Patent ID: 8288070
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a toner, comprising: (A) emulsifying a resin binder comprising a polyester having a constitutional unit derived from a trivalent or higher-valent carboxylic acid in an aqueous medium, to obtain an emulsion comprising emulsified particles; (B) aggregating said emulsified particles, to obtain aggregated particles; and (C) coalescing said aggregated particles, to obtain toner particles, said process further comprising (a) and (b), which are to be conducted after said emulsifying: (a) adding a compound having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an oxazoline group and a glycidyl group; and (b) chemically bonding said compound having said at least one functional group and said resin binder comprising said polyester.