WO2015158745A1 - Aqueous resin based inkjet inks - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to aqueous resin based inkjet inks , more specifically aqueous inkjet inks containing capsules, such as
- microcapsules or nanocapsules are microcapsules or nanocapsules.
- Radiation curable inkjet inks have been the preferred choice of ink for reasons of reliability and because high quality images can be printed on non-absorbing ink-receivers. However for economical and ecological reasons, it is desirable to be able to print aqueous resin based inks in a reliable way on these industrial inkjet printing systems.
- Encapsulation is a process in which tiny particles or droplets are
- US 2009227711 A discloses encapsulated nanoscale particles of organic pigments, comprising a polymer-based encapsulating material, and one or more nanoscale organic pigment particles encapsulated by the polymer-based encapsulating material to be used as colorants for compositions such as inks, toners and the like. This approach doesn't allow boosting the physical properties needed in industrial applications.
- JP 2004075759 discloses an ink jet ink including a microcapsule comprising at least one hydrophobic dye, at least one hydrophobic polymer and at least one high boiling solvent, where the capsule walls are prepared using a polyfunctional isocyanate compound. All the examples disclosed require the use of an additional water soluble polymer, i.e.
- US 2012120146 A discloses a curable ink comprising microcapsules.
- the microcapsules contain at least one first reactive component and at least one second component comprising a triggerable compound, and they are dispersed in at least one third reactive component. After stimulus induced rupture of the capsules, polymerisation of the ink is obtained by reaction of the at least one first reactive component with the third reactive component. From Example 6, it should be clear that the microcapsules are integrated into a UV curable ink rather then an aqueous based ink.
- US 2014002566 A discloses an inkjet ink including a coating film forming material, a polyether-modified silicone oil, and water, resulting in micelles dispersed in an aqueous medium.
- the inkjet ink is a photocurable inkjet ink by including a photocurable compound in the micelles.
- US2011261108 A discloses a decolorizable water-based inkjet ink including a color material, a solvent, and a nonionic surfactant, wherein the color material contains a color developable compound and a color developing agent.
- alkyl means all variants possible for each number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group i.e. methyl, ethyl, for three carbon atoms: n-propyl and isopropyl; for four carbon atoms: n-butyl, isobutyl and tertiary-butyl; for five carbon atoms: n-pentyl, 1 , 1-dimethyl-propyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl and 2- methyl-butyl, etc.
- a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group is preferably a Ci to C6-alkyl group.
- a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group is preferably a Ci to C6-alkenyl group.
- a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group is preferably a Ci to C6-alkynyl group.
- a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group is preferably a phenyl or naphthyl group including one, two, three or more Ci to C6-alkyl groups.
- a substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl group is preferably a C 7 to C 2 o-alkyl group including a phenyl group or naphthyl group.
- a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group is preferably a five- or six-membered ring substituted by one, two or three oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms, sulphur atoms, selenium atoms or combinations thereof.
- substituted in e.g. substituted alkyl group means that the alkyl group may be substituted by other atoms than the atoms normally present in such a group, i.e. carbon and hydrogen.
- a substituted alkyl group may include a halogen atom or a thiol group.
- An unsubstituted alkyl group contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms
- substituted alkyl group Unless otherwise specified a substituted alkyl group, a substituted alkenyl group, a substituted alkynyl group, a substituted aralkyl group, a
- substituted alkaryl group, a substituted aryl and a substituted heteroaryl group are preferably substituted by one or more constituents selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl and tertiary-butyl, ester group, amide group, ether group, thioether group, ketone group, aldehyde group, sulfoxide group, sulfone group, sulfonate ester group, sulphonamide group, -CI, -Br, -I, -OH, -SH, -CN and -NO2.
- Figure 1 shows an inkjet ink (1 ) including an aqueous medium (2) and
- capsules (3) composed of a polymeric shell (4) surrounding a core (5) containing one or more chemical reactants.
- the inkjet ink according to the present invention includes at least a) an aqueous medium; and b) capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core; wherein the capsules are dispersed in the aqueous medium using a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell; wherein the core contains one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of heat and/or light; wherein the polymeric shell includes a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyureas, polyesters, polycarbonates, polyamides, and melamine based polymers and copolymers thereof; and wherein the capsules have an average particle size of no more than 4 ⁇ as determined by dynamic laser diffraction.
- the inkjet ink can be a colourless inkjet ink for use as a primer or a
- the inkjet ink contains at least one colorant.
- the inkjet ink according to the invention is part of an inkjet ink set, more preferably part of a multi colour inkjet ink set including a plurality of inkjet inks according to the invention.
- the inkjet ink set preferably includes at least a cyan inkjet ink, a magenta inkjet ink, a yellow inkjet ink and a black inkjet ink.
- Such a CMYK-inkjet ink set may also be extended with extra inks such as red, green, blue, violet and/or orange to further enlarge the colour gamut of the image.
- the inkjet ink set may also be extended by the combination of the full density inkjet inks with light density inkjet inks.
- the combination of dark and light colour inks and/or black and grey inks improves the image quality by a lowered graininess.
- the inkjet ink set may also include one or more spot colours, preferably one or more corporate colours, such as e.g. the red colour of CocaColaTM.
- the inkjet ink set may also include a varnish for improving the gloss on certain substrates like textiles.
- the inkjet ink set also includes a white inkjet ink. This allows obtaining more brilliant colours, especially on transparent substrates, where the white inkjet ink can be applied either as a primer or on top of the colour inkjet inks when the image is viewed through the transparent substrate.
- the viscosity of the inkjet ink is preferably smaller than 25 mPa.s at 25°C and at a shear rate of 90 s- 1 , more preferably between 2 and 15 mPa.s at
- the surface tension of the inkjet ink is preferably in the range of about 18 mN/m to about 70 mN/m at 25°C, more preferably in the range of about 20 mN/m to about 40 mN/m at 25°C.
- the inkjet ink may also contain at least one surfactant for obtaining good spreading characteristics on a substrate.
- the capsules have a polymeric shell surrounding a core containing
- the capsules are preferably present in the inkjet ink in amount of no more than 27 wt%, preferably between 5 and 25 wt% based on the total weight of the inkjet ink. It was observed that above 27 wt% jetting was not always so reliable.
- the capsules have an average particle size of no more than 4 pm as
- the nozzle diameter of inkjet print heads is usually 20 to 35 pm. Reliable inkjet printing is possible if the average particle size of the capsules is five times smaller than the nozzle diameter. An average particle size of no more than 4 pm allows jetting by print heads having the smallest nozzle diameter of 20 pm. In a more preferred embodiment, the average particle size of the capsules is ten times smaller than the nozzle diameter. Hence preferably, the average particle size is from 0.05 to 2 pm, more preferably from 0.10 to 1 pm. When the average particle size of the capsule is smaller than 2 pm, excellent resolution and dispersion stability with time are obtained.
- the capsules are dispersed in the aqueous medium of the inkjet ink using a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell.
- the dispersing group is preferably selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid or salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or salt thereof, a phosphoric acid ester or salt thereof, a phosphonic acid or salt thereof, an ammonium group, a sulfonium group, a phosphonium group and a polyethylene oxide group.
- the dispersing group can be used in combination with a polymeric
- the polymeric shell may have covalently bonded carboxylic acid groups that interact with amine groups of a polymeric dispersant.
- no polymeric dispersant is used and dispersion stability of the inkjet ink is accomplished solely by electrostatic
- a slightly alkaline aqueous medium will turn the carboxylic acid groups covalently bonded polymeric shell into ionic groups, whereafter the negatively charged capsules have no tendency to agglomerate. If sufficient dispersing groups are covalently bonded to the polymeric shell, the capsule becomes a so-called self-dispersing capsule.
- a second liquid containing a cationic substance such as a compound containing ammonium groups, can be used to precipitate capsules and, if polymeric or multivalent cations are used, to bind capsules together by interaction with the dissociated carboxylic acid groups covalently bonded to the polymeric shell.
- a cationic substance such as a compound containing ammonium groups
- the polymer used in the polymeric shell of the capsule is preferably crosslinked. By crosslinking, more rigidity is built into the capsules allowing a broader range of temperatures and pressures for handling the capsules in both the ink making and in the inkjet printer.
- Preferred examples of the polymeric shell material include polyureas, polyesters, polycarbonates, polyamides, melamine based polymers and mixtures thereof, with polyureas being especially preferred.
- Capsules can be prepared using both chemical and physical methods.
- Suitable encapsulation methodologies include complex coacervation, liposome formation, spray drying and polymerization methods.
- a polymerization method is used, as it allows the highest control in designing the capsules. More preferably interfacial polymerization is used to prepare the capsules used in the invention. This technique is well-known and has recently been reviewed by Zhang Y. and Rochefort D. (Journal of Microencapsulation, 29(7), 636-649 (2012) and by Salitin (in Encapsulation Nanotechnologies, Vikas Mittal (ed.), chapter 5, 137-173 (Scrivener Publishing LLC (2013)).
- Interfacial polymerisation is a particularly preferred technology for the
- interfacial polymerization such as interfacial polycondensation
- two reactants meet at the interface of the emulsion droplets and react rapidly.
- interfacial polymerisation requires the dispersion of an
- each of the phases contains at least one dissolved monomer (a first shell component) that is capable of reacting with another monomer (a second shell component) dissolved in the other phase.
- a polymer is formed that is insoluble in both the aqueous and the oleophilic phase.
- the formed polymer has a tendency to precipitate at the interface of the oleophilic and aqueous phase, hereby forming a shell around the dispersed phase, which grows upon further polymerisation.
- the capsules according to the present invention are preferably prepared from an oleophilic dispersion in an aqueous continuous phase.
- Typical polymeric shells, formed by interfacial polymerisation are selected from the group consisting of polyamides, typically prepared from di- or oligoamines as first shell component and di- or poly-acid chlorides as second shell component, polyurea, typically prepared from di- or oligoamines as first shell component and di- or oligoisocyanates as second shell component, poly(urea-urethanes), typically prepared from di- or oligoamines and di- or oligoalcohols as first shell component and di- or oligoisocyanates as second shell component, polysulfonamides, typically prepared from di- or oligoamines as first shell component and di- or oligosulfochlorides as second shell component, polyesters, typically prepared from di- or oligoalcohols as first shell component and di- or oligo- acid chlorides as second shell component and polycarbonates, typically prepared from di- or oligoalcohols as first shell component and di- or oligo-
- polymers such as gelatine, chitosan, albumin and polyethylene imine can be used as first shell components in
- the shell is composed of a
- a water immiscible solvent is used in the dispersion step, which is removed by solvent stripping before or after the shell formation.
- the water immiscible solvent has a boiling point below 100°C at normal pressure. Esters are particularly preferred as water immiscible solvent.
- a water immiscible solvent is an organic solvent having low miscibility in water.
- Low miscibility is defined as any water solvent combination forming a two phase system at 20°C when mixed in a one over one volume ratio.
- the core contains one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of heat and/or light.
- These one or more chemical reactants here below also referred to as the "reactive chemistry” are usually incorporated into the capsules by dissolving it in an organic solvent having low miscibility with water and having a lower boiling point than water.
- a preferred organic solvent is ethyl acetate, because it also has a low flammability hazard compared to other organic solvents.
- the organic solvent may be omitted.
- the organic solvent can be omitted when liquid reactive components, more preferably free radical curable or cationic curable monomers or oligomers having a viscosity of less then 100 mPa.s, are used as chemical reactant in the capsules.
- the method for preparing a dispersion of capsules preferably includes the following steps:
- the capsule dispersion can then be completed into an inkjet ink by
- the reactive chemistry in the core of the capsule may be thermally
- an infrared absorbing dye converts the infrared light of an infrared laser or infrared LEDs into heat.
- additives may be included into the core of the capsule such as, for example, light stabilizers, conductive particles and polymers, magnetic particles, or other compounds suitable for the specific application for which the inkjet ink is used.
- the one or more chemical reactants include a thermally curable compound.
- the thermally curable compound is preferably a low molecular, oligomer or polymer compound functionalized with at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxide, an oxetane, an aziridine, an azetidine, a ketone, an aldehyde, a hydrazide and a blocked isocyanate.
- the thermally curable compound or thermally reactive chemistry is selected from the group consisting of an optionally etherified condensation product of
- formaldehyde and melamine an optionally etherified condensation product of formaldehyde and ureum and a phenol formaldehyde resin, preferably a resole.
- the thermally reactive chemistry can be a one component or a two
- a one component system is defined as a reactive system that is capable of forming a polymeric resin or crosslinked network by reacting on its own upon thermal activation.
- a two component system is defined as a reactive system that is capable of forming a polymeric resin or crosslinked network by reacting with a second component in the system upon thermal activation.
- the second component can be present in the aqueous continuous phase, in a separate dispersed phase, e.g. in the core of a capsule, on the substrate used for inkjet printing or a combination thereof.
- Typical two component thermally reactive systems are selected from the group consisting of a ketone or aldehyde and a hydrazide, an epoxide or oxetane and an amine, a blocked isocyanate and an alcohol and a blocked isocyanate and an amine. Blocked isocyanates are particularly preferred.
- R represents the residue of a difunctional, mulfifunctional or polymeric blocked isocyanate. Difunctional and multifunctional blocked isocyanates are preferred.
- R represents a hydrocarbon group, further functionalized with at least one and preferably two or more blocked isocyanates, where the blocked isocyanates can be the same as or different from the first blocked isocyanate listed above.
- the hydrocarbon group preferably comprises no more then 40 carbon atoms, more preferably no more then 30 carbon atoms and most preferably between 8 and 25 carbon atoms.
- the same blocked isocyanate functional groups as the first blocked isocyanate are preferred.
- R comprises aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic fragments or combinations thereof.
- Preferred aliphatic fragments are linear or branched saturated hydrocarbon chains comprising 2 to 12 carbon atoms.
- Preferred cycloaliphatic fragments are five or six membered saturated hydrocarbon rings, six membered hydrocarbon rings being particularly preferred.
- Preferred aromatic fragments are selected from the group consisting of phenyl rings and naphtyl rings, phenyl rings being particularly preferred.
- R comprises at least one fragment selected from the group consisting of a [1 ,3,5]triazinane-2 ,4,6-trione fragment and a biuret fragment.
- Active methylene compounds as blocking agents are widely used as alternatives for classic blocked isocyanates, operating via an alternative reaction pathway, not yielding an intermediate isocyanate but crosslinking the system via ester formation as disclosed in Progress in Organic
- R represents the residue of a difunctional, mulfifunctional or polymeric blocked isocyanate or active methylene group blocked isocyanate. Difunctional and multifunctional blocked isocyanates or active methylene group blocked isocyanates are preferred.
- R represents a hydrocarbon group, further functionalized with at least one and preferably two or more blocked isocyanates or active methylene group blocked isocyanates, where the blocked isocyanates can be the same as or different from the first active methylene group blocked isocyanate listed above.
- the hydrocarbon group preferably comprises no more then 40 carbon atoms, more preferably no more then 30 carbon atoms and most preferably between 8 and 25 carbon atoms.
- R comprises, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic fragments or combinations thereof. Preferred aliphatic fragments are linear or branched saturated
- hydrocarbon chains comprising 2 to 12 carbon atoms.
- cycloaliphatic fragments are five or six membered saturated hydrocarbon rings, six membered hydrocarbon rings being particularly preferred.
- Preferred aromatic fragments are selected from the group consisting of phenyl rings and naphtyl rings, phenyl rings being particularly preferred.
- R comprises at least one fragment selected from the group consisting of a [1 ,3,5]triazinane-2,4,6-trione fragment and a biuret fragment.
- the blocked isocyanate is a polyfunctional blocked isocyanate having two to six blocked isocyanate functions. Tri- and tetrafunctional blocked isocyanates are particularly preferred.
- Preferred blocked isocyanates are precursors capable of forming a di- or multifunctional isocyanate upon thermal activation selected from the group of hexamethylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, tolyl
- Other preferred blocked isocyanates are derivatives from the TakenateTM series of isocyanates (Mitsui), the
- Suitable blocked isocyanates can be selected from the TrixeneTM series (Baxenden Chemicals LTD) and the BayhydurTM series (Bayer AG).
- the inkjet ink according to the present invention may further comprise a catalyst to activate said thermally reactive chemistry.
- the catalyst is preferably selected from the group consisting of a Bronsted acid, a Lewis acid and thermal acid generator. Said catalyst can be present in the aqueous continuous phase, in the core of the capsule or in a separate dispersed phase.
- the reactive chemistry in the core may also be responsive to light, such as UV light.
- UV curable reactive chemistry contains one or more chemical reactants, such as a monomer, oligomer or polymer, which are curable by free radical polymerization or by cationic polymerization.
- the monomer, oligomer or polymer includes at least one acrylate group as polymerizable group.
- water soluble monomers and oligomers may also be included into the aqueous medium.
- the inkjet ink preferably includes at least one photoinitiator.
- water soluble or water dispersible photoinitiators may be used in the aqueous medium, preferably the at least one photoinitiator is present in the core of the capsule.
- at least one co-initiator is present in the inkjet ink.
- the at least one co-initiator may be present in the aqueous medium, but is preferably present in the core of the capsule
- a combination of monomers, oligomers and/or polymers may be used.
- the monomers, oligomers and/or polymers may possess different degrees of functionality, and a mixture including combinations of mono-, di-, tri- and higher functionality monomers, oligomers and/or polymers may be used.
- Particularly preferred for use as a free radical curable compound in the inkjet ink are monofunctional and/or polyfunctional acrylate monomers, oligomers or prepolymers, such as isoamyl acrylate, stearyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate, octyl acrylate, decyl acrylate, isoamylstyl acrylate, isostearyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl-diglycol acrylate, 2-hydroxybutyl acrylate, 2- acryloyloxyethylhexahydrophthalic acid, butoxyethyl acrylate,
- ethoxydiethylene glycol acrylate methoxydiethylene glycol acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol acrylate, methoxypropylene glycol acrylate, phenoxyethyl acrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, isobornyl acrylate, 2- hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxy-3- phenoxypropyl acrylate, vinyl ether acrylate, 2-acryloyloxyethylsuccinic acid, 2-acryloyxyethylphthalic acid, 2-acryloxyethyl-2-hydroxyethyl-phthalic acid, lactone modified flexible acrylate, and t-butylcyclohexyl acrylate, triethylene glycol diacrylate, tetraethylene glycol diacrylate, polyethylene glycol diacrylate, dipropylene glycol diacrylate, tripropylene glycol diacrylate, polypropylene glycol diacrylate,
- Suitable monofunctional acrylates include caprolactone acrylate, cyclic trimethylolpropane formal acrylate, ethoxylated nonyl phenol acrylate, isodecyl acrylate, isooctyl acrylate, pctyldecyl acrylate, alkoxylated phenol acrylate, tridecyl acrylate and alkoxylated
- Suitable difunctional acrylates include alkoxylated cyclohexanone dimethanol diacrylate, alkoxylated hexanediol diacrylate, dioxane glycol diacrylate, dioxane glycol diacrylate, cyclohexanone dimethanol diacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate and neopentyl glycol diacrylate.
- Suitable trifunctional acrylates include propoxylated glycerine
- acrylates may be used with these acrylates.
- methacrylates methoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate, methoxytriethylene glycol methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, phenoxyethyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, and polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate are preferred due to their relatively high sensitivity and higher adhesion to an ink-receiver surface.
- the inkjet ink may also contain polymerizable oligomers.
- polymerizable oligomers examples include epoxy acrylates, aliphatic urethane acrylates, aromatic urethane acrylates, polyester acrylates, and straight-chained acrylic oligomers.
- Suitable examples of styrene compounds are styrene, p-methylstyrene, p- methoxystyrene, b-methylstyrene, p-methyl-b-methylstyrene, a- methylstyrene and p-methoxy-b-methylstyrene.
- Suitable examples of vinylnaphthalene compounds are 1- vinylnaphthalene, a-methyl-1 -vinylnaphthalene, b-methyl-1- vinylnaphthalene, 4-methyl-1 -vinylnaphthalene and 4-methoxy-1- vinylnaphthalene.
- N-vinyl heterocyclic compounds are N- vinylcarbazole, N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylindole, N-vinylpyrrole, N- vinylphenothiazine, N-vinylacetoanilide, N-vinylethylacetoamide, N- vinylsuccinimide, N-vinylphthalimide, N-vinylcaprolactam and N- vinylimidazole.
- the free curable compound in the inkjet ink includes at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of N- vinyl caprolactam, phenoxyethyl acrylate, dipropyleneglycoldiacrylate, ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, and cyclic trimethylolpropane formal acrylate.
- the polymerizable compound may also be a cationically polymerizable compound. Suitable examples of cationically curable compounds can be found in Advances in Polymer Science, 62, pages 1 to 47 (1984) by J. V. Crivello.
- the cationic curable compound may contain at least one olefin, thioether, acetal, thioxane, thietane, aziridine, N, O, S or P heterocycle, aldehyde, lactam or cyclic ester group.
- Examples of cationic polymerizable compounds include monomers and/or oligomers epoxides, vinyl ethers, styrenes, oxetanes, oxazolines, vinylnaphthalenes, N-vinyl heterocyclic compounds, tetrahydrofurfuryl compounds.
- Suitable cationic curable compounds having at least one epoxy group are listed in the "Handbook of Epoxy Resins” by Lee and Neville, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York (1967) and in “Epoxy Resin Technology” by P. F. Bruins, John Wiley and Sons New York (1968).
- Examples of cationic curable compounds having at least one epoxy group include 1 ,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, 3-(bis(gycidyloxymethyl)methoxy)- 1 ,2-propane diol, limonene oxide, 2-biphenyl gycidyl ether, 3,4- epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3',4'-epoxycyclohexane carboxylate, epichlorohydrin-bisphenol S based epoxides, epoxidized styrenics and more epichlorohydrin-bisphenol F and A based epoxides and epoxidized novolaks.
- Suitable epoxy compounds comprising at least two epoxy groups in the molecule are alicyclic polyepoxide, polyglycidyl ester of polybasic acid, polyglycidyl ether of polyol, polyglycidyl ether of polyoxyalkylene glycol, polyglycidyl ester of aromatic polyol, polyglycidyl ether of aromatic polyol, urethane polyepoxy compound, and polyepoxy polybutadiene.
- cycloaliphatic diepoxides include copolymers of epoxides and hydroxyl components such as glycols, polyols, or vinyl ether, such as 3,4- epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3', 4'-epoxycyclohexylcarboxylate; bis (3,4- epoxycylohexylmethyl) adipate; limonene diepoxide; diglycidyl ester of hexahydrophthalic acid.
- hydroxyl components such as glycols, polyols, or vinyl ether, such as 3,4- epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3', 4'-epoxycyclohexylcarboxylate; bis (3,4- epoxycylohexylmethyl) adipate; limonene diepoxide; diglycidyl ester of hexahydrophthalic acid.
- Examples of vinyl ethers having at least one vinyl ether group include ethyl vinyl ether, n-butyl vinyl ether, isobutyl vinyl ether, octadecyl vinyl ether, cyclohexyl vinyl ether, butanediol divinyl ether, hydroxyl butyl vinyl ether, cyclohexane dimethanol monovinyl ether, phenyl vinyl ether, p- methylphenyl vinyl ether, p-methoxyphenyl vinyl ether, a-methylphenyl vinyl ether, b-methylisobutyl vinyl ether and b-chloroisobutyl vinyl ether, diethyleneglycol divinyl ether, triethylene glycol divinyl ether, n-propyl vinyl ether, isopropyl vinyl ether, dodecyl vinyl ether, diethylene glycol monovinyl ether, cyclohexanedimethanol divinyl
- Suitable examples of oxetane compounds having at least one oxetane group include 3-ethyl-3-hydroloxymethyl-1 -oxetane, the oligomeric mixture 1 ,4-bis [3-ethyl-3-oxetanyl methoxy)methyl]benzene, 3-ethyl-3- phenoxymethyl-oxetane, bis ([1-ethyl(3-oxetanil)]methyl) ether, 3-ethyl-3- [(2-ethylhexyloxy) methyl]oxetane, 3-ethyl-[(tri-ethoxysilyl
- the photoinitiator is a Norrish Type I or II photoinitiator. If the one or more chemical reactants in the core of the capsule are one or more cationically curable compounds, then the photoinitiator is a cationic photoinitiator.
- the photoinitiator is preferably a free radical initiator.
- a Norrish Type I initiator is an initiator which cleaves after excitation, yielding the initiating radical immediately.
- a Norrish type II- initiator is a photoinitiator which is activated by actinic radiation and forms free radicals by hydrogen abstraction from a second compound that becomes the actual initiating free radical. This second compound is called a polymerization synergist or co-initiator. Both type I and type II
- photoinitiators can be used in the present invention, alone or in
- Suitable photo-initiators are disclosed in CRIVELLO, J.V., et al. VOLUME III: Photoinitiators for Free Radical Cationic . 2nd edition. Edited by
- photo-initiators may include, but are not limited to, the following compounds or combinations thereof: benzophenone and substituted benzophenones, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, thioxanthones such as isopropylthioxanthone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1- phenylpropan-1 -one, 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino- (4-morpholinophenyl) butan-1-one, benzil dimethylketal, bis (2,6- dimethylbenzoyl) -2,4, 4- trimethylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide, 2-methyl-1- [4- (methylthio) phenyl] -2-morpholinopropan-1-one, 2,2-dimethoxy-1 , 2-diphenylethan-1-one or 5,7-diiodo-3- butoxy-6- fluorone.
- Suitable commercial photo-initiators include IrgacureTM 184, IrgacureTM 500, IrgacureTM 907, IrgacureTM 369, IrgacureTM 1700, IrgacureTM 651 , IrgacureTM 819, IrgacureTM 1000, IrgacureTM 1300, IrgacureTM 1870, DarocurTM 1173, DarocurTM 2959, DarocurTM 4265 and DarocurTM ITX available from CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, LucerinTM TPO available from BASF AG, EsacureTM KT046, EsacureTM KIP150, EsacureTM KT37 and EsacureTM EDB available from LAMBERTI, H-NuTM 470 and H-NuTM 470X available from SPECTRA GROUP Ltd.
- the photoinitiator is preferably a so-called diffusion hindered photoinitiator.
- a diffusion hindered photoinitiator is a diffusion hindered photoinitiator.
- the diffusion hindered photoinitiator is preferably selected from the group consisting of multifunctional photoinitiators, oligomeric, photoinitiators, polymeric photoinitiators and polymerizable photoinitiators. Most preferably the diffusion hindered photoinitiator is a polymerizable initiator or a polymeric photoinitiator.
- Suitable diffusion hindered photoinitiators are also those disclosed in EP
- the core of the capsule contains one or more cationically radical curable compounds, then the core contains at least one cationic photoinitiator.
- a cationic photoinitiator is a compound that generates acid and initiates cationic polymerization upon irradiation by UV light. Any known cationic photoinitiator may be used. The cationic photoinitiator may be used alone as a single initiator or as a mixture of two or more initiators. .
- Suitable photocationic polymerization initiators include diazonium salts, phosphonium salts, sulfonium salts, iodonium salts, imide sulfonates, oxime sulfonates, diazo disulfones, disulfones, and o-nitrobenzyl sulfonates. Examples of these cationic photoinitiators are described in US 2006222832 A (FUJI) , US 3779778 (3M) and US 2008055379 A (KONICA) .
- photoinitiators is 0 - 30 wt%, more preferably 0.1 - 20 wt%, and most preferably 0.3 - 15 wt% of the total weight of the polymerizable
- the free radical curable inkjet ink may additionally contain co-initiators.
- co-initiators can be categorized in three groups:
- tertiary aliphatic amines such as methyldiethanolamine
- aromatic amines such as amylparadimethylaminobenzoate, 2-n- butoxyethyl-4-(dimethylamino) benzoate, 2-(dimethylamino)ethylbenzoate, ethyl-4-(dimethylamino)benzoate, and 2-ethylhexyl-4- (dimethylamino)benzoate; and
- (meth)acrylated amines such as dialkylamino alkyl(meth)acrylates (e.g., diethylaminoethylacrylate) or N-morpholinoalkyl-(meth)acrylates (e.g., N-morpholinoethyl-acrylate).
- dialkylamino alkyl(meth)acrylates e.g., diethylaminoethylacrylate
- N-morpholinoalkyl-(meth)acrylates e.g., N-morpholinoethyl-acrylate
- the preferred co-initiators are aminobenzoates.
- the one or more co-initiators included into the radiation curable inkjet ink are preferably diffusion hindered co-initiators for safety reasons.
- a diffusion hindered co-initiator is preferably selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric di- or multifunctional co-initiators, oligomeric or polymeric co-initiators and polymerizable co-initiators. More preferably the diffusion hindered co-initiator is selected from the group consisting of polymeric co-initiators and polymerizable co-initiators.
- the free radical curable inkjet ink preferably comprises a co-initiator in an amount of 0.1 to 50 wt%, more preferably in an amount of 0.5 to 25 wt%, most preferably in an amount of 1 to 10 wt% of the total weight of the polymerizable composition
- the free radical curable inkjet ink may further also contain at least one inhibitor for improving the thermal stability of the polymerizable
- composition in the core of the capsule is a composition in the core of the capsule.
- Suitable polymerization inhibitors include phenol type antioxidants,
- hindered amine light stabilizers phosphor type antioxidants
- Suitable commercial inhibitors are, for example, SumilizerTM GA-80,
- SumilizerTM GM and SumilizerTM GS produced by Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.; GenoradTM 16, GenoradTM18 and GenoradTM 20 from Rahn AG;
- the inhibitor is preferably a polymerizable inhibitor.
- the amount capable of preventing polymerization is determined prior to blending.
- polymerization inhibitor is preferably lower than 5 wt%, more preferably lower than 3 wt% of the total free radical or cationically curable
- the capsules are dispersed into an aqueous medium.
- the aqueous medium The aqueous
- aqueous medium may consist of water, but preferably include one or more organic solvents.
- Other compounds such as e.g. monomers and oligomers, surfactants, colorants, alkaline compounds and light stabilizers, may be dissolved or dispersed in the aqueous medium.
- the one or more organic solvents may be added for a variety of reasons.
- the aqueous medium may contain at least one humectant to prevent the clogging of the nozzle, due to its ability to slow down the evaporation rate of inkjet ink, especially the water in the inkjet ink.
- the humectant is an organic solvent having a higher boiling point than water.
- Suitable humectants include triacetin, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, glycerol, urea, thiourea, ethylene urea, alkyl urea, alkyl thiourea, dialkyl urea and dialkyl thiourea, diols, including ethanediols, propanediols, propanetriols, butanediols, pentanediols, and hexanediols; glycols, including propylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and mixtures and derivatives thereof.
- a preferred humectant is glycerol.
- the humectant is preferably added to the ink-jet ink formulation in an
- the aqueous medium preferably includes at least one surfactant.
- the surfactant can be anionic, cationic, non-ionic, or zwitter-ionic and is preferably added in an amount below 10 wt%, more preferably below 5 wt% based on the total inkjet ink weight.
- Suitable surfactants include fatty acid salts, ester salts of a higher alcohol, alkylbenzene sulphonate salts, sulphosuccinate ester salts and phosphate ester salts of a higher alcohol (e.g.
- a biocide may be added to the aqueous medium to prevent unwanted microbial growth, which may occur in the ink-jet ink over time.
- the biocide may be used either singly or in combination.
- Suitable biocides for the ink-jet ink of the present invention include sodium dehydroacetate, 2-phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, sodium
- Preferred biocides are ProxelTM GXL and ProxelTM Ultra 5 available from
- a biocide is preferably added to the aqueous medium in an amount of
- the aqueous medium may further comprise at least one thickener for
- Suitable thickeners include urea or urea derivatives, hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, derived chitin, derived starch, carrageenan, pullulan, proteins, poly(styrenesulphonic acid), poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), poly(alkyl vinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride), polyacrylamid, partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamid, poly(acrylic acid), polyvinyl alcohol), partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate), poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate), poly(methyl vinyl ether), polyvinylpyrrolidone, poly(2-vinylpyridine), poly(4-vinylpyridine) and
- the thickener is added preferably in an amount of 0.01 to 20 wt%, more preferably 0.1 to 10 wt% based on the inkjet ink.
- the inkjet ink according to the present invention may further comprise at least one antioxidant for improving the storage stability of an image.
- Organic and metal complex type fading preventives can be used in the invention.
- Organic fading preventives include hydroquinones,
- the stabilizer is added in an amount of 0.1 to 30 wt%, preferably 1 to 10 wt% based on the total weight of the inkjet ink.
- the aqueous medium may contain at least one pH adjuster.
- Suitable pH adjusters include organic amines, NaOH, KOH, NEt3, NH3, HCI, HNO3 and H2S0 4 .
- the inkjet ink has a pH higher than 7.
- a pH of 7, 8 or more can advantageously influence the electostatic stabilization of the capsules, especially when the dispersing groups are carboxylic acid groups.
- the aqueous medium may also includes polymeric latex particles.
- polymeric latex particles There is no limitation on the type of polymeric latex used in the aqueous medium.
- the polymer latex is preferably a self-dispersible latex, i.e. having ionic or ionizable groups such as e.g. the dispersing groups of the capsules.
- the polymer latex may be selected from an acrylate based latex, a
- polystyrene based latex styrene based latex, polyester based latex, and a polyurethane based latex.
- the polymer latex is preferably a polyurethane latex, more preferably a self-dispersible polyurethane latex.
- polyurethane based means that the majority of the polymer in the polymer latex consists of polyurethane. Preferably at least 50 wt%, more preferably at least 70 wt% of the polymer in the polyurethane latex consists of polyurethane.
- the aqueous medium contains inter-crosslinkable latex particles, more preferably inter-crosslinkable polyurethane based latex particles.
- EP 2467434 A (HP) , however preferably the inter-crosslinking is obtained using (meth)acrylate groups, especially when the reactive chemistry in the core of the capsules is UV curable reactive chemistry.
- a crosslinker is used to crosslink the polymerized monomers of the latex particles in order to enhance the durability of the latex particle.
- the crosslinker may be a separate compound or can be a cross-linking monomer.
- the crosslinker in a (partly) acrylate based latex, may be a polyfunctional monomer or oligomers such as, without limitation, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, ethylene glycol diacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate, 1 ,6-hexanediol diacrylate, tetraethylene glycol diacrylate, tripropylene glycol diacrylate, ethoxylated bisphenol A diacrylate, pentaerythritol tri- and tetraacrylate, ⁇ , ⁇ '- methylenebisacrylamide, divinylbenzene, and mixtures thereof.
- the crosslinkers preferably comprise from 0.1 wt% to 15 wt% of the polymerized monomers.
- the polymer latex in the invention is preferably a self-dispersing polymer latex, and more preferably a self-dispersing polymer latex having a carboxyl group.
- a self-dispersing polymer latex means that it does not require a free emulsifier and that they can get into a dispersed state in an aqueous medium even in the absence of other surfactants due to a functional group, preferably an acidic group or a salt thereof, covalently bonded tot the latex.
- a monomer is used containing a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group or a phosphoric acid group.
- the unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer examples include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid, and 2-methacryloyloxy methylsuccinic acid.
- Specific examples of the unsaturated sulfonic acid monomer include styrene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid, 3- sulfopropyl (meth)acrylate, and bis-(3-sulfopropyl)-itaconate.
- unsaturated phosphoric acid monomer examples include vinyl phosphoric acid, vinyl phosphate, bis(methacryloxyethyl)phosphate, diphenyl-2-acryloyloxyethyl phosphate, diphenyl-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate, and dibutyl-2-acryloyloxyethyl phosphate.
- the latex preferably has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of no more than 70°C, more preferably no more than 50°C.
- Tg glass transition temperature
- MFT minimum film-forming temperature
- the average particle size of the latex particles in the inkjet ink is preferably less than 300 nm, more preferably less than 200 nm as measured by laser diffraction, e.g. using a Beckman CoulterTM LS 13320.
- the colorants used in the inkjet ink may be dyes, pigments or a
- Organic and/or inorganic pigments may be used.
- the colorant for use is not particularly limited, and may be selected
- a pigment is preferable for forming an image superior in light fading and weather resistance.
- a dye is preferable, for forming an image superior in transparency on a transparent film.
- Either a water- or oil-soluble dye may be used as the dye.
- the dye is an oil-soluble dye because it can be incorporated in the core of the capsule, and exhibited a much better water resistance than images printed with water soluble dyes in the aqueous medium.
- colorants such as disperse dyes, are well protected when incorporated into the core of the capsule even against aggressive chemicals like hypochlorite. The latter can be exploited in inkjet printing on textiles for allowing thorough cleaning with concentrated detergents.
- the colorant is preferably a pigment or a polymeric dye for reasons of light fastness.
- the pigments may be black, white, cyan, magenta, yellow, red, orange, violet, blue, green, brown, mixtures thereof, and the like.
- a colour pigment may be chosen from those disclosed by HERBST, Willy, et al. Industrial Organic Pigments, Production, Properties, Applications. 3rd edition. Wiley - VCH , 2004. ISBN 3527305769.
- An advantage of including the pigments in the core of the capsule is that high dispersion stability of the pigment is not really necessary as the dispersion stability is accomplished by the capsules in the inkjet ink. As long as pigments are dispersed sufficiently to be handled in the capsule formation process, there is no need to optimize dispersion stability.
- the pigment particles can be included in the aqueous
- the colour pigment can be dispersed using a polymeric dispersant, but preferably a self-dispersible pigment is used. The latter prevents interaction of the polymeric dispersant with the dispersing groups of the capsules in the inkjet ink, since dispersion stability of the pigment is accomplished by the same technique of electrostatic stabilization as employed for the capsules.
- a self-dispersible pigment is a pigment having on its surface covalently bonded anionic or cationic hydrophilic groups, such as salt-forming groups or the same groups used as dispersing groups for the capsules, that allow the pigment to be dispersed in an aqueous medium without using a surfactant or a resin.
- EP 1220879 A discloses pigments having attached a) at least one steric group and b) at least one organic ionic group and at least one amphiphilic counterion, wherein the amphiphilic counterion has a charge opposite to that of the organic ionic group that are suitable for inkjet inks.
- EP 906371 A discloses suitable surface- modified coloured pigment having attached hydrophilic organic groups containing one or more ionic groups or ionizable groups.
- Suitable commercially available self-dispersible colour pigments are, for example, the CAB-O-JETTM inkjet colorants from CABOT.
- Pigment particles in inkjet inks should be sufficiently small to permit free flow of the ink through the inkjet-printing device, especially at the ejecting nozzles. It is also desirable to use small particles for maximum colour strength and to slow down sedimentation.
- the average pigment particle size is preferably between 0.050 and 1 pm, more preferably between 0.070 and 0.300 ⁇ and particularly preferably between 0.080 and 0.200 pm. Most preferably, the numeric average pigment particle size is no larger than 0.150 pm.
- the average particle size of pigment particles is determined with a Brookhaven Instruments Particle Sizer BI90plus based upon the principle of dynamic light scattering. The ink is diluted with ethyl acetate to a pigment concentration of 0.002 wt%.
- diameter of the white pigment is preferably from 50 to 500 nm, more preferably from 150 to 400 nm, and most preferably from 200 to 350 nm. Sufficient hiding power cannot be obtained when the average diameter is less than 50 nm, and the storage ability and the jet-out suitability of the ink tend to be degraded when the average diameter exceeds 500 nm.
- the determination of the numeric average particle diameter is best performed by photon correlation spectroscopy at a wavelength of 633 nm with a 4mW HeNe laser on a diluted sample of the pigmented inkjet ink.
- a suitable particle size analyzer used was a MalvernTM nano-S available from Goffin- Meyvis.
- a sample can, for example, be prepared by addition of one drop of ink to a cuvette containing 1.5 ml_ ethyl acetate and mixed until a homogenous sample was obtained.
- the measured particle size is the average value of 3 consecutive measurements consisting of 6 runs of 20 seconds.
- Suitable white pigments are given by Table 2 in [01 16] of WO
- the white pigment is preferably a pigment with a refractive index greater than 1.60.
- the white pigments may be employed singly or in combination.
- titanium dioxide is used as pigment with a refractive index greater than 1.60.
- Suitable titanium dioxide pigments are those disclosed in [01 17] and in [01 18] of WO
- a polymeric dispersant is advantageously used for dispersion stability and handling during manufacturing of the capsules.
- Suitable polymeric dispersants are copolymers of two monomers but they may contain three, four, five or even more monomers. The properties of polymeric dispersants depend on both the nature of the monomers and their distribution in the polymer. Copolymeric dispersants preferably have the following polymer compositions:
- alternating polymerized monomers e.g. monomers A and B polymerized into ABABABAB
- block copolymers e.g. monomers A and B polymerized into AAAAABBBBBB wherein the block length of each of the blocks (2, 3, 4, 5 or even more) is important for the dispersion capability of the polymeric dispersant;
- graft copolymers consist of a polymeric backbone with polymeric side chains attached to the backbone; and mixed forms of these polymers, e.g. blocky gradient copolymers.
- Suitable dispersants are DISPERBYKTM dispersants available from BYK
- the polymeric dispersant has preferably a number average molecular weight Mn between 500 and 30000, more preferably between 1500 and 10000.
- the polymeric dispersant has preferably a weight average molecular
- weight Mw smaller than 100,000, more preferably smaller than 50,000 and most preferably smaller than 30,000.
- the pigments are preferably present in the range of 0.01 to 15 %, more preferably in the range of 0.05 to 10 % by weight and most preferably in the range of 0.1 to 5 % by weight, each based on the total weight of the inkjet ink.
- the white pigment is preferably present in an amount of 3% to 40% by weight of the inkjet ink, and more preferably 5% to 35%. An amount of less than 3% by weight cannot achieve sufficient covering power.
- Dyes suitable for the inkjet ink according to the present invention include direct dyes, acidic dyes, basic dyes, solvent dyes and reactive dyes.
- Suitable direct dyes for the ink-jet ink according to the present invention include C.I. Direct Yellow 1 , 4, 8, 11 , 12, 24, 26, 27, 28, 33, 39, 44, 50, 58, 85, 86, 100, 1 10, 120, 132, 142, and 144; C.I. Direct Red 1 , 2, 4, 9, 1 1 , 134, 17, 20, 23, 24, 28, 31 , 33, 37, 39, 44, 47, 48, 51 , 62, 63, 75, 79, 80, 81 , 83, 89, 90, 94, 95, 99, 220, 224, 227 and 343; C.I.
- Suitable acidic dyes for the ink-jet ink according to the present invention include C.I. Acid Yellow 2, 3, 7, 17, 19, 23, 25, 20, 38, 42, 49, 59, 61 , 72, and 99; C.I. Acid Orange 56 and 64 ; C.I. Acid Red 1 , 8, 14, 18, 26, 32, 37, 42, 52, 57, 72, 74, 80, 87, 1 15, 1 19, 131 , 133, 134, 143, 154, 186, 249, 254, and 256; C.I. Acid Violet 1 1 , 34, and 75; C.I. Acid Blue 1 , 7, 9, 29, 87, 126, 138, 171 , 175, 183, 234, 236, and 249; C.I. Acid Green 9, 12, 19, 27, and 41 ; and C.I. Acid Black 1 , 2, 7, 24, 26, 48, 52, 58, 60, 94, 107, 109, 110, 119, 131 , and 155;
- Suitable reactive dyes for the ink-jet ink according to the present invention include C.I. Reactive Yellow 1 , 2, 3, 14, 15, 17, 37, 42, 76, 95, 168, and 175 ; C.I. Reactive Red 2, 6, 1 1 , 21 , 22, 23, 24, 33, 45, 11 1 , 1 12, 1 14, 180, 218, 226, 228, and 235; C.I. Reactive Blue 7, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21 , 25, 38, 49, 72, 77, 176, 203, 220, 230, and 235; C.I. Reactive Orange 5, 12, 13, 35, and 95; C.I. Reactive Brown 7, 1 1 , 33, 37, and 46; C.I. Reactive Green 8 and 19; C.I.
- Suitable basic dyes for the ink-jet ink according to the present invention include C.I. Basic Yellow 11 , 14, 21 , and 32; C.I. Basic Red 1 , 2, 9, 12, and 13; C.I. Basic Violet 3, 7, and 14; and C.I. Basic Blue 3, 9, 24, and 25.
- the dyes are disperse dyes.
- Disperse dyes are water insoluble dyes and are the only dyes that dye polyester and acetate fibres. Such dyes are especially useful as they can easily be incorporated into the core of the capsules.
- a disperse dye molecule is based on an azobenzene or anthraquinone molecule with nitro, amine, hydroxyl, etc. groups attached to it.
- Suitable examples of disperse dyes include Disperse Red 1 , Disperse
- disperse dyes to be used for the ink of the present invention known disperse dyes can be used, specifically including C.I. Disperse Yellow 42, 49, 76, 83, 88, 93, 99, 1 14, 1 19, 126, 160, 163, 165, 180, 183, 186, 198, 199, 200, 224 and 237, C.I.
- dye diffusion, and heat disperse dye colorants are especially preferred because they have a high affinity to certain synthetic polymeric or resinous materials.
- a set of inkjet inks containing disperse dyes is used, for
- CMYK inkjet ink set example a CMYK inkjet ink set.
- a preferred cyan inkjet ink contains a disperse dye selected from the group consisting of C.I. Disperse Blue 27, C.I. Disperse Blue 60, C.I. Disperse Blue 73, C.I. Disperse Blue 77, C.I. Disperse Blue 77:1 , C.I. Disperse Blue 87, C.I. Disperse Blue 257, C.I. Disperse Blue 367 and mixtures thereof.
- a preferred magenta inkjet ink contains a magenta disperse dye colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Disperse Red 55, C.I. Disperse Red 60, C.I. Disperse Red 82, C.I. Disperse Red 86, C.I.
- Disperse Red 86: 1 C.I. Disperse Red 167:1 , C.I. Disperse Red 279 and mixtures thereof.
- a preferred yellow inkjet ink contains a yellow disperse dye
- C.I. Disperse Yellow 64 selected from the group consisting of C.I. Disperse Yellow 64, C.I. Disperse Yellow 71 , C.I. Disperse Yellow 86, C.I. Disperse Yellow 1 14, C.I. Disperse Yellow 153, C.I. Disperse Yellow 233, C.I. Disperse Yellow 245 and mixtures thereof.
- a preferred black inkjet ink contains a black disperse dye or a mixture of differently coloured disperse dyes chosen such that the mixture is black in colour.
- the inkjet ink set preferably contains other coloured inkjet inks, more
- a disperse dye selected form the group consisting of C.I. Disperse Violet 26, C.I. Disperse Violet 33, C.I. Disperse Violet 36, C.I. Disperse Violet 57, C.I. Disperse Orange 30, C.I. Disperse Orange 41 , C.I. Disperse Orange 61 and mixtures thereof.
- the pigments and/or dyes are preferably present in the range of 0.1 to 20 wt% based on the total weight of the inkjet ink.
- the inkjet ink preferably the core of the capsules, may contain an
- optothermal converting agent for the conversion of electromagnetic radiation into heat when the inkjet printed image is exposed to an infrared light source, such as a laser, a laser diode or a LED.
- the optothermal converting agent may be any suitable compound
- the optothermal converting agent is preferably an infrared dye as this
- infrared dye may be included into the aqueous medium, but is preferably included in the core of the capsule. In the latter, the heat transfer is usually much more effective.
- Suitable examples of infrared dyes include, but are not limited to, polymethyl indoliums, metal complex IR dyes, indocyanine green, polymethine dyes, croconium dyes, cyanine dyes, merocyanine dyes, squarylium dyes, chalcogenopyryloarylidene dyes, metal thiolate complex dyes, bis(chalcogenopyrylo)polymethine dyes, oxyindolizine dyes, bis(aminoaryl)polymethine dyes, indolizine dyes, pyrylium dyes, quinoid dyes, quinone dyes, phthalocyanine dyes, naphthalocyanine dyes, azo dyes, (
- the one or more optothermal converting agents are preferably present in the range of 0.1 to 10 wt% based on the total weight of the inkjet ink.
- An inkjet printing method includes at least the steps of: a) jetting an inkjet ink as described above on a substrate; and b) applying heat and/or light to form a reaction product from the one or more chemical reactants in the capsules.
- the inkjet printing method includes at least the steps of: a) jetting on a textile an inkjet ink containing one or more thermal reactive chemical reactants in a capsule have an average particle size of no more than 4 pm; and b) applying heat to form a reaction product from the one or more thermal reactive chemical reactants in the capsules.
- the heat treatment i.e. time and temperature, is adjusted to the type of textile and the reactivity of the thermal chemistry.
- the inkjet printing method includes at least the steps of: a) jetting on substrates for pharmaceutical or food packaging an inkjet ink containing one or more UV curable chemical reactants in a capsule have an average particle size of no more than 4 pm; and b) applying UV radiation to form a reaction product from the one or more UV curable reactive chemical reactants in the capsules, wherein the capsule contains at least one photoinitiator, preferably a diffusion hindered photoinitiator, more preferably a polymeric or polymerizable photoinitiator.
- Food packaging is understood to include also packaging for liquids and drinks like milk, water, coke, beer, vegetable oil and the like.
- the invention is advantageously used for providing food packaging, especially "primary" food packaging.
- Primary food packaging is the material that first envelops the product and holds it. This usually is the smallest unit of distribution or use and is the package which is in direct contact with the contents.
- the radiation curable compositions and inkjet inks may also be used for secondary and tertiary packaging.
- Secondary packaging is outside the primary packaging, perhaps used to group primary packages together. Tertiary packaging is used for bulk handling, warehouse storage and transport shipping. The most common form of tertiary packaging is a palletized unit load that packs tightly into containers.
- the substrates may have ceramic, metallic, glass, wood, paper or polymeric surfaces for printing.
- the substrate may also be primed, e.g. by a white ink.
- the substrate may be porous, as e.g. textile, paper and card board
- substrates or substantially non-absorbing substrates such as e.g. a plastic substrate having a polyethylene terephthalate surface.
- Preferred substrates including surfaces of polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, polyesters like polyethylene
- PET terephthalate
- PEN polyethylene naphthalate
- PLA polylactide
- the substrate may also be a paper substrate, such as plain paper or resin coated paper, e.g. polyethylene or polypropylene coated paper.
- plain paper or resin coated paper e.g. polyethylene or polypropylene coated paper.
- boards such as white lined chipboard, corrugated board and packaging board.
- the substrates may be transparent, translucent or opaque. Preferred
- opaque substrates includes so-called synthetic paper, like the SynapsTM grades from Agfa-Gevaert which are an opaque polyethylene
- terephthalate sheet having a density of 1.10 g/cm 3 or more.
- the substrate can be a flat sheet, such a paper sheet or a polymeric film or it can be a three dimensional object like e.g. a plastic coffee cup.
- the three dimensional object can also be a container like a bottle or a jerry-can for including e.g. oil, shampoo, insecticides, pesticides, solvents, paint thinner or other type of liquids.
- the substrate is selected from textile, glass, pharmaceutical and food packaging.
- a major advantage of the current inkjet printing method is that not only a wide range of textiles can be printed upon, but that after the fixation process (heat treatment) no post-treatments are necessary. For example, a classic washing process to remove dyes that are unfixed from the textile is not necessary.
- pre-treatments of textiles can be avoided. For example, where classic inkjet printing processes require the application of a water-soluble polymer to the textile prior to inkjet printing in order to prevent ink bleeding, this is usually not necessary with inkjet inks of the present invention containing capsules.
- the avoidance of these pre- and post treatment speed-up and simplify the manufacturing of inkjet printed textiles, resulting in an economical bonus. For example, no cumbersome ink swaps have to be performed in the inkjet printer, when changing the type of textile substrate. Also waste generated in the post- treatment can be avoided.
- Suitable textiles can be made from many materials. These materials come from four main sources: animal (e.g. wool, silk), plant (e.g. cotton, flax, jute), mineral (e.g. asbestos, glass fibre), and synthetic (e.g. nylon, polyester, acrylic). Depending on the type of material, it can be woven or non-woven textile.
- animal e.g. wool, silk
- plant e.g. cotton, flax, jute
- mineral e.g. asbestos, glass fibre
- synthetic e.g. nylon, polyester, acrylic.
- it can be woven or non-woven textile.
- the textile substrate is preferably selected from the group consisting of cotton textiles, silk textiles, flax textiles, jute textiles, hemp textiles, modal textiles, bamboo fibre textiles, pineapple fibre textiles, basalt fibre textiles, ramie textiles, polyester based textiles, acrylic based textiles, glass fibre textiles, aramid fibre textiles, polyurethane textiles (e.g. Spandex or LycraTM), TyvekTM and mixtures thereof.
- cotton textiles silk textiles, flax textiles, jute textiles, hemp textiles, modal textiles, bamboo fibre textiles, pineapple fibre textiles, basalt fibre textiles, ramie textiles, polyester based textiles, acrylic based textiles, glass fibre textiles, aramid fibre textiles, polyurethane textiles (e.g. Spandex or LycraTM), TyvekTM and mixtures thereof.
- Suitable polyester textile includes polyethylene terephthalate textile, cation dyeable polyester textile, acetate textile, diacetate textile, triacetate textile, polylactic acid textile and the like.
- Applications of these textiles include automotive textiles, canvas, banners, flags, interior decoration, clothing, hats, shoes, floor mats, doormats, brushes, mattresses, mattress covers, linings, sacking, stage curtains, flame-retardant and protective fabrics, and the like.
- Polyester fibre is used in all types of clothing, either alone or blended with fibres such as cotton.
- Aramid fibre e.g. Twaron
- Acrylic is a fibre used to imitate wools.
- the inkjet inks of the invention are also suitable for inkjet printing on
- the inkjet ink may be jetted by one or more print heads ejecting small droplets in a controlled manner through nozzles onto a substrate, which is moving relative to the print head(s).
- a preferred print head for the inkjet printing system is a piezoelectric head.
- Piezoelectric inkjet printing is based on the movement of a piezoelectric ceramic transducer when a voltage is applied thereto.
- the application of a voltage changes the shape of the piezoelectric ceramic transducer in the print head creating a void, which is then filled with ink.
- the ceramic expands to its original shape, ejecting a drop of ink from the print head.
- the inkjet printing method according to the present invention is not restricted to piezoelectric inkjet printing.
- Other inkjet print heads can be used and include various types, such as a continuous type, a thermal print head type and a valve jet type.
- the inkjet print head normally scans back and forth in a transversal
- Bi-directional printing also known as multi-pass printing, is preferred for obtaining a high areal throughput.
- Another preferred printing method is by a "single pass printing process", which can be performed by using page wide inkjet print heads or multiple staggered inkjet print heads which cover the entire width of the ink- receiver surface.
- the inkjet print heads usually remain stationary and the substrate surface is transported under the inkjet print heads.
- the inkjet printer normally contains a drying unit for removing water and organic solvents in the inkjet printed image. However, sometimes this may be combined with the curing means for curing the UV or thermal reactive chemistry in the capsules. For example, if high or low pressure mercury lamp are used a s UV light source, they tend to emit so much heat radiation that it is sufficient for removing water and organic solvents in the inkjet printed image.
- the inkjet printer may include only the drying unit for
- UV or thermal curing means are located offline.
- the curing means may be arranged in combination with the print head of the inkjet printer, travelling therewith so that the curing radiation is applied very shortly after jetting.
- the curing means consists of one or more UV LEDs because in such an arrangement, it can be difficult to provide other types of curing means that are small enough to be connected to and travelling with the print head. Therefore, a static fixed radiation source may be employed, e.g. a source of curing UV-light, connected to the radiation source by means of flexible radiation conductive means such as a fibre optic bundle or an internally reflective flexible tube.
- the actinic radiation may be supplied from a fixed source to the radiation head by an arrangement of mirrors including a mirror upon the print head.
- the source of UV radiation may, for example, also be an elongated radiation source extending transversely across the substrate to be cured. It may be adjacent the transverse path of the print head so that the subsequent rows of images formed by the print head are passed, stepwise or continually, beneath that radiation source.
- Any ultraviolet light source as long as part of the emitted light can be absorbed by the photoinitiator or photoinitiator system, may be employed as a radiation source, such as a high or low pressure mercury lamp, a cold cathode tube, a black light, an ultraviolet LED, an ultraviolet laser, and a flash light.
- the preferred source is one exhibiting a relatively long wavelength UV-contribution having a dominant wavelength of 300-400 nm.
- a UV-A light source is preferred due to the reduced light scattering therewith resulting in more efficient interior curing.
- UV radiation is generally classed as UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C as follows:
- UV-A 400 nm to 320 nm
- UV-C 290 nm to 100 nm.
- the inkjet printing device contains one or more UV LEDs with a wavelength larger than 360 nm, preferably one or more UV LEDs with a wavelength larger than 380 nm, and most preferably UV LEDs with a wavelength of about 395 nm.
- the first UV-source can be selected to be rich in UV-C, in particular in the range of 260 nm-200 nm.
- the second UV-source can then be rich in UV-A, e.g. a gallium-doped lamp, or a different lamp high in both UV-A and UV-B.
- the use of two UV-sources has been found to have advantages e.g. a fast curing speed and a high curing degree.
- the inkjet printing device often includes one or more oxygen depletion units.
- the oxygen depletion units place a blanket of nitrogen or other relatively inert gas (e.g. CO2), with adjustable position and adjustable inert gas concentration, in order to reduce the oxygen concentration in the curing environment. Residual oxygen levels are usually maintained as low as 200 ppm, but are generally in the range of 200 ppm to 1200 ppm.
- the inkjet printer is preferably equipped with some kind of heat radiation means, e.g. an oven, or an infrared light source, such as an infrared laser, one or more infrared laser diodes or infrared LEDs.
- some kind of heat radiation means e.g. an oven, or an infrared light source, such as an infrared laser, one or more infrared laser diodes or infrared LEDs.
- the thermal means may also be located offline, e.g. as part of a
- the viscosity of the inkjet ink was measured using a Brookfield DV-II+ viscometer at 25°C at 12 rotations per minute (RPM) using a CPE 40 spindle. This corresponds to a shear rate of 90 s- 1 .
- radiation curable compositions were coated on a 300 ⁇ aluminium substrate using a bar coater and a 20 ⁇ wired bar. All coated samples were cured were cured using a Fusion DRSE-120 conveyer, equipped with a Fusion VPS/1600 lamp (D-bulb). The samples were cured using a belt speed of 20 m/min and at full power of the lamp. Each sample was passed five times under the lamp.
- TrixeneTM BI7982 was supplied by Baxenden Chemicals LTD.
- Dye-1 has been prepared according to the following procedure : the synthesis of the aniline :
- MackamTM 151 C and MackamTM 151 L were supplied by Mcintyre Group LTD.
- Lysine, glycerol, tetraethylene pentamine and triethanol amine were supplied by Aldrich.
- OlfineTM E1010 was supplied by DKSH.
- PioninTM C158 dry is the 100% compound obtained after evaporation of the ethanol from Pionin-158, supplied by Takemoto Oil Fat Co. Ltd.
- OmnipolTM TX is a polymeric thioxanthone supplied by IGM.
- OmnipolTM 9210 is a polymeric a-amino-ketone Norrish type I photoinitiator supplied by IGM.
- GenopolTM AB2 is a polymeric 4-dimethylaminobenzoic ester based
- EbecrylTM 130 is an aliphatic diacrylate supplied by CYTEC.
- Dye-2 (CASRN 1020729-04-7) has the following structure and can be
- MowiolTM 488 is a polyvinyl alcohol) supplied by CLARIANT.
- AlkanolTM XC is a surfactant (CAS 68442-09-1) from DU PONT.
- Cab-o-jetTM 450 cyan pigment is a self-dispersible cyan pigment
- CapstoneTM FS3100 is a fluorosurfactant from DU PONT.
- Tego TwinTM 4000 is a siloxane-based gemini surfactant from EVONIK.
- Example 1
- This example illustrates the encapsulation methodology wherein blocked isocyanates are encapsulated as thermally reactive chemistry into an inkjet ink.
- the ethyl acetate was evaporated under reduced pressure ( 20 mm Hg) at a temperature of 50°C, followed by further reducing the pressure to 100 mm Hg. After complete evaporation of all organic solvent and 20 g water, an extra 20 g water was added and the mixture was further heated to 50°C for 16 hours at ambient pressure. The mixture was allowed to cool down to room temperature and filtered over a 2.7 pm filter. The particle size and particle size distribution was measured using a ZetasizerTM Nano-S (Malvern Instruments, Goffin Meyvis). The capsules had an average particle size of 1.087 ⁇ .
- the dispersion Caps-1 as prepared above was used for the formulation of inkjet ink INV-1 as shown in Table 2.
- the weight percentage (wt%) of each component was based on the total weight of the ink.
- the inkjet ink INV-1 had a viscosity of 10 mPa.s and a surface tension of 30 mN/m.
- DimatixTM DMP2831 system equipped with a standard DimatixTM 10 pi print head.
- the ink was jetted at 22°C, using a firing frequency of 5kHz, a firing voltage of 20 V - 25 V, a standard waveform and a standard cartridge setting on a glass plate.
- the inkjet ink INV-1 proved to be jettable with intermediate purging.
- the ethyl acetate was evaporated under reduced pressure (120 mm Hg) at a temperature of 50°C, followed by further reducing the pressure to 100 mm Hg. After complete evaporation of all organic solvent and 20 g water, an extra 20 g of water was added and the mixture was further heated to 50°C for 6 hours at ambient pressure. The mixture was allowed to cool down to room temperature and filtered over a 2.7 ⁇ filter. The particle size and particle size distribution was measured using a ZetasizerTM Nano-S (Malvern Instruments, Goffin Meyvis). The capsules had an average particle size of 0.968 ⁇ .
- the dispersion Caps-2 as prepared above was used for the formulation of inkjet ink INV-2 as shown in Table 3.
- the weight percentage (wt%) of each component was based on the total weight of the ink.
- the inkjet ink INV-2 had a viscosity of 10 mPa.s and a surface tension of
- a solid area of inkjet ink INV-2 was printed on cotton, using a DimatixTM DMP2831 system, equipped with a standard DimatixTM 10 pi print head.
- the ink was jetted at 22°C, using a firing frequency of 5kHz, a firing voltage of 20 V - 25 V, a standard waveform and a standard cartridge setting.
- the sample was cut in three parts and one part of the sample was treated in an oven at 160°C for 5 minutes.
- One of the untreated samples and the thermally treated sample were washed in an aqueous solution containing 10% of a detergent mix supplied by Bielen N.V. (REF : BEL00985) at 90°C for 10 minutes.
- a second solid area was printed using the same method as described above.
- the samples were again cut in two parts and both parts were treated in an oven at 160°C for 5 minutes.
- One sample was treated with a 5% hypochlorite solution for 10 seconds and allowed to dry. The change in colour was evaluated visually. No change in colour could be observed between the treated and untreated sample.
- This example illustrates the synthesis having submicron average particle size, i.e. nanocapsules, and their use in inkjet printing on different types of textiles.
- the ethyl acetate was evaporated under reduced pressure (120 mm Hg) at a temperature of 50°C, followed by further reducing the pressure to 100 mm Hg. After complete evaporation of all organic solvent and 20 g water, an extra 20 g of water was added and the mixture was further heated to 50°C for 16 hours at ambient pressure. The mixture was allowed to cool down to room temperature and filtered first over a 1.6 pm filter, followed by filtration over a 1 ⁇ filter. The particle size and particle size distribution was measured using a ZetasizerTM Nano-S (Malvern Instruments, Goffin Meyvis). The capsules had an average particle size of 0.50 pm.
- the dispersion Caps-3 as prepared above was used for the formulation of inkjet ink INV-3 as shown in Table 4.
- the weight percentage (wt%) of each component was based on the total weight of the ink
- the inkjet ink INV-3 had a viscosity of 10 mPa.s and a surface tension of 33 mN/m.
- a solid area of inkjet ink INV-3 was printed on different types of textiles Tex-1 to Tex-4 given in Table 5, using a DimatixTM DMP2831 system, equipped with a standard DimatixTM 10 pi print head.
- the ink was jetted at 22°C, using a firing frequency of 5kHz, a firing voltage of 20 V - 25 V, a standard waveform and a standard cartridge setting.
- curable chemistry is encapsulated as nanocapsules into an inkjet ink.
- the encapsulated photoinitiators and co-initiators are of the polymeric type allowing inkjet printing of so-called low migration UV curable inkjet inks, for example, for food packaging applications.
- the dispersion Caps-4 as prepared above was used for the formulation of inkjet inks INV-4 and INV-5 as shown in Table 7.
- the weight percentage (wt%) of each component was based on the total weight of the ink.
- Inkjet ink INV-4 had a viscosity of 9.5 mPa.s and a surface tension of 22 mN/m.
- Inkjet ink INV-5 had a viscosity of 8.7 mPa.s and a surface tension of 30 mN/m.
- the jetting performance of the inkjet inks INV-4 and INV-5 was evaluated using a DimatixTM DMP2831 system, equipped with a standard DimatixTM 10 pi print head.
- the ink was jetted at 22°C, using a firing frequency of 5kHz, a firing voltage of 20 V - 25 V, a standard waveform and a standard cartridge setting. Both inkjet inks INV-4 and INV-5 proved to have an excellent jettability.
- This example illustrates the need for dispersing groups covalently bonded to the polymeric shell, i.e. in order to have self-dispersing nanocapsules in the inkjet ink.
- the ethyl acetate was evaporated under reduced pressure (120 mm Hg) at a temperature of 50°C, followed by further reducing the pressure to 100 mm Hg. After complete evaporation of all organic solvent and 25 g water, the mixture was further heated to 45°C for 24 hours at ambient pressure. The mixture was allowed to cool down to room temperature and filtered over a 30 pm filter. The particle size and particle size distribution was measured using a ZetasizerTM Nano-S (Malvern Instruments, Goffin Meyvis). The capsules had an average particle size of 404 nm.
- the ethyl acetate was evaporated under reduced pressure (120 mm Hg) at a temperature of 50°C. An additional 25 g of water was removed under reduced pressure. A solution of 2 g tetraethylene pentamine in 8 g water was added and the mixture was heated at 45°C for 24 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool down to room temperature and filtered over a 30 pm filter. The particle size and particle size distribution was measured using a ZetasizerTM Nano-S (Malvern Instruments, Goffin Meyvis). The capsules had an average particle size of 320 nm.
- composition of the inventive inkjet ink INV-7 and comparative inkjet inks COMP-1 and COMP-2 are given in Table 11.
- the weight percentage (wt%) of each component was based on the total weight of the ink.
- the inventive inkjet ink INV-7 proved to be jettable, while none of the comparative inks COMP-1 and COMP-2 were jettable.
- capsules can even be jetted on very difficult substrates like glass.
- Example 3 The inkjet ink INV-3 of Example 3 was printed on an untreated 3 mm thick standard glass sheet, using the print settings as disclosed in Example 3. The sheet was dried, followed by a thermal treatment at 160°C for 5 minutes. The adhesion was tested using a coin test. A 2 euro coin under an angle of 45° was used to scratch the image. The image was scratched 20 times and the damage to the image was evaluated visually. After 20 passes over the image, there was no visual damage to the image. From this example, it can be concluded that inkjet ink INV-3, comprising thermally reactive chemistry, gives excellent adhesion to glass.
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