Toner for heat fixing
AssigneeMitsubishi Chemical Corporation
InventorsTakuya Nishikiori, Yoshio Kojima, Takashi Shintaku, Mikio Uno, Yoshihiro Kigami
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Abstract
A toner for heat fixing comprising a styrene type resin and a colorant and satisfying the following formula: A.ltoreq.900 ppm and B.gtoreq.80%, or A.ltoreq.650 ppm and B.gtoreq.70% wherein A is a quantity of volatile components of the toner to be measured by a head space method, and B is a percentage of raw material monomers and solvents to be used in production of a binder resin in the quantity of the volatile components.
Claims13
A toner for heat fixing having reduced offensive odor comprising a styrene-based binder resin and a colorant wherein the toner has a quantity, A, of volatile components as measured by the head space method and wherein a percentage, B, of said quantity of volatile components, A, is attributed to raw material monomers and solvents used in production of said styrene-based binder resin and wherein A and B satisfy one or both of the following formulae:
- A.ltoreq.900 ppm and B.gtoreq.80%, or
- A.ltoreq.650 ppm and B.gtoreq.70%.
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