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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner for electrostatic image development having excellent charge stability independently of colorant concentration by properly regulating value for electric conductivity obtained in consideration of not only the surfaces of toner particles but the interiors. SOLUTION: The toner for electrostatic image development contains at least a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the colorant has been refined with a refining apparatus 1, e.g., using a hydrophilic fluid and a supercritical fluid. An electric conductivity St (μS/cm) of a toner extract and a concentration C (wt.%) of the colorant contained in the toner satisfy expression: St
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrostatic charge image developing toner which is free of fogging on an image at the time of copying, can prevent filming on a photoreceptor surface, does not give rise to degradation in transfer efficiency and electrostatic chargeability even in long-term use and is high in fixability. SOLUTION: The electrostatic charge image developing toner is prepared by allowing inorganic particulates (d) to exist on the surfaces of parent toner particles formed by adding particulates (c) of 11 to 81 nm in average primary particle size obtained by subjecting the inorganic particulates (c') to a surface treatment by a surface treating agent lower in hardness and/or outflow initiation temperature than that of a binder resin (a) to at least the binder resin (a) and a colorant (b) and mixing the mixture. The inorganic particulates (c') in the particulates (c) are preferably subjected to a hydrophobing treatment by at least one selected from a silane coupling agent, silicone oil and titanate coupling agent prior to the surface treatment. Also, the amount of the inorganic particulates (c') in the particulates (c) is preferably 0.5 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight the binder resin (a). COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an encapsulated toner which is excellent in low temperature fixability, anti-offset properties and blocking resistance, suppresses filming on a developing roller and a photoreceptor, and can stably form clear images many times. SOLUTION: In the encapsulated electrostatic latent image developing toner consisting essentially of a colorant and a binder resin, a capsule wall contains a powdery material whose heat conductivity at 300 K is Y (W/mK) in an amount of M (vol.%) based on the amount of the capsule wall, and when the thickness of the capsule wall is represented by r (nm), the toner satisfies the expression (1): (r/100) 2
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a developer having good dispersibility of a pigment and capable of increasing throughput. SOLUTION: In the method for manufacturing the developer containing at least a binder resin, a pigment, and a pigment surface treating agent, uniform binder resin film formation is attained by carrying out a step of continuously mixing a mixed solvent prepared by dissolving or dispersing the binder resin, pigment, and pigment surface treating agent in an organic solvent with a supercritical or subcritical fluid, and a step of converting the mixed solvent to a lean solvent to the binder resin, pigment, and pigment surface treating agent to precipitate the binder resin on the surface of the pigment treated with the pigment surface treating agent. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide small-particle-diameter magenta toner for electrostatic latent image development, which contains a highly dispersed quinacridone pigment and is excellent in transparency and color reproducibility. SOLUTION: The magenta toner for electrostatic latent image developmnet comprises the quinacridone pigment and an acrylic resin containing an itaconic acid, and is produced by a toner production device 1 using a supercritical fluid. The acrylic resin has a comparatively stable structure, and its stereostructure is further stabilized by grafting an alkyl radical having 12 or more carbon atoms. Thus, the adsorption of the quinacridone pigment and acrylic resin is maintained for a long time and the dispersilibity of the quinacridone pigment improves. This makes it possible to provide the magenta toner for electrostatic latent image development, which contains the highly dispersed quinacridone pigment and is excellent in transparency and color reproducibility. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a capsular negative charge type toner having a small particle diameter and a high pigment concentration adapted to a toner enhanced in image quality and reduced in consumption, ensuring stable electrostatic charge even at high humidity, including a wax and having a wide anti-offsetting range and good low temperature fixability, and to provide a method for manufacturing the toner. SOLUTION: In the toner comprising at least a bonding resin, a colorant and a wax as essential components, the colorant exists more densely toward the interior and the wax exists more densely toward the surface. The toner is obtained by mixing cationic particles having a sulfonium group with anionic particles in an aqueous medium and carrying out hetero-agglomeration and heat treatment. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide toner with excellent charge stability and hot-offset resistance even when the content of rosin which is biomass is high.SOLUTION: Toner includes a polyester resin A, a polyester resin B, first wax and second wax. The polyester resin A is obtained by condensation polymerization of aromatic dicarboxylic acid, rosin and a trihydric or more-polyhydric alcohol, in which the content of the rosin in the total amount of starting materials is 60 wt.% or more. The polyester resin B is obtained by condensation polymerization of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol and has softening temperature equivalent to that of the polyester resin A or more. The first wax is hydrocarbon system wax having softening temperature equivalent to that of the polyester resin A or more and lower than that of the polyester resin B. The second wax is hydrocarbon system wax having softening temperature equivalent to that of the polyester resin B or more.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner which excels in durability and has a wide fixable temperature range, and to provide a method for producing the toner. SOLUTION: The toner includes a styrene acrylic resin having a carboxyl group as a functional group, a crystalline resin having a functional group and a colorant. The carboxyl group of the styrene acrylic resin and the functional group of the crystalline resin form a crosslinked structure in the toner. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a toner, for obtaining a toner having uniform particle size distribution by uniformly agitating the toner material in aggregation, and to provide a toner, a two-component developer, a developing device and an image forming apparatus. SOLUTION: A dispersion liquid having fine particles dispersed therein is agitated in an aggregation step by using an agitation blade having a plurality of rotor blades and an agitation vessel having a plurality of planar or cylindrical baffle plates on a vessel wall. The agitation blade has: a specified dimension; the agitation blade and the baffle plates are disposed in a specified relation; and the agitation blade is placed at a specified position in the agitation vessel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging device capable of preventing an electrode from corroding due to moisture and ozone in the air, preventing charged electric potential on a surface of photosensitive body from becoming nonuniform, and maintaining charged electric potential on the surface of photosensitive body in a proper range for a long period of time. SOLUTION: In this charging device, an electrode forming a protection layer for protecting a surface formed by metal chrome and chromium oxide is used as the electrode arranged in the charging device for charging the surface of photosensitive body. The protection layer has a thin skin layer laminated to cover a surface of the electrode and a diffusion layer formed by diffusing metallic particles in the thin skin layer in the vicinity of an interface between the thin skin layer and the surface of the electrode and forming alloy. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT