Patent ID: 7122231

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 finely divided particulate material and, in addition, a metal(oxy)hydroxide complex coated in particulate form, M n+ (O) a (OH) b (A p− ) c .xH 2 O wherein M n+ is at least one metal ion wherein M is a Group IVA, IVB metal or a lanthanide group metal of the periodic chart; n is; A p− is present and either is an inorganic anion selected from the group consisting of I − , Cl − , 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; with the proviso that when n is 4, then 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, wherein said finely divided particulate material is silica, colloidal silica, fumed silica, alumina, hydrous alumina, colloidal alumina, fumed alumina, calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, calcium sulfate, natural or synthetic clay, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide or zinc oxide.