Ink jet inks for use on textile materials, and their use
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1. An ink jet ink for use in a process of ink jet printing upon a textile substrate comprising:
- (a) an emulsion polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic-acrylonitrile polymers, butadiene-acrylonitrile polymers, styrene-acrylic polymers, acrylic-butadiene polymers, and polyurethanes and having a glass transition temperature of not more than 50°
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(b) a cross-linking agent which is suitable for cross-linking the emulsion polymer;
(c) a pigment; and
(d) a liquid medium.
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An ink jet ink comprises (a) an emulsion polymer selected from acrylic-acrylonitrile polymers, butadiene-acrylonitrile polymers, styrene-acrylic polymers, acrylic-butadiene polymers and polyurethanes; (b) a cross-linking agent; (c) a pigment; and (d) a liquid medium. The ink is suitable for use in printing on textile substrates.
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1. An ink jet ink for use in a process of ink jet printing upon a textile substrate comprising:
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(a) an emulsion polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic-acrylonitrile polymers, butadiene-acrylonitrile polymers, styrene-acrylic polymers, acrylic-butadiene polymers, and polyurethanes and having a glass transition temperature of not more than 50°
C.;
(b) a cross-linking agent which is suitable for cross-linking the emulsion polymer;
(c) a pigment; and
(d) a liquid medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17)
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12. An ink jet ink for us in a process of ink jet printing upon a textile material substrate, comprising an acrylic-butadiene emulsion polymer, a cross-linking agent for cross-linking the acrylic-butadiene emulsion polymer, a pigment, and an aqueous medium, the ink having a viscosity of not more than 30 mPa.s at 25°
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15. An ink jet ink substantially as described in Example 1 or Example 3 herein.
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16. A method of printing on a textile substrate, comprising applying to the textile substrate by ink jet printing a formulation comprising:
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(a) an emulsion polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic-acrylonitrile polymers, butadiene-acrylonitrile polymers, styrene-acrylic polymers, acrylic-butadiene polymers, and polyurethanes and having a glass transition temperature of not more than 50°
C.;
(b) a cross-linking agent which is suitable for cross-linking the emulsion polymer;
(c) a pigment; and
(d) an aqueous medium.
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