摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a phase change ink composition which gives a substitute of a solid ink composition and a future printing technique for providing excellent image quality to customers on all substrates, and is suitable for such quick printing environments as the printing of products.SOLUTION: A phase change ink comprises: an amorphous compound which has at least one functional group, and contains at least one amorphous core portion connected to an amorphous terminal group, in which the amorphous terminal group contains alkyl, and the alkyl is 1-16C linear, branched or cyclic saturated or unsaturated, substituted or non-substituted alkyl; a crystalline compound which has at least one functional group, and contains at least one crystalline core portion connected to a crystalline terminal group, in which the crystalline terminal group contains an aromatic group; an organic pigment; and a dye-coloring agent of an arbitrary element, wherein all of the functional groups of the amorphous core portions are not the same as the arbitrary functional groups of the crystalline core portions. |