Patent ID: 8187780

Claim:
A toner consisting essentially of a core of a biodegradable semi-crystalline polyester resin and a bio-based amorphous polyester resin; a shell with a thickness of from about 0.1 to about 5 microns of a biodegradable semi-crystalline polyester; and optionally, one or more ingredients selected from the group consisting of colorants, waxes, coagulants, and combinations thereof and wherein the amorphous biodegradable polyester resin is derived from a bio-based material selected from the group consisting of polylactide, polycaprolactone, polyesters derived from D-Isosorbide, polyesters derived from a fatty dimer diol, polyesters derived from a dimer diacid, L-tyrosine, glutamic acid, and combinations thereof.