Abstract:
A high quality image excellent in low-temperature fixability and good in color stability can be formed by an image forming method of the present invention. In the image forming method, an image is formed by an electrophotographic method using toners of plural colors. Each of the toners of the plural colors contains a crystalline resin, methanol concentrations (%) at transmittance of 50% obtained for methanol wettability evaluation of the toners of the plural colors all fall in a range of 15 to 60%, and assuming that a maximum value and a minimum value of the methanol concentrations (%) at transmittance of 50% obtained for the methanol wettability evaluation of the toners of the plural colors are respectively WH(%) and WL(%), a relationship of 4≦WH−WL≦30 is satisfied.
Abstract:
Provided is an electrostatic latent image developing toner comprising toner matrix particles that comprise resin components comprising a vinyl resin as a main component and a crystalline resin, and a mold release agent. The electrostatic latent image developing toner includes a structural body in which a portion of the crystalline resin is in contact with the mold release agent, and a portion of the crystalline resin having a thread-like structure that is not in contact with the mold release agent, in cross-sections of the toner matrix particles.
Abstract:
The invention provides an image formation method, a toner set, and a white toner, by which a masking function of an image layer formed by a white toner on a recording medium can be developed efficiently, and low temperature fixability can be improved. An image formation method for fixing an image forming layer (A) to be formed using a white toner, and an image forming layer (B) to be formed adjacent to the image forming layer (A) using a toner different from the white toner on a recording medium; wherein the following relational expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 1.000
Abstract:
A toner for electrostatic latent image development of the present invention includes toner particles containing toner mother particles and an external additive. The external additive contains fatty acid metal salt particles, and a volume based particle diameter (size) distribution of the fatty acid metal salt particles has two peaks on a side of smaller size and a side of larger size, respectively. A volume based mean particle diameter of the fatty acid metal salt particles having the peak on the side of smaller size is 3.0 μm or smaller and a volume based mean particle diameter of the fatty acid metal salt particles having the peak on the side of larger size is larger than a volume based mean particle diameter of the toner mother particles.
Abstract:
Provided is an image forming method, in which excellent cleaning properties are obtained for a long period of time even when the process is employed to an image forming apparatus with a charging roller for charging a photoreceptor, and a favorable image can be formed while inhibiting occurrence of a black spots-like image defect even in a high temperature and high humidity environment. In the image forming method, charging of a photoreceptor in a charging step is performed by a charging roller. A toner for electrostatic image development includes toner base particles added with an external additive. The external additive contains at least first external additive particles composed of a polytetrafluoroethylene and second external additive particles composed of at least one selected from a fatty acid metal salt and an amide wax. The number average molecular weight of the polytetrafluoroethylene constituting the first external additive particles is 500 to 20,000, and the second external additive particles are added in a ratio of 0.01 to 0.5 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the toner base particles.
Abstract:
A two-component developer includes: a toner containing a binder resin and a layered inorganic mineral; and a carrier containing core material particles and a coating layer with which at least a part of surfaces of the core material particles is coated, the coating layer containing a coating resin, the coating resin containing a resin A having a constituent unit derived from a (meth)acrylate monomer, and the (meth)acrylate monomer containing an alicyclic (meth)acrylate monomer.
Abstract:
It is an object to suppress yellowing of a binder resin while obtaining an image with a high degree of whiteness and to suppress occurrence of image defects when printing at a high temperature and a high humidity.A toner for developing an electrostatic image, the toner including: white toner base particles containing a binder resin and titanium oxide having an average particle size of from 130 to 600 nm; and an external additive including strontium titanate.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an image forming method of forming a color toner image and a white toner image using an image forming apparatus having a plurality of developing machines, in which the color toner image is formed using a color developer containing at least one color toner selected from the group consisting of a yellow toner, a magenta toner, and a cyan toner and a first carrier, the white toner image is formed using a white developer containing a white toner containing at least titanium oxide as a pigment and a second carrier, and formula (1) below is satisfied wherein Ic (μA) is a dynamic current value of the first carrier at 100 V and Iw (μA) is a dynamic current value of the second carrier at 100 V. According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress image unevenness of a color toner image and a white toner image on a recording medium. Iw
Abstract:
An image forming method includes: disposing a white toner image of a white toner and a colored toner image of a colored toner in the order named; and heat-fixing these toner images to a recording medium. The white toner and the colored toner satisfy the following relational expressions (1) and (2). In the expressions, G′0(w), G′10(w) and G′20(w) respectively represent storage moduli of the white toner 0 seconds after, 10 seconds after and 20 seconds after start of time variance measurement, and G′0(c), G′10(c) and G′20(c) respectively represent storage moduli of the colored toner 0 seconds after, 10 seconds after and 20 seconds after the start of time variance measurement. The storage moduli are obtained by the time variance measurement at 90° C. (G′10(c)/G′0(c))