Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic image developing toner comprising a toner base particle containing a binder resin and a releasing agent, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous vinyl resin and a crystalline polyester resin; a weight-average molecular weight of the electrostatic image developing toner is in the range of 50000 to 90000, when calculated from a chromatogram which represents a molecular weight distribution and is measured by gel permeation chromatography; a ratio of content of a resin component having a molecular weight of 100000 or more is in the range of 10 to 20% by area, in the chromatogram which represents the molecular weight distribution; the crystalline polyester resin has a melting point in the range of 65 to 85° C.; and, a ratio of content of the crystalline polyester resin in the binder resin is in the range of 5 to 20% by mass.

Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle containing a binder resin, a wax, and inorganic fine particles, wherein the binder resin contains a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous polyester resin, and, in a cross section of the toner particle, when Sc represents an area taken up by the crystalline polyester resin and S1 represents an area taken up by the inorganic fine particles that are present in the crystalline polyester resin portion, Sc and S1 satisfy the relationship S1/Sc?0.2.

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic image developing toner comprising a toner base particle containing a binder resin and a releasing agent, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous vinyl resin and a crystalline polyester resin; a weight-average molecular weight of the electrostatic image developing toner is in the range of 50000 to 90000, when calculated from a chromatogram which represents a molecular weight distribution and is measured by gel permeation chromatography; a ratio of content of a resin component having a molecular weight of 100000 or more is in the range of 10 to 20% by area, in the chromatogram which represents the molecular weight distribution; the crystalline polyester resin has a melting point in the range of 65 to 85° C.; and, a ratio of content of the crystalline polyester resin in the binder resin is in the range of 5 to 20% by mass.

Abstract: A layered inorganic mineral including a surface treated with a fluorine-containing compound, where the layered inoganic mineral that can be favorably used for a toner that is excellent in high charging ability, charging stability, and low temperature fixing ability, and that can exhibits high reliability during cleaning.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner which is excellent in grindability, fixing property and durability by being obtained via a step of melt-kneading a mixture containing an amorphous bioplastic having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 55000 to 120000, a terpene phenol resin, and a styrene acrylic resin having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 85500 to 118000 so as to obtain a kneaded mixture, and a step of grinding the kneaded mixture after hardening.

Abstract: A black toner for developing a latent electrostatic image, including: a toner base containing a pigment, a binder resin, a releasing agent, a compound containing fluorine and a compound containing sulfur; and an external additive, wherein the toner contains the external additive on a surface of the toner base, and wherein an amount of the fluorine in the toner base is 200 ppm by mass to 600 ppm by mass as measured by combustion-ion chromatography, and an amount of the sulfur in the toner base is 1,000 ppm by mass to 1,500 ppm by mass as measured by the combustion-ion chromatography.

Abstract: Disclosed is a green toner for developing a static latent image containing a binder resin and a colorant, and the colorant contains C.I. Solvent Green 5 and colorant compound X represented by Formula (1), and content ratio of C.I. Solvent Green 5 in whole amount of the colorant is 5 to 50% by weight, in the Formula (1), M1 is a metal atom of Group 14, Q is independently a monovalent substituent, m and n are each 0 or 1, at least one of m and n is 1, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more thiazolidinedione derivatives represented by the following formula (1), where R1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, etc.; R3 to R7, which may be identical to or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, etc., and may be joined to each other to form a ring; and V, W, X, Y and Z represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and 0 to 3 of any of V, W, X, Y and Z are nitrogen atoms which do not have the substituents of R3 to R7.

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive-charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more rhodanine compounds represented by the following formula (1). wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; and R3 to R7, which may be identical to or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a nitro group, etc. R2 to R7 may be joined to each other to form a ring. V, W, X, Y and Z represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom and 0 to 3 of V, W, X, Y and Z are nitrogen atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R3 to R7 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms substituted with three or more fluorine atoms etc.

Abstract: [Problems] To provide a charge control agent which contains no heavy metal component, therefore, does not adversely affect the environment and, besides, is colorless or is light-colored lending itself well to be applied to colored toners, and is little affected by the environmental conditions, and exhibits the effect of imparting high charging power even when it is used for polymerized toners. [Means for Solution] The charge control agent comprises a barbituric acid derivative represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 to R8 are alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups or aryl groups, V, W, X, Y and Z are carbon atoms or nitrogen atoms, at least two of which being carbon atoms, and p, q, r, s and t are the numbers of 0 or 1.

Abstract: The invention provides a toner composition comprising resin particles, a colorant, and a toner additive, wherein the toner additive comprises carbon-silica dual phase particles, wherein the carbon-silica dual phase particles comprise aggregates of carbon black comprising at least one silicon-containing region, and wherein the carbon-silica dual phase particles are distributed on the surface of the resin particles. The invention also provides a method of preparing the aforesaid toner composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more rhodanine compounds represented by the following formula (1). where R1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, etc.; R3 to R7, which may be identical to or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a linear or branched alkyloxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, etc., and may be joined to each other to form a ring; and V, W, X, Y and Z represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and 0 to 3 of any of V, W, X, Y and Z are nitrogen atoms which do not have the substituents of R3 to R7.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed. The toner contains a compound of Formula X-1 and a copper complex compound represented by the following Formula (1), which are defined detain in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed is a green toner for developing a static latent image containing a binder resin and a colorant, and the colorant contains C.I. Solvent Green 5 and colorant compound X represented by Formula (1), and content ratio of C.I. Solvent Green 5 in whole amount of the colorant is 5 to 50% by weight, in the Formula (1), M1 is a metal atom of Group 14, Q is independently a monovalent substituent, m and n are each 0 or 1, at least one of m and n is 1, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cyan toner for developing an electrostatic image containing a cyan colorant, and the cyan colorant comprises colorant compound X represented by Formula (1) and colorant compound Y represented by Formula (2). wherein M1 is a metal atom of Group 14, Q is independently a monovalent substituent, m and n are each 0 or 1, at least one of m and n is 1, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent, wherein, M2 is Zn or Al, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent.

Abstract: A copper complex compound represented by Formula (1) is disclosed. in the formula, groups represented by R is a substituent, n is an integer of from 1 to 5 and the total carbon number contained in (R) n is 14 or more. A toner for electrophotography containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: An emulsion aggregation toner composition includes toner particles including: an unsaturated polymeric resin, such as amorphous resins, crystalline resins, and combinations thereof; an optional colorant; an optional wax; an optional coagulant; and an IR absorber. The use of an IR absorber may permit formation of color toners that have uniform gloss and crease properties, i.e., the IR absorbers may prevent gloss and crease differences between color and black toners.

Abstract: A toner including a binder resin comprising a resin (a) comprising a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton formed from an optically-active monomer. The polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton has a weight average molecular weight of from 7,000 to 60,000. The binder resin comprises the polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton in an amount of from 10 to 90% by weight. The optical purity X (%) of the polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton represented by the following formula is 80% or less: X(%)=|X(L-isomer)?X(D-isomer)| wherein X(L-isomer) and X(D-isomer) represent molar ratio (%) of L-isomer and D-isomer of the optically-active monomer, respectively.

Abstract: A toner including a binder resin and a colorant, wherein a pellet of the toner which is prepared by applying a pressure of 15 kg/cm2 to the toner has a tensile strength of from 900 Pa to 10,000 Pa, and wherein the toner has a methanol wettability of from 25 to 65% by volume, wherein the methanol wettability is measured by a method in which the toner is dispersed in a mixture solvent of water and methanol, and methanol is added to the toner dispersion while checking the transparency of the dispersion to determine a transparency fall starting point, wherein the methanol wettability is defined as {Vm/(Vm+Vw)}×100, wherein Vm represents a total volume (ml) of methanol in the dispersion at the transparency dropping point, and Vw represents the total volume of the pure water added.

Abstract: A copper complex compound represented by Formula (1) is disclosed. in the formula, groups represented by R is a substituent, n is an integer of from 1 to 5 and the total carbon number contained in (R) n is 14 or more. A toner for electrophotography containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner containing a resin and a colorant is disclosed. The colorant is represented by the formula in the formula, M1 is a silicon atom (Si), a germanium atom (Ge) and a tin atom (Sn); Z is independently a chlorine atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryloxy group having 6 to 8 carbon atoms; and A1, A2, A3 and A4 are each independently an atomic group defined in the specification.

Abstract: A composition comprising a toner binder and a charge control agent comprising a sulfonation product of Solvent Blue 23, wherein from greater than 0 up to 30 mole % of the Solvent Blue 23 is sulfonated.

Abstract: A toner including a fluorine-containing compound partially comprising a quaternary ammonium group at the surface thereof, which is prepared by a method, including dispersing or emulsifying an oil phase including toner constituents including a pigment, and at least one member selected from the group consisting of modified layered inorganic minerals partially including a quaternary alkylammonium group and toner constituent precursors in an aqueous medium, wherein the toner constituents includes the modified layered inorganic mineral in an amount of from 0.05 to 2% by weight and the toner includes a fluorine atom in an amount of from 0.02 to 0.075 K cps when measured with a fluorescent X-ray.

Abstract: Black perylene pigments which comprise one of the isomers of the formula Ia or Ib in which R1, R2 are each independently phenylene, naphthylene or pyridylene, each of which may be mono- or polysubstituted by C1-C12-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, hydroxyl, nitro, and/or halogen; X is halogen; n Is from 0 to 4, or comprises a mixture of both isomers and has a blackness value ?210 in an alkyd/melamine baking varnish.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a toner which has sufficiently high chargeability and less toner spent to a carrier or the like even when several tens of thousands of image sheets are output, is capable of keeping high-charge property and flowability without causing substantial background smear or toner fogging, excels in low-temperature fixing property and hot-offset property, and has a wide range of fixing temperature as well as to provide a developer, an image forming apparatus, a process cartridge, and an image forming method using the toner for developing electrostatic images. The toner of the present invention comprises a colorant, and a resin, and a fluoride compound, in which the fluoride compound exists on the surfaces of toner particles, and the atomic number ratio (F/C) of fluoride atoms to carbon atoms existing on the surfaces of the toner particles is 0.010 to 0.054.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner useful, for example, for visualizing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member by a method such as electrophotography and electrostatic recording methods.

Abstract: An external additive for electrostatically charged image developing toner is provided. The additive includes spherical hydrophobic fine silica particles having primary particles with a particle diameter of from 0.01 to 5 ?m and having been treated with a compound selected from the group consisting of a quaternary ammonium salt compound, a fluoroalkyl-group- or fluoroalkenyl-group- containing betaine compound and a silicone oil. The fine silica particles fulfill conditions (i) and (ii), as described in the disclosure. The external additive does not react or has no interaction with an organic photoreceptor and therefore change in quality does not occur or the photoreceptor is not scraped. Furthermore, it has a good flowability and therefore adhesion of a toner to the photoreceptor does not occur.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner useful, for example, for visualizing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member by a method such as electrophotography and electrostatic recording methods. In addition, the present invention also relates, without limitation, to a developer including a toner, a developing method using a toner and a method of preparing the toner.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a flash fixing color toner for use in an image forming process, which comprises a binder resin, a coloring agent, and an infrared absorbent, wherein negative ions form part of the infrared absorbent, and the negative ions include toluenesulfonic acid ion (C6H4(CH3)SO3−), nitric acid ion (NO3−) or hexafluorophosphoric acid ion (PF6−). Further, the present invention discloses an image forming process, which is characterized by using the flash fixing color toner.

Abstract: In a color toner for forming an image, comprising at least a binder resin and a colorant, light-absorbing fine composite particles comprising core particles and at least two coating layers having different refractive indexes laminated on the surface of the core particles or other IR-absorbing compounds such as an azulene compound having a specific structure are used as an infrared absorbing compound. The color toner is used in an electrophotographic color image forming apparatus using a photofixing system for fixing a toner image.