Non-aqueous ink composition for liquid ink jet printing including: a vehicle comprising one or more organic solvent(s) liquid at ambient temperature, or one or more organic compound(s) solid at ambient temperature and liquid at the projection temperature; one or more dye(s) and/or pigment(s); a binder, comprising at least one binding resin consisting of a copolymer of vinylidene chloride and of at least one other monomer, in solution at ambient temperature in the organic solvent(s) or in solution at the projection temperature in the organic compound(s). A method for marking substrates, supports or objects includes projection onto the substrates, supports or objects of the ink composition by a liquid ink jet printing technique. A substrate, support or object, particularly flexible substrate, is provided with a marking obtained by drying and/or absorption of the composition.

Provided are a transparent electrode and a production method thereof, the transparent electrode using metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes as conductive components, and showing favorable surface flatness, conductivity, and light transmittance. A transparent conductive ink is prepared by dispersing metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes in a solution formed by dissolving a thermoset or thermoplastic binder resin having no fluidity within the range of 5 to 40° C. to a solvent, the content of the binder resin being 100 to 2500 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes. An electrode pattern having a desired shape is printed on a substrate with the transparent conductive ink, and pulsed light is irradiated to the printed electrode pattern, to thereby obtain a transparent electrode having a surface resistance of 0.1 to 500Ω/□ and a surface arithmetic average roughness Ra satisfying Ra≦5 nm.

Provided are a transparent electrode and a production method thereof, the transparent electrode using metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes as conductive components, and showing favorable surface flatness, conductivity, and light transmittance. A transparent conductive ink is prepared by dispersing metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes in a solution formed by dissolving a thermoset or thermoplastic binder resin having no fluidity within the range of 5 to 40° C. to a solvent, the content of the binder resin being 100 to 2500 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes. An electrode pattern having a desired shape is printed on a substrate with the transparent conductive ink, and pulsed light is irradiated to the printed electrode pattern, to thereby obtain a transparent electrode having a surface resistance of 0.1 to 500Ω/□ and a surface arithmetic average roughness Ra satisfying Ra≦5 nm.

An ink comprising: (a) from 1 to 25 parts of titanium dioxide pigment; (b) from 0 to 8 parts of a styrene butadiene latex binder; (c) from 0 to 8 parts of a polyurethane latex binder; (d) from 0 to 5 parts of a glycol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol or triethylene glycol; (e) from 1 to 10 parts of 2-pyrrolidone; (f) from 1 to 10 parts of glycerol; (g) from 0.01 to 2 parts of an acetylenic surfactant; (h) from 0.001 to 5 parts of biocide; (i) from 0 to 10 parts of a viscosity modifier; and (j) the balance to 100 parts water; provided that (b) plus (c) is greater than 0. Also ink jet printing processes, ink-jet ink containers, printed substrates and ink-jet printers.

An ink comprising: (a) from 1 to 25 parts of titanium dioxide pigment; (b) from 0 to 8 parts of a styrene butadiene latex binder; (c) from 0 to 8 parts of a polyurethane latex binder; (d) from 0 to 5 parts of a glycol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol or triethylene glycol; (e) from 1 to 10 parts of 2-pyrrolidone; (f) from 1 to 10 parts of glycerol; (g) from 0.01 to 2 parts of an acetylenic surfactant; (h) from 0.001 to 5 parts of biocide; (i) from 0 to 10 parts of a viscosity modifier; and (j) the balance to 100 parts water; provided that (b) plus (c) is greater than 0. Also ink jet printing processes, ink-jet ink containers, printed substrates and ink-jet printers.

An aqueous ink composition includes an aqueous medium and resin microparticles formed from a resin, in which the resin has a structural unit represented by General Formula (1) or (2), and the content of the resin microparticles is 1% to 15% by mass,

##STR00001## R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A.sup.1 represents —O— or —NR.sup.3—; L.sup.1 represents an alkylene group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms; M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal ion, or an ammonium ion; A.sup.2 represents a single bond, —COO—, or —CONH—; and L.sup.2 represents a divalent linking group having 6 to 23 carbon atoms.

The present invention relates to a coating of the surface of an electrical household appliance comprising a decoration (a) comprising a pigmentary compound B1VO4 having a ΔE* in the coating greater than or equal to 11 between ambient temperature and 150° C., ΔE* being defined by the formula CIE1976 in the CIELAB colour space: Formula (I): L1*, a1* and b1* characterising the values L*a*b* of said compound at ambient temperature; L2*, a2* and b2* characterising the values L*a*b* of said compound at 150° C.

The present invention relates to a coating of the surface of an electrical household appliance comprising a decoration (a) comprising a pigmentary compound B1VO4 having a ΔE* in the coating greater than or equal to 11 between ambient temperature and 150° C., ΔE* being defined by the formula CIE1976 in the CIELAB colour space: Formula (I): L1*, a1* and b1* characterising the values L*a*b* of said compound at ambient temperature; L2*, a2* and b2* characterising the values L*a*b* of said compound at 150° C.

A decorative paper layer may include a base paper layer, an inkjet receiver coating and a pattern formed thereon by digitally applying inks from a set of a plurality of differently colored inks. At least one of the inks may include color pigments having an average particle diameter larger than 150. The inkjet receiver coating may include silica pigments, in which the silica particles are particles of precipitated silica and/or silica gel and/or have an average particle size which is at least 4 times larger than the average particle diameter of the color pigments and/or have an average particle size of 1 to 40 micrometer.

A decorative paper layer may include a base paper layer, an inkjet receiver coating and a pattern formed thereon by digitally applying inks from a set of a plurality of differently colored inks. At least one of the inks may include color pigments having an average particle diameter larger than 150. The inkjet receiver coating may include silica pigments, in which the silica particles are particles of precipitated silica and/or silica gel and/or have an average particle size which is at least 4 times larger than the average particle diameter of the color pigments and/or have an average particle size of 1 to 40 micrometer.