Patent ID: 6146712
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
A process for producing an ink-jet recording sheet, which comprises the steps of:(1) applying to a base sheet, an aqueous solution to prepare a coating layer on said base sheet, said aqueous solution being comprised of:(i) a polyalkylene oxide; and(ii) a water-soluble resin having no radically polymerizable double bond and compatible with said polyalkylene oxide and selected from the group consisting of cationic polyvinyl alcohol, cationic polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cationic polyacrylamide, cationic polyacryloyl morpholine, cationic polyvinyl acetal, cationic poly-N-vinyl acetamide, cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose, cationic hydroxypropyl cellulose, cationic methyl cellulose, cationic hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, cationic hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, gelatin and casein;(2) irradiating said coating layer with electron beam while it is wet, to form a hydrogel; and(3) drying said hydrogel.