Ink carriers containing low viscosity functionalized waxes, phase change inks including same, and methods for making same

摘要

Provided is an ink carrier comprising:
a tri-ester of the formula
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 , each, independently of the other, is (a) an alkyl group, including linear and branched, and wherein hetero atoms may or may not be present in the alkyl group, cyclic and acyclic, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl groups, (b) an aryl group, including substituted and unsubstituted aryl groups, and wherein hetero atoms may or may not be present in the aryl group, (c) an arylalkyl group, including substituted and unsubstituted arylalkyl groups, wherein the alkyl portion of the arylalkyl group can be linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic, and substituted or unsubstituted, and wherein hetero atoms either may or may not be present in either the aryl portion or the alkyl portion of the arylalkyl group, or (d) an alkylaryl group, including substituted and unsubstituted alkylaryl groups, wherein the alkyl portion of the alkylaryl group can be linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic, and substituted or unsubstituted, and wherein hetero atoms either may or may not be present in either the aryl portion or the alkyl portion of the alkylaryl group, and wherein n is an integer.