WO2011024855A1 - 水性顔料分散液およびインクジェット記録用水性インクの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing a water-based ink for inkjet recording, which is produced by using the method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion and further subjecting it to a dilution step.
- Water-based inks that use water as the main solvent have excellent characteristics that they have no or no toxicity, such as fire hazard and mutagenicity, like solvent inks. For this reason, water-based ink has become the mainstream of ink jet recording as ink for ink jet recording other than industrial use.
- the characteristics required for the ink used for ink jet recording are (1) a uniform image with high color development, high resolution and high density without blurring on the recording medium, and (2) drying of the ink at the nozzle tip. (3) The ink has good drying stability on the recording medium, (4) The image has good fastness, (5) The long-term storage stability is good.
- a dye has been used as a colorant because it has high dissolution stability, has low color clogging, has good color development, and enables high-quality printing.
- An image using a dye has a problem that water resistance and light resistance are inferior.
- Pigment inks can be expected to have excellent water resistance and light resistance, but they are inferior in color developability compared to dyes, and nozzle clogging due to pigment aggregation and sedimentation becomes a problem.
- various studies have been conducted on the specific dispersion method itself in which the finely divided pigment is dispersed in an aqueous medium using a polymer-based dispersant.
- an aqueous solution in which a water-soluble resin and an alkali component are dissolved in water is prepared, and a pigment is added thereto and stirred sufficiently, and then dispersed using a high-speed sand mill having a high dispersion efficiency to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion.
- a method has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, this method has a problem that the dispersion time is long and the production efficiency is low. Further, in the aqueous pigment dispersion obtained in this way, the dispersion stability of the pigment is still insufficient.
- a dispersion method has been proposed that passes through a pretreatment step in which a pigment and a polymer dispersant are kneaded in advance (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
- the production efficiency was improved and the pigments could be made finer.
- the dispersion stability of the pigment is insufficient, so that the storage stability of the ink remains to be improved.
- quinacridone pigments used in the production of magenta inks are hydrogen-bonded pigments that function as pigments through intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Pigment particles are strongly aggregated, and coarse particles that cannot be dispersed are contained in the ink. It was easy to remain.
- the pigment particles finely divided by dispersion are liable to re-aggregate, making it difficult to achieve dispersion stability.
- a method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion using a quinacridone pigment, a phthalimidomethylated quinacridone compound or further a quinacridone sulfonic acid compound, and an anionic group-containing organic polymer compound having a glass transition point of ⁇ 20 to 60 ° C. is proposed.
- This aqueous pigment dispersion is excellent in dispersibility and dispersion stability, has a small increase in particle size even when left for a long period of time at high temperature, and can maintain viscosity in a low viscosity region with little increase in viscosity.
- the characteristics as a water-based ink are also excellent.
- the dispersion contains coarse particles that are insufficiently crushed and poorly dispersed, and the number thereof has been reduced by the introduction of the kneading step.
- the presence of such coarse particles can be reduced by the introduction of a centrifugal / filtration process, it causes a reduction in pigment yield and also greatly reduces the production efficiency, so there are many problems in terms of productivity, especially quinacridone.
- An object of the present invention is to greatly reduce the poorly dispersed coarse particles, and as a result, the pigment is stably dispersed, and a good dispersion state is maintained even during long-term storage, and the aqueous pigment dispersion Ink jet recording water-based ink having excellent ejection stability, and a production method capable of obtaining them, and at the same time having a good characteristic and a short production time are provided.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a water-based pigment dispersion having high production efficiency and a water-based ink for inkjet recording.
- the present inventors knead a mixture containing a quinacridone pigment, a styrene-acrylic acid copolymer having a specific configuration, a basic compound, and a specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof.
- aqueous pigment dispersion manufacturing method having a process coarse particles can be greatly reduced, and a dispersion process using a conventional dispersion apparatus can be omitted, and the above-described problems can be achieved. And reached the present invention.
- the present invention kneads a mixture containing a quinacridone pigment (a), a styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c), a basic compound (d) and a polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof (e),
- the polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) is a polyoxyalkylene adduct of glycerin having a kneading step for preparing a pigment dispersion that is solid at room temperature and a mixing step for mixing an aqueous medium with the previous pigment dispersion.
- a method for producing a pigment dispersion is provided. In the method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention, it is preferable to contain a quinacridone pigment derivative in the mixture in the kneading step.
- the process of dispersing the pigment in the medium is generally considered to go through the following three steps if further finely decomposed. That is, a step of wetting the pigment with respect to the dispersion medium, a step of refining the pigment using a shearing force, and a step of stabilizing the finer state of the pigment by adsorption of a resin having dispersibility.
- the dispersion of the pigment is basically reversible, and even if it can be dispersed, it is difficult to keep the dispersion state stable unless measures are taken to suppress reaggregation of the pigment. Therefore, it is necessary to stabilize the dispersion by forming a resin adsorption layer on the pigment particle surface.
- the affinity of the dispersion medium for the pigment particle surface and the resin is important. In order for the resin to be adsorbed on the pigment particle surface, the affinity between the resin and the pigment particle surface must be higher than the affinity between the resin and the dispersion medium. However, the affinity between the resin and the dispersion medium is also important.
- the affinity between the resin and the dispersion medium is too low, the resin adsorbing layer is not oriented in the dispersion medium, making it difficult to achieve dispersion stability.
- the affinity is too high, the adsorption of the resin to the pigment surface is hindered.
- wetting is one element of the dispersion mechanism. This process does not proceed efficiently, making it difficult to achieve dispersion itself. Therefore, the selection of the dispersion medium must take into account the balance of the affinity with the pigment and the resin.
- the affinity of the dispersion medium containing the solvent to the pigment is too high to inhibit the adsorption of the resin. This is thought to have caused an increase. For this reason, a dispersion process using a dispersion apparatus for the purpose of reducing coarse particles is necessary.
- the dispersion medium containing this has an appropriate affinity for the pigment, so that the wetting of the pigment proceeds and the resin is added to the pigment. Adsorption is not hindered, and swelling that appears to be a partially dissolved state of the resin is generated, whereby the resin adsorption to the pigment further proceeds. For this reason, the refinement of the pigment and the stabilization of the dispersion proceed very efficiently, and the coarse particles in the dispersion can be greatly reduced, so that further dispersion steps using a dispersion device can be omitted. It is done.
- the method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention comprises a quinacridone pigment (a), a styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c), a basic compound (d) and a specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof (e).
- the kneaded product is kneaded and has a kneading step for producing a solid pigment dispersion at room temperature, and has a mixing step of mixing an aqueous medium with the pigment dispersion.
- the process of pulverizing the pigment into fine particles and coating the crushed pigment surface with the resin proceed well, and the aqueous pigment dispersion can be produced with high production efficiency by the subsequent mixing step.
- the production method of the present invention can greatly reduce the number of coarse particles in the aqueous pigment dispersion, and can maintain the dispersion state of the pigment stably over a long period of time. Furthermore, when an aqueous ink for inkjet recording is further produced from an aqueous pigment dispersion prepared by using the method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention, it has good dispersibility and good dischargeability with a small number of coarse particles. Excellent ink can be obtained.
- quinacridone pigment As the pigment type of the quinacridone pigment (a) used in the present invention, any known and commonly used pigment types can be used. I. Dimethylquinacridone pigments such as CI Pigment Red 122; I. Pigment red 202, C.I. I. Dichloroquinacridone pigments such as CI Pigment Red Red 209; I.
- Examples thereof include unsubstituted quinacridone such as CI Pigment Violet 19, and a mixture of at least two kinds of pigments selected from these pigments, or quinacridone pigments, or a solid solution of quinacridone pigments and other pigments.
- the form of the pigment may be a dry pigment in the form of powder, granule or block, or a wet cake or slurry.
- the quinacridone pigment derivative (b) preferably used in the present invention includes a dialkylaminomethyl group, an arylamidomethyl group, a sulfonic acid amide group, a sulfonic acid group and a salt thereof, and a phthalimide group on the pigment skeleton of the quinacridone pigment. And the like.
- a compound represented by the following general formula (1) is more preferable.
- R1 to R10 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a compound represented by the general formula (2)
- R 11 represents an alkylene group or alkenylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms
- R 12 to R 15 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group.
- at least one of R 1 to R 10 is a group represented by Formula II.
- more preferable compounds include compounds represented by the following general formula (3).
- R and R ′ are each independently a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, m is 0, 1 or 2, and n is 1 to 4) .
- a compound represented by the following structural formula (5) having a group represented by the following structural formula (4) is more preferable.
- the group represented by the chemical structural color (4) per molecule A compound having one or a plurality of compounds is preferable, and a compound having an average of 1 to 2 molecules per molecule is preferable. Particularly preferred is a compound having an average of 1 to 1.5 molecules per molecule.
- the number of groups represented by the chemical structural formula (4) is one or more on average per molecule, the effect on dispersibility tends to appear better. On the other hand, if the number is two or less on average per molecule, the dispersion stability can be improved. It is likely that the effect will be better.
- the compound represented by the general formula (1) is, for example, a compound having a group represented by the above formula chemical structural formula (4), unsubstituted quinacridone, dimethylquinacridone, dichloroquinacridone, etc. and phthalimide and formaldehyde or It can be synthesized by reacting paraformaldehyde with concentrated sulfuric acid.
- the amount of the quinacridone pigment derivative (b) used is preferably 1 part by mass or more, and preferably 2 to 15 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the quinacridone pigment (a). More preferred.
- the amount used is in the above range, the storage stability of the aqueous dispersion and the ink composition for ink jet recording produced therefrom is good.
- the ink discharge state is particularly good when printing is performed with a thermal jet printer.
- the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) used in the present invention contains a styrene monomer and at least one of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid as a monomer component.
- a known compound can be used as the styrene monomer.
- styrene ⁇ -methyl styrene, ⁇ -methyl styrene, 2,4-dimethyl styrene, ⁇ -ethyl styrene, ⁇ -butyl styrene, alkyl styrene such as ⁇ -hexyl styrene, 4-chlorostyrene, 3-chlorostyrene, There are halogenated styrenes such as 3-bromostyrene, 3-nitrostyrene, 4-methoxystyrene, vinyltoluene and the like.
- the ratio of the styrene monomer used as the raw material of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) is more preferably 50 to 90% by mass, and particularly preferably 70 to 90% by mass.
- the ratio of the styrene monomer used is 50% by mass or more, the affinity of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) to the quinacridone pigment (a) is improved, and the dispersion stability of the aqueous pigment dispersion is improved.
- the plain paper recording characteristics of the aqueous inkjet recording ink obtained from the aqueous pigment dispersion are improved, the image recording density tends to be high, and the water resistance tends to be good.
- the amount of the styrenic monomer is in the above range of 90% by mass or less, the dispersibility of the quinacridone pigment coated with the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) in the aqueous medium can be favorably maintained.
- the dispersibility and dispersion stability of the pigment in the pigment dispersion can be improved.
- the printing stability when used as an ink composition for inkjet recording is improved.
- the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) of the present invention is obtained by copolymerization of at least one of a styrene monomer and an acrylic acid monomer and a methacrylic acid monomer, and it is preferable to use acrylic acid and methacrylic acid in combination.
- the reason is that the copolymerizability at the time of resin synthesis is improved, the uniformity of the resin is improved, and as a result, the storage stability is improved and a more finely divided aqueous pigment dispersion tends to be obtained. Because.
- the total during the copolymerization of the styrene monomer, the acrylic acid monomer, and the methacrylic acid monomer is preferably 95% by mass or more based on the total monomer components. .
- the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) may be copolymerized with known monomers copolymerizable with these monomers.
- Examples of such monomers include methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, n-propyl acrylate, isopropyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, sec-butyl acrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylbutyl acrylate, 1,3-dimethylbutyl Acrylic esters such as acrylate, hexyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, octyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, 2-methylbutyl methacrylate, pentyl methacrylate, heptyl methacrylate, nonyl methacrylate, and methacrylic Acid esters; 3-ethoxypropyl acrylate, 3-ethoxybutyl acrylate, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, 2 Acrylic acid ester derivatives and methacrylic acid ester derivatives such as hydroxye
- a usual polymerization method can be adopted, and a method of carrying out a polymerization reaction in the presence of a polymerization catalyst such as solution polymerization, suspension polymerization, bulk polymerization and the like.
- a polymerization catalyst such as solution polymerization, suspension polymerization, bulk polymerization and the like.
- the polymerization catalyst include 2,2′-azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile, 1,1′-azobis (cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile), Examples thereof include benzoyl peroxide, dibutyl peroxide, and butyl peroxybenzoate.
- the amount used is preferably 0.1 to 10.0% by mass of the vinyl monomer component.
- the weight average molecular weight of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) used in the present invention is preferably in the range of 5,000 to 20,000, and preferably in the range of 5,000 to 18,000. More preferred. In particular, it is particularly preferably in the range of 5,500 to 15,000.
- the weight average molecular weight is 5,000 or more, the ease of initial dispersion and particle size reduction of the quinacridone pigment (a) is slightly reduced, but the long-term storage stability of the aqueous pigment dispersion tends to be improved. , There is a tendency that precipitation due to aggregation of pigments is difficult to occur.
- the weight average molecular weight of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) is 20,000 or less, the viscosity of the ink composition for ink jet recording prepared from the aqueous pigment dispersion using the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) is very appropriate.
- the discharge stability tends to be improved.
- the weight average molecular weight is a value measured by a GPC (gel permeation chromatography) method, and is a value converted to a molecular weight of polystyrene used as a standard substance.
- the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) used in the present invention may be a random copolymer or a graft copolymer.
- graft copolymer a copolymer of polystyrene or a nonionic monomer copolymerizable with styrene and styrene is used as a trunk or branch, and a copolymer of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and other monomers including styrene is branched. Or the graft copolymer used as a trunk can be shown as the example.
- the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) may be a mixture of this graft copolymer and random copolymer.
- the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) used in the present invention has a carboxyl group derived from an acrylic acid monomer and a methacrylic acid monomer, and preferably has an acid value of 120 to 220 (mgKOH / g). More preferably, it is -200 (mgKOH / g). If the acid value is 120 (mg KOH / g) or more, the hydrophilicity is sufficiently large and the dispersion stability of the pigment in the aqueous pigment dispersion tends to be good.
- the acid value is 220 (mgKOH / g) or less, the aggregation of the pigment tends to be less likely to occur, and the printed matter using the ink composition for inkjet recording obtained from the aqueous pigment dispersion has sufficient water resistance. It tends to maintain sex.
- the mass ratio of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) to the total mass of the quinacridone pigment (a) and the quinacridone pigment derivative (b) in the kneading step, c / (a + b) is 0.15 to 0.5. It is.
- the acid value here is a value measured in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standard “K 0070: 1992. Test methods for acid value, saponification value, ester value, iodine value, hydroxyl value and unsaponified product of chemical products”. , The amount (mg) of potassium hydroxide necessary to completely neutralize 1 g of resin.
- the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) is used in the form of coexisting the basic compound (d) in order to neutralize the acrylic acid site and improve the dispersibility in an aqueous medium.
- the basic compound (d) softens the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer in the kneading step, smoothes the coating process of the pigment with the resin, and improves the dispersibility of the resin-coated pigment in the aqueous medium.
- the basic compound (d) either an inorganic basic compound or an organic basic compound can be used.
- organic basic compound examples include amines such as methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, ethylamine, diethylamine and triethylamine; alcohol amines such as triethanolamine, diethanolamine and methyldiethanolamine.
- inorganic basic compounds include alkali metal hydroxides such as potassium and sodium; carbonates of alkali metals such as potassium and sodium; carbonates of alkaline earth metals such as calcium and barium; ammonium hydroxide and the like. It can be illustrated.
- alkali metal hydroxides and alcohol amines are preferable from the viewpoint of dispersibility and storage stability when prepared from the pigment dispersion of the present invention to an aqueous pigment dispersion, and further to an ink composition for inkjet recording. is there.
- These alkali metal hydroxides and alcohol amines can also be used as a mixture.
- alkali metal hydroxides typified by potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide contribute to lowering the viscosity of aqueous pigment dispersions and stabilize the ejection of ink for inkjet recording. From the viewpoint of the properties, potassium hydroxide is particularly preferable.
- the basic compound is preferably used in an aqueous solution or an organic solvent solution, and more preferably in an aqueous solution.
- concentration of the aqueous solution or organic solvent solution of the basic compound (d) is preferably 20% by mass to 50% by mass.
- alcohol solvents such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, as an organic solvent which melt
- the addition amount of the basic compound is preferably in the range of 80 to 120% as the neutralization rate based on the acid value of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (b). Setting the neutralization rate to 80% or more from the viewpoint of improving the dispersion speed in the aqueous medium when preparing an aqueous pigment dispersion from the pigment dispersion, the dispersion stability of the aqueous pigment dispersion, and the storage stability preferable. From the viewpoint of preventing gelation during long-term storage of the aqueous pigment dispersion or the ink for inkjet recording, the neutralization rate is preferably 120% or less from the viewpoint of the water resistance of the printed matter produced with the ink.
- the neutralization rate is a numerical value indicating the percentage of the basic compound blended with respect to the amount required for neutralization of all carboxyl groups in the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (b). And is calculated by the following equation.
- the polyoxyalkylene glycol or derivative (e) used in the present invention is a polyoxyalkylene adduct of glycerin, a polyethylene glycol having a hydroxyl value of 50 to 500 (mgKOH / g), and a hydroxyl value of 150 to 700 (mgKOH / g).
- the polyoxyalkylene adduct of glycerin used in the present invention is obtained by adding a polyoxyalkylene group to at least one site of a hydroxyl group of glycerin, and that a polyoxyalkylene group is added to all hydroxyl sites. It is also preferred that the polyoxyalkylene groups at each site have the same chain length. These may be known and conventional ones, and those having a hydroxyl value in the range of 100 (mgKOH / g) to 600 (mgKOH / g) are preferred, and 145 (mgKOH / g) to 500 ( More preferred are those in the mgKOH / g range.
- the affinity between the pigment and the dispersion medium is It is too high compared with the affinity of the copolymer, and the adsorption of the copolymer to the pigment is inhibited.
- the polyoxyalkylene skeleton is preferably composed of oxyethylene or oxypropylene, or both oxyethylene and oxypropylene, and is composed of oxyethylene and oxypropylene.
- the oxyethylene and oxypropylene may be a random arrangement or a polyoxyalkylene block arrangement.
- Specific product names include: EG-1 (polyethylene oxide adduct of glycerin, hydroxyl value 133 (mgKOH / g), molecular weight of about 1000, manufactured by Lipochemical), Newpol GP-400 (polypropylene oxide adduct of glycerin) , Hydroxyl value 400 (mgKOH / g), molecular weight approximately 400, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd., New Pole GP-600 (glycerin polypropylene oxide adduct, hydroxyl value 279 (mgKOH / g), molecular weight approximately 600, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd.
- New Pole GP-1000 polypropylene oxide adduct of glycerin, hydroxyl value 160 (mgKOH / g), molecular weight of about 1000, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Sanniks GL-600 polypropylene oxide and polyethylene oxide block into glycerin
- Newpol GE-600 glycerin ethylene oxide adduct, hydroxyl number 277 (mg KOH / g), a molecular weight of about 600, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.) is.
- the polyethylene glycol used in the present invention has a hydroxyl value in the range of 50 (mgKOH / g) to 500 (mgKOH / g).
- the hydroxyl value is preferably in the range of 100 (mgKOH / g) to 500 (mgKOH / g), more preferably in the range of 100 (mgKOH / g) to 400 (mgKOH / g).
- the affinity between the pigment and the dispersion medium is the affinity between the pigment and the copolymer.
- Specific product names include PEG-300 (polyethylene glycol, hydroxyl value 379 (mgKOH / g), molecular weight of about 300, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd.), PEG-400 (polyethylene glycol, hydroxyl value 279 (mgKOH / g), Molecular weight of about 400, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd.), PEG-600 (polyethylene glycol, hydroxyl value of 192 (mgKOH / g), molecular weight of about 600, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd.), PEG-1000 (polyethylene glycol, hydroxyl value of 114 (mgKOH / g) ), Molecular weight of about 1000, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd.).
- the polypropylene glycol used in the present invention has a hydroxyl value in the range of 150 (mgKOH / g) to 700 (mgKOH / g).
- the hydroxyl value is preferably in the range of 170 (mgKOH / g) to 600 (mgKOH / g), more preferably in the range of 180 (mgKOH / g) to 500 (mgKOH / g).
- the affinity between the pigment and the dispersion medium is the affinity between the pigment and the copolymer. It is too high compared to the property, and the occurrence of swelling, which is regarded as a partially dissolved state of the copolymer, is difficult to occur, and the stabilization of the dispersed pigment due to resin adsorption does not proceed, resulting in an increase in coarse particles.
- the affinity between the dispersion medium and the copolymer is improved, but the affinity with the pigment is not good, so that the surface of the pigment is difficult to wet and the pigment, It is difficult to form a lump suitable for clay-like kneading from a mixture of coalesced and solvent, so that the kneading process itself does not proceed and the number of coarse particles in the aqueous pigment dispersion increases.
- New Pole PP-200 polypropylene glycol, hydroxyl value 559 (mgKOH / g), molecular weight of about 200, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd.
- New Pole PP-400 polypropylene glycol, hydroxyl value 277 (mg KOH) / g), molecular weight of about 400, manufactured by Sanyo Kasei Co., Ltd.
- the mass ratio e / (a + b) of the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) defined in the present application to the total mass of the quinacridone pigment (a) and the quinacridone pigment derivative (b) is: 0.3 to 0.8.
- the molecular weight of the various polyoxyalkylene glycols or derivatives thereof is the number average molecular weight and is calculated by the following formula.
- the hydroxyl value is measured by acetylating the hydroxyl group (—OH) in the sample and expressing the amount of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize acetic acid required for acetylation in terms of mg per 1 g of the sample. It is a measure showing the content of OH groups in the sample. Specifically, according to Japanese Industrial Standard “K 0070: 1992. Test methods for acid value, saponification value, ester value, iodine value, hydroxyl value and unsaponified product of chemical products”.
- a conventionally known wetting agent may be used in addition to the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol and derivatives thereof as the water-soluble organic solvent to be added during the kneading. Furthermore, such a wetting agent is added to the kneaded product in the mixing step of adding and mixing the aqueous medium to the pigment dispersion after the kneading step, and is added to the kneaded material to mix and dilute it. It is also important.
- wetting agents examples include glycerin, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, and 1,4-butane.
- Diols 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, polyols such as trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, tetraethylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monoethyl
- Polyhydric alcohol alkyl ethers such as ether, ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, ethylene glycol monobenzyl ether
- Polyhydric alcohol aryl ethers and polyhydric alcohols aralkyl ethers 2-pyrrolidone, N- methyl-2-pyrrolidone, lactams such as ⁇ - caprolactam, 1,3-dimethyl imidazolidinone.
- wetting agents can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- polyhydric alcohols having a high boiling point, low volatility and high surface tension and liquid at normal temperature are preferable, and glycols such as diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol are more preferable.
- the above-mentioned wetting agent other than the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) that can be used for kneading does not have a strong dissolving power of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c), and the resin concentration is 25% by mass. It is preferable that the wetting agent and the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer do not become a homogeneous solution when stirred. Further, the ratio of the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or derivative (e) to the specific amount of the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or derivative (e) used in the kneading step and the wetting agent is at least 75 masses. % Or more is preferable. When the ratio of the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or derivative (e) is 75% by mass or more, the pigment can be sufficiently crushed and dispersed, and the number of coarse particles can be easily reduced effectively.
- a mixture containing the quinacridone pigment derivative (b) is kneaded to prepare a pigment dispersion that is solid at room temperature.
- the polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) is a polyoxyalkylene adduct of glycerin, a polyethylene glycol having a hydroxyl value of 50 to 500 (mgKOH / g), and a hydroxyl value of 150 to 700 (mgKOH / g). It is at least one selected from the group consisting of polypropylene glycol.
- the quinacridone pigment (a) is finely pulverized, and the polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) and the basic compound (d) are added to the surface of the fine particles.
- the swollen styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) is forcibly pressed, the coating of the pigment surface proceeds, and a solid pigment composition is obtained at room temperature in which the pigment is uniformly dispersed.
- the solid content concentration of the kneaded mixture is preferably 55 to 80% by mass.
- a sufficient shearing force can be applied, and the quinacridone pigment (a) is not sufficiently pulverized, and the pigment is uniformly dispersed at room temperature.
- a solid pigment composition can be obtained.
- the total amount of the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof or a wetting agent added as necessary is adjusted so that the solid concentration of the mixture kneaded in the kneading step can be kept high in this way.
- the total amount of the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative and other wetting agent in the mixture kneaded in the kneading step is in the range of 30 to 80% by mass with respect to the total amount of the pigment and the pigment derivative. Is preferred.
- the total amount of the polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) and the wetting agent is within the above range, the solids can be easily brought into a fused state, and sufficient shearing force is applied during kneading. be able to.
- an alkali metal hydroxide is used as the basic compound (c), it is usually used as an aqueous solution, but the amount of water is preferably minimized, and the amount of water should be suppressed to 15% by mass or less based on the pigment. Is preferable, and it is more preferable to set it as 8 mass% or less.
- the pigments, pigment derivatives and styrene acrylic acid copolymer (c) used in the aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention are blended, but the quinacridone pigment (a) and the quinacridone
- the amount of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) used is preferably 5 to 50 parts by mass, more preferably 10 to 45 parts by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass in total with the pigment derivative (b). More preferably, it is ⁇ 40 parts by mass.
- the amount of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) used is 15 parts by mass or more, the surface of the pigment and the pigment derivative is sufficiently covered with the styrene acrylic acid copolymer.
- the dispersion stability of the ink jet recording ink is improved, the friction resistance of the printed matter printed with the ink jet recording ink tends to be improved, and if the amount used is 50 parts by mass or less, an aqueous pigment dispersion or
- water-based ink for inkjet recording is prepared, resin that is not adsorbed to the pigment does not exist in the aqueous medium, the viscosity of the aqueous pigment dispersion or water-based ink is properly maintained, and the ink ejection property is also good. It tends to be maintained.
- the temperature at the time of kneading can be appropriately adjusted in consideration of the temperature characteristics of the styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (c) so that a sufficient shearing force is applied to the kneaded product. It is preferable that the temperature is lower than the glass transition point of the acid copolymer (c) and the temperature difference from the glass transition point is less than 50 ° C. By kneading in such a temperature range, there is no shortage of shearing force due to a decrease in the viscosity of the kneaded product accompanying the melting of the resin due to an increase in the kneading temperature.
- the kneading apparatus used in the kneading step may be any kneading apparatus that can generate a high shearing force with respect to a mixture having a high solid content ratio, and can be selected from known kneading apparatuses. It is preferable to use a kneading apparatus having a stirring tank and stirring blades and capable of sealing the stirring tank, rather than using an open kneader having no stirring tank such as a two roll. When a kneading apparatus having such a configuration is used, polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e), a wetting agent, moisture, etc.
- the pigment composition that is solid at room temperature after kneading can be directly diluted with an aqueous medium to shift to a mixing step in which an aqueous pigment dispersion is prepared.
- the kneading is preferably performed in a state where the pigment concentration and the solid content concentration of the pigment and the resin are high, the viscosity of the kneaded material varies in a wide range depending on the kneaded state of the kneaded material.
- a mixer can be kneaded in a wide range of viscosity, and an aqueous medium can be added and distilled off under reduced pressure, making it easy to adjust the viscosity and load shear force during kneading. It is.
- the required amount may be mixed at once with respect to the pigment dispersion, but dilution with the aqueous medium is more efficient if the required amount is added continuously or intermittently.
- the aqueous pigment dispersion can be produced in a shorter time.
- the aqueous pigment dispersion thus obtained may be further subjected to a dispersion treatment by a disperser.
- the dispersion is performed by a disperser, and further shearing force is applied to disintegrate the pigment.
- an aqueous pigment dispersion having good characteristics by mixing an aqueous medium to lower the solid content ratio to liquefy it, and stirring it as necessary.
- the remaining coarse dispersed particles are further pulverized, and the particle size of the dispersed particles becomes smaller.
- Ink jet recording ink composition produced from an aqueous pigment dispersion improves ink jet characteristics such as ejection stability and print density.
- the aqueous medium used when producing an aqueous pigment dispersion from a pigment dispersion that is solid at room temperature is used to prevent drying of the aqueous pigment dispersion, and to adjust the viscosity during the dispersion treatment when using a dispersion device. Therefore, a high-boiling water-soluble organic solvent may be contained, and a conventionally known wetting agent can be used.
- the water-soluble organic solvent preferably used can be added when the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or derivative (e) used in the kneading step of the present invention and a solid pigment dispersion are produced by the kneading step. Wetting agents can be exemplified.
- the total amount of the water-soluble organic solvent in the aqueous pigment dispersion liquid is preferably 1 to 50% by mass, and more preferably 3 to 40% by mass. If it is less than this lower limit, the drying prevention effect tends to be insufficient, and if it exceeds the above upper limit, the dispersion stability of the dispersion tends to decrease.
- the disperser for performing the dispersion treatment known and commonly used equipment can be used, for example, an ultrasonic homogenizer, a high-pressure homogenizer, a paint shaker, a ball mill, a roll mill, a sand mill, a sand grinder, a dyno mill, a dispar mat, a nano mill, an SC mill, Nanomizer etc. can be mentioned, One of these may be used independently and may be used in combination of 2 or more types of apparatuses.
- the disperser and the disperser are devices that are used exclusively for the dispersion process, and do not include general-purpose mixers and stirrers that are widely used for normal mixing and stirring.
- the pigment concentration of the aqueous pigment dispersion prepared after the mixing step or the dispersion treatment after the mixing step is preferably 10 to 20% by mass.
- the aqueous ink composition for inkjet recording using the aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention can be prepared by a conventional method by diluting the aqueous pigment dispersion in an aqueous medium and adding various additives as necessary.
- coarse particles cause nozzle clogging and other image characteristics, and therefore, after ink preparation, coarse particles are removed by centrifugation or filtration. Also good.
- the specific polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) or the above-described wetting agent is used for the purpose of preventing the ink from drying.
- the total content of the polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) and a wetting agent in the ink for the purpose of preventing drying is preferably 3 to 50% by mass.
- a penetrant may be added for the purpose of improving the penetrability to a recording medium and adjusting the dot diameter on the recording medium.
- the penetrant include lower alcohols such as ethanol and isopropyl alcohol, ethylene oxide adducts of alkyl alcohols such as ethylene glycol hexyl ether and diethylene glycol butyl ether, and propylene oxide adducts of alkyl alcohols such as propylene glycol propyl ether.
- the penetrant content in the ink is preferably 0.01 to 10% by mass.
- a surfactant can be added in order to adjust ink characteristics such as surface tension.
- the surfactant that can be added for this purpose is not particularly limited, and examples include various anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, and amphoteric surfactants. Of these, anionic surfactants and nonionic surfactants are preferred.
- anionic surfactant examples include alkylbenzene sulfonate, alkylphenyl sulfonate, alkylnaphthalene sulfonate, higher fatty acid salt, sulfate of higher fatty acid ester, sulfonate of higher fatty acid ester, higher alcohol ether. Sulfate salts and sulfonates of the above, higher alkyl sulfosuccinates, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether carboxylates, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl phosphates, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphates, etc.
- Nonionic surfactants include, for example, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitol fatty acid ester, glycerin fatty acid ester , Polyoxyethylene glycerin fatty acid ester, polyglycerin fatty acid ester, sucrose fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene alkylamine, polyoxyethylene fatty acid amide, fatty acid alkylolamide, alkyl alkanolamide, acetylene glycol, oxyethylene adduct of acetylene glycol, Polyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol block copolymer, etc.
- polyoxyethylene nonyl phenyl ether polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene dodecyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, fatty acid
- alkylolamide polyoxyethylene nonyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene dodecyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, fatty acid
- alkylolamide acetylene glycol, oxyethylene adducts of acetylene glycol and polyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol block copolymers.
- surfactants include silicone surfactants such as polysiloxane oxyethylene adducts; fluorine surfactants such as perfluoroalkyl carboxylates, perfluoroalkyl sulfonates, and oxyethylene perfluoroalkyl ethers.
- Biosurfactants such as spicrispolic acid, rhamnolipid, lysolecithin and the like can also be used.
- the HLB is preferably in the range of 7 to 20.
- the addition amount is preferably in the range of 0.001 to 1% by mass, more preferably 0.001 to 0.5% by mass, based on the total mass of the ink. More preferably, it is in the range of 01 to 0.2% by mass.
- the addition amount of the surfactant is 0.001% by mass or more, the effect of adding the surfactant tends to be obtained satisfactorily, and when it is used at 1% by mass or less, there is a problem that the image is blurred. Occurrence is unlikely to occur.
- an antiseptic When preparing an ink composition for ink jet recording using the aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention, an antiseptic, a viscosity adjuster, a pH adjuster, a chelating agent, a plasticizer, an antioxidant, and an ultraviolet absorber as necessary.
- An agent or the like can also be added.
- the total amount of the quinacridone pigment (a) and the quinacridone pigment derivative (b) in the aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention is preferably 5 to 25% by mass, and more preferably 5 to 20% by mass.
- the ink composition for ink jet recording prepared from the aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention has good coloring performance. There is a tendency that a sufficient image density is obtained.
- the content is 25% by mass or less, the dispersion stability of the pigment tends to hardly occur in the aqueous pigment dispersion.
- the total amount of the quinacridone pigment (a) and the quinacridone pigment derivative (b) in the ink composition for ink jet recording prepared from the aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention depends on the necessity of obtaining a sufficient image density.
- the content is preferably 1 to 10% by mass.
- the ink composition for ink jet recording produced by the production method of the present invention maintains good dispersion stability even when heated, and can be suitably used as ink for ink jet recording of various systems.
- the inkjet method to be applied is not particularly limited, but examples of known ones such as a continuous ejection type (charge control type, spray type, etc.), an on-demand type (piezo type, thermal type, electrostatic suction type, etc.) are illustrated. can do.
- a continuous ejection type charge control type, spray type, etc.
- an on-demand type piezo type, thermal type, electrostatic suction type, etc.
- polyoxyalkylene glycols or derivatives thereof are polyoxyalkylene adducts of glycerin, polyethylene glycols, and polypropylene glycols. A detailed explanation will be given. Unless otherwise specified, “part” is “part by mass” and “%” is “% by mass”.
- the resins used in the examples and comparative examples are as follows.
- Example 1 A mixture of powdered raw materials (pigments, pigment derivatives, resin) of the following composition was charged into a planetary mixer (trade name: Chemical Mixer ACM04LVTJ-B manufactured by Aikosha Mfg.
- the jacket was heated, and the temperature of the contents After the temperature reached 80 ° C., kneading was carried out at a rotational speed of 80 revolutions / minute and a revolution speed of 25 revolutions / minute, and after 5 minutes, a liquid raw material of the following composition was added and further kneading was continued.
- Quinacridone pigment Chromophthal Jet Magenta 2BC (Manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals) 38 parts phthalimidomethylated 3,10-dichloroquinacridone (average number of phthalimidomethyl groups per molecule 1.4) 2 parts
- the obtained pigment dispersion that was solid at room temperature was taken out of the jacket, cut into a 1 cm square, and placed in a commercially available juicer mixer. Thereto, 70 parts of ion exchange water was added, mixed and diluted with a mixer for 10 minutes, and ion exchange water was further added to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion AA having a quinacridone pigment concentration of 13.5% by mass.
- Examples 2 to 7 EG-1 of Example 1 was obtained from Sanyo Chemicals Co., Ltd., SANNICS GE-600 (hydroxyl value 277 (mgKOH / g)), SANNICS GP-250 (hydroxyl value 674 (mgKOH / g)), SANNICS GP- 400 (hydroxyl value 400 (mgKOH / g)), Sannix GP-600 (hydroxyl value 280 (mgKOH / g)), Sannix GP-1000 (hydroxyl value 160 (mgKOH / g)), Sannix GL-600 ( Except that the hydroxyl value was changed to 279 (mgKOH / g), Examples 2 to 6 were carried out under the same conditions as in Example 1 to obtain aqueous pigment dispersions AB to AG, respectively.
- Example 8 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that 40 parts of the quinacridone pigment of Example 1 was used and 0 part of phthalimidomethylated 3,10-dichloroquinacridone was obtained, whereby an aqueous pigment dispersion AH was obtained. It was.
- Example 9 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 8 except that EG-1 in Example 8 was changed to GL-600, and an aqueous pigment dispersion AI was obtained.
- Example 10 A mixture having the following composition was charged into a planetary mixer PLM-V-50V (manufactured by Inoue Mfg. Co., Ltd.) having a capacity of 50 L, the jacket was heated, and after the jacket temperature reached 60 ° C., the speed was low (rotation speed: 21 Kneading was performed at a rotation / minute, revolution speed: 14 revolutions / minute), and after 10 minutes, the speed was changed to a high speed (automatic rotation speed: 35 revolutions / minute, revolution speed: 24 revolutions / minute), and the kneading was continued.
- PLM-V-50V manufactured by Inoue Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Resin A 150 parts Quinacridone pigment: Chromophthal Jet Magenta 2BC (Ciba Specialty Chemicals) 475 parts phthalimidomethylated 3,10-dichloroquinacridone (average number of phthalimidomethyl groups per molecule 1.4) 25 parts Polyethylene oxide adduct of glycerin: EG-1 220 parts (lipochemical) (Made by company)
- Example 11 18 kg of the aqueous pigment dispersion AJ-1 produced in Example 10 was dispersed with a bead mill (Nanomill NM-G2L manufactured by Asada Tekko Co., Ltd.) under the following conditions to obtain a pigment dispersion AJ-2.
- a bead mill Nenomill NM-G2L manufactured by Asada Tekko Co., Ltd.
- Dispersion condition disperser Nanomill NM-G2L manufactured by Asada Tekko
- Comparative Example 1 Comparative Example 1 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that EG-1 was changed to glycerin to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion AK.
- Comparative Example 2 Comparative Example 2 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that EG-1 was changed to diethylene glycol, to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion AL.
- Example 3 An aqueous pigment dispersion was prepared in the same manner as in Example 10 except that diethylene glycol was used instead of EG-1, and this was designated as aqueous pigment dispersion AM-1.
- Comparative Example 4 An aqueous pigment dispersion was prepared in the same manner as in Example 11 except that diethylene glycol was used instead of EG-1, and this was designated as aqueous pigment dispersion AM-2.
- a dispersion treatment was performed for 2 hours with the following composition using a paint shaker (manufactured by Toyo Seiki Seisakusho), and a quinacridone pigment concentration of 13.5 masses: % Aqueous pigment aqueous dispersion AN.
- Reference Example 2 was carried out under the same conditions as Reference Example 1 except that EG-1 was changed to diethylene glycol, to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion AO.
- the aqueous pigment dispersions prepared in the above examples and comparative examples were evaluated using the following methods.
- each sample was added with 200 to 10,000 times on-exchange water to reduce the concentration of the quinacridone pigment, and when the sample passed 1 ml per second, the particle size was reduced to 0. What diluted so that the count number of the coarse particle of 5 micrometers or more might become 1000 to 4000 was used.
- the number of coarse particles was converted into the number of coarse particles present in 1 ml of an aqueous pigment dispersion having a quinacridone pigment concentration of 12.5% in consideration of the dilution ratio after measurement.
- an aqueous ink for inkjet recording was prepared from the aqueous pigment dispersions prepared in Examples 1 to 9, Comparative Examples 1 and 2, and Reference Examples 1 and 2 with the following composition.
- Each aqueous pigment dispersion prepared in Examples 1 to 9, Comparative Examples 1 and 2 and Reference Examples 1 and 2 was diluted with pure water to prepare a diluted aqueous pigment dispersion having a quinacridone pigment concentration of 6% by mass. The following was added to the diluted solution.
- Each produced water-based ink for inkjet recording was tested using the inkjet printer (Photosmart D5360 by HP company). After filling the black cartridge with ink, a nozzle check test pattern was printed at the start of the test. Furthermore, after printing 100% of the print density setting in a range of 340 cm 2 on one A4 sheet in monochrome mode, a nozzle check test pattern is printed, and the state of the nozzle before and after the test is compared. No nozzle chip increases ... Nozzle increase in 1-5 points or less ... ⁇ , With nozzle missing increased by 6 or more points ⁇ As evaluated.
- the volume average particle size and coarse particles are sufficiently reduced only by the kneading step.
- Comparative Example 3 and Comparative Example 4 even if the kneading process is used, coarse particles are sufficient if the polyoxyalkylene adduct of glycerin used in the present application is not used in the kneading process. It is not reduced. In such a case, even after the kneading step, the dispersion process using a disperser using a medium is performed, but the number of coarse particles is slightly reduced, but not greatly reduced. If the polyoxyalkylene adduct is used from the beginning of the kneading step, a much better reduction in coarse particles can be achieved even if no dispersion treatment is performed.
- the pigment is stably dispersed, a good dispersion state is maintained even during long-term storage, and an excellent aqueous pigment dispersion and an aqueous ink for inkjet recording can be obtained.
- Polyethylene glycol examples and comparative examples in the case of using polyethylene glycol as polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof will be shown below, and the present invention will be described more specifically.
- Example 12 A mixture of powdered raw materials (pigments, pigment derivatives, resin) of the following composition was charged into a planetary mixer (trade name: Chemical Mixer ACM04LVTJ-B manufactured by Aikosha Mfg. Co., Ltd.), the jacket was heated, and the temperature of the contents After the temperature reached 80 ° C., kneading was carried out at a rotational speed of 80 revolutions / minute and a revolution speed of 25 revolutions / minute, and after 5 minutes, a liquid raw material of the following composition was added and further kneading was continued.
- a planetary mixer trade name: Chemical Mixer ACM04LVTJ-B manufactured by Aikosha Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Quinacridone pigment Chromophthal Jet Magenta 2BC (Manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals) 38 parts phthalimidomethylated 3,10-dichloroquinacridone (average number of phthalimidomethyl groups per molecule 1.4) 2 parts polyethylene glycol PEG
- the obtained pigment dispersion that was solid at room temperature was taken out of the jacket, cut into a 1 cm square, and placed in a commercially available juicer mixer. Thereto, 70 parts of ion exchange water was added, mixed and diluted with a mixer for 10 minutes, and ion exchange water was further added to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion BA having a quinacridone pigment concentration of 13.5% by mass.
- Examples 13 to 15 PEG-300 of Example 12 was manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. PEG-400 (hydroxyl value 279 (mgKOH / g)), PEG-600 (hydroxyl value 192 (mgKOH / g)), PEG-1000 (hydroxyl value 114 ( Except for the change to mgKOH / g), Examples 2 to 4 were carried out under the same conditions as in Example 12 to obtain aqueous pigment dispersions BB to BD, respectively.
- Example 5 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 12 except that 40 parts of the quinacridone pigment of Example 12 was used and 0 part of phthalimidomethylated 3,10-dichloroquinacridone was obtained, whereby an aqueous pigment dispersion BE was obtained. It was.
- Example 17 A mixture having the following composition was charged into a planetary mixer PLM-V-50V (manufactured by Inoue Mfg. Co., Ltd.) having a capacity of 50 L, the jacket was heated, and after the jacket temperature reached 60 ° C., the speed was low (rotation speed: 21 Kneading was performed at a rotation / minute, revolution speed: 14 revolutions / minute), and after 10 minutes, the speed was changed to a high speed (automatic rotation speed: 35 revolutions / minute, revolution speed: 24 revolutions / minute), and the kneading was continued.
- PLM-V-50V manufactured by Inoue Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Resin A 150 parts Quinacridone pigment: Chromophthal Jet Magenta 2BC (Ciba Specialty Chemicals) 475 parts phthalimidomethylated 3,10-dichloroquinacridone (average number of phthalimidomethyl groups per molecule 1.4) 25 parts polyethylene glycol: PEG-400 (Manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries) 220 parts
- Example 18 18 kg of the aqueous pigment dispersion F-1 produced in Example 17 was dispersed with a bead mill (Nanomill NM-G2L manufactured by Asada Tekko Co., Ltd.) under the following conditions to obtain a pigment dispersion BF-2.
- a bead mill Nenomill NM-G2L manufactured by Asada Tekko Co., Ltd.
- Dispersion condition disperser Nanomill NM-G2L manufactured by Asada Tekko
- Comparative Example 5 Comparative Example 1 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 12 except that PEG-300 was changed to PEG-200 (hydroxyl value 569 (mgKOH / g)) to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion BG.
- the pigment prepared in the kneading step can be used without the conventional dispersion step using a dispersing device.
- An aqueous pigment dispersion in which a large decrease in coarse particles with poor dispersion can be achieved by simply passing through a mixing step of adding an aqueous medium to the dispersion, mixing, and stirring to mix as necessary.
- the pigment is stably dispersed, a good dispersion state is maintained even during long-term storage, and an excellent aqueous pigment dispersion with a small number of coarse particles and an aqueous ink for inkjet recording can be obtained.
- the time required for production is short, and the aqueous pigment dispersion can be produced by a method with high production efficiency.
- Polypropylene glycol examples and comparative examples in the case where polypropylene glycol is used as polyoxyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof will be described below in more detail.
- Example 19 A mixture of powdered raw materials (pigments, pigment derivatives, resin) of the following composition was charged into a planetary mixer (trade name: Chemical Mixer ACM04LVTJ-B manufactured by Aikosha Mfg. Co., Ltd.), the jacket was heated, and the temperature of the contents After the temperature reached 80 ° C., kneading was carried out at a rotational speed of 80 revolutions / minute and a revolution speed of 25 revolutions / minute, and after 5 minutes, a liquid raw material of the following composition was added and further kneading was continued.
- a planetary mixer trade name: Chemical Mixer ACM04LVTJ-B manufactured by Aikosha Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- the obtained pigment dispersion that was solid at room temperature was taken out of the jacket, cut into a 1 cm square, and placed in a commercially available juicer mixer. Thereto, 70 parts of ion exchange water was added, mixed and diluted with a mixer for 10 minutes, and ion exchange water was further added to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion CA having a quinacridone pigment concentration of 12.5% by mass.
- Example 20 Example 20 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 1, except that PP-200 in Example 19 was changed to PP-400 (hydroxyl value 277 (mgKOH / g)) manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. A liquid CB was obtained.
- Example 21 Example 21 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 19 except that 40 parts of the quinacridone pigment of Example 19 was used and 0 part of phthalimidomethylated 3,10-dichloroquinacridone was obtained, whereby an aqueous pigment dispersion CC was obtained. It was.
- Comparative Example 6 An aqueous pigment dispersion was prepared by performing Comparative Example 6 under the same conditions as in Example 19, except that PP-200 of Example 19 was changed to PP-950 (hydroxyl value 119 (mgKOH / g)) manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries. I got a CD.
- Comparative Example 7 Comparative Example 7 was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 19 except that PP-200 was changed to dipropylene glycol to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion CE.
- a dispersion treatment was performed for 2 hours with the following composition using a paint shaker (manufactured by Toyo Seiki Seisakusho), and a quinacridone pigment concentration of 13.5 masses: % Aqueous pigment aqueous dispersion CF was obtained.
- the hydroxyl value is greater than 700, kneading is possible, but the coating of the pigment with the copolymer is insufficient and storage stability and ejection stability are reduced. Further, from the comparison between Example 19 and Example 21, the addition of the quinacridone pigment derivative in the kneading step reduces the volume average particle diameter, and further improves the storage stability of the dispersion and the ink ejection stability. It is clearly preferred.
- an aqueous pigment dispersion is achieved in which the use of polypropylene glycol having a hydroxyl value of 150 to 700 as the water-soluble organic solvent in the kneading step achieves a significant reduction in coarse particles with poor dispersion. can do.
- the time required for production is short, and the aqueous pigment dispersion can be produced by a method with high production efficiency.
- the aqueous pigment dispersion produced by the method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion of the present invention is used as a main component for the production of an aqueous ink for inkjet recording, and produces an aqueous inkjet recording ink having excellent ejection stability. Is possible.
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インクジェット記録に用いられるインクに必要な特性には、(1)記録媒体上ににじみのない高発色,高解像度、高濃度で均一な画像が得られること、(2)ノズル先端において、インクの乾燥による目詰まりが発生せず吐出安定性が良好であること、(3)記録媒体上でのインクの乾燥性が良好であること、(4)画像の堅牢性が良好であること、(5)長期保存安定性が良好であること、等が挙げられる。
従来、インクジェット記録用水性インクとしては、溶解安定性が高く、ノズル目詰まりが少なく良好な発色性を有し高画質の印刷を可能とすることから、着色剤として染料が用いられてきたが、染料を用いた画像は耐水性や耐光性が劣るという問題があった。
しかしながら、この方法においては、分散時間が長時間にわたり、製造効率が低いという問題があった。また、この様にして得られた水性顔料分散液においては、顔料の分散安定性は未だ不十分であった。
本発明の水性顔料分散液の製造方法においては、混練工程の混合物中にキナクリドン系顔料誘導体を含有することが好ましい。
混練において顔料を媒体中に分散させる工程は,さらに細かく分解すると一般的に次の3つの工程を経ると考えられる。すなわち、分散媒体に対して顔料がぬれる工程、剪断力を用いて顔料を微細化する工程、分散能を有する樹脂吸着により顔料の微細化状態を安定化する工程である。顔料の分散は基本的に可逆的であり、分散できたとしても顔料の再凝集を抑制する手段を講じない限り、分散状態を安定に保つことは困難である。そのため、顔料粒子表面に樹脂吸着層を形成して分散を安定化させる必要がある。この分散安定化のためには分散媒体の顔料粒子表面、及び樹脂に対するそれぞれの親和性が重要である。樹脂が顔料粒子表面に吸着するには、樹脂と顔料粒子表面の親和性が樹脂と分散媒体の親和性より高くなければならない。しかし一方樹脂と分散媒体との親和性も重要で、樹脂と分散媒体の親和性が低すぎると樹脂吸着層が分散媒体中に配向せず、分散安定性の達成は困難となる。一方顔料粒子表面と分散媒体の親和性をみた場合、親和性が高すぎると顔料表面への樹脂の吸着を阻害するし、逆に親和性が低すぎると分散機構のひとつの要素である、ぬれの過程が効率よく進行せず分散そのものの達成が困難になる。よって、分散媒体の選択は、顔料及び樹脂との親和性のバランスを考慮しなければならない。
(キナクリドン系顔料)
本発明に用いられるキナクリドン系顔料(a)の顔料種としては、公知慣用のものがいずれも使用でき、具体例としては、C.I.ピグメントレッド122等のジメチルキナクリドン系顔料、C.I.ピグメントレッド202、C.I.ピグメントレッドレッド209等のジクロロキナクリドン系顔料、C.I.ピグメントバイオレット19等の無置換キナクリドン、及びこれらの顔料から選ばれる少なくとも2種以上の顔料の混合物、またはキナクリドン系顔料同士、もしくはキナクリドン系顔料と他顔料との固溶体を挙げることができる。顔料の形態は粉末状、顆粒状あるいは塊状の乾燥顔料でもよく、ウエットケーキやスラリーでもよい。
本発明で使用が好ましいとされるキナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)としては、キナクリドン系顔料の顔料骨格にジアルキルアミノメチル基、アリールアミドメチル基、スルホン酸アミド基、スルホン酸基及びその塩、フタルイミド基等を導入した顔料誘導体があげられる。
上記、本発明で使用が好ましいとされるキナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)の中でも、下記一般式式(1)で表される化合物であることがさらに好ましい。
(式中、R11は炭素数1~8個のアルキレン基若しくはアルケニレン基、R12~R15は各々独立的に水素原子、炭素数1~8個のアルキル基若しくはアルコキシ基、又はフェニル基を表す。)で表される基であり、R1~R10の少なくとも一つは前記式IIで表される基である。}
一般式(1)で表される化合物の中でさらに好ましい化合物としては、下記一般式(3)で表される化合物が上げられる。
(式中、RとR’とは互いに独立的に水素原子、塩素原子又は炭素数1~5個のアルキル基若しくはアルコキシ基であり、mは0、1または2であり、nは1~4である。)
さらに下記構造式(4)で表される基を有する下記構造式(5)で表される化合物がより好ましい。
一般式(1)で表される化合物が、例えば、上記式化学構造式(4)で表される基を有する化合物である場合は、無置換キナクリドン、ジメチルキナクリドン、ジクロロキナクリドン等とフタルイミド及びホルムアルデヒドあるいはパラホルムアルデヒドとを濃硫酸中で反応させることにより合成することができる。
本発明で使用するスチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体(c)はスチレン系モノマー及びアクリル酸とメタクリル酸の少なくとも一方をモノマー成分として含有する。
スチレン系モノマーとしては公知の化合物を用いることができる。例えば、スチレン、α-メチルスチレン、β-メチルスチレン、2,4-ジメチルスチレン、α-エチルスチレン、α-ブチルスチレン、α-ヘキシルスチレンの如きアルキルスチレン、4-クロロスチレン、3-クロロスチレン、3-ブロモスチレンの如きハロゲン化スチレン、更に3-ニトロスチレン、4-メトキシスチレン、ビニルトルエン等がある。
本発明のスチレン-アクリル酸共重合体(c)はスチレン系モノマー並びに、アクリル酸モノマー及びメタクリル酸モノマーの少なくとも一方の共重合によって得られるが、アクリル酸とメタクリル酸を併用することが好ましい。その理由は、樹脂合成時の共重合性が向上して、樹脂の均一性が良くなり、その結果、保存安定性が良好となり、且つより微粒子化された水性顔料分散液が得られる傾向があるためである。
本発明で使用するスチレン-アクリル酸共重合体(c)においてスチレン系モノマーとアクリル酸モノマーとメタクリル酸モノマーの共重合時の総和は、全モノマー成分に対して95質量%以上であることが好ましい。
ここで重量平均分子量とはGPC(ゲル浸透クロマトグラフィー)法で測定される値であり、標準物質として使用するポリスチレンの分子量に換算した値である。
本発明で使用するスチレン-アクリル酸共重合体(c)はランダム共重合体でもよいが、グラフト共重合体であっても良い。グラフト共重合体としてはポリスチレンあるいはスチレンと共重合可能な非イオン性モノマーとスチレンとの共重合体が幹又は枝となり、アクリル酸、メタクリル酸とスチレンを含む他のモノマーとの共重合体を枝又は幹とするグラフト共重合体をその一例として示すことができる。スチレン-アクリル酸共重合体(c)は、このグラフト共重合体とランダム共重合体の混合物であってもよい。
混練工程における前記キナクリドン系顔料(a)とキナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)の合計質量に対するスチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体(c)の質量比、c/(a+b)は0.15~0.5である。
ここでいう酸価とは、日本工業規格「 K 0070:1992. 化学製品の酸価,けん化価,エステル価,よう素価,水酸基価及び不けん化物の試験方法」に従って測定された数値であり、樹脂1gを完全に中和するのに必要な水酸化カリウムの量(mg)である。
スチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体(c)は、そのアクリル酸部位を中和させて水性媒体への分散性を向上させるため、塩基性化合物(d)を共存させた形で用いられる。塩基性化合物(d)は混練工程でスチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体を軟化させ、樹脂による顔料の被覆過程を円滑にするとともに、樹脂被覆された顔料の水性媒体への分散性を良好にする。塩基性化合物(d)としては、無機系塩基性化合物、有機系塩基性化合物のいずれも用いることができる。有機系塩基性化合物としては、例えばメチルアミン、ジメチルアミン、トリメチルアミン、エチルアミン、ジエチルアミン、トリエチルアミンなどのアミン;トリエタノールアミン、ジエタノールアミン、メチルジエタノールアミンなどのアルコールアミンを例示することができる。無機系塩基性化合物としては、カリウム、ナトリウムなどのアルカリ金属の水酸化物;カリウム、ナトリウムなどのアルカリ金属の炭酸塩;カルシウム、バリウムなどのアルカリ土類金属などの炭酸塩;水酸化アンモニウムなどを例示することができる。
特に、アルカリ金属水酸化物、アルコールアミン類は、本発明の顔料分散体から水性顔料分散液、さらにはインクジェット記録用インク組成物へと調製した場合、分散性、保存安定性の点から好適である。これらアルカリ金属水酸化物とアルコールアミン類は混合して用いることもできる。これらの塩基性化合物の中で、水酸化カリウム、水酸化ナトリウム、水酸化リチウムに代表されるアルカリ金属水酸化物は、水性顔料分散液の低粘度化に寄与し、インクジェット記録用インクの吐出安定性の面から好ましく、特に水酸化カリウムが好ましい。
なお本発明において、中和率とは塩基性化合物の配合量がスチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体(b)中の全てのカルボキシル基の中和に必要な量に対して何%かを示す数値であり、以下の式で計算される。
通常樹脂と顔料を含む混合物の混練に際しては、水溶性有機溶剤を適量添加して混合物を高固形分比の粘土状の一つの固まりとし、高剪断力を加えて混練を行う。このための水溶性有機溶剤としては、沸点が高く混練中に容易に揮散しないこと、また混練物中にたとえ残存しても、もともと後工程である混合工程において、水性媒体の成分として混練物に添加でき除去の必要がない。
本発明で用いるグリセリンのポリオキシアルキレン付加物においては、ポリオキシアルキレン骨格はオキシエチレンまたはオキシプロピレン、またはオキシエチレンとオキシプロピレン両方から構成されていることが好ましく、オキシエチレンとオキシプロピレンから構成される場合は,オキシエチレンとオキシプロピレンはランダムな配列であっても,それぞれのポリオキシアルキレンのブロック配列でも良い。
本発明で使用するポリエチレングリコールは,水酸基価が50(mgKOH/g)から500(mgKOH/g)の範囲のものを使用する。水酸基価は100(mgKOH/g)から500(mgKOH/g)の範囲であるものが好ましく、100(mgKOH/g)から400(mgKOH/g)の範囲であるものがさらに好ましい。水酸基価が50(mgKOH/g)より小さい場合、顔料、スチレンアクリル酸系共重合体、ポリエチレングリコールを含有する分散媒体の系においては、顔料と分散媒体の親和性が顔料と共重合体の親和性に比べて高過ぎて、該共重合体の一部溶解状態と見られる膨潤の発生が起きにくくなり、樹脂吸着による分散した顔料の安定化が進行しないため粗大粒子が増大する。また、水酸基価が500(mgKOH/g)より大きい場合、分散媒体と共重合体との親和性は向上するが顔料との親和性が良好でないため、顔料の表面が濡れにくく、顔料、共重合体、溶剤の混合物から粘土状の混練に適した固まりが形成されにくい、このため混練工程自体が進行せず、水性顔料分散液中の粗大粒子数が増大する。
本発明で使用するポリプロピレングリコールは,水酸基価が150(mgKOH/g)から700(mgKOH/g)の範囲のものを使用する。水酸基価は170(mgKOH/g)から600(mgKOH/g)の範囲であるものが好ましく、180(mgKOH/g)から500(mgKOH/g)の範囲であるものがさらに好ましい。水酸基価が700(mgKOH/g)より大きい場合、顔料、スチレンアクリル酸系共重合体、ポリプロピレングリコールを含有する分散媒体の系においては、顔料と分散媒体の親和性が顔料と共重合体の親和性に比べて高過ぎて、該共重合体の一部溶解状態と見られる膨潤の発生が起きにくくなり、樹脂吸着による分散した顔料の安定化が進行しないため粗大粒子が増大する。また、水酸基価が150(mgKOH/g)より小さい場合、分散媒体と共重合体との親和性は向上するが顔料との親和性が良好でないため、顔料の表面が濡れにくく、顔料、共重合体、溶剤の混合物から粘土状の混練に適した固まりが形成されにくい、このため混練工程自体が進行せず、水性顔料分散液中の粗大粒子数が増大する。
なお本項において、上記各種ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体の分子量とは数平均分子量のことであり、以下の式で計算される。
本発明の製造方法においては、上記混練時に添加する水溶性有機溶剤として、上記した特定のポリオキシアルキレングリコール及びその誘導体に加えて、従来公知の湿潤剤を用いても良い。さらにこのような湿潤剤は、混練工程後に顔料分散体に水性媒体を添加、混合する混合工程において混練物に添加、混合しこれを希釈させる水性媒体の成分、さらにはインクジェット記録用水性インクの成分としても重要である。この様な湿潤剤としては,例えば、グリセリン、エチレングリコール、ジエチレングリコール、トリエチレングリコール、テトラエチレングリコール、ポリエチレングリコール、プロピレングリコール、ジプロピレングリコール、ポリプロピレングリコール、1,3-プロパンジオール、1,4-ブタンジオール、1,5-ペンタンジオール、1,6-ヘキサンジオール、1,2,6-ヘキサントリオール、トリメチロールプロパン、ペンタエリスリトール等のポリオール類、ジエチレングリコールモノブチルエーテル、テトラエチレングリコールモノメチルエーテル、プロピレングリコールモノエチルエーテル等の多価アルコールアルキルエーテル類,エチレングリコールモノフェニルエーテル、エチレングリコールモノベンジルエーテル等の多価アルコールアリールエーテル類および多価アルコールアラルキルエーテル類、2-ピロリドン、N-メチル-2-ピロリドン、ε-カプロラクタム等のラクタム類、1,3-ジメチルイミダゾリジノン等が挙げられる。これらの湿潤剤は1種または2種以上を混合して用いることができる。特に高沸点、低揮発性で、高表面張力の常温で液体の多価アルコール類が好ましく、ジエチレングリコール、トリエチレングリコール等のグリコール類がさらに好ましい。
また,混練工程に用いる前記特定のポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)と、上記湿潤剤との総量中における、前記特定のポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)の割合は,少なくとも75質量%以上で有ることが好ましい。前記特定のポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)の割合が75質量%以上であると、顔料を十分に解砕し分散することができ、粗大粒子数を効果的に低減しやすい。
(混練工程)
本発明の製造方法における混練工程においては、キナクリドン系顔料(a)、スチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体(c)、塩基性化合物(d)並びにポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)、さらにこのましくはキナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)を含有する混合物を混練し、常温で固体の顔料分散体を作製する。そして前記ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)は、グリセリンのポリオキシアルキレン付加物、水酸基価が50~500(mgKOH/g)のポリエチレングリコール、及び水酸基価が150~700(mgKOH/g)のポリプロピレングリコールからなる群から選択される少なくとも一つである。本発明の製造方法において、キナクリドン系顔料(a),スチレン-アクリル酸共重合体(c),塩基性化合物(d)並びに前記ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)、好ましくはキナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)を含有する混合物を、高剪断力下で混練することが好ましい。高剪断力下で混練することにより、キナクリドン系顔料(a)が微粉砕され、微細化された粒子表面に、前記ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)と塩基性化合物(d)の添加で膨潤状態となったスチレン-アクリル酸共重合体(c)が強制的に押しつけられ、顔料表面の被覆が進行し、顔料が均一に分散した常温で固体の顔料組成物得られる。
前記特定のポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体や、必要に応じて添加される湿潤剤の総量は混練工程で混練する混合物の固形分濃度をこのように高く保つことができるように調整される。混練工程において混練される混合物中の、前記特定のポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体とその他の湿潤剤の総量は顔料と顔料誘導体の合計量に対して、30~80質量%の範囲内であることが好ましい。前記ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)と湿潤剤との合計の添加量が上記範囲にあると、固形物同士を容易に融合状態とすることができ、混練時に十分な剪断力を負荷することができる。
この様な混練工程によって得られた常温で固体の顔料分散体に水性媒体を混合して水性顔料分散液を製造する際には,前述のように撹拌槽を有する混練機で固体の顔料分散体を製造した後,該撹拌槽に水性媒体を添加、混合し、必要に応じて撹拌して直接希釈することにより水性顔料分散液を製造できる。また,撹拌翼を備えた別の攪拌機で固体の顔料分散体と水性媒体を混合し,必要に応じて撹拌して水性顔料分散液を調製できる。水性媒体の混合に関しては、顔料分散体に対して必要量を一括混合してもよいが、連続的あるいは断続的に必要量を添加して混合を進めた方が、水性媒体による希釈が効率的に行われ、より短時間で水性顔料分散液を作製することができる。また,この様にして得られた水性顔料分散液を、更に分散機により分散処理しても良い。本発明の製造方法においては顔料の微細化、及びスチレン-アクリル酸共重合体による被覆が効果的に進行しているため、分散機による分散処理を行って、さらなる剪断力を加え顔料を解砕することを行わなくても、水性媒体を混合して固形分比を低下させて液状化させ、必要に応じて撹拌を行うだけで、良好な特性の水性顔料分散液の製造が可能である。しかし顔料特性の変動等で水性顔料分散液中に粗大分散粒子が残存したときでも、分散処理を行うことにより、残存した粗大分散粒子が更に粉砕され、より分散粒子の粒径が小さくなることによって、水性顔料分散液から製造したインクジェット記録用インク組成物の吐出安定性、印字濃度などのインクジェット特性が改善される。
混合工程または混合工程後の分散処理終了後に作製された水性顔料分散液の顔料濃度は10~20質量%であることが好ましい。
本発明の水性顔料分散液を使用したインクジェット記録用水性インク組成物は、水性顔料分散液を水性媒体に希釈し必要に応じて各種添加剤を添加して、常法により調製することができる。インクジェット記録用水性インク組成物を調製する場合は、粗大粒子が、ノズル詰まり、その他の画像特性を劣化させる原因になるため、インク調製後に、遠心分離、あるいは濾過処理等により粗大粒子を除去しても良い。
本発明の水性顔料分散液を用いてインクジェット記録用インク組成物を調製する場合、インクの乾燥防止を目的として、前記特定のポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)、あるいは先に例示した湿潤剤を添加することができる。乾燥防止を目的とする前記ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)と湿潤剤のインク中の総含有量は3から50質量%であることが好ましい。
浸透剤としては、例えばエタノール、イソプロピルアルコール等の低級アルコール、エチレングリコールヘキシルエーテルやジエチレングリコールブチルエーテル等のアルキルアルコールのエチレンオキシド付加物やプロピレングリコールプロピルエーテル等のアルキルアルコールのプロピレンオキシド付加物等が挙げられる。
インク中の浸透剤の含有量は0.01から10質量%であることが好ましい。
ノニオン性界面活性剤としては、例えば、ポリオキシエチレンアルキルエーテル、ポリオキシエチレンアルキルフェニルエーテル、ポリオキシエチレン脂肪酸エステル、ソルビタン脂肪酸エステル、ポリオキシエチレンソルビタン脂肪酸エステル、ポリオキシエチレンソルビトール脂肪酸エステル、グリセリン脂肪酸エステル、ポリオキシエチレングリセリン脂肪酸エステル、ポリグリセリン脂肪酸エステル、ショ糖脂肪酸エステル、ポリオキシエチレンアルキルアミン、ポリオキシエチレン脂肪酸アミド、脂肪酸アルキロールアミド、アルキルアルカノールアミド、アセチレングリコール、アセチレングリコールのオキシエチレン付加物、ポリエチレングリコールポリプロピレングリコールブロックコポリマー、等を挙げることができ、これらの中では、ポリオキシエチレンノニルフェニルエーテル、ポリオキシエチレンオクチルフェニルエーテル、ポリオキシエチレンドデシルフェニルエーテル、ポリオキシエチレンアルキルエーテル、ポリオキシエチレン脂肪酸エステル、ソルビタン脂肪酸エステル、ポリオキシエチレンソルビタン脂肪酸エステル、脂肪酸アルキロールアミド、アセチレングリコール、アセチレングリコールのオキシエチレン付加物、ポリエチレングリコールポリプロピレングリコールブロックコポリマーが好ましい。
その他の界面活性剤として、ポリシロキサンオキシエチレン付加物のようなシリコーン系界面活性剤;パーフルオロアルキルカルボン酸塩、パーフルオロアルキルスルホン酸塩、オキシエチレンパーフルオロアルキルエーテルのようなフッ素系界面活性剤;スピクリスポール酸、ラムノリピド、リゾレシチンのようなバイオサーファクタント等も使用することができる。
本発明の水性顔料分散液から調製するインクジェット記録用インク組成物に占める、キナクリドン系顔料(a)とキナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)の総量は、充分な画像濃度を得る必要性と、インク中での分散粒子の分散安定性を確保するために、1から10質量%であることが好ましい。
本発明の製造方法によって製造されたインクジェット記録用インク組成物は、加温された場合にも分散安定性を良好に維持し、種々の方式のインクジェット記録用のインクとして好適に用いることができる。適用するインクジェットの方式は特に限定するものではないが、連続噴射型(荷電制御型、スプレー型など)、オンデマンド型(ピエゾ方式、サーマル方式、静電吸引方式など)などの公知のものを例示することができる。
なお、特に断りがない限り「部」は「質量部」、「%」は「質量%」である。
また、本実施例、比較例において用いた樹脂は以下のとおりのものである。
樹脂A:モノマー組成比において、スチレン/アクリル酸/メタクリル酸/ブチルアクリレート=74/11.3/14.6/0.1(質量比)のスチレンアクリル酸系共重合体であり、測定酸価172mgKOH/g、重量平均分子量11,000である樹脂。
尚,重量平均分子量はGPC(ゲルパークロマトグラフ)を用いて測定したポリスチレン換算の数値である。
以下に、ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体としてグリセリンのポリオキシアルキレン付加物を用いた実施例、それに対する比較例を示して本発明をより具体的に説明する。
(実施例1)
下記組成のうち粉状原料の混合物(顔料、顔料誘導体、樹脂)を、プラネタリーミキサー(商品名:ケミカルミキサーACM04LVTJ-B 株式会社愛工舎製作所製)に仕込み、ジャケットを加温し、内容物温度が80℃に達した後、自転回転数:80回転/分、公転回転数:25回転/分で混練を行い、5分後、下記組成のうち液体原料を加えさらに混練を継続した。
樹脂A 12部
キナクリドン系顔料:クロモフタールジェットマジェンタ2BC
(チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ社製) 38部
フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドン
(1分子あたりの平均フタルイミドメチル基数 1.4) 2部
グリセリンのポリエチレンオキサイド付加物
EG-1 (リポケミカル社製) 20部
(水酸基価133( mgKOH/g)、分子量約1300)
34質量%水酸化カリウム水溶液 6部
プラネタリーミキサーの電流値が最大電流値を示してから30分を経過した時点まで混練を継続し常温で固体の顔料分散体を得た。得られた常温で固体の顔料分散体をジャケットから取出し、1cm角状に切断した後、市販のジューサーミキサーに入れた。そこにイオン交換水70部を加え10分間ミキサーにかけて混合、希釈し、さらにイオン交換水を加えキナクリドン系顔料濃度13.5質量%の水性顔料分散液AAを得た。
実施例1のEG-1を三洋化成工業社製のサンニックスGE-600(水酸基価277(mgKOH/g))、サンニックスGP-250(水酸基価674(mgKOH/g))、サンニックスGP-400(水酸基価400(mgKOH/g))、サンニックスGP-600(水酸基価280(mgKOH/g))、サンニックスGP-1000(水酸基価160(mgKOH/g))、サンニックスGL-600(水酸基価279(mgKOH/g))に変更した以外は、実施例1と同様の条件で、それぞれ実施例2~6を行い水性顔料分散液AB~AGを得た。
実施例1のキナクリドン系顔料の使用量を40部、フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドンを0部にし、その他は実施例1と同じ条件で実施例8を行い、水性顔料分散液AHを得た。
実施例8のEG-1をGL-600に変更し、それ以外は実施例8と同じ条件で実施例9を行い、水性顔料分散液AIを得た。
下記組成の混合物を、容量50LのプラネタリーミキサーPLM-V-50V(株式会社井上製作所製)に仕込み、ジャケットを加温し、ジャケット温度が60℃になった後、低速(自転回転数:21回転/分,公転回転数:14回転/分)で混練を行い、10分後、高速(自転回転数:35回転/分,公転回転数:24回転/分)に切り替え、混練を継続した。
樹脂A 150部
キナクリドン系顔料:クロモフタールジェットマジェンタ2BC
(チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ社製) 475部
フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドン
(1分子あたりの平均フタルイミドメチル基数 1.4) 25部
グリセリンのポリエチレンオキサイド付加物:EG-1 220部
(リポケミカル社製)
(実施例11)
実施例10で作製した水性顔料分散液AJ-1の18kgを、ビーズミル(浅田鉄工製ナノミルNM-G2L)にて下記条件で分散を実施し、顔料分散液AJ-2を得た。
分散機 ナノミルNM-G2L(浅田鉄工製)
ビーズ φ0.3mmジルコニアビーズ
ビーズ充填量 85%
冷却水温度 10℃
回転数 2660回転/分
(ディスク周速:12.5m/sec)
送液量 200g/10秒
EG-1をグリセリンに変更した以外は、実施例1と同様の条件で比較例1を行い、水性顔料分散液AKを得た。
EG-1をジエチレングリコールに変更した以外は、実施例1と同様の条件で比較例2を行い、水性顔料分散液ALを得た。
EG-1に換えてジエチレングリコールを使用する以外は、実施例10と同様の方法で水性顔料分散液を作製し、これを水性顔料分散液AM-1とした。
(比較例4)
EG-1に換えてジエチレングリコールを使用する以外は、実施例11と同様の方法で水性顔料分散液を作製し、これを水性顔料分散液AM-2とした。
樹脂Aを固形分濃度として50%含むメチルエチルケトン溶液100gを攪拌しながら、この溶液に市販の1モル/リットルのKOH水溶液153mlとイオン交換水47mlとの混合液を添加し、スチレンアクリル系樹脂Aを中和した。減圧下でメチルエチルケトンを留去した後イオン交換水を加え,メチルエチルケトンとの共沸にて失った水を補い固形分濃度20%の樹脂Aを含む樹脂水溶液Bを得た。
次に、容量250mlの容器に下記の組成の仕込みを行った後、ペイントシャーカー(東洋精機製作所製)を用い、以下の配合で2時間かけて分散処理を行い、キナクリドン系顔料濃度13.5質量%の水性顔料水性分散液ANを得た。
スチレンアクリル系樹脂水溶液B 10g
キナクリドン系顔料 5.4g
クロモフタールジェットマジェンタ2BC(チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ社製)
フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドン 0.6g
(1分子あたりの平均フタルイミドメチル基数 1.4)
グリセリンのポリエチレンオキサイド付加物 4.8g
リポニックEG-1(リポケミカル社製)(水酸基価133( mgKOH/g)、分子量約1300)
イオン交換水 19.2g
ジルコニアビーズ(1.25mm径) 180g
EG-1をジエチレングリコールに変更した以外は、参考例1と同様の条件で参考例2を行い、水性顔料分散液AOを得た。
以上の実施例、比較例で作製した水性顔料分散液の評価を以下の方法を用いて行った。
〔体積平均粒径〕
上述の様にして得られた実施例、比較例の水性顔料分散液について、マイクロトラックUPA150EX粒度分析計(日機装社製)でセル温度25℃にて粒径測定を実施した。その際、粒径測定サンプルとしては、各サンプルともにイオン交換水でキナクリドン系顔料濃度を12.5質量%に希釈して調製し、更にイオン交換水で500倍に希釈したものを用いた。
〔粗大粒子数〕
粗大粒子数は、AccuSizer 780 (Particle Sizing Systems, Inc.)を用いて測定した。その際、粗大粒子数測定サンプルとしては、各サンプルともにイ200~10000倍のオン交換水を加えてキナクリドン系顔料濃度を低下させ、検出器をサンプルが毎秒1ml通過する際に、粒子径0.5μm以上の粗大粒子のカウント数が1000から4000となるように希釈を行ったものを用いた。
粗大粒子数を測定後に希釈倍率を考慮して、キナクリドン系顔料濃度12.5%の水性顔料分散液1ml中に存在する粗大粒子数に換算した。
インクジェットの吐出特性の測定のために、まず実施例1~9、比較例1、2、参考例1、2で作製した水性顔料分散液から以下の組成でインクジェット記録用水性インクを作製した。
実施例1~9、比較例1、2、参考例1、2で作製した各水性顔料分散液を純水で希釈して、キナクリドン系顔料濃度6質量%の水性顔料分散液の希釈液を作り、該希釈液に対して以下を配合した。
水性顔料分散液の希釈液 50部
2-ピロリジノン 8部
トリエチレングリコール モノ-n-ブチルエーテル 8部
精製グリセリン 3部
サーフィノール440 (エアープロダクツ社製) 0.5部
純水 30.5部
ノズル欠けが増加しないものを・・・・・・・・・○、
ノズル欠けが1~5ヶ所以下増加するものを・・・△、
ノズル欠けが6ヶ所以上増加するものを・・・・・×
として評価した。
保存安定性については、実施例、比較例、参考例で作製した水性顔料分散液を60℃条件下で保管して評価した。試験開始前の初期の粒径と試験開始6週間後の粒径との変化量が
10%以下のものを・・・・○、
11~20%のものを・・・△、
21%以上のものを・・・・×
とした。上記の結果を表1に示す。
以下にポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体としてポリエチレングリコールを用いた場合の実施例、比較例を示し、本発明のより具体的な説明を行う。
下記組成のうち粉状原料の混合物(顔料、顔料誘導体、樹脂)を、プラネタリーミキサー(商品名:ケミカルミキサーACM04LVTJ-B 株式会社愛工舎製作所製)に仕込み、ジャケットを加温し、内容物温度が80℃に達した後、自転回転数:80回転/分、公転回転数:25回転/分で混練を行い、5分後、下記組成のうち液体原料を加えさらに混練を継続した。
樹脂A 12部
キナクリドン系顔料:クロモフタールジェットマジェンタ2BC
(チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ社製) 38部
フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドン
(1分子あたりの平均フタルイミドメチル基数 1.4) 2部
ポリエチレングリコール
PEG-300 (三洋化成工業社製) 20部
(水酸基価379( mgKOH/g)、分子量約300)
34質量%水酸化カリウム水溶液 6部
プラネタリーミキサーの電流値が最大電流値を示してから30分を経過した時点まで混練を継続し常温で固体の顔料分散体を得た。得られた常温で固体の顔料分散体をジャケットから取出し、1cm角状に切断した後、市販のジューサーミキサーに入れた。そこにイオン交換水70部を加え10分間ミキサーにかけて混合、希釈し、さらにイオン交換水を加えキナクリドン系顔料濃度13.5質量%の水性顔料分散液BAを得た。
実施例12のPEG-300を三洋化成工業社製のPEG-400(水酸基価279(mgKOH/g))、PEG-600(水酸基価192(mgKOH/g))、PEG-1000(水酸基価114(mgKOH/g)に変更した以外は、実施例12と同様の条件で、それぞれ実施例2~4を行い水性顔料分散液BB~BDを得た。
(実施例16)
実施例12のキナクリドン系顔料の使用量を40部、フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドンを0部にし、その他は実施例12と同じ条件で実施例5を行い、水性顔料分散液BEを得た。
下記組成の混合物を、容量50LのプラネタリーミキサーPLM-V-50V(株式会社井上製作所製)に仕込み、ジャケットを加温し、ジャケット温度が60℃になった後、低速(自転回転数:21回転/分,公転回転数:14回転/分)で混練を行い、10分後、高速(自転回転数:35回転/分,公転回転数:24回転/分)に切り替え、混練を継続した。
樹脂A 150部
キナクリドン系顔料:クロモフタールジェットマジェンタ2BC
(チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ社製) 475部
フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドン
(1分子あたりの平均フタルイミドメチル基数 1.4) 25部
ポリエチレングリコール:PEG-400
(三洋化成工業社製) 220部
(実施例18)
実施例17で作製した水性顔料分散液F-1の18kgを、ビーズミル(浅田鉄工製ナノミルNM-G2L)にて下記条件で分散を実施し、顔料分散液BF-2を得た。
分散機 ナノミルNM-G2L(浅田鉄工製)
ビーズ φ0.3mmジルコニアビーズ
ビーズ充填量 85%
冷却水温度 10℃
回転数 2660回転/分
(ディスク周速:12.5m/sec)
送液量 200g/10秒
PEG-300をPEG-200(水酸基価569(mgKOH/g))に変更した以外は、実施例12と同様の条件で比較例1を行い、水性顔料分散液BGを得た。
樹脂Aを固形分濃度として50%含むメチルエチルケトン溶液100gを攪拌しながら、この溶液に市販の1モル/リットルのKOH水溶液153mlとイオン交換水47mlとの混合液を添加し、スチレンアクリル系樹脂Aを中和した。減圧下でメチルエチルケトンを留去した後イオン交換水を加え,メチルエチルケトンとの共沸にて失った水を補い固形分濃度20%の樹脂Aを含む樹脂水溶液Bを得た。
次に、容量250mlの容器に下記の組成の仕込みを行った後、ペイントシャーカー(東洋精機製作所製)を用い、以下の配合で2時間かけて分散処理を行い、キナクリドン系顔料濃度13.5質量%の水性顔料水性分散液BHを得た。
スチレンアクリル系樹脂水溶液B 10g
キナクリドン系顔料 5.4g
クロモフタールジェットマジェンタ2BC(チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ社製)
フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドン 0.6g
(1分子あたりの平均フタルイミドメチル基数 1.4)
PEG-400 4.8g
イオン交換水 19.2g
ジルコニアビーズ(1.25mm径) 180g
以下にポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体としてポリプロピレングリコールを用いた場合の実施例、比較例を示し、本発明のより具体的な説明を行う。
下記組成のうち粉状原料の混合物(顔料、顔料誘導体、樹脂)を、プラネタリーミキサー(商品名:ケミカルミキサーACM04LVTJ-B 株式会社愛工舎製作所製)に仕込み、ジャケットを加温し、内容物温度が80℃に達した後、自転回転数:80回転/分、公転回転数:25回転/分で混練を行い、5分後、下記組成のうち液体原料を加えさらに混練を継続した。
樹脂A 12部
キナクリドン系顔料:クロモフタールジェットマジェンタ2BC
(チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ社製) 38部
フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドン
(1分子あたりの平均フタルイミドメチル基数 1.4) 2部
ポリプロピレングリコール
PP-200 (三洋化成工業社製) 20部
(水酸基価559( mgKOH/g)、分子量約200)
34質量%水酸化カリウム水溶液 6部
プラネタリーミキサーの電流値が最大電流値を示してから30分を経過した時点まで混練を継続し常温で固体の顔料分散体を得た。得られた常温で固体の顔料分散体をジャケットから取出し、1cm角状に切断した後、市販のジューサーミキサーに入れた。そこにイオン交換水70部を加え10分間ミキサーにかけて混合、希釈し、さらにイオン交換水を加えキナクリドン系顔料濃度12.5質量%の水性顔料分散液CAを得た。
実施例19のPP-200を三洋化成工業社製のPP-400(水酸基価277(mgKOH/g))に変更した以外は、実施例1と同様の条件で、実施例20を行い水性顔料分散液CBを得た。
(実施例21)
実施例19のキナクリドン系顔料の使用量を40部、フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドンを0部にし、その他は実施例19と同じ条件で実施例21を行い、水性顔料分散液CCを得た。
実施例19のPP-200を三洋化成工業社製のPP-950(水酸基価119(mgKOH/g))に変更した以外は、実施例19と同様の条件で比較例6を行い水性顔料分散液CDを得た。
(比較例7)
PP-200をジプロピレングリコールに変更した以外は、実施例19と同様の条件で比較例7を行い、水性顔料分散液CEを得た。
樹脂Aを固形分濃度として50%含むメチルエチルケトン溶液100gを攪拌しながら、この溶液に市販の1モル/リットルのKOH水溶液153mlとイオン交換水47mlとの混合液を添加し、スチレンアクリル系樹脂Aを中和した。減圧下でメチルエチルケトンを留去した後イオン交換水を加え,メチルエチルケトンとの共沸にて失った水を補い固形分濃度20%の樹脂Aを含む樹脂水溶液Bを得た。
次に、容量250mlの容器に下記の組成の仕込みを行った後、ペイントシャーカー(東洋精機製作所製)を用い、以下の配合で2時間かけて分散処理を行い、キナクリドン系顔料濃度13.5質量%の水性顔料水性分散液CFを得た。
スチレンアクリル系樹脂水溶液B 10g
キナクリドン系顔料 5.4g
クロモフタールジェットマジェンタ2BC(チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ社製)
フタルイミドメチル化3,10-ジクロロキナクリドン 0.6g
(1分子あたりの平均フタルイミドメチル基数 1.4)
PP-200 4.8g
イオン交換水 19.2g
ジルコニアビーズ(1.25mm径) 180g
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- キナクリドン系顔料(a)、スチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体(c)、塩基性化合物(d)並びにポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)を含有する混合物を混練し、常温で固体の顔料分散体を作製する混練工程と、前記顔料分散体に水性媒体を混合する混合工程を有し、前記ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)は、グリセリンのポリオキシアルキレン付加物、水酸基価が50~500(mgKOH/g)のポリエチレングリコール、及び水酸基価が150~700(mgKOH/g)のポリプロピレングリコールからなる群から選択される、少なくとも一つであることを特徴とする水性顔料分散液の製造方法。
- 前記グリセリンのポリオキシアルキレン付加物のポリオキシアルキレン骨格は、オキシエチレンおよび/またはオキシプロピレンから構成されている請求項1に記載の水性顔料分散液の製造方法。
- 前記グリセリンのポリオキシアルキレン付加物(e)の水酸基価が100~600( mgKOH/g)である請求項1または2に記載の水性顔料分散液の製造方法。
- 前記スチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体は酸価120~220( mgKOH/g )、重量平均分子量5000~20000で、全モノマー成分に対して50~90質量%のスチレン系モノマー単位を含有する請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の水性顔料分散液の製造方法。
- 前記混合物中にさらにキナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)を含有する請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の水性顔料分散液の製造方法。
- 前記キナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)はフタルイミドメチル化キナクリドン系化合物である請求項5に記載の水性顔料分散液の製造方法。
- 前記混練工程における前記キナクリドン系顔料(a)とキナクリドン系顔料誘導体(b)の合計質量に対するスチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体(c)の質量比、c/(a+b)が0.05~0.5で、前記合計質量に対するポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその油導体(e)の質量比e/(a+b)が0.3~0.8である請求項5または6に記載の水性顔料分散液の製造方法。
- 前記混練工程における顔料分散体の固形分比が55~80質量%である請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の水性顔料分散液の製造方法。
- 請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の水性顔料分散液の製造方法によって製造された水性顔料分散液を、水性媒体で希釈する工程を有するインクジェット記録用水性インクの製造方法。
- キナクリドン系顔料(a)、スチレン-アクリル酸系共重合体(c)、塩基性化合物(d)並びにポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)を含有する混合物を混練してなり、前記ポリオキシアルキレングリコール若しくはその誘導体(e)は、グリセリンのポリオキシアルキレン付加物、水酸基価が50~500(mgKOH/g)のポリエチレングリコール、及び水酸基価が150~700(mgKOH/g)のポリプロピレングリコールからなる群から選択される、少なくとも一つである常温で固体の顔料組成物。
- 前記混合物にさらにキナクリドン系顔料誘導体を含有する請求項10に記載の顔料組成物。
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