containing a pigment and a polyurethane polymer, wherein the polyurethane polymer has units derived from a polyol having no acid group and having the carbon number of 13 or more and 250 or less, a diol having an acid group and having the carbon number of 1 or more and 7 or less, a polyol having a siloxane structure, and a polyisocyanate, and an acid value of the polyurethane polymer is 40.0 mgKOH/g or more and 80.0 mgKOH/g or less.

Abstract: An ink for ink jet contains a pigment and a urethane resin. The pigment is at least one of a pigment the particles of which have an anionic group bonded to their surface directly or via another atomic group and a pigment dispersed by a resin having an anionic unit and different from the urethane resin. The urethane resin has a unit derived from a polyfunctional polyisocyanate, and this unit has at least one structure selected from the group consisting of an allophanate structure that has added a monohydric alcohol containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a uretdione structure, an isocyanurate structure, and a biuret structure. The acid value of the urethane resin is less than 10 mg KOH/g.