摘要 |
A carbon black aqueous dispersion that is suitable as an aqueous black ink for inkjet printers, and a method of producing the same are disclosed. A surface-treated carbon black aqueous dispersion includes an aqueous medium and surface-treated carbon black that is dispersed in the aqueous medium, the surface-treated carbon black having been chemically modified by causing a hydrophilic surface functional group of the carbon black and an amino group-containing compound to undergo a dehydration-condensation reaction in the presence of a triazine condensing agent to form an amide bond. A method of producing a surface-treated carbon black aqueous dispersion includes oxidizing carbon black to produce a hydrophilic surface functional group, dispersing the carbon black in an aqueous medium to obtain an aqueous medium dispersion, adding an amino group-containing compound and a triazine condensing agent to the aqueous medium dispersion, causing the hydrophilic surface functional group of the carbon black and the amino group-containing compound to undergo a dehydration-condensation reaction by stirring the aqueous medium dispersion at room temperature, and removing large particles, unreacted amino group-containing compound, a decomposition product of the triazine condensing agent, and unreacted triazine condensing agent, followed by neutralization, purification, and concentration.
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