Embodiment
Find chemical formula (1) through concentrating on studies
(in the formula: x represents 1~3 integer.)
The zirconium-containing compound of expression is a kind of white, stable compound, and it has good dispersiveness in various kinds of resin, and can give outstanding chargeding performance of carbon powder for electro photography and environmental stability, is a kind of good carbon dust charge adjusting agent.
That is to say that the present invention can provide the novel zirconium-containing compound charge adjusting agent by following formula (1) expression, and the carbon powder for electro photography that contains this charge adjusting agent.
Carbon powder for electro photography of the present invention is the zirconium-containing compound charge adjusting agent formation by bonding agent-resin, colorant (pigment, dyestuff or magnetic) and chemical formula (1) expression basically.
Bonding agent-resin comprises polystyrene, styrene-propene acid based copolymer, vibrin, epoxy resin etc., and these resins can use separately also can mix use.
Black carbon powder uses colorant carbon black commonly used.
Colored carbon powder uses colorant such as inorganic pigment, organic pigment and oil-soluble dyes etc. commonly used in the carbon dust production.
Above Fa Ming novel zirconium-containing compound charge adjusting agent, its mean grain size has good dispersiveness in various kinds of resin between the 0.1-8 micron.In carbon dust,, comprise this kind of 0.05-8 weight portion compound charge adjusting agent corresponding to 100 parts by weight resin.
Embodiment 1: the chemical constitution of charge adjusting agent can be represented with following formula in this example.
... ... chemical formula (1-1)
Chemical formula (1-1) zirconium-containing compound charge adjusting agent method for making is as follows:
1, in the 500ml there-necked flask, adds 300ml water, stir adding 49g hydration zirconium oxychloride (ZrOCl down
28H
2O), stirring and dissolving becomes transparency liquid under the room temperature;
2, in the 1000ml there-necked flask, add 600ml water, add 34g 20% sodium hydrate aqueous solution, open and stir back adding 46.5g 3,5-di-t-butyl-2-Hydroxyphenyl Acetic Acid, being warmed up to 60-70 ℃, to be dissolved to solution transparent, add 34g 20% sodium hydrate aqueous solution again, be warming up to 95-98 ℃ of reaction after 1 hour, be cooled to 60-70 ℃;
3, step 1 gained hydration zirconium oxychloride aqueous solution is added drop-wise in the solution of step 2 gained, drips off control temperature in back in 1 hour, and the pH of control reactant liquor is 7.5-8.5, finish to reaction 60-70 ℃ of reaction 3 hours;
4, filter, wash after having reacted, wet cake under 50-80 ℃, carry out vacuum drying to moisture less than 1%, white powdery dry product 67.1g, siccative is carried out mechanical crushing to mean grain size D
50=4.95 μ m promptly get charge adjusting agent.
This charge adjusting agent being placed in 25 ℃ of air observe outward appearance and change color after 24 hours, still is white powder.
The carbon powder for electro photography method for making that contains this charge adjusting agent is as follows:
With this charge adjusting agent with styrene acrylic resin and carbon black according to mass unit 100 portions of resin 6 carbon blacks: 1 charge adjusting agent carries out proportioning, after fully mixing, heating and melting is mixing, and the airflow pulverization method crushing and classification is used in cooling back, obtains volume average particle size and be 8 microns carbon dust.
According to 5: 95 weight ratio, mix this carbon dust and iron powder carrier then, make developer.
Use standard air blast detects this developer carried charge, carried charge is-25.4 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%) under the general condition, under low temperature and low humidity (5 ℃, 30%) and hot and humid (60 ℃, 90%) condition, record carried charge and be respectively-25.2 μ C/g and-25.8 μ C/g, carried charge is highly stable.
After using this developer to duplicate 10,000 continuously in duplicating machine, measuring the carbon dust carried charge is-24.8 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%), and it is very distinct to duplicate the image that obtains, and the phenomenon that quality descends do not occur.
Embodiment 2:
The chemical constitution of charge adjusting agent can be represented with following formula in this example:
... ... chemical formula (1-2)
Chemical formula (1-2) zirconium compound charge regulator method for making is as follows:
1, in the 500ml there-necked flask, adds 300ml water, stir adding 49g hydration zirconium oxychloride (ZrOCl down
28H
2O), stirring and dissolving becomes transparency liquid under the room temperature.
2, in the 1000ml there-necked flask, add 600ml water, add 34g 20% sodium hydrate aqueous solution, open and stir back adding 50g 3,5-di-t-butyl-2-hydroxy phenylpropionic acid, being warmed up to 60-70 ℃, to be dissolved to solution transparent, add 34g 20% sodium hydrate aqueous solution again, be warming up to 95-98 ℃ of reaction after 1 hour, be cooled to 60-70 ℃;
3, rapid 1 gained hydration zirconium oxychloride aqueous solution is added drop-wise in the solution of step 2 gained, drips off control temperature in back in 1 hour, and the pH of control reactant liquor is 7.5-8.5, finish to reaction 60-70 ℃ of reaction 3 hours;
4, filter, wash after having reacted, wet cake under 50-80 ℃, carry out vacuum drying to moisture less than 1%, white powdery dry product 70g, siccative is carried out mechanical crushing to mean grain size D
50=4.95 μ m promptly get charge adjusting agent.This charge adjusting agent being placed in 25 ℃ of air observe outward appearance and change color after 24 hours, still is white powder.
The carbon powder for electro photography method for making that contains this charge adjusting agent is as follows:
With this charge adjusting agent with styrene acrylic resin and carbon black according to mass unit 100 portions of resin 6 carbon blacks: 1 charge adjusting agent carries out proportioning, after fully mixing, heating and melting is mixing, and the airflow pulverization method crushing and classification is used in cooling back, obtains volume average particle size and be 8 microns carbon dust.
According to 5: 95 weight ratio, mix this carbon dust and iron powder carrier then, make developer.
Detect this developer carried charge with the standard air blast, carried charge is-20.8 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%) under the general condition, under low temperature and low humidity (5 ℃, 30%) and hot and humid (60 ℃, 90%) condition, record carried charge and be respectively-21.6 μ C/g and-20.5 μ C/g, carried charge is highly stable.
After using this developer to duplicate 10,000 continuously in duplicating machine, measuring the carbon dust carried charge is-21.0 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%), and it is very distinct to duplicate the image that obtains, and the phenomenon that quality descends do not occur.
Embodiment 3
The chemical constitution of charge adjusting agent can be represented with following formula in this example.
... ... chemical formula (1-3)
Chemical formula (1-3) zirconium compound charge regulator method for making is as follows:
1, adds 300ml water in the 500ml there-necked flask, stir adding 49g hydration zirconium oxychloride (ZrOCl down
28H
2O), stirring and dissolving becomes transparency liquid under the room temperature.
2, in the 1000ml there-necked flask, add 600ml water, add 34g 20% sodium hydrate aqueous solution, open and stir back adding 51.4g 3,5-di-t-butyl-2-hydroxy benzenes butyric acid, being warmed up to 60-70 ℃, to be dissolved to solution transparent, adds 34g 20% sodium hydrate aqueous solution again, is warming up to 95-98 ℃ of reaction after 1 hour, be cooled to 60-70 ℃, toward wherein dripping zirconium oxychloride aqueous solution;
3, rapid 1 gained hydration zirconium oxychloride aqueous solution is added drop-wise in the solution of step 2 gained, drips off control temperature in back in 1 hour, and the pH of control reactant liquor is 7.5-8.5, finish to reaction 60-70 ℃ of reaction 3 hours;
4, filter, wash after having reacted, wet cake under 50-80 ℃, carry out vacuum drying to moisture less than 1%, white powdery dry product 72.8g, siccative is carried out mechanical crushing to mean grain size D
50=4.95 μ m promptly get charge adjusting agent.This charge adjusting agent being placed in 25 ℃ of air observe outward appearance and change color after 24 hours, still is white powder.
The carbon powder for electro photography method for making that contains this charge adjusting agent is as follows:
With this charge adjusting agent with styrene acrylic resin and carbon black according to mass unit 100 portions of resin 6 carbon blacks: 1 charge adjusting agent carries out proportioning, after fully mixing, heating and melting is mixing, and the airflow pulverization method crushing and classification is used in cooling back, obtains volume average particle size and be 8 microns carbon dust.According to 5: 95 weight ratio, mix this carbon dust and iron powder carrier then, make developer.
Detect this developer carried charge with the standard air blast, carried charge is-23.2 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%) under the general condition, under low temperature and low humidity (5 ℃, 30%) and hot and humid (60 ℃, 90%) condition, record carried charge and be respectively-23.4 μ C/g and-23.8 μ C/g, carried charge is highly stable.
After using this developer to duplicate 10,000 continuously in duplicating machine, measuring the carbon dust carried charge is-18.3 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%), and it is very distinct to duplicate the image that obtains, and the phenomenon that quality descends do not occur.
Comparative example 1:
Add 200ml water, 7.2g zinc chloride in the 500ml there-necked flask, stirring and dissolving becomes transparency liquid.In the 1000ml there-necked flask, add 200ml water, 4.0g NaOH, 25g3, the 5-di-tert-butyl salicylic acid, open to stir and be warmed up to 60-70 dissolving 1 hour to becoming clear solution, then solder(ing)acid is added drop-wise to 3, in the 5-di-tert-butyl salicylic acid aqueous solution, be warmed up to 70-80 reaction 3 hours, the pH of control reaction simultaneously is 6.0-7.0.Filter after having reacted, wash, dry, pulverize 28g white powdery 3,5-di-tert-butyl zinc salicylate charge adjusting agent.
Then with this charge adjusting agent with styrene acrylic resin and carbon black according to mass unit 100 portions of resin 6 carbon blacks: 1 charge adjusting agent carries out proportioning, after fully mixing, heating and melting is mixing, and the usual method crushing and classification is used in cooling back, obtains volume average particle size and be 8 microns carbon dust.According to 5: 95 weight ratio, mix this carbon dust and iron powder carrier then, make developer.
Detect this developer carried charge with the standard air blast, carried charge is-19.5 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%) under the general condition, under low temperature and low humidity (5 ℃, 30%) and hot and humid condition (60 ℃, 90%), record carried charge and be respectively-18.2 μ C/g and-16.1 μ C/g, under hot and humid condition, carried charge takes place obviously to reduce.
After using this developer to duplicate 10,000 continuously in duplicating machine, measuring the carbon dust carried charge is-15.7 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%), duplicates the image that obtains and finds obvious bottom ash, compares with duplicating the initial stage image, and image quality declines to a great extent.
Comparative example 2:
Add 100ml water, 6g lime chloride in the 250ml there-necked flask, stirring and dissolving becomes transparency liquid.In the 1000ml there-necked flask, add 500ml water, 4.0g NaOH, 25g3,5-di-tert-butyl salicylic acid, stirring are warmed up to the 60-70 dissolving and are cooled to 30 after 1 hour, drip calcium chloride water, 30-40 reaction 3 hours, the pH of control reaction simultaneously was 6.0~7.0 afterwards.Filter after having reacted, wash, dry, pulverize 26g white powdery 3,5-di-tert-butyl salicylic acid calcium charge adjusting agent.
Then with this charge adjusting agent with styrene acrylic resin and carbon black according to mass unit 100 portions of resin 6 carbon blacks: 1 charge adjusting agent carries out proportioning, after fully mixing, heating and melting is mixing, and the usual method crushing and classification is used in cooling back, obtains volume average particle size and be 8 microns carbon dust.According to 5: 95 weight ratio, mix this carbon dust and iron powder carrier then, make developer.
Detect this developer carried charge with the standard air blast, carried charge is-16.3 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%) under the general condition, under low temperature and low humidity (5 ℃, 30%) and hot and humid (60 ℃, 90%) condition, record carried charge and be respectively-15.8 μ C/g and-12.1 μ C/g, under hot and humid condition, carried charge takes place obviously to reduce.
After using this developer to duplicate 10,000 continuously in duplicating machine, measuring the carbon dust carried charge is-11.8 μ C/g (25 ℃, 50%), and it is obviously not enough to duplicate the image blackness that obtains, and compares with duplicating the initial stage image, and image quality declines to a great extent.
Comparative example 3:
In the 500ml there-necked flask, add 300ml water, stir adding 49g hydration zirconium oxychloride (ZrOCl down
28H
2O), stirring and dissolving becomes transparency liquid under the room temperature.
In the 1000ml there-necked flask, add 600ml water, add 34g 20% sodium hydrate aqueous solution, open and stir back adding 45.5g 3, the 5-di-tert-butyl salicylic acid, be warming up to 60-70 ℃ and be dissolved to clear solution, toward wherein dripping zirconium oxychloride aqueous solution, dripped off back control temperature in 1 hour 60-70 ℃ of reaction 3 hours, and the pH of control reaction is 6.0-7.0.Filter after having reacted, wash, dry, pulverize 61.4g white powdery charge adjusting agent.This charge adjusting agent placed in 25 ℃ of air observe outward appearance and color after 24 hours, find to become sulphur toner end, illustrate that the oxidation stain reaction has taken place this charge adjusting agent in air.
Found that of contrast the various embodiments described above and comparative example, the zirconium-containing compound charge adjusting agent chemical property of chemical formula (1) expression is stable, and result of use is outstanding in carbon powder for electro photography, fully has the various functions as charge adjusting agent.The carbon dust chargeding performance that contains this charge adjusting agent is good, and has splendid environmental stability.