JP2964750B2 - Hydrophobic silica - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to hydrophobic silica powder. More specifically, it relates to a hydrophobic silica powder characterized by having a small amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art So-called hydrophobic silica obtained by hydrophobizing the surface of silica (SiO ₂ ) powder with an organic substance is widely used as an agent for improving fluidity of toner in electrophotography, electrostatic recording and the like. ing. In these applications, the triboelectrification property with respect to iron or iron oxide as a carrier is one of the important properties, and the triboelectrification amount with respect to iron of hydrophobic silica is positive or negative depending on the type of treatment agent used. Indicates a negative value. In the conventional hydrophobic silica, whether the triboelectric charge amount is positive or negative, the absolute value of the triboelectric charge amount is about 200 μC/g or more. Although it has been used as a suitable additive, it has been pointed out that the charge amount is not constant and is susceptible to the environment, especially humidity. On the other hand, according to the research of the inventors, the alumina was treated with a silicon compound containing polydimethylsiloxane and fluorine, and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron was controlled by adding hydrophobic alumina whose absolute amount was controlled to 40 μC/g or less. The toner functions as a fluidity improver for both positively charged and negatively charged toners, and the results show that the change with time of chargeability and environmental resistance are improved as compared with conventional additives. It was However, the hydrophobicity of the surface is not always sufficient,
Further, there remains a problem that the electric insulation of alumina itself is relatively low. Silica has a high electrical insulating property with respect to alumina, and has the advantage that high hydrophobicity can be easily obtained by surface treatment. Therefore, hydrophobic silica in which silica is used as the powder to be treated instead of alumina and the triboelectric charge amount to iron is controlled to a value close to zero is expected to have more excellent properties as a toner additive. So far, this type of hydrophobic silica has not been put to practical use.

The triboelectrification amount of untreated silica with respect to iron has a value of about -500 to -600 μC/g. Therefore, for the purpose of controlling the triboelectrification amount with respect to iron to a value close to zero, Therefore, it is necessary to treat with a treating agent having a positive chargeability. As a treating agent having a positive chargeability to iron, a silane coupling agent substituted with an amino group and a polysiloxane substituted with an amino group have been proposed and already used. Is also used in the surface treatment of silica for the purpose of imparting a high positive chargeability, and in particular, the method of controlling the triboelectrification property to iron to a value close to zero and its specific method have not been shown.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above technical problems of conventional silica powder, and has a hydrophobic silica powder having both sufficient hydrophobicity and a property that the triboelectric charge amount to iron is close to zero. The purpose is to provide. In the present invention, it has been found that the surface treatment of silica using a combination of an amino-substituted silane compound and an organopolysiloxane gives a silica powder having both sufficient hydrophobicity and a property that the triboelectric charge amount to iron is close to zero. It was The present invention has solved the conventional problems based on the above findings.

[0005]

[Wherein each R ¹ is an amino-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R ² is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R ³ is Cl, Br or an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Represents an integer from 1 to 3. ]

Specific examples of the amino-substituted silane compound include the following compounds. _{H 2 N (CH 2) 3} Si (OEt) 3 H 2 N (CH 2) 2 NH (CH 2) 3 Si (OMe) 3 H 2 N (CH 2) 2 NH (CH 2) 3 SiMe (OMe) ₂ C ₆ H ₅ HN(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OMe) ₃ H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₂ NH(CH ₂ ) ₃ SiCl ₃

The organopolysiloxane used in the present invention is not particularly limited except that it has a fluidity such that it can be uniformly attached to the surface of silica powder.
It is preferable to use one having a viscosity of about cs to 1000 cs. In addition, from the viewpoint of hydrophobicity and availability, −
(SiR ⁴ R ⁵ O)- [wherein R ⁴ and R ⁵ represent the same or different substituents selected from an alkyl group, a phenyl group, a phenyl-substituted alkyl group, an alkoxy group and a hydrogen group (provided that R 4 ⁴ , R ⁵ must not be hydrogen groups at the same time)], and an organopolysiloxane having a repeating unit represented by the following formula is preferred. The silica powder used in the present invention may have a particle size suitable for the application required for its charging characteristics, and particularly preferably has a specific surface area of 50 m ² /g or more.

The method for measuring the triboelectric charge amount on iron is specified in the literature, for example, "Coloring Material" (55, 9, 630-636, 1982). The value is 100 μC/g to −100 μC/g, preferably 50 μC/g in order to suppress the influence on the charging property of the toner.
It is practically preferable to be in the range of from −50 μC/g.

For the purpose of the present invention, hydrophobic silica, that is, the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron is 100 μC/g to −100 μC/g.
The amount of the amino-substituted silane compound and the organopolysiloxane used to obtain the silica powder is characterized by having a hydrophobicity of 60% or more as measured by the transmittance method. It depends on the specific surface area of the silica to be treated and the type of treating agent. Specifically, for example, specific surface area
In the case of 130 m ² /g silica powder, the amount of amino-substituted silane compound is 1.0% by weight based on the weight of silica to be treated.
2.5 is about wt%, and good that the amount of the organopolysiloxane is about 8.0 wt% to 3.0 wt%
Good. Organopolysiloxane used/amino substitution
The weight ratio of the silane compound is preferably 2 or more.

As a method for treating the silica powder used in the present invention, a conventionally known method is applied. That is, while the silica powder to be treated is mechanically and sufficiently stirred, an amino-substituted silane compound and subsequently or simultaneously organopolysiloxane are added dropwise or sprayed thereto. At this time, it is preferable to add diethylamine or the like as a catalyst for enhancing the reactivity of the amino-substituted silane compound, or to blow in ammonia gas. It is also possible to use a solvent such as alcohol, ketone, or hydrocarbon as a diluent depending on the viscosity of the amino-substituted silane compound and the organopolysiloxane used. After the treating agent is added, the reaction is completed by heating at a temperature in the range of 100° C. to 250° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere to remove the solvent.

The hydrophobic silica for the purpose of the present invention, that is, the triboelectrification amount for iron is in the range of 100 μC/g to −100 μC/g, and the hydrophobicity measured by the transmittance method is
The amount of the amino-substituted silane compound and organopolysiloxane used to obtain the silica powder characterized by exhibiting a value of 60% or more depends on the specific surface area of the silica to be treated and the type of the treating agent. Specifically, for example, specific surface area 130m
^{In the case of 2} /g silica powder, the amount of amino-substituted silane compound used is about 1.0% to 2.5% by weight, and the amount of organopolysiloxane used is 3.0% to 8.0% with respect to the weight of silica to be treated. The above conditions may be satisfied when the content is about% by weight.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the silica powder is treated by using the amino-substituted silane compound and the organopolysiloxane in combination to obtain a hydrophobicity of 60% or more and 100 μC/g to −100 μC. It is possible to obtain a silica powder having a triboelectric charge amount for iron in the range of /g.

[0013]

Example 1 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed on the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OEt) ₃ 0.36 g Dimethylpolysiloxane 1.00 g (KF-96(50cs), manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Diethylamine A few drops n-Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying After further stirring at room temperature for 30 minutes, external heating was performed under a nitrogen stream, the temperature was raised to 150° C. over 40 minutes, the temperature was maintained for 30 minutes, and then the mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 83% and -27 µC/g, respectively. Next, styrene-
Disperse 18% carbon in acrylic resin, crush, then
The above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classifying to 20μ
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was -15 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercial copying machine and a life test was performed, it was about 2
Fog did not occur in the image even after copying over 000 sheets. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding the silica particles was also -15 μC/g. Next, carbon 18 in styrene-acrylic resin
%, nigrosine 5% were dispersed, pulverized, and then classified to 10 μ to 20 μ, and 1 g of the above silica particles was mixed with 100 g of the obtained resin powder to prepare a toner. 30g of this toner
1000 g of iron oxide powder was added to obtain a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was +18 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copying machine and a life test was conducted, no fog occurred in the image even after copying about 24,000 sheets. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding silica particles was also +18 μC/g.

[0014]

Example 2 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed onto the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OEt) ₃ 0.50 g Dimethylpolysiloxane 1.10 g (KF-96(50cs), manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Diethylamine few drops n-Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying, After further stirring at room temperature for 30 minutes, external heating was performed under a nitrogen stream, the temperature was raised to 150°C over 40 minutes, the temperature was maintained for 30 minutes, and then the mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 88% and +31 μC/g, respectively. Next, disperse 18% carbon in styrene-acrylic resin and grind, then
A toner was prepared by mixing 1 g of the above silica particles with 100 g of the resin powder obtained by classification to ˜20 μm. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer.
The triboelectric charge of this developer was -13 μC/g. When this developer was put in a commercial copying machine and a life test was performed,
Fogging did not occur in the image even after copying over 19,000 sheets. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). Next, disperse 18% carbon and 5% nigrosine in styrene-acrylic resin, grind, and
A toner was prepared by mixing 1 g of the above silica particles with 100 g of resin powder obtained by classification into 0 μ to 20 μ. Further, 30 g of this toner was added with 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was +17 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copying machine and subjected to a life test, no fog occurred on the image even after copying about 21,000 sheets. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding silica particles is also +16 μC/
It was g.

[0015]

Example 3 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed onto the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound 0.41 g H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₂ NH(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OMe) ₃ methyl human polysiloxane 1.00 g (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. KF-99(20cs)) Diethylamine few drops n -Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying, stir at room temperature for 30 minutes, then externally heat under a nitrogen stream, raise to 150°C over 40 minutes, hold at this temperature for 30 minutes, and then cool to room temperature. did. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 91% and -8 μC/g, respectively. Next, styrene-
Disperse 18% carbon in acrylic resin, crush, then
The above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classifying to 20μ
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was -13 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copier and a life test was conducted,
Image fog did not occur even with 24,000 or more copies. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). Next, disperse 18% carbon and 5% nigrosine in styrene-acrylic resin, grind and
A toner was prepared by mixing 1 g of the above silica particles with 100 g of the resin powder obtained by classifying into 20 μm. Further, 30 g of this toner was added with 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer.
The triboelectric charge of this developer was +17 μC/g. When this developer was put in a commercial copying machine and a life test was performed,
Fogging did not occur in the image even when copying about 23,000 sheets or more. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge amount of the developer prepared without adding silica particles was also +16 μC/g.

[0016]

Example 4 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed on the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compounds _{C 6 H 5 NH (CH 2} ) 3 Si (OMe) 3 0.38g methylalkoxy Ho ° polysiloxane 0.95 g (manufactured by Shin KF-851 (80cs)) Shi Bu few drops ethylamine n- propanol 5.0ml After the spraying was completed, the mixture was further stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, externally heated under a nitrogen stream, heated to 150° C. over 40 minutes, held at this temperature for 30 minutes, and then allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the triboelectric charge on iron were 88% and +11 μC/g, respectively. Next, disperse 18% carbon in styrene-acrylic resin and crush it, then
1 g of the above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classification into μ
A toner was prepared by mixing Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was -15 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copying machine and a life test was performed, it was found to be about 21,0
Fogging did not occur in the image even when the number of copies was 00 or more. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding the silica particles was also -15 μC/g. Next, 18% carbon in styrene-acrylic resin,
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g of the above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by dispersing 5% of nigrosine, pulverizing, and then classifying to 10 μ to 20 μ. Further, 30 g of this toner was added with 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was +18 μC/g. When this developer was put in a commercially available copying machine and subjected to a life test, no fog occurred on the image even after copying about 20,000 sheets. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding silica particles was also +18 μC/g.

[0017]

Example 5 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed on the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound 0.40 g H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₂ NH(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OMe) ₃ Methylstyrylpolysiloxane 1.20 g (KF-410 (1000cs), Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Diethylamine Several drops n -Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying, stir at room temperature for 30 minutes, then externally heat under a nitrogen stream, raise to 150°C over 40 minutes, hold at this temperature for 30 minutes, and then cool to room temperature. did. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 87% and -24 μC/g, respectively. Next, styrene-
Disperse 18% carbon in acrylic resin, crush, then
The above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classifying to 20μ
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was -16 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercial copying machine and a life test was performed, it was about 2
Image fog did not occur even with 5,000 or more copies. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding the silica particles was also -15 μC/g. Next, carbon 18 in styrene-acrylic resin
%, nigrosine 5% were dispersed, pulverized, and then classified to 10 μ to 20 μ, and 1 g of the above silica particles was mixed with 100 g of the obtained resin powder to prepare a toner. 30g of this toner
1000 g of iron oxide powder was added to obtain a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was +18 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copying machine and subjected to a life test, no fog occurred on the image even after copying about 26,000 sheets. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding silica particles was also +18 μC/g.

[0018]

Example 6 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed on the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound 0.38 g H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₂ NH(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OEt) ₃ methyl human polysiloxane 0.81 g (KF-410 (1000cs) manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Diethylamine few drops n -Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying, stir at room temperature for 30 minutes, then externally heat under a nitrogen stream, raise to 150°C over 40 minutes, hold at this temperature for 30 minutes, and then cool to room temperature. did. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 95% and +5 μC/g, respectively. Next, styrene-
Disperse 18% carbon in acrylic resin, crush, then
The above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classifying to 20μ
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was -16 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercial copying machine and a life test was performed, it was about 2
Image fog did not occur even with 8,000 or more copies. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding the silica particles was also -15 μC/g. Next, carbon 18 in styrene-acrylic resin
%, nigrosine 5% were dispersed, pulverized, and then classified to 10 μ to 20 μ, and 1 g of the above silica particles was mixed with 100 g of the obtained resin powder to prepare a toner. 30g of this toner
1000 g of iron oxide powder was added to obtain a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was +18 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copying machine and subjected to a life test, no fog occurred on the image even after copying about 27,000 sheets. Furthermore, it showed a good image even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding silica particles was also +18 μC/g.

[0019]

Comparative Example 1 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed onto the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Dimethylpolysiloxane KF-96(50cs) manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 1.20 g n-Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying is completed, the mixture is further stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, and then externally heated under a nitrogen stream for 150 minutes. The temperature was raised to 0° C., the temperature was maintained for 30 minutes, and the temperature was allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 92% and -237 μC/g, respectively. Next, after dispersing 18% carbon in styrene-acrylic resin and crushing,
The above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classifying to 20μ
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was -17 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copying machine and a life test was conducted,
Fogging occurred on the image after 000 sheets. Higher temperature and humidity (28℃, 8
Under the environment of (5%RH), a clear deterioration of image quality was recognized.

[0020]

Comparative Example 2 Silica dried by heating (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed onto the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OEt) ₃ 1.00 g Dimethylpolysiloxane Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. KF-96(50cs) 1.20 g Diethylamine few drops n-Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying, After further stirring at room temperature for 30 minutes, external heating was performed under a nitrogen stream, the temperature was raised to 150°C over 40 minutes, the temperature was maintained for 30 minutes, and then the mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 88% and +185 μC/g, respectively. Next styrene
Disperse 18% carbon in acrylic resin, crush, then
The above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classifying to 20μ
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to make a developer, but the charge amount was +3 μC/g and it could not be used as a toner.
Next, a toner was prepared by dispersing 18% carbon and 5% nigrosine in a styrene-acrylic resin, pulverizing the mixture, and classifying the mixture into 10 μ to 20 μ, and mixing 1 g of the silica particles in 100 g of the obtained resin powder. .. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was +20 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copying machine and a life test was conducted, fog occurred on the image after about 9,000 sheets. The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding the silica particles was +17 μC/g.

[0021]

[Comparative Example 3] Heat-dried silica (specific surface area: 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed on the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OEt) ₃ 0.40 g Diethylamine few drops n-Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying is complete, after stirring for 30 minutes at room temperature, external heating is performed under a nitrogen stream. The temperature was raised to 150° C. over 40 minutes, held at this temperature for 30 minutes, and then allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 41% and +15 μC/g, respectively. Next, styrene-
Disperse 18% carbon in acrylic resin, crush, then
The above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classifying to 20μ
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was reduced to -14 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercially available copier and a life test was conducted,
Image fog occurred on 14,000 copies. In addition, the images showed a clear decrease even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding the silica particles was -15 μC/g. Next, a toner was prepared by dispersing 18% carbon and 5% nigrosine in a styrene-acrylic resin, pulverizing the mixture, and classifying the mixture into 10 μ to 20 μ, and mixing 1 g of the silica particles in 100 g of the obtained resin powder. .. Furthermore, 30 g of this toner is added to iron oxide powder 1
000g was added to make a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was +18 μC/g. Put this developer in a commercially available copier,
When a life test was conducted, fog was generated on the image in about 15,000 copies. Higher temperature and humidity (28℃, 85%RH)
Even under the environment, there was a clear decrease in the image. The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding silica particles was also +18 μC/g.

[0022]

Comparative Example 4 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed on the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Methyl human polysiloxane 1.10 g (KF-99(20cs) manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) n-Propanol 5.0 ml After spraying is complete, after stirring for 30 minutes at room temperature, external heating is performed under a nitrogen stream for 40 minutes. The temperature was raised to 150° C. over this period, and the temperature was maintained for 30 minutes, and then allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectricity with respect to iron were 92% and -158 µC/g, respectively. Next, styrene-
Disperse 18% carbon in acrylic resin, crush, then
The above silica particles in 100 g of resin powder obtained by classifying to 20μ
Toner was prepared by mixing 1 g. Further, 30 g of this toner was added to 1000 g of iron oxide powder to prepare a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was -16 μC/g. When this developer was put into a commercial copying machine and a life test was performed, it was about 1
Image fog occurred on 4,000 copies. In addition, the images showed a clear decrease even under the environment of high temperature and high humidity (28℃, 85%RH). The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding the silica particles was -15 μC/g. Next, a toner was prepared by dispersing 18% carbon and 5% nigrosine in a styrene-acrylic resin, pulverizing the mixture, and classifying the mixture into 10 μ to 20 μ, and mixing 1 g of the silica particles in 100 g of the obtained resin powder. .. Furthermore, 30 g of this toner is added to iron oxide powder 1
000g was added to make a developer. The triboelectric charge of this developer was reduced to +16 μC/g. When this developer was put in a commercially available copying machine and a life test was conducted, fog was generated on the image in about 10,000 copies. High temperature and humidity (28℃, 85
(%RH) also showed a clear deterioration of the image.
The triboelectric charge of the developer prepared without adding silica particles was also +18 μC/g.

[0023]

Example 7 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed onto the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₂ NH(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OMe) ₃ 0.3
0g Dimethylpolysiloxane Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. KF-96(50cs) 1.50g Diethylamine A few drops Acetone 5.0
After spraying ml, the mixture was further stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, then externally heated under a nitrogen stream, heated to 150° C. over 40 minutes, held at this temperature for 30 minutes, and then allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the obtained powder by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectrification against iron were 95% and +23 μC/g, respectively.

[0024]

Example 8 Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /g) 2
0 g was placed in a stainless steel container, and a treating agent having the following composition was sprayed onto the silica at room temperature while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. Treatment agent Amino-substituted silane compound H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₂ NH(CH ₂ ) ₃ SiCl ₃ 0.30 g Dimethylpolysiloxane Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. KF-96(50cs) 1.50gn-hexane 5.0 ml After spraying, at room temperature After stirring for 30 minutes, ammonia gas was blown in for 5 minutes, external heating was further performed under a nitrogen stream, the temperature was raised to 180° C. over 40 minutes, the temperature was maintained at this temperature for 30 minutes, and then allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrophobicity of the powder obtained by the transmittance method and the amount of triboelectrification against iron were 74% and +, respectively.
It was 89 μC/g.

[Comparative Example 4] Heat-dried silica (specific surface area 130 m ² /
g) Charge 20 g into a stainless steel container, and in a nitrogen atmosphere.
While stirring, the treating agent of the following composition was added to the above silica at room temperature.
Sprayed. Processing agent amino Replacement Silane Compound H ₂ N(CH ₂ ) ₂ NH(CH ₂ ) ₃ Si(OMe) ₃ 0.30g Dimethyl polysiloxane Shin-Etsu Chemical KF-96 (50cs) 1.50g acetone 5.0 ml After spraying, stir at room temperature for 30 minutes, then under a nitrogen stream.
External heating at 40°C and heat up to 150°C over 40 minutes.
After holding at the temperature of 30 minutes, it was left to cool to room temperature. Got
Hydrophobicity and triboelectrification of iron by powder permeability method.
The amounts were 55% and +65 μC/g, respectively.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A triboelectrically-charged iron treated with an amino-substituted silane compound represented by the general formula (1) and an oily organopolysiloxane in the presence of a catalyst selected from amine and ammonia gas, has a triboelectric charge of 100 μC/g. From −100 μ
Hydrophobic silica in the range of C/g and having a hydrophobicity value of 60% or more measured by a transmittance method. General formula (1) R ¹ Si(R ² ) _3-n (R ³ ) _n [wherein R ¹ is an amino-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R
² is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R ³ is Cl, Br or an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 to 3. ] 2. The R ³ group of the general formula (1) is an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the catalyst is an amine, and the triboelectric charge of the treated silica powder to iron is from 50 μC/g to − 50 μC
The hydrophobic silica according to claim 1, which is in a range of /g and has a hydrophobicity of 70% or more as measured by a transmittance method. 3. The organopolysiloxane is --(SiR ⁴ R ⁵
O)-[wherein R ⁴ and R ⁵ represent the same or different substituents selected from an alkyl group, a phenyl group, a phenyl-substituted alkyl group, an alkoxy group and a hydrogen group (provided that R ⁴ and R ⁵ are the same. The hydrophobic silica according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hydrophobic silica has a repeating unit represented by the formula (not a hydrogen group).