WO2011074902A2 - 토너의 제조방법 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a toner manufacturing method, and more particularly, to a toner manufacturing method having a narrow particle size distribution and excellent low temperature fixability and image quality.
- toner is produced by adding a colorant, a mold release agent, a charge control agent, and the like to a thermoplastic resin serving as a binder resin. Further, in order to impart fluidity to the toner or to improve physical properties such as charge control or cleaning property, fine inorganic metal powders such as silica and titanium oxide may be added to the toner as an external additive.
- toner production methods there are physical methods such as grinding method and chemical methods such as suspension polymerization method and emulsion aggregation method.
- the toner manufacturing method by polymerization in the above chemical methods involves radical polymerization, only vinyl resin can be used as the binder resin. In this case, however, it is difficult to completely terminate the polymerization, so that unreacted monomers, surfactants, and the like remain in the toner particles, thereby deteriorating the charge characteristics of the toner particles.
- polyester resins have advantages such as improved pigment dispersibility, excellent transparency, low fixation temperature, and narrow glass transition temperature than vinyl resins such as styrene-acrylic copolymer resins, binding of toners for high-speed printers or color printers It is suitable as a resin.
- Toner manufacturing method using a polyester resin as a binder resin is a mixture of a polyester resin dispersion, a colorant dispersion and a wax dispersion using a polyaluminum chloride (PAC) as a flocculant to agglomerate the toner particles and then agglomeration fixing /
- PAC polyaluminum chloride
- polyaluminum chloride is used as a coagulant, it is difficult to inactivate polyaluminum chloride by changing the pH of the reaction solution during the coagulation and fixation process, and the washing of the coagulant is not performed well during the washing and drying process, which may negatively affect the charging of toner. have.
- ammonia water may be used as a dispersion stabilizer in the preparation of the polyester resin dispersion.
- ammonia may be volatilized at the polyester resin dispersion preparation temperature, resulting in an unpleasant odor.
- Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-311877 uses a salt of a divalent or higher metal ion as a flocculant in the production of toner by emulsion coagulation.
- a salt of a divalent or higher metal ion as a flocculant in the production of toner by emulsion coagulation.
- the content of the inorganic salt remaining in the toner particles exceeds 1% by weight, the melt viscosity at the time of fixing the toner is significantly increased, which is not preferable to the fixing property. This may occur.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a toner manufacturing method having a narrow particle size distribution, excellent low temperature fixability and image quality in a toner manufacturing method using a polyester resin as a binder resin.
- an inorganic base of a monovalent metal is used as a dispersion stabilizer added to the polyester resin dispersion, and a monovalent metal as a coagulant added in the aggregation step.
- the manufacturing method characterized by using the inorganic salt of is provided.
- the inorganic base used as the dispersion stabilizer may be NaOH, KOH or LiOH.
- the inorganic salt used as the flocculant may be NaCl or KCl.
- the polyester resin may have a weight average molecular weight of 6,000 to 100,000, and a glass transition temperature of 40 to 80 °C.
- toner particles having a narrow particle size distribution and excellent in low-temperature fixability and image quality can be provided.
- Toner manufacturing method comprises the steps of mixing a polyester resin dispersion, a colorant dispersion and a wax dispersion;
- an inorganic base of a monovalent metal is used as a dispersion stabilizer added to the polyester resin dispersion, and a monovalent metal as a coagulant added in the aggregation step.
- an inorganic salt of is used.
- the manufacturing method of the toner may further include washing and drying the united toner particles.
- Dispersion manufacturing process can be divided into three categories. That is, polyester resin dispersion preparation, colorant dispersion preparation, and wax dispersion preparation are included.
- a solvent emulsion is prepared by adding an organic solvent incompatible with the polar solvent to a polar solvent containing a surfactant and a dispersion stabilizer, and then, adding a polyester resin in a solid state to prepare a polyester dispersion.
- the polyester resin is dispersed in a polar solvent containing a dispersion stabilizer, it is possible to produce a stable dispersion.
- the polyester resin terminal is ionized by the dispersion stabilizer to form a stable dispersed state.
- the polar solvent includes water, methanol, ethanol, butanol, acetonitrile, acetone, ethyl acetate and the like, and water is most preferred.
- the weight average molecular weights of the polyester resin used for this invention are 6,000-100,000, and it is preferable that acid value is 8-20.
- Examples of the inorganic base of the monovalent metal used as the dispersion stabilizer include NaOH, LiOH, KOH, and the like.
- the polyester resin may be prepared by polycondensing an acid component and an alcohol component, and a polyester resin is prepared using polyhydric carboxylic acid mainly for an acid component and polyhydric alcohols mainly for an alcohol component.
- polyhydric alcohol component examples include polyoxyethylene- (2,0) -2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane and polyoxypropylene- (2,0) -2,2-bis (4 -Hydroxyphenyl) propane, polyoxypropylene- (2,2) -polyoxyethylene- (2,0) -2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, polyoxyethylene- (2,3) -2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, polyoxypropylene- (6) -2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, polyoxypropylene- (2,3) -2,2 -Bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, polyoxypropylene- (2,4) -2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, polyoxypropylene- (3,3) -2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, polyoxyethylene- (6) -2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, ethylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1, 4-but
- the polyhydric carboxylic acid component specifically includes aromatic polyhydric acids and / or alkyl esters thereof commonly used in polyester resin production.
- aromatic polyacids include terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, trimellitic acid, pyromellitic acid, 1,2,4-cyclohexanetricarboxylic acid, 2,5,7-naphthalenetricarboxylic acid, 1,2,4-naphthalenetricarboxylic acid , 1,2,5-hexanetricarboxylic acid, 1,2,7,8-octane tetracarboxylic acid, and / or alkyl esters of these carboxylic acids, wherein the alkyl group includes methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and the like. have.
- the aromatic polyacids and / or alkyl esters thereof may be used alone or in combination of two or more thereof.
- the glass transition temperature is lower than 40 ° C., the toner formed by using the polyester resin particles may cause storage stability problems.
- the glass transition temperature exceeds 80 °C, the offset is likely to occur, especially in color printing, the problem may be more serious.
- Organic solvents used in the polyester resin dispersions are methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, dichloromethane, And one or more selected from the group consisting of chloroform can be used, but is not necessarily limited thereto.
- the surfactant used in the polyester resin dispersion is preferably used in an amount of 1 to 4 parts by weight, and an organic solvent in an amount of 15 to 200 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyester resin, and the dispersion stabilizer is compared to the acid value of the polyester resin. Preference is given to using in amounts of 2 to 3 equivalents.
- the colorant dispersion may be dispersed in water using a dispersant such as a surfactant, or may be dispersed using an organic solvent.
- a dispersant such as a surfactant
- anionic surfactants and nonionic surfactants are preferable, and anionic surfactants are more preferable.
- a dispersion is prepared using a master batch in which a pigment and a polyester resin are kneaded. Specifically, after the master batch and the organic solvent are put into a ball mill and milled for about 24 hours, the mixed solution is added to water containing a surfactant and a dispersion stabilizer to obtain a master batch pigment dispersion. Moreover, you may disperse
- the dispersion stabilizer used may be a dispersion stabilizer such as NaOH used in preparing a polyester resin dispersion.
- the use of the master batch pigment dispersion results in better color development after toner production than when the pigment dispersion is used.
- the colorant may be appropriately selected from black pigments, cyan pigments, magenta pigments, yellow pigments, and mixtures thereof, which are commonly used pigments.
- the content of the colorant may be sufficient to color the toner to form a visible image by development, for example, 3 to 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyester resin. If the content is less than 3 parts by weight, the coloring effect may be insufficient. If the content is more than 15 parts by weight, the electric resistance of the toner is lowered, so that sufficient triboelectric charge may not be obtained, resulting in contamination.
- Wax dispersions can be prepared by dispersing natural or synthetic waxes in water or in organic solvents.
- wax a known wax can be used.
- natural waxes such as carnauba wax and rice wax
- synthetic waxes such as polypropylene wax and polyethylene wax
- petroleum wax such as montan wax, alcohol wax, and ester wax etc.
- Wax may be used individually by 1 type, and may use 2 or more types together.
- a dispersion is obtained by using a surfactant or a dispersion stabilizer and dispersing using a disperser such as a high pressure or high speed homogenizer.
- a disperser such as a high pressure or high speed homogenizer.
- the wax can be dispersed in the same manner as in the case of producing a polyester resin dispersion. That is, a solvent emulsion is prepared by adding an organic solvent to water containing a surfactant and a dispersion stabilizer, and a wax is added to a solid state to prepare a dispersion.
- 0.5-20 weight part is preferable with respect to 100 weight part of polyester resin, and, as for wax content, 1-10 weight part is more preferable.
- the toner particles are agglomerated by adding the flocculant and the acid while stirring the respective dispersions prepared in the above dispersion preparation step.
- the coagulation process is preferably performed at room temperature, it may be heated up to the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polyester resin, and the particle diameter and shape are uniform by stirring the mixed liquid of each dispersion liquid by using a stirrer and mechanical shear force. Agglomerates can be formed in one particle state.
- the inorganic salt of the monovalent metal used as the flocculant may be NaCl or KCl.
- the amount of the flocculant used is 0.3 to 5% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 3% by weight, based on the total solids content of the flocculation step reaction solution. If the amount of the flocculant is less than 0.3% by weight, aggregation may not occur, and when the amount of the flocculant is greater than 5% by weight, the aggregated particles may be too large.
- the pH may be adjusted by addition of acid in the flocculation process, and the preferred pH may be 4.5 to 6.5.
- the coagulation step may be performed by stirring the reaction solution at 1.0 to 7.0 m / sec at a temperature of 40 to 60 °C.
- a monovalent metal ion derived from an inorganic base of a monovalent metal used as a dispersion stabilizer in preparing a polyester resin dispersion may serve as a coagulant, and thus a small amount of coagulant. Also excellent coagulation effect can be obtained by using.
- the temperature of the reaction solution is maintained and the pH is raised to 10.
- an inorganic base such as NaOH, KOH or LiOH is added.
- the mixed liquid containing the toner particles is heated to uniform the particle size and shape of the aggregated toner particles. It is preferable to adjust to a particle diameter of 1 to 20 ⁇ m by heating to a temperature higher than or equal to the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polyester resin, whereby toner particles having almost uniform particle sizes and shapes can be obtained.
- Tg glass transition temperature
- the surface properties of the particles can be improved by heating to a temperature above the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polyester resin, and the polyester resin dispersion or polystyrene butylacryl before heating to a temperature above the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polyester resin.
- the latex is added to cover the toner particles generated in the flocculation process once, thereby preventing the pigment or wax contained therein from coming out and making the toner firm.
- the polyester resin dispersion or polystyrene butyl acrylate latex added may use a resin dispersion having the same physical properties (Tg, molecular weight) as the polyester resin dispersion used in the previous step. You may use it.
- Tg When using Tg and a higher molecular weight, Tg is 60-85 degreeC, and it is preferable that molecular weight is 10,000-300,000.
- This additionally added resin dispersion may increase the particle size while wrapping the toner particles produced in the flocculation step. To prevent this, a surfactant is added or the pH is adjusted, and the temperature is raised above the glass transition temperature of the polyester resin. The coalescing process can proceed.
- the toner particles obtained in the coalescence process are washed with water and dried.
- the mixed liquid containing toner is cooled to room temperature, the mixed liquid is filtered, the filtrate is removed, and the toner is washed with water.
- the washing of the toner using pure water may be performed batchwise or continuously.
- the cleaning of the toner using pure water is performed to remove unnecessary components other than toner components such as impurities that may affect the chargeability of the toner and unnecessary coagulants that do not participate in aggregation.
- toner particles are not reaggregated due to reactivation of inorganic salts due to pH change in the washing process, and inorganic salts of monovalent metals are compared with inorganic salts of polyvalent metals.
- the solubility in toner is so great that it is easy to remove during washing, and the amount of inorganic salt remaining in the toner is also significantly lowered, so that the melt viscosity of the toner particles does not increase and is preferable for fixing characteristics.
- the toner obtained after the washing step is dried using a fluidized bed dryer, a flash jet dryer, or the like.
- a desired external additive may be added to the toner obtained by drying.
- a 3L reactor equipped with a stirrer, a nitrogen gas inlet, a thermometer, and a cooler was installed in the oil chain oil tank.
- 45 g of terephthalic acid, 39 g of isophthalic acid, 75 g of 1,2-propylene glycol, and 3 g of trimellitic acid were added to the reactor thus installed, and 500 ppm of dibutyltin oxide was added to the total weight of the monomer as a catalyst.
- the temperature was raised to 150 ° C. while the reactor was stirred at 150 rpm.
- the reaction was carried out for 6 hours, the temperature was raised to 220 ° C., the reactor was depressurized to 0.1 torr to remove side reactants, and the reaction was performed for 15 hours under the same pressure condition to obtain a polyester resin (1).
- a 3 L reactor equipped with a stirrer, thermometer, condenser and nitrogen inlet was installed in the oil bath.
- 97 g of dimethyl terephthalate, 96 g of dimethylisophthalate, 0.15 g of dimethyl 5-sulfoisophthalate sodium salt, 175 g of 1,2-propylene glycol and 4.0 g of trimellitic acid were added to the reactor.
- tetrabutyl titanate was added as a polymerization catalyst in an amount of 500 ppm relative to the total weight of the monomers.
- the temperature was then raised to 150 ° C. while maintaining the reactor stirring rate at 100 rpm. After this, the reaction was allowed to proceed for about 5 hours.
- the sample was heated to 20 ° C. to 200 ° C. at a heating rate of 10 ° C./min, quenched to 10 ° C. at a cooling rate of 20 ° C./min, and then again to 10 ° C. It measured by heating up at the heating rate of / min.
- the acid value (mgKOH / g) was measured by dissolving the resin in dichloromethane, cooling it, and titrating with 0.1 N KOH methyl alcohol solution.
- the weight average molecular weight of the binder resin was measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using a calibration curve using a polystyrene reference sample.
- the polyester resin dispersion (1) having a solid content concentration of 17% was obtained.
- the average particle diameter of the dispersed particles of the polyester resin dispersion was 0.2 ⁇ m.
- the average particle diameter was measured by a microtrack particle size analyzer (NIKKISO, Japan).
- a polyester resin dispersion (2) was obtained in the same manner as in Preparation Example 6, except that 40 ml of 1N sodium hydroxide solution as a dispersion stabilizer was used and polyester resin (2) was used instead of polyester resin (1). At this time, the average particle diameter of the dispersed particles of the polyester resin dispersion was 0.3 ⁇ m.
- a polyester resin dispersion (3) was obtained in the same manner as in Preparation Example 6, except that 50 ml of a 1N sodium hydroxide solution as a dispersion stabilizer was used and a polyester resin (3) was used instead of the polyester resin (1). At this time, the average particle diameter of the dispersed particles of the polyester resin dispersion was 0.3 ⁇ m. The average particle diameter was measured by a microtrack particle size analyzer (NIKKISO, Japan).
- a polyester resin dispersion (4) was obtained in the same manner as in Preparation Example 6, except that 40 ml of a 1N sodium hydroxide solution as a dispersion stabilizer was used and a polyester resin (4) was used instead of the polyester resin (1). At this time, the average particle diameter of the dispersed particles of the polyester resin dispersion was 0.5 ⁇ m.
- a polyester resin dispersion (5) was obtained in the same manner as in Preparation Example 6, except that 10 ml of a 1N sodium hydroxide solution as a dispersion stabilizer was used and a polyester resin (5) was used instead of the polyester resin (1). At this time, the average particle diameter of the dispersed particle of the polyester resin dispersion was 0.4 ⁇ m.
- the reactor contents were then subjected to high dispersion at a pressure of 1,500 bar using an Ultimaizer system (Amstec Ltd., Model HJP25030).
- an Ultimaizer system Amstec Ltd., Model HJP25030
- cyan pigment particles dispersed at a nano size having a volume average particle diameter (D50 (v)) of 150 nm were obtained.
- the polyester resin dispersion (1), the pigment dispersion (1), and the wax dispersion (1) were mixed at the solid content concentration shown in Table 2 below to obtain a mixed solution. At this time, it adjusted with pure water so that total solid concentration might be 13 weight%. 53 g of 10% aqueous sodium chloride solution and 10 g of 0.3 M nitric acid solution were added to the mixed solution, which was stirred at 10000 rpm using a blending stirrer and heated up to 55 ° C. After stirring for about 3 hours to agglomerate, the pH was adjusted to 10 and the temperature was raised to 96 ° C to unite the toner particles. When the temperature was lowered to 60 ° C., 1N sodium hydroxide solution was added to adjust the pH to 9.
- the crude powder was filtered through a mesh (eye size 20 ⁇ m), the aggregates were washed three times with water, 0.3 M nitric acid solution was added to pH 1.5, washed three times with pure water, and filtered. The filtrate was dried in a fluid bed dryer to prepare a black toner.
- Toner was prepared by mixing the polyester resin dispersion, the pigment dispersion, and the wax dispersion in the component and solid concentration shown in Table 2 below to obtain a mixed solution, and then toner was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1.
- the polyester resin dispersion (1), the pigment dispersion (1), and the wax dispersion (1) were mixed with the components and solid content concentrations shown in Table 2 below, and the mixture was adjusted to pure water so that the total solid concentration was 13% by weight.
- 4.2 g of 10% PAC (polyaluminum chloride) solution and 10 g of 0.3 M nitric acid solution were added to the mixed solution, and the mixture was stirred at 10000 rpm using a blend stirrer and heated up to 55 ° C. After stirring for about 3 hours to aggregate, 1N NaOH and 12 g of EDTA were added to deactivate the polyvalent metal salt to adjust the pH to 10, and the temperature was raised to 96 ° C to unite the toner particles.
- PAC polyaluminum chloride
- the amounts of the polyester resin dispersion, the wax dispersion, and the pigment dispersion are all weight percent based on the solid content.
- the amount of flocculant is expressed in weight percent based on the total solids content in the flocculation reaction solution.
- Example 1 Example 2
- Example 3 Example 4
- Example 5 Comparative Example 1 Polyester resin dispersion Polyester resin 86 86 86 86 86 Acid 11 15 17 14 8 11 NaOH input 30 ml 40ml 50 ml 40ml 10 ml 30 ml Pigment Dispersion Pigment 7 7 7 7 7 7 Wax dispersion Wax 7 7 7 7 7 7 Flocculant NaCl 0.55 0.25 12 0.55 0.55 PAC 0.42 pH 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.5 6.5 3.0
- the toner particles prepared in Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative Example 1 were subjected to the evaluation of average particle diameter, roundness, image evaluation, glossiness, and storageability as follows, and the results are shown in Table 3.
- the average particle diameter of the toner particles was measured using Coulter Multisizer III (backman coulter, USA), the number of particles measured was 50000 count and the aperture used was 100 ⁇ m.
- the measurement was carried out using FPIA-3000 (manufactured by Sysmex, Japan).
- FPIA-3000 manufactured by Sysmex, Japan.
- the measurement sample was prepared by adding an appropriate amount of a surfactant to 50-100 ml of distilled water, adding 10-20 mg of toner particles thereto, and then dispersing in an ultrasonic disperser for 1 minute.
- the circularity is automatically obtained from FPIA-3000 by the following formula.
- the area means the area of the projected toner and the perimeter means the circumferential length of a circle having the same area as the area of the projected toner. The closer to 1, the more spherical.
- Image evaluation was performed by developing with a CP 2025 (HP) retrofit device which is a digital full color printer. Image density was measured using spectroeye (GretagMacbeth).
- Image density is 1.3 or higher
- ng image density is 1.3 or less
- Glossiness evaluation was performed by developing with a CP 2025 (HP) modified device which is a digital full color printer. It was measured using a gloss meter (GretagMacbeth).
- Preservation was weighed 5g toner in a 50ml sample bottle and stored for 24 hours in a chamber of temperature 50 °C, 80% humidity. Take out the stored sample and leave it at room temperature to visually check the degree of aggregation, sift with a 100 ⁇ m sieve and measure the amount remaining on the top. If the amount is 10% or more, ng, 10% or less ok Evaluated as.
- the prepared toner was subjected to ICP analysis to determine the amount of inorganic metal remaining in the toner.
- the toner particles produced by the manufacturing method of the present invention have a narrow particle size distribution, excellent glossiness, preservation, and excellent image quality. It can also be seen that the amount of residual metal in the toner is significantly reduced.
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유리전이 온도(Tg) | 산가(mgKOH/g) | 중량평균분자량 | |
제조예 1 | 66 | 11 | 18,000 |
제조예 2 | 62 | 15 | 25,000 |
제조예 3 | 67 | 17 | 52,000 |
제조예 4 | 65 | 14 | 16,000 |
제조예 5 | 80 | 8 | 100,000 |
실시예 1 | 실시예 2 | 실시예 3 | 실시예 4 | 실시예 5 | 비교예 1 | ||
폴리에스테르 수지분산액 | 폴리에스테르수지 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
산가 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 11 | |
NaOH 투입량 | 30ml | 40ml | 50ml | 40ml | 10ml | 30ml | |
안료분산액 | 안료 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
왁스분산액 | 왁스 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
응집제 | NaCl | 0.55 | 0.25 | 12 | 0.55 | 0.55 | |
PAC | 0.42 | ||||||
pH | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
평균입경(㎛) | 평균원형도 | 화상농도 | 광택도 | 보존성 | 정착온도 범위 | 토너 내잔류 금속량 | ||||
실시예 1 | 6.5 | 0.988 | 1.4 | ok | 16 | ok | 6% | ok | 135~180℃ | 0.5% |
실시예 2 | 5.8 | 0.975 | 1.3 | ok | 14 | ok | 7% | ok | 140~170℃ | 0.7% |
실시예 3 | 11 | 0.977 | 1.3 | ok | 13 | ok | 8% | ok | 150~170℃ | 0.65% |
실시예 4 | 6.4 | 0.963 | 1.3 | ok | 13 | ok | 9% | ok | 150~190℃ | 0.5% |
실시예 5 | 13 | 0.973 | 1.3 | ok | 13 | ok | 15% | ng | 150~190℃ | 0.8% |
비교예 1 | 7.0 | 0.958 | 0.9 | ng | 5 | ng | 15% | ng | 160~200℃ | 10% |
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- 폴리에스테르 수지 분산액, 착색제 분산액 및 왁스 분산액을 혼합하는 단계;상기 혼합액에 응집제를 첨가하여 토너 입자를 응집시키는 단계; 및상기 응집된 토너 입자를 합일하는 단계를 포함하는 토너의 제조 방법에 있어서,상기 폴리에스테르 수지 분산액에 첨가되는 분산안정제로 1가 금속의 무기 염기가 사용되고, 상기 응집 단계에서 첨가되는 응집제로 1가 금속의 무기염이 사용되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 분산안정제는 NaOH, LiOH 또는 KOH인 것을 특징으로 하는 토너의 제조 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 응집제는 NaCl, 또는 KCl인 것을 특징으로 하는 토너의 제조 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 응집제는 응집 단계의 반응액 중 총 고형분 중량 기준으로 0.3 내지 5중량%인 것을 특징으로 하는 토너의 제조 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 합일 단계 후 토너 입자를 세척 및 건조하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 토너의 제조 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 폴리에스테르 수지 분산액은 분산안정제, 계면활성제, 극성 용매 및 상기 극성 용매와 불혼화성인 유기 용매의 혼합물을 교반하여 용매 에멀젼을 제조하는 단계; 및상기 용매 에멀젼에 폴리에스테르 수지를 첨가하는 단계를 포함하는 방법으로 제조되는 것을 특징으로 하는 토너의 제조 방법.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 폴리에스테르 수지는 중량평균분자량이 6,000 내지 100,000이고, 유리전이온도가 40 내지 80℃인 것을 특징으로 하는 토너의 제조 방법.
- 제6항에 있어서,상기 극성 용매는 물인 것을 특징으로 하는 토너의 제조 방법.
- 제6항에 있어서,상기 유기 용매는 메틸아세테이트, 에틸아세테이트, 이소프로필아세테이트, 메틸에틸케톤, 디메틸에테르, 디에틸에테르, 1,1-디클로로에탄, 1,2-디클로로에탄, 디클로로메탄 및 클로로포름으로 이루어지는 군으로부터 선택된 1종 이상인 것을 특징으로 하는 토너의 제조 방법.
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