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US 10,254,671 B2Granted
Binder resin for toner, toner, and manufacturing method therefor
AssigneeMitsubishi Chemical Corporation
InventorsTadahiro Ozawa, Yoko Tamura, Kanako Funabashi
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Abstract
A binder resin for toner of the present invention comprising: a polyester resin (A) which contains a constitutional unit derived from isosorbide and has a softening temperature of 120° C. or lower; and a polyester resin (B) different from the polyester resin (A), wherein the binder resin for toner has a hygroscopicity index of 2 or less and contains a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter at 5% by mass or less.
Claims17
A binder resin, comprising:
- a polyester resin (A) which contains a constitutional unit derived from a polyhydric alcohol and a polycarboxylic acid, and has a softening temperature of 120° C. or lower;
- and
- a polyester resin (B) different from the polyester resin (A),
- wherein
- the polycarboxvlic acid is selected from the group consisting of aromatic dicarboxylic acid, aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and tri- or higher polycarboxylic acid;
- the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of sebacic acid, isodecylsuccinic acid, dodecenylsuccinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid;
- and esters and acid anhydrides thereof,
- the constitutional unit derived from a polyhydric alcohol contains a constitutional unit derived from isosorbide,
- the binder resin has a hygroscopicity index of 2 or less and
- the binder resin comprises a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter at 5% by mass or less.
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