Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for producing a core material of an electrophotographic ferrite carrier, by charging a raw powder with an average particle size of 20 to 50 μm obtained by preparing raw materials for ferrite into a combustion flame along with a carrier gas for the raw powder, thermal-spraying the powder in atmospheric air to ferritize the powder, subsequently rapidly solidifying the thermal-sprayed particle, and sampling and collecting the particle, wherein the method satisfies the conditions comprising the following (1) to (3): (1) a mixture gas of propane and oxygen is used for the combustion flame for the thermal spraying, and a volumetric ratio of the propane to the oxygen is 1:3.5 to 6.0; (2) the carrier gas for the raw powder is air, nitrogen, oxygen or a mixture gas thereof, and the ratio (a/b) of a charged amount (a) of a raw powder (kg/hr) to a charged amount (b) of the carrier gas (kg/hr)for the raw powder is 4.8 or less; and (3) a flame flow velocity of the combustion flame is 65 to 125 m/sec.
Abstract:
Employed are a resin-coated ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer including a ferrite carrier core material having a BET specific surface area of 900 to 5,000 cm2/g and an apparent density of 2.30 to 2.80 g/cm3, and the electrophotographic developer using this resin-coated ferrite carrier.
Abstract translation:使用的是用于电子照相显影剂的树脂涂覆的铁氧体载体,其包括BET比表面积为900至5000cm 2 / g并且表观密度为2.30至2.80g / cm 3的铁氧体载体芯材料 3和使用该树脂涂覆的铁氧体载体的电子照相显影剂。
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a resin-coated ferrite carrier comprising a carrier core material having a small particle size, a high sphericity and surface uniformity, and a low standard deviation, a process for producing the carrier, and an electrophotographic developer comprising the resin-coated ferrite carrier and having a high image quality and excellent durability. For achieving the above object, there is provided a resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer characterized by comprising spherical ferrite particles having an average particle size of 20 to 50 μm, a surface uniformity of 90% or more, an average sphericity of 1 to 1.3 and a sphericity standard deviation of 0.15 or less, a process for producing the carrier, and an electrophotographic developer comprising the resin-coated carrier.