Patent ID: 7858280

Claim:
A toner comprising: a toner composition comprising: a resin; and a plasticizer, wherein the plasticizer is present in an amount of from 3 to 20 wt % of the toner; wherein the toner is prepared by a process comprising: preparing an emulsification or dispersion liquid by emulsifying or dispersing a solution or dispersion liquid of the toner composition in an aqueous medium; and granulating the toner; such that the following relationships (1) and (2) are satisfied: Tg2r>Tg2t (1) Tg 1 t−Tg 2 t>Tg 1 r−Tg 2 r (2), and wherein the following relationship is also satisfied: Tg 1 r−Tg 1 t< 5(° C.); wherein Tg1r represents a peak of the resin for a first temperature rise and Tg2r represents a peak of the resin for a second temperature rise when a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurement is performed for the resin, Tg1t represents a peak of the toner comprising the resin for the first temperature rise and Tg2t represents a peak of the toner comprising the resin for the second temperature rise when a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurement is performed for the toner.