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Agglomerated pigment, process for producing the same, aqueous pigment dispersion, and water-based ink composition
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1997-12-22
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Granted: 2000-07-04
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Expires: 2017-12-22
Abstract
Abstract An agglomerated pigment comprises (1) an organic pigment compound, (2) either a sulfonated organic pigment compound obtained by incorporating at least one sulfonic group into the organic pigment compound or a sulfonated organic pigment derivative obtained by incorporating at least one sulfonic group into a derivative of the organic pigment compound, (3) univalent inorganic counter ions bonded to sulfonic groups of component (2), and (4) bivalent or higher inorganic counter ions which are bonded to sulfonic groups of component (2) and wherein each such group has an at least univalent positive charge, the surface of the agglomerated organic pigment as a whole being positively charged. An aqueous pigment dispersion and a water-based ink composition both having excellent storage stability, an agglomerated pigment for use as a raw material for the dispersion, and a process for producing the pigment are provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroto Nakamura
- 👤 Hidehiko Komatsu
- 👤 Michinari Tsukahara
- 👤 Hideo Yamazaki
- 👤 Minoru Waki
- 👤 Naoki Okamoto
- 👤 Kazumi Adachi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:38
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/32; C09B; C09B63/00; C09B63/005; C09B67/00; C09B67/0001; C09B67/0004; C09B67/0033; C09B67/0034; C09D11/16; C09D11/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
An agglomerated organic pigment which comprises (1) an organic pigment compound, (2) either a sulfonated organic pigment compound obtained by incorporating at least one sulfo group into the organic pigment compound or a sulfonated organic pigment derivative obtained by incorporating at least one sulfonic group into a derivative of the organic pigment compound, (3) univalent inorganic counter ions bonded to sulfonic groups of component (2), and (4) bivalent or higher inorganic counter ions which are bonded to sulfonic groups of component (2) and each said sulfonic group has an at least univalent positive charge, the surface of said agglomerated organic pigment as a whole being positively charged.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
An agglomerated organic pigment which comprises (1) an organic pigment compound, (2) either a sulfonated organic pigment compound obtained by incorporating at least one sulfo group into the organic pigment compound or a sulfonated organic pigment derivative obtained by incorporating at least one sulfonic group into a derivative of the organic pigment compound, (3) univalent inorganic counter ions bonded to sulfonic groups of component (2), and (4) bivalent or higher inorganic counter ions which are bonded to sulfonic groups of component (2) and each said sulfonic group has an at least univalent positive charge, the surface of said agglomerated organic pigment as a whole being positively charged.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The agglomerated pigment of claim 1, wherein the organic pigment compound is a quinacridone pigment, a phthalocyanine pigment, an azo pigment, a quinophthalone pigment, or an isoindolinone pigment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The agglomerated pigment of claim 2, wherein the quinacridone pigment is C.I. Pigment Red 122, 202, or 209 or C.I. Pigment Violet 19.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The agglomerated pigment of claim 2, wherein the phthalocyanine pigment is C.I. Pigment Blue 15, 15:1, 15:2, 15:3, 15:4, 15:6, or 16.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The agglomerated pigment of claim 2, wherein the isoindolinone pigment is C.I. Pigment Yellow 109 or C.I. Pigment Yellow 110.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The agglomerated pigment of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the content of the sulfonated organic pigment compound or sulfonated organic pigment derivative is at least 10×10 -6 equivalents in terms of the amount of sulfonic groups per g of the agglomerated pigment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
166 words
A process for producing the agglomerated organic pigment of claim 1 which comprises the step of: (1) bringing an organic pigment compound into contact with either a sulfonated organic pigment compound obtained by incorporating at least one sulfonic group into the organic pigment compound or a sulfonated organic pigment derivative obtained by incorporating at least one sulfonic group into a derivative of the organic pigment compound to thereby yield sulfonated agglomerates of the organic pigment compound; (2) treating the sulfonated agglomerates with a compound containing a univalent inorganic ion to replace at least one of the ionic bonds of each of bivalent or higher inorganic counter ions which have been bonded to the sulfonic groups with the univalent inorganic ion to thereby convert the bivalent or higher inorganic counter ions into bivalent or higher inorganic counter ions each having an at least univalent positive charge, thereby yielding counter-ion-replaced agglomerates; and (3) washing the counter-ion-replaced agglomerates to remove the inorganic ions not bonded to the sulfonic groups.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process of claim 7, wherein the sulfonated agglomerates are yielded by dissolving the organic pigment compound and the sulfonated organic pigment compound or sulfonated organic pigment derivative in a solvent for both and then removing the solvent from the resultant solution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process of claim 7, wherein the sulfonated agglomerates are yielded by preparing an aqueous suspension of the organic pigment compound, adding thereto an aqueous solution of the sulfonated organic pigment compound or sulfonated organic pigment derivative, and then removing the suspension medium and the water.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the compound containing a univalent inorganic ion is an alkali metal hydroxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the counter-ion-replaced agglomerates are washed with ion-exchanged water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A dispersion comprising fine particles obtained by pulverizing the agglomerated organic pigment of claim 1, a dispersant, and water.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The dispersion of claim 12, wherein the total amount by equivalent of all metal ions contained per g of the dispersion is up to 80 times the neutralization equivalent of the sulfonic groups contained per g of the dispersion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A water-based ink composition comprising fine particles obtained from the agglomerated organic pigment of claim 1, a dispersant, and water.
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