Low melt toner
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsRichard P. N. Veregin, Geurino G. Sacripante, Maria N. V. McDougall, Paul J. Gerroir, Enno E. Agur
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Abstract
A toner includes binder of amorphous polymer material, such as an amorphous polyester material, and a crystalline polymer material, such as a crystalline polyester material, wherein the amorphous polymer material has an acid number that is greater than an acid number of the crystalline polymer material. Further, the toner may have a minimum fusing temperature of from about 75° C. to about 150° C. and a relative humidity sensitivity of from about 0.5 to about 10. A method of making toner particles is also indicated.
Claims20
A toner comprised of binder comprising amorphous polymer material and crystalline polymer material, wherein the amorphous polymer material has an acid number that is greater than an acid number of the crystalline polymer material,
- and wherein the acid number of the amorphous polymer material is from about 13 to about 30.
A method of making a toner comprised of binder comprising amorphous polymer material and crystalline polymer material, wherein the amorphous polymer material has an acid number that is greater than an acid number of the crystalline polymer material, and wherein the acid number of the amorphous polymer material is from about 13 to about 30, the method comprising forming an aqueous emulsion of the amorphous polymer material and the crystalline polymer material, and aggregating toner particles from the aqueous emulsion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.