Toner and manufacturing process therefor
US7862978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G9/09783
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a process for the manufacture of a toner which comprises the steps of: wherein R is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical which may be optionally substituted and Z1 is a bond or linker groupand wherein the amount of carboxy functional compound of Formula (1) provided is greater than 3% by weight, the amount of carboxy functional compound being calculated according to the following equation: The process advantageously may produce a toner of small size and narrow particle size distribution. The present invention also provides a toner manufactured by the process.
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