Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image contains at least one of an oxidation polymerizable monomer and a polymer having an ethylenically unsaturated group, and an oxidation polymerization catalyst in a form of a composite with inorganic particles, wherein a temperature T(10 Mpa) and a temperature T(1 Mpa) satisfies the following expression (1): 20° C.?T(1 MPa)?T(10 MPa)??(1) wherein, the temperature T(10 Mpa) is a temperature at which a viscosity of the toner under a pressure of 10 Mpa applied with a flow tester becomes 104 Pa·s, and the temperature T(1 Mpa) is a temperature at which a viscosity of the toner under a pressure of 1 Mpa applied with a flow tester becomes 104 Pa·s.

Abstract: An image forming method includes charging an image holding member; forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the image holding member; developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image holding member with a toner or an electrostatic image developer to form a toner image; transferring the toner image formed on the surface of the image holding member onto a surface of a transfer-receiving material; fixing the toner image by pressurization without heating; feeding at least one photoreactive component to the toner or toner image; and irradiating the toner image with ultraviolet rays, wherein the toner satisfies the relationship of the following relational expression (1): TB(30)?100<TA(30)??(1) wherein TB (30) and TA (30) are defined in the specification.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes: a polyester resin containing a graft copolymer, the graft copolymer being formed with a polyester skeleton as a main chain and block copolymers containing a styrene-based polymer block and a crystalline acrylate-based polymer block. The styrene-based polymer block is grafted onto the polyester skeleton.

Abstract: A resin particle liquid dispersion for an electrostatic image developing toner, comprising: an aqueous medium; and a resin particle dispersed in the aqueous medium to have a median diameter of 0.05 to 2.0 ?m, the resin particle comprising a polycondensable polymer obtained by polycondensing polycondensable monomers, wherein a storage modulus GL(30) of the resin particle at 30° C. is 1×107 Pa or more, and a melting point of the polycondensable polymer is from 45 to 110° C.

Abstract: A method for producing a colored resin particle dispersion liquid comprises: polycondensing a polyester-forming monomer in a nonaqueous solvent to produce an unsaturated polyester; graft-polymerizing an ethylenic unsaturated monomer to the unsaturated polyester in a nonaqueous solvent to produce a modified polyester resin; and dispersing a colorant and the modified polyester resin to produce a colored resin particle dispersion liquid, the polycondensing and the graft-polymerizing being carried out at a temperature of 150° C. or less.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes a polyester resin, the electrostatic image developing toner having a sulfur element concentration S at % and a nitrogen element concentration N at % which satisfies 0.5?N/S?10, the nitrogen element concentration N being from 0.002 at % to 2.5 at %.

Abstract: Methods and compositions including a compound represented by formula (I): wherein n represents an integer of from 1 to 4, RHL('s) each independently represents Cl or F, and R1 represents an alkyl group having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image comprises: a binder resin; and a releasing agent, wherein the binder resin comprises a polycondensation resin obtained by polycondensing a polycondensation monomer in the presence of a polycondensation catalyst, the releasing agent comprises a condensation compound obtained by condensing a condensation monomer in the presence of a condensation catalyst, the toner contains a metallic element derived from the polycondensation catalyst and the condensation catalyst in an amount of from 0 to 10 ppm, and the toner contains a sulfur component in an amount of from 100 to 20,000 ppm.

Abstract: A Brønsted acid is a compound represented by formula (I): wherein n represents an integer of from 1 to 4, RHL('s) each independently represents Cl or F, and R1 represents an alkyl group having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image contains at least one of an oxidation polymerizable monomer and a polymer having an ethylenically unsaturated group, and an oxidation polymerization catalyst in a form of a composite with inorganic particles, wherein a temperature T(10 Mpa) and a temperature T(1 Mpa) satisfies the following expression (1): 20° C.?T(1 MPa)?T(10 MPa)??(1) wherein, the temperature T(10 Mpa) is a temperature at which a viscosity of the toner under a pressure of 10 Mpa applied with a flow tester becomes 104 Pa·s, and the temperature T(1 Mpa) is a temperature at which a viscosity of the toner under a pressure of 1 Mpa applied with a flow tester becomes 104 Pa·s.

Abstract: A resin for an electrostatic-image-developing toner includes a graft polymer, wherein the graft polymer has a polyester structure in the main chain thereof; the graft polymer includes monomer units derived from vinyl monomers in the side chains thereof; and at least a part of the monomer units have a residue of surfactant.

Abstract: An image forming method includes charging an image holding member; forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the image holding member; developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image holding member with a toner or an electrostatic image developer to form a toner image; transferring the toner image formed on the surface of the image holding member onto a surface of a transfer-receiving material; fixing the toner image by pressurization without heating; feeding at least one photoreactive component to the toner or toner image; and irradiating the toner image with ultraviolet rays, wherein the toner satisfies the relationship of the following relational expression (1): TB(30)?100<TA(30)??(1) wherein TB (30) and TA (30) are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A baroplastic includes a first resin with a first Tg; and a second resin with a second Tg that is lower than the first Tg by 20° C. or more, and has a photoreactive group.

Abstract: A resin particle dispersion liquid comprises: resin particles comprising polyester having terminal carboxyl groups, the polyester being obtained by polycondensation of a polycondensable monomer, wherein the polyester has the terminal carboxyl groups that are partially neutralized to form carboxyl anions, the resin particles in the resin particle dispersion liquid having a value of (da/(da+dc)) of from approximately 0.30 to approximately 0.90, when in an absorption spectrum of the resin particles measured with an infrared spectrometer, dc represents a peak intensity of the terminal carboxyl group in a range of from 1,780 to 1,680 cm?1, and da represents a peak intensity of the neutralized carboxyl anion in a range of from 1,670 to 1,550 cm?1, the polyester has an acid value of approximately 1 mg·KOH/g or more and less than approximately 15 mg·KOH/g before neutralization, the resin particles dispersion liquid comprises a divalent or higher organic acid in an amount of from approximately 0.

Abstract: A process for producing a resin particle liquid dispersion for an electrostatic image developing toner, the process comprising: polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as a polycondensation catalyst, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin; and dispersing the polycondensed resin in an aqueous medium to which a base is added, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 ?m, or the process comprising: polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as a polycondensation catalyst in a co-presence of a polycondensed resin, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin-containing material; and dispersing the polycondensed resin-containing material in an aqueous medium, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 ?m.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image comprises: a binder resin; and a releasing agent, wherein the binder resin comprises a polycondensation resin obtained by polycondensing a polycondensation monomer in the presence of a polycondensation catalyst, the releasing agent comprises a condensation compound obtained by condensing a condensation monomer in the presence of a condensation catalyst, the toner contains a metallic element derived from the polycondensation catalyst and the condensation catalyst in an amount of from 0 to 10 ppm, and the toner contains a sulfur component in an amount of from 100 to 20,000 ppm.

Abstract: A resin particle liquid dispersion for an electrostatic image developing toner includes: a polycondensable resin obtained by polycondensing at least one selected from the group consisting of a polycondensable monomer, an oligomer of the polycondensable monomer and a prepolymer of the polycondensable monomer, wherein the resin particle liquid dispersion further comprises a compound having a solubility parameter of 8 or less.

Abstract: An image forming method, which comprises: forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a latent image supporting member; developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the latent image supporting member with a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image or an electrostatic latent image developer containing the toner and a carrier to form a toner image; transferring the toner image formed on the surface of the latent image supporting member onto a surface of a transfer receiving material; and fixing the toner image transferred onto the transfer receiving material under pressure, wherein the toner comprises a block copolymer having a crystalline polyester block and a non-crystalline polyester block, and wherein a maximum pressure applied when the image is fixed is 1 MPa or greater but not greater than 10 MPa.

Abstract: A method of producing a toner for developing electrostatic charge image, the method comprising: aggregating particles containing a crystalline polyester resin, particles containing a non-crystalline polyester resin and particles of a releasing agent in an aqueous medium, so as to form aggregated particles; and heating the aggregated particles to fuse into a coalescent body, wherein at least one of the crystalline polyester resin and the non-crystalline polyester resin is obtained by polymerization at temperatures not higher than 150° C. with a Bronsted acid containing a sulfur atom as a catalyst, and wherein a first onset temperature A(° C.) of the toner and a glass transition temperature B(° C.) of the non-crystalline polyester resin as measured by differential scanning calorimeter satisfy a relation (B?A)?10, and wherein a weight average molecular weight of the crystalline polyester resin is ½ or lower of a weight average molecular weight of the non-crystalline polyester resin.

Abstract: A resin particle liquid dispersion for an electrostatic image developing toner, comprising: an aqueous medium; and a resin particle dispersed in the aqueous medium to have a median diameter of 0.05 to 2.0 ?m, the resin particle comprising a polycondensable polymer obtained by polycondensing polycondensable monomers, wherein a storage modulus GL(30) of the resin particle at 30° C. is 1×107 Pa or more, and a melting point of the polycondensable polymer is from 45 to 110° C.