Abstract: An image recording composition including a curable material that is cured upon application of an external stimulus, and a cationic resin having a cationic functional group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating liquids used in inkjet recording including, providing a first printing liquid and a second printing liquid that is capable of reacting with the first printing liquid to cause coagulation and thickening if mixed with the first printing liquid, and exposing the first and second printing liquids to each other to form a mixture, wherein when the mixture includes a coagulation-thickening preventing agent which prevents the reaction of the printing liquids.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes an intermediate transfer member, a supply unit that supplies onto the intermediate transfer member a curable solution containing a cationic curable material that is cured by a cationic curing reaction upon application of an external stimulus, a discharge unit that discharges an ink containing a recording substance to a layer to be cured that has been formed by the curable solution supplied onto the intermediate transfer member, a transfer unit that transfers, from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium, the layer to be cured to which the ink is discharged, and a stimulus supply unit that supplies a stimulus that cures the layer to be cured.

Abstract: A composition for image recording includes a curable material that is curable by an external stimulus, and an oil absorbing material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating liquids used in inkjet recording including, providing a first printing liquid and a second printing liquid that is capable of reacting with the first printing liquid to cause coagulation and thickening if mixed with the first printing liquid, and exposing the first and second printing liquids to each other to form a mixture, wherein when the mixture includes a coagulation-thickening preventing agent which prevents the reaction of the printing liquids.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink set for ink jet recording, an ink jet recording method and an ink jet recording apparatus using the same. The ink set for ink jet recording includes a black ink and color inks including at least cyan, magenta and yellow inks. The black ink includes at least one coagulable agent, and one or more of the color inks is a coagulant-containing color ink containing a coagulant. The contact angle of each of the black ink and the color inks to a recording material is about 50° or less after 1 second of contact. The surface tension of each of the black ink and the color inks is about 40 mN/m or less. The difference between the surface tension of the black ink and that of the coagulant-containing color ink is about 5 mN/m or less.

Abstract: An ink comprising a pigment, a dispersant, a penetrating agent, water, a compound having two hydroxyl groups in the molecule, a compound having three hydroxyl groups in the molecule, and a compound having four or more hydroxyl groups in the molecule, the content of the pigment being in the range of from about 7% by weight to about 20% by weight; the content of the compound having two hydroxyl groups in the molecule being in the range of from about 1% by weight to about 10% by weight; the content of the compound having three hydroxyl groups in the molecule being in the range of from about 2% by weight to about 20% by weight; and the content of the compound having four or more hydroxyl groups in the molecule being in the range of from about 25% by weight to about 50% by weight.

Abstract: Ink jet recording method and apparatus is provided in which a color image is recorded by discharging, onto a recording medium, a black ink and at least one of a cyan ink, a magenta ink and a yellow ink from a black-ink recording head that ejects the black ink onto the recording medium, and a color-ink recording head that ejects the at least one of a cyan ink, a magenta ink and a yellow ink onto the recording medium, wherein the black ink contains carbon black, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a water-soluble polymer having an anionic functional group, and has a drying time of 5 seconds or more on the recording medium, and at least one type of the color ink contains a color material, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a coagulating agent, and has a drying time of 5 seconds or less on the recording medium.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus which includes a recording head, and forms an image by ejecting printing liquid including a volatile organic compound (VOC) from the recording head onto a recording medium, wherein the ink jet recording apparatus includes a volatile organic compound decomposer for decomposing the volatile organic compound.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided an ink comprising a pigment, in which a group having a functional group is chemically bonded to the surface of the pigment, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the amount of solid components having a molecular weight of 500 or more in the supernatant when the ink is subjected to centrifugation at a gravitational acceleration of 2×105 G for 60 minutes being in the range of from approximately 0.1 to approximately 35% by mass with respect to the total amount of solid components in the ink.

Abstract: The invention provides a recording apparatus comprising: an intermediate transfer body; a supplying unit supplying a curable solution containing a resin that is curable by external stimulation on the intermediate transfer body; an ejecting unit containing a recording material onto a layer to be cured formed by the curable solution supplied on the intermediate transfer body; a transferring unit transferring the layer to be cured on which the ink has been ejected to a recording medium from the intermediate transfer body; and a stimulation supplying unit supplying stimulation that cures the layer to be cured that has been transferred onto the recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating liquids used in inkjet recording comprising, providing a first printing liquid and a second printing liquid that is capable of reacting with the first printing liquid to cause coagulation and thickening if mixed with the first printing liquid, and exposing the first and second printing liquids to each other to form a mixture, wherein when the mixture includes a coagulation-thickening preventing agent which prevents the reaction of the printing liquids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating liquids used in inkjet recording comprising, providing a first printing liquid and a second printing liquid that is capable of reacting with the first printing liquid to cause coagulation and thickening if mixed with the first printing liquid, and exposing the first and second printing liquids to each other to form a mixture, wherein when the mixture includes a coagulation-thickening preventing agent which prevents the reaction of the printing liquids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating liquids used in inkjet recording comprising, providing a first printing liquid and a second printing liquid that is capable of reacting with the first printing liquid to cause coagulation and thickening if mixed with the first printing liquid, and exposing the first and second printing liquids to each other to form a mixture, wherein when the mixture includes a coagulation-thickening preventing agent which prevents the reaction of the printing liquids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating liquids used in inkjet recording including, providing a first printing liquid and a second printing liquid that is capable of reacting with the first printing liquid to cause coagulation and thickening if mixed with the first printing liquid, and exposing the first and second printing liquids to each other to form a mixture, wherein when the mixture includes a coagulation-thickening preventing agent which prevents the reaction of the printing liquids.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink-jet ink set having at least: an ink which contains at least an inorganic oxide pigment and a resin; and a second liquid which contains at least a coagulant capable of coagulating the inorganic oxide pigment. The ink-jet ink set is preferably used for recording of a white image. The present invention further provides an ink cartridge which contains the ink-jet ink set. The present invention further provides an ink-jet recording method having at least forming an image by ejecting the ink from an ink-jet recording head and providing the second liquid on a recording medium. The present invention further provides an ink-jet recording apparatus having at least an ink-jet recording head which ejects the ink and a device which provides the second liquid onto the recording medium.

Abstract: An ink set for ink jet recording including plural color inks including a black ink, the ink set including water, a water-soluble organic solvent and colorants. At least one of the color inks having a hue other than black is a specified color ink containing a compound for coagulating a colorant contained in the black ink, at least one of other color inks has a function for improving coagulability between the colorant contained in the black ink and the compound contained in the specified color ink, and the drying time of the black ink on a plain paper sheet is less than 5 seconds.

Abstract: The present invention is an ink set for ink-jet recording using at least two kinds of inks comprising a first ink containing at least a pigment, a water-soluble solvent and water, and a second ink containing at least a pigment, a coagulant, a water-soluble solvent and water and having the absolute value of ?-potential of not less than 10 mV. The present invention also provides an ink-jet recording method using the ink set for ink-jet recording, wherein an image is formed by applying the first ink and second ink on a recording medium so as to contact to each other. The present invention further provides an ink-jet recording apparatus comprising a recording head for ejecting at least the first ink and second ink.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus which includes a recording head, and forms an image by ejecting printing liquid including a volatile organic compound (VOC) from the recording head onto a recording medium, wherein the ink jet recording apparatus includes a volatile organic compound decomposer for decomposing the volatile organic compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink jet recording apparatus which has a recording head having at least one nozzle which ejects liquid droplets of ink to record an image on a recording medium. The ink jet recording apparatus includes a mist collecting device for collecting a mist that does not impact against the recording medium and a catalytic decomposing device for decomposing organic components in the mist by means of a catalyst. The catalyst is preferably a photo semiconductor catalyst. Further, the apparatus preferably has an air suction device and/or a collector for collecting the mist. The catalytic decomposing device also preferably has a light irradiation device.