A dye ink composition includes: a compound A represented by the general formula (I-1-1) or (I-1-2) as defined herein; a compound B represented by the general formula (1-2-1) or (I-2-2) as defined herein; at least one of a compound C-I represented by the general formula (I-3-1-1) or (I-3-1-2) as defined herein or a compound C-II represented by the general formula (I-3-2-1) or (I-3-2-2) as defined herein; a compound D represented by the general formula (I-4-1) or (I-4-2) as defined herein; and water, in which, as defined herein, a ratio of W.sub.1 to W.sub.A1 is 6.0% to 35.0% by mass, a ratio of W.sub.2 to W.sub.A1 is 20.0% to 45.0% by mass, a ratio of W.sub.3 to W.sub.A1 is 15.0% to 45.0% by mass, and a ratio of W.sub.4 to W.sub.A1 is 1.0% to 30.0% by mass.

A blue curable resin composition includes a colorant (A), a resin (B), a polymerizable compound (C) and a polymerization initiator (D). The colorant (A) includes two or more pigments each having a phthalocyanine backbone. The blue curable resin composition has relatively low in Bx and is high in intensity in an xy chromaticity diagram of an XYZ color system. A color filter may be formed from the blue curable resin composition. The blue curable composition may be also used in a display device.

The present invention relates to modified proppants and methods of using the modified proppants that use metal ligand tracers to characterize subterranean fluid flow. The metal and ligands are best chosen to be a strongly-coordinating, chelating ligand with a functional group for the chosen flow environment.

An ink set includes a pigment ink, containing a pigment, and a dye ink containing the compound represented by formula (y-1) below or a salt thereof. ##STR00001##

A photosensitive green composition for a color filter of a solid-state imaging element, contains a colorant (A), a binder resin (B), a photopolymerization initiator (C), a photopolymerizable monomer (D), an ultraviolet absorber (E), and a monofunctional thiol (F), wherein the colorant (A) contains C.I. Pigment Green 36 and/or C.I. Pigment Green 58.

This disclosure is directed to formulations for inks and methods for achieving those formulations for use in an emerging class of variable data digital lithographic image forming devices. Specific sub-system requirements that are unique to the emerging architecture caused an exploration of formula boundaries that, through experimentation, were determined to substantially reduce particle sizes for the color pigments enabling a higher latitude for ink image thickness. Experimentally-derived behavior in reducing particle size and adjusting rheological properties results when a inks are processed using a 3-roll mill with cooling employed. Inks demonstrated a preferably reduced preferred particle size distribution enabling a higher latitude for ink image thickness down to about 0.5 microns. Improved rheological profiles allow the inks to have higher zero-shear or static viscosity to be less runny and to allow more consistent flow into and through ink loaders and Anilox systems to a reimageable surface of an imaging member.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: composite phthalocyanine microparticles of a nano-order level, preferably on the order of 100 nm, that are optimal as a coloring material; and a method for producing the same. Provided is a method for producing composite phthalocyanine microparticles, the method being characterized by including a step (1) for preparing a dissolved solution by dissolving at least copper phthalocyanine and titanyl phthalocyanine and/or cobalt phthalocyanine as raw materials in a first solvent, a step (2) for precipitating composite phthalocyanine by mixing the dissolved solution obtained in step (1) with a second solvent that serves as a poor solvent of the abovementioned raw materials, and a step (3) for causing an organic solvent to act on the composite phthalocyanine obtained in step (2). Also provided are composite phthalocyanine microparticles containing at least copper phthalocyanine and titanyl phthalocyanine and/or cobalt phthalocyanine, the composite phthalocyanine microparticles having an aspect ratio of 1.1-2.5 and a particle size of 5-100 nm.

There is provided an ink composition including: a predetermined dye (C-1); a dye (C-2) containing at least one of C.I. Direct Blues 86 and 199; an alkylene oxide adduct of an acetylene glycol having a main chain of 12 or more carbon atoms; an acetylene glycol having a main chain of 10 or more carbon atoms; and a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether, in which the content ratio A of the dye (C-1) and the dye (C-2) (the dye (C-1):the dye (C-2)) is 7:3 to 9.5:0.5, and the content of the dye (C-1) is 2.0 mass % to 5.0 mass %.

An ink jet printing penetrant contains a first dye which is represented by Formula (1) described below or a second dye which is represented by Formula (2) described below as a dye.

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A dye ink composition includes: a coloring agent, water, and a compound represented by the general formula (III) as defined herein, in which the coloring agent contains at least one dye selected from the group consisting of a dye represented by the general formula (I) as defined herein and a dye represented by the general formula (II) as defined herein.