Abstract:
A method of preparing a toner, includes: preparing a colorant dispersion by mixing a reactive emulsifying agent and a colorant; preparing a toner composition by mixing a macromonomer having a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic group and at least one reactive functional group, at least one polymerizable monomer, and the colorant dispersion; emulsion polymerizing the toner composition in a medium; and separating and drying the polymerized toner. A toner prepared using the method, an image forming method using the toner, and an image forming apparatus using the toner are also provided. According to the method, the size, distribution and configuration of toner particles are easily controlled. In addition, the method minimizes a cleaning process, thereby decreasing the amounts of polluted water and waste water, which is very advantageous environmentally.
Abstract:
A toner composition includes core particles including a polymeric latex and an optional colorant, and amino-containing polymer particles dispersed on an external surface of the particles.
Abstract:
An image-forming color toner contains at least a colorant, a resin (A), a modified resin (B) and a wax (a) as a mold releasing agent, the image-forming color toner having a phase separated structure comprising the modified resin (B) as a domain in the resin (A) as a continuous phase, and wax (a) being effectively contained the modified resin (B). The modified resin (B) has a wax part containing a wax component (b), and a modified part formed of a vinyl monomer unit and an average ester group concentration of 8% by weight to 30% by weight.
Abstract:
A yellow toner for an electrophotographic imaging apparatus is provided where the toner includes: a binder resin; a pigment; and a charge control agent, wherein the pigment comprises 2-8% by weight of Pigment yellow 74 based on the weight of the toner. The toner is uniform and has small differences between toner particles in performance such as charge amount and has a long press life when used in a non-contact developing method, thereby allowing for high quality images.
Abstract:
A compound represented by the following general formula (1): (1) wherein A represents an alkenyl ether group which may be substituted; B represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms which may be substituted; m represents an integer from 0 to 30; when m is larger than 1, B may be different from each other; D represents a single bond or a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may be substituted; E represents any one of an aromatic ring which may be substituted, a condensed ring which may be substituted, and a structure formed by bonding through single bonds at most three aromatic rings which may be substituted; R represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms which may be substituted, or an aromatic ring which may be substituted; n represents a positive number larger than 1; a COOR group in the formula is substituted into the aromatic ring of E; and a hydrogen atom in the aromatic ring, which is not substituted with COOR, may be substituted.
Abstract:
Methods of preparing a liquid electrographic toner composition are provided, wherein a polymeric binder comprising at least one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material portions and one or more D material portions is first prepared in a reaction solvent, wherein the reaction solvent comprises less than about 10% aromatic components by weight and has a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL. Toner particles are then formulated in the reaction solvent and dried. The dried toner particles are then redispersed in a carrier liquid that has substantially the same chemical constitution as the reaction solvent to form a redispersed liquid electrographic toner composition. Products and kits are also provided.
Abstract:
Dry electrographic toner compositions are provided comprising a plurality of dry toner particles, wherein the toner particles comprise polymeric binder comprising at least one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material portions and one or more D material portions. The dry electrographic toner composition comprises a wax associated with the dry toner particles that has been entrained in the toner particle during the formation of the amphipathic copolymer. Methods of making the electrographic toner compositions are also provided. These toner compositions provide images having excellent durability and erasure resistance properties at low fusion temperatures and with little undesired offset.
Abstract:
A process for making an allylic copolymer is disclosed. The process is a free radical copolymerization of an aqueous dispersing agent and a monomer mixture comprising a mono-ethylenic monomer, a multi-ethylenic monomer, and a mono-allylic monomer. The preferred aqueous dispersing agent is water. The copolymer produced has a high molecular weight and a broad molecular weight distribution, and it is particularly useful as a toner resin.
Abstract:
The present invention is aimed at providing a toner binder for electrophotography that is excellent in the fixing property, offset resistance, blocking property, grindability, durable developing property and the like to correspond to the high-speed movement of a copier. The purpose of the present invention could be achieved by a toner binder having the following features for electrophotography. That is, when the viscoelasticity of the toner binder is measured in the temperature range of 50 to 200 null C. and at a heating rate of 2null C./min., the viscoelasticity curve in the temperature range of 100 to 200null C showing the relationship between the storage modulus and temperature, in which curve the axis of ordinate is the logarithm (Pa) of storage modulus Gnull and the axis of abscissa is temperature (nullC.), has a concave in the temperature range of 140 to 180null C. and has a minimum value of storage modulus Gnull at the bottom of the range, and this Gnull 0 and storage modulus Gnull 200 at 200null C. are Gnull
Abstract:
A toner for electrophotography comprising Resin (A) and Resin (B), wherein Resin (A) comprises Resin (C) and a wax dispersed therein, wherein a difference between the softening point of Resin (C) and the melting point of the wax is within 20null C., and the softening point of Resin (B) is higher than the softening point of Resin (C), which can be used for developing electrostatic latent images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing, toner jetting and the like.