Non-aqueous inks with an extended cap-off time
A non-aqueous ink with an extended cap-off time for writing, drawing, painting or marking, or a writing or marking fluid respectively, having organic solvents, binding agents, drying retarders, colorants and if necessary further additives. The ink contains a fatty acid or a fatty acid blend as a drying retarder.
1. A non-aqueous ink with an extended cap-off time for writing, drawing, painting or marking, as a writing or marking fluid, comprising
50-95% by weight
organic solvent
more than 0-20% by weight
binding agent
0.05-10% by weight
drying retarder
1-30% by weight
colorant
more than 0-10% by weight
fluorinated surfactant
0-15% by weight
one or more additives,
wherein the colorant is a water-soluble or water-insoluble colorant, wherein the drying retarder is a solid fatty acid or a blend of solid fatty acids that are solid at room temperature, wherein the solid fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidonic acid and behenic acid.
2. The ink according to claim 1 , wherein the binding agents are soluble in the organic solvents.
3. The ink according to claim 1 , wherein the solid fatty acid or the solid fatty acid blend is soluble in at least one solvent.