Electrostatic image development toner
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorsYuta Izumiya, Shogo Nomoto
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a toner for development of electrostatic images which contains a colorant, a resin composition (P) and an ester composition (C), in which the resin composition (P) is a resin composition formed by subjecting an acid group-containing amorphous polyester-based resin (A) and an amine compound to condensation reaction, and the ester composition (C) is at least one composition selected from the group consisting of the following ester composition (CI) and ester composition (CII); and a process for producing the toner.
Claims20
A toner for development of electrostatic images, comprising a colorant, a releasing agent, a resin composition (P), and an ester composition (C), wherein:
- the resin composition (P) is a resin composition formed by subjecting an acid group-containing amorphous polyester-based resin (A) and an amine compound to condensation reaction;
- and
- the ester composition (C) is at least one composition selected from the group consisting of the following ester composition (CI) and ester composition (CII):
- ester composition (CI):
- an ester composition comprising a condensate of a carboxylic acid component (CI-ac) comprising not less than 20 mol % of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid compound comprising not less than 10 and not more than 30 carbon atoms, and an alcohol component (CI-al) comprising not less than 90 mol % of a di- or higher-valent aliphatic alcohol comprising not less than 2 and not more than 14 carbon atoms;
- and
- ester composition (CII):
- an ester composition comprising a condensate of an alcohol component (CII-al) comprising not less than 20 mol % of an aliphatic monoalcohol comprising not less than 10 and not more than 30 carbon atoms, and a carboxylic acid component (CII-ac) comprising not less than 90 mol % of a di- or higher-valent aliphatic carboxylic acid compound comprising not less than 2 and not more than 14 carbon atoms.
A process for producing a toner for development of electrostatic images, the process comprising:
- 1:
- subjecting an acid group-containing amorphous polyester-based resin (A) and an amine compound to condensation reaction to obtain a resin composition (P);
- and
- 2:
- melt-kneading toner raw materials comprising the resin composition (P) obtained in 1, a colorant, a releasing agent, and an ester composition (C),
- wherein the ester composition (C) is at least one composition selected from the group consisting of the following ester composition (CI) and ester composition (CII):
- ester composition (CI):
- an ester composition comprising a condensate of a carboxylic acid component (CI-ac) comprising not less than 20 mol % of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid compound comprising not less than 10 and not more than 30 carbon atoms, and an alcohol component (CI-al) comprising not less than 90 mol % of a di- or higher-valent aliphatic alcohol comprising not less than 2 and not more than 14 carbon atoms;
- and
- ester composition (CII):
- an ester composition comprising a condensate of an alcohol component (CII-al) comprising not less than 20 mol % of an aliphatic monoalcohol comprising not less than 10 and not more than 30 carbon atoms, and a carboxylic acid component (CII-ac) comprising not less than 90 mol % of a di- or higher-valent aliphatic carboxylic acid compound comprising not less than 2 and not more than 14 carbon atoms.
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