Ink set for ink jet recording and ink jet recording method
An ink set for ink jet recording containing an ink composition containing a pigment, polymer particles, a water-soluble organic solvent, a lubricant, and water and a reaction liquid that forms an aggregate by contacting with the ink composition and an ink jet recording method using the same are provided.
1. An ink set for ink jet recording, comprising:
an ink composition containing a pigment, polymer particles, a water-soluble organic solvent, lubricant in the form of dispersed particles, and water;
a reaction liquid that forms an aggregate by contacting with the ink composition, and
the lubricant in the form of dispersed particles comprising 25% by mass to 99% by mass of a lubricant and 1% by mass to 75% by mass of a dispersant represented by the following formula (1):
(R 3 ) a -G-(D) d Formula (1)
wherein in Formula (1), R 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, aralkyl group, or aryl group having 10 to 60 carbon atoms; G represents a linking group having a valency of 2 to 7; D is (B)n-E, wherein B represents —CH 2 CH 2 O—, —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O—, —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 O—, or —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 O—, and n is an integer of 1 to 50; E represents hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, aryl group, alkyl carbonyl group, or aryl carbonyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; a and d each represent an integer of 1 to 6; plural R 3 s, D, and E may be the same or different from each other.
2. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein the lubricant is at least one selected from a wax, a silicone compound, an ester compound, a fatty acid amide compound, a fluorine compound, a higher aliphatic acid, salts thereof, or an organic or inorganic matting agent.
3. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein the lubricant is at least one selected from a wax of a straight chain higher fatty acid ester, a hydrocarbon wax, a silicone oil having a structure of —(—Si(CH 3 ) 2 )n- in which n is an integer of 1 or more, 1-pentadecyl-2-hexadecyl-phthalic acid diester, or palmitic acid amide.
4. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein the lubricant is a wax.
5. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 4 , wherein the lubricant is a wax emulsion.
6. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 5 , wherein an average particle size of the lubricant is 0.1 μm to 2 μm.
7. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein the lubricant is contained in the ink composition in a proportion of 0.1% by mass to 5% by mass in terms of solid matter concentration.
8. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein the pigment is dispersed by a water-insoluble polymer.
9. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer particles are self-dispersing polymer particles.
10. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 9 , wherein the self-dispersing polymer particles contain a carboxy group.
11. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 9 , wherein the self-dispersing polymer particles contain a water insoluble polymer having an acid value of 25 mgKOH/g to 100 mgKOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 200,000.
12. The ink set for ink jet recording according to claim 1 , wherein a glass transition temperature of a polymer of the polymer particles is from 20° C. to 200° C.