Abstract: A method of forming a glossy image is disclosed, comprising the steps of (a) forming a clear toner particle layer with clear toner particles on an image support, (b) heating and pressing the clear toner particle layer formed on the image support, while bringing the surface of the clear toner particle layer into contact with a belt, and (c) cooling the clear toner particle layer to form a clear toner layer, wherein the clear toner particles contain a binder resin and a releasing agent and exhibit a heat quantity of fusion of not less than 3.0 J/g and not more than 9.5 J/g, and the clear toner particles meeting the following requirement: 0.5?S1/S2?1.0.

Abstract: A method for forming an image at least comprising steps of forming an electrostatic latent image by exposing an electrophotographic photoreceptor, forming a foil transferring face by supplying a toner onto the electrophotographic photoreceptor having the electrostatic latent image, transferring the foil transferring face formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor to a base substance, fixing the foil transferring face transferred on the base substance, supplying a transfer foil to the base substance fixed with the foil transferring face, adhering the transfer foil onto the foil transferring face by heating under a condition of contacting the transfer foil with the foil transferring face; and removing the transfer foil from the base substance while leaving the foil adhered onto the foil transferring face, wherein the toner comprises a binder resin having a softening temperature in the range of from not less than 105° C. to not more than 140° C.

Abstract: A transparent toner for forming a glossy surface is disclosed, wherein a critical surface tension of a glossy surface formed by the transparent toner at 20° C. is at least 50 mN/m, and the transparent toner comprises a resin composed of a polymer formed by employing at least a polymerizable monomer containing a carboxylic group (—COOH). An image forming method employing the transparent tone is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner including: a toner particle including at least a resin, a coloring agent and a mold release agent, wherein an average value e of degree of circularity of the toner particle is within 0.935=e=0.982, a maximum endothermic peak temperature of the mold release agent exists within 85-98° C., the resin includes at least non-crystalline polyester and crystalline polyester, and a ratio a of multivalent carboxylic acid of trivalent or higher-valent and a ratio c of straight chain aliphatic dial are such that 12.5=a=46, 20=c=65, 0.25=a/c=1.52, the multivalent carboxylic acid of trivalent or higher-valent and/or the straight chain aliphatic dial constituting the non-crystalline polyester and/or the crystalline polyester.

Abstract: Provided is a toner container exhibiting reduced environmental load and excellent strength together with moldability obtained via a blow molding method, even though a large capacity of the toner container is produced, and also provided is an image forming method employing this toner container. Disclosed is a toner container of the present invention possessing a resin containing at least one of polyethylene and polypropylene formed from raw material prepared via a fermentation method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner, comprising: a noncrystalline polyester resin; a crystalline polyester resin; a release agent; and a coloring agent, wherein the toner has a domain matrix structure in which the matrix comprises the noncrystalline polyester resin and the domain comprises the crystalline polyester resin and the release agent, and wherein the crystalline polyester resin includes within the release agent.

Abstract: A toner product containing a toner and a toner container holding the toner, wherein the toner contains a toner particle having an amount of a carboxyl group present on a surface of the toner particle of 1.0×10?7-2.5×10?5 mol/g, the amount of the carboxyl group present on the surface of the toner particle being determined by titrating a dispersion of the toner dispersed in water employing a strongly basic solution as a titration reagent; and the toner container contains a resin containing at least a polylactic acid.

Abstract: An objective is to provide a toner product with which the difference between the water content of a toner in a toner container and the water content of another toner present in an image forming apparatus is minimized, and a sharp charging amount distribution can be obtained to form high-quality images; and also to provide an image forming method thereof. Also disclosed is a toner product in which a toner is stored in a toner container, wherein the toner possesses a toner particle having an amount of a carboxyl group present on a surface of the toner particle, being 1.0×10?7-2.5×10?5 mol/g, and the toner container is made of a resin containing polyethylene terephthalate, the amount of the carboxyl group determined via titration employing a strongly basic solution as a titration reagent after dispersing the toner in water.