Aqueous ink for inkjet printing

Abstract

Provided is a water-based ink for ink-jet printing that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wet spreadability on a low-liquid absorbing printing substrate, and suppression of occurrence of white spots on a printed material.SOLUTION: A water-based ink for ink-jet printing on a low-liquid absorbing printing substrate, which comprises a pigment, an organic solvent (A), an organic solvent (B), a surfactant and water, in which the organic solvent (A) has a boiling point of not lower than 140 °C and lower than 200 °C and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP of not less than 0.10 and not more than 1.20, the organic solvent (B) has a boiling point of not lower than 200 °C and not higher than 260 °C and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP of not less than 0.10 and not more than 0.70, and the surfactant has an HLB value of not less than 1.0 and not more than 8.0.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a water-based ink for ink-jet printing. [Background technology]

[0002] Inkjet printing involves ejecting ink droplets from minute nozzles and depositing them directly onto a printing substrate to produce printed matter bearing characters and images. This printing method has become extremely popular due to its numerous advantages, including the ease and cost-effectiveness of producing full-color prints, the ability to use a variety of printing substrates, including plain paper, label paper, and plastic film, and the fact that it is non-contact with the printing substrate. In particular, inks that use pigments as colorants are becoming mainstream, due to their superior weather resistance and water resistance.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an aqueous inkjet ink that contains at least an organic solvent, a surfactant, and water, with the aim of providing an inkjet ink that is excellent in printability on general printing substrates, particularly substrates with low water absorption such as coated paper, art paper, and vinyl chloride sheet, is capable of producing high-quality images, and has excellent discharge stability, and is characterized in that the organic solvent contains at least (A) a water-soluble organic solvent having a boiling point of 100°C or more and 180°C or less, and (B) an organic solvent having a boiling point of 200°C or more and 280°C or less and a surface tension of 20 mN / m or more and 30 mN / m or less, and the surfactant is a polysiloxane-based surfactant. Furthermore, Patent Document 2 discloses an inkjet ink that has excellent ejection stability and is capable of forming an image with excellent adhesion while suppressing bleeding and ink repellency when forming an image on a non-permeable recording medium, and contains a pigment, a polysaccharide, a water-soluble organic solvent, and self-emulsifying polyolefin resin particles, the content of the polysaccharide being 0.01% by mass or more and 0.20% by mass or less, the water-soluble organic solvent containing a specific glycol ether compound, the content of the specific glycol ether compound being 3.0% by mass or more and 24.0% by mass or less, and the mass M of the self-emulsifying polyolefin resin particles being 0.01% by mass or more and 0.20% by mass or less, and the water-soluble organic solvent containing a specific glycol ether compound being 0.01% by mass or more and 0.2 ... water-soluble organic solvent containing a specific glycol ether compound being 0.01% by mass or more and 0.20% by mass or less, and the water-soluble organic solvent containing a specific glycol ether compound being 0.01% by mass or more and 0.20% by mass or less, and the water-soluble organic solvent containing a specific glycol ether compound being 0.01% by mass or more and 0.20% by mass or less, and the water-soluble organic solvent containing a specific glycol ether compound being 0 Xthe mass M of the pigment Y The ratio (M Y / M X ) is 0.24 or more and 3.10 or less. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-205768 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-056263 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In recent years, with the spread of digital printing, inkjet printing has been increasingly used not only for consumer and commercial printing but also for industrial printing using low-absorbency coated paper and non-absorbent resin film. In particular, because resin film substrates are hydrophobic, when aqueous inks are used, they have poor wetting and spreading properties, resulting in problems such as poor filling of solid images during inkjet printing, resulting in reduced image quality. Therefore, to improve the wetting and spreading properties of inks, hydrophobic organic solvents or surfactants are sometimes blended into the inks. However, inks blended with such hydrophobic organic solvents may suffer from reduced pigment dispersion stability when the ink is concentrated in the inkjet nozzle, resulting in reduced ejection performance when the ink is ejected again after a predetermined period of time has passed without ejection from the inkjet nozzle, i.e., so-called intermittent ejection stability. Therefore, there is a demand for improving the productivity of printed materials by improving intermittent ejection stability. Furthermore, inks blended with hydrophobic surfactants may not dissolve sufficiently in the ink, resulting in the occurrence of surfactant-derived white spots in printed images, resulting in reduced image quality. Therefore, there is a demand for improving the image quality of printed materials by improving the suppression of white spots on printed materials. However, the aqueous inkjet ink described in Patent Document 1 leaves room for improvement in terms of intermittent ejection stability of the ink. Furthermore, the inkjet ink described in Patent Document 2 leaves room for improvement in terms of the wetting and spreading of the ink onto a low-liquid-absorbent printing substrate and in terms of suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter. An object of the present invention is to provide a water-based ink for inkjet printing that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties on low-liquid-absorbent printing substrates, and suppression of the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and an inkjet printing method that uses the water-based ink. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present inventors have found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by providing a water-based ink for inkjet printing on a low-liquid-absorbent printing substrate, which contains a pigment, organic solvent (A), organic solvent (B), a surfactant, and water, wherein the organic solvent (A) has a boiling point of 140°C or higher and lower than 200°C and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP (hereinafter also simply referred to as "logP") of 0.10 or higher and 1.20 or lower, the organic solvent (B) has a boiling point of 200°C or higher and 260°C or lower and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP of 0.10 or higher and 0.70 or lower, and the surfactant has an HLB value of 1.0 or higher and 8.0 or lower. That is, the present invention provides the following [1] and [2]. [1] A water-based ink for inkjet printing on a low-absorbency printing substrate, the ink contains a pigment, an organic solvent (A), an organic solvent (B), a surfactant, and water, the boiling point of the organic solvent (A) being 140°C or higher and lower than 200°C, and the octanol-water partition coefficient logP being 0.10 or higher and 1.20 or lower, the organic solvent (B) has a boiling point of 200°C or higher and 260°C or lower and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP of 0.10 or higher and 0.70 or lower; The surfactant has an HLB value of 1.0 or more and 8.0 or less. Water-based ink for inkjet printing. [2] An inkjet printing method, comprising printing on a low-liquid-absorbent printing substrate using the water-based ink for inkjet printing described in [1] above. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a water-based ink for inkjet printing that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, ink wetting and spreading properties on low-absorbency printing substrates, and suppression of the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and an inkjet printing method that uses the water-based ink for inkjet printing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] [Water-based ink for inkjet printing] The water-based ink for inkjet printing of the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as "water-based ink") is a water-based ink for inkjet printing on a low-liquid-absorbency printing substrate, and contains a pigment, organic solvent (A), organic solvent (B), a surfactant, and water. The organic solvent (A) has a boiling point of 140°C or higher and lower than 200°C, and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP of 0.10 or higher and 1.20 or lower. The organic solvent (B) has a boiling point of 200°C or higher and 260°C or lower, and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP of 0.10 or higher and 0.70 or lower. The surfactant has an HLB value of 1.0 or higher and 8.0 or lower. In the present invention, the boiling point means the boiling point at normal pressure (101.33 kPa).

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a water-based ink for inkjet printing that contains a pigment, an organic solvent, a surfactant, and water, and that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading of the ink on low-absorbent printing substrates, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter. The reason for this is not necessarily clear, but is thought to be as follows. The organic solvents (A) and (B) contained in the aqueous ink of the present invention each have a logP within a specific range, which is believed to enable the aqueous ink of the present invention to sufficiently wet and spread even on hydrophobic, low-absorbency printing substrates with low surface free energy. In particular, the organic solvent (A) has a boiling point of 140°C or higher but lower than 200°C, making it easy to dry due to its low boiling point. Furthermore, the organic solvent (A) has a logP of 0.10 or higher but 1.20 or lower, which is believed to enable ink droplets to quickly orient at the air-liquid interface after landing on the printing substrate, thereby expanding the dot diameter of the aqueous ink. Furthermore, the organic solvent (A) quickly orienting at the air-liquid interface promotes the orientation of the hydrophobic surfactant at the air-liquid interface, which is believed to further expand the dot diameter of the aqueous ink. Furthermore, when a hydrophobic surfactant is incorporated into an ink, the surfactant may not dissolve sufficiently in the aqueous ink, resulting in the appearance of surfactant-derived white spots on the printed material and a deterioration in image quality. However, by incorporating organic solvents (A) and (B), each of which has a logP value within a specific range, the hydrophobic surfactant can be dissolved in the aqueous ink, thereby preventing the occurrence of white spots on the printed material. In addition, organic solvent (B), which has a high boiling point and a logP value within a specific range, remains on the printing substrate until the aqueous ink has dried in the later stages, thereby dissolving the hydrophobic surfactant oriented at the gas-liquid interface and further preventing the occurrence of white spots on the printed material. Furthermore, because the aqueous ink contains an organic solvent (B) with a high boiling point and a logP value within a specific range, the organic solvent (B) migrates to the gas-liquid interface of the ejection nozzle, preventing the low-boiling organic solvent (A) from evaporating and drying, which is believed to improve the intermittent ejection stability of the aqueous ink. Furthermore, because the logP values ​​of the organic solvents (A) and (B) contained in the aqueous ink are within a specific range, it is believed that a decrease in intermittent ejection stability due to dispersion instability caused by swelling of the resin components in the aqueous ink can be prevented.

[0010] The definitions of various terms used in this specification are shown below. "Containing component X" also means "composed of component X." "Aqueous" means that water accounts for the largest proportion by mass of the medium. The term "water-soluble organic solvent" refers to an organic solvent that dissolves in 100 mL of water at 25°C in an amount of 5 mL or more. The term "low liquid absorption" in the context of low liquid absorption printing substrates refers to a concept that encompasses both low liquid absorption and non-liquid absorption, and refers to the amount of water absorption of the printing substrate when the printing substrate is in contact with pure water for 100 ms. 2 More than 10g / m 2 The water absorption amount can be measured using an automatic scanning absorption meter (for example, "KM500win" manufactured by Kumagai Riki Kogyo Co., Ltd.) as the amount transferred when pure water is in contact for 100 ms under conditions of 23°C and a relative humidity of 50%. "Printing" is a concept that includes printing and printing out characters and images, and "printed matter" is a concept that includes printed matter and printed out matter on which characters and images are recorded.

[0011] <Pigments> The pigment used in the present invention may be either an inorganic pigment or an organic pigment, and lake pigments and fluorescent pigments may also be used. If necessary, these pigments may also be used in combination with extender pigments. Specific examples of inorganic pigments include carbon black, metal oxides such as titanium oxide, iron oxide, red iron oxide, and chromium oxide, and pearlescent pigments. Carbon black is particularly preferred for black inks. Examples of carbon black include furnace black, lamp black, acetylene black, and channel black. Specific examples of organic pigments include azo pigments such as azo lake pigments, insoluble monoazo pigments, insoluble disazo pigments, and chelate azo pigments; and polycyclic pigments such as phthalocyanine pigments, perylene pigments, perinone pigments, anthraquinone pigments, quinacridone pigments, dioxazine pigments, thioindigo pigments, isoindolinone pigments, quinophthalone pigments, diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments, benzimidazolone pigments, and threne pigments. In the achromatic ink, achromatic pigments such as white, black, and gray can be used, while in the chromatic ink, chromatic pigments such as yellow, magenta, cyan, blue, red, orange, and green can be used. Specific examples of preferred organic pigments include one or more product numbers selected from CI Pigment Yellow, CI Pigment Red, CI Pigment Orange, CI Pigment Violet, CI Pigment Blue, and CI Pigment Green. Examples of extender pigments include silica, calcium carbonate, and talc. The above pigments can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

[0012] From the viewpoint of print density, the content of the pigment in the water-based ink of the present invention is preferably 1% by mass or more, more preferably 2% by mass or more, even more preferably 3% by mass or more, and is preferably 10% by mass or less, more preferably 8% by mass or less, even more preferably 6% by mass or less.

[0013] (pigment dispersant) In the aqueous ink of the present invention, the pigment is dispersed in the medium using a pigment dispersant. Examples of the pigment in the aqueous ink of the present invention include a form in which the pigment is dispersed using a resin (hereinafter also referred to as a "pigment dispersing resin") or a surfactant as the pigment dispersant. Among these, the form of the pigment in the aqueous ink of the present invention is preferably a form in which the pigment is dispersed using a pigment dispersing resin, and more preferably a form in which the pigment is contained in resin particles (hereinafter also referred to as "pigment-containing resin particles"). The form of the pigment-containing resin particles is not particularly limited, as long as they are formed from at least a pigment and a pigment dispersing resin, and are particles in which the pigment dispersing resin is adsorbed onto the pigment in the aqueous ink. Examples of the form of the pigment-containing resin particles include a form in which the pigment is encapsulated in the pigment dispersing resin, a form in which the pigment is uniformly dispersed in the pigment dispersing resin, a form in which the pigment is exposed on the surface of the pigment dispersing resin particles, and mixtures thereof.

[0014] (pigment dispersion resin) The pigment dispersing resin may be either a water-soluble resin or a water-insoluble resin. Here, regarding the "water-soluble" and "water-insoluble" of a resin, when a resin that has reached a constant weight after drying at 105°C for 2 hours is dissolved in 100 g of water at 25°C until saturation is reached, if the dissolved amount exceeds 10 g it is judged to be "water-soluble," and if it is 10 g or less it is judged to be "water-insoluble." Furthermore, as described below, if the pigment dispersion resin has anionic groups that are further neutralized with a neutralizer, the solubility is judged from the dissolved amount measured in the presence of a neutralizer such that the mass ratio of the pigment dispersion resin to the neutralizer is the same as that in the water-based ink of the present invention.

[0015] Examples of pigment dispersion resins include vinyl resins obtained by addition polymerization of vinyl monomers (vinyl compounds, vinylidene compounds, vinylene compounds); and condensation resins such as polyester resins and polyurethane resins. The pigment dispersion resin may be an appropriately synthesized product, or a commercially available product. Among these, the pigment dispersion resin is preferably one type of vinyl resin or a mixture of two or more types of vinyl resins, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter.

[0016] The pigment dispersion resin may have a crosslinked structure. In this case, the pigment dispersion resin preferably has a structure including a resin having a linear two-dimensional structure that may have branched chains and a component derived from a crosslinking agent. It is believed that such a crosslinked structure is formed by a resin having a linear two-dimensional structure that may have branched chains being converted into a three-dimensional structure by a component derived from a crosslinking agent. Examples of resins having a linear two-dimensional structure that may have branched chains include vinyl resins obtained by addition polymerization of vinyl monomers (vinyl compounds, vinylidene compounds, vinylene compounds); condensation resins such as polyester resins and polyurethane resins; and the vinyl resins described below are preferred. The crosslinking agent is preferably a polyfunctional epoxy compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule, more preferably a polyglycidyl ether compound of a polyhydric alcohol having a hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, even more preferably one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of trimethylolpropane polyglycidyl ether, pentaerythritol polyglycidyl ether, neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether, 1,6-hexanediol diglycidyl ether, 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol diglycidyl ether, and diethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, and even more preferably trimethylolpropane polyglycidyl ether. When the crosslinking agent is a polyfunctional epoxy compound, the epoxy group equivalent weight of the crosslinking agent is preferably 90 or more, more preferably 100 or more, even more preferably 110 or more, and preferably 300 or less, more preferably 200 or less, even more preferably 150 or less.

[0017] [Vinyl resin] From the viewpoint of improving the dispersion stability of the pigment, the vinyl resin used as the pigment dispersing resin preferably contains a structural unit derived from an anionic group-containing monomer. In this specification, the term "anionic group" refers to an anionic group or a group that can be ionized to become an anionic group. Examples of anionic groups include a carboxy group (-COOM), a sulfonic acid group (-SO3M), and a phosphate group (-OPO3M2). In the above chemical formula, M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, ammonium, or an organic ammonium. Examples of vinyl resins include homopolymers of anionic group-containing monomers, copolymers of anionic group-containing monomers and hydrophobic monomers, and copolymers of anionic group-containing monomers, hydrophobic monomers, and nonionic monomers. Here, the term "hydrophobic" in the context of a hydrophobic monomer means that when the monomer is dissolved in 100 g of ion-exchanged water at 25° C. until saturation, the amount of dissolution is less than 10 g. The nonionic monomer is a monomer that has a high affinity for water, such as a monomer that contains a hydroxy group or a polyalkylene glycol chain. When the vinyl resin is a copolymer, it may be any of a random copolymer, a block copolymer, an alternating copolymer, and a graft copolymer.

[0018] Examples of the anionic group-containing monomer include a carboxy group-containing monomer, a sulfonic acid group-containing monomer, and a phosphoric acid group-containing monomer. Among these, the carboxy group-containing monomer is preferred, and (meth)acrylic acid is more preferred. Examples of hydrophobic monomers include (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; aromatic group-containing monomers such as styrene-based monomers and aromatic group-containing (meth)acrylates; and styrene-based macromonomers. The molecular weight of the aromatic group-containing monomer, preferably the styrene-based monomer, is preferably less than 500. The styrene-based macromonomer is a compound having a polymerizable functional group at one end and a number-average molecular weight of from 500 to 100,000. Among these, the hydrophobic monomer is preferably a (meth)acrylate or styrene-based monomer having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, more preferably one or more selected from the group consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylates having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, styrene, α-methylstyrene, 2-methylstyrene, vinyltoluene, and divinylbenzene, and even more preferably one or more selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, and styrene. Examples of nonionic monomers include polyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylates such as polyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate; and alkoxypolyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylates such as methoxypolyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate and octoxypolyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate. The term "(meth)acrylic acid" refers to at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and the term "(meth)acrylate" refers to at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylate and methacrylate. Moreover, each of the monomers of the vinyl resin may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

[0019] When the vinyl resin is a copolymer, the vinyl resin preferably contains one or more structural units derived from anionic group-containing monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, one or more structural units derived from hydrophobic monomers selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, aromatic group-containing monomers, and styrene-based macromers, and one or more structural units derived from nonionic monomers selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylates and alkoxypolyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylates, and more preferably one or more structural units derived from anionic group-containing monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid. and structural units derived from one or more hydrophobic monomers selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and aromatic group-containing monomers, and structural units derived from one or more nonionic monomers selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylates and alkoxypolyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylates, and more preferably structural units derived from one or more anionic group-containing monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and structural units derived from one or more hydrophobic monomers selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and aromatic group-containing monomers.

[0020] When the vinyl resin is a copolymer of an anionic group-containing monomer and a hydrophobic monomer, the content of the constituent units derived from each monomer component in all the constituent units of the vinyl resin is as follows. The content of the structural units derived from the anionic group-containing monomer in all structural units of the vinyl resin is preferably 10% by mass or more, more preferably 15% by mass or more, and even more preferably 20% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of improving the dispersion stability of the pigment and obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoints as above, is preferably 45% by mass or less, more preferably 40% by mass or less, and even more preferably 35% by mass or less. The content of structural units derived from hydrophobic monomers in all structural units of the vinyl resin is preferably 55% by mass or more, more preferably 60% by mass or more, and even more preferably 65% ​​by mass or more, from the viewpoint of improving the dispersion stability of the pigment and obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoints as above, is preferably 90% by mass or less, more preferably 85% by mass or less, and even more preferably 80% by mass or less. The vinyl resin can be obtained, for example, by addition polymerization of raw material monomers including an anionic group-containing monomer, a hydrophobic monomer, or a nonionic monomer by a known method.

[0021] From the viewpoint of improving the dispersion stability of the pigment, the acid value of the vinyl resin is preferably 40 mgKOH / g or more, more preferably 50 mgKOH / g or more, even more preferably 60 mgKOH / g or more, even more preferably 80 mgKOH / g or more, even more preferably 100 mgKOH / g or more, and even more preferably 150 mgKOH / g or more. From the same viewpoint as above, it is preferably 800 mgKOH / g or less, more preferably 500 mgKOH / g or less, even more preferably 400 mgKOH / g or less, and even more preferably 300 mgKOH / g or less. The acid value of the vinyl resin can be determined by the method described in the Examples, but it can also be calculated from the mass ratio of the constituent monomers. Furthermore, the acid value of a vinyl resin having a crosslinked structure can also be calculated using the following formula: Acid value of vinyl resin with crosslinked structure (mg KOH / g) = [Acid value of vinyl resin before crosslinking (mg KOH / g) x [(100 - crosslinking rate (mol%)) / 100]

[0022] The weight-average molecular weight of the vinyl resin is preferably 5,000 or more, more preferably 8,000 or more, and even more preferably 10,000 or more, from the viewpoints of pigment dispersion stability and obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoints as above, is preferably 100,000 or less, more preferably 50,000 or less, even more preferably 30,000 or less, and even more preferably 20,000 or less. The weight-average molecular weight of the vinyl resin can be measured by the method described in the examples.

[0023] Commercially available vinyl resins include, for example, polyacrylic acids such as "Aron AC-10SL" (manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd.); and styrene / acrylic resins such as "Joncryl 67," "Joncryl 611," "Joncryl 678," "Joncryl 680," "Joncryl 690," and "Joncryl 819" (all manufactured by BASF Japan Ltd.).

[0024] When the pigment in the water-based ink of the present invention is in the form of pigment-containing resin particles, the pigment-containing resin particles are preferably blended into the water-based ink as an aqueous dispersion (hereinafter also referred to as "pigment aqueous dispersion") obtained by dispersing the pigment, pigment dispersing resin, and, if necessary, a neutralizing agent, a surfactant, and the like, by a known method. A preferred method for producing a pigment aqueous dispersion is to disperse a pigment mixture containing a pigment, a pigment dispersing resin, an organic solvent, and water to obtain a dispersion, and then remove the organic solvent from the obtained dispersion. If necessary, a crosslinking agent may be further added to the obtained pigment aqueous dispersion to crosslink the pigment dispersing resin. Specific examples of such methods include those described in paragraphs

[0022] to

[0026] of JP-A-2022-104084. When the pigment is blended in the aqueous ink as a pigment aqueous dispersion, the average particle size of the pigment-containing resin particles in the pigment aqueous dispersion is preferably 30 nm or more, more preferably 50 nm or more, and even more preferably 70 nm or more, from the viewpoints of pigment dispersion stability and obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots in printed matter, and from the same viewpoints as above, is preferably 250 nm or less, more preferably 200 nm or less, and even more preferably 150 nm or less. The average particle size of the pigment-containing resin particles in the pigment aqueous dispersion can be measured by the method described in the Examples.

[0025] When the pigment is in the form of pigment-containing resin particles, the mass ratio of the pigment content to the total content of the pigment and pigment dispersant [pigment / (pigment+pigment dispersant)] is preferably 0.4 or more, more preferably 0.5 or more, and even more preferably 0.6 or more, from the viewpoint of improving the dispersion stability of the pigment, and is preferably 0.9 or less, more preferably 0.8 or less, and even more preferably 0.75 or less, from the same viewpoint as above. When the pigment dispersant is a pigment dispersant resin that has been crosslinked with a crosslinking agent, the content of the pigment dispersant in the ink of the present invention is the total content of the pigment dispersant resin before crosslinking and the crosslinking agent.

[0026] <Organic solvents> The water-based ink of the present invention contains an organic solvent (A) and an organic solvent (B).

[0027] (Organic solvent (A)) The organic solvent (A) is a solvent having a boiling point of 140° C. or higher and lower than 200° C. and an octanol-water partition coefficient log P of 0.10 or higher and 1.20 or lower. The octanol-water partition coefficient logP of the organic solvent (A) is preferably 0.20 or more, more preferably 0.30 or more, and even more preferably 0.40 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is preferably 1.10 or less, more preferably 1.00 or less, and even more preferably 0.90 or less.

[0028] Examples of the organic solvent (A) include monoaliphatic ethers of alkylene glycols, dialiphatic ethers of dialkylene glycols, aliphatic ethers, and aliphatic diols. The total number of carbon atoms in each of the monoaliphatic ether of alkylene glycol, the dialiphatic ether of dialkylene glycol, and the aliphatic ether is preferably 5 or more and 7 or less. The total number of carbon atoms in the aliphatic diol is preferably 4 or more and 6 or less, and it preferably has at least one tertiary alcohol structure and no primary alcohol structure.

[0029] Examples of the organic solvent (A) include monoaliphatic ethers of alkylene glycols such as ethylene glycol monoisopropyl ether (boiling point: 141.8°C, logP: 0.23), propylene glycol monopropyl ether (boiling point: 149.8°C, logP: 0.71), ethylene glycol monoallyl ether (boiling point: 159°C, logP: 0.26), ethylene glycol monoisobutyl ether (boiling point: 160.5°C, logP: 0.79), propylene glycol monobutyl ether (boiling point: 170°C, logP: 1.13), and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (boiling point: 171.2°C, logP: 0.81); dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether (boiling point: 171°C, logP: 0.41), diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether (boiling point: 179°C, logP: 0.12), and diethylene glycol diethyl ether. Examples of the dialkylene glycol dialiphatic ether include dialkylene glycol dialiphatic ethers such as 3-methoxy-3-methylbutanol (boiling point: 174°C, logP: 0.11), and aliphatic diols such as 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol (boiling point: 197°C, logP: 0.17) and 2,3-dimethylbutane-2,3-diol (boiling point: 171°C, logP: 0.54). From the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppression of the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, preferred is one or more selected from propylene glycol monopropyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, and 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol, and more preferred is propylene glycol monopropyl ether. The organic solvent (A) may be used alone or in combination of two or more kinds.

[0030] The content of organic solvent (A) in the water-based ink of the present invention is preferably 0.1% by mass or more, more preferably 1% by mass or more, and even more preferably 3% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and in suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoints is preferably 10% by mass or less, more preferably 8% by mass or less, and even more preferably 6% by mass or less.

[0031] (Organic solvent (B)) The organic solvent (B) is a solvent having a boiling point of 200° C. or higher and 260° C. or lower and an octanol-water partition coefficient log P of 0.10 or higher and 0.70 or lower. The boiling point of the organic solvent (B) is preferably 210°C or higher, more preferably 218°C or higher, and even more preferably 224°C or higher, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter. The octanol-water partition coefficient logP of the organic solvent (B) is preferably 0.6 or less, more preferably 0.5 or less, and even more preferably 0.4 or less, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter.

[0032] Examples of the organic solvent (B) include monoaliphatic ethers of dialkylene glycols, monoaliphatic ethers of trialkylene glycols, and aliphatic diols. The total number of carbon atoms in the monoaliphatic ether of dialkylene glycol and the monoaliphatic ether of trialkylene glycol is preferably 6 or more and 10 or less. The total number of carbon atoms in the aliphatic diol is preferably 5 or 6, and it preferably has at least one primary alcohol structure.

[0033] Examples of the organic solvent (B) include monoaliphatic ethers of dialkylene glycols such as diethylene glycol monoisobutyl ether (boiling point: 220°C, log P: 0.64) and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (boiling point: 230.6°C, log P: 0.67), monoaliphatic ethers of trialkylene glycols such as tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether (boiling point: 242.4°C, log P: 0.22), 1,2-pentanediol (boiling point: 206°C, log P: 0.43), 1,5-pentanediol (boiling point: 224°C), and the like. Examples of suitable diols include aliphatic diols such as 1,6-hexanediol (boiling point: 250°C, logP: 0.19) and 1,6-hexanediol (boiling point: 250°C, logP: 0.60). From the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, preferred are one or more selected from diethylene glycol isobutyl ether, tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, and 1,6-hexanediol, and more preferred is tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether. The organic solvent (B) may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

[0034] The content of the organic solvent (B) in the water-based ink of the present invention is preferably 0.1% by mass or more, more preferably 1% by mass or more, and even more preferably 3% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and in suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoints, is preferably 10% by mass or less, more preferably 8% by mass or less, and even more preferably 6% by mass or less.

[0035] The mass ratio (A) / (B) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (B) is preferably 0.5 or more, more preferably 1.0 or more, and even more preferably 1.2 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is preferably 3.0 or less, more preferably 2.5 or less, and even more preferably 2.0 or less.

[0036] (Organic solvent (C)) The water-based ink of the present invention preferably contains an organic solvent (C) other than the organic solvents (A) and (B). The organic solvent (C) can be appropriately selected depending on the purpose. Examples of the organic solvent (C) include water-soluble organic solvents such as polyhydric alcohols, glycol ethers, nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, amides, amines, and sulfur-containing compounds. Among these, the water-based ink preferably contains one or more organic solvents selected from polyhydric alcohols and glycol ethers as the organic solvent (C), from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter.

[0037] Examples of polyhydric alcohols include alkanediols such as ethylene glycol (logP: -1.36) and propylene glycol (logP: -0.92); polyalkylene glycols such as diethylene glycol (logP: -1.98), triethylene glycol (logP: -1.98), diethylene glycol (logP: -0.82), and tripropylene glycol (logP: -0.38); glycerin (logP: -2.32); and trimethylolpropane (logP: -0.98). Examples of glycol ethers include ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (logP: -0.21), diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (logP: -0.36), and triethylene glycol dimethyl ether (logP: -0.52). Among these, the organic solvent (C) is preferably a polyhydric alcohol, more preferably an alkanediol, and even more preferably propylene glycol.

[0038] The content of the organic solvent (C) in the water-based ink of the present invention is preferably 5% by mass or more, more preferably 10% by mass or more, and even more preferably 15% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and in suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoints is preferably 30% by mass or less, more preferably 28% by mass or less, and even more preferably 25% by mass or less.

[0039] The mass ratio (A) / (C) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (C) is preferably 0.1 or more, more preferably 0.2 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is 1.0 or less, more preferably 0.7 or less, even more preferably 0.5 or less, and still more preferably 0.4 or less.

[0040] The mass ratio (B) / (C) of the organic solvent (B) to the organic solvent (C) is preferably 0.1 or more, more preferably 0.20 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is 1.0 or less, more preferably 0.7 or less, and even more preferably 0.4 or less.

[0041] <Surfactant> Examples of the surfactant (X) having an HLB value (Griffin method) of 1.0 or more and 8.0 or less (also referred to as a "low HLB surfactant") contained in the water-based ink of the present invention include nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, etc. Among these, nonionic surfactants are preferred.

[0042] The HLB value of the low HLB surfactant is preferably 2.5 or more, more preferably 3.2 or more, and is preferably 7.0 or less, more preferably 6.5 or less, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that has low solubility in water and is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter.

[0043] Examples of nonionic surfactants include polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether surfactants, acetylene surfactants, polyhydric alcohol surfactants, fatty acid alkanolamides, silicone surfactants, and fluorine surfactants. Among these, the nonionic surfactant is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of acetylene surfactants and polyether-modified silicone surfactants.

[0044] (acetylene surfactant) Examples of the acetylene surfactant include acetylene glycols having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and ethylene oxide adducts of the acetylene glycols. One or more selected from 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol, 3,6-dimethyl-4-octyne-3,6-diol, or 3,5-dimethyl-1-hexyne-3-ol, 2,4-dimethyl-5-hexyne-3-ol, and ethylene oxide adducts thereof are preferred, one or more selected from 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol and ethylene oxide adducts thereof are more preferred, and an ethylene oxide adduct of 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol is even more preferred. Commercially available products of ethylene oxide adducts of 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol include Surfynol 104-PG50 (HLB value 4.0), Surfynol SE (HLB value 6.0), Surfynol 440 (HLB value 8.0), Surfynol 2502 (HLB value 8.0), Dynol 604 (HLB value 8.0), and Dynol 607 (HLB value 8.0), all manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

[0045] (Polyether-modified silicone surfactant) Examples of polyether-modified silicone surfactants include compounds in which polyether groups are grafted onto a silicone main chain, and compounds in which polyether groups are bonded in block form to both ends of a silicone main chain. Examples of polyether groups include polyethyleneoxy groups, polypropyleneoxy groups, and polyalkyleneoxy groups in which ethyleneoxy groups and propyleneoxy groups (trimethyleneoxy groups or propane-1,2-diyloxy groups) are added in block form or randomly.

[0046] Specific examples of polyether-modified silicone surfactants include PEG-3 dimethicone (HLB value 4.5), PEG-9 methyl ether dimethicone (HLB value 4.5), PEG-10 dimethicone (HLB value 4.5), PEG / PPG-20 / 22 butyl ether dimethicone (HLB value 7.0), PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone (HLB value 4.0), cetyl PEG / PPG-10 / 1 dimethicone (HLB value 3.5), and lauryl PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone (HLB value 3.0). Commercially available polyether-modified silicone surfactants include, for example, KF-6012 (HLB value 7.0), KF-6015 (HLB value 4.5), KF-6017 (HLB value 4.5), KF-6017P (HLB value 4.5), KF-6028 (HLB value 4.0), KF-6028P (HLB value 4.0), and KF-6048 (HLB value 3.5) manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.; Silface (registered trademark) SAG005 (HLB value 7.0) and Silface (registered trademark) SAG008 (HLB value 7.0) manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.; and TEGO (registered trademark) Wet 270 (HLB value 3.0) and TEGO (registered trademark) Wet manufactured by EVONIK. 280 (HLB value 3.5), BYK345 (HLB value 3.5) and BYK349 ​​(HLB value 4.0) manufactured by BYK Japan Co., Ltd.

[0047] The content of surfactant (X) having an HLB value of 1.0 or more and 8.0 or less (low HLB surfactant) in the water-based ink of the present invention is preferably 0.01% by mass or more, more preferably 0.05% by mass or more, and even more preferably 0.1% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and in suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoints is preferably 1.5% by mass or less, more preferably 1.3% by mass or less, and even more preferably 1.1% by mass or less.

[0048] The mass ratio (A) / (X) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (X) is preferably 1 or more, more preferably 4 or more, and even more preferably 7 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and in suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is preferably 25 or less, more preferably 20 or less, and even more preferably 15 or less.

[0049] The mass ratio (B) / (X) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (X) is preferably 1 or more, more preferably 3 or more, and even more preferably 5 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is preferably 25 or less, more preferably 20 or less, even more preferably 12 or less, and still more preferably 10 or less.

[0050] The water-based ink of the present invention may further contain, in addition to the surfactant (X) having an HLB value of 1.0 or more and 8.0 or less, a surfactant (Y) having an HLB value of more than 8.0 (also referred to as a "high HLB surfactant"). The high HLB surfactant is preferably one or more surfactants selected from acetylene-based surfactants and polyether-modified silicone-based surfactants, and more preferably a polyether-modified silicone-based surfactant.

[0051] The HLB value of the surfactant (Y) is preferably 8 or more, more preferably 10 or more, even more preferably 12 or more, and still more preferably 13 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and in suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is preferably 20 or less, more preferably 18 or less, and even more preferably 16 or less.

[0052] Examples of acetylene surfactants (Y) having an HLB value of more than 8.0 (high HLB surfactants) include ethylene oxide adducts of acetylene glycols having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, which have a different number of moles of ethylene oxide added than the ethylene oxide adducts of acetylene glycols having 8 to 22 carbon atoms listed as the acetylene surfactants having an HLB value of 1.0 or more and 8.0 or less. Commercially available acetylene surfactants having an HLB value of more than 8.0 include, for example, Surfynol 465 (HLB value 13.0) and Surfynol 485 (HLB value 17.0) manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.; and Acetylenol E81 (HLB value 13.9) and Acetylenol E200 (HLB value 16.4) manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.

[0053] Furthermore, examples of polyether-modified silicone surfactants having an HLB value of more than 8.0 include PEG-9 dimethicone (HLB value 10.0) and PEG-11 methyl ether dimethicone (HLB value 14.5). Examples of commercially available polyether-modified silicone surfactants having an HLB value of more than 8.0 include KF-6011 (HLB value 14.5), KF-6004 (HLB value 9.0), and KF-6043 (HLB value 14.5) manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Silface (registered trademark) SAG002 (HLB value 12.0) and Silface (registered trademark) SAG503A (HLB value 11.0) manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and ABIL (registered trademark) Care XL 80 MB (HLB value 11.0) manufactured by EVONIK.

[0054] The content of the surfactant (Y) having an HLB value of greater than 8.0 in the water-based ink of the present invention is preferably 0.05% by mass or more, more preferably 0.1% by mass or more, and even more preferably 0.5% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and in suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter; and from the same viewpoints, it is preferably 4% by mass or less, more preferably 3% by mass or less, and even more preferably 2.5% by mass or less.

[0055] The mass ratio (A) / (Y) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (Y) is preferably 1 or more, more preferably 2 or more, and even more preferably 4 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is preferably 25 or less, more preferably 12 or less, and even more preferably 8 or less.

[0056] The mass ratio (B) / (Y) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (Y) is preferably 1 or more, more preferably 2 or more, and even more preferably 3 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is 25 or less, more preferably 10 or less, even more preferably 7 or less, still more preferably 6 or less, and even more preferably 5 or less.

[0057] The mass ratio (Y) / (X) of the surfactant (Y) to the surfactant (X) is preferably 0.7 or more, more preferably 1.0 or more, and even more preferably 1.5 or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter, and from the same viewpoint, is preferably 5.0 or less, more preferably 4.0 or less, and even more preferably 3.0 or less.

[0058] <Fixing resin> The water-based ink of the present invention may further contain a fixing resin. From the viewpoint of improving the scratch resistance and water resistance of the printed matter, the fixing resin preferably has a carboxy group (-COOM). The carboxy group is a group that exhibits acidity by dissociating and releasing a hydrogen ion, or a group in the dissociated ionic form (-COOM). - In the above chemical formula, M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, ammonium, or an organic ammonium, as in the anionic group described above.

[0059] From the viewpoint of improving abrasion resistance and water resistance, the acid value of the fixing resin is preferably 3 mgKOH / g or more, more preferably 5 mgKOH / g or more, and even more preferably 10 mgKOH / g or more, and from the same viewpoint as above, it is preferably 30 mgKOH / g or less, more preferably 25 mgKOH / g or less, and even more preferably 20 mgKOH / g or less. The acid value of the fixing resin can be determined by the method described in the examples, but it can also be determined by calculation from the mass ratio of the constituent monomers.

[0060] Examples of fixing resins include vinyl resins such as (meth)acrylic resins, styrene resins, styrene / (meth)acrylic resins, butadiene resins, styrene / butadiene resins, vinyl chloride resins, vinyl acetate resins, and acrylic silicone resins; polyurethane resins; and polyester resins. Note that "(meth)acrylic" refers to acrylic or methacrylic. Furthermore, when the fixing resin is a copolymer, it may be any of a random copolymer, a block copolymer, an alternating copolymer, and a graft copolymer. Among these, from the viewpoint of improving abrasion resistance and water resistance, the fixing resin is preferably one or more selected from the group consisting of vinyl resins having carboxy groups, polyurethane resins having carboxy groups, and polyester resins having carboxy groups, and more preferably vinyl resins having carboxy groups.

[0061] In the present invention, the vinyl resin having a carboxy group used as the fixing resin preferably contains a structural unit derived from a carboxy group-containing monomer and a structural unit derived from a hydrophobic monomer. The carboxy group-containing monomer is preferably (meth)acrylic acid. Preferred examples of the hydrophobic monomer include those exemplified for the vinyl resin used as the pigment dispersant. Among these, the hydrophobic monomer is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, aromatic group-containing monomers, and styrene macromers, more preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and aromatic group-containing monomers, even more preferably (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, still more preferably (meth)acrylates having an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and still more preferably (meth)acrylates having an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. Each of the monomers of the vinyl resin having a carboxy group can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

[0062] The vinyl resin having a carboxy group preferably contains structural units derived from one or more carboxy group-containing monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and structural units derived from one or more hydrophobic monomers selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, aromatic group-containing monomers, and styrene-based macromers, more preferably contains structural units derived from one or more carboxy group-containing monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and structural units derived from one or more hydrophobic monomers selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and aromatic group-containing monomers, and even more preferably contains structural units derived from one or more carboxy group-containing monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid. The (meth)acrylic resin is a (meth)acrylic resin containing structural units derived from a carboxy group-containing monomer and structural units derived from a (meth)acrylate having a hydrocarbon group derived from an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and even more preferably a (meth)acrylic resin containing structural units derived from one or more carboxy group-containing monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid and structural units derived from a (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and even more preferably a (meth)acrylic resin containing structural units derived from one or more carboxy group-containing monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid and structural units derived from a (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and even more preferably a copolymer of methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate.

[0063] When the vinyl resin having a carboxy group is a copolymer of a carboxy group-containing monomer and a hydrophobic monomer, the content of the constituent units derived from each monomer component in the vinyl resin is as follows. The content of structural units derived from carboxyl group-containing monomers in the vinyl resin having a carboxyl group is preferably 0.5% by mass or more, more preferably 1% by mass or more, and even more preferably 2% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of improving abrasion resistance and water resistance, and from the same viewpoint as above, is preferably 15% by mass or less, more preferably 10% by mass or less, and even more preferably 5% by mass or less. The content of structural units derived from hydrophobic monomers in the vinyl resin having a carboxy group is preferably 85% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, and even more preferably 95% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of improving abrasion resistance and water resistance, and from the same viewpoint as above, is preferably 99.5% by mass or less, more preferably 99% by mass or less, and even more preferably 98% by mass or less.

[0064] From the viewpoint of improving abrasion resistance and water resistance, the weight-average molecular weight of the vinyl resin having a carboxy group is preferably 5,000 or more, more preferably 10,000 or more, even more preferably 30,000 or more, still more preferably 50,000 or more, still more preferably 100,000 or more, still more preferably 300,000 or more, and still more preferably 500,000 or more, and from the same viewpoint as above, it is preferably 1,500,000 or less, more preferably 1,000,000 or less, and still more preferably 800,000 or less. The weight-average molecular weight can be measured by the method described in the Examples. The vinyl resin having a carboxy group is produced by polymerizing raw material monomers by a known polymerization method, such as emulsion polymerization or suspension polymerization, with emulsion polymerization being more preferred.

[0065] In the present invention, the polyurethane resin having a carboxy group used as the fixing resin is preferably a polyaddition product of an organic compound (polyol) component having two or more alcoholic hydroxyl groups in the molecule, including a dialkanolcarboxylic acid, and a polyisocyanate component. Examples of dialkanolcarboxylic acids include dimethylolbutanoic acid, dimethylolpropionic acid, and salts thereof. Among these, dimethylolpropionic acid is preferred.

[0066] The polyol component is not particularly limited as long as it is a compound having two or more alcoholic hydroxyl groups in the molecule, and examples thereof include polycarbonate-based polyols, polyester-based polyols, and polyether-based polyols. Examples of the polyisocyanate component include chain aliphatic diisocyanates such as tetramethylene diisocyanate, 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate, dodecamethylene diisocyanate, trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, and lysine diisocyanate; aliphatic diisocyanates having a cyclic structure such as isophorone diisocyanate, hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate, and dicyclohexylmethane 4,4'-diisocyanate; aliphatic diisocyanates having an aromatic ring such as xylylene diisocyanate and tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate; aromatic diisocyanates such as tolylene diisocyanate and diphenylmethane diisocyanate; and modified products of these diisocyanates (carbodiimide-, uretdione-, and uretoimine-containing modified products, etc.).

[0067] From the viewpoint of improving abrasion resistance and water resistance, the polyurethane resin having a carboxy group is more preferably a polyaddition product of dimethylolpropionic acid and a polycarbonate polyol as the polyol component and dicyclohexylmethane 4,4'-diisocyanate as the polyisocyanate component.

[0068] Examples of solvents used in the polyaddition reaction include acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, ethyl acetate, toluene, and xylene. In the polyaddition reaction, a chain extender or a reaction terminator may be used in combination, if necessary. The use of a chain extender can further increase the molecular weight. Examples of chain extenders include polyols and polyamines, and examples of reaction terminators include monoalcohols and monoamines.

[0069] In terms of dispersion stability in aqueous inks, it is preferable that at least a portion of the carboxy groups of the vinyl resin having a carboxy group, the polyurethane resin having a carboxy group, and the polyester resin having a carboxy group be neutralized with a neutralizing agent. Examples of the neutralizing agent include alkylamines such as butylamine and triethylamine; alkanolamines such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine; and inorganic bases such as morpholine, ammonia and sodium hydroxide.

[0070] Commercially available aqueous dispersions of pigment-free vinyl resin particles (fixing resin particles) having carboxy groups include acrylic resins such as "Neocryl A-1127" (trade name, anionic self-crosslinking aqueous acrylic resin, manufactured by DSM Coating Resins), "Joncryl 390," "Joncryl 7100," "Joncryl 7600," "Joncryl 537J," "Joncryl PDX-7164," "Joncryl 538J," and "Joncryl 780" (trade names, manufactured by BASF Japan Ltd.); styrene / butadiene resins such as "SR-100" and "SR102" (all trade names, manufactured by Nippon A&L Inc.); and vinyl chloride resins such as "Vinyblan 700" and "Vinyblan 701" (trade names, manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.). Commercially available aqueous dispersions of polyurethane resin particles (fixing resin particles) having carboxy groups and not containing pigments include, for example, "NeoRez R-9603" (trade name, manufactured by DSM Coating Resins) and "WBR-2018" and "WBR-2000U" (trade names, manufactured by Taisei Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.). Commercially available aqueous dispersions of carboxyl-containing, pigment-free polyester resin particles (fixing resin particles) include, for example, "ELITEL KA-5034," "ELITEL KA-5071S," "ELITEL KZA-1734," "ELITEL KZA-6034," "ELITEL KZA-1449," "ELITEL KZA-0134," and "ELITEL KZA-3556" (all of which are product names manufactured by Unitika Ltd.).

[0071] The fixing resin is preferably used as resin particles that do not contain a pigment, and from the viewpoint of improving the productivity of the water-based ink, it is preferably blended in the water-based ink as an aqueous dispersion of resin particles that do not contain a pigment. The fixing resin may be suitably synthesized or may be a commercially available product. When the fixer resin is formulated as an aqueous dispersion of pigment-free resin particles, the average particle size of the pigment-free resin particles in the aqueous dispersion is preferably 10 nm or more, more preferably 30 nm or more, even more preferably 50 nm or more, still more preferably 70 nm or more, from the viewpoint of storage stability of the ink, and is preferably 300 nm or less, more preferably 200 nm or less, even more preferably 150 nm or less, and still more preferably 130 nm or less. The average particle size of the pigment-free resin particles in the aqueous dispersion (fixer resin particles in the aqueous dispersion of fixer resin particles) is measured by the method described in the Examples.

[0072] When the water-based ink of the present invention contains a fixing resin, the content of the fixing resin in the water-based ink is preferably 1% by mass or more, more preferably 2% by mass or more, and even more preferably 3% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and in suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter; and from the same viewpoints as above, the content is preferably 10% by mass or less, more preferably 8% by mass or less, and even more preferably 6% by mass or less. When the pigment in the water-based ink of the present invention is in a form dispersed by a pigment dispersing resin, the mass ratio of the content of the fixing resin to the total content of the pigment dispersing resin and the fixing resin in the water-based ink of the present invention [fixing resin / (pigment dispersing resin+fixing resin)] is preferably 0.10 or more, more preferably 0.20 or more, even more preferably 0.30 or more, and is preferably 1.0 or less, more preferably 0.7 or less, even more preferably 0.5 or less.

[0073] <Water> The water-based ink of the present invention contains water. The water used in the water-based ink according to the present invention is preferably pure water or ion-exchanged water, from the viewpoint of preventing the inclusion of unintended substances.

[0074] The water content in the water-based ink is preferably 40% by mass or more, more preferably 45% by mass or more, and even more preferably 50% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining an ink that has excellent intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and that suppresses the occurrence of white spots on printed matter; and from the same viewpoints as above, the water content is preferably 70% by mass or less, more preferably 65% ​​by mass or less, and even more preferably 60% by mass or less.

[0075] The water-based ink of the present invention may further contain various additives, such as a humectant, wetting agent, wetting / penetrating agent, viscosity adjuster, antifoaming agent, preservative, antifungal agent, and antirust agent, if necessary.

[0076] The water-based ink of the present invention can be obtained by mixing and stirring a pigment, organic solvent (A), organic solvent (B), surfactant (X) having an HLB value of 1.0 or more and 8.0 or less (low HLB surfactant), water, and, if necessary, a fixing resin, surfactant (Y) having an HLB value of more than 8.0 (high HLB surfactant), a neutralizer, additives, etc. When the pigment is in the form of pigment-containing resin particles, as described above, the pigment, pigment dispersing resin, and optionally a neutralizing agent, surfactant, and the like are dispersed by a known method to obtain an aqueous dispersion of the pigment-containing resin particles, and then the resulting dispersion is preferably blended with the remaining components of the aqueous ink.

[0077] (Physical properties of water-based inks for inkjet printing) The viscosity of the water-based ink of the present invention at 32°C is preferably 2 mPa·s or more, more preferably 3 mPa·s or more, even more preferably 3.5 mPa·s or more, and preferably 12 mPa·s or less, more preferably 9 mPa·s or less, even more preferably 7 mPa·s or less. The viscosity of the water-based ink can be measured using an E-type viscometer. The pH of the water-based ink of the present invention at 25°C is preferably 7.0 or higher, more preferably 7.2 or higher, and even more preferably 7.5 or higher. From the viewpoints of the durability of printing device components and skin irritation, the pH is preferably 11 or lower, more preferably 10 or lower, and even more preferably 9.5 or lower. The pH of the water-based ink can be measured by a conventional method.

[0078] [Inkjet printing method] The inkjet printing method of the present invention comprises printing on a low liquid-absorbent printing substrate using the above-described water-based ink of the present invention. In the inkjet printing method of the present invention, the method for ejecting the water-based ink is preferably a piezo type from the viewpoint of ejection properties.

[0079] (Low liquid absorption printing base material) Examples of low-liquid-absorbent printing substrates that can be used in the ink-jet printing method of the present invention include low-liquid-absorbent coated paper and resin films. Examples of low-liquid-absorbency coated paper include general-purpose glossy paper and multicolor foam glossy paper. Examples of resin films include films made of synthetic resins. Examples of such synthetic resins include polyolefin resins such as polyethylene resins and polypropylene resins; polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate resins; and polyvinyl chloride resins. The resin film may be a biaxially stretched film, a uniaxially stretched film, or a non-stretched film. Among these, the low-liquid-absorbent printing substrate is preferably a printing substrate made of a synthetic resin, and more preferably a low-liquid-absorbent printing substrate made of one or more synthetic resins selected from the group consisting of polyethylene resins, polypropylene resins, and polyethylene terephthalate resins.

[0080] The present invention also includes the following aspects. <1> A water-based ink for inkjet printing on a low-liquid-absorbent printing substrate, comprising: the ink contains a pigment, an organic solvent (A), an organic solvent (B), a surfactant (X), and water; the organic solvent (A) has a boiling point of 140°C or higher and lower than 200°C and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP of 0.10 or higher and 1.20 or lower; the organic solvent (B) has a boiling point of 200°C or higher and 260°C or lower and an octanol-water partition coefficient logP of 0.10 or higher and 0.70 or lower; The surfactant (X) has an HLB value of 1.0 or more and 8.0 or less. Water-based ink for inkjet printing. <2> the mass ratio (A) / (B) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (B) is 0.5 or more and 3.0 or less; <1> 1. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1. <3> The organic solvent (A) is at least one selected from propylene glycol monopropyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, and 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol. <1> or <2> 1. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1. <4> The content of the organic solvent (A) is 0.1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less. <1> ~ <3> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <5> The organic solvent (B) is at least one selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol isobutyl ether, tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, and 1,6-hexanediol. <1> ~ <4> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <6> The content of the organic solvent (B) is 0.1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less. <1> ~ <5> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <7> The surfactant (X) is an acetylene-based surfactant or a polyether-modified silicone-based surfactant. <1> ~ <6> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <8> The content of the surfactant (X) is 0.01% by mass or more and 1.5% by mass or less. <1> ~ <7> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <9> the organic solvent (A) is propylene glycol monopropyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (A) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the organic solvent (B) is tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (B) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; The surfactant (X) is an acetylene surfactant or a polyether-modified silicone surfactant having an HLB value of 2.5 or more and 6.5 or less, and the content of the surfactant (X) is 0.1 mass % or more and 1.1 mass % or less. <1> ~ <8> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <10> The method further comprises the step of: <1> ~ <9> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <11> The organic solvent (C) is at least one selected from polyhydric alcohols and glycol ethers. <1> ~ <10> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <12> The composition further contains one or more surfactants (Y) selected from acetylene-based surfactants and polyether-modified silicone-based surfactants, each having an HLB value of more than 8.0. <1> ~ <11> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <13> The toner image forming apparatus further contains a fixing resin, and the fixing resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of a vinyl resin having a carboxy group, a polyurethane resin having a carboxy group, and a polyester resin having a carboxy group. <1> ~ <12> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <14> The pigment is in the form of pigment-containing resin particles. <1> ~ <13> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <15> the mass ratio (Y) / (X) of the surfactant (Y) to the surfactant (X) is 0.7 or more and 5.0 or less; <12> The inkjet ink according to claim 1. <16> The content of the organic solvent (C) is 5% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less. <10> or <11> 1. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1. <17> the mass ratio (A) / (C) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 1.0 or less; <10> or <11> 1. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1. <18> the mass ratio (B) / (C) of the organic solvent (B) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 1.0 or less; <10> or <11> 1. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1. <19> the mass ratio (A) / (X) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (X) is 1 or more and 25 or less; <1> ~ <18> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <20> the mass ratio (B) / (X) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (X) is 1 or more and 25 or less; <1> ~ <19> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <21> the mass ratio (A) / (Y) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (Y) is 1 or more and 25 or less; <12> 1. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1. <22> the mass ratio (B) / (Y) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (Y) is 1 or more and 25 or less; <1> ~ <21> 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <23> the organic solvent (A) is propylene glycol monopropyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (A) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the organic solvent (B) is tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (B) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the surfactant (X) is an acetylene-based surfactant or a polyether-modified silicone-based surfactant having an HLB value of 2.5 or more and 6.5 or less, and the content of the surfactant (X) is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.1% by mass or less; the organic solvent (C) is propylene glycol, and the content of the organic solvent (C) is 15% by mass or more and 25% by mass or less; the surfactant (Y) is a polyether-modified silicone surfactant having an HLB value of 13 to 16, and the content of the surfactant (Y) is 0.5% by mass to 2.5% by mass, the fixing resin is a vinyl resin having a carboxy group containing a structural unit of methacrylic acid, a structural unit of methyl methacrylate, and a structural unit of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, the weight average molecular weight of the fixing resin is 500,000 or more and 1,000,000 or less, the acid value of the fixing resin is 10 mgKOH / g or more and 25 mgKOH / g or less, and the content of the fixing resin is 2% by mass or more and 6% by mass or less, the pigment is in the form of pigment-containing resin particles, the resin containing acrylic acid structural units and styrene structural units, the weight average molecular weight of the resin contained in the resin particles is 10,000 or more and 20,000 or less, and the acid value of the resin is 150 mgKOH / g or more and 400 mgKOH / g or less; the mass ratio (Y) / (X) of the surfactant (Y) to the surfactant (X) is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (B) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (B) is 0.5 or more and 2.0 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (C) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less; the mass ratio (B) / (C) of the organic solvent (B) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 0.4 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (X) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (X) is 7 or more and 15 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (Y) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (Y) is 2 or more and 8 or less; the mass ratio (B) / (X) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (X) is 5 or more and 12 or less; the mass ratio (B) / (Y) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (Y) is 2 or more and 6 or less; <13> 1. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1. <24> The aforementioned <1> ~ <23> 10. An inkjet printing method comprising printing on a low liquid-absorbent printing substrate using the water-based ink for inkjet printing according to any one of the preceding items. <25> The ink contains a pigment, an organic solvent (A), an organic solvent (B), a surfactant (X), and water, the organic solvent (A) is propylene glycol monopropyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (A) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the organic solvent (B) is tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (B) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; Use of a composition as a water-based ink for inkjet printing, wherein the surfactant (X) is an acetylene-based surfactant or a polyether-modified silicone-based surfactant having an HLB value of 2.5 or more and 6.5 or less, and the content of the surfactant (X) is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.1% by mass or less. <26> The ink contains a pigment, an organic solvent (A), an organic solvent (B), a surfactant (X), and water, the organic solvent (A) is propylene glycol monopropyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (A) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the organic solvent (B) is tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (B) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; Use of a water-based ink for inkjet printing, wherein the surfactant (X) is an acetylene-based surfactant or a polyether-modified silicone-based surfactant having an HLB value of 2.5 or more and 6.5 or less, and the content of the surfactant (X) is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.1% by mass or less, for printing on a resin film. <27> The ink contains a pigment, an organic solvent (A), an organic solvent (B), an organic solvent (C), a surfactant (X), a surfactant (Y), a fixing resin, and water, the organic solvent (A) is propylene glycol monopropyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (A) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the organic solvent (B) is tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (B) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the surfactant (X) is an acetylene-based surfactant or a polyether-modified silicone-based surfactant having an HLB value of 2.5 or more and 6.5 or less, and the content of the surfactant (X) is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.1% by mass or less; the organic solvent (C) is propylene glycol, and the content of the organic solvent (C) is 15% by mass or more and 25% by mass or less; the surfactant (Y) is a polyether-modified silicone surfactant having an HLB value of 13 to 16, and the content of the surfactant (Y) is 0.5% by mass to 2.5% by mass, the fixing resin is a vinyl resin having a carboxy group and containing methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate as structural units, the weight average molecular weight of the fixing resin is 500,000 or more and 1,000,000 or less, the acid value of the fixing resin is 10 mgKOH / g or more and 25 mgKOH / g or less, and the content of the fixing resin is 2% by mass or more and 6% by mass or less, the pigment is in the form of pigment-containing resin particles, the resin contains structural units consisting of acrylic acid and styrene, the weight average molecular weight of the resin contained in the resin particles is 10,000 or more and 20,000 or less, and the acid value of the resin is 150 mgKOH / g or more and 400 mgKOH / g or less, the mass ratio (Y) / (X) of the surfactant (Y) to the surfactant (X) is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (B) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (B) is 0.5 or more and 2.0 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (C) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less; the mass ratio (B) / (C) of the organic solvent (B) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 0.4 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (X) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (X) is 7 or more and 15 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (Y) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (Y) is 2 or more and 8 or less; the mass ratio (B) / (X) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (X) is 5 or more and 12 or less; Use of a composition as a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, wherein the mass ratio (B) / (Y) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (Y) is 2 or more and 6 or less. <28> The ink contains a pigment, an organic solvent (A), an organic solvent (B), an organic solvent (C), a surfactant (X), a surfactant (Y), a fixing resin, and water, the organic solvent (A) is propylene glycol monopropyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (A) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the organic solvent (B) is tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and the content of the organic solvent (B) is 3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less; the surfactant (X) is an acetylene-based surfactant or a polyether-modified silicone-based surfactant having an HLB value of 2.5 or more and 6.5 or less, and the content of the surfactant (X) is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.1% by mass or less; the organic solvent (C) is propylene glycol, and the content of the organic solvent (C) is 15% by mass or more and 25% by mass or less; the surfactant (Y) is a polyether-modified silicone surfactant having an HLB value of 13 to 16, and the content of the surfactant (Y) is 0.5% by mass to 2.5% by mass, the fixing resin is a vinyl resin having a carboxy group containing a structural unit of methacrylic acid, a structural unit of methyl methacrylate, and a structural unit of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, the weight average molecular weight of the fixing resin is 500,000 or more and 1,000,000 or less, the acid value of the fixing resin is 10 mgKOH / g or more and 25 mgKOH / g or less, and the content of the fixing resin is 2% by mass or more and 6% by mass or less, the pigment is in the form of pigment-containing resin particles, the resin containing acrylic acid structural units and styrene structural units, the weight average molecular weight of the resin contained in the resin particles is 10,000 or more and 20,000 or less, and the acid value of the resin is 150 mgKOH / g or more and 400 mgKOH / g or less; the mass ratio (Y) / (X) of the surfactant (Y) to the surfactant (X) is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (B) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (B) is 0.5 or more and 2.0 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (C) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less; the mass ratio (B) / (C) of the organic solvent (B) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 0.4 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (X) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (X) is 7 or more and 15 or less; the mass ratio (A) / (Y) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (Y) is 2 or more and 8 or less; the mass ratio (B) / (X) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (X) is 5 or more and 12 or less; a mass ratio (B) / (Y) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (Y) of 2 or more and 6 or less of the water-based ink for ink-jet printing; Used for printing on resin film. [Example]

[0081] In the following Production Examples, Examples, and Comparative Examples, "parts" and "%" are "parts by mass" and "% by mass" unless otherwise specified. The methods for measuring each physical property are as follows. Pressure is expressed as absolute pressure.

[0082] (1) Measurement of the acid value of resin The acid value of the resin was measured using an automatic potentiometric titrator (Kyoto Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd., electric burette, model number: APB-610). Specifically, the resin was dissolved in a titration solvent consisting of a mixture of toluene and acetone (toluene:acetone = 2:1 (volume ratio)), and this was titrated with a 0.1 N potassium hydroxide / ethanol solution by potentiometric titration. The inflection point on the titration curve was taken as the endpoint. The acid value (mg KOH / g) was calculated from the titration volume of the potassium hydroxide solution up to the endpoint.

[0083] (2) Measurement of the weight average molecular weight of the resin The weight-average molecular weight of the resin was determined by gel permeation chromatography. The measurement sample was prepared by mixing 0.1 g of resin with 10 mL of the eluent described below in a glass vial, stirring the mixture with a magnetic stirrer at 25°C for 10 hours, and then filtering the mixture through a syringe filter (Advantec Co., Ltd., "DISMIC-13HP," pore size: 0.2 μm, material: PTFE). The measurement conditions were as follows: GPC equipment: Tosoh Corporation "HLC-8320GPC" Columns: "TSKgel SuperAWM-H", "TSKgel SuperAW3000", and "TSKgel guardcolumn Super AW-H" manufactured by Tosoh Corporation Eluent: N,N-dimethylformamide dissolved with phosphoric acid and lithium bromide at concentrations of 60mmol / L and 50mmol / L, respectively. Flow rate: 0.5mL / min Standard material: Monodisperse polystyrene kits with known molecular weights, manufactured by Tosoh Corporation: "PStQuick B (F-550, F-80, F-10, F-1, A-1000)" and "PStQuick C (F-288, F-40, F-4, A-5000, A-500)"

[0084] (3) Measurement of solids concentration of pigment aqueous dispersion and fixative resin particle aqueous dispersion Approximately 10 g of sodium sulfate was weighed out and placed in a 30 mL container in a desiccator. Approximately 1 g of the sample was added and mixed, and then weighed. The mixture was then kept at 105°C for 2 hours to remove volatiles, and the mixture was left in the desiccator for another 15 minutes before being weighed. The mass of the sample after removing the volatiles was taken as the solid content, and divided by the mass of the sample added to the ointment container to obtain the solid content concentration (%).

[0085] (4) Calculation of the octanol-water partition coefficient logP of organic solvents The log P of each organic solvent was calculated using ChemDraw Professional ver. 22.2.0.3300 (PerkinElmer).

[0086] (5) Calculation of HLB value of surfactant The HLB value indicates the affinity of a surfactant for water and oil, and was calculated by the Griffin method using the following formula: In the following formula, examples of the "hydrophilic group contained in the surfactant" include a hydroxyl group and an ethyleneoxy group. HLB = 20 × [(molecular weight of hydrophilic group contained in surfactant) / (molecular weight of surfactant)]

[0087] (6) Measurement of the average particle size of pigment-containing resin particles The pigment aqueous dispersion was subjected to cumulant analysis using a laser particle analysis system "ELS-8000" (manufactured by Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd.), and the obtained cumulant average particle size was measured as the average particle size of the pigment-containing resin particles. The measurement sample contained pigment-containing resin particles with a concentration of 5 × 10 -3 A pigment aqueous dispersion diluted with water to % (solid content equivalent) was used. The measurement conditions were a temperature of 25°C, an angle of 90° between the incident light and the detector, and 100 cumulative measurements. The refractive index of water (1.333) was entered as the refractive index of the dispersion solvent.

[0088] (7) Measurement of the average particle size of fixing resin particles The water dispersion of the fixing resin particles was subjected to cumulant analysis using a laser particle analysis system "ELS-8000" (manufactured by Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd.), and the obtained cumulant average particle diameter was measured as the average particle diameter of the fixing resin particles. The measurement sample contained fixing resin particles with a concentration of 5 × 10 -3 An aqueous dispersion of fixing resin particles diluted with water to 50% (solid content equivalent) was used. The measurement conditions were a temperature of 25°C, an angle of 90° between the incident light and the detector, and 100 cumulative measurements. The refractive index of water (1.333) was entered as the refractive index of the dispersion solvent.

[0089] (8) Measurement of viscosity of water-based ink The viscosity of the water-based ink at 32°C was measured using an E-type viscometer ("TV-25" manufactured by Toki Sangyo Co., Ltd., standard cone rotor 1°34'×R24, rotation speed 50 rpm).

[0090] (9) Measurement of pH of water-based ink The pH of the water-based ink at 25°C was measured using a tabletop pH meter ("F-71" manufactured by Horiba Ltd.) equipped with a pH electrode ("6337-10D" manufactured by Horiba Ltd.).

[0091] [Production Example 1 (Production of Pigment Aqueous Dispersion 1)] (1) Synthesis of pigment dispersing resin D1 A monomer mixture was prepared by mixing 31 parts of acrylic acid and 69 parts of styrene. A reaction vessel was charged with 10 parts of methyl ethyl ketone (hereinafter referred to as "MEK"), 0.2 parts of 2-mercaptoethanol (a polymerization chain transfer agent), and 10% of the monomer mixture, and the mixture was thoroughly purged with nitrogen gas. Meanwhile, a mixture of the remaining 90% of the monomer mixture, 0.2 parts of the polymerization chain transfer agent, 30 parts of MEK, and 1.1 parts of an azo-based radical polymerization initiator (2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile, manufactured by Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., trade name: V-65) was placed in a dropping funnel. The monomer mixture in the reaction vessel was heated to 65°C under a nitrogen atmosphere while being stirred, and the mixture in the dropping funnel was added dropwise to the reaction vessel over 3 hours. The resulting reaction liquid was maintained at 65°C for 2 hours after the completion of the dropwise addition of the mixture, and then a solution in which 0.1 parts of the polymerization initiator was dissolved in 2 parts of MEK was added. The mixture was further aged at 65°C for 2 hours and then at 70°C for 2 hours, followed by drying under reduced pressure to partially remove the MEK, thereby obtaining an MEK solution (solids concentration 45%) of pigment dispersion resin D1 (acid value: 240 mgKOH / g, weight-average molecular weight: 13,900). 17.0 parts of the obtained MEK solution of pigment dispersion resin D1 was diluted with 4.9 parts MEK to a solids concentration of 35%. Next, 3.1 parts of 5N-NaOH aqueous solution was added so that the degree of neutralization of the carboxyl groups of pigment dispersion resin D1 was 40 mol%, and the mixture was stirred at 25°C. 75.0 parts of ion-exchanged water was then added over 1 hour to cause phase inversion emulsification of pigment dispersion resin D1. After the addition of ion-exchanged water was completed, MEK was distilled off using an evaporator to obtain an aqueous dispersion of pigment dispersion resin D1 (solids concentration 25%).

[0092] (2) Preparation of Pigment Aqueous Dispersion 1 To 32.97 parts of an aqueous dispersion of pigment dispersion resin D1 (solid content concentration 25%), 2.10 parts of MEK and 17.25 parts of ion-exchanged water were added, and 18.77 parts of a cyan pigment (manufactured by DIC Corporation, trade name: Fastogen Blue CA5380 Pigment Blue 15:3) was further added to obtain a pigment mixture. The resulting pigment mixture was mixed using a disper blade at 7000 rpm and 20°C for 1 hour, and then further dispersed using a Microfluidizer (high-pressure homogenizer, manufactured by Microfluidics, product name: M-140K) for 10 passes at a pressure of 180 MPa to obtain a pigment dispersion. From the resulting pigment dispersion, MEK was removed under reduced pressure at 60°C, and then some of the ion-exchanged water was removed. After centrifugation, the liquid phase was filtered through a membrane filter (manufactured by Sartorius, trade name: Minisart Syringe Filter, pore size: 5 μm, material: cellulose acetate) to remove coarse particles, yielding Pigment Aqueous Dispersion 1 (solids concentration 22%, pigment: 15.4%, resin: 6.6%). The average particle size of the pigment-containing resin particles in Pigment Aqueous Dispersion 1 was 105.3 nm.

[0093] [Production Example 2 (Production of Pigment Aqueous Dispersion 2)] (1) Synthesis of pigment dispersing resin D2 A monomer mixture was prepared by mixing 26 parts of acrylic acid, 19 parts of butyl acrylate, and 55 parts of cyclohexyl acrylate. 10 parts of MEK, 0.2 parts of 2-mercaptoethanol (a polymerization chain transfer agent), and 10% of the monomer mixture were placed in a reaction vessel and mixed, followed by thorough nitrogen gas replacement. Meanwhile, a mixture of the remaining 90% of the monomer mixture, 0.2 parts of the polymerization chain transfer agent, 30 parts of MEK, and 1.1 parts of an azo-based radical polymerization initiator (2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile, manufactured by Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., trade name: V-65) was placed in a dropping funnel. The monomer mixture in the reaction vessel was heated to 65°C under a nitrogen atmosphere while being stirred, and the mixture in the dropping funnel was added dropwise to the reaction vessel over 3 hours. The resulting reaction liquid was maintained at 65°C for 2 hours after the completion of the dropwise addition of the mixture, and then a solution in which 0.1 parts of the polymerization initiator was dissolved in 2 parts of MEK was added. The mixture was further aged at 65°C for 2 hours and then at 70°C for 2 hours, followed by drying under reduced pressure to partially remove the MEK, yielding an MEK solution (solids concentration 45%) of pigment dispersion resin D2 (acid value: 200 mgKOH / g, weight-average molecular weight: 16,100). 17.0 parts of the obtained MEK solution of pigment dispersion resin D2 was diluted with 4.9 parts MEK to a solids concentration of 35%. Next, 3.1 parts of a 5N aqueous NaOH solution (water was ion-exchanged water) was added so that the degree of neutralization of the carboxyl groups of pigment dispersion resin D2 was 40 mol%, and the mixture was stirred at 25°C. 75.0 parts of ion-exchanged water was then added over 1 hour to cause phase inversion emulsification of pigment dispersion resin D2. After the addition of the ion-exchanged water was completed, the MEK was distilled off using an evaporator to obtain an aqueous dispersion of pigment dispersion resin D2 (solids concentration 25%).

[0094] (2) Preparation of Pigment Aqueous Dispersion 2 To 32.97 parts of an aqueous dispersion of pigment dispersion resin D2 (solid content concentration 25%), 2.10 parts of MEK and 17.25 parts of ion-exchanged water were added, and 18.77 parts of a cyan pigment (manufactured by DIC Corporation, trade name: Fastogen Blue CA5380 Pigment Blue 15:3) was further added to obtain a pigment mixture. The resulting pigment mixture was mixed using a disper blade at 7000 rpm and 20°C for 1 hour, and then further dispersed using a Microfluidizer (high-pressure homogenizer, manufactured by Microfluidics, product name: M-140K) for 10 passes at a pressure of 180 MPa to obtain a pigment dispersion. From the resulting pigment dispersion, MEK was removed under reduced pressure at 60°C, and then some of the ion-exchanged water was removed. After centrifugation, the liquid phase was filtered through a membrane filter (manufactured by Sartorius, trade name: Minisart Syringe Filter, pore size: 5 μm, material: cellulose acetate) to remove coarse particles, yielding Pigment Aqueous Dispersion 2 (solids concentration 22%, pigment: 15.4%, resin: 6.6%). The average particle size of the pigment-containing resin particles in Pigment Aqueous Dispersion 2 was 103.7 nm.

[0095] [Production Example 3 (Production of Water Dispersion of Fixing Resin Particles)] In a reaction vessel equipped with a dropping funnel, the monomers shown in "Initially charged monomer emulsion" in Table 1, LATEMULL E-118B (polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sodium sulfate, manufactured by Kao Corporation) as a surfactant, potassium persulfate (Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries) as a polymerization initiator, and ion-exchanged water were mixed and purged with nitrogen gas to obtain an initially charged monomer emulsion. Also, the monomers, surfactants, polymerization initiator, and ion-exchanged water shown in "Dropped monomer emulsion" in Table 1 were mixed to obtain a dropped monomer emulsion, and then the dropped monomer emulsion was placed in the dropping funnel and purged with nitrogen gas. Under a nitrogen atmosphere, the initial monomer emulsion in the reaction vessel was heated from room temperature to 80°C over 30 minutes while stirring. While maintaining the temperature at 80°C, the monomer emulsion in the dropping funnel was gradually added dropwise to the reaction vessel over 3 hours. After the addition was complete, the mixture was stirred for 1 hour while maintaining the temperature inside the reaction vessel. The mixture was then filtered through a 200-mesh filter to obtain an aqueous dispersion of fixing resin particles (acid value: 16 mg KOH / g, weight-average molecular weight: 750,000, solids concentration: 44.1%). The average particle size of the fixing resin particles in the aqueous dispersion of fixing resin particles was 95 nm.

[0096] [Table 1]

[0097] Example 1 (Preparation of Water-Based Ink I1) To obtain the ink composition (total 100 parts) shown in Table 2, 7.1 parts in solids equivalent of pigment aqueous dispersion 1 obtained in Production Example 1 (solids concentration: 22%, pigment: 15.4%, resin: 6.6%, acid value of pigment dispersion resin: 240 mgKOH / g), 4.0 parts in solids equivalent of aqueous dispersion of fixing resin particles (solids concentration: 44.1%), 20.0 parts of propylene glycol (reagent, manufactured by FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 5.0 parts of propylene glycol monopropyl ether (reagent, manufactured by FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 4.0 parts of tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether (reagent, manufactured by FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.), and 100 parts of polyether-modified silicone surfactant (TEGO (registered trademark) Wet 0.5 parts of "280", active ingredient 100%), 1.0 part of a polyether-modified silicone surfactant ("KF-6011", manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., active ingredient 100%), and ion-exchanged water were mixed and stirred thoroughly, and the mixture was filtered through a membrane filter ("Minisart Syringe Filter", manufactured by Sartorius, pore size: 5 μm, material: cellulose acetate), to obtain water-based ink I1. The amount of ion-exchanged water in Table 2-1 (58.4 parts) is the total amount of ion-exchanged water contained in water-based ink I1, and includes the ion-exchanged water in the pigment aqueous dispersion, the ion-exchanged water contained in the aqueous dispersion of fixer resin particles, the ion-exchanged water contained in the 5N-NaOH aqueous solution, etc.

[0098] [Examples 2 to 17 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3] Water-based inks I2 to I17 and IC1 to IC3 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the ink compositions in Example 1 were changed to those shown in Table 2.

[0099] The notations in Table 2 have the following meanings: PFG: Propylene glycol monopropyl ether (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 150°C, logP: 0.71) BFG: Propylene glycol monobutyl ether (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 170°C, log P: 1.13) BG: Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 171°C, log P: 0.81) DEDG: Diethylene glycol diethyl ether (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 189°C, log P: 0.45) MPD: 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 197°C, log P: 0.17) MFDG: Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 187°C, log P: 0.05) 1,2-PD: 1,2-pentanediol (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 206°C, log P: 0.43) iBDG: Diethylene glycol isobutyl ether (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 220°C, log P: 0.64) 1,5-PD: 1,5-pentanediol (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 224°C, log P: 0.19) MFTG: Tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 242°C, log P: 0.22) 1,6-HD: 1,6-hexanediol (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 250°C, log P: 0.60) 1,2-HD: 1,2-hexanediol (reagent, Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., boiling point: 224°C, log P: 0.85) TEGO WET 270: Polyether-modified silicone surfactant (EVONIK, "TEGO (registered trademark) Wet 270", HLB value 3.0) TEGO WET 280: Polyether-modified silicone surfactant (EVONIK, "TEGO (registered trademark) Wet 280", HLB value 3.5) BYK349: Polyether-modified silicone surfactant (BYK, HLB value 4.0) Surfynol 104-PG50: Acetylene glycol surfactant (manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., HLB value 4.0) Surfynol SE: Acetylene glycol surfactant (manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., HLB value 4.0) Surfynol 440: Acetylene glycol surfactant (manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., HLB value 8.0) KF-6011: Polyether-modified silicone surfactant (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., HLB value 14.5) SAG503A: Polyether-modified silicone surfactant (manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., "Silface (registered trademark) SAG503A, HLB value 11.0)

[0100] The inks obtained in the examples and comparative examples were evaluated according to the following (1) to (3).

[0101] (1) Intermittent discharge stability In an environment with a temperature of 32°C, an inkjet printing evaluation device (manufactured by Tritec Corporation) equipped with a print head (manufactured by Kyocera Corporation, product name: KJ4B-EX1200, piezoelectric type) was filled with the water-based inks of the Examples and Comparative Examples. The print head voltage was set to 26 V, drive frequency: 30 kHz, ejected droplet volume: 3 pL, print head temperature: 32°C, and print head resolution: 1200 dpi. Ten 20 mm x 20 mm solid images were printed at 100% duty on a polyethylene terephthalate film ("Lumirror #25-T60" manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) (hereinafter referred to as "PET") serving as a low-liquid-absorbency printing substrate heated to 40°C, and then the film was left unprinted for 10 minutes. Thereafter, from the state of the solid print obtained by printing one 20 mm × 20 mm solid image, the ratio of the ejection area of ​​the solid print immediately after being left for 10 minutes (i.e., the solid print obtained by a command to print one sheet immediately after being left for 10 minutes) to the ejection area of ​​the solid print immediately before being left for 10 minutes (i.e., the 10th print of the solid print obtained by a command to print 10 sheets) was calculated (ejection recovery rate (%) according to the following formula), and intermittent ejection stability was evaluated. Discharge recovery rate (%) = (discharge area of ​​solid print immediately after leaving for 10 minutes) / (solid print immediately before leaving for 10 minutes)] × 100 The larger the value, the better the intermittent ejection stability of the ink, and if the ejection recovery rate is 85% or higher, there is no problem in practical use. The results are shown in Table 2. (Evaluation criteria) A: Discharge recovery rate is 95% or more B: Discharge recovery rate is 90% or more but less than 95% C: Discharge recovery rate is 85% or more but less than 90% D: Discharge recovery rate is 80% or more but less than 85% E: Discharge recovery rate is less than 80%

[0102] (2) Wetting and spreading properties Under the printing conditions described above in "(1) Intermittent ejection stability," a 20 mm x 20 mm solid image was printed on PET at a duty of 10%. The resulting prints were observed under an optical microscope, and the diameter of the ink dots was measured and recorded as the dot diameter. To print evenly on a PET surface with a resolution of 1200 dpi and an appropriate ink volume of 3 pL, a dot diameter of 30 μm was theoretically required. However, due to the impact accuracy and ejection error inherent in the inkjet head, a dot diameter of 30 μm may result in streaks (white spaces). Therefore, taking into account a 20% ejection error, we determined that a dot diameter of 36 μm or greater was practically usable for wetting and spreading the dots. The results are shown in Table 2. (Evaluation criteria) A: Dot diameter is 42 μm or more B: Dot diameter is 39 μm or more and less than 42 μm C: Dot diameter is 36 μm or more and less than 39 μm D: Dot diameter is 33 μm or more and less than 36 μm E: Dot diameter less than 33 μm

[0103] (3) Suppression of white spots on printed materials Under the printing conditions described in "(1) Intermittent ejection stability" above, a 20mm x 20mm solid image was printed on PET at a duty of 100%. If a surfactant with a low HLB value is not sufficiently dissolved in the solvent in the ink, white spots will appear in the solid image after drying. The ratio of white spots to the area of ​​the solid image was calculated using image analysis. Solid image prints with white spots were binarized using a print density value that was half the print density value of the solid image as a threshold value to calculate the area of ​​the white spots in the solid image, and the ratio (%) of white spots was calculated by dividing the area of ​​the white spots by the area of ​​the solid image. The smaller the percentage (%) of white spots, the better the suppression of white spot occurrence in printed matter, and there is no practical problem if the white spots are less than 2.5% of the solid image. The results are shown in Table 2. (Evaluation criteria) A: No white spots on solid images B: White spots are less than 1% of the solid image C: White spots are 1% or more and less than 2.5% of the solid image D: White dots are 2.5% or more and less than 5% of the solid image E: White spots are 5% or more of the solid image

[0104] [Table 2-1]

[0105] [Table 2-2]

[0106] From Table 2, it can be seen that the water-based inks of the Examples are superior to the water-based inks of the Comparative Examples in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading properties, and suppression of white dots on printed matter. On the other hand, the evaluation results of the aqueous ink of Comparative Example 1 show that when dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, an organic solvent with a log P of less than 0.10, was used instead of the organic solvent (A) in the aqueous ink, the wettability and suppression of white spots on printed matter were inferior to the aqueous inks of the Examples. The evaluation results of the aqueous ink of Comparative Example 2 show that when 1,2-hexanediol, an organic solvent with a log P of more than 0.70, was used instead of the organic solvent (B) in the aqueous ink, the intermittent ejection stability was inferior to the aqueous inks of the Examples. The evaluation results of the aqueous ink of Comparative Example 3 show that when a polyether-modified silicone surfactant with an HLB value of 11.0 was used instead of the surfactant with an HLB value of 1.0 to 8.0 in the aqueous ink, the wettability and spreadability were inferior to the aqueous inks of the Examples. [Industrial Applicability]

[0107] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a water-based ink for inkjet printing that is excellent in intermittent ejection stability, wetting and spreading of the ink onto low-absorbent printing substrates, and suppressing the occurrence of white spots on printed matter. Therefore, the water-based ink for inkjet printing of the present invention can be suitably used for printing on low-absorbent printing substrates for which water-based inks for inkjet printing have conventionally been used.

Claims

1. A water-based ink for inkjet printing on a low-liquid-absorbent printing substrate, comprising: the ink contains a pigment, an organic solvent (A), an organic solvent (B), a surfactant (X), and water; the organic solvent (A) has a boiling point of 140°C or higher and lower than 200°C and an octanol-water partition coefficient log P of 0.10 or higher and 1.20 or lower; the organic solvent (B) has a boiling point of 200°C or higher and 260°C or lower and an octanol-water partition coefficient log P of 0.10 or higher and 0.70 or lower; The HLB value of the surfactant (X) is 1.0 or more and 8.0 or less. Water-based ink for inkjet printing.

2. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the mass ratio (A) / (B) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (B) is 0.5 or more and 3.0 or less.

3. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the organic solvent (A) is at least one selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol monopropyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, and 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol.

4. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the content of the organic solvent (A) is from 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass.

5. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the organic solvent (B) is at least one selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol isobutyl ether, tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, and 1,6-hexanediol.

6. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the content of the organic solvent (B) is from 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass.

7. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the surfactant (X) is an acetylene-based surfactant or a polyether-modified silicone-based surfactant.

8. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the content of the surfactant (X) is from 0.01% by mass to 1.5% by mass.

9. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1 , further comprising an organic solvent (C) other than the organic solvent (A) and the organic solvent (B).

10. 9. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 8, wherein the organic solvent (C) is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohols and glycol ethers.

11. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, further comprising one or more surfactants (Y) having an HLB value of greater than 8.0 and selected from the group consisting of acetylene-based surfactants and polyether-modified silicone-based surfactants.

12. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing resin, wherein the fixing resin is at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a vinyl resin having a carboxy group, a polyurethane resin having a carboxy group, and a polyester resin having a carboxy group.

13. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the pigment is in the form of pigment-containing resin particles.

14. The ink-jet ink according to claim 11, wherein the mass ratio (Y) / (X) of the surfactant (Y) to the surfactant (X) is 0.7 or more and 5.0 or less.

15. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 9, wherein the content of the organic solvent (C) is from 5% by mass to 30% by mass.

16. 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 9, wherein the mass ratio (A) / (C) of the organic solvent (A) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 1.0 or less.

17. 10. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 9, wherein the mass ratio (B) / (C) of the organic solvent (B) to the organic solvent (C) is 0.1 or more and 1.0 or less.

18. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the mass ratio (A) / (X) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (X) is 1 or more and 25 or less.

19. 2. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the mass ratio (B) / (X) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (X) is 1 or more and 25 or less.

20. 12. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 11, wherein the mass ratio (A) / (Y) of the organic solvent (A) to the surfactant (Y) is 1 or more and 25 or less.

21. 12. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to claim 11, wherein the mass ratio (B) / (Y) of the organic solvent (B) to the surfactant (Y) is 1 or more and 25 or less.

22. An inkjet printing method, comprising printing on a low liquid-absorbent printing substrate using the water-based ink for inkjet printing according to any one of claims 1 to 21.

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