An ink jet textile printing ink contains at least one water-soluble dye selected from the group consisting of acid dyes, reactive dyes, and direct dyes, a nonionic surfactant with a content in the range of 0.05% by mass to 3.0% by mass relative to the total mass of the ink, and an anionic surfactant with a content in the range of 1 ppm by mass to 100 ppm by mass relative to the total mass of the ink.

An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a textile printing agent which has less coarse particles and which forms a printed portion having excellent printing properties, especially excellent fastness to washing and excellent fastness to rubbing. The present invention is directed to a textile printing agent which contains a polyhalogenated metallophthalocyanine pigment or a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment, water, an organic solvent, a binder resin, and, as a pigment dispersant, a polymer (A) having an anionic group, a solubility in water of 0.1 g/100 ml or less, and a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000, wherein the polymer (A) forms fine particles in water when the polymer (A) is neutralized such that the neutralization rate of the anionic group by a basic compound is 100%.

An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a textile printing agent which has less coarse particles and which forms a printed portion having excellent printing properties, especially excellent fastness to washing and excellent fastness to rubbing. The present invention is directed to a textile printing agent which contains a polyhalogenated metallophthalocyanine pigment or a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment, water, an organic solvent, a binder resin, and, as a pigment dispersant, a polymer (A) having an anionic group, a solubility in water of 0.1 g/100 ml or less, and a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000, wherein the polymer (A) forms fine particles in water when the polymer (A) is neutralized such that the neutralization rate of the anionic group by a basic compound is 100%.

Provided is a printing agent including a pigment, a pigment dispersant, water, an organic solvent, and a binder resin, the pigment dispersant being a polymer (A) including an anionic group, the polymer (A) having a solubility in water of 0.1 g/100 ml or less, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 6000, and an acid value of 40 to 400 mgKOH/g. Also provided is a printed fabric produced by applying the printing agent on a fabric. The polymer (A) is preferably a polymer represented by General Formula (1) (where A.sup.1 represents a residue of an organolithium initiator; A.sup.2 represents a polymer block including a monomer having an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; A.sup.3 represents a polymer block including an anionic group; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; and B represents an aromatic group or an alkyl group).

Provided is a printing agent including a pigment, a pigment dispersant, water, an organic solvent, and a binder resin, the pigment dispersant being a polymer (A) including an anionic group, the polymer (A) having a solubility in water of 0.1 g/100 ml or less, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 6000, and an acid value of 40 to 400 mgKOH/g. Also provided is a printed fabric produced by applying the printing agent on a fabric. The polymer (A) is preferably a polymer represented by General Formula (1) (where A.sup.1 represents a residue of an organolithium initiator; A.sup.2 represents a polymer block including a monomer having an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; A.sup.3 represents a polymer block including an anionic group; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; and B represents an aromatic group or an alkyl group).

Disposable cleaning wipes having a use indicator are provided that are suitable for use in home and industrial cleaning applications. The cleaning wipes comprise cellulosic fibers, an antimicrobial agent and an indicator complex, the indicator complex including (i) a colored compound selected from the group consisting of a phthalocyanine compound, an ultramarine compound, and an iron oxide compound, and (ii) a cationic agent. The indicator complex is releasably attached, by ionic bonding, to a discrete region of the fibrous sheet. The anti-microbial compound is also attached, by ionic bonding, to the fibrous sheet. Thus, in use, the indicator complex is released by the fibrous sheet commensurate with the release of antimicrobial agent. The release and loss of the indicator complex provides the user with an indication of when the antimicrobial agent within the fibrous sheet is substantially depleted and the cleaning wipe should be replaced.

Disposable cleaning wipes having a use indicator are provided that are suitable for use in home and industrial cleaning applications. The cleaning wipes comprise cellulosic fibers, an antimicrobial agent and an indicator complex, the indicator complex including (i) a colored compound selected from the group consisting of a phthalocyanine compound, an ultramarine compound, and an iron oxide compound, and (ii) a cationic agent. The indicator complex is releasably attached, by ionic bonding, to a discrete region of the fibrous sheet. The anti-microbial compound is also attached, by ionic bonding, to the fibrous sheet. Thus, in use, the indicator complex is released by the fibrous sheet commensurate with the release of antimicrobial agent. The release and loss of the indicator complex provides the user with an indication of when the antimicrobial agent within the fibrous sheet is substantially depleted and the cleaning wipe should be replaced.

An ink jet ink composition for textile printing including a dye containing copper or chromium and 5% to 30% by mass of a cyclic amide that is liquid at normal temperature and that has a normal boiling point in the range of 190 C. to 260 C., wherein the hue angle h defined by the CIELAB color space on a recording medium ranges from 260 to 310 degrees.

Provided is a printing agent including a pigment, a pigment dispersant, water, an organic solvent, and a binder resin, the pigment dispersant being a polymer (A) including an anionic group, the polymer (A) having a solubility in water of 0.1 g/100 ml or less, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 6000, and an acid value of 40 to 400 mgKOH/g. Also provided is a printed fabric produced by applying the printing agent on a fabric. The polymer (A) is preferably a polymer represented by General Formula (1) (where A.sup.1 represents a residue of an organolithium initiator; A.sup.2 represents a polymer block including a monomer having an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; A.sup.3 represents a polymer block including an anionic group; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; and B represents an aromatic group or an alkyl group).

Provided is a printing agent including a pigment, a pigment dispersant, water, an organic solvent, and a binder resin, the pigment dispersant being a polymer (A) including an anionic group, the polymer (A) having a solubility in water of 0.1 g/100 ml or less, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 6000, and an acid value of 40 to 400 mgKOH/g. Also provided is a printed fabric produced by applying the printing agent on a fabric. The polymer (A) is preferably a polymer represented by General Formula (1) (where A.sup.1 represents a residue of an organolithium initiator; A.sup.2 represents a polymer block including a monomer having an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; A.sup.3 represents a polymer block including an anionic group; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; and B represents an aromatic group or an alkyl group).