Abstract: The invention provides an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing a fixing resin and a wax, characterized in that in a DSC curve measured by a differential scanning calorimeter for the wax, a maximum endothermic peak of endothermic peaks at temperature up is less than 70° C., on-set temperature attributable to the maximum endothermic peak is above 50° C., and lowest on-set temperature of on-set temperatures attributable to endothermic peaks except the maximum endothermic peak is in a range of from 30° C. to 40° C.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image, comprising toner particles each containing at least a colorant and a resin, and an external additive present on each of the toner particles, wherein the water wettability of said toner particles without the external additive is W0, wherein the water wettability of the toner is W100, and wherein (W100−W0)/W100 is not greater than 0.3.

Abstract: A toner including a binder resin, a colorant, and a product of an iron compound containing an aromatic hydroxylcarboxylic acid as a ligand and represented by the formula (I) described in the specification, wherein the product has such a characteristic that a filtrate obtained by filtering a dispersion of 10 g of the product dispersed in 200 ml of purified water provides an electric conductivity of not greater than 600 &mgr;S/cm.

Abstract: A toner is used in an image forming process employing a toner recycling system and contains at least a modified polyester resin, a coloring agent, and a releasing agent. The toner has a volume-average particle diameter Dv, a number-average particle diameter Dn and a shape factor SF-1, wherein Dv is in a range from 4.0 &mgr;m to 6.0 &mgr;m, the ratio Dv/Dn of Dv to Dn is in a range from 1.00 to 1.30, and the shape factor SF-1 is in a range from 140 to 200.

Abstract: A toner including a thermoplastic resin; a colorant; a wax; and a crystalline polymer, wherein a DSC endothermic peak temperature of the wax or the crystalline polymer determined by subjecting the toner to a differential scanning calorimetric analysis is lower by not less than 2° C. than a DSC endothermic peak temperature thereof determined when only the wax or the crystalline polymer is subjected to the differential calorimetric analysis.

Abstract: A toner composition including toner particles including a binder resin including a modified polyester resin, and a second resin having a weight average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 10,000; a colorant; a release agent; and a particulate material which is present at least a surface portion of the toner particles while embedded into the surface portion, wherein the binder resin has a glass transition temperature not lower than 35° C. and lower than 55° C., and wherein the particulate material has an average particle diameter of from 0.002 to 0.2 times that of the toner particles. A developer including the toner composition and a carrier having a layer thereon which includes at least an acrylic resin and a silicone resin, and a method for fixing an image of the toner composition are also provided.

Abstract: A color toner which gives a suitable image gloss and has an excellent color reproducibility, which has sufficient anti-offset properties even when a release oil is not coated on a fixing roller or is coated in only a small amount, and which has excellent transfer properties, durability, and charge stability relative to humidity is disclosed. Also, an image-forming apparatus using the color toner and a toner container filled with the color toner are disclosed. The color toner comprises a continuous phase of a resin containing a urea-modified polyester resin; and a modified resin dispersed in the continuous phase, wherein the modified resin contains a release polymer portion containing a release polymer; and a modified portion containing a plurality of vinyl monomer units, the modified portion having an average ester group concentration of 8% by weight to 30% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silica fine particle capable of preventing a charging member or an image bearing member from being contaminated with toner when the toner contains the particle and also capable of providing the toner with a stable developing property. The silica fine particle of the present invention has been hydrophobic treated. Furthermore, the particle has a peak in a range of 0.04 &mgr;m to 1 &mgr;m and a peak in the range of 1 &mgr;m to 100 &mgr;m in a volume-basis particle diameter distribution. The particle has a frequency ratio of 10 to 80% for the particles with a particle diameter of 0.04 &mgr;m to 1 &mgr;m to a total of all the peaks, and the particles has the frequency ratio of less than 16% for the particles with a particle diameters of 20 &mgr;m to 2000 &mgr;m to the total of all the peaks.

Abstract: Methods for producing a polymerized toners are provided, where, a dispersion including colored polymer particles obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition is treated stably in the process of reducing the remaining monomer, the resultant polymerized toners include a sufficiently low content of remaining monomer, and the resultant polymerized toners have excellent properties and are useful as developers for printing and copying. In the process of reducing the remaining monomer, the dispersion of the colored polymer particles is treated by stripping in the presence of a specific antifoaming agent.

Abstract: A toner for development of electrostatic images which has a residual polymerizable monomer content lower than 70 ppm and is substantially spherical as demonstrated by the flowability of at least 55%, and a process for producing a toner reduced in residual polymerizable monomer content by subjecting a slurry containing polymer particles obtained by polymerization to a stripping treatment under reduced pressure.

Abstract: A dry toner for developing an electrostatic image, including a toner binder containing a urea-modified polyester. The toner has a volume average particle diameter Dv of 3 to 10 &mgr;m and a number average particle diameter Dp such that the ratio Dv/Dp of the volume average particle diameter to the number average particle diameter ranges from 1.05 to 1.25.

Abstract: In a process for producing toner particles by pre-dispersing at least a colorant and/or a release agent in a first dispersion medium to prepare a first fluid mixture, preparing a second fluid mixture from the first fluid mixture by means of a fine-dispersion machine, and forming toner particles from the second fluid mixture;

Abstract: A toner containing a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent, and a thiazolyl disulfide compound or a thiuram disulfide compound. A process for producing a toner comprising polymerization of a polymerizable monomer composition that contains a polymerizable monomer and a colorant in an aqueous medium in the presence of a compound selected from a group consisting of (1) a thiazol thio compound, (2) a thiuram compound and (3) a dithiocarbamate compound.

Abstract: A toner for developing a static image is disclosed. The toner has carboxyl group in an amount of from 0.1×10−5 to 2.0×10−5 moles/g in a condition that the toner particle is dispersed in water, and an amount of a metal element contained in the toner is from 10 to 5,000 ppm by weight based on the toner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrostatic-latent-image developing toner which contains at least a binder resin, a coloring agent and a wax that does not exhibit a clear peak on a low-temperature side of a main fusing peak in a DSC curve, the wax being represented by the formula;

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic toner using a polyester resin as a binder and a highly dispersed pigment colorant. The toner gives a high quality image excellent in transparency and chroma (brightness, gloss) and exhibits excellent powder fluidity, anti-offset property, charge stability and transferability.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing polymer particles for use in a toner capable of incorporating fine wax particle in a polymer resin particle also in a case of adopting a dispersion polymerization method used generally so far, thereby enabling to prevent offset in a heat fixing device provided to copying machines or printers thereby improving the fixing property of the toner and capable of forming images at fine fineness when the polymer resin particles are used as the toner. The fine wax particle is dispersed by using the polymeric dispersant into an organic solvent and one or more of monomers for forming the polymer is dissolved and the polymerizing reaction of the monomer is proceeded while depositing the fine polymer particles on the surface of the fine wax particle upon deposition of the polymer into the organic solvent in the initial stage of the polymerizing reaction of the monomer, thereby incorporating the fine wax particles into the formed polymer particle.

Abstract: A dispersing agent for a pigment, comprising a specific compound having a structure wherein a phthalocyanine type molecular skeleton which is adsorptive on the pigment and an oligomer unit or polymer unit which prevents re-agglomeration of the pigment to bring out the effect of dispersion are covalently bonded, and having affinity for a medium or a solvent. Also disclosed are a pigment-dispersion composition containing the dispersing agent, a toner prepared using a pigment having been treated with the dispersing agent, and a process for producing such a toner.

Abstract: A process for producing toner particles, in which toner particles are produced by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer composition containing at least a polymerizable monomer in an aqueous medium in a vessel, is provided. In this process, a resin composition containing a THF-insoluble resin component, which is a resin component generated in the process for producing toner particles, is kneaded. Then, the kneaded material and the polymerizable monomer are mixed together, and the resulting polymerizable monomer is polymerized to produce toner particles. For the resin composition, toner particles different from those having desired property, deposits on the vessel where the polymerization reaction occurred, or the like is used.

Abstract: To provide a process for producing toner particles in a good efficiency which have less residue of monomers and less other organic volatile components, the process has a polymerization step of polymerizing a polymerizable monomer composition containing at least a polymerizable monomer, in a vessel holding therein an aqueous medium, wherein a high-temperature saturated steam with a temperature higher than 100° C. is introduced into the aqueous medium held in the vessel, at the latter half of polymerization or after the polymerization has been completed, to remove at least organic volatile components from toner particles having at least a binder resin and a colorant.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner is disclosed. The toner is composed of a colored particle containing a compound represented by Formula (1).

Abstract: A toner for developing a static latent image is disclosed.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image, including a colorant, a binder resin comprising a modified polyester, and fine resin particles having a weight average particle diameter of 50 to 300 nm and being present on an outer surface of the toner, wherein the toner has a BET specific surface area of 1.5 to 4.0 m2/g.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image is provided that can prevent occurrence of blister even with coated paper having a coated surface, exhibits excellent releasing performance in oilless fixing, and realizes both high glossiness and OHP transparency for an image to be formed. A process for producing the toner, a developer containing the toner, and a process for forming an image using the toner are also provided. The toner for developing an electrostatic latent image contains a binder resin, a releasing agent and a colorant, in which the binder resin has a number average molecular weight (Mn) in a range of from 9,000 to 18,000 and a molecular weight distribution represented by a ratio (Mw/Mn) of a weight average molecular weight (Mw) and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 2.5 or less, and the binder resin contains a vinyl resin.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a dispersing agent for a pigment capable of finely dispersing a pigment in a dispersion medium. The present invention provides a dispersing agent for a pigment comprising at least a metallic compound having a specific structure with a central metal capable of taking a penta-coordinated structure, and n-electron-donating compound having affinity for the dispersion medium and capable of being coordinated with the central metal of the metallic compound.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner comprising a resin and a colorant is disclosed. The resin comprises a polymerization component of a polymerizable monomer having a polar group in an amount of 1.0 to 10.0 percent by weight, and a polymerization component of a polyfunctional polymerizable monomer in an amount of 0.1 to 10.0 percent by weight; ratio (A/B) is from 0.5 to 20.0 percent; and either a peak or a shoulder is positioned in the molecular weight region of 5,000 to 20,000, wherein A is an area of a chromatograph curve in the molecular weight region of 60,000 to 1,000,000, based on GCP measurement of a THF soluble component of toner and B is an entire area of the chromatograph curve.

Abstract: A non-magnetic mono-component toner of the present invention comprises, at least, a plurality of mother particles and a plurality of CCA particles adhering to the mother particles. The non-magnetic mono-component toner satisfies a×d<2.5, wherein “a” is the inclination of an approximation straight line of the CCA particles adhering to the mother particles, obtained by approximating distribution of particle diameter of the CCA particles relative to the particle diameter of the mother particles by the least-square method, and “d” (&mgr;m) is the volume-based mean particle diameter of the toner. Therefore, the charge on one particle of the non-magnetic mono-component toner can be efficiently reduced, thereby allowing lower developing voltage and achieving reduction in developing hysteresis.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image, comprising toner particles each containing at least a colorant and a resin, and an external additive present on each of the toner particles, wherein the water wettability of said toner particles without the external additive is W0, wherein the water wettability of the toner is W100, and wherein (W100−W0)/W100 is not greater than 0.3.

Abstract: A toner composition including toner particles including mother toner particles, which include a binder resin, a colorant and a release agent, and a charge controlling agent which is located on a surface of the mother toner particles and fixed thereon, wherein the toner particles have a spherical degree of from 0.960 to 1.000 and a specific surface area of from 0.70 to 2.5 m2/g. The toner composition optionally includes an external additive which is present on the surface of the toner particles.

Abstract: A dry toner for developing an electrostatic image, including a toner binder containing a urea-modified polyester. The toner has a volume average particle diameter Dv of 3 to 10 &mgr;m and a number average particle diameter Dp such that the ratio Dv/Dp of the volume average particle diameter to the number average particle diameter ranges from 1.05 to 1.25.

Abstract: A toner production process comprising the step of polymerizing a polymerizable monomer in the presence of (i) base particles containing at least a binder resin and (ii) a polymerization initiator. The polymerization initiator has in one molecule a hydrophilic moiety and a hydrophobic moiety and a reactive moiety between them, and the base particles are enlarged and/or surface-modified upon polymerization of the polymerizable monomer. Also disclosed is a toner having a circularity of from 0.92 to 1.0, which is produced by this process.

Abstract: A dispersing agent for a pigment, comprising a specific compound having a structure wherein a phthalocyanine type molecular skeleton which is adsorptive on the pigment and an oligomer unit or polymer unit which prevents re-agglomeration of the pigment to bring out the effect of dispersion are covalently bonded, and having affinity for a medium or a solvent. Also disclosed are a pigment-dispersion composition containing the dispersing agent, a toner prepared using a pigment having been treated with the dispersing agent, and a process for producing such a toner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner for developing a static latent image, wherein a smell of the toner has a cos&thgr; of from 0.990 to 0.998 as to the smell of styrene and a cos&thgr; of from 0.986 to 0.994 as to the smell of n-butyl acrylate in the smell space formed by styrene and n-butyl acrylate, and a toner for developing a static latent image, wherein a smell of the toner has a cos &thgr; of from 0.990 to 0.998 as to the smell of styrene and a cos &thgr; of from 0.991 to 0.999 as to the smell of mercaptocarboxylic acid ester in the smell space formed by styrene and mercaptocarboxylic acid ester.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising a resin, a colorant and a releasing agent is disclosed. The releasing agent comprises a mixture of a plurality of compounds represented by formula (1) having difference carbon number of carbon atoms in R2 R1—(OCO—R2)n  (1) wherein n represents an integer of 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may has a substituent, R1 is a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 40, R2 is a hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 40 carbon atoms which may has a substituent.

Abstract: In a toner containing at least a binder resin, a pigment and a pigment dispersant, the pigment dispersant has a structure wherein a quinacridone molecular skeleton which is readily adsorptive on the colorant pigment and an oligomer or polymer which has good affinity for the solvent and for the resin serving as a toner binder are covalently bonded. Also disclosed is a process for producing the toner.

Abstract: Toner binder resins with low odor and excellent charging stability as toners, containing styrene-acrylic copolymers or mixtures thereof, wherein the total content of volatile components is no greater than about 1,500 ppm, the content of volatile components with benzene rings is no greater than about 1,400 ppm, and the content of volatile components with benzene rings and boiling point of below about 200° C. is no greater than about 500 ppm.

Abstract: A process for producing a polymerization toner, which comprises preparing a polymerizable-monomer composition which contains at least a polymerizable monomer and a colorant and does not contain any polymerization initiator, i) introducing the polymerizable-monomer composition into an aqueous medium to effect granulation, adding a polymerization initiator to the aqueous medium in the course of the granulation or after the granulation has been completed, or ii) adding a polymerization initiator in an aqueous medium, introducing the polymerizable-monomer composition into the aqueous medium to effect granulation, and then polymerizing the polymerizable-monomer composition having been granulated, to produce toner particles. In the process, the polymerization initiator is added in a specific time and a specific manner.

Abstract: A process for making silica-containing latex particles involves polymerizing monomer in an emulsion comprising the monomer, water, silica particles, and optionally at least one surfactant, by adding at least one free radical initiator to the emulsion to form the silica-containing latex particles. In a preferred method, semicontinuous polymerization employing a seed latex is used to form the latex resin. The process achieves a silica-containing latex in which the silica is chemically incorporated therein that is ideally suited for use in the manufacture of toner and developer for xerographic use.

Abstract: A process for preparing a dispersion polymerized color toner for developing latent electrostatic images includes polymerization of a macromer in a liquid organic medium in which the macromer or the resulting polymer resin is not soluble. The liquid organic medium comprises a polymeric dispersion stabilizer. A macromer mixture comprising macromer, a colorant and a charge control agent may be polymerized in the dispersed state to produce the toner. Alternatively, the macromer is polymerized in the dispersed state to produce a particulate polymer resin. The particulate polymer resin formed is a functionalized resin having sites suitable for interacting with functionalized dyes that have complementary functionality. The functionalized dye is then applied to the resin particles typically with a dyeing aid, or surfactant. Toners produced by the inventive processes are substantially free of contamination by the liquid organic medium used during dispersion polymerization and/or dispersion dyeing.

Abstract: In a toner containing at least a binder resin, a pigment and a pigment dispersant, the pigment dispersant has a structure wherein a quinacridone molecular skeleton which is readily adsorptive on the colorant pigment and an oligomer or polymer which has good affinity for the solvent and for the resin serving as a toner binder are covalently bonded. Also disclosed is a process for producing the toner.

Abstract: Toner particulates comprise a styrene/acrylic copolymer having a first aliphatic hydrocarbon wax incorporated therein during polyermization of the copolymer, and a second aliphatic hydrocarbon wax mixed with the copolymer.

Abstract: In an electrostatic image forming method, said electrophotographic photoreceptor comprises a resinous layer comprising siloxane base resin containing a structural unit having charge transport performance and a cross-linked structure on an electrically conductive support, and developer material comprises a toner which is obtained by suspension-polymerizing a polymerizable composition comprised of at least polymerizing monomer and colorant or a toner which is obtained by fusing at least said resin particles in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: A dry toner of polymerization type for electronic photography for forming an image on a recordable medium is synthesized during a polymerization process by adding a hydrophobic silica system compound having both hydrophobic groups and hydrophilic groups and having the following chemical structure formula: the silica system compound being a stabilizer in a polymerization composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process which comprises (a) dispersing into a solvent (i) toner particles comprising a resin and an optional colorant, and (ii) monomers selected from pyrroles, thiophenes, or mixtures thereof; and (b) causing, by exposure of the monomers to an oxidant, oxidative polymerization of the monomers onto the toner particles, wherein subsequent to polymerization, the toner particles are capable of being charged to a negative or positive polarity, and wherein the polarity is determined by the oxidant selected.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic latent image is disclosed. The toner comprise of particles having a volume average particle diameter of from 3 to 8 &mgr;m, and said resin is obtained by either emulsion polymerization, mini-emulsion polymerization employing or suspension polymerization employing thioglycerin or at least one compound selected from compounds represented by the Formula (1) as the chain transfer agent.

Abstract: A process for preparing a dispersion polymerized color toner for developing latent electrostatic images includes polymerization of a macromer in a liquid organic medium in which the macromer or the resulting polymer resin is not soluble. The liquid organic medium comprises a polymeric dispersion stabilizer. A macromer mixture comprising macromer, a colorant and a charge control agent may be polymerized in the dispersed state to produce the toner. Alternatively, the macromer is polymerized in the dispersed state to produce a particulate polymer resin. The particulate polymer resin formed is a functionalized resin having sites suitable for interacting with functionalized dyes that have complementary functionality. The functionalized dye is then applied to the resin particles typically with a dyeing aid, or surfactant. Toners produced by the inventive processes are substantially free of contamination by the liquid organic medium used during dispersion polymerization and/or dispersion dyeing.

Abstract: A toner for development of electrostatic images, comprising at least a binder resin, a colorant and a charge control agent, wherein the charge control agent is a polar resin composed of a copolymer of a vinyl monomer and SO3X (X=H or alkali metal) group-containing (meth)acrylamide and having an SO3X group-containing (meth)acrylamide unit content of 0.1 to 10 wt. % and a weight average molecular weight of 17,000 to 25,000, and a production process of the toner.