Abstract: An ink jet recording paper, which is excellent in ink absorbency and color-developing properties and has dull-tone glossiness, comprising an ink-receiving layer and at least two colloidal silica layers applied successively onto a support, each of said colloidal silica layers comprising chain colloidal silica as a main ingredient, wherein at least the colloidal silica layer contacting the ink-receiving layer contains no binder and has a coverage of about 1 to 3 g/m2, and the coverage of other colloidal silica layer is about 1 to 6 g/m2.

Abstract: The objective of this invention is to provide a recording material that can be recorded by ink with water-soluble dye, particularly to provide an ink jet recording sheet, which provides an excellent combination of in ink absorbency, ink coloration, light resistance, water resistance and surface gloss. One subject of the invention is an ink jet recording sheet having on an ink-receiving support an image preserving layer comprising anionic colloidal silica and zinc oxide particulates with an average particle size of about 15 to 380 nm and having a 75 degree specular glossiness of at least about 25% at the surface. Another subject of the invention is an ink jet recording sheet having on an ink-receiving support, in succession, an image preserving layer comprising anionic colloidal silica and zinc oxide particulates with an average particle size of about 15 to 380 nm and a fixing layer comprising cationic colloidal silica and cationic polymer electrolyte.

Abstract: A recording medium and a recording method are provided which can realize an image having excellent storage stability. An ink composition comprising a colorant of at least one dye selected from the group consisting of a stilbene azo dye, a triphenylmethane dye, and a xanthene dye is used, and the recording medium having a recording layer comprising silica and a binder, wherein the binder comprises a polymer component, 5 to 55% by weight of a polymer component of the binder is a styrene/butadiene latex, and 20 to 45% by weight of the styrene/butadiene latex is derived from a butadiene monomer.

Abstract: Provided is a cast-coated paper which comprises a raw paper having on at least one side thereof a layer of a coating composition comprising a pigment and a water based binder, with the layer having a surface treated with a coagulating solution containing one or more of an ammonium salt as a coagulant and smoothened by pressing the treated surface to a hot specular surface of metal while the layer is in a wet condition; and a method of producing the aforesaid cast-coated paper.

Abstract: An ink jet recording paper for recording with an ink based on a water-soluble dye having mainly carboxyl groups as hydrophilic functional groups, said recording paper not containing calcium carbonate, and being formed from a base paper comprising kaolin and/or illite as filler and a recording layer provided on at least one side of said base paper comprising a water-absorbing pigment and an aqueous binder as its principal components, the amount of solids in said layer lying in the range 0.5-3.0 g/m.sup.2 on each side of said paper on which said layer is provided.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium is disclosed, comprising a base having provided on one side thereof a recording layer having an ink receiving layer whose surface is smoother than plain paper's and on the other side thereof a coating layer comprising an aqueous binder containing 10 to 40% by weight of a higher fatty acid salt to a coating weight of 0.1 to 0.3 g/m.sup.2. An ink jet recording medium is also disclosed, comprising a base having provided on only one side thereof a recording layer, said recording layer having a coefficient of dynamic friction of 0.65 to 0.75 in mutual friction, the back surface of said base having a coefficient of dynamic friction of 0.15 to 0.25 in mutual friction, and the coefficient of static friction between said recording layer and said back surface is 0.55 to 0.65. The ink jet recording medium is prevented from being double-fed and can be transferred at improved precision, thereby providing high quality images.

Abstract: Provided are an ink jet recording paper which is provided with a recording layer having a coverage rate of from 0.1 to 10 g/m.sup.2 on at least one side of a base paper and has a basis weight of from 50 to 100 g/m.sup.2, with the recording paper having an irreversible shrinkage factor of from -0.05% to 0.10% in the CD direction when it is put under an environment that the relative humidity thereof is raised to 95% from 35% and then lowered to 35% and further showing a shrinking rate of from 0.15% to 0.25% in the CD direction by the change in relative humidity of the environment from 75% to 60% during the process of lowering the relative humidity from 90% to 35%.

Abstract: Provided is a cast-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet which hardly causes a curling trouble after ink jet recording which comprises a cast-coated recording paper, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a release coated paper laminated via the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the side opposite to the recording layer, with the adhesive sheet having a difference between the two characteristic values (A) and (B) within the range of 0.00 to 0.10%, expressed in absolute value, wherein the characteristic value (A) is an irreversible shrinkage factor of the cast-coated recording paper in the CD direction determined under an environment that the relative humidity thereof is raised to 90% from 35% and then lowered to 35% and the characteristic value (B) is a shrinking rate of the release coated paper in the CD direction determined under a condition that the relaltive humidity of the environment is changed from 75% to 60% in the course of lowering the relative humidity from 90% to 35%.

Abstract: Provided is a recording paper having a feeling of plain paper suitable for ink jet recording with water-base ink, with the recording paper having in both machine and cross directions an irreversible shrinkage factor of from -0.10% to +0.10% when it is put under an environment that the relative humidity thereof is changed from 35% to 90% and further changed to 35%.

Abstract: Provided is a cast-coated paper suitable for ink jet recording which is produced in a process comprising a step of coating at least one side of a base paper with a coating composition comprising a pigment and a water base binder and a step of pressing the coated layer against a heated specular metal surface while the coated layer is in a wet condition; with the pigment comprising a synthetic silica having a BET specific surface area of 200-600 m.sup.2 /g in a proportion of at least 40 weight %, and with the water base binder comprising an hydrophilic urethane resin and casein in a mixing ratio of from 0.1 to 20 by weight.

Abstract: Provided are a recording paper comprising a support paper coated on one side with a recording layer and a method of preparing the same: with the recording layer comprising 60-95 weight % of a pigment and 40-5 weight % of a water base binder and having a thickness of from 3 to 30 .mu.m; wherein the surface roughness by ten point height on the recording layer surface is from 1 .mu.m to 4 .mu.m, the specular glossiness the recording layer surface at 75 degrees according to JIS P8142 is from 70% to 100%, and the part extending to the depth of at least 3 .mu.m below the top surface has a hole distribution curve having at least peak showing an average pore diameter within the range of 0.1 to 1.0 .mu.m and a height ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 ml/g with respect to pore volume when measured with a porosimeter of mercury intrusion type.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording paper having an ink receiving layer comprising a high absorption pigment and a binder provided on at least one side of a base paper comprising wood pulp and a filler, with the ink receiving layer having a coverage rate of from 0.5 to 5.0 g/m.sup.2 per side of the base paper and a contact angle of from 80 to 100 degrees measured using a liquid having a surface tension of 40 dyne/cm.

Abstract: Provided are a cast-coated paper suitable for ink jet recording and a production method thereof, with the cast-coated paper having an irreversible shrinkage factor in the crossing direction within the range of 0.00% to 0.20% when it is put under an environment that the relative humidity thereof is changed from 35% to 95% and further changed to 35%.

Abstract: Provided are a both-sided recording paper for ink jet recording which has coated layers comprising a pigment and a water-base binder on both sides of a base paper made from pulp slurry comprising a filler and an internal sizing agent; with the coated layers having a per side coverage of from 0.5 to 4.0 g/m.sup.2, on a solids basis, and with the base paper having a basis weight of from 50 to 180 g/m.sup.2, a total filler content within the range of 3 to 20 weight %, and a difference in filler content between surface layers extending to 30 .mu.m below the front and rear surfaces of the base paper respectively within the range of 0 to 30% of the average value of filler contents in the surface layers: and a method of preparing the aforementioned both-sided recording paper.

Abstract: A recording paper having a recording layer comprising synthetic silica and an aqueous binder as its principal components, said layer being formed on at least one surface of a base paper and the amount of said layer lying within the range of 0.5-4.0 g/m.sup.2 in terms of solids on each surface on which said layer is formed, wherein either the critical surface tension of said recording layer surface (.gamma..sub.c) lies within the limits 32.ltoreq..gamma..sub.c.ltoreq. 42 dyne/cm or the contact angle measured using water lies in the range of 100.degree.-120.degree., or alternatively, the critical surface tension of said recording layer surface (.gamma..sub.c) lies within the limits 32.ltoreq..gamma..sub.c.ltoreq. 42 dyne/cm and the contact angle measured using water lies in the range of 100.degree.-120.degree. is disclosed.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording paper sheet for ink-jet recording with on-demand type heads having a multi-nozzle comprises a recording layer formed on one face of a base paper sheet to give a basis weight of the recording paper of from 150 to 250 g/m.sup.2 with a coating color which contains a pigment and a binder, the pigment containing synthetic silica having a BET specific surface area ranging from 250 to 500 m.sup.2 /g at a content of not less than 80% by weight of the pigment, the binder containing casein and styrene-butadiene rubber, the weight ratio of the pigment to the binder ranging from 1.8 to 2.4, the recording layer having coating solid in an amount ranging from 15 to 25 g/m.sup.2, and surface roughness by ten-point-height of the recording layer ranging from 0.5 to 5 .mu.m, and the paper sheet being curled at a maximum curling height ranging from 0 to 20 mm in A4 paper size with the printed face upside.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording paper sheet for ink-jet recording with on-demand type heads having a multi-nozzle comprises a recording layer formed on one face of a base paper sheet to give a basis weight of the recording paper of from 150 to 250 g/m.sup.2 with a coating color which contains a pigment and a binder, the pigment containing synthetic silica having a BET specific surface area ranging from 250 to 500 m.sup.2 /g at a content of not less than 80% by weight of the pigment, the binder containing casein and styrene-butadiene rubber, the weight ratio of the pigment to the binder ranging from 1.8 to 2.4, the recording layer having coating solid in an amount ranging from 15 to 25 g/m.sup.2, and surface roughness by ten-point-hight of the recording layer ranging from 0.5 to 5 .mu.m, and the paper sheet being curled at a maximum curling height ranging from 0 to 20 mm in A4 paper size with the printed face upside.

Abstract: A permanent paper is disclosed which employs as a stock pulp slurry containing at least one kind of filler and aluminum sulfate, a hydrophobic modified rosin emulsion sizing agent and a water-soluble alkaline salt, wherein the pH where said filler is dispersed in water to form 10% of a dispersion is 4-8, the pH of said pulp slurry is controlled within 6.5-7.5 and an alkaline salt of an acid having a pKa of 5-14 at a 25.degree. C. aqueous solution is coated onto said paper and the pH of the coated paper extract in cold water is 7.5-9.0.

Abstract: Fine paper type ink jet recording paper which has a pH 6.0-8.0 in cold water extraction to provide printed letters of high quality, is produced by using a basal paper comprising wood cellulose and a filler which has a pH 4.0-8.0 as a 10 wt % dispersion and by applying an alkali metal salt at a coverage rate of 0.01-5.0 g/m.sup.2 to at least one surface of said basal paper.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transfer paper comprising a support coated on at least one side with a transfer layer having a thickness of not less than 3 .mu.m and at least one constituent layer; with the outermost layer of said transfer layer being a coated layer containing at least a pigment and a binder, and having in the part extending to the depth of at least 3 .mu.m below the surface the hole distribution characterized by having at least one peak which shows the average pore diameter within the range of 0.1 to 1.0 .mu.m and the height ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 ml/g with respect to the pore volume when measured with a porosimeter of mercury injection type.