Cabot Corporation

Hairuo Tu

Dmitry Fomitchev

Robert S Whitehouse

Thimma R Rawalpally

Russell L Warley

Paul S Palumbo

Wayne Devonport

William R Williams

Jinsong Liu

Joachim K Floess

Samir Kumar

Jincheng Xiong

James W Boswell

Gregory Mehos

Zhifeng Li

Metal oxide-polymer composite particles have a median particle size D50 of 40-75 nm or 100-150 nm and an average RTA of at least 0.06. Alternatively or in addition, metal oxide-polymer composites comprise two or more populations of metal oxide particles differing in size, particle size distribution, or shape. Alternatively or in addition, the use of a multicomponent hydrophobizing system including an alkylsilane to fabricate metal oxide-polymer composite particles increases the tribocharge of the composite particles.

Composite particles for toner additives

The invention provides a process for preparing core-shell composite particles comprising a polyester, polymerized ethylenically unsaturated silane compounds, and optionally a hydrophobic surface treatment. The invention further provides a composite particle comprising a polyester and a radically polymerized ethylenically unsaturated silane compound.

Nanocomposites containing crystalline polyester and organosilica

This invention provides metal oxide particles surface-treated with a hydrophobicity-imparting agent, methods of making such, and toner compositions comprising the same.

Hydrophobic-treated metal oxide

Treated metal oxide particles include metal oxide particles treated with at least a charge modifying agent. The charge modifying agent is represented by the following formula:An-Z&#x2014;Y&#x2014;Ar(EW)wherein Ar represents an aromatic group, EW represents an electron withdrawing group, Y represents a spacer group, Z represents an alkylene group, An represents an anchor group, a is an integer from 1 to 5, b is 0 or 1, and c is 0 or 1. The treated metal oxide particles may also be treated with a second charge modifying agent or with a hydrophobicity-imparting agent. A toner composition including toner particles and treated metal oxide particles is also disclosed.

Treated metal oxide particles and toner compositions

This invention provides metal oxide particles surface-treated with a cyclic silazane and a hydrophobicity-imparting agent, methods of making such, and toner compositions comprising the same.

Cyclic-treated metal oxide

The invention provides a toner composition comprising resin particles, a colorant, and a toner additive, wherein the toner additive comprises carbon-silica dual phase particles, wherein the carbon-silica dual phase particles comprise aggregates of carbon black comprising at least one silicon-containing region, and wherein the carbon-silica dual phase particles are distributed on the surface of the resin particles. The invention also provides a method of preparing the aforesaid toner composition.

Toner additive comprising carbon-silica dual phase particles

The invention provides a toner composition comprising toner particles and composite metal oxide particles comprising a core consisting of a first metal oxide and a coating consisting of a second metal oxide. The core is substantially spherical and non-aggregated. The invention also provides a method for the preparation of a toner composition.

Toner composition and method of preparing same

Methods of making a particle having an attached stable free radical

Methods of making a silica-coated carbon product are described. In one method, an aqueous media or solution and a carbon product are contacted with a solution comprising a silicate substantially free of metal ions, for a sufficient time and temperature to form the silica-coated carbon product. A method of making a silica-coated product by contacting the aqueous media and a carbon product with a solution comprising monosilicic acid is also described as well as exchanging metal ions in a solution comprising metallic silicate for hydrogen ions and contacting an aqueous media and a carbon product with the solution to form silica-coated carbon products. Silica-coated carbon products resulting from these methods are also described and include a plurality of silica-coated products wherein each of the silica-coated products are substantially and uniformly coated with silica and in the substantial absence of free silica. Also, elastomeric compositions and the like containing the silica-coated carbon products are described.

Methods for preparing silica-coated carbon products

Particles having an attached stable free radical, polymerized modified particles, and methods of making the same

A modified particle is disclosed wherein a particle has an attached group having the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar represents an aromatic group; R.sup.1 represents a bond, an arylene group, an alkylene ##STR2## wherein R.sup.4 is an alkyl or alkylene group or an aryl or arylene group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which can be the same or different, represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, --OR.sup.5, --NHR.sup.5, --NR.sup.5 R.sup.5, or --SR.sup.5, wherein R.sup.5, which is the same or different, represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and SFR represents a stable free radical. Also disclosed is a modified particle or aggregate having attached a group having the formula: ##STR3## wherein CoupA represents a Si-containing group, a Ti-containing group, or a Zr-containing group; R.sup.8 and R.sup.9, which can be the same or different, represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, --OR.sup.10, --NHR.sup.10, --NR.sup.10 R.sup.10, or --SR.sup.10, wherein R.sup.10 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; SFR represents a stable free radical; and n is an integer of from 1 to 3. A modified particle having an attached --SFR or --X--SFR is additionally disclosed. Also, modified particles with attached polymers are also disclosed as well as methods of making the modified products.

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