Toner particles and methods of preparing the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G03G-009/08
G03G-009/087
출원번호
US-0034111
(2005-01-13)
등록번호
US-7320851
(2008-01-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Zhou,Ke
Agur,Enno Eric
Bashir,Wafa Faisul
McDougall,Maria N. V.
Moore,Emily Louise
Qiu,Shigang Steven
Skorokhod,Vladislav
Vanbesien,Daryl W.
Zwartz,Edward Graham
Bartel,Joseph August
Burns,Patricia Ann
McAneney,T. Brian
Veregin,Richard P. N.
Gerroir,Paul Joseph
출원인 / 주소
Xerox Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Oliff & Berridge, PLC
인용정보
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4인용 특허 :
42
초록▼
Toner particles comprise resin, wax and optionally colorants, and the wax is substantially excluded from the interior core of the toner particles. Processes for preparing such toner particles comprise providing an aqueous dispersion of resin particles and optionally colorants, mixing the aqueous dis
Toner particles comprise resin, wax and optionally colorants, and the wax is substantially excluded from the interior core of the toner particles. Processes for preparing such toner particles comprise providing an aqueous dispersion of resin particles and optionally colorants, mixing the aqueous dispersion in presence of a coagulant, aggregating to form particles, coalescing to form fused particles, and removing the fused particles from the aqueous dispersion. Wax dispersions can be added either after mixing or during aggregation, so that wax is excluded from the core of the toner particles.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A toner composition comprising toner particles formed by an emulsion aggregation process, wherein the emulsion aggregation process comprises: (i) providing one or more aqueous dispersions, the aqueous dispersions comprising particles including particles of one or more resins;
What is claimed is: 1. A toner composition comprising toner particles formed by an emulsion aggregation process, wherein the emulsion aggregation process comprises: (i) providing one or more aqueous dispersions, the aqueous dispersions comprising particles including particles of one or more resins; (ii) mixing the aqueous dispersions in presence of a coagulant; (iii) adding one or more wax emulsions to the aqueous dispersions; (iv) aggregating to form aggregated particles; (v) adding one or more aqueous dispersions, which comprise particles including particles of one or more resins, to form toner size particles; (vi) coalescing the toner size particles to form fused particles; and (vii) removing the fused particles from the aqueous dispersion; wherein said adding one or more wax emulsions is performed after said mixing; the fused particles have an average particle diameter of from about 1 to about 15 microns, with a particle geometric size distribution of less than about 1.3; and wherein the waxes are excluded from an interior core of the toner particles. 2. The toner composition according to claim 1, wherein the resins are chosen from the group consisting of styrene, butadiene, acrylates, isoprene, methacrylates, acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, beta carboxylethyl acrylate (β-CEA), polyesters, poly(styrene-alkyl acrylate), poly(styrene-1,3-diene), poly(styrene-alkyl methacrylate), poly(styrene-alkyl acrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-1,3-diene-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-alkyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(alkyl methacrylate-alkyl acrylate), poly(alkyl methacrylate-aryl acrylate), poly(aryl methacrylate-alkyl acrylate), poly(alkyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-alkyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-1,3-diene-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), and poly(alkyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid); poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(methylstyrene-butadiene), poly(methyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(ethyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(propyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(butyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(methyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(ethyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(propyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(butyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(methylstyrene-isoprene), poly(methyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(ethyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(propyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(butyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(methyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(ethyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(propyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(butyl acrylate-isoprene); poly(styrene-propyl acrylate), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate), poly(styrene-butadiene-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butadiene-methacrylic acid), poly(styrene-butadiene-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-methacrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylononitrile), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-butyl methacrylate), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(butyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate), poly(butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(acrylonitrile-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), and mixtures thereof. 3. The toner composition according to claim 1, wherein the waxes are one or more wax chosen from the group consisting of natural vegetable waxes, carnauba waxes, candelilla waxes, Japan waxes, bayberry waxes, natural animal waxes, beeswax, punic waxes, lanolin, lac waxes, shellac waxes, spermaceti waxes, mineral waxes, paraffin waxes, microcrystalline waxes, montan waxes, ozokerite waxes, ceresin waxes, petrolatum waxes, petroleum waxes, synthetic waxes, Fischer-Tropsch waxes, acrylate waxes, fatty acid amide waxes, silicone waxes, polytetrafluoroethylene waxes, alkylene waxes, polyethylene waxes, polypropylene waxes, and mixtures thereof. 4. The toner composition according to claim 1, wherein the toner particles have a total wax content of from about 0.01 percent by weight to about 9 percent by weight. 5. The toner composition according claim 1, wherein the toner particles further comprise one or more colorants chosen from the group consisting of pigments, dyes, and mixtures thereof. 6. The toner composition according to claim 1, wherein said mixing is performed in the presence of one or more coagulant chosen from the group consisting of polyaluminum halides, polyaluminum sulfosilicates, water soluble metal salts and mixtures thereof. 7. An emulsion aggregation process for preparing toner particles, the emulsion aggregation process comprising: (i) providing one or more aqueous dispersions, the aqueous dispersions comprising particles including particles of one or more resins; (ii) mixing the aqueous dispersions in presence of one or more coagulant; (iii) adding one or more wax emulsions to the aqueous dispersions; (iv) aggregating to form aggregated particles; (v) adding one or more aqueous dispersions, which comprise particles including particles of one or more resins, to provide a coating over the aggregated particles to form toner size particles; (vi) coalescing the toner size particles to form fused particles; and (vii) removing the fused particles from the aqueous dispersion; wherein said adding one or more wax emulsions is performed after said mixing; the fused particles have an average particle diameter of from about 1 to about 15 microns, with a particle geometric size distribution of less than about 1.3; and wherein the waxes are excluded from an interior core of the toner particles. 8. The process according to claim 7, wherein said mixing includes homogenizing. 9. The process according to claim 7, wherein said aggregating includes heating the aqueous dispersion. 10. The process according to claim 9, wherein said heating comprises a first heating below a glass transition temperature of the resin and a second heating above the glass transition temperature of the resin. 11. The process according to claim 7, further comprising raising pH of the aggregated particle dispersion after said adding one or more aqueous dispersions to freeze toner particle size. 12. The process according to claim 7, wherein said coalescing comprises lowering pH of the aggregated particle dispersion. 13. The process according to claim 7, wherein the resins are chosen from the group consisting of styrene, butadiene, acrylates, isoprene, methacrylates, acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, beta carboxylethyl acrylate (β-CEA), polyesters, poly(styrene-alkyl acrylate), poly(styrene-1,3-diene), poly(styrene-alkyl methacrylate), poly(styrene-alkyl acrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-1,3-diene-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-alkyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(alkyl methacrylate-alkyl acrylate), poly(alkyl methacrylate-aryl acrylate), poly(aryl methacrylate-alkyl acrylate), poly(alkyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-alkyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-1,3-diene-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), and poly(alkyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid); poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(methylstyrene-butadiene), poly(methyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(ethyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(propyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(butyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(methyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(ethyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(propyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(butyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(methylstyrene-isoprene), poly(methyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(ethyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(propyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(butyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(methyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(ethyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(propyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(butyl acrylate-isoprene); poly(styrene-propyl acrylate), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate), poly(styrene-butadiene-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butadiene-methacrylic acid), poly(styrene-butadiene-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-methacrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylononitrile), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-butyl methacrylate), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(butyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate), poly(butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(acrylonitrile-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), and mixtures thereof. 14. The process according to claim 7, wherein the waxes are one or more wax chosen from the group consisting of natural vegetable waxes, carnauba waxes, candelilla waxes, Japan waxes, bayberry waxes, natural animal waxes, beeswax, punic waxes, lanolin, lac waxes, shellac waxes, spermaceti waxes, mineral waxes, paraffin waxes, microcrystalline waxes, montan waxes, ozokerite waxes, ceresin waxes, petrolatum waxes, petroleum waxes, synthetic waxes, Fischer-Tropsch waxes, acrylate waxes, fatty acid amide waxes, silicone waxes, polytetrafluoroethylene waxes, alkylene waxes, polyethylene waxes, polypropylene waxes, and mixtures thereof. 15. The process according to claim 7, wherein the toner particles have a total wax content of from about 0.01 percent by weight to about 9 percent by weight. 16. The process according to claim 7, wherein said providing further comprises providing one or more aqueous dispersions that comprise one or more colorants chosen from the group consisting of pigments, dyes, and mixtures thereof. 17. The process according to claim 7, wherein said mixing is performed in the presence of one or more coagulant chosen from the group consisting of polyaluminum halides, polyaluminum sulfosilicates, water soluble metal salts and mixtures thereof. 18. A process for preparing toner particles, the process comprising: (i) providing one or more aqueous dispersions, the aqueous dispersions comprising particles including particles of one or more resins; (ii) mixing the aqueous dispersions in presence of one or more coagulant; (iii) aggregating to form core particles; (iv) adding one or more aqueous dispersions, which comprise one or more wax and one or more resins, to provide a coating of wax and resin over the core particles to form coated particles; (v) aggregating the coated particles to form toner size particles; (vi) coalescing the toner size particles to form fused particles; (vii) removing the fused particles from the aqueous dispersion; and wherein the fused particles have an average particle diameter of from about 1 to about 15 microns with a particle geometric size distribution of less than about 1.3. 19. The process according to claim 18, wherein the toner particles have a total wax content of from about 0.01 percent by weight to about 9 percent by weight. 20. The process according to claim 18, wherein said providing one or more aqueous dispersions further comprises providing one or more aqueous dispersions that comprise one or more colorants chosen from the group consisting of pigments, dyes, and mixtures thereof. 21. The process according to claim 18, wherein said aggregating includes heating the aqueous dispersion. 22. The process according to claim 21, wherein the heating comprises a first heating below a glass transition temperature of the resin and a second heating above the glass transition temperature of the resin. 23. The process according to claim 18, further comprising raising pH of the aggregated particle dispersion after said adding one or more aqueous dispersions, to freeze toner particle size. 24. The process according to claim 18, wherein coalescing comprises lowering pH of the aggregated particle dispersion. 25. The process according to claim 18, wherein the wax emulsion comprising a wax having a particle diameter of about 100 to about 500 nanometers, water, and a surfactant.
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