Abstract: A liquid developer includes toner particles, an insulating liquid, and a dispersant, and is characterized in that the toner particles includes a resin and a pigment dispersed in the resin, the resin includes a polyester resin, the dispersant includes a basic polymeric dispersant, and a solid obtained by drying the liquid developer has a melting point of at least 55° C.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus employing nonvolatile liquid developers is provided, which image forming apparatus exhibits high transfer efficiency in transferring images on an image carrier to a recording media and enables formation of images with sufficient fixing strength. An image forming apparatus which incorporates a squeezing mechanism which removes a part of carrier liquid from the liquid developer incorporating image visualizing particles, fine thermoplastic resin particles, and nonvolatile carrier liquid, and incorporates a transferring mechanism which transfers a visible image, in which a part of carrier liquid is removed, onto the recording medium.

Abstract: To provide a wet developer which is capable of improving fixability, while ensuring a sufficient heat-resistant storage property. The wet developer contains toner particles composed of a colorant and a binder resin, which are dispersed in a non-volatile carrier solution by using a dispersant. As the binder resin, a polyester resin, which has an alcohol component containing a mixture of an ethylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A and a propylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A, with a ratio thereof being 1:19 to 10:10 (weight ratio), is used.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid development apparatus having a constitution in which liquid developer containing carrier liquid with toner dispersed therein is supplied from a liquid developer/cleaning liquid supply member on a pool forming member arranged facing to a supply roller so as to form a pool of the liquid developer, from which pool the liquid developer is supplied to the supply roller, wherein a liquid developer/cleaning liquid supply member supplies cleaning liquid on a pool forming member to form a suitable pooling portion of the cleaning liquid and the liquid developer remaining on the surface of the supply roller is removed and cleaned.

Abstract: To provide a wet developer which is capable of improving fixability, while ensuring a sufficient heat-resistant storage property. The wet developer contains toner particles composed of a colorant and a binder resin, which are dispersed in a non-volatile carrier solution by using a dispersant. As the binder resin, a polyester resin, which has an alcohol component containing a mixture of an ethylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A and a propylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A, with a ratio thereof being 1:19 to 10:10 (weight ratio), is used.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus employing nonvolatile liquid developers is provided, which image forming apparatus exhibits high transfer efficiency in transferring images on an image carrier to a recording media and enables formation of images with sufficient fixing strength. An image forming apparatus which incorporates a squeezing mechanism which removes a part of carrier liquid from the liquid developer incorporating image visualizing particles, fine thermoplastic resin particles, and nonvolatile carrier liquid, and incorporates a transferring mechanism which transfers a visible image, in which a part of carrier liquid is removed, onto the recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recyclable image-recording medium comprising a base layer and a surface layer. The surface layer comprises a water-swelling surface layer, containing a surfactant. Printed materials are quickly removed from the recyclable image-recording medium. The recyclable image-recording medium is excellent in durability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recyclable recording medium comprising; a base member, a surface layer comprising a water-swelling resin, and having a thickness of 3 to 30 &mgr;m; a saturated swelling amount in the direction of thickness is 4 to 25 &mgr;m when the recyclable recording medium is immersed in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: The present invention related to a recyclable image-recording medium comprising a base layer, an intermediate layer and a water-swelling surface layer; a manufacturing method of the recyclable image-recording medium; and a printed material-removing method that uses such an image-recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recyclable image-recording medium comprising a base layer and a surface layer. The surface layer comprises a water-swelling surface layer, containing a surfactant. Printed materials are quickly removed from the recyclable image-recording medium. The recyclable image-recording medium is excellent in durability.

Abstract: The present invention related to a recyclable image-recording medium comprising a base layer, an intermediate layer and a water-swelling surface layer; a manufacturing method of the recyclable image-recording medium; and a printed material-removing method that uses such an image-recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a recyclable mage-recording member from which a printed material such as toner can be removed, characterized in that the printed material can be removed selectively.

Abstract: An apparatus according to the present invention removes printing material from a recording member on which an image is recorded by the printing material. The apparatus includes a releasing member and a separation member. The releasing member comes into pressure contact with the recording member and adheres to the printing material on the recording member. The separation member separates the recording member from the releasing member at a separation point and releases the printing material from the recording member by bending the releasing member and the recording member in mutually opposite directions so as to make the radius of curvature of the recording member smaller than the radius of curvature of the releasing member.

Abstract: An apparatus according to the present invention removes printing material from a recording member on which an image is recorded by the printing material. The apparatus comprises a releasing member and heating member. The releasing member comes into pressure contact with the recording member, adheres to the printing material on the recording member, and then separates from the recording member to release the printing material from the recording member. The heating member heats at least any one of the contact surface of the recording member to the releasing member or the contact surface of the releasing member to the recording member.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for recycling a substrate for an organic photosensitive member, which is excellent in environmental properties, economical properties and safety. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for recycling a substrate for an organic photosensitive member with a photosensitive layer that contains a binder resin on an electrically conductive substrate, comprising the steps of; steeping the photosensitive member in a separating liquid to swell the photosensitive layer, and rubbing a surface of the photosensitive member with a brush having a pile length of 5-50 mm, a pile diameter of 2.5-30 denier and a pile density of 100-20000 piles/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner for electrophotography comprising:(a) a styrene-acrylic polymer resin;(b) a colorant; and(c) a Fischer-Tropsch wax having average molecular weight not less than 1,000.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a developer for developing electrostatic latent images, which comprises:a toner containing a binder resin being a thermoplastic resin composed of a copolymer of styrene and acrylic acid ester and/or methacrylic acid ester, with 6.ltoreq..eta.(110)/.eta.(130).ltoreq.25 (where .eta.(110) represents the melting viscosity at 110.degree. C., and .eta.(130) the same at 130.degree. C.), and carbon black having pH 6 or above; anda carrier having its magnetic core coated with a polyolefinic resin, the carrier's core content being 94-99% by weight, the weight average molecular weight of the polyolefinic resin 5.times.10.sup.4 -3.times.10.sup.5 and the carrier's electric resistance 1.times.10.sup.7 -1.times.10.sup.12 .OMEGA..cm, with 1-15% by weight of electrically conductive fine particles in proportion to the polyolefinic resin added thereto.