Patent ID: 6972166

Claim:
A process for producing a toner, comprising: a first blending step of blending and dispersing toner particles containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, and untreated first inorganic fine particles to form a toner precursor, and a second blending step of blending and dispersing the toner precursor, and second inorganic fine particles comprising hydrophobized inorganic fine particles and untreated inorganic fine particles and silica fine particles; wherein the first inorganic fine particles have an average primary particle size of 80-800 nm and comprise an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, zinc and zirconium, the second inorganic fine particles are other than silica and have an average primary particle size of below 80 nm, and the silica fine particles have an average primary particle size of below 30 nm.