A water-borne, urethane and acrylic modified alkyd dispersion, wherein the dispersion is substantially surfactant free and has less than 1 weight % volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is described. Additionally, a method for preparing a water-borne, substantially surfactant free, urethane and acrylic modified alkyd dispersion, with less than 1 weight % VOC, is described. In the method, an acrylic modified alkyd polymer is reacted with a basic compound in water to form an acrylic modified alkyd dispersion having a first viscosity and then a hydrophobic seed is added thereto to form a urethane and acrylic modified alkyd dispersion having a second viscosity, which is substantially less than the first viscosity.

A water-borne, urethane and acrylic modified alkyd dispersion, wherein the dispersion is substantially surfactant free and has less than 1 weight % volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is described. Additionally, a method for preparing a water-borne, substantially surfactant free, urethane and acrylic modified alkyd dispersion, with less than 1 weight % VOC, is described. In the method, an acrylic modified alkyd polymer is reacted with a basic compound in water to form an acrylic modified alkyd dispersion having a first viscosity and then a hydrophobic seed is added thereto to form a urethane and acrylic modified alkyd dispersion having a second viscosity, which is substantially less than the first viscosity.

To provide a resin for ink compositions that is usable in the preparation of active energy ray-curable ink compositions and that can increase a proportion of biomass-derived ingredients.

A polyester resin that is a condensation polymer of an acid ingredient including a fatty acid containing an epoxy group and a polybasic acid, and a polyhydric alcohol is employed, wherein the fatty acid has a peroxide value of 1 meq/kg or more in terms of triglyceride. Such a resin is prepared by a process for producing the polyester resin through heating a mixture containing an epoxidized oil or fat, a polybasic acid, and a polyhydric alcohol to subject to a transesterification reaction and a polycondensation reaction, wherein the epoxidized oil or fat has a peroxide value of 1 meq/kg or more.

To provide a resin for ink compositions that is usable in the preparation of active energy ray-curable ink compositions and that can increase a proportion of biomass-derived ingredients.

A polyester resin that is a condensation polymer of an acid ingredient including a fatty acid containing an epoxy group and a polybasic acid, and a polyhydric alcohol is employed, wherein the fatty acid has a peroxide value of 1 meq/kg or more in terms of triglyceride. Such a resin is prepared by a process for producing the polyester resin through heating a mixture containing an epoxidized oil or fat, a polybasic acid, and a polyhydric alcohol to subject to a transesterification reaction and a polycondensation reaction, wherein the epoxidized oil or fat has a peroxide value of 1 meq/kg or more.

A printer includes a liquid discharge head and a processor. The liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles. The plurality of nozzles include a line of first nozzles to discharge first liquid and a line of second nozzles to discharge second liquid. The processor is configured to change a print speed in a print mode in which a preceding image is formed with at least the first liquid and a subsequent image to be superimposed on the preceding image is formed with the second liquid, in accordance with an amount of liquid applied to a recording medium to form the preceding image.

A printer includes a liquid discharge head and a processor. The liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles. The plurality of nozzles include a line of first nozzles to discharge first liquid and a line of second nozzles to discharge second liquid. The processor is configured to change a print speed in a print mode in which a preceding image is formed with at least the first liquid and a subsequent image to be superimposed on the preceding image is formed with the second liquid, in accordance with an amount of liquid applied to a recording medium to form the preceding image.

To provide a curing accelerator for an oxidatively polymerizable unsaturated resin which can decrease the amount of cobalt metal soap used and has curing performance equal to or higher than excellent curing performance of the cobalt metal soap, and a printing ink and a coating material using the same. A curing accelerator for an oxidatively polymerizable unsaturated resin including a manganese or cobalt complex () containing quinolinol compound ions represented by Structural Formula (1) as a ligand, and a printing ink and a coating material including the curing accelerator.

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In the formula, R.sup.1 is any of a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a nitroso group, a sulfo group, and a halogen atom, and n is an integer of 1 to 6.

[Problem] Provided is a photocurable electroconductive ink composition for screen printing which can provide printability, printing precision and adhesiveness on a substrate good enough for screen printing, and can show stable electroconductive properties. [Solution] A photocurable electroconductive ink composition for screen printing, comprising: (A) an electroconductive filler, (B) a photopolymerizable resin precursor consisting of an oligomer of urethane acrylate, monofunctional acrylate and polyfunctional acrylate, (C) an alkyd resin, (D) two or more photopolymerization initiators and (E) a polymer dispersant, in which the content of the electroconductive filler (A) is 70 to 90 mass % relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition, and more than 50 mass % of the electroconductive filler is silver powder in a scale-like, foil-like or flake-like form having a particle diameter at 50 % particle size distribution of 0.3 to 3.0 m, and the total content of the photopolymerizable resin precursor (B) is 10 to 24 mass % relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition, and the content of the oligomer of urethane acrylate is 5 mass % or less relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition, and the content of the alkyd resin (C) is 1 to 10 mass % relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition.

[Problem] Provided is a photocurable electroconductive ink composition for screen printing which can provide printability, printing precision and adhesiveness on a substrate good enough for screen printing, and can show stable electroconductive properties. [Solution] A photocurable electroconductive ink composition for screen printing, comprising: (A) an electroconductive filler, (B) a photopolymerizable resin precursor consisting of an oligomer of urethane acrylate, monofunctional acrylate and polyfunctional acrylate, (C) an alkyd resin, (D) two or more photopolymerization initiators and (E) a polymer dispersant, in which the content of the electroconductive filler (A) is 70 to 90 mass % relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition, and more than 50 mass % of the electroconductive filler is silver powder in a scale-like, foil-like or flake-like form having a particle diameter at 50 % particle size distribution of 0.3 to 3.0 m, and the total content of the photopolymerizable resin precursor (B) is 10 to 24 mass % relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition, and the content of the oligomer of urethane acrylate is 5 mass % or less relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition, and the content of the alkyd resin (C) is 1 to 10 mass % relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition.

The process for the manufacture of an auto-oxidatively cross-linking hybrid polymer, in particular an aqueous hybrid polymer dispersion, comprises the step of reacting in a mini-emulsion process one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers to form an addition polymer in the presence of a modified auto-oxidatively crosslinkable (AOC) polymer which has been modified with terminal unsaturated groups of the formula C(R1)CH2 wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl and wherein the AOC polymer is a hydrophobic polymer having an acid number between 5 to 30. The resulting aqueous hybrid polymer dispersion can be used for the manufacture of coating compositions, ink compositions or adhesives and coating compositions comprising the hybrid polymer dispersion as a binder.