Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble azo compound for yellow represented by the following formula (1) wherein, A represents a hydroxy group, a morpholino group, an amino group, an aliphatic amine residue which may have a substituent, an aromatic amine residue which may have a substituent, a phenoxy group which may have a substituent, or an alkoxy group which may have a substituent, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a nitro group or a hydroxy group, and n represents an integer number of 1 to 3, respectively as a free acid, and an ink composition containing the same; said ink composition has good stability and is suitable for inkjet printing; and printed matters therewith have very high fastness such as ozone fastness and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble azo compound represented by the following formula (1) [KA 1] (wherein, A represents a hydroxyl group, a morpholino group, an amino group, an aliphatic amine residue which may have a substituent, aromatic amine residue which may have a substituent, a phenoxy group which may have a substituent or an alkoxy group which may have a substituent, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 represents a substituent selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group and a hydroxyl group, n represents an integer number of 1 to 3, respectively) as free acid and an ink composition comprising the same. Said azo compound has hue having high vividness suitable for inkjet recording, said ink composition is excellent in storage stability, and an inkjet recorded article by using this is excellent in fastnesses such as moisture fastness, ozone gas fastness and light fastness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble azo compound for yellow represented by the following formula (1) (wherein, A represents a hydroxy group, a morpholino group, an amino group, an aliphatic amine residue which may have a substituent, an aromatic amine residue which may have a substituent, a phenoxy group which may have a substituent, or an alkoxy group which may have a substituent, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a nitro group or a hydroxy group, and n represents an integer number of 1 to 3, respectively) as a free acid, and an ink composition containing the same; said ink composition has good stability and is suitable for inkjet printing; and printed matters therewith have very high fastnesses such as ozone fastness and the like.

Abstract: An apparatus for recovering oil has a bucket for skimming and collecting water and oil floating on the surface of the water. The bucket has a base plate having apertures for draining water collected by the bucket. The apertures have a preselected diameter and length to allow separation of the oil and water utilizing differences in specific gravities and viscosities of the oil and water so that the oil can be discharged from the bucket into an oil recovery tank after the water drains out of the bucket through the apertures but before the oil begins to drain out of the apertures.

Abstract: An apparatus for recovering oil has a bucket for skimming and collecting water and oil floating on the surface of the water. The bucket has a base plate having apertures for draining water collected by the bucket. The apertures have a preselected diameter and length to allow separation of the oil and water utilizing differences in specific gravities and viscosities of the oil and water so that the oil can be discharged from the bucket into an oil recovery tank after the water drains out of the bucket through the apertures but before the oil begins to drain out of the apertures.