Water-based ink for ink-jet recording, ink cartridge, ink-jet recording apparatus and ink-jet recording method
There is provided a water-based ink for ink-jet recording including: a colorant; water; glycerol; and at least one of raffinose and a derivative thereof in an amount ranging from more than 0% by weight to not more than 2% by weight with respect to an entire amount of the water-based ink. There is also provided a water-based ink for ink-jet recording including: a colorant; water; glycerol; diethylene glycol; and at least one of raffinose and a derivative thereof.
1. A water-based ink for inkjet recording, comprising:
a colorant;
water;
glycerol; and
raffinose, a derivative thereof, or both in an amount ranging from 0.05% by weight to 1% by weight with respect to an entire amount of the water-based ink.
2. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein the colorant is a self-dispersible pigment modified by an anionic group.
3. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein the water-based ink does not contain a saccharide different from the raffinose and the derivative thereof.
4. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein raffinose, the derivative thereof, or both is contained in an amount ranging from more than 0% by weight to not more than 8% by weight with respect to a blending amount of the glycerol.
5. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 4 , wherein raffinose, the derivative thereof, or both is contained in an amount of 0.2% by weight to 4% by weight with respect to the blending amount of the glycerol.
6. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 5 , wherein raffinose, the derivative thereof, or both is contained in an amount of 0.4% by weight to 4% by weight with respect to the blending amount of the glycerol.
7. An ink cartridge comprising the water-based ink for ink-jet recording as defined in claim 1 .
8. An ink-jet recording method comprising:
preparing a recording medium; and
discharging, to the recording medium, the water-based ink for ink-jet recording as defined in claim 1 .
9. A water-based ink for ink-jet recording, comprising:
a colorant;
water;
glycerol;
diethylene glycol; and
raffinose, a derivative thereof, or both in an amount of 0.05% by weight to 1% by weight with respect to the entire amount of the water-based ink.
10. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 9 , wherein raffinose, the derivative thereof, or both is contained in an amount of 0.4% by weight to 1% by weight with respect to the entire amount of the water-based ink.
11. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 10 , wherein raffinose, the derivative thereof, or both is contained in an amount of 0.5% by weight to 1% by weight with respect to the entire amount of the water-based ink.
12. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 9 , wherein the colorant is a self-dispersible pigment modified by an anionic group.
13. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 9 , wherein the water-based ink does not contain a saccharide different from the raffinose and the derivative thereof.
14. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 9 , at least one of the raffinose and the derivative thereof is contained in an amount of 1.6% by weight to 12% by weight with respect to a total blending amount of the glycerol and the diethylene glycol.
15. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of the raffinose and the derivative thereof is contained in an amount of 1.6% by weight to 4% by weight with respect to the total blending amount of the glycerol and the diethylene glycol.
16. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 15 , wherein at least one of the raffinose and the derivative thereof is contained in an amount of 2% by weight to 4% by weight with respect to the total blending amount of the glycerol and the diethylene glycol.
17. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 9 , wherein the diethylene glycol is contained in an amount of 20% by weight to 60% by weight with respect to a total blending amount of the glycerol and the diethylene glycol.
18. An ink cartridge comprising the water-based ink for ink-jet recording as defined in claim 9 .
19. An ink-jet recording method comprising:
preparing a recording medium; and
discharging, to the recording medium, the water-based ink for ink-jet recording as defined in claim 9 .
20. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording to claim 9 , wherein diethylene glycol is contained in an amount of 15% by weight to 35% by weight with respect to the entire amount of the water-based ink.
21. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein glycerol is contained in an amount of 10% by weight to 50% by weight with respect to the entire amount of the water-based ink.
22. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 9 , wherein glycerol is contained in an amount of 10% by weight to 50% by weight with respect to the entire amount of the water-based ink.
23. The water-based ink for ink-jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein after-evaporation viscosity of the water-based ink is from 309 mPa·s to 339 mPa·s.