JP6279972B2 - Method for producing toner for developing electrostatic image - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing an electrostatic charge image developing toner, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner obtained by the production method.

In the field of electrophotography, with the development of an electrophotographic system, development of toner for electrophotography corresponding to higher image quality and higher speed is required.
Corresponding to high image quality, as a method for obtaining a toner having a narrow particle size distribution and a small particle size, a method of dispersing a resin in water or polymerizing a resin in water is performed. In particular, a toner is produced by an emulsion aggregation method (also referred to as an aggregation coalescence method or an aggregation fusion method) in which fine resin particles and the like are aggregated and fused in an aqueous medium to obtain a toner. As the binder resin, a styrene acrylic resin or a polyester resin excellent in low-temperature fixability is used, and in order to satisfy a plurality of performances simultaneously, a combination of a plurality of resins has been studied.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that at least first resin particles and a colorant are aggregated and fused in order to obtain a toner having low-temperature fixability, offset resistance, crush resistance, and blocking resistance. A toner having a core-shell structure comprising: a core layer comprising: a core layer formed on the surface of the core layer; and a shell layer obtained by agglomerating and fusing the second resin particles on the surface of the core layer. Containing a wax and a second wax, the melting point of the second wax being higher than the melting point of the first wax, the average dispersion diameter of the first wax being smaller than the average dispersion diameter of the second wax, In addition, a toner is disclosed in which the content of the first wax in the core layer is larger than the content of the second wax in the shell layer.
Patent Document 2 discloses a binder resin for an electrophotographic toner obtained by polymerizing a raw material monomer of a polycondensation resin and a raw material monomer of an addition polymerization resin for the purpose of improving filming resistance and low-temperature fixability. A binder resin for an electrophotographic toner is disclosed in which the raw material monomer of the addition polymerization resin contains an alkyl (meth) acrylate (12 to 18 carbon atoms) ester.
Patent Document 3 discloses a core material that contains at least a binder resin and a colorant and is granulated with an aqueous medium for the purpose of improving fixability, charging characteristics, durability stability, and obtaining an image free of background stains. Disclosed is a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, wherein a hybrid resin including a polyester unit and a vinyl unit is used as the shell material in a core-shell structure type toner having a shell material covering the core material. ing.
Patent Document 4 discloses a dry electrostatic image development containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent for the purpose of obtaining a toner having low temperature fixability and high offset resistance with low energy. In the toner for toner, the toner comprises a core containing at least a binder resin and a colorant and a shell covering the core, and the shell is made of resin fine particles covered with a resin having a crosslinked structure. A featured toner is disclosed.
Patent Document 5 discloses a binder resin containing a graft copolymer obtained by graft copolymerizing a polymerizable vinyl monomer with a polyester resin for the purpose of improving low-temperature fixability, storage stability, and crush resistance. A toner for developing an electrostatic image comprising toner particles containing a wax and a wax stabilizer which is an iminoacetic acid compound is disclosed.

JP 2005-91706 A JP 2008-20848 A JP 2011-212269 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-232381 JP 2012-88345 A

By including the wax in the toner, oilless fixing can be realized, and the fixing property is improved. However, in the case of a toner using a polyester resin having excellent properties as described above, the polyester resin and the wax are difficult to mix because of their polarities, and in particular in the production of toner by an emulsion aggregation method in which shearing force cannot be applied, the wax is used. Dispersion failure is remarkable. As a result, the wax bleeds out or drops off during the preparation of the toner and during storage, resulting in a problem that storage stability and durability are lowered.
In addition, since the wax is removed, fixing at a sufficiently low temperature cannot be obtained, and the gloss of the printed material required for a high-quality printed material is not present on the surface of the image at the time of printing. There was a problem that decreased.
An object of the present invention is to provide a toner for developing an electrostatic image that is excellent in low-temperature fixability, heat-resistant storage stability, durability, and gloss, and a method for producing the same.

  The present inventor considered that the factors affecting the low-temperature fixability, heat-resistant storage stability, durability, and high-quality gloss are due to the toner surface and internal composition. In addition, a toner for developing electrostatic images having excellent low-temperature fixability, heat-resistant storage stability, durability, and gloss by including a composite resin containing a polyester resin segment and a specific vinyl-based resin segment and a wax in the shell portion. It was found that can be obtained.

That is, the present invention provides the following [1] and [2].
[1] A method for producing a core-shell type electrostatic image developing toner, comprising the following steps 1 to 4.
Step 1: Adding a wax during the synthesis of a composite resin including a polyester resin segment and a vinyl resin segment containing a structural unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, or a composite resin Step 2: Mixing resin and wax to obtain a composite resin composition Step 2: Add an aqueous medium to the composite resin composition, phase inversion emulsify, and resin particles for shells containing wax and composite resin Step of obtaining an aqueous dispersion (X) Step 3: The aqueous system obtained in Step 2 to the dispersion (Y) of the core resin particles containing the polyester resin (Yp) or the vinyl resin (Yv). Step of mixing and aggregating dispersion (X) to obtain aggregated particles Step 4: Step of fusing the aggregated particles [2] An electrostatic image developing toner obtained by the production method of [1] above.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electrostatic charge image developing toner excellent in low-temperature fixability, heat-resistant storage stability, durability and gloss, and a method for producing the same.

[Method for producing toner for developing electrostatic image]
The method for producing a core-shell type electrostatic image developing toner of the present invention includes the following steps 1 to 4.
Step 1: Adding a wax during the synthesis of a composite resin including a polyester resin segment and a vinyl resin segment containing a structural unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, or a composite resin Step 2: Mixing resin and wax to obtain a composite resin composition Step 2: Add an aqueous medium to the composite resin composition, phase inversion emulsify, and resin particles for shells containing wax and composite resin Step of obtaining an aqueous dispersion (X) Step 3: The aqueous system obtained in Step 2 to the dispersion (Y) of the core resin particles containing the polyester resin (Yp) or the vinyl resin (Yv). Step of mixing and dispersing aggregate (X) to obtain aggregated particles Step 4: Step of fusing the aggregated particles

The reason why the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention (hereinafter also simply referred to as “toner”) is excellent in low-temperature fixability, heat-resistant storage stability, durability and gloss is not clear, but is considered as follows.
In the production method of the present invention, a wax is added during the synthesis of a composite resin containing a polyester resin segment and a specific vinyl resin segment in one molecule, or the composite resin and the wax are mixed together to produce a composite resin composition. Get. Next, the resin particles obtained by adding an aqueous medium to the composite resin composition and phase-emulsifying are aggregated around the core portion and used as the shell portion of the core-shell type toner.
The polyester resin or vinyl resin forming the core portion is excellent in adjusting thermophysical properties and excellent in affinity with the shell, so that it is considered that the shell can exist without peeling around the core.
In addition, the vinyl resin segment of the composite resin has a component derived from a monomer having a hydrophobic long-chain alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, and this portion has high affinity with wax. Therefore, it is considered that the wax is uniformly dispersed in the composite resin in the composite resin composition.
Furthermore, when an aqueous medium is added to the composite resin composition and phase inversion emulsification is performed, the vinyl resin segment of the composite resin has a high affinity for wax and the polyester resin segment of the composite resin is hydrophilic as described above. Since it has an ester bond, it is considered that resin particles having a resin layer formed on the surface of the wax so as to surround the wax are obtained.
By agglomerating and fusing the resin particles as a shell on the surface of the resin particles forming the core, it is possible to prevent the wax from falling off during the preparation of the toner or during storage, and the wax is evenly distributed in the shell portion. Therefore, it is considered that a toner having good storage stability and excellent durability during printing can be obtained.
Furthermore, since the wax present on the toner surface melts during printing and can be uniformly present on the surface of the printed matter, it is considered that the gloss is good and the low-temperature fixability is excellent.
Next, each step will be described.

<Step 1>
Step 1 includes adding a wax during synthesis of a composite resin including a polyester resin segment and a vinyl resin segment containing a structural unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, or composite In this step, a resin and wax are mixed to obtain a composite resin composition.
In step 1, in addition to the composite resin and wax, one or more selected from organic solvents, neutralizing agents, and surfactants may be mixed.

(Composite resin)
The composite resin includes a polyester resin segment and a vinyl resin segment containing a structural unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms.
In addition, this composite resin has three components: a constituent segment derived from the polyester resin segment and a vinyl monomer, and a constituent portion derived from an amphoteric monomer capable of reacting with both the polyester resin segment and the constituent component derived from the vinyl monomer. It preferably consists of parts. In addition, within the range which does not inhibit the objective of this invention, you may include structural parts other than these three structural parts, but it is preferable not to include structural parts other than three structural parts.
As described above, since the vinyl resin segment of the composite resin has a hydrophobic alkyl group, a resin layer can be satisfactorily formed on the surface of the wax. Moreover, since the polyester resin segment of the composite resin has a hydrophilic ester bond, the resin particles containing the wax and the composite resin can be favorably dispersed in the aqueous medium during phase inversion emulsification.

The composite resin may be an amorphous resin or a crystalline resin. Here, the crystallinity of the resin of the present invention is the crystallinity defined by the ratio between the softening point and the maximum endothermic peak temperature by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), that is, “softening point / maximum endothermic peak temperature”. Expressed by an index. Generally, when the crystallinity index exceeds 1.4, the resin is amorphous, and when it is less than 0.6, the crystallinity is low and there are many amorphous portions. In the present invention, the “crystalline resin” means a resin having a crystallinity index of 0.6 or more and 1.4 or less, preferably 0.8 or more and 1.2 or less, more preferably 0.9 or more and 1.1 or less. “Amorphous resin” refers to a resin having a crystallinity index of more than 1.4 or less than 0.6.
The above “maximum endothermic peak temperature” refers to the temperature of the peak on the highest temperature side among the endothermic peaks observed under the measurement method conditions described in the examples. If the maximum peak temperature is within 20 ° C. from the softening point, the maximum peak temperature is taken as the melting point of the crystalline resin, and the peak exceeding 20 ° C. from the softening point is due to the glass transition of the amorphous resin. And
The crystallinity of the resin can be adjusted by the types and ratios of the raw material monomers, production conditions (for example, reaction temperature, reaction time, cooling rate) and the like.

≪Polyester resin segment≫
The polyester resin constituting the polyester resin segment (hereinafter also referred to as “polyester resin (Xp)”) is not particularly limited as long as it is a polyester resin for toners having physical properties generally used for toners. And an alcohol component (hereinafter also referred to as “alcohol component (X-al)”) and a carboxylic acid component (hereinafter also referred to as “carboxylic acid component (X-ac)”). Hereinafter, typical embodiments of the polyester resin for toner (Xp) used in the present invention will be described.

[Alcohol component (X-al)]
Examples of the alcohol component (X-al) include aliphatic diols, aromatic diols, and trivalent or higher polyhydric alcohols. These alcohol components can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
The alcohol component (X-al) contains an alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A represented by the following formula (I) from the viewpoint of obtaining a toner excellent in heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss. Is preferred.

(In the formula, R represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms. X and y are average added moles of an alkyleneoxy group, represent a positive number, and the sum of x and y is preferably 1 or more. More preferably 1.5 or more, still more preferably 2 or more, and preferably 16 or less, more preferably 5 or less, still more preferably 3 or less.)

Examples of the alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A represented by the formula (I) include 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane polyoxypropylene adduct and 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane. Preferably, polyoxyethylene adducts are used.
The content of the alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A represented by the above formula (I) is preferably 70 mol in the alcohol component from the viewpoint of obtaining a toner excellent in heat storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss. % Or more, more preferably 80 mol% or more, still more preferably 90 mol% or more, still more preferably 98 mol% or more, and preferably 100 mol% or less, more preferably 100 mol%.

The aliphatic diol is preferably an aliphatic diol having 2 or more carbon atoms, preferably 14 or less carbon atoms, more preferably 6 or less carbon atoms.
Further, from the viewpoint of enhancing low-temperature fixability, durability, heat-resistant storage stability and gloss of the toner, trihydric or higher alcohols may be used. Examples of trihydric or higher alcohols include glycerin, pentaerythritol, trimethylolpropane, and the like, and glycerin is preferable from the viewpoint of reactivity and molecular weight adjustment.

[Carboxylic acid component (X-ac)]
Examples of the carboxylic acid component (X-ac) include aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, aromatic dicarboxylic acids, trivalent or higher polyvalent carboxylic acids, and acid anhydrides and alkyl (1 to 3 carbon atoms) esters thereof. Is mentioned. These carboxylic acid components can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
Specific examples of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid include oxalic acid, malonic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid, itaconic acid, glutaconic acid, succinic acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, 1,10- Examples include decanedicarboxylic acid and dodecanedioic acid. Examples of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid include succinic acid substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms such as dodecyl succinic acid, dodecenyl succinic acid, and octenyl succinic acid. . Among these, fumaric acid, dodecenyl succinic acid, octenyl succinic acid, and more preferably fumaric acid are preferred from the viewpoint of obtaining a toner excellent in heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss.
Specific examples of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid include terephthalic acid, phthalic acid, and isophthalic acid. Among these, terephthalic acid is preferable from the viewpoints of heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss of the toner.

The content of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid is preferably 15 mol% or more, more preferably 20 in the carboxylic acid component (X-ac), from the viewpoints of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner. More preferably, it is 95 mol% or less, More preferably, it is 70 mol% or less, More preferably, it is 50 mol% or less, More preferably, it is 35 mol% or less.
In addition, the content of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid is preferably 5 mol% or more in the carboxylic acid component (X-ac), more preferably from the viewpoint of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner. 30 mol% or more, more preferably 50 mol% or more, still more preferably 65 mol% or more, and preferably 85 mol% or less, more preferably 80 mol% or less, and even more preferably 75 mol% or less. .
The molar ratio of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid to the aromatic dicarboxylic acid [aliphatic dicarboxylic acid / aromatic dicarboxylic acid] is preferably 15/85 from the viewpoints of heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. Or more, more preferably 20/80 or more, further preferably 25/75 or more, and preferably 95/5 or less, more preferably 70/30 or less, still more preferably 40/60 or less, and still more preferably 35. / 65 or less.
The total amount of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and the aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the carboxylic acid component (X-ac) is preferably 90 mol% or more from the viewpoint of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss improvement of the toner. More preferably, it is 95 mol% or more, More preferably, it is 99 mol% or more, More preferably, it is 100 mol%.

Specific examples of the trivalent or higher polyvalent carboxylic acid include 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylic acid (trimellitic acid), 2,5,7-naphthalenetricarboxylic acid, 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid. An acid (pyromellitic acid) etc. are mentioned.
From the viewpoint of adjusting physical properties, the alcohol component (X-al) may optionally contain a monovalent alcohol, and the carboxylic acid component (X-ac) suitably contains a monovalent carboxylic acid compound. It may be.

[Molar ratio of carboxylic acid component (X-ac) to alcohol component (X-al)]
The molar ratio of the carboxylic acid component (X-ac) to the alcohol component (X-al) [carboxylic acid component (X-ac) / alcohol component (X-al)] is preferably from the viewpoint of reactivity and physical property adjustment. 0.4 or more, more preferably 0.5 or more, still more preferably 0.7 or more, still more preferably 0.8 or more, and preferably 1.5 or less, more preferably 1.3 or less, further Preferably it is 1.1 or less, More preferably, it is 1.0 or less.

  The content of the polyester resin segment in the composite resin is preferably 60% by mass or more, more preferably 64% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of obtaining a toner excellent in heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss. More preferably, it is 66 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 68 mass% or more, Preferably it is 80 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 76 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 74 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 72 mass % Or less.

≪Vinyl resin segment≫
The vinyl resin segment contains a structural unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms. That is, the starting vinyl monomer of the vinyl resin segment has a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms. Thus, since the vinyl resin segment has a hydrophobic long-chain alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, the affinity with the wax is high, and the wax is excellent in the composite resin containing the vinyl resin segment. It is considered to be dispersed.
From this viewpoint, the carbon number of the alkyl group of the vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms is preferably 11 or more, more preferably 13 or more, still more preferably 15 or more, and preferably 19 Hereinafter, it is more preferably 18 or less.
The vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms is preferably at least one selected from stearyl (meth) acrylate and lauryl (meth) acrylate, more preferably stearyl (meth) acrylate, still more preferably. Is stearyl methacrylate.

  As a raw material vinyl monomer for the vinyl resin segment, other vinyl monomers can be used together with a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of the other vinyl monomers include styrene compounds such as styrene and α-methylstyrene; ethylenically unsaturated monoolefins such as ethylene and propylene; diolefins such as butadiene; halovinyls such as vinyl chloride; vinyl acetate and propion. Vinyl esters such as vinyl acid; esters of ethylenic monocarboxylic acid such as dimethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate; vinyl ethers such as vinyl methyl ether; vinylidene halides such as vinylidene chloride; N- such as N-vinylpyrrolidone; Examples include vinyl compounds. From the viewpoint of reactivity, a styrene compound is preferable, and styrene is more preferable.

  The content of the vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms in the raw material vinyl monomer, which is a component derived from the vinyl resin segment, improves the affinity with the wax and improves the wax in the composite resin. From the viewpoint of obtaining a toner excellent in heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss, by dispersion, it is preferably 1% by mass or more, more preferably 5% by mass or more, and still more preferably 10% by mass or more. More preferably, it is 15 mass% or more. In addition, the content is preferably 55% by mass or less, more preferably 40% by mass or less, and still more preferably from the viewpoints of improvement in emulsifying property at the time of phase inversion emulsification in Step 2 and improvement in low-temperature fixability and heat resistant storage stability. Is 30% by mass or less, more preferably 25% by mass or less.

  The total content of the vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and the styrene compound in the starting vinyl monomer, which is a component derived from the vinyl resin segment, is the heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability of the toner, From the viewpoint of improving gloss, it is preferably 90% by mass or more, more preferably 95% by mass or more, still more preferably 99% by mass or more, and still more preferably 100% by mass.

  The content of the styrene compound in the raw material vinyl monomer, which is a component derived from the vinyl resin segment, is preferably 45% by mass or more from the viewpoint of improving the heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. More preferably, it is 60 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 70 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 75 mass% or more. The content is preferably 99% by mass or less, more preferably 95% by mass or less, and still more preferably 90% by mass from the viewpoint of improving emulsification and improving low-temperature fixability during phase inversion emulsification in Step 2. Hereinafter, it is still more preferably 85% by mass or less.

  The content of the vinyl-based resin segment in the composite resin improves the affinity with the wax and favorably disperses the wax in the composite resin, thereby improving heat storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss. From the viewpoint of obtaining an excellent toner, it is preferably 20% by mass or more, more preferably 24% by mass or more, still more preferably 26% by mass or more, and still more preferably 28% by mass or more. In addition, the content is preferably 40% by mass or less, more preferably 36% by mass or less, and still more preferably 34% by mass from the viewpoint of improvement of emulsification property and low temperature fixability at the time of phase inversion emulsification in Step 2. Hereinafter, it is more preferably 32% by mass or less.

≪Amotropic monomer≫
When an amphoteric monomer is used as the raw material monomer for the composite resin, the amphoteric monomer reacts with both the polyester resin segment and the vinyl resin segment, whereby a composite resin can be produced. That is, it is preferable that the structural unit derived from the both reactive monomers is a bonding point between the vinyl resin segment and the polyester resin segment.
Examples of the both reactive monomers include vinyl monomers having one or more functional groups selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an epoxy group, a primary amino group, and a secondary amino group in the molecule. Among these, from the viewpoint of reactivity, a compound having at least one selected from a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group and an ethylenically unsaturated bond, more preferably a compound having a carboxyl group and an ethylenically unsaturated bond. is there.

Examples of the both reactive monomers include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, and maleic anhydride. From the viewpoint of the reactivity of the polycondensation reaction and the addition polymerization reaction, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid are preferable, and acrylic acid is more preferable. Both reactive monomers can be used alone or in combination.
The amount of the both reactive monomers used is preferably 2 with respect to 100 mole parts of the alcohol component from the viewpoints of dispersibility of the vinyl resin component, heat resistant storage stability, durability, low temperature fixability, and gloss. Mol parts or more, more preferably 4 mol parts or more, still more preferably 6 mol parts or more, and preferably 20 mol parts or less, more preferably 16 mol parts or less, still more preferably 12 mol parts or less, and even more preferably. Is 10 mol parts or less.

[Softening point]
The softening point of the composite resin is preferably 90 ° C. or higher, more preferably 100 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 110 ° C. or higher, and still more preferably, from the viewpoints of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss improvement of the toner. The temperature is 120 ° C. or higher, and preferably 150 ° C. or lower, more preferably 145 ° C. or lower, still more preferably 140 ° C. or lower, and still more preferably 135 ° C. or lower.

〔Glass-transition temperature〕
The glass transition temperature of the composite resin is preferably 40 ° C. or higher, more preferably 45 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 50 ° C. or higher, and still more preferably, from the viewpoints of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement. Is 53 ° C or higher, and preferably 80 ° C or lower, more preferably 75 ° C or lower, still more preferably 70 ° C or lower, and still more preferably 65 ° C or lower.

[Acid value]
The acid value of the composite resin is preferably 1 mgKOH / g or more, more preferably 5 mgKOH / g or more, still more preferably 10 mgKOH / g or more, from the viewpoints of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner. More preferably, it is 14 mgKOH / g or more, and preferably 40 mgKOH / g or less, more preferably 35 mgKOH / g or less, still more preferably 25 mgKOH / g or less, and still more preferably 20 mgKOH / g or less.
The softening point, glass transition temperature, and acid value of the composite resin can be easily adjusted by adjusting the raw material monomer composition, molecular weight, catalyst amount, etc., or by selecting reaction conditions.

  The total content of the polyester resin segment, the vinyl resin segment and the segment derived from both reactive monomers in the composite resin is preferably 90% by mass or more, more preferably 95% by mass or more, and further preferably 99% by mass or more. More preferably, it is 100 mass%.

(Production method of composite resin)
The composite resin is preferably produced by any of the following methods (1) to (3). In addition, it is preferable that both reactive monomers are supplied to a reaction system with the raw material monomer of a vinyl-type resin component from a reactive viewpoint. From the viewpoint of reactivity, a catalyst such as an esterification catalyst or an esterification cocatalyst may be used, and a polymerization initiator and a polymerization inhibitor may be further used.
(1) A method in which after the step (A) of the polycondensation reaction with the alcohol component and the carboxylic acid component, the step (B) of the addition polymerization reaction with the raw material monomer of the vinyl resin component and, if necessary, the both reactive monomers is performed.
In Step (A), a part of the carboxylic acid component is subjected to a polycondensation reaction, and then, after performing Step (B), the reaction temperature is increased again, and the remainder of the carboxylic acid component is added to the polymerization system. A method in which the polycondensation reaction in step (A) and the reaction with both reactive monomers as necessary are further promoted is more preferred.

(2) A method in which the step (A) of the polycondensation reaction with the raw material monomer of the polyester resin component is performed after the step (B) of the addition polymerization reaction with the raw material monomer of the vinyl resin component and the both reactive monomers.
The alcohol component and the carboxylic acid component are allowed to exist in the reaction system during the addition polymerization reaction, and polycondensation is performed by adding an esterification catalyst and, if necessary, an esterification co-catalyst at a temperature suitable for the polycondensation reaction. The reaction can be started, or the polycondensation reaction can be started by adding it later to the reaction system under temperature conditions suitable for the polycondensation reaction. In the former case, the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution can be adjusted by adding an esterification catalyst and, if necessary, an esterification co-catalyst at a temperature suitable for the polycondensation reaction.

(3) A method in which the step (A) of the polycondensation reaction with the alcohol component and the carboxylic acid component and the step (B) of the addition polymerization reaction with the raw material monomer and the both reactive monomers of the vinyl resin component are performed in parallel.
In this method, step (A) and step (B) are performed under reaction temperature conditions suitable for addition polymerization reaction, the reaction temperature is increased, and under temperature conditions suitable for polycondensation reaction, if necessary, It is preferable to add a trivalent or higher raw material monomer of the polyester resin component to the polymerization system as a cross-linking agent, and further perform the polycondensation reaction in the step (A). At that time, under a temperature condition suitable for the polycondensation reaction, a radical polymerization inhibitor can be added to advance only the polycondensation reaction. Both reactive monomers are involved in the polycondensation reaction as well as the addition polymerization reaction.
Among these, the method (1) is preferable from the viewpoint that the degree of freedom in the reaction temperature of the polycondensation reaction is high.
The methods (1) to (3) are preferably performed in the same container.

(Polymerization inhibitor)
Examples of the polymerization inhibitor include tert-butylcatechol.
The amount of the polymerization inhibitor used is preferably 0.001 part by mass or more, more preferably 0.005 part by mass or more, and still more preferably 0.01 part by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the raw material monomer total amount of the composite resin. Yes, and preferably 0.5 parts by mass or less, more preferably 0.1 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 0.05 parts by mass or less.

[Addition polymerization reaction temperature]
The temperature of the addition polymerization reaction is preferably 100 ° C. or higher, more preferably 130 ° C. or higher, further preferably 150 ° C. or higher, and preferably 200 ° C. or lower, more preferably 180 ° C. or lower, still more preferably 170 ° C. or lower. It is.

[Polycondensation reaction temperature]
The temperature of the polycondensation reaction is preferably 100 ° C. or higher, more preferably 150 ° C. or higher, further preferably 180 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 200 ° C. or higher, and preferably 270 ° C. or lower, more preferably 260 ° C. Hereinafter, it is more preferably 250 ° C. or lower, and still more preferably 240 ° C. or lower.
Moreover, it is preferable to accelerate the reaction by reducing the pressure of the reaction system in the latter half of the polymerization.

[Esterification catalyst]
Examples of the esterification catalyst suitably used for the polycondensation include a titanium compound and a tin (II) compound having no Sn-C bond, and these may be used alone or in combination of two or more. it can.

The titanium compound is preferably a titanium compound having a Ti—O bond, more preferably a compound having an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group or an acyloxy group having 1 to 28 carbon atoms in total.
Examples of the tin (II) compound having no Sn—C bond include a tin (II) compound having a Sn—O bond, a tin (II) compound having a Sn—X (X represents a halogen atom) bond, and the like. From the viewpoints of reactivity, molecular weight adjustment, and resin physical property adjustment, tin (II) compounds having a Sn-O bond are preferred, and di (2-ethylhexanoic acid) tin (II) is more preferred.

  The abundance of the esterification catalyst is preferably 0.01 parts by mass or more, more preferably 100 parts by mass with respect to the total amount of alcohol component and carboxylic acid component, from the viewpoints of reactivity, molecular weight adjustment, and resin physical property adjustment. Is 0.1 parts by mass or more, more preferably 0.4 parts by mass or more, and preferably 10 parts by mass or less, more preferably 5 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 1 part by mass or less.

[Esterification cocatalyst]
As the esterification cocatalyst, a pyrogallol compound is preferably exemplified. This pyrogallol compound has a benzene ring in which three hydrogen atoms adjacent to each other are substituted with hydroxyl groups, and pyrogallol, gallic acid, gallic acid ester, 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzophenone, 2,2 ′ Benzophenone derivatives such as 3,4-tetrahydroxybenzophenone, catechin derivatives such as epigallocatechin and epigallocatechin gallate, and the like. From the viewpoint of reactivity, gallic acid is preferred.
The abundance of the esterification cocatalyst in the polycondensation reaction is preferably 0.001 part by mass or more with respect to a total amount of 100 parts by mass of the alcohol component and carboxylic acid component subjected to the polycondensation reaction from the viewpoint of reactivity. More preferably 0.01 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 0.02 parts by mass or more, and preferably 1 part by mass or less, more preferably 0.5 parts by mass or less, and further preferably 0.06 parts by mass. It is as follows. Here, the abundance of the esterification cocatalyst means the total amount of the esterification cocatalyst subjected to the polycondensation reaction.
From the viewpoint of reactivity, the mass ratio of the esterification cocatalyst to the esterification catalyst [esterification cocatalyst / esterification catalyst] is preferably 0.001 or more, more preferably 0.01 or more, and still more preferably 0.00. 04 or more, and preferably 0.5 or less, more preferably 0.15 or less, and still more preferably 0.08 or less.

(wax)
As the wax, ester wax, hydrocarbon wax, silicone wax, fatty acid amide and the like can be used. Of these, ester waxes are preferred from the viewpoint of improving the low-temperature fixability of the toner and maintaining good heat-resistant storage stability.
The ester wax refers to a wax having an ester bond and an acid value of 1 mgKOH / g or more and 10 mgKOH / g or less.
The acid value of the ester wax is preferably 2 mgKOH / g or more, more preferably 3 mgKOH / g or more, and preferably 8 mgKOH from the viewpoints of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss of the toner. / G or less, more preferably 7 mgKOH / g or less.
Examples of the ester wax include synthetic ester wax and natural ester wax. Examples of the synthetic ester wax include esters composed of a long-chain alcohol and a fatty acid, and preferably one or more selected from behenyl behenate, stearyl stearate, and fatty acid ester of pentaerythritol. The natural ester wax is preferably at least one selected from carnauba wax and rice wax. Among these, from the viewpoint of heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner, preferably a synthetic ester wax, more preferably an ester composed of a long-chain alcohol and a fatty acid, more preferably a fatty acid ester of pentaerythritol, Still more preferred is pentaerythritol behenate.
Specific examples of the hydrocarbon wax include low-molecular-weight polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polybutene; and mineral / petroleum waxes such as ozokerite, ceresin, paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, and Fischer-Tropsch wax.

  The melting point of the wax is preferably 55 ° C. or higher, more preferably 65 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 70 ° C. or higher, and still more preferably 75 ° C. from the viewpoint of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement. The temperature is preferably 95 ° C. or lower, more preferably 90 ° C. or lower, still more preferably 85 ° C. or lower, and still more preferably 80 ° C. or lower.

  The amount of the wax used is preferably 1 part by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the composite resin from the viewpoint of improving the releasability of the toner and improving the low-temperature fixability, and improving the heat resistance, durability and gloss. More preferably, 5 parts by mass or more, more preferably 10 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 20 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 25 parts by mass or more, and preferably 55 parts by mass or less, more preferably 50 parts by mass or less, more preferably 45 parts by mass or less, still more preferably 40 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 35 parts by mass or less.

(Composite resin composition)
The composite resin composition includes the composite resin described above and the wax described above. The wax may be mixed with the composite resin after the composite resin is synthesized, or the wax may be added during the synthesis of the composite resin.
This composite resin composition further preferably contains at least one of an organic solvent and a neutralizing agent, more preferably contains a neutralizing agent, and further preferably contains an organic solvent and a neutralizing agent.
A composite resin containing wax obtained by adding wax during synthesis of the composite resin may be referred to as “wax-containing composite resin”.

[Organic solvent]
From the viewpoint of improving the dispersibility of the composite resin, the organic solvent preferably has a solubility parameter (SP value: POLYMER HANDBOOK THIRD EDITION 1989 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc), preferably 15.0 MPa ^1/2 or more , more preferably 16.0MPa ^1/2, and even more preferably at 17.0MPa ^1/2 or more, and, preferably 26.0MPa ^1/2 or less, more preferably 24.0MPa ^1/2 or less, more preferably Is 22.0 MPa ^1/2 or less.

Specific examples include the following organic solvents. The parentheses on the right side of the name of the next organic solvent are SP values, and the unit is MPa ^1/2 . That is, specific examples include alcohol solvents such as ethanol (26.0), isopropanol (23.5), and isobutanol (21.5); acetone (20.3), methyl ethyl ketone (19.0), methyl Ketone solvents such as isobutyl ketone (17.2) and diethyl ketone (18.0); ether solvents such as dibutyl ether (16.5), tetrahydrofuran (18.6) and dioxane (20.5); Examples thereof include acetate solvents such as ethyl acetate (18.6) and isopropyl acetate (17.4). Among these, from the viewpoint of toner particle size distribution, heat-resistant storage stability, durability, and low-temperature fixability, preferably one or more selected from ketone solvents and acetate solvents, more preferably methyl ethyl ketone, ethyl acetate, And one or more selected from isopropyl acetate, more preferably one or more selected from ethyl acetate and isopropyl acetate, and still more preferably ethyl acetate.

  The mass ratio of the organic solvent to the composite resin [organic solvent / composite resin] is preferably 0.03 or more, more preferably 0.1 from the viewpoint of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss improvement of the toner. More preferably, it is 0.3 or more, and preferably 5 or less, more preferably 2 or less, still more preferably 1 or less, and still more preferably 0.7 or less.

〔Neutralizer〕
Examples of neutralizing agents include alkali metal hydroxides such as lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, and potassium hydroxide; organic bases such as ammonia, trimethylamine, ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, triethanolamine, and tributylamine. It is done. Among these, from the viewpoint of heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner, the neutralizing agent preferably has a pKa of 12 or less, more preferably a neutralizing agent having a pKa of 10 or less. And preferably it is a neutralizing agent whose pKa is 8 or more. Of these, ammonia (pKa = 9.3), triethylamine (pKa = 9.8), and more preferably ammonia are preferable.
The degree of neutralization of the composite resin with the neutralizing agent is preferably 20 mol% or more, more preferably 35 mol% or more, and still more preferably 50, from the viewpoints of heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss improvement of the toner. Mol% or more, more preferably 60 mol% or more, still more preferably 65 mol% or more, and preferably 100 mol% or less, more preferably 90 mol% or less, still more preferably 85 mol% or less, more More preferably, it is 80 mol% or less, More preferably, it is 75 mol% or less. In addition, the neutralization degree (mol%) of resin can be calculated | required by a following formula.
Degree of neutralization = {[mass of neutralizer (g) / equivalent of neutralizer] / [[acid value of resin (mgKOH / g) × mass of resin (g)] / (56 × 1000)]} × 100

  In addition, you may add arbitrary components to a composite resin composition in the range which does not affect the effect of this invention. Examples thereof include inorganic salts, organic solvents other than those described above, and surfactants described below having a concentration limited to the present invention.

[Method for producing composite resin composition]
The composite resin composition can be obtained by mixing the above-described wax-containing composite resin, or composite resin and wax, and, if necessary, at least one of an organic solvent and a neutralizing agent.
In the method for producing a composite resin composition by the method of mixing the composite resin and the wax, there is no limitation on the order of addition of the respective raw materials, but the neutralizing agent may be mixed after mixing the composite resin, the organic solvent and the wax. preferable.
At the time of mixing, it is preferable to stir with a commonly used mixing and stirring device such as an anchor blade or an external circulation stirring device.

The temperature at the time of mixing is preferably 5 ° C. or higher, more preferably 20 ° C. or higher, further preferably 40 ° C. or higher, and still more preferably, from the viewpoints of stabilization of the process temperature, shortening of the process time, and reduction of the viscosity of the solution. Is 60 ° C. or higher, and preferably 90 ° C. or lower, more preferably 85 ° C. or lower, still more preferably 80 ° C. or lower, and still more preferably 75 ° C. or lower.
Further, the stirring is preferably performed until there is no significant phase separation or insoluble matter, and the stirring time depends on the stirring speed and temperature conditions, but preferably 0.5 hours or more, more preferably 1 hour or more, and preferably 5 hours or less, more preferably 3 hours or less.

<Process 2>
Step 2 is a step in which an aqueous medium is added to the composite resin composition and phase inversion emulsification is performed. Moreover, you may add surfactant as needed. By this phase inversion emulsification, an aqueous dispersion (X) (hereinafter simply referred to as “aqueous dispersion (X)”) of shell resin particles (hereinafter also simply referred to as “shell resin particles”) containing a wax and a composite resin. Also called).

(Aqueous medium)
As the aqueous medium, those mainly containing water are preferable.
Examples of components other than water include aliphatic alcohols having 1 to 5 carbon atoms such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, and butanol; dialkyl (carbon numbers 1 to 3) ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; and water such as cyclic ethers such as tetrahydrofuran. Examples include organic solvents that dissolve. Among these, alcohol-based organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, and butanol, which are organic solvents that do not dissolve the resin, can be more preferably used from the viewpoint of preventing mixing into the toner.
The content of water in the aqueous medium is preferably 80% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, still more preferably 95% by mass or more, and still more preferably 100% by mass, from the viewpoint of improving the emulsion stability of the resin. %. The water is preferably deionized water or distilled water.

[Addition temperature]
The temperature at which the aqueous medium is added is, from the viewpoint of improving the emulsion stability of the resin, in Step 1, when an organic solvent is used and the composite resin composition contains an organic solvent, the wax is dissolved in the organic solvent. The temperature is preferably higher than the temperature, and when the composite resin composition does not contain an organic solvent, it is preferably higher than the melting point of the wax.
Further, from the viewpoint of improving the emulsion stability of the resin, the glass transition temperature or higher of the composite resin is preferable. Specifically, from the viewpoint of improving the emulsion stability of the resin, it is preferably 30 ° C. or higher, more preferably 40 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 50 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 60 ° C. or higher, and preferably It is 90 ° C. or lower, more preferably 85 ° C. or lower, still more preferably 80 ° C. or lower, and still more preferably 75 ° C. or lower.
[Addition speed]
The addition rate of the aqueous medium is preferably 0.1 parts by mass / min or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the composite resin until phase inversion is completed from the viewpoint of obtaining resin particles for shells having a uniform particle size. Preferably it is 0.5 parts by weight or more, more preferably 1 part by weight or more, even more preferably 3 parts by weight or more, still more preferably 4 parts by weight or more, and preferably 50 parts by weight or more. It is not more than 30 parts by weight, more preferably not more than 30 parts by weight, more preferably not more than 20 parts by weight, more preferably not more than 10 parts by weight, and even more preferably not more than 8 parts by weight / minute. There is no restriction | limiting in the addition rate of the aqueous medium after phase inversion.

[Addition amount]
From the viewpoint of obtaining uniform particles, the amount of the aqueous medium to be added is preferably 100 parts by mass or more, more preferably 150 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 200 parts by mass or more, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the composite resin. More preferably 300 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 400 parts by mass or more, and preferably 2000 parts by mass or less, more preferably 1500 parts by mass or less, still more preferably 1000 parts by mass or less, still more preferably 700 parts by mass. Part or less, more preferably 500 parts by weight or less.
[Aqueous medium / organic solvent]
When the composite resin composition obtained in Step 1 contains an organic solvent, the mass ratio of the aqueous medium to the organic solvent [aqueous medium / organic solvent] is preferably 70/30 from the viewpoint of obtaining uniform particles. Or more, more preferably 80/20 or more, still more preferably 85/15 or more, still more preferably 90/10 or more, and preferably 98/2 or less, more preferably 95/15 or less, still more preferably 92. / 8 or less.

(Surfactant)
Examples of the surfactant include nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, and cationic surfactants.
Nonionic surfactants include polyoxyethylene nonyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene oleyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl aryl ethers such as polyoxyethylene lauryl ether or polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, polyethylene glycol monolaurate, Examples thereof include polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters such as polyethylene glycol monostearate and polyethylene glycol monooleate, and oxyethylene / oxypropylene block copolymers. Among these, from the viewpoint of emulsion stability of the resin, polyoxyethylene alkyl is preferable. Ethers.
Examples of anionic surfactants include alkylbenzene sulfonates such as sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate, alkyl sulfates such as sodium alkyl sulfate, alkyl ether sulfates such as sodium alkyl ether sulfate, and the like. From the viewpoint of properties, sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate and alkyl ether sulfate are preferable, and alkyl ether sulfate is more preferable.
Examples of the cationic surfactant include alkyltrimethylammonium chloride and dialkyldimethylammonium chloride.

(Aqueous dispersion (X))
[Solid concentration]
The solid content concentration of the aqueous dispersion (X) is preferably 2% by mass or more, more preferably 5% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of improving the productivity of the toner and the dispersion stability of the aqueous dispersion. Preferably it is 10% by mass or more, more preferably 15% by mass or more, and preferably 50% by mass or less, more preferably 40% by mass or less, still more preferably 30% by mass or less, and even more preferably 25% by mass. It is as follows. In addition, solid content is the total amount of non-volatile components, such as resin, a coloring agent, and surfactant.

[Volume-median particle size _{(D 50)]}
From the viewpoint of toner productivity, the volume median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the resin particles for shell in the aqueous dispersion (X) is preferably 50 nm or more, more preferably 80 nm or more, still more preferably 100 nm or more. More preferably, it is 120 nm or more, still more preferably 140 nm or more, and preferably 400 nm or less, more preferably 350 nm or less, still more preferably 300 nm or less, still more preferably 250 nm or less, and still more preferably 200 nm or less.

[Wax content]
The content of the wax in the resin particles for the shell is preferably 5% by mass or more, more preferably 10% by mass or more, and further preferably 15% from the viewpoints of heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner. % By mass or more, more preferably 20% by mass or more, and preferably 40% by mass or less, more preferably 35% by mass or less, still more preferably 30% by mass or less, and still more preferably 25% by mass or less. .

[Content of composite resin]
The content of the composite resin in the resin particles for the shell is preferably 60% by mass or more, more preferably 65% by mass or more, and still more preferably from the viewpoint of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner. 70% by mass or more, more preferably 75% by mass or more, and preferably 95% by mass or less, more preferably 90% by mass or less, still more preferably 85% by mass or less, and still more preferably 80% by mass or less. is there.

[Total content of composite resin and wax]
The total content of the composite resin and the wax in the resin particles for the shell is preferably 80% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss improvement of the toner. More preferably, it is 98 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 100 mass%.

<Step 2a>
In Step 1, when an organic solvent is used, from the viewpoint of obtaining uniform particles, Step 2a has a step of removing the organic solvent from the aqueous dispersion (X) obtained in Step 2 after Step 2. Is preferred.
Any method can be used as the method for removing the organic solvent, but since the organic solvent is dissolved in water, it is preferably removed by distillation. The organic solvent may not be completely removed and may remain in the aqueous dispersion. In this case, the remaining amount of the organic solvent in the aqueous dispersion is preferably 1% by mass or less, more preferably 0.5% by mass or less, still more preferably substantially 0% by mass, and still more preferably 0% by mass. is there.

  When removing the organic solvent by distillation, it is preferable to raise the temperature to a temperature equal to or higher than the boiling point of the organic solvent to be distilled while stirring. Further, from the viewpoint of maintaining the dispersion stability of the composite resin, it is more preferable to raise the temperature to a temperature equal to or higher than the boiling point of the organic solvent to be used under the reduced pressure and to distill off. Note that the temperature may be increased after the pressure is reduced, or the pressure may be decreased after the temperature is increased. From the viewpoint of maintaining the dispersion stability of the composite resin, it is preferable to distill off at a constant temperature and pressure.

<Step 2b>
Furthermore, from the viewpoint of obtaining uniform particles, it is preferable that the step 2b includes a step of mixing a surfactant with the aqueous dispersion (X) obtained in the step 2 or 2a.
The amount of the surfactant to be added in the step 2b is preferably 50% by mass or more of the total amount of the surfactant to be added in the steps 1 to 2b from the viewpoint of heat-resistant storage stability, durability and low-temperature fixability of the toner. More preferably, it is 60 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 70 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 80 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 90 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 100 mass%.
Further, the amount of the surfactant to be added in the step 2b is preferably 0.5 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the composite resin from the viewpoint of heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner. , More preferably 1 part by mass or more, further preferably 4 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 8 parts by mass or more, and preferably 25 parts by mass or less, more preferably 20 parts by mass or less, still more preferably 15 parts by mass. Part or less, more preferably 13 parts by weight or less.

When the surfactant is added, it is preferable to stir with a commonly used mixing and stirring device such as an anchor blade or an external circulation stirring device.
When a mixing stirring device such as an anchor blade is used, the peripheral speed of stirring is preferably 20 m / min or more, more preferably 40 m / min or more, still more preferably 60 m / min or more, and still more preferably, from the viewpoint of dispersibility. Is 80 m / min or more, and preferably 200 m / min or less, more preferably 160 m / min or less, still more preferably 130 m / min or less, and even more preferably 100 m / min or less.

  The temperature at which the surfactant is added is preferably 5 ° C. or higher, more preferably 15 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 25 ° C. or higher, and preferably 50 ° C. from the viewpoint of the dispersibility of the surfactant in water. ° C or lower, more preferably 40 ° C or lower, still more preferably 35 ° C or lower.

  The solid content concentration of the aqueous dispersion (X) obtained through the production process of the aqueous dispersion including Step 1 to Step 2b is preferably 3% by mass or more from the viewpoint of stability of the dispersion and ease of handling. More preferably, it is 5 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 15 mass% or more, Preferably it is 40 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 30 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 25 mass% or less. The solid content concentration of the aqueous dispersion (X) can be adjusted by appropriately adding water.

<Step 3>
Step 3 is a dispersion (Y) of core resin particles (hereinafter also simply referred to as “core resin particles”) containing a polyester resin (Yp) or a vinyl resin (Yv) forming a core. Hereinafter, it is a step of simply mixing the aqueous dispersion (X) with the dispersion (Y)) and aggregating to obtain aggregated particles (hereinafter also referred to as “aggregated particles (2)”).
The polyester resin (Yp) and the vinyl resin (Yv) may be referred to as “core resin”.

(Dispersion (Y))
The dispersion (Y) is an aggregated particle obtained by aggregating the aqueous dispersion (y) of the core resin particles from the viewpoint of heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement of the toner (hereinafter referred to as “ It is preferably at least one selected from a dispersion of aggregated particles (also referred to as “1”) and a suspension of suspension particles obtained by suspending the core resin, and aqueous dispersion of the core resin particles More preferably, it is a dispersion of aggregated particles (1) obtained by agglomerating the body (y), and obtained by agglomerating an aqueous dispersion (y) of resin particles containing a polyester resin (Yp). The aqueous dispersion of the aggregated particles (1) thus obtained is more preferable.

≪Softening point≫
The softening point of the core resin is preferably 60 ° C. or higher, more preferably 70 ° C. or higher, further preferably 80 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 85 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 90 ° C. or higher, and preferably 140 ° C or lower, more preferably 120 ° C or lower, still more preferably 110 ° C or lower, still more preferably 105 ° C or lower, and still more preferably 100 ° C or lower.

≪Glass transition temperature≫
The glass transition temperature of the core resin is preferably 25 ° C. or higher, more preferably 30 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 35 ° C. or higher, and still more preferably 35 ° C. or higher, from the viewpoints of heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss improvement. The temperature is preferably 40 ° C. or higher, and preferably 65 ° C. or lower, more preferably 60 ° C. or lower, still more preferably 55 ° C. or lower, and still more preferably 50 ° C. or lower.
The softening point and glass transition temperature can be easily adjusted by adjusting the raw material monomer composition, molecular weight, catalyst amount, etc., or by selecting reaction conditions.

[Polyester resin (Yp)]
The polyester resin (Yp) is not particularly limited as long as it is a polyester resin for toners having properties and the like generally used for toners. An alcohol component (hereinafter referred to as “alcohol component (Y-al)”). And a carboxylic acid component (hereinafter also referred to as “carboxylic acid component (Y-al)”).

≪Alcohol component (Y-al) ≫
The kind and content of the alcohol component (Y-al) can be the same as those of the alcohol component (X-al), preferably 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane polyoxypropylene. It is an adjunct.

«Carboxylic acid component (Y-ac)»
Examples of the carboxylic acid component (Y-ac) include those similar to the carboxylic acid component (X-ac), preferably a combination of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and aromatic dicarboxylic acid, more preferably terephthalic acid and fumaric acid. It is an acid combination.
The content of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid in the carboxylic acid component (Y-ac) is such that the heat resistance of the shell portion of the toner is higher than that of the core portion, and the heat resistance storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner From the viewpoint of improving the viscosity, it is preferably at least 10 mol%, more preferably at least 30 mol%, still more preferably at least 50 mol%, and preferably at most 90 mol%, more preferably at most 80 mol%, still more preferably. Is 70 mol% or less.
The content of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the carboxylic acid component (Y-ac) is such that the heat resistance of the toner shell portion is higher than that of the core portion, and the heat resistance storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner are increased. From the viewpoint of improving, preferably 10 mol% or more, more preferably 20 mol% or more, still more preferably 30 mol% or more, and preferably 90 mol% or less, more preferably 70 mol% or less, still more preferably Is 50 mol% or less.

<< Molar ratio of carboxylic acid component (Y-ac) to alcohol component (Y-al) >>
The molar ratio of the alcohol component (Y-al) to the carboxylic acid component (Y-ac) is determined by the alcohol component (X-al) and the carboxylic acid component (X-ac) which are the raw materials for the polyester resin (Xp) described above. ) And the preferred embodiment is the same.

≪Acid value≫
The acid value of the polyester resin (Yp) is preferably 1 mgKOH / g or more, more preferably 10 mgKOH / g or more, and still more preferably, from the viewpoint of improving heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. Is 15 mg KOH / g or more, more preferably 20 mg KOH / g or more, and preferably 45 mg KOH / g or less, more preferably 40 mg KOH / g or less, still more preferably 35 mg KOH / g or less, and even more preferably 30 mg KOH / g or less. It is.

≪Method for producing polyester resin (Yp) ≫
The polyester resin (Yp) is, for example, an esterification catalyst or an esterification co-catalyst as necessary when the alcohol component (Y-al) and the carboxylic acid component (Y-ac) are contained in an inert gas atmosphere. It can be produced by polycondensation using a polymerization inhibitor or the like.
Examples of the esterification catalyst, esterification co-catalyst, and polymerization inhibitor can be the same as those used for the synthesis of the composite resin, and the preferred use amounts are also the same.
The temperature of the polycondensation reaction is the same as the temperature of the polycondensation reaction in the production of the composite resin, and the preferred embodiment is also the same.

  The content of the polyester resin (Yp) in the core in the core-shell type toner obtained by the production method of the present invention is preferably from the viewpoint of improving the heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. Is 60% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, still more preferably 95% by mass or more, still more preferably 98% by mass or more, and still more preferably 100% by mass.

[Vinyl resin (Yv)]
The vinyl resin (Yv) is not particularly limited as long as it is a vinyl resin having physical properties and the like generally used for toner.
The vinyl resin (Yv) can be produced by subjecting a starting vinyl monomer to an addition polymerization reaction. In the addition polymerization reaction, a radical polymerization initiator or a polymerization inhibitor may be used as necessary. Examples of the polymerization inhibitor include the same polymerization inhibitors that can be used for the production of the composite resin. The preferred embodiments are also the same.

Examples of the raw material vinyl monomer of the vinyl resin (Yv) include a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group.
The number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group of the vinyl monomer having an alkyl group is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 or more, more preferably 2 or more, still more preferably 3 or more, and preferably 20 or less, more preferably 10 or less. More preferably, it is 5 or less. The vinyl monomer having an alkyl group is preferably a (meth) acrylate having an alkyl group, more preferably an acrylate having an alkyl group, from the viewpoint of improving heat storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. More preferred is n-butyl acrylate.

Moreover, as a raw material vinyl monomer, another vinyl monomer can be used together with the vinyl monomer having the alkyl group. Examples of the other vinyl monomers include styrene compounds such as styrene and α-methylstyrene; ethylenically unsaturated monoolefins such as ethylene and propylene; diolefins such as butadiene; halovinyls such as vinyl chloride; vinyl acetate and propion. Vinyl esters such as vinyl acid; esters of ethylenic monocarboxylic acid such as dimethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate; vinyl ethers such as vinyl methyl ether; vinylidene halides such as vinylidene chloride; N- such as N-vinylpyrrolidone; Examples include vinyl compounds. From the viewpoint of reactivity, a styrene compound is preferable, and styrene is more preferable.
Further, from the viewpoint of improving heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner, it is preferable to use a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group and a styrene compound in combination, and use n-butyl acrylate and styrene in combination. It is more preferable.

  The content of the vinyl monomer having an alkyl group in the raw material vinyl monomer, which is a component derived from the vinyl resin (Yv), is from the viewpoint of improving the heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. , Preferably 15% by mass or more, more preferably 20% by mass or more, further preferably 25% by mass or more, still more preferably 30% by mass or more, and preferably 55% by mass or less, more preferably 50% by mass. Hereinafter, it is more preferably 45% by mass or less, and still more preferably 40% by mass or less.

  The content of the styrene compound in the raw material vinyl monomer which is a component derived from the vinyl resin (Yv) is preferably 45 from the viewpoint of improving heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss of the toner. % By mass, more preferably 50% by mass or more, more preferably 55% by mass or more, still more preferably 60% by mass or more, and preferably 85% by mass or less, more preferably 80% by mass or less, still more preferably. Is 75% by mass or less, more preferably 70% by mass or less.

[Addition polymerization reaction temperature]
The temperature of the addition polymerization reaction is preferably 100 ° C. or higher, more preferably 110 ° C. or higher, further preferably 130 ° C. or higher, and preferably 160 ° C. or lower, more preferably 150 ° C. or lower, still more preferably 140 ° C. or lower. It is.

[Resin content for core]
The content of the core resin in the core resin particles is preferably 80% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, from the viewpoint of improving heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. More preferably, it is 95 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 98 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 100 mass%.

(Method for producing aqueous dispersion (y))
As a method for producing the aqueous dispersion (y), a method of adding a resin or the like to an aqueous medium and suspending and dispersing the dispersion using a disperser, or a method of gradually adding an aqueous medium to a resin or the like and performing phase inversion emulsification From the viewpoint of improving the low-temperature fixability of the obtained toner, a method using phase inversion emulsification is preferable.
Hereinafter, the method by phase inversion emulsification will be described.

First, optional components such as a core resin, a surfactant added as necessary, and a colorant are mixed to obtain a mixture for phase inversion emulsification.
As a method for obtaining a mixture for phase inversion emulsification, the above-mentioned optional components such as a core resin, a surfactant to be added as necessary, a colorant, and a neutralizing agent are placed in a container and stirred with a stirrer. However, a method in which the resin is melted or dissolved and mixed is preferable.
As a neutralizing agent, the neutralizing agent illustrated in the above-mentioned process 1 can be used, and a suitable aspect is also the same.
The temperature at the time of mixing and the stirring time are the same as the temperature and stirring time in the production of the composite resin composition, and the preferred embodiment is also the same. Moreover, as surfactant, the surfactant illustrated in the above-mentioned process 2 can be used, and a suitable aspect is also the same.

Next, an aqueous medium is added to the mixture for phase inversion emulsification, and phase inversion emulsification is performed to obtain an aqueous dispersion (y) containing resin particles for the core.
The type, addition amount, and addition rate of the aqueous medium are the same as the type, addition amount, and addition rate of the aqueous medium at the time of producing the aqueous dispersion (X), and the preferred embodiments are also the same.
The solid content concentration of the aqueous dispersion (y) is the same as the solid content concentration of the aqueous dispersion (X), and the preferred embodiment is also the same.

  The temperature at which the aqueous medium is added is preferably 20 ° C. or higher, more preferably 30 ° C. or higher, still more preferably 40 ° C. or higher, and still more preferably 42 ° C. or higher, from the viewpoint of improving the emulsion stability of the resin. And, it is preferably 75 ° C. or less, more preferably 70 ° C. or less, further preferably 65 ° C. or less, and still more preferably 60 ° C. or less.

[Volume-median particle size _{(D 50)]}
From the viewpoint of toner productivity, the volume median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the core resin particles in the aqueous dispersion (y) is preferably 50 nm or more, more preferably 100 nm or more, and still more preferably 120 nm or more. More preferably, it is 140 nm or more, More preferably, it is 150 nm or more, Preferably it is 550 nm or less, More preferably, it is 350 nm or less, More preferably, it is 200 nm or less, More preferably, it is 180 nm or less.

(Method for producing aggregated particles (1))
Next, aggregated particles (1) are obtained by aggregating the core resin particles in the aqueous dispersion (y). From the viewpoint of efficiently performing the aggregation, it is preferable to add an aggregating agent.
In addition, aggregation may be performed after adding additives such as a coloring agent, a charge control agent, a release agent, a conductivity adjusting agent, a reinforcing filler such as a fibrous substance, an antioxidant, and an anti-aging agent. These additives can also be used as an aqueous dispersion.
The step of aggregating the core resin particles in the aqueous dispersion (y) to obtain the aggregated particles (1) may be referred to as “aggregation step (1)”.

[Flocculant]
As the flocculant, a quaternary salt cationic surfactant, an organic flocculant such as polyethyleneimine; and an inorganic flocculant such as inorganic metal salt and inorganic ammonium salt are used. From the viewpoint of the particle size distribution of the toner, the heat resistant storage stability and the gloss of the printed material, an inorganic flocculant is preferable, and an inorganic metal salt is more preferable.
Examples of the inorganic metal salt include sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, barium chloride, magnesium chloride, zinc chloride, and aluminum chloride. The valence of the central metal of the inorganic metal salt is preferably 2 or more from the viewpoint of the particle size distribution of the toner, the heat resistant storage stability and the gloss of the printed matter.
When the flocculant is added, the addition amount is based on 100 parts by mass of the core resin particles in the aqueous dispersion (y) from the viewpoint of improving the heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. Preferably, 0.001 parts by mass or more, more preferably 0.005 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 0.01 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 0.1 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 0.2 parts by mass. And preferably 10 parts by mass or less, more preferably 7 parts by mass or less, still more preferably 1 part by mass or less, still more preferably 0.8 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 0.5 parts by mass. It is as follows.
The flocculant is preferably added after being dissolved in an aqueous medium, and it is preferable that the flocculant is sufficiently stirred at the time of addition of the flocculant and after completion of the addition.
The solid concentration in the system in the coagulation step is preferably 3% by mass or more, more preferably 7% by mass or more, still more preferably 10% by mass or more, and preferably 50% in order to cause uniform aggregation. It is 20 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 20 mass% or less, More preferably, it is 15 mass% or less.
The temperature at the time of addition of the flocculant is preferably 5 ° C. or higher, more preferably 10 ° C. or higher, further preferably 15 ° C. or higher, from the viewpoint of uniformly dispersing the flocculant and causing uniform aggregation. Is 40 ° C. or lower, more preferably 30 ° C. or lower, and further preferably 25 ° C. or lower.

(Coloring agent)
There is no restriction | limiting in particular as a coloring agent, A well-known coloring agent is mentioned, According to the objective, it can select suitably. Specifically, carbon black, inorganic composite oxide, chrome yellow, hansa yellow, benzidine yellow, selenium yellow, quinoline yellow, permanent orange GTR, pyrazolone orange, vulcan orange, watch young red, permanent red, brilliantamine 3B, Brilliantamine 6B, DuPont Oil Red, Pyrazolone Red, Resol Red, Rhodamine B Lake, Lake Red C, Bengal, Aniline Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Calco Oil Blue, Methylene Blue Chloride, Phthalocyanine Blue, Phthalocyanine Green, Malachite Green Oxalate, etc. Various pigments: acridine, xanthene, azo, benzoquinone, azine, anthraquinone, indico, Indigo dyes, phthalocyanine, aniline black, polymethine, triphenylmethane dyes, diphenylmethane dyes, thiazine, and include various dyes of thiazole, and the like. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
The addition amount of the colorant is preferably 0.1 parts by mass or more, more preferably 0.5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the core resin particles in the aqueous dispersion (y) from the viewpoint of improving the image quality. Part or more, more preferably 1.0 part by weight or more, still more preferably 2.0 parts by weight or more, and preferably 20 parts by weight or less, more preferably 10 parts by weight or less, still more preferably 8 parts by weight or less. More preferably, it is 5 parts by mass or less.
The colorant may be added as a colorant dispersion containing colorant fine particles. The volume median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the fine colorant particles is preferably 50 nm or more, more preferably 70 nm or more, still more preferably 100 nm or more, and preferably 200 nm or less, more preferably 170 nm or less, still more preferably. 150 nm or less.

(Charge control agent)
Examples of charge control agents include chromium azo dyes, iron azo dyes, aluminum azo dyes, and salicylic acid metal complexes. Various charge control agents may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
In the case of adding a charge control agent, the addition amount is preferably 0.1 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the core resin particles in the aqueous dispersion (y) from the viewpoint of improving the image quality. Preferably it is 0.3 parts by mass or more, more preferably 0.4 parts by mass or more, still more preferably 0.5 parts by mass or more, and preferably 8 parts by mass or less, more preferably 5 parts by mass or less, Preferably it is 3 mass parts or less, More preferably, it is 1 mass part or less.
The charge control agent may be added as a charge control agent dispersion containing charge control agent fine particles. The volume median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the charge control agent fine particles is preferably 100 nm or more, more preferably 200 nm or more, still more preferably 300 nm or more, and preferably 800 nm or less, more preferably 600 nm or less, Preferably it is 500 nm or less.

In addition, additives such as a colorant and a charge control agent may be premixed in the core resin. Separately, a dispersion in which each additive is dispersed in a dispersion medium such as water is prepared. You may mix with (y) and use for an aggregation process.
When the additive is mixed in advance with the core resin, it is preferable to melt-knead the core resin and the additive in advance.
For melt kneading, it is preferable to use an open roll type biaxial kneader. An open roll type biaxial kneader is a kneader in which two rolls are arranged close to each other in parallel, and a heating function or a cooling function can be imparted by passing a heat medium through each roll. Therefore, the open roll type biaxial kneader is an open type part to be melt kneaded, and is provided with a heating roll and a cooling roll. The kneading heat can be easily dissipated.
In addition, an aqueous dispersion of each additive can be obtained by mixing each additive, a surfactant, and water and dispersing the mixture with a disperser.

[Volume-median particle size _{(D 50)]}
The volume median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the aggregated particles (1) is preferably 3.0 μm or more, more preferably 3.5 μm or more, still more preferably 4.0 μm or more, from the viewpoint of low-temperature fixability of the toner. More preferably, it is 4.5 μm or more, and preferably 8.5 μm or less, more preferably 8.0 μm or less, still more preferably 7.0 μm or less, still more preferably 6.0 μm or less, and still more preferably 5. 5 μm or less.

(Method for producing aggregated particles (2))
Next, the dispersion (Y) is mixed with the aqueous dispersion (X) and aggregated to obtain a dispersion of aggregated particles (2).
As a result, a core-shell type toner can be obtained through step 4 described later. That is, the core resin particles in the dispersion (Y) mainly constitute the core part, and the shell resin particles in the aggregated aqueous dispersion (X) mainly constitute the shell part.
The step of aggregating the aqueous dispersion (X) in the dispersion (Y) to obtain the aggregated particles (2) may be referred to as “aggregation step (2)”.

  Before adding the aqueous dispersion (X) to the dispersion (Y), an aqueous medium may be added to the dispersion (Y) for dilution. In addition, when the aqueous dispersion (X) is added to the dispersion (Y), the shell resin particles in the aqueous dispersion (X) are effectively attached to the core resin particles in the dispersion (Y). In addition, the flocculant may be used in this step.

(Addition method)
As a method of adding the aqueous dispersion (X) to the dispersion liquid (Y), a method of simultaneously adding the flocculant and the aqueous dispersion (X), or adding the flocculant and the aqueous dispersion (X) alternately. The method and the method of adding aqueous dispersion (X), raising the temperature of a dispersion liquid (Y) gradually are mentioned. By doing in this way, the cohesion fall by the fall of the density | concentration of a coagulant | flocculant can be prevented. From the viewpoint of improving the productivity of the toner and simplifying the production, it is preferable to add the aqueous dispersion (X) while gradually increasing the temperature of the dispersion (Y).

(Drip temperature)
The temperature at the time of dropping the aqueous dispersion (X) is preferably 35 ° C. or more, more preferably 40 ° C. or more, and still more preferably from the viewpoint of improving heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. It is 45 ° C. or higher, and preferably 80 ° C. or lower, more preferably 65 ° C. or lower, and further preferably 55 ° C. or lower.

(Drip rate)
The aqueous dispersion (X) may be added continuously over a certain period of time, may be added at a time, or may be added in multiple portions, but over a certain period of time. It is preferable to add continuously or divide into multiple times. By adding as described above, the shell resin particles easily adhere to the core resin particles selectively. Among these, from the viewpoint of promoting selective adhesion and improving the productivity of toner, it is preferable to add continuously over a certain period of time.

(Mass ratio of core resin and shell resin)
The addition amount of the aqueous dispersion (X) is selected from the viewpoint of improving heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner, and the shell resin in the aqueous dispersion (X) and the dispersion (Y). The mass ratio with respect to the core resin (shell resin / core resin) is preferably 0.1 or more, more preferably 0.15 or more, still more preferably 0.2 or more, and preferably 0. .9 or less, more preferably 0.6 or less, still more preferably 0.4 or less, and still more preferably 0.3 or less.

(Volume median particle size)
The volume-median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the agglomerated particles (2) is preferably 2 μm or more from the viewpoint of obtaining a high-quality toner and achieving both low-temperature fixability, heat-resistant storage stability, and gloss of the toner. The thickness is preferably 3 μm or more, more preferably 4 μm or more, and preferably 10 μm or less, more preferably 8 μm or less, still more preferably 6 μm or less.

The total amount of the aqueous dispersion (X) may be added, and aggregation may be stopped when the toner has grown to an appropriate particle size as a toner.
Examples of the method for stopping the aggregation include a method of cooling the dispersion, a method of adding an aggregation stopper, and a method of diluting the dispersion. From the viewpoint of reliably preventing unnecessary aggregation, a method of stopping aggregation by adding an aggregation stopper is preferable.

(Flocculation terminator)
The aggregation terminator is preferably a surfactant, more preferably an anionic surfactant. Examples of the anionic surfactant include alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfates, preferably polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfates, more preferably polyoxyethylene. Lauryl ether sulfate, more preferably sodium polyoxyethylene lauryl ether sulfate. An aggregation terminator can be used individually or in combination of 2 or more types.
From the viewpoint of reliably preventing unnecessary aggregation, the addition amount of the aggregation stopper is preferably 0.1 parts by mass or more, more preferably 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the shell resin and the core resin. 5 parts by mass or more, more preferably 1.0 part by mass or more, and from the viewpoint of reducing residual toner, it is preferably 30 parts by mass or less, more preferably 10 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 2 parts by mass. It is as follows. The aggregation terminator is preferably added as an aqueous solution from the viewpoint of improving toner productivity.
The temperature at which the aggregation terminator is added is preferably 35 ° C. or higher, more preferably 40 ° C. or higher, and further preferably 45 ° C. or higher, from the viewpoint of improving the heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss of the toner. Yes, and preferably 80 ° C. or lower, more preferably 60 ° C. or lower, and further preferably 55 ° C. or lower.

<Step 4>
Step 4 is a step of obtaining toner particles by fusing the core resin particles and the shell resin particles in the aggregated particles (2) obtained in Step 3 respectively.
By this step, the particles in the aggregated particles (2), which are mainly physically attached to each other, are fused and integrated to form toner particles having a core-shell structure.

(Fusion temperature)
The temperature in the system during the fusing process improves the target toner particle size, particle size distribution, shape control and particle fusing properties, as well as heat resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability, and gloss of the toner. In view of the above, the softening point of the composite resin is preferably −70 ° C. or higher, more preferably the softening point of the composite resin is −60 ° C. or higher, more preferably the softening point of the composite resin is −55 ° C. or higher. The softening point of the composite resin is more preferably −20 ° C. or lower, more preferably the softening point of the composite resin is −35 ° C. or lower, and still more preferably the softening point of the composite resin is −40 ° C. or lower.
Specifically, it is preferably 65 ° C. or higher, more preferably 70 ° C. or higher, further preferably 75 ° C. or higher, and preferably 100 ° C. or lower, more preferably 90 ° C. or lower, still more preferably 85 ° C. or lower. . The stirring speed is preferably a speed at which the aggregated particles (2) do not settle.

<Post process>
By suitably subjecting the fused particles obtained in the step 4 to a solid-liquid separation step such as filtration, a washing step, and a drying step, the electrostatic image developing toner of the present invention can be suitably obtained.
In the washing step, it is preferable to completely remove the added nonionic surfactant by washing, and washing with an aqueous solution below the cloud point of the nonionic surfactant is preferred. The washing is preferably performed a plurality of times.
In the drying step, any method such as a vibration type fluidized drying method, a spray drying method, a freeze drying method, a flash jet method, or the like can be employed. The water content after drying of the toner is preferably 1.5% by mass or less, more preferably 1.0% by mass or less, from the viewpoint of chargeability.

(External additive)
Furthermore, an external additive may be added for the purpose of improving fluidity. Examples of the external additive include silica fine particles whose surface is hydrophobized, titanium oxide fine particles, alumina fine particles, cerium oxide fine particles, and inorganic fine particles such as carbon black; polymer fine particles such as polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate, and silicone resin, and the like. Fine particles can be used.

The number average particle diameter of the external additive is preferably 4 nm or more, more preferably 8 nm or more, still more preferably 13 nm or more, and preferably 80 nm or less, more preferably 60 nm or less, from the viewpoint of toner fluidity. More preferably, it is 50 nm or less.
When the external additive is added, the addition amount is preferably 0 with respect to 100 parts by mass of the toner before the processing with the external additive, from the viewpoint of the fluidity of the toner, the environmental stability of the charging degree, and the storage stability. .1 part by mass or more, more preferably 0.5 part by mass or more, further preferably 1.0 part by mass or more, still more preferably 1.5 parts by mass or more, and preferably 5 parts by mass or less, more preferably Is 4 parts by mass or less, more preferably 3 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 2.5 parts by mass or less.

[Toner for electrostatic image development]
The electrostatic image developing toner of the present invention can be obtained by the method for producing an electrostatic image developing toner of the present invention.
The volume-median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention is preferably 3.0 μm or more from the viewpoint of improving heat-resistant storage stability, durability, low-temperature fixability and gloss of the toner. Preferably it is 3.5 μm or more, more preferably 4.0 μm or more, even more preferably 4.5 μm or more, and preferably 8.5 μm or less, more preferably 8.0 μm or less, and even more preferably 7.5 μm or less. More preferably, it is 7.0 micrometers or less, More preferably, it is 6.5 micrometers or less.

In relation to the above-described embodiments, the present invention discloses the following method for producing an electrostatic image developing toner and the electrostatic image developing toner obtained by the production method.
<1> A method for producing a core-shell type electrostatic charge image developing toner comprising the following steps 1 to 4.
Step 1: Adding a wax during the synthesis of a composite resin including a polyester resin segment and a vinyl resin segment containing a structural unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, or a composite resin Step 2: Mixing resin and wax to obtain a composite resin composition Step 2: Add an aqueous medium to the composite resin composition, phase inversion emulsify, and resin particles for shells containing wax and composite resin Step of obtaining an aqueous dispersion (X) Step 3: The aqueous system obtained in Step 2 to the dispersion (Y) of the core resin particles containing the polyester resin (Yp) or the vinyl resin (Yv). Step of mixing and dispersing aggregate (X) to obtain aggregated particles Step 4: Step of fusing the aggregated particles

<2> The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to <1>, wherein the content of the vinyl resin segment in the composite resin is 20% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less.
<3> In the monomer component that is a raw material of the vinyl resin segment, the vinyl monomer component having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms is contained in an amount of 5% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less. A method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic image as described in 1.
<4> For electrostatic image development according to any one of <1> to <3>, wherein the content of the wax is 5 parts by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the composite resin. Toner manufacturing method.
<5> The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to any one of <1> to <4>, wherein the composite resin includes a structural unit derived from a bireactive monomer.
<6> The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to any one of <1> to <5>, wherein the core contains 60% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less of a polyester resin (Yp).
<7> The electrostatic charge according to any one of <1> to <6>, wherein the polyester resin (Yp) or the vinyl resin (Yv) has a glass transition temperature of 40 ° C. or higher and 55 ° C. or lower. A method for producing a toner for image development.
<8> The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to any one of <1> to <7>, wherein a neutralizing agent is further mixed in the step 1.
<9> The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to any one of <1> to <8>, wherein a surfactant is further mixed in the step 2.
<10> Any one of the above <1> to <9>, wherein the organic solvent is further used in step 1 and the organic solvent is removed from the aqueous dispersion (X) obtained in step 2 A method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic image as described in 1.
<11> The electrostatic image developing toner according to any one of <1> to <10>, further comprising a step 2b of mixing a surfactant with the aqueous dispersion (X) obtained in the step 2 or 2a. Manufacturing method.
<12> In the step 2, the aqueous medium is added so that a mass ratio of the aqueous medium to the organic solvent [aqueous medium / organic solvent] is 70/30 to 98/2. <11> The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic image according to <11>.
<13> Dispersion of aggregated particles obtained by agglomerating an aqueous dispersion (y) of resin particles containing the polyester resin (Yp) or the vinyl resin (Yv). The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic image according to any one of <1> to <12>, wherein the toner is a body.
<14> The <1> to <1>, wherein the dispersion (Y) is a dispersion of suspended particles obtained by suspending a polyester resin (Yp) or a vinyl resin (Yv). 12> The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic image according to any one of 12).
<15> An electrostatic charge image developing toner obtained by the method according to any one of <1> to <14>.

  Each property such as resin, resin particles, and toner was measured and evaluated by the following method.

[Acid value of resin]
The acid value of the resin was measured based on the method of JIS K 0070. However, only the measurement solvent was changed from the mixed solvent of ethanol and ether specified in JIS K 0070 to a mixed solvent of acetone and toluene (acetone: toluene = 1: 1 (volume ratio)).

[Resin softening point, endothermic maximum peak temperature, glass transition temperature, crystallinity index]
(1) Softening point Using a flow tester “CFT-500D” (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation), a 1 g sample was heated at a heating rate of 6 ° C./min, and a load of 1.96 MPa was applied by a plunger. Extruded from a nozzle of 1 mm length 1 mm. The amount of plunger drop of the flow tester was plotted against the temperature, and the temperature at which half of the sample flowed out was taken as the softening point.

(2) Maximum endothermic peak temperature Using a differential scanning calorimeter “Q-100” (manufactured by TA Instruments Japan Co., Ltd.), it is 0 ° C. at a temperature decreasing rate of 10 ° C./min from room temperature (20 ° C.). The sample cooled to 0 ° C. was allowed to stand for 1 minute, and then measured while heating up to 180 ° C. at a heating rate of 10 ° C./min. Of the endothermic peaks observed, the peak temperature on the highest temperature side was defined as the maximum endothermic peak temperature.

(3) Glass transition temperature Using a differential scanning calorimeter “Q-100” (manufactured by TA Instruments Japan Co., Ltd.), 0.01 to 0.02 g of a sample is weighed into an aluminum pan, and 200 ° C. The temperature was raised to 0 ° C. from the temperature at a temperature drop rate of 10 ° C./min. Next, the measurement was performed while increasing the temperature to 150 ° C. at a temperature increase rate of 10 ° C./min. The glass transition temperature was defined as the temperature at the intersection of the base line extension below the maximum peak temperature of endotherm and the tangent indicating the maximum slope from the peak rising portion to the peak apex.

(4) Crystallinity index Using a differential scanning calorimeter “Q-100” (manufactured by TA Instruments Japan Co., Ltd.), 0.01 to 0.02 g of a sample was weighed into an aluminum pan and room temperature ( The sample cooled to 0 ° C. at a temperature drop rate of 10 ° C./min from the temperature of 20 ° C. was allowed to stand still for 1 minute, and then heated to 180 ° C. at a temperature rise rate of 10 ° C./min. Of the observed peaks, the peak temperature with the maximum peak area is defined as the endothermic maximum peak temperature (1), and the crystallinity by (softening point (° C)) / (maximum endothermic peak temperature (1) (° C)). The index was determined.

[Volume-Medium Particle Size (D ₅₀ ) of Toner, Resin Particles, Aggregated Particles of Aqueous Dispersion 17]
The volume median particle size of toner and the like was measured as follows.
・ Measuring machine: "Coulter Multisizer III" (Beckman Coulter, Inc.)
・ Aperture diameter: 50μm
・ Analysis software: “Multisizer III version 3.51” (manufactured by Beckman Coulter)
・ Electrolyte: “Isoton II” (Beckman Coulter, Inc.)
-Dispersion: Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether "Emulgen (registered trademark) 109P" (manufactured by Kao Corporation, HLB: 13.6) was dissolved in the electrolytic solution to obtain a dispersion having a concentration of 5% by mass.
Dispersion condition: 10 mg of sample (converted to solid content) is added to 5 mL of the dispersion, and dispersed for 1 minute with an ultrasonic disperser, then 25 mL of electrolyte is added, and further for 1 minute with an ultrasonic disperser. A sample dispersion was prepared by dispersing.
Measurement conditions: The sample dispersion is added to 100 mL of the electrolytic solution to adjust the particle size of 30,000 particles to a concentration that can be measured in 20 seconds, and then 30,000 particles are measured and the particle size distribution thereof. From this, the volume median particle size (D ₅₀ ) was determined.

[Volume Median Particle Size (D ₅₀ ) of Resin Particles, Colorant Fine Particles, Charge Control Agent Fine Particles of Aqueous Dispersions 1-16]
(1) Measuring apparatus: Laser diffraction type particle size measuring instrument “LA-920” (manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.)
(2) Measurement conditions: Distilled water was added to the measurement cell, and the volume-median particle size (D ₅₀ ) was measured at a concentration at which the absorbance was in an appropriate range.

[Solid Concentration of Colorant Dispersion, Charge Control Agent Dispersion, Aqueous Dispersion 1-17]
Using an infrared moisture meter “FD-230” (manufactured by Kett Science Laboratory Co., Ltd.), 5 g of the sample was subjected to a drying temperature of 150 ° C. and a measurement mode of 96 (monitoring time 2.5 minutes / variation width 0.05%). The sample was dried and the moisture content (% by mass) of the sample was measured. The solid content was calculated according to the following formula.
Solid content concentration (% by mass) = 100-M
M: moisture of the sample (% by mass)

[Low-temperature fixability of toner]
The toner was mounted on an apparatus in which the fixing machine of the copying machine “AR-505” (manufactured by Sharp Corporation) was improved so that fixing outside the apparatus was possible, and a printed matter was obtained in an unfixed state (printing area: 2 cm). × 12 cm, adhesion amount: 0.5 mg / cm ² ). After that, using a fixing machine (fixing speed 300 mm / sec) adjusted so that the total fixing pressure becomes 40 kgf, the fixing roll temperature is gradually increased from 80 ° C. to 240 ° C. by 5 ° C., and unfixed at each temperature. A fixing test of the printed matter in the state was performed. A cellophane adhesive tape “UNICEF Cellophane” (Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd., width: 18 mm, JIS Z1522) was attached to the image portion of the obtained printed matter, passed through a fixing roller set at 30 ° C., and then the tape was peeled off. . The optical reflection density before and after the tape was peeled was measured using a reflection densitometer “RD-915” (manufactured by Gretag Macbeth Co.), and the ratio between the two (after peeling / before sticking × 100) was initially 90%. The temperature of the fixing roller that exceeded the minimum fixing temperature. The lower the minimum fixing temperature, the better the low-temperature fixing property.

[Heat resistant storage stability of toner]
A 25 mL container (diameter: about 3 cm) was charged with 5 g of toner and allowed to stand for 72 hours in an environment of temperature 55 ° C. and humidity 75%. The degree of occurrence of toner aggregation was visually observed every 12 hours, and heat resistant storage stability was evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria. The longer the time during which no aggregation is observed, the better the heat resistant storage stability.
(Evaluation criteria)
A: Aggregation is not observed even after 72 hours.
B: Aggregation is not observed after 60 hours, but aggregation is observed after 72 hours.
C: Aggregation is not observed after 36 hours, but aggregation is observed after 48 hours.
D: Aggregation is not observed after 24 hours, but aggregation is observed after 36 hours.
E: Aggregation is observed after 24 hours.

[Toner durability]
Diagonal stripe pattern with a blackening rate of 5.5% under the conditions of temperature 30 ° C and humidity 80% when toner is mounted on a non-magnetic one-component development printer “OKI Microline 18” (Oki Data Co., Ltd.) Was printed. On the way, a black solid image was printed every 1000 sheets, and streaks on the image were confirmed. The number of printed sheets up to the time when the streak was visually observed on the image was defined as the number of printed sheets. The larger the printing durability, the better the durability.
(Evaluation criteria)
A: The printing durability is 7000 or more.
B: The printing durability is 5000 or more and less than 7000.
C: The printing durability is 3000 or more and less than 5000.
D: The printing durability is 2000 or more and less than 3000.
E: The printing durability is less than 2000.

[Gloss of print image]
The toner was mounted on a full-color printer “MicroLine 9500PS” (manufactured by Oki Data Co., Ltd.), a solid image was printed, and the glossiness was measured. The glossiness was measured using a gloss meter “PG-1” (manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd.) with the light source set at 60 °. The gloss was evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria. The higher the glossiness, the better the gloss.
(Evaluation criteria)
A: Glossiness is 20 or more.
B: Glossiness is 15 or more and less than 20.
C: Glossiness is 10 or more and less than 15.
D: Glossiness is less than 10.

[Manufacture of resin for shell]
Synthesis Examples 1-8
(Production of composite resins A to G and comparative resin H)
The raw material monomer of the polyester resin other than fumaric acid shown in Table 1, the esterification catalyst and the esterification co-catalyst are placed in a 5-liter four-necked flask equipped with a thermometer, a stainless stir bar, a flow-down condenser and a nitrogen inlet tube. And heated up to 235 ° C. in a mantle heater over 2 hours in a nitrogen atmosphere. Thereafter, it was confirmed that the reaction rate reached 95% or more at 235 ° C., cooled to 160 ° C., and a mixed solution of vinyl resin raw material monomer, both reactive monomers and radical polymerization initiator shown in Table 1 was 1 It was added dropwise over time. Then, after maintaining at 160 ° C. for 30 minutes, the temperature was raised to 200 ° C., further reacted for 1 hour under a reduced pressure of 8 kPa, and then cooled to 180 ° C. Thereafter, a radical polymerization inhibitor (4-t-butylcatechol) and fumaric acid were added, and the temperature was raised to 210 ° C. over 2 hours. Then, after reacting at 210 ° C. for 1 hour, the reaction was performed at 40 kPa until the softening point shown in Table 1 was reached, and composite resins A to G and comparative resin H were obtained.
In addition, the reaction rate in this invention means the value of production | generation reaction water amount (mol) / theoretical production | generation water amount (mol) x100.

Synthesis Example 9
(Production of wax-containing composite resin I)
The raw material monomer of the polyester resin other than fumaric acid shown in Table 1, the esterification catalyst and the esterification co-catalyst are placed in a 5-liter four-necked flask equipped with a thermometer, a stainless stir bar, a flow-down condenser and a nitrogen inlet tube. And heated up to 235 ° C. in a mantle heater over 2 hours in a nitrogen atmosphere. Thereafter, it was confirmed that the reaction rate reached 95% or more at 235 ° C., cooled to 160 ° C., and paraffin wax “HNP9” (manufactured by Nippon Seiwa Co., Ltd., melting point: 75 ° C.) shown in Table 1 was added. . Thereafter, in a state where the temperature was kept at 160 ° C., a mixed solution of the vinyl-based resin raw material monomer, the bireactive monomer and the polymerization initiator shown in Table 1 was dropped over 1 hour. Then, after maintaining at 160 ° C. for 30 minutes, the temperature was raised to 200 ° C., further reacted for 1 hour under a reduced pressure of 8 kPa, and then cooled to 180 ° C. Thereafter, 4-t-butylcatechol and fumaric acid were added, and the temperature was raised to 210 ° C. over 2 hours. Then, after reacting at 210 ° C. for 1 hour, the reaction was performed at 40 kPa until the softening point shown in Table 1 was reached, to obtain a wax-containing composite resin I.

Synthesis Example 10
(Manufacture of comparative resin J)
The raw material monomer of the polyester resin other than fumaric acid shown in Table 1, the esterification catalyst and the esterification co-catalyst are placed in a 5-liter four-necked flask equipped with a thermometer, a stainless stir bar, a flow-down condenser and a nitrogen inlet tube. And heated up to 235 ° C. in a mantle heater over 2 hours in a nitrogen atmosphere. Thereafter, it was confirmed that the reaction rate reached 95% or more at 235 ° C. Thereafter, the mixture was cooled to 180 ° C., 4-t-butylcatechol and fumaric acid were added, and the temperature was raised to 210 ° C. over 2 hours. Then, after reacting at 210 ° C. for 1 hour, the reaction was performed at 40 kPa until the softening point shown in Table 1 was reached, and Comparative Resin J was obtained.

[Manufacture of core resin]
Synthesis Example 11
(Manufacture of polyester resin K)
In Synthesis Example 10, a polyester resin K was obtained in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 10 except that the raw material composition was changed to the composition shown in Table 1.

Synthesis Example 12
(Vinyl resin L)
2 liters of xylene are placed in a 10 liter four-necked flask equipped with a thermometer, a stainless steel stirring rod, a falling condenser, a dropping funnel and a nitrogen introducing tube, and the raw material monomer of the addition polymerization resin and the radical polymerization initiator are added. It was placed in a dropping funnel equipped with a three-necked flask. Thereafter, xylene in the four-necked flask was heated to 135 ° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, and a mixture of the raw material monomer and the polymerization initiator was dropped into xylene from the dropping funnel over 1 hour. Furthermore, the temperature was raised to 200 ° C. and held at 200 ° C. for 2 hours. Thereafter, the pressure was reduced to 8 kPa for 1 hour to remove xylene, and a vinyl resin L was obtained.

[Production of aqueous dispersion of resin particles for shell]
Production Example 1
(Production of aqueous dispersion 1)
In a 3 L container equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, dropping funnel, thermometer and nitrogen introduction tube, 150 g of composite resin A, 75 g of ethyl acetate, ester wax “WEP8” (manufactured by Nippon Seiwa Co., Ltd., pentaerythritol) 45 g (30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of resin) of behenate ester, melting point: 78 ° C. was charged and dissolved at 70 ° C. over 2 hours. To the obtained solution, 2.7 g of a 20% by mass aqueous ammonia solution (pKa: 9.3) was added so that the neutralization degree was 70 mol% with respect to the acid value of the resin, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. A resin composition was obtained.
While maintaining at 70 ° C., 786 g of ion-exchanged water was added over 77 minutes while stirring at 280 r / min (peripheral speed 88 m / min), and phase inversion emulsification was performed. While maintaining at 70 ° C continuously, ethyl acetate was distilled off under reduced pressure. Thereafter, the aqueous dispersion was cooled to 30 ° C. while stirring at 280 r / min (peripheral speed 88 m / min), and then an anionic surfactant “Emar (registered trademark) E27C” (manufactured by Kao Corporation) was added to 16. 7 g was mixed and completely dissolved. Thereafter, the solid content concentration of the dispersion was measured, and ion-exchanged water was added so as to be 20% by mass to obtain an aqueous dispersion 1 in which the resin particles for shells were dispersed in the aqueous medium. Table 2 shows the volume median particle size of the resin particles in the obtained aqueous dispersion.

Production Examples 2-13
(Production of aqueous dispersions 2 to 13)
Aqueous dispersions 2 to 13 were obtained in the same manner as in Production Example 1 except that the type of resin and the amount of wax were changed as shown in Table 2 in Production Example 1. Table 2 shows the volume median particle size of the resin particles in the obtained aqueous dispersion.

Production Example 14
(Production of aqueous dispersion 14)
150 g of composite resin A, 75 g of ethyl acetate, 45 g of ester wax “WEP8” (manufactured by Nippon Seiwa Co., Ltd., melting point: 78 ° C.) are dissolved at 25 ° C. and dissolved at 70 ° C. for 2 hours to dissolve the oil phase. Obtained. A 20% by mass aqueous ammonia solution (pKa: 9.3) was added to the obtained oil phase so as to have a neutralization degree of 70 mol% with respect to the acid value of the resin, and then 786 g of ion-exchanged water and anionic property were added. An aqueous phase mixed with 16.6 g of a surfactant (trade name: “Emar E27C” manufactured by Kao Corporation) was added, and an ultrasonic homogenizer (trade name: “UP-400S” manufactured by Dr. Heelscher Inc.) was added. And processed for 30 minutes at 350 W output. Thereafter, ethyl acetate was distilled off under reduced pressure at 70 ° C. to obtain an aqueous dispersion 14. Table 2 shows the volume median particle size of the resin particles in the obtained aqueous dispersion.

[Production of aqueous dispersion of core resin particles]
Production Example 15
(Production of aqueous dispersion 15)
In Production Example 1, the type of resin used was changed as shown in Table 2, and an aqueous dispersion 15 was obtained in the same manner as in Production Example 1 except that no wax was charged. Table 2 shows the volume median particle size of the resin particles in the obtained aqueous dispersion.

Production Example 16
(Production of aqueous dispersion 16)
150 g of vinyl resin L and 75 g of ethyl acetate were dissolved at 25 ° C. and dissolved at 70 ° C. over 2 hours to obtain an oil phase. An aqueous phase obtained by mixing 606 g of ion-exchanged water and 16.6 g of an anionic surfactant (trade name: “Emal E27C”, manufactured by Kao Corporation) was added to the obtained oil phase, and an ultrasonic homogenizer (Doctor Heelscher Co., Ltd.) was added. The product was processed for 30 minutes at an output of 350 W using a product name “UP-400S”). Thereafter, ethyl acetate was distilled off under reduced pressure at 70 ° C. to obtain an aqueous dispersion 16. Table 2 shows the volume median particle size of the resin particles in the obtained aqueous dispersion.

Production Example 17
(Production of aqueous dispersion 17)
100 parts by weight of polyester resin K, 3.5 parts by weight of copper phthalocyanine (manufactured by Dainichi Seika Kogyo Co., Ltd., model number: “ECB-301”), charge control agent “Bontron (registered trademark) E-81” (Orient Chemical Co., Ltd.) After sufficiently mixing 1.0 part by mass with a Henschel mixer, the mixture was melt kneaded at a roll rotation speed of 200 r / min and a heating temperature in the roll of 80 ° C. using a co-rotating twin screw extruder. The obtained melt-kneaded product was cooled and coarsely pulverized, and then pulverized with a jet mill to obtain a master batch 1.
Next, 100 g of masterbatch 1, 55 g of ethyl acetate, and an anionic surfactant “Neopelex (registered trademark) G-15” (manufactured by Kao Corporation) are dissolved at 25 ° C. and taken at 70 ° C. for 2 hours. Dissolved. The resulting solution was neutralized by adding a 20% aqueous ammonia solution to a neutralization degree of 70 mol%, and stirred for 30 minutes. After neutralization, 600 g of ion exchanged water at 70 ° C. is mixed, and the particle size of the suspension is 350 W using an ultrasonic homogenizer (trade name: “UP-400S” manufactured by Dr. Heelscher Co., Ltd.). Dispersed to 5.1 μm. Thereafter, ethyl acetate was distilled off under reduced pressure at 70 ° C., and the solid content concentration of the dispersion was measured. Table 2 shows the volume median particle size of the resin particles in the obtained aqueous dispersion.

[Production of colorant dispersion]
Production Example 18
50 g of copper phthalocyanine “ECB-301” (manufactured by Dainichi Seika Kogyo Co., Ltd.), 5 g of nonionic surfactant “Emulgen 150” (polyoxyethylene lauryl ether, manufactured by Kao Corporation) and 200 g of ion-exchanged water are mixed. A colorant dispersion containing fine colorant particles was obtained by dispersing for 10 minutes using a homogenizer. The volume median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the colorant fine particles was 120 nm, and the solid content concentration was 22% by mass.

[Production of charge control agent dispersion]
Production Example 19
50 g of salicylic acid compound “Bontron (registered trademark) E-84” (manufactured by Orient Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a charge control agent, 5 g of “Emulgen (registered trademark) 150” (manufactured by Kao Corporation) as a nonionic surfactant, and 200 g of ion-exchanged water was mixed, and glass beads were used and dispersed for 10 minutes using a sand grinder to obtain a charge control agent dispersion liquid containing charge control agent fine particles. The volume median particle size (D ₅₀ ) of the charge control agent fine particles was 400 nm, and the solid content concentration was 22% by mass.

[Manufacture of toner for developing electrostatic image]
Example 1
300 g of the aqueous dispersion 15 of the core resin particles, 8 g of the colorant dispersion, 2 g of the charge control agent dispersion and 52 g of deionized water are placed in a 2 L container, and 100 r / min (peripheral speed 31 m) with an anchor type stirrer. 150 g of 0.1% by weight calcium chloride aqueous solution was added dropwise at 20 ° C. over 30 minutes. Then, it heated up to 50 degreeC, stirring. It was held at 50 ° C. until the volume median particle size was 5 μm. When 3 hours passed, the volume median particle size reached 5 μm to obtain a dispersion of aggregated particles (1). Thereafter, 75 g of the aqueous dispersion 1 of resin particles for shells was added and dispersed by stirring. Thereafter, a dilute solution obtained by diluting 4.2 g of an anionic surfactant “Emar (registered trademark) E27C” (manufactured by Kao Corporation, solid content: 28% by mass) with 37 g of deionized water was added as an aggregation terminator. (2) was obtained. Next, the temperature was raised to 80 ° C., and after maintaining at 80 ° C. for 1 hour from the time when the temperature reached 80 ° C., the heating was terminated. As a result, fused particles were formed, and then slowly cooled to 20 ° C., filtered through a 150 mesh (mesh 150 μm) wire mesh, suction filtered, and washed and dried to obtain toner particles. .

(External addition process)
Hydrophobic silica “NAX-50” (manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd., number average particle diameter 40 nm) 1.0 part by mass, hydrophobic silica “R972” (manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) A 10 L Henschel mixer equipped with ST and A0 stirring blades (number average particle diameter 16 nm) 0.6 parts by mass, titanium oxide “JMT-150IB” (manufactured by Teika Co., Ltd., number average particle diameter 15 nm) Nippon Coke Kogyo Co., Ltd.) and stirred at 3000 rpm for 2 minutes to obtain a toner. Table 3 shows the evaluation results of the toner.

Examples 2-11 and Comparative Examples 1-4
A toner was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the aqueous dispersion was changed as shown in Table 3 in Example 1. Table 3 shows the evaluation results of the toner. However, in Comparative Examples 1 and 2, a large number of coarse particles were generated, and a toner that could be evaluated was not obtained.

Example 12
300 g of the aqueous dispersion 17 of core resin particles and 52 g of deionized water are placed in a 2 L container, and the mixture is stirred with an agitator using an anchor type stirring blade at 100 r / min (peripheral speed 31 m / min). 150 degreeC calcium chloride aqueous solution 150g was dripped at 30 degreeC over 30 minutes. Then, it heated up, stirring, and when it became 50 degreeC, 75g of aqueous dispersion 1 of the resin particle | grains for shells was added, and it stirred and disperse | distributed. Thereafter, a dilute solution obtained by diluting 4.2 g of an anionic surfactant (trade name: “Emar (registered trademark) E27C”, solid content: 28 mass%) with 37 g of deionized water) as an aggregation terminator is added. did. Next, the temperature was raised to 80 ° C., and after maintaining at 80 ° C. for 1 hour from the time when the temperature reached 80 ° C., the heating was terminated. After forming coalesced particles in this manner, the mixture was gradually cooled to 20 ° C., filtered through a 150 mesh (mesh opening 150 μm) wire mesh, suction filtered, washed and dried to obtain toner particles. . The obtained toner particles were subjected to the same external addition process as in Example 1 to obtain a toner. Table 3 shows the evaluation results of the toner.

  From Table 3, it can be seen that the electrostatic image developing toners of the examples are all excellent in low-temperature fixability, heat-resistant storage stability, durability and gloss as compared with the electrostatic charge image developing toners of the comparative examples.

  The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image obtained by the production method of the present invention is excellent in low-temperature fixability, heat-resistant storage stability, durability, and gloss, and therefore can be suitably used as a toner used in electrophotography. According to the method of the present invention, a toner having such characteristics can be produced efficiently.

Claims (9)

A manufacturing method of a core-shell type electrostatic charge image developing toner comprising the following steps 1 to 4.
Step 1: Polyester resin segments, and with the addition of wax in the synthesis of a composite resin containing a vinyl resin segment having a unit derived from a vinyl monomer having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, or said composite Step of mixing a resin and a wax to obtain a composite resin composition Step 2: Adding an aqueous medium to the composite resin composition, phase-inverting and emulsifying, and resin particles for a shell containing the wax and the composite resin Step 3: Obtaining a dispersion (Y) of resin particles for cores containing a polyester resin (Yp) or a vinyl resin (Yv) was obtained in Step 2. Step of mixing the aqueous dispersion (X) and aggregating to obtain aggregated particles Step 4: Step of fusing the aggregated particles   2. The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to claim 1, wherein the content of the vinyl resin segment in the composite resin is 20% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less.   The electrostatic charge image according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a vinyl monomer component having an alkyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms is contained in the monomer component that is a raw material of the vinyl resin segment in an amount of 5% by mass to 40% by mass. A method for producing a developing toner.   The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to claim 1, wherein the content of the wax is 5 parts by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the composite resin.   The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to claim 1, wherein the composite resin contains a structural unit derived from an amphoteric monomer.   The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the core contains a polyester resin (Yp) in an amount of 60% by mass to 100% by mass.   The method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a step 2b of mixing a surfactant with the aqueous dispersion (X) obtained in the step 2.   The dispersion (Y) is a dispersion of aggregated particles obtained by aggregating an aqueous dispersion (y) of resin particles containing a polyester resin (Yp) or a vinyl resin (Yv). A method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic image according to claim 1.   The dispersion (Y) is a dispersion of suspended particles obtained by suspending a polyester resin (Yp) or a vinyl resin (Yv). A method for producing the toner for developing an electrostatic image according to claim 1.