Ink-jet textile printing ink and ink-jet printing process and instrument making use of the same

摘要

An ink-jet printing process includes the steps of applying an ink to a cloth in accordance with an ink-jet system, subjecting the cloth to a reactively fixing treatment, and then washing the cloth thus treated to remove unreacted dye. The ink has a pH of from 4 to 9 and includes a reactive dye and an aqueous liquid medium and contains at least one of a dicarboxylic (or tricarboxylic) acid and an alkali metal salt thereof, and the cloth includes cellulose fibers and/or polyamide fibers.