WO2005001579A1 - 静電荷像現像用トナー - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, and more particularly to a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, which is less likely to generate a capri and is excellent in dot reproducibility and printing characteristics.
- an electrostatic latent image is formed on a photosensitive member by various means, and then the latent image is developed by one step to form a visible image, such as transfer of paper or an OHP sheet.
- This method is a method of transferring printed toner to a material and fixing the transferred toner on the transfer material by pressure or the like to obtain a printed matter.
- toners are required to have performance such as stability of charging characteristics and cleaning performance. This is because if the charging characteristics change with time, the quality of the image is greatly affected, and the storage stability is lowered due to the softener and release agent added for low-temperature fixing, causing problems such as toner blocking. It is.
- toner is manufactured by melt-kneading dye or pigment coloring agent and other additives into a binder resin such as a thermoplastic resin and uniformly dispersing it, and then finely pulverizing it using a pulverizing apparatus. , It was carried out by the so-called crushing method. In this pulverizing method, it is difficult to reduce the particle size of the toner to about 5 to 6 zz m or less, and there is a limit in narrowing the particle size distribution also in the classification operation. Furthermore, since the additive is exposed on the toner surface, The control of the amount of electrification becomes difficult, causing problems such as image scattering and Capri.
- 1120257 discloses a toner in which the particle size, particle size distribution, circularity and the like are controlled.
- the to-one disclosed in the publication is produced by a crushing method, and it is difficult to remove the fine powder or to eliminate the generation of the fine powder, and the width of the circularity distribution is wide, so The reality was inadequate.
- toner manufactured by a polymerization method has come to be used.
- the charge stability can be improved by further reducing the adhesion of fine particles to the surface and the bleeding component of the additive.
- the applicant of the present invention has disclosed in JP-A-8-166061 a polymeric developer having a metal ion content of 100 ppm or less due to a poorly water-soluble metal compound. .
- the developer disclosed in the publication although the image quality deterioration due to the environmental fluctuation is largely improved, the further improvement is required in the fluidity and the preservability.
- JP-A-11-17949 discloses a developer having a specific range of pH or a nonmagnetic one-component developer having a specific range of conductivity. According to the developer disclosed in the publication, the flowability and the storage property are improved, but in order to cope with the high resolution, it is required to further improve the printing density and the dot reproducibility.
- JP-A-11-134429 discloses a toner having an average circularity of 0.975 to 0.995, which is produced by a suspension polymerization method. ing. It is disclosed that the toner disclosed in the above publication is excellent in dot reproducibility and excellent in fluidity. However, the above-mentioned toner has a problem that the charging characteristics are easily changed, the storage stability is insufficient, and the toner is aggregated when left in a high temperature environment. When the toner is coagulated, charging failure is likely to occur, and as a result, the resolution of the developed image is deteriorated, and there is also a problem that filming may occur.
- the polymer obtained by the emulsion polymerization method is coagulated.
- the toner has a problem that the toner characteristics are deteriorated due to aggregation due to long-term storage.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, which is less likely to generate a capri and is excellent in dot reproducibility and printing characteristics. Disclosure of the invention
- the present inventors found that, in a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image containing toner particles comprising a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent, etc., the volume of the toner particles.
- Mode diameter ratio of volume average particle diameter (Dv) to number average particle diameter (D p) (Dv / Dp), average circularity, standard deviation of particle diameter, average circle of toner particles having a specific particle diameter
- Dv volume average particle diameter
- D p number average particle diameter
- average circularity standard deviation of particle diameter
- standard deviation of particle diameter average circle of toner particles having a specific particle diameter
- the ratio of the shape and the average circularity of toner particles having many specific particle diameters is specified as a specific range, and the conductivity of the water extract is specified as a specific range in the toner, or It was found that the above purpose can be achieved by setting the amount and the content of the methanol extract component to a specific range.
- the present invention has been made based on the above findings, and is a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image comprising toner particles comprising at least a binder resin, a colorant and a charge control agent, wherein the toner comprises
- the volume mode diameter (a) is 5 10 / im and the ratio of the volume average particle diameter (D v) to the number average particle diameter (D p) (D v / D p) is 1. 0 1.
- the average circularity is 0.97 0.995, the standard deviation (b) of the toner particle size is 2 m or less, and (a-2 b) m or less azm
- the ratio (C 1 / C 2) of the average circularity (C 1) of the toner particles to the average circularity (C 2) of the toner particles having a particle size of a / m or more (a + 2 b); ) Is dispersed so that the toner concentration is 6% by weight in ion-exchanged water with a conductivity ⁇ 1 of 0 to 10 SZcni, heated and boiled for 10 minutes, and then separately Boiled conductivity ⁇ 1 is 0 1 0 SZcm ion exchange water
- the evaporated water is replenished to the original volume, and the conductivity of the water extract obtained by cooling to room temperature, ⁇ 2 is 20 S / cm or less, ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ is 0.:!
- the present invention is a toner for electrostatic image development containing toner particles comprising at least a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent and a release agent, wherein the volume mode diameter (a) of the toner particles is 5 To 10 zm, ratio of volume average particle diameter (D v) to number average particle diameter (D p) (Dv / D p) 1 to 0, 1, average circularity is 0.
- the average circularity of toner particles having a particle diameter of (a ⁇ 2 b) ⁇ m or more and am less than 2 and the standard deviation (b) of the particle diameter of the toner particles is
- the ratio (C1ZC2) of C1) to the average circularity (C2) of toner particles having a particle size of a / m or more (a + 2 b) / m is 1.00 to 1.02
- the hexane extract component content to n- is 1 to 1 5 weight 0/0, methanol extract component content of 5 wt.
- a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image which is not more than 0 .
- the toner for electrostatic image development does not easily generate capri and is excellent in dot reproducibility and printing characteristics.
- a water-soluble polyvalent inorganic salt and an alkali hydroxide are mixed in an aqueous dispersion medium to prepare an aqueous dispersion medium containing a colloid of a hardly water-soluble inorganic compound, followed by aging.
- a polymerizable monomer composition containing a reactive monomer, a colorant, a charge control agent, and a polymerization initiator is added to an aqueous dispersion medium containing the mature colloid of the hardly water-soluble inorganic compound.
- the toner particles constituting the toner for electrostatic image development of the present invention comprise at least a binder resin, a colorant and a charge control agent.
- the binder resin may include resins widely used in conventional toners, such as polystyrene, styrene / styrene / acrylic copolymer, polyester resin, epoxy resin and the like.
- the coloring agent carbon black, titanium black, magnetic powder, oil black, titanium white, and all pigments and dyes can be used.
- black carbon black one having a primary particle size of 20 to 40 nm is preferably used. When the particle size is in this range, carbon black can be dispersed uniformly in the toner, and the amount of toner is reduced, which is preferable.
- yellow colorants When color toners are obtained, yellow colorants, magenta colorants or cyan colorants are usually used.
- yellow colorants for example, compounds such as azo pigments and condensed polycyclic pigments are used. Specifically, C. I. pigment yellow 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 16, 62, 73, 74, 83, 90, 93, 97, 120, 1 38, 155, 180, 181, 185 and 186, and the like.
- magenta colorant for example, compounds such as azo pigments and condensed polycyclic pigments are used. Specifically, C. I. pigment red 3 1, 48, 5 7, 5 8, 60, 63, 64, 6 8, 8 1, 83, 8 7, 88, 8 9, 90, 1 2, 2 1 14 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 144 1 146 1 150 1 6 3 1 70 1 84 1 8 5 1 87 2 202 206 20 7 209 C 25 1 C. I. Pigment Violet 19 and the like.
- cyan colorant for example, a copper phthalocyanine compound, a derivative thereof, an anthraquinone compound and the like can be used. Specifically, C. I. pigment blue 2, 3, 6, 15, 15, 15: 1, 15: 2, 15: 3, 15: 4, 16, 17, etc. It can be mentioned.
- the amount of the colorant is preferably 1 to 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the binder resin.
- charge control resins are preferred. The reason is that the charge control resin has high compatibility with the binder resin, is colorless, and can obtain a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image having stable chargeability even in color continuous printing at high speed.
- Charge control resin Examples thereof include Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 6-36045, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 3-1 5 5 5 6 5, Japanese Patent Application Laid-opens 3 4 2 5 5 4 5, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11 11
- a quaternary ammonium (salt) group-containing copolymer manufactured according to the description of the publication No. 1 519 2 and the like, and A sulfonic acid (salt) group-containing copolymer or the like produced according to the description of JP-A 1 558 8 can be used.
- the amount of monomer units having quaternary ammonium (salt) group or sulfonic acid (salt) group contained in these copolymers is preferably 0.5 to 15 weight. / 0 , more preferably 1 to 10% by weight. When the content is in this range, it is easy to control the charge amount of the electrostatic image developing toner and it is possible to reduce the generation of Capri.
- charge control resin those having a weight average molecular weight of 3,00 0 to 3 0 0, 0 0 0 are preferable, those of 4, 0 0 0 to 5 0, 0 0 0 are more preferable, 6, 0 0 The thing of 0-3 5, 0 0 0 is most preferable.
- the glass transition temperature of the charge control resin is preferably 40 to 80 ° C, more preferably 45 to 75 ° C, and most preferably 45 to 7 ° C. It is C.
- the glass transition temperature is less than 40 ° C., the storage stability of the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image may be deteriorated, and when it is more than 80 ° C., the fixability may be deteriorated.
- the amount of the charge control agent is usually 0.01 to 30 parts by weight, preferably 0.3 to 25 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the binder resin.
- a releasing agent in the toner particles.
- a mold release agent for example, polyolefin waxes such as low molecular weight polyethylene, low molecular weight polypropylene, low molecular weight polyethylene and the like; candelilla, carnauba, rice, plant natural wax such as wood crest, and johopa; paraffin, microcrystalline, Petroleum waxes such as petroratam and modified waxes thereof; synthetic waxes such as Fischer Tropchistats; penta-esteritole teramilistate, pentaerythritol tetrapalmitate, polyfunctional ester compounds such as dipentaerythritol hexate; Can be mentioned.
- the mold release agents can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the endothermic peak temperature at heating is preferably 30 to 150 ° C., more preferably 40 to 100 ° C., and most preferably 50 ° C.
- a polyfunctional ester compound in the range of -80 ° C. is preferable because a toner excellent in fixing and releasability balance at fixing can be obtained.
- the weight average molecular weight of the release agent is preferably 1,000 to 3,000, and more preferably 1,500 to 2,500.
- the endothermic peak temperature means a value measured by A STM D 341 8-8.
- the releasing agent preferably has a melting point of 40 to 100 ° C, more preferably 60 to 80 ° C.
- the hydroxyl value of the release agent is preferably 0 ⁇ 5111 ⁇ 1: a 0 ⁇ 1 / / ⁇ , more preferably 0 ⁇ 3 mgKOHZg. If the hydroxyl value of the release agent exceeds 5 mg KOH / g, the image quality tends to deteriorate.
- the amount of the release agent is usually 0.5 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 1 to 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the binder resin.
- the toner particles can be so-called core-shell type (also referred to as “capsule type”) particles obtained by combining two different polymers in the inside (core layer) and outside (shell layer) of the particles.
- core type particles the low softening point material of the buttocks (core layer) is coated with a material having a higher softening point to achieve a balance between lowering the fixing temperature and preventing aggregation during storage. Because it can be
- the core layer of this core-shell type particle is composed of the binder resin, the colorant, the charge control resin and the releasing agent, and the shell layer is composed only of the binder resin.
- the weight ratio of the core layer to the core layer of the core-shell type particle is not particularly limited, but
- the ratio of the shell layer By setting the ratio of the shell layer to the above range, it is possible to combine the storage property of the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image and the fixing property at low temperature.
- the average thickness of the shell layer of the core-shell type particles is usually 0.000 to 1. 0 m, preferably 0.003 to 0.5 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.05 to 0.2 m. If the thickness is increased, the fixability may be decreased, and if the thickness is decreased, the storage ability may be decreased.
- the core particles forming the core-shell toner particles do not have to be covered on all surfaces with a shell layer, and part of the surface of the core particles may be covered with a shell layer.
- the core particle size and shell layer thickness of the core-shell type particles can be observed by an electron microscope, they can be obtained by directly measuring the particle size and shell thickness randomly selected from the observation photograph, If it is difficult to observe the core and the shell with an electron microscope, it can be calculated from the particle size of the core particle and the amount of monomers forming the shell used for producing the electrostatic charge image developing toner. .
- the toner particles constituting the toner for electrostatic image development of the present invention have a volume mode diameter (a) of 5 to 10 ⁇ m, preferably 5 to 8 m. If the volume mode diameter (a) is less than 5 ⁇ m, the fluidity of the toner may be reduced, resulting in generation of a capri, generation of a transfer residue, or deterioration of the cleaning property. Thin line reproducibility may decrease.
- the volume mode diameter (a) is the most frequent value in the particle size distribution on a volume basis.
- the volume mode diameter of the toner particles can be measured, for example, using a flow type particle image analyzer “F P I A 1 000” or “F P I A ⁇ 2000” manufactured by SYSMETUS.
- the toner particles constituting the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention have a ratio (Dv / Dp) of a volume average particle diameter (DV) to a number average particle diameter (Dp) of 1.0 to 1. 3 and preferably 1. to 1.2. Capri occurs when Dv / Dp exceeds 1.3.
- the volume average particle diameter and the number average particle diameter of toner particles can be measured, for example, using Multisizer 1 (manufactured by Beckman Coulter, Inc.) or the like.
- the toner particles constituting the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention have an average circularity of 0.97 to 0.995, which is preferably measured using a flow type particle image analyzer.
- the average circularity is less than 0.97, thin-line reproducibility is L / L environment (temperature: 10 ° C, humidity: 20%), N / N environment (temperature: 23 ° C, humidity: 50) %) And HZH environment (temperature: 35 ° C, humidity 80%).
- the average circularity can be relatively easily made into the above-mentioned range by producing it using a phase inversion emulsification method, a dissolution suspension method, a polymerization method (suspension polymerization method or emulsion polymerization method) or the like.
- the circularity is defined as the perimeter of a circle having the same projected area as the particle image divided by the perimeter of the projected image of the particle.
- the average degree of circularity is used as a simple method for quantitatively expressing the shape of particles, and is an index showing the degree of unevenness of the toner, and the average degree of circularity means that the toner is completely spherical. In this case, 1 is shown, and the value becomes smaller as the surface shape of the toner particle becomes more complicated.
- the average circularity (C a) is a value determined by the following equation.
- n is the number of particles for which the circularity C i is determined.
- C i is the circularity of each particle calculated by the following equation based on the circumferential length measured for each particle of the particle group of equivalent circle diameter of 0.6 to 400 m.
- Circularity (C i) perimeter of circle that is equal to the projected area of the particle perimeter of the no-particle projection image
- f i is the frequency of particles with circularity C i.
- the circularity and the average circularity can be measured by using a flow type particle image analyzer “FP I A 1 000” or “F P I A 2000” manufactured by Sysmettas.
- the standard deviation (b) of the particle diameter of the toner particles constituting the toner for electrostatic charge image development of the present invention is 2 ⁇ or less, preferably 1. or less. If the standard deviation of the particle size of single toner particles exceeds 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ , the image quality is degraded, for example, the generation of a capri.
- the standard deviation of the toner particles, as well as the circularity and the average circularity can be measured using a flow-type particle image analyzer “FPIA-10000” or “FPIA-2000” manufactured by SYSMETASS CORP. It is.
- the toner particles constituting the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention are (a ⁇ 2 b) / z m or more and a ⁇ a ⁇ Assuming that the average circularity of toner particles having a particle diameter of C 1 is C 1, and the average circularity of toner particles having a particle diameter of a ⁇ or more (a + 2 b) m is C 2, (C 1 ZC 2) Is 1.0 00
- the above C 1 and C 2 can also be measured using a flow-type particle image analyzer “FPIA-1 000” or “FPIA-2000” manufactured by Sysmex Corporation, as with the circularity and average circularity. .
- the toner for electrostatic charge image development of the present invention is dispersed in ion exchange water having a conductivity ⁇ 1 of 0 10 0 ⁇ SZ cm so that the toner concentration is 6% by weight, and heating is performed. Then, after boiling for 10 minutes, add separately boiled ion exchange water of conductivity ⁇ 1 of 0 1 0 ii SZ cm and replenish the evaporation water to make it the original volume, room temperature (temperature around 22 ° C.
- the conductivity ⁇ 2 of the water extract obtained by cooling down to 2) is 2 ⁇ / ⁇ S / cm or less, preferably 10 / S / cm or less. Also, 2- ⁇ 0 is 0.:!
- the toner for electrostatic charge image development of the present invention preferably has a melting enthalpy ( ⁇ ) of 1 1 Om J / mg, and 26 mJ / mg as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Is more preferred, and 35 mJ / mg is particularly preferred.
- the fixing property is excellent when the melting enthalpy ( ⁇ ) of the toner for electrostatic charge image development measured with a differential scanning calorimeter is within the above range.
- ⁇ exceeds 1 Om j Z mg, a large amount of heat is required to melt the toner, and low energy fixing (low temperature fixing) may not be achieved when forming images in multiple colors and multiple layers as in color images.
- ⁇ can be calculated from the area (peak area) of the region surrounded by the endothermic peak of the differential scanning calorimeter curve and the base line.
- the content of the ⁇ -hexane extractable component is 1 to 15% by weight, and 3 to 13% by weight. preferable.
- the content of ⁇ -hexane extractable component is less than 1% by weight, the fixing temperature is increased. On the other hand, if it exceeds 15% by weight, the storage stability is reduced.
- the ⁇ -hexane extracted component content can be measured by the method described later.
- the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a methanol extraction component content of 5% by weight or less, and preferably 4% by weight or less. If the content of methanol extractables exceeds 5% by weight, it becomes hygroscopic, environmental stability (reproducibility of fine lines) decreases, and capri is generated.
- the methanol extractable component content can be measured by the method described later.
- the toner for electrostatic image development according to the present invention can be used as it is for electrophotographic development, but usually, the chargeability, flowability, storage stability, etc. of the toner for electrostatic image development are adjusted.
- fine particles hereinafter referred to as an external additive
- an external additive having a particle diameter smaller than that of the toner particles are attached to or embedded in the surface of the toner particles.
- the external additive examples include inorganic particles and organic resin particles which are generally used for the purpose of improving fluidity and chargeability. These particles added as an external additive have a smaller average particle size than the toner particles.
- inorganic particles include silica, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide and the like
- organic resin particles include methacrylate ester polymer particles, acrylate polymer particles, styrene
- examples thereof include monomethacrylic acid ester copolymer particles, styrene-acrylic acid ester copolymer particles, core shell particles in which the core is a styrene polymer, and the shell is a methacrylic acid ester polymer.
- silica particles and titanium oxide particles are preferable, particles obtained by hydrophobizing this surface are preferable, and hydrophobized silica particles are particularly preferable.
- the amount of the external additive is not particularly limited, but is usually 0.1 to 6 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of toner particles.
- the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention is not particularly limited in its production method as long as it can give a toner having the characteristics in the above-mentioned range, but it is preferably produced by a polymerization method.
- the toner particles constituting the toner for electrostatic charge image development of the present invention contain, for example, a colloid of a poorly water-soluble inorganic compound by mixing a water-soluble polyvalent inorganic salt and an alkali hydroxide in an aqueous dispersion medium.
- a charge control resin composition prepared by mixing a colorant and a charge control resin in advance is obtained, and the charge control resin composition is combined with a release agent and the like to obtain a polymerizable monomer. May be added to the mixture and mixed.
- the amount of the coloring agent is usually 10 to 20 parts by weight, preferably 20 to 150 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the charge control resin.
- the charge control resin composition it is preferable to use an organic solvent for the production of the charge control resin composition.
- an organic solvent By using an organic solvent, the charge control resin becomes soft and can be easily mixed with the pigment.
- the amount of the organic solvent is usually 0 to 100 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 80 parts by weight, and more preferably 10 to 60 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the charge control resin. Within this range, the balance between dispersibility and processability is excellent. At this time, the organic solvent may be added all at once, or may be added several times while confirming the mixing state.
- the mixing can be carried out using a roll, a kneader, a single screw extruder, a twin screw extruder, a pamper, a bus' conider, etc.
- a mixer of a closed system in which the organic solvent does not leak to the outside is preferable.
- a torque meter is installed for mixing, and it is
- polymerizable monomer examples include monobole monomers, crosslinkable monomers, macromonomers and the like. This polymerizable monomer is polymerized to become a binder resin component.
- Monobule monomers such as aromatic boule monomers such as styrene, bule toluene, ⁇ -methylstyrene; (meth) acrylic acid; methyl (meth) acrylate, (meth) acrylic acid ethyl, (meth) acrylic acid (Meth) acrylic copolymers such as propyl acid, butyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, and isopropyl (meth) acrylate Monoolefin monomers such as ethylene, propylene and butylene; and the like.
- Monobutyl monomers may be used alone or in combination of two or more monomers.
- monobole monomers an aromatic boule monomer alone, a combination of an aromatic bule monomer and a (meth) acrylic monomer, or the like is suitably used.
- the crosslinkable monomer is a monomer having two or more vinyl groups. Specific examples thereof include divininole benzene, dibutyle naphthalene, pentaerythritol retria linoleate monoteryl, trimethylolpropane triaryl late, and the like. These crosslinkable monomers can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the amount of the crosslinkable monomer is' usually 10 parts by weight or less, preferably 0.1 to 2 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the monovinyl monomer.
- the macromonomer is one having a polymerizable carbon-carbon unsaturated double bond at the end of the molecular chain, and is usually an oligomer or polymer having a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 30, 00, 00. .
- the macromonomer is preferably one which gives a polymer having a glass transition temperature higher than the glass transition temperature of the polymer obtained by polymerizing the monovinyl monomer.
- the amount of the macromonomer is usually from 0.0 :! to 10 parts by weight, preferably from 0.03 to 5 parts by weight, more preferably 0.5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the monobole monomer. To 1 It is a weight part.
- polymerization initiator examples include persulfates such as potassium persulfate and ammonium persulfate; 4,4'-azobis (4-cyanovaleric acid), 2,2'-azobis (2-methyl-1-N- (2- (Hydroxyl) propionamide, 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydlochloride, 2,2'-azobis (2,4-dimethylbareronitrile), 2,2'-azobisisoptyronitrile etc.
- persulfates such as potassium persulfate and ammonium persulfate
- 4,4'-azobis (4-cyanovaleric acid) 2,2'-azobis (2-methyl-1-N- (2- (Hydroxyl) propionamide
- 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydlochloride 2,2'-azobis (2,4-dimethylbareronitrile
- 2,2'-azobisisoptyronitrile etc.
- the amount of the polymerization initiator used for the polymerization of the polymerizable monomer is preferably 0.1 to 20 parts by weight, more preferably 0.3 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable monomer. 15 parts by weight, most preferably 0.5 to 10 parts by weight.
- the polymerization initiator may be added to the aqueous dispersion medium after droplet formation, but it is preferable to add it in advance to the polymerizable monomer composition.
- the colloid of a poorly water-soluble inorganic compound used as a dispersion stabilizer is formed by mixing a water-soluble polyvalent inorganic salt and an alkali metal hydroxide in an aqueous dispersion medium.
- examples of such poorly water-soluble inorganic compounds include magnesium hydroxide and the like. It is preferable to use the aqueous dispersion medium containing the poorly water-soluble inorganic compound colloid after ripening and then use it for toner production, since the toner for electrostatic charge image development of the present invention can be easily obtained.
- the term “aging” means preparing an aqueous dispersion medium containing a colloid of a poorly water-soluble inorganic compound, and then leaving it for a certain period of time without using it immediately. Specifically, it is to stand at a temperature of 15 to 35 ° C., preferably a temperature of 20 to 35 ° C. for 4 to 18 hours, preferably 5 to 20 hours.
- the amount of the dispersion stabilizer is preferably 0.1 to 20 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable monomer. Polymerization is sufficient when the amount of the dispersion stabilizer is less than 0.1 parts by weight. In addition to the fact that it may be difficult to obtain stability and polymerization aggregates may be easily formed, on the other hand, when it is used in excess of 20 parts by weight, the effect of polymerization stability is saturated, and in addition to being uneconomical, The viscosity of the aqueous dispersion medium may be too high, and it may be difficult to form small droplets after mixing.
- a water-soluble polymer can be used in combination as long as the change in the charging characteristics of the polymerized toner depending on the environment and the fixing property does not increase.
- water-soluble polymers include polyvinyl alcohol, methyl cellulose and gelatin.
- boron compounds boron trifluoride, boron trichloride, tetrafluoroboronic acid, sodium tetrahydriboronate, potassium tetrahydriborate, sodium tetraborate, sodium tetraborate tetrahydrate, sodium metaborate Sodium metaborate tetrahydrate, sodium perborate sodium tetrahydrate, boric acid, potassium metaborate, potassium tetraborate octahydrate and the like.
- the boron compound is preferably added in the form of an aqueous solution.
- the amount of the boron compound is preferably 0.1 to 5 parts by weight, more preferably 0.3 to 3 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the poorly water-soluble compound colloid.
- a molecular weight modifier examples include mercabutanes such as t-dodecyl mercaptan, n_dodecyl mercaptan, n-octyl mercaptan, 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane, etc. .
- the above-mentioned molecular weight modifier can be added before initiation of polymerization or during polymerization.
- the amount of the molecular weight modifier is preferably 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, and more preferably 0.1 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable monomer.
- the toner can be produced by a conventionally known method.
- methods such as spray dry method, interfacial reaction method, in situ polymerization method and phase separation method can be mentioned.
- core-shell type toner particles can be obtained by covering the shell layer with toner particles obtained by powder method, polymerization method, association method or phase inversion emulsification method as core particles.
- in situ polymerization method and phase separation method are preferable from the viewpoint of production efficiency.
- a polymerizable monomer for shell
- a polymerization initiator for forming a shell and a polymerization initiator
- the obtained core particles may be charged, and a polymerizing monomer for shell may be added thereto to carry out polymerization.
- the shell polymerizable monomer may be added to the reaction system all at once, or may be added continuously or intermittently using a pump such as a plunger pump.
- polymerizable monomer for the shell monomers which form a polymer having a glass transition temperature of 80 ° C., such as styrene, acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate are used alone or in combination of two or more. can do.
- a water-soluble polymerization initiator when adding a shell-forming polymerizable monomer because core shell toner particles can be easily obtained.
- the water-soluble polymerization initiator is added at the time of addition of the shell-forming polymerizable monomer, the water-soluble polymerization initiator is moved to the vicinity of the outer surface of the core particle, and the shell-forming polymerizable monomer is It is considered to be easy to polymerize.
- water-soluble polymerization initiators examples include persulfates such as persulfate strength and ammonium persulfate; 2,2'-azobis (2-methyl-l-N- (2-hydroxenyl) propionamide), 2,2 ' Aso-based initiators such as 2-azo-bis-one (2-methyl-one N- (1, 1-bis (hydroxymethyl) 2-hydroxyethyl) propionamide) and the like can be mentioned.
- the amount of the water-soluble polymerization initiator is usually 0.1 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 1 to 30 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the shell polymerizable monomer.
- the temperature for polymerization is preferably 50 ° C. or higher, and more preferably 80 to 95 ° C.
- the reaction time is preferably 1 to 20 hours, more preferably 2 to 1 It is 0 hours. After the completion of the polymerization, it is preferable to repeat the operations of filtration, washing, dehydration and drying several times as necessary according to a conventional method.
- an acid is added so that the pH of the aqueous dispersion of toner particles obtained by polymerization becomes 6.5 or less, and the poorly water-soluble inorganic compound coroyl is added. It is preferred to dissolve the As the acid to be added, inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, and organic acids such as formic acid and acetic acid can be used, but sulfuric acid is particularly preferable because of high removal efficiency and small burden on manufacturing facilities. It is suitable.
- the method for filtering and dewatering toner particles from the aqueous dispersion there are no particular limitations on the method for filtering and dewatering toner particles from the aqueous dispersion.
- centrifugal filtration, vacuum filtration, pressure filtration and the like can be mentioned. Of these, centrifugal filtration is preferred.
- the toner particles are dried using a vacuum drier or the like as required.
- the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention can be obtained by mixing toner particles and an external additive and, if necessary, other fine particles using a high-speed stirrer such as a Henschel mixer.
- a high-speed stirrer such as a Henschel mixer.
- the toner was evaluated by the following method.
- the particle size distribution of toner particles that is, the ratio of the volume average particle size to the number average particle size (D p) (D v / D p) is a particle size measuring machine (manufactured by Beckman 'Coulter, model name' Multisizer One ') It measured by. The measurement with this multi-sizer was performed under the conditions of: aperture 1 diameter: 1 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ , medium: isotone II, concentration 10%, number of particles measured: 50, 00.
- the toner particles having a particle diameter of (a — 2 b) / z m or more and a particle size less than a ⁇ and having a particle diameter of a in or more (a + 2 b) m
- the mean circularity (C 2) was also analyzed using the above-mentioned equipment.
- Disperse 6 g of toner in ion-exchanged water ( ⁇ 1; ⁇ 0.8 AS / cm; p H 7) to 100 g.
- the conductivity ⁇ 1 of the ion-exchanged water used was measured to calculate ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ .
- the conductivity was measured using a conductivity meter “ES-12” (manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.).
- the melting enthalpy was measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSCSSC 5 200, manufactured by Seiko Denshi Kogyo Co., Ltd.) according to AS TM D 34 18 2 at a heating rate of 10 ° C./min. Calculated from the peak area of the curve.
- DSCSSC 5 200 manufactured by Seiko Denshi Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Toner for electrostatic image development 1. Place 0 ⁇ and 11 1 ⁇ > xanth 1 0 Om 1 into a Soxhlet extractor containing cylindrical filter paper (made by Toyo Filter Paper: No. 86 R) and reflux for 6 hours under normal pressure The extract was obtained. The solvent was evaporated from the extract, the solid was vacuum dried at a temperature of 50 ° C. for 1 hour and weighed. This weight value was divided by the weight value of the electrostatic image developing toner that was initially weighed, and multiplied by 100 to obtain the n-xanthan extraction component content (%).
- Liquidity (%) 1 0 0-(a + b + c)
- the electrostatic image developing toner is placed in a sealable container and sealed, then it is immersed in a constant temperature water bath at a temperature of 55 ° C., taken out after 8 hours, and structured as much as possible on a 42 mesh sieve. Remove the toner for electrostatic image development from the container and carefully transfer it onto a sieve so as not to break the container.
- This sieve is set to a vibration intensity of 4.5 using the powder measuring device used in (6), vibrated for 30 seconds, and then the weight of the electrostatic image developing toner remaining on the sieve is measured.
- the ratio (weight / 0 ) of the weight of the aggregated toner to the weight of the electrostatic charge image developing toner initially placed in the container was calculated. Each sample was measured three times, and the average value was used as an indicator of shelf life. The toner retention (% by weight) is better when the value is smaller.
- a fixing test was conducted using a printer modified to be able to change the temperature of the fixing roll portion of a commercially available non-magnetic one-component developing type printer (18-sheet machine).
- the fixing test was performed by changing the temperature of the fixing roll of the modified printer by 5 ° C., measuring the fixing rate of the developing agent at each temperature, and determining the relationship between temperature and fixing rate.
- the fixing rate was calculated from the ratio of the image density before and after the tape peeling operation of the black solid area on the test sheet printed by the modified printer. That is, when the image density before tape peeling is ID before ID and the image density after tape peeling is ID, the fixing rate can be calculated from the following equation.
- Fixation rate (%) (after ID / before ID) X 1 0 0
- an adhesive tape (Scotch mening tape 8 1 0 3 8 1 made by Sumitomo Siemu Co., Ltd.) is attached to the measurement portion of the test paper, and pressed by a 500 g steel roller to attach it. Then, it means a series of operations to peel off the adhesive tape in the direction along the paper at a constant speed.
- the image density was measured using a Macbeth reflection type image densitometer.
- the temperature of the fixing roller at which the fixing rate is 80% was taken as the fixing temperature of the developer.
- a polymerizable monomer consisting of 95 parts of styrene, 9 parts of n-butyl atalilate, and 0.5 parts of 2-acrylamido 2_methylpropane sulfonic acid is charged into 100 parts of toluene.
- the reaction was carried out at 80.degree. C. for 8 hours in the presence of 4 parts of azazobisdimethylparellonitrile.
- an aqueous solution in which 5.5 parts of magnesium chloride is dissolved in 250 parts of ion-exchanged water, and an aqueous solution in which 5.5 parts of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 50 parts of ion-exchanged water are gradually added under stirring.
- a magnesium hydroxide colloid dispersion was prepared and left at 25 ° C. for 6 hours for aging.
- the polymerizable monomer composition is added to the matured dispersion, and the number of revolutions of 1 5, 0 0 r is measured using an Ebara Milder MD N 3 04 type (made by Ebara Corp.), which is a continuous emulsification disperser.
- the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes to form droplets of the polymerizable monomer composition (monomer composition for core).
- One part of sodium tetraborate decahydrate was added to a magnesium hydroxide colloidal solution in which the formed core monomer composition was dispersed, and the resultant was charged in a reactor equipped with a stirring blade,
- the polymerization reaction is started at a temperature of C, and after the polymerization conversion ratio reaches approximately 100%, an aqueous dispersion of a polymerizable monomer for shell, and 2, 2'-azobis (2-methyl bis N (2-Hydroxyethyl) One propionamide (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., trade name "VA-0 8 6”) 0.3 parts of the mixture was placed in the reactor After the polymerization reaction was continued for 4 hours, the reaction was stopped. Then, an aqueous dispersion of core-shell toner particles was obtained.
- Sulfuric acid is added to the aqueous dispersion of core-shell type polymer toner particles obtained as described above at 25 and stirred for 10 minutes to adjust the pH of the system to 4 or less, and then filtered. It was drained. Next, the separated toner particles and 500 parts of ion-exchanged water were mixed, reslurried, and washed with water at 38.degree. Thereafter, dehydration and water washing were repeated several times again, and the solid content was filtered and centrifuged, and then dried at 45 ° C. for two days and overnight with a drier to obtain toner particles.
- Example 2 The same procedure as in Example 1 was repeated except for using the positive charge control resin obtained as described above instead of the negative charge control resin, to obtain a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image.
- the above-described evaluation was performed on the obtained electrostatic charge image developing toner.
- the evaluation results are shown in Table 1. Comparative example
- 0.3 parts 0.5 parts divinylbenzene, 1.2 parts t-dodecyl mercaptan 7 parts of carbon black (Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd., trade name "# 25 BJ", 1 part of charge control agent (Hodogaya Chemical Co., trade name "Spiron black TRH"), release agent (Fisher Tropsch wax, Sazor company) Manufactured under the trade name "PALFLINT SPRAY 30", endothermic peak temperature: 100 ° C.) 2 parts is put into the stirring tank of a media type wet crusher
- the polymerizable monomer composition for the core and 5 parts of t-butylperoxydiethyl-2-ethylhexylanoate (manufactured by NOF Corp., trade name "Perbutyl OJ") are added.
- Example 2 The same operation as in Example 1 was carried out except using this core-shell toner particle, to obtain a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image. The above evaluation was performed on the obtained toner for developing an electrostatic charge image. The evaluation results are shown in Table 2. Comparative example 2
- polyester resin and carbon black (trade name "# 25 B", manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical; primary particle diameter 40 nm) 30 parts of the polyester resin obtained as described above are placed in a pressure kneader It was prepared and mixed. The resulting mixture was cooled and then ground by a feather mill to obtain a pigment master batch.
- polyester resin 9 obtained as described above, Pigment master bag 10 parts of zinc oxide and metal complex of zinc salicylate (Orient Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., trade name “E 84”) 2 parts, oxidized low molecular weight polypropylene (trade name: Biscol TS 200, trade name: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.)
- oxidized low molecular weight polypropylene trade name: Biscol TS 200, trade name: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- the mixture was melt-kneaded with a twin-screw extrusion kneader, and the obtained kneaded product was rapidly cooled and then roughly crushed with a fuser mill.
- the crude product is classified using a jet powder mill (manufactured by Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co., Ltd., trade name “IDS”) and then classified by a DS classifier (manufactured by Nippon Newmichi Kogyo Co., Ltd.). Toner mother particles were obtained.
- the obtained toner base particles 100 parts to the hydrophobic silica TS 500 (Kabosyl, B ET specific surface area 225 m 2 Zg) 0.5 parts and the hydrophobic silica N AX 50 (Japan A made by Erosil, B ET specific surface area 4 0.3 parts by weight was added, and mixed using a Henschel mixer for 90 seconds at a circumferential speed of 30 seconds. Then, using a surface modification device (Surfaging system; Nippon Pneumatic Mfg.
- the polymerizable monomer composition is charged into the aqueous dispersion medium of the dispersion stabilizer described above, and the rotational speed of the high-speed stirrer is set to 12,200 rpm under a nitrogen atmosphere with a temperature of 70 ° C. Stirring for 15 minutes while maintaining, droplets of the polymerizable monomer composition were formed. After that, the stirrer was changed to a propeller stirring blade and kept at the same temperature for 10 hours while stirring at 50 rpm to complete the polymerization.
- the remaining monomer was distilled off under heating and reduced pressure at 80 ° C./47 k Pa (350 Torr), the suspension was cooled, and then diluted hydrochloric acid was added to remove the dispersion stabilizer. Furthermore, after repeating the water washing several times, using a conical ribbon drier (manufactured by Ogawara Seisakusho), under the heating and depressurization of 45 ° C./1.3 k Pa (10 Torr), with a spiral ripping rotor. While stirring, the polymer particles were spheroidized and dried for 6 hours to obtain toner particles.
- a conical ribbon drier manufactured by Ogawara Seisakusho
- C 1 ZC 2 is larger than 1.0 2 and the value of ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ 1 is larger than 10 ⁇ S / c Ki
- the electrostatic image developing toner of Comparative Example 1 generates a capri and the thin line reproducibility is The print density is low.
- the ⁇ 2 is larger than SO Ai SZ cm, and the value of ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ 1 is larger than 1 0 i SZ cm. , Low print density.
- the ratio of volume average particle diameter to number average particle diameter (DvZDp) is greater than 1.3, C 1 / C 2 is greater than 1.2, ⁇ 2 is greater than 20 / SZ cm, and the value of ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ 1 is
- the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of Comparative Example 3 having a size larger than 10 SZ cm is a toner having a low print density due to the generation of a capri, the reduction of fine line reproducibility.
- the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of Examples 1 and 2 of the present invention is excellent in fine line reproducibility, has a high printing density, and is unlikely to generate a capri.
- t-butylperoxy-2-ethylhexylnoate (trade name "Perbutyl 0", manufactured by Nippon Oil and Fats Co., Ltd.) was added to obtain a polymerizable monomer composition.
- an aqueous solution in which 9.5 parts of magnesium chloride is dissolved in 250 parts of ion-exchanged water, and an aqueous solution in which 5. 9 parts of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 50 parts of ion-exchanged water are gradually added under stirring. Produce a colloidal dispersion and leave it for 6 hours at Aged.
- the above-mentioned polymerizable monomer composition is added to this matured dispersion liquid, and the rotation number of 15,000 rpm is applied using the continuous emulsification disperser eppalamiler model MDN 304 (manufactured by Ebara Corp.). Stirring for 10 minutes formed droplets of the polymerizable monomer composition.
- the pH of the system is adjusted to 4 or less with sulfuric acid, and acid washing (25 ° C., 10 minutes) is carried out. After water was separated by filtration, 500 parts of ion-exchanged water was newly added to re-slurry, followed by washing with water at 38 ° C. Next, dehydration and water washing were repeated several times again, and the solid content was separated by filtration, and then dried at 45 ° C. for two days and overnight with a drier to obtain toner particles.
- Example 4 To 100 parts of the toner particles obtained as described above, 0.6 part of hydrophobized colloidal silica (Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd .: RX- 200) is added, and mixed using Henschel mixer, A chargeable electrostatic charge image developing toner was prepared. The above-described evaluation was performed on the obtained electrostatic charge image developing toner. The evaluation results are shown in Table 3.
- Example 4 To 100 parts of the toner particles obtained as described above, 0.6 part of hydrophobized colloidal silica (Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd .: RX- 200) is added, and mixed using Henschel mixer, A chargeable electrostatic charge image developing toner was prepared. The above-described evaluation was performed on the obtained electrostatic charge image developing toner. The evaluation results are shown in Table 3. Example 4
- Example 3 The procedure of Example 3 was repeated except that the charge control resin B obtained as described above was used. Thus, a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image was obtained. The above evaluation was performed on the obtained toner for developing an electrostatic charge image. The evaluation results are shown in Table 3. Comparative example 4
- a magnesium colloid dispersion was prepared.
- An aqueous dispersion of a dispersion stabilizer was prepared by adding 20 parts of a 5% aqueous solution of sodium tetraborate decahydrate in water to the obtained magnesium hydroxide colloidal dispersion.
- aqueous dispersion of the dispersion stabilizer After preparing the aqueous dispersion of the dispersion stabilizer, add the above-mentioned polymerizable monomer for the core immediately, and then rotate it for 15,000 r (Epala Mill (trade name: MDN 30 3 V, manufactured by Ebara Corp.) The total dispersion time is allowed to pass through at a total residence time of 3 seconds, and the passed dispersion is circulated through the inner nozzle back into the original stirring tank at an ejection velocity of 0.5 mZ s, and droplets of the monomer composition are dispersed. It was formed. Then, the temperature was raised to 90 ° C. to initiate the polymerization reaction.
- Epala Mill trade name: MDN 30 3 V, manufactured by Ebara Corp.
- 2-methyl ester is used as the aqueous dispersion of the shell polymerizable monomer.
- One N- (2-hydroxycetyl) one propionamide manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., trade name "VA-086 J) 0.3 part was dissolved and it was put into the reactor. Polymerization was continued for 4 hours. After the reaction, the reaction was stopped to obtain an aqueous dispersion of toner particles. The aqueous dispersion of toner particles was acid-washed, and then dehydrated and dried to obtain toner particles.
- the coarse frame is crushed and classified by a jute crusher (manufactured by Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co., Ltd., trade name "IDS”), and then classified by a powder classifier by a DS classifier (manufactured by Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co., Ltd.)
- a jute crusher manufactured by Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co., Ltd., trade name "IDS”
- a powder classifier by a DS classifier (manufactured by Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co., Ltd.)
- Toner mother particles were obtained.
- Hydrophobic silica TS 500 manufactured by Kabodzyl, Inc., BET specific surface area 22
- Aerosil Co., 8 £ Ding specific surface area 40:01 2 ⁇ ) .0. 3 parts by weight was added and subjected to 90 seconds mixing treatment at a peripheral speed 3 OmZs ec using Hensherumi Kisa. Then, using a surface modification device (Surfaging system; Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co., Ltd.), maximum temperature: 250 ° C., residence time: 0.5 second, powder dispersion concentration: 100 g / m 3 , cooling air
- the surface modification treatment of the toner base particles is carried out under the conditions of temperature: 5 ° C.
- aqueous dispersion medium is stirred under high agitation using a high-speed rotational shear stirrer Clairemix (manufactured by Em Tech Co., Ltd.), and the polymerizable monomer composition prepared above is charged and dropped for 10 minutes.
- the aqueous dispersion medium containing droplets was transferred into a container of a stirrer equipped with Max Blend wings (manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.), and the number of revolutions was adjusted to 60 rpm.
- the polymerization was continued at a temperature of 65 ° C. When the conversion reached 90%, 1 part of benzyl peroxide was added over 60 seconds. The polymerization temperature was raised to 75 ° C., and heating and stirring were continued for 5 hours to complete the polymerization. After completion of the polymerization reaction, residual monomers were distilled off under reduced pressure, and after cooling, dilute hydrochloric acid was added to dissolve the dispersant, followed by solid-liquid separation, water washing, filtration and drying to obtain toner particles.
- the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of Comparative Example 4 having a content of more than 1.2 and a content of methanol extractable component of more than 5% by weight has lowered storage stability and fluidity, The fine line reproducibility is lowered and the print density in continuous printing is lowered.
- the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of Comparative Example 5 having a methanol extractable component content of more than 5% by weight is poor in storage stability and fluidity, tends to generate Capri, and is deteriorated in thin line reproducibility. The print density in continuous printing is reduced.
- Preservability and fluidity are lowered, Capri is easily generated, thin line reproducibility is lowered, and print density in continuous printing is lowered.
- the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image according to Example 3 and Example 4 of the present invention is excellent in storage stability, flowability, thin line reproducibility, high printing density, and does not generate Capri. . Effect of the invention
- a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image which is less likely to generate capri and is excellent in dot reproducibility and printing characteristics, is provided.
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