Patent ID: 8118419

Claim:
An ink-jet recording process comprising the step of applying an ink to the surface of a recording medium according to recording information, wherein the recording medium comprises: a substrate and at least one porous ink-receiving layer arranged on or above the substrate, the ink-receiving layer comprising inorganic particles having a BET specific surface area of 150 m 2 /g or more; and the ink comprises: a polymer emulsion containing polymer fine particles having a water-insoluble or hardly-soluble colorant, one or more wetting agents, one of polyol and glycol ether having 8 to 11 carbon atoms, wherein the one of polyol and glycol ether having 8 to 11 carbon atoms is 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, one of anionic and nonionic surfactant, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, wherein the ink has a surface tension of 40 mN/m or less at 25° C., and wherein a total amount of the wetting agents contained in the ink is an amount of from 10% by weight to 50% by weight.