Patent ID: 7105215

Claim:
An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon a porous image-receiving layer comprising a polymeric binder, said porous image-receiving layer containing a metal(oxy)hydroxide complex coated in particulate form, M n+ (O) n(OH) b (A p− ) c •xH 2 O, wherein M n+ is at least one metal ion and wherein M is a Group IVA or IVB metal of the periodic chart; n is; A p− is either an inorganic anion selected from the group consisting of I − , CI − , Br − , F − , ClO 4 − , NO 3 − , CO 3 2− and SO 4 2− or A p− is an organic anion; p is 1, 2 or 3; and x is equal to or greater than 0; wherein a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0≦a<2; 0<b<4; and 0<pc≦4, so that the charge of the M 4+ metal ion is balanced.