EP0548348B1 - Toners et revelateurs contenant des sels de pyridinium quaternaire a base d'esters servant d'agents de regulation de charge - Google Patents

Toners et revelateurs contenant des sels de pyridinium quaternaire a base d'esters servant d'agents de regulation de charge Download PDF

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EP0548348B1
EP0548348B1 EP92915992A EP92915992A EP0548348B1 EP 0548348 B1 EP0548348 B1 EP 0548348B1 EP 92915992 A EP92915992 A EP 92915992A EP 92915992 A EP92915992 A EP 92915992A EP 0548348 B1 EP0548348 B1 EP 0548348B1
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  • This invention relates to certain electrostatographic toners and developers containing ester-containing quaternary pyridinium salts which are useful as charge control agents that also serve as adhesion promoters between toner and receiver sheets and as toner fusing temperature reducers.
  • charge control agents are commonly employed to adjust and regulate the triboelectric charging capacity and/or the electrical conductivity characteristics thereof.
  • Many different charge control agents are known which have been incorporated into various binder polymers known for use in toner powders.
  • the need for new and improved toner powders that will perform in improved copying equipment has resulted in continuing research and development efforts to discover improved charge control agents.
  • This invention provides dry, particulate electrostatographic toners and developers containing charge control agents comprising ester-containing quaternary pyridinium salts having the structure: wherein R1 is alkyl or aryl, X is ( ⁇ CH2) ⁇ n' Y is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy or halogen, Z ⁇ is an anion and n is an integer from 1 to 6.
  • the inventive toner powders comprise a polymeric matrix phase or polymeric binder which has dispersed therein at least one quaternary pyridinium salt having incorporated therein at least one ester-containing moiety that is bonded through an alkylene linking group to the pyridinium nitrogen atom.
  • such quaternary pyridinium salts When incorporated into toner powders, such quaternary pyridinium salts not only function as good charge control agents, but also serve as toner powder fusing temperature depressants and paper adhesion promoters. These salts are preferably dispersed in the polymeric binder matrix phase comprising the core or body portion of a toner particle.
  • Toner powders containing these salts can also be mixed with a carrier vehicle to form electrostatographic developers.
  • Toner powders containing these salts incorporated into the polymeric binder thereof can be used for producing developed toned images on a latently imaged photoconductor element, for transfer of the toned image from the photoconductor element to a receiver sheet and for heat fusion of the toned image on the receiver while employing processes and processing conditions heretofore generally known to the art of electrophotography.
  • particle size as used herein, or the term “size”, or “sized” as employed herein in reference to the term “particles”, means volume weighted diameter as measured by conventional diameter measuring devices, such as a Coulter Multisizer, sold by Coulter, Inc. Mean volume weighted diameter is the sum of the mass of each particle times the diameter of a spherical particle of equal mass and density, divided by total particle mass.
  • glass transition temperature means the temperature at which a polymer changes from a glassy state to a rubbery state. This temperature (Tg) can be measured by differential thermal analysis as disclosed in "Techniques and Methods of Polymer Evaluation", Vol. 1, Marcel Dekker, Inc., N.Y., 1966.
  • melting temperature means the temperature at which a polymer changes from a crystalline state to an amorphous state. This temperature (Tm) can be measured by differential thermal analysis as disclosed in "Techniques and Methods of Polymer Evaluation".
  • adhesion index is a measure of toner adhesion to paper after the toner has been fused.
  • the adhesion index test involves adhering a metal block to a toner patch and measuring the energy required to cause interfacial failure between the toner layer and its contacting substrate by collision of a pendulum with the metal block.
  • the range of adhesion index is from 0 units (no adhesion of the toner to the substrate) to 100 units (excellent adhesion of the toner to the substrate).
  • This invention is directed to dry particulate electrostatographic toners and developers containing ester-containing quaternary pyridinium salts of the formula: wherein R1 is alkyl or aryl, X is ( ⁇ CH2) ⁇ n' Y is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy or halogen, Z ⁇ is an anion and n is an integer from 1 to 6.
  • alkyl includes straight and branched chain alkyl groups and cycloalkyl groups.
  • anion refers to negative ions such as m-nitrobenzenesulfonate, tosylate, tetraphenylborate, dicyanamide, chloride and the like.
  • aryl includes phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl and the like.
  • alkoxy includes methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy and the like.
  • halogen includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
  • Alkyl and aryl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted with a variety of substituents such as alkoxy, halo or other groups.
  • ester-containing quaternary pyridinium salts useful in the present invention include, for example,
  • a presently preferred salt is an ester-containing quaternary pyridinium salt of the invention wherein in the formula set forth above R1 is ethyl, n is 1, Z ⁇ is tetraphenylborate and Y is hydrogen.
  • ester-containing pyridinium salts employed in the toners and developers of the present invention can be prepared by any convenient route.
  • One general route is to quaternize a pyridine compound with a haloalkanoate ester.
  • the quaternary pyridinium halide can then be reacted with an alkali arylsulfonate or other acid salt through ion exchange to give the desired N-(alkyloxycarbonyl- or aryloxycarbonylalkyl)-pyridinium salt.
  • One convenient and presently preferred procedure for the preparation of the quaternary pyridinium compound is to prepare the haloalkanoate ester and the pyridine compound as solutes in the same highly polar solvent, acetonitrile being one presently particularly preferred example.
  • the mole ratio of pyridine compound to the haloquaternizing agent is preferably about 1:1.
  • Such a solution is then stirred at ambient temperature or heated at reflux for a time in the range of from about 15 to about 25 hours.
  • the reaction mixture is then cooled or concentrated by solvent evaporation to yield an oil or a crystalline solid.
  • the product can be used without further purification for the next step in the synthesis, or the product can be purified by recrystallization, for example, from a ketone, such as 2-butanone, or the like, followed by washing and drying.
  • One convenient and presently preferred procedure for preparation of the quaternary pyridinium organic salt from the intermediate halide is to dissolve the ion exchange agent in water and add this solution to a second aqueous solution containing the quaternary pyridinium salt intermediate.
  • the mole ratio of such salt to such ion exchange agent should be about 1:1.
  • a precipitate is formed immediately.
  • the resulting product after drying, can be recrystallized from a suitable solvent such as acetonitrile or ethyl acetate.
  • toner particles can be regarded as being preferably comprised on a 100 weight percent basis of:
  • toner particles The size of the toner particles is believed to be relatively unimportant from the standpoint of the present invention; rather the exact size and size distribution is influenced by the end use application intended. So far as now known, the toner particles can be used in all known electrostatographic copying processes. Typically and illustratively, toner particle sizes range from about 0.5 to about 100 microns, preferably from about 4 to about 35 microns.
  • thermoplastic polymers employed as the toner matrix phase materials in the present invention can vary widely.
  • amorphous toner polymers having a glass transition temperature in the range of about 50 to about 120°C or a blend of substantially amorphous polymers with substantially crystalline polymers having a melting temperature in the range of about 65 to about 200°C are utilized in the present invention.
  • such polymers have a number average molecular weight in the range of about 1,000 to about 500,000.
  • the weight average molecular weight can vary, but preferably is in the range of about 2 X 103 to about 106.
  • Typical examples of such polymers include polystyrene, polyacrylates, polyesters, polyamides, polyolefins, polycarbonates, phenol formaldehyde condensates, alkyd resins, polyvinylidene chlorides, epoxy resins, various copolymers of the monomers used to make these polymers, such as polyesteramides, acrylonitrile copolymers with monomers, such as styrene, acrylics, and the like.
  • thermoplastic polymers used in the practice of this invention are substantially amorphous.
  • mixtures of polymers can be employed, if desired, such as mixtures of substantially amorphous polymers with substantially crystalline polymers.
  • Presently preferred polymers for use in toner powders are styrene/n-butyl acrylate copolymers.
  • preferred styrene/n-butyl acrylate copolymers have a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of about 50 to about 100°C.
  • An optional but preferred starting material for inclusion in such a blend is a colorant (pigment or dye).
  • a colorant pigment or dye
  • Suitable dyes and pigments are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Reissue Patent No. 31,072, and in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,140,644; 4,416,965; 4,414,152; and 2,229,513.
  • One particularly useful colorant for the toners to be used in black and white electrophotographic copying machines is carbon black.
  • colorants are generally employed in quantities in the range of about 1 to about 30 weight percent on a total toner powder weight basis, and preferably in the range of about 2 to about 15 weight percent.
  • Toner compositions can also contain other additives of the types which have been heretofore employed in toner powders, including leveling agents, surfactants, stabilizers, and the like.
  • the total quantity of such additives can vary. A present preference is to employ not more than about 10 weight percent of such additives on a total toner powder composition weight basis.
  • additives such as the quaternary pyridinium salts used in the present invention, colorants, or the like
  • a preformed mechanical blend of particulate polymer particles, quaternary pyridinium salts, colorants, etc. can be roll milled or extruded at a temperature sufficient to melt blend the polymer, or mixture of polymers, to achieve a uniformly blended composition. Thereafter, the cooled composition can be ground and classified, if desired, to achieve a desired toner powder size and size distribution.
  • the toner components which preferably are preliminarily placed in a particulate form, are blended together mechanically.
  • a melt blending temperature in the range of about 90 to about 240°C is suitable using a roll mill or extruder.
  • Melt blending times that is, the exposure period for melt blending at elevated temperatures
  • the composition can be stored before being ground. Grinding can be carried out by any convenient procedure. For example, the solid composition can be crushed and then ground using, for example, a fluid energy or jet mill, such as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,089,472. Classification, if employed, can be conventionally accomplished using one or two steps.
  • the polymer in place of melt blending, can be dissolved in a solvent and the additives dissolved and/or dispersed therein. Thereafter, the resulting solution or dispersion can be spray dried to produce particulate toner powders.
  • the toner powders used in the present invention preferably have a fusing temperature latitude in the range of about 275 to about 400°F, although toner powders with higher and lower fusing temperatures can be prepared and used.
  • the toner powders characteristically display excellent paper adhesion characteristics.
  • the toner powders have a paper adhesion index value in the range of about 30 to about 100, although toner powders with lower such values can be prepared and used. Paper adhesion index values of such toner powders are characteristically higher than those of toner powders prepared with the same polymer and additives but containing a quaternary ammonium salt not of this invention and are comparable to a toner powder prepared with the same polymer and additives but containing no charge agent.
  • toners containing the aforedescribed salts can be mixed with a carrier vehicle.
  • the carrier vehicles which can be used to form such developer compositions can be selected from a variety of materials. Such materials include carrier core particles and core particles overcoated with a thin layer of film-forming resin.
  • the carrier core materials can comprise conductive, non-conductive, magnetic, or non-magnetic materials.
  • carrier cores can comprise glass beads; crystals of inorganic salts such as aluminum potassium chloride; other salts such as ammonium chloride or sodium nitrate; granular zircon; granular silicon; silicon dioxide; hard resin particles such as poly(methyl methacrylate); metallic materials such as iron, steel, nickel, carborundum, cobalt, oxidized iron; or mixtures or alloys of any of the foregoing. See, for example, U.S. Pat Nos. 3,850,663 and 3,970,571.
  • iron particles such as porous iron particles having oxidized surfaces, steel particles, and other "hard” or “soft” ferromagnetic materials such as gamma ferric oxides or ferrites, such as ferrites of barium, strontium, lead, magnesium, or aluminum. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,042,518; 4,478,925; and 4,546,060.
  • the carrier particles can be overcoated with a thin layer of a film-forming resin for the purpose of establishing the correct triboelectric relationship and charge level with the toner employed.
  • suitable resins are the polymers described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,547,822; 3,632,512; 3,795,618 and 3,898,170 and Belgian Patent No. 797,132.
  • Other useful resins are fluorocarbons such as polytetrafluoroethylene, poly(vinylidene fluoride), mixtures of these, and copolymers of vinylidene fluoride and tetrafluoroethylene. See, for example, U.S. Pat Nos.
  • Such polymeric fluorohydrocarbon carrier coatings can serve a number of known purposes.
  • One such purpose can be to aid the developer to meet the electrostatic force requirements mentioned above by shifting the carrier particles to a position in the triboelectric series different from that of the uncoated carrier core material, in order to adjust the degree of triboelectric charging of both the carrier and toner particles.
  • Another purpose can be to reduce the frictional characteristics of the carrier particles in order to improve developer flow properties.
  • Still another purpose can be to reduce the surface hardness of the carrier particles so that they are less likely to break apart during use and less likely to abrade surfaces (e.g., photoconductive element surfaces) that they contact during use.
  • Yet another purpose can be to reduce the tendency of toner material or other developer additives to become undesirably permanently adhered to carrier surfaces during developer use (often referred to as scumming).
  • a further purpose can be to alter the electrical resistance of the carrier particles.
  • a typical developer composition containing the above-described toner and a carrier vehicle generally comprises from about 1 to about 20 percent by weight of particulate toner particles and from about 80 to about 99 percent by weight carrier particles.
  • the carrier particles are larger than the toner particles.
  • Conventional carrier particles have a particle size on the order of from about 20 to about 1200 microns, preferably 30-300 microns.
  • the toners of the present invention can be used in a single component developer, i.e., with no carrier particles.
  • the toner and developer compositions of this invention can be used in a variety of ways to develop electrostatic charge patterns or latent images.
  • Such developable charge patterns can be prepared by a number of means and be carried for example, on a light sensitive photoconductive element or a non-light-sensitive dielectric-surface element such as an insulator-coated conductive sheet.
  • One suitable development technique involves cascading the developer composition across the electrostatic charge pattern, while another technique involves applying toner particles from a magnetic brush. This latter technique involves the use of a magnetically attractable carrier vehicle in forming the developer composition.
  • the image can be fixed, e.g., by heating the toner to cause it to fuse to the substrate carrying the toner.
  • the unfused image can be transferred to a receiver such as a blank sheet of copy paper and then fused to form a permanent image.
  • a styrene/n-butyl acrylate copolymer was obtained by limited coalescence polymerization and blended with the additive components identified in the following Table I in the amounts set forth therein.
  • the carbon black was "RegalTM 300". Each blend was roll milled at 150°C for 20 minutes, cooled, crushed and classified to produce a toner powder product having a size of about 12 microns and a size distribution of about 2-30 microns.
  • the charge control agent identified in Table I above as N-octadecyl-N,N-dimethylbenzylammonium m-nitrobenzenesulfonate was utilized for comparative purposes.
  • styrene/n-butyl acrylate toner powder Blends A, B and C were evaluated on a fusing breadboard consisting of a fusing roller coated with 100 mils of red rubber, engaged at constant speed and pressure onto a backup roller coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (available commercially as SilverstoneTM from E.I. duPont de Nemours and Co.) Both roller surfaces were coated by hand with a release oil (60,000 centistoke polydimethylsiloxane oil available from Dow Corning Co.). The nip width between the two rollers was 0.215-0.240 inch and the fuser was operated at 12 inches/second. The fusing temperature was 350°F.
  • the adhesion index values are the average of 8 measurements and the standard derivations are less than 7 units for the measurements.
  • the toner containing an ester-containing quaternary pyridinium salt of the invention (Blend B) had a significantly higher adhesion index than the toner containing the N-octadecyl-N,N-dimethylbenzylammonium m-nitrobenzenesulfonate charge control agent, the comparative charge control agent outside the scope of the invention, and had a comparable adhesion index to the toner without a charging agent.

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Abstract

L'invention décrit de nouveaux révélateurs et toners électrostatographiques contenant de nouveaux agents de régulation de charge comprenant des sels de pyridinium quaternaire à base d'esters représentés par la structure (I) dans laquelle R1 représente alkyle or aryle, X représente (a), Y représente hydrogène, alkyle, alcoxy ou halogène, Z- représente un anion et n est un entier situé entre 1 et 6. Ces sels de pyridinium quaternaire à base d'esters permettent également aux particules de toners qui les contiennent de présenter des températures de fusion plus basses, ainsi que des indices d'adhérence au papier améliorés.

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  1. Composition de toner électrostatographique sec sous forme de particules comprenant un liant polymère et un agent de contrôle de charge constitué d'un sel de pyridinium quaternaire contenant une fonction ester de structure :
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     où R₁ est un groupe alkyle ou aryle, X est
    Figure imgb0007
     Y est l'hydrogène, un groupe alkyle, alcoxy ou un halogène, Z⁻ est un anion et n est un entier de 1 à 6.
  2. Composition de toner selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit sel est le tétraphénylborate de N-(éthoxycarbonylméthyl)pyridinium.
  3. Composition de toner selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit sel est le m-nitrobenzènesulfonate de N-(méthoxycarbonyléthyl)pyridinium.
  4. Composition de toner selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit sel est le m-nitrobenzènesulfonate de N-(phénoxycarbonylméthyl)pyridinium.
  5. Composition de toner selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit sel est le m-nitrobenzènesulfonate de N-(éthoxycarbonylméthyl)-4-méthylpyridinium.
  6. Composition de toner selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit sel est le tétraphénylborate de N-(2-naphtoxycarbonylméthyl)pyridinium.
  7. Composition de toner selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit sel est le tétraphénylborate de N-(phénoxycarbonylméthyl)-3-chloro-pyridinium.
  8. Composition de toner selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit sel est le m-nitrobenzènesulfonate de N-(éthoxycarbonylméthyl)pyridinium.
  9. Composition de toner selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit sel est le bromure de N-(éthoxycarbonylméthyl)pyridinium.
  10. Révélateur électrostatographique comprenant :
    a) la composition de toner sous forme de particules de la revendication 1, et
    b) des particules de porteur.
  11. Révélateur selon la revendication 10, dans lequel les particules de porteur sont constituées d'un coeur revêtu d'un composé fluorohydrocarboné.
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