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Process for producing toner

US6207339A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Filing dateAug 19, 1999
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/0806
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process for producing a toner has the steps of, polymerizing a polymerizable monomer composition containing at least a polymerizable monomer and a colorant, in an aqueous dispersion medium to form colored polymer particles, and thereafter washing the colored polymer particles, followed by dewatering to prepare wet colored polymer particles, subjecting the resultant wet colored polymer particles to substantial removal of the water held by the wet colored polymer particles, by means of a dryer making use of hot air to obtain toner particles, and drying the toner particles under reduced pressure by means of a vacuum dryer so that polymerizable monomers remaining in the toner particles come to be in a residue of 200 ppm or less.

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