Aqueous resin composition, ink jet recording material and ink jet recording method
An aqueous resin composition is provided which does not use a high boiling point solvent, and yet displays favorable long term stability and excellent film formation, and does not suffer from problems such as skin generation. The aqueous resin composition comprises a water soluble magnesium salt (A) and an aqueous polyurethane (B).
1. A recording material with an ink receiving layer, formed from an aqueous resin composition for a recording material, comprising a water soluble magnesium salt (A) and an aqueous polyurethane (B) containing a polycarbonate chain, or a polycarbonate chain and a polyester chain, having a number average molecular weight of at least 10,000 and an average particle diameter of no more than 3.0 μm, and having sulfonate groups as anionic groups within the molecule, formed on a substrate.
2. A recording material according to claim 1 , wherein said recording material aqueous resin composition further comprises at least one compound (C) selected from a group consisting of cationic compounds, nonionic water soluble high molecular compounds having an average number molecular weight of 5,000 to 500,000, and water soluble epoxy compounds.
3. An ink jet recording material with an ink receiving layer, formed from an aqueous resin composition for an ink jet recording material, comprising a water soluble magnesium salt (A), an aqueous polyurethane (B) containing a polycarbonate chain, or a polycarbonate chain and a polyester chain, having a number average molecular weight of at least 10,000 and an average particle diameter of no more than 3.0 μm, and having sulfonate groups as anionic groups within the molecule, and a porous pigment (D), formed on a substrate.
4. An ink jet recording material according to claim 3 , wherein said ink jet recording material aqueous resin composition further comprises at least one compound (C) selected from a group consisting of cationic compounds, nonionic water soluble high molecular compounds having an average number molecular weight of 5,000 to 500,000, and water soluble epoxy compounds.
5. An ink jet recording material according to claim 3 , wherein said porous pigment (D) is a porous pigment with an average particle diameter of no more than 5 μm.
6. An ink jet recording method for ink jet recording on an ink jet recording material using an ink jet recording device, wherein an ink jet recording material with an ink receiving layer which is a dry coating of at least 20 g/m 2 is prepared by applying an aqueous resin composition for an ink jet recording material, comprising a water soluble magnesium salt (A) and an aqueous polyurethane (B) containing a polycarbonate chain, or a polycarbonate chain and a polyester chain, having a number average molecular weight of at least 10,000 and an average particle diameter of no more than 3.0 μm, and having sulfonate groups as anionic groups within the molecule, to a substrate, and ink jet recording is then performed on said ink jet recording material using an ink jet recording device.