Abstract: A sufficiently flame-retardant fabric for ink-jet recording with an ink accepting layer on its one side at least, the ink acceptability (ink holding capability) of which is the same as that of its non-flame-retardant counterpart, allowing the fabric to render highly deep/brilliant shade and sharp color images. The flame-retardant fabric for ink-jet recording includes a flame retarded fiber substrate with an ink accepting layer on its one side at least, which is made up of a 3-12 &mgr;m-thick top sub-layer and a bottom sib-layer with a flame retarding agent contained only in the bottom sub-layer wherein the flame retarding agent has its active ingredient applied to the substrate in an aqueous dispersion, accounting for 4 to 30% of the entire ink accepting layer by weight.

Abstract: A recording sheet for ink jet printing which consists of a support having coated thereon at least one ink-receiving layer consisting of binders, a porous inorganic oxide and copper salts, wherein the copper salts are salts of monovalent copper. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the recording sheet contains copper(I) chloride and optionally substituted 1,3-cyclohexandione.

Abstract: A compound of Formula (1) and salts thereof are useful as dyes for ink jet printing inks. In Formula (I) m is 1, 2 or 3; R1 and R2 are each independently optionally substituted alkoxy; and R4 and R5 are each independently H, optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted aryl; provided that at least one of R1 and R2 carries an —OH group.