Abstract:
A toner for electrostatic charge image development contains a binder resin and a releasing agent. The binder resin contains an amorphous polyester resin as a main component and a vinyl resin, the vinyl resin contains a constitutional unit derived from a specific monomer. The releasing agent has a melting point of from 65 to 90° C. and contains an ester wax.
Abstract:
A process for producing a toner of the present invention includes: a first step of heating a dispersion containing an aqueous medium and a binder resin containing a crystalline resin to a temperature higher than or equal to a melting point of the crystalline resin; and a second step of maintaining the dispersion at temperature T (° C.) for 30 minutes or longer in a state where a pH of the dispersion is maintained at 5.5 or higher and 9.0 or lower, in which the temperature T satisfies the following expression, Rc−25≦T≦Rc−5, where the Rc represents a recrystallization temperature (° C.) of the crystalline resin.
Abstract:
Provided is an electrostatic charge image developing toner which is capable of forming high-quality images for a long time period.An electrostatic charge image developing toner, including at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a mold release agent, wherein a coefficient of variation of volume particle size distribution of the toner particles is 18% or less, and in a particle shape distribution analysis made using a flow type particle image analyzer, when an equivalent circle average particle diameter of the toner particles is designated as D (μm), an average aspect ratio of toner particles having an equivalent circle particle diameter in the range of (D−3) to (D−2) (μm) is designated as AR(L), and an average aspect ratio of toner particles having an equivalent circle particle diameter in the range of (D+3) to (D+4) (μm) is designated as AR(H), the relationship represented by the following Expression (1) is satisfied. [Expression 1] 0.110≦AR(L)−AR(H)≦0.250 (1)
Abstract:
Provided is a means to exhibit excellent low temperature fixability and to improve all of the heat-resistant storage property of a toner, charging uniformity, and transferability under a high temperature and high humidity condition.A toner for developing electrostatic charge image which contains at least a binder resin, in which the binder resin has a core-shell structure having a core portion which contains a hybrid crystalline polyester resin formed by chemical bonds of a crystalline polyester resin unit with an amorphous resin unit other than a polyester resin and an amorphous resin and a shell portion which contains a hybrid amorphous polyester resin formed by chemical bonds of an amorphous polyester resin unit with an amorphous resin unit other than a polyester resin.
Abstract:
The toner according to the present invention comprises a matrix phase composed of a vinyl resin, and domain phases composed of a non-crystalline polyester resin dispersed in the matrix phase, and a number-average domain diameter of the domain phases composed of the non-crystalline polyester resin is 30 to 150 nm. The toner satisfies relation represented by a specific requirement of the total area of the domain phases present in a surface layer area of the toner particle, and the total area of the domain phases present in areas other than the surface layer area, in a given cross-section of the toner particle.
Abstract:
The toner according to the present invention is used for electrostatic latent image development, and has toner particles containing a binder resin, a colorant and a release agent. The binder resin is composed of a non-crystalline resin and a crystalline resin. The toner satisfies the relationship represented by specific expressions specified by the endothermic property of the crystalline resin, the endothermic property of the toner and the content ratio of the binder resin in the toner particles.
Abstract:
The production process of the present invention includes: a first step of heating a dispersion containing an aqueous medium and a binder resin containing a crystalline resin to a temperature higher than or equal to the melting point of the crystalline resin in a step of aggregating and fusing a fine particle of the binder resin containing the crystalline resin to produce a toner base particle; a second step of cooling the dispersion having been heated in the first step and having a temperature higher than the recrystallization temperature Rc of the crystalline resin to a temperature lower than Rc at a temperature-lowering rate of 1° C./min or higher; and a third step of maintaining the dispersion having been cooled in the second step at a temperature higher than or equal to Rc−25° C. and lower than or equal to Rc−5° C. for 30 minutes or longer.
Abstract:
According to one implementation, a toner includes a toner mother particle and a convex portion on a surface of the toner mother particle. The toner mother particle includes at least a resin (1). The convex portion is formed from a resin particle including at least a resin (2). An average value of a length of a long side of the convex portion is within a range of 0.1 to 0.5 μm. A ratio between a Young's modulus of a non-convex portion of the toner mother particle (ER (1)) and a Young's modulus of a convex portion of the toner mother particle (ER (2)) is a value (ER (1)/ER (2)) within the range of 1.2 to 2.0.
Abstract:
An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes a toner base particle which contains at least a binder resin, and has a domain-matrix structure, in which a matrix contains a styrene-acrylic resin, a domain contains an amorphous resin which is formed by combining a vinyl-based polymerized segment and a polyester-based polymerized segment, and the domain containing the amorphous resin and having a diameter of 100 nm or larger has a number-average domain diameter which falls in the range from 150 to 1000 nm.
Abstract:
The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention contains a toner base particle comprising a binder resin and at least two kinds of organic pigments, and alumina as an external additive. The at least two kinds of organic pigments comprises: a pigment P1 having an absorption maximum wavelength λmax (nm) of greater than 400 nm and less than 600 nm when dispersed in methyl ethyl ketone; and a pigment P2 having an absorption maximum wavelength λ max (nm) of 600 nm or more and 700 nm or less when dispersed in methyl ethyl ketone.