Abstract: A fixing belt having an endless shape includes a base layer having an endless shape, an elastic layer on an outer peripheral surface of the base layer, and a surface layer on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer, the elastic layer containing a rubber and fillers dispersed in the rubber, the fillers containing heat conductive fillers, an entire thickness of the elastic layer is from 100 ?m to 3,000 ?m, a content ratio of the fillers with respect to the entirety of the elastic layer being 35% by volume or more, a content ratio of the fillers in a region A being less than 35% by volume with respect to the region A, and the entirety of the elastic layer having a thermal conductivity of 0.4 W/(m·K) or more in a thickness direction thereof.

Abstract: A liquid developer comprising: a toner particle containing binder resin; a carrier liquid; and a basic toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the basic toner particle dispersing agent is a primary amine, an acid value of the binder resin is at least 10 mg KOH/g, an acid value of a component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 5 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl value of the component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 10 mg KOH/g.

Abstract: A fixing member having a base layer and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer includes a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, and having at least one pore communicating with an opening on an outer surface thereof. A composition containing perfluoropolyether and a fluoropolymer is contained in at least a part of the at least one pore. The fluoropolymer has a particular repeating unit composed of perfluoropolyether, and at least one structure selected from the group consisting of a T unit of siloxane and a Q unit of siloxane.

Abstract: A fixing member having an endless belt shape or a roller shape includes a base layer and a surface layer. The surface layer contains a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, and has a pore communicating with an opening of an outer surface thereof. Perfluoropolyether is contained in at least a part of the pores. A ratio (E?(1)/E?(2)) is 0.60 to 1.00, where E?(1) is an average value of loss elastic moduli E? of the surface layer in a direction orthogonal to a circumferential direction of the fixing member measured at a frequency of 10 Hz at 100 to 150° C., and E?(2) is an average value of loss elastic moduli E? of the surface layer in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction of the fixing member measured at a frequency of 10 Hz at 100 to 150° C. after removal of the perfluoropolyether contained in the pore.

Abstract: A toner, comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt, wherein a main component of the binder resin is a polyester resin having specific acid value, the water-soluble polyvalent metal salt is a chloride, nitrate or sulfate of the specific metal, the water-soluble polyvalent metal salt has a solubility in water at 25° C. of 30 to 200 g/100 mL, in a cross-sectional observation of the toner particle, a proportion of the area of domains having a concrete surface area, relative to the total area of domains derived from the water-soluble polyvalent metal salt, is 80 to 100 area %, the expression below is satisfied, where At (area %) denotes the proportion of the total area of domains and Fm (atomic %) denotes the proportion of the polyvalent metal atom relative to the atoms in the toner as detected by X-ray fluorescence analysis. 0.02?At/Fm?0.

Abstract: A toner, comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous polyester and a crystalline polyester; (i) a weight-average molecular weight of a soluble matter of the crystalline polyester in o-dichlorobenzene at 100° C. is 1500 to 4900; (ii) the crystalline polyester comprises a modified crystalline polyester having at least one terminal-modified structure selected from among a structure in which a hydroxy group at a main chain terminal of the crystalline polyester is terminal-modified with a C16 to C31 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, and a structure in which a carboxy group at a main chain terminal of the crystalline polyester is terminal-modified with a C15 to C30 aliphatic monoalcohol; and (iii) a content ratio of the terminal-modified structure in the crystalline polyester is 80.0 mol % or higher.

Abstract: A toner has a toner particle containing a resin having an acid group, an aluminum pigment, and a fatty acid metal salt, wherein an acid value of the resin having an acid group is in a range of from 5 mg KOH/g to 25 mg KOH/g, and an amount of the resin having the acid group is 50% by mass or more; an amount of the aluminum pigment is in a range of from 10% by mass to 40% by mass; the fatty acid metal salt is represented by formula (R—COO)pM(OH)q; and an amount thereof is in a range of from 1 part by mass to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the aluminum pigment.

Abstract: A binder resin of toner particles in a liquid developer contains a resin having a monomer unit derived from at least one polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates with an alkyl group having 18 to 36 carbon atoms, and the binder resin has an SP value higher by 1.5 (J/cm3)0.5 or more than the SP value of a carrier liquid.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles and a carrier liquid, the toner particles containing a resin component, wherein the resin component includes a resin A and a resin B, the resin A has a unit Y1 represented by the formula (1) and a unit Y2 represented by the formula (2), the resin B has a unit Y3 represented by the formula (3) and a unit Y4 selected from the units represented by the formulae (4) to (8), the resin A has a unit Y2 content of 1% to 20% by mass, the resin B has a unit Y3 content of 5% to 90% by mass, the resin component has a resin A content of 50% to 99% by mass, and the resin component has a resin B content of 1% to 50% by mass.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing a liquid carrier and a toner particle that is insoluble in the liquid carrier, wherein a particular substructure is bonded through a covalent bond to a surface of the toner particle, and a method of producing a liquid developer containing a liquid carrier and a toner particle that is insoluble in the liquid carrier, the method comprising a step (I) of covalently bonding, to a surface of the toner particle, a compound having a particular substructure.

Abstract: A white toner comprising a toner particle wherein the toner particle includes a binder resin and a calcium titanate particle, the binder resin has an acid value, and a content of the calcium titanate particle in the toner is in the range of from 25 mass % to 80 mass %.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles and a carrier liquid, the toner particles containing a resin component, wherein the resin component includes a resin A and a resin B, the resin A has a unit Y1 represented by the formula (1) and a unit Y2 represented by the formula (2), the resin B has a unit Y3 represented by the formula (3) and a unit Y4 selected from the units represented by the formulae (4) to (8), the resin A has a unit Y2 content of 1% to 20% by mass, the resin B has a unit Y3 content of 5% to 90% by mass, the resin component has a resin A content of 50% to 99% by mass, and the resin component has a resin B content of 1% to 50% by mass.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing: a toner containing a binder resin; a carrier liquid; and a basic toner dispersing agent, wherein the binder resin contains a polylactic acid, the polylactic acid has an acid value of at least 5 mg KOH/g, and a content of the polylactic acid in the binder resin is at least 50 mass %.

Abstract: A liquid developer that can show excellent adhesiveness with respect to plastic film media even if a base layer is not formed, the liquid developer includes a toner particle and a carrier liquid, where the toner particle contains a resin including a monomer unit (1) represented by the formula (1).

Abstract: A liquid developer contains toner particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, a liquid carrier, a toner-particle dispersant, and a compound represented by formula (1). The liquid carrier contains at least one selected from the group consisting of liquid aliphatic hydrocarbons and liquid polysiloxanes. The toner-particle dispersant is an amine-based dispersant.

Abstract: A liquid developer comprising: a toner particle containing binder resin; a carrier liquid; and a basic toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the basic toner particle dispersing agent is a primary amine, an acid value of the binder resin is at least 10 mg KOH/g, an acid value of a component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 5 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl value of the component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 10 mg KOH/g.

Abstract: A liquid developer comprising a toner particle, a carrier liquid, and a basic toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the toner particle contains a polyester resin A, and the polyester resin A contains at least one monomer unit selected from the group consisting of monomer units derived from aliphatic monocarboxylic acids having from 1 to 6 carbons and monomer units derived from aromatic monocarboxylic acids having from 7 to 12 carbons.

Abstract: A binder resin of toner particles in a liquid developer contains a resin having a monomer unit derived from at least one polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates with an alkyl group having 18 to 36 carbon atoms, and the binder resin has an SP value higher by 1.5 (J/cm3)0.5 or more than the SP value of a carrier liquid.

Abstract: A white toner comprising a toner particle wherein the toner particle includes a binder resin and a calcium titanate particle, the binder resin has an acid value, and a content of the calcium titanate particle in the toner is in the range of from 25 mass % to 80 mass %.

Abstract: A toner has a toner particle containing a resin having an acid group, an aluminum pigment, and a fatty acid metal salt, wherein an acid value of the resin having an acid group is in a range of from 5 mg KOH/g to 25 mg KOH/g, and an amount of the resin having the acid group is 50% by mass or more; an amount of the aluminum pigment is in a range of from 10% by mass to 40% by mass; the fatty acid metal salt is represented by formula (R—COO)pM(OH)q; and an amount thereof is in a range of from 1 part by mass to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the aluminum pigment.