Patent ID: 7686876
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An ink composition for ink jet recording, comprising at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, a surfactant and a glycol ether, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a slightly water soluble 1,2-alkanediol, the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane and the glycol ether is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether, triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, triethylene glycol monoethyl ether, triethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether and mixture of two or more thereof.