Ink composition and ink jet recording method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Mukai, Toshihiro Shinbara
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Abstract
An ink composition contains a pigment, first wax particles, second wax particles, and a resin emulsion, in which the first wax particles have a melting point of 120° C. or higher and 170° C. or lower, the second wax particles have a melting point of 70° C. or higher and less than 120° C., the resin emulsion has a glass transition point of 50° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower, the first wax particles contain one or more kinds of wax particles selected from the group consisting of polyethylene wax particles or polypropylene wax particles, and the second wax particles contain one or more kinds of wax particles selected from the group consisting of polyethylene wax particles.
Claims13
An ink composition, comprising:
- a pigment;
- first wax particles having a melting point of 120° C. or higher and 170° C. or lower, the first wax particles containing one or more kinds of wax particles selected from the group consisting of first polyethylene wax particles or polypropylene wax particles;
- second wax particles having a melting point of 70° C. or higher and less than 120° C., the second wax particles containing second polyethylene wax particles;
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- a resin emulsion having a glass transition point of 50° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower,
- wherein the first polyethylene wax particles have the melting point of 120° C. or higher and 170° C. or lower, and the second polyethylene wax particles have the melting point of 70° C. or higher and less than 120° C.
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