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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1998
Enno E Agur, Toronto, CA;
Francisco E Torres, San Mateo, CA (US);
T Hwee Ng, Mississauga, CA;
Allan K Chen, Oakville, CA;
Arthur Helbrecht, Oakville, CA;
Maria N McDougall, Burlington, CA;
Richard P Veregin, Mississauga, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A process for the preparation of toner comprising mixing a colorant dispersion in water, which dispersion is comprised of a colorant and an ionic surfactant with a resin latex; heating the resulting flocculent mixture with stirring at a temperature of from about 25.degree. C. to about 1.degree. C. below the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the latex resin to effect formation of toner sized aggregates; heating the resulting aggregate suspension in the presence of additional anionic surfactant, and which heating is at a temperature of from about 10.degree. C. to about 55.degree. C. above the Tg of the resin; cooling; adding a base component to the resulting slurry; filtering; and thereafter drying said toner.