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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2005
Shinichi Sata, Wakayama, JP;
Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Wakayama, JP;
Nobumichi Kamiyoshi, Wakayama, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for preparing a toner for electrophotography comprising a resin binder and a colorant, including the steps of (1) forming primary particles containing the resin binder and the colorant in an aqueous medium in the presence of a nonionic surfactant; and (2) aggregating the primary particles, and unifying the aggregated particle; and a toner for electrophotography obtainable by the process defined above, containing a crystalline polyester in an amount of 60% by weight or more in the toner, wherein the toner has a volume-median particle size (D) of from 1 to 7 μm. The toner for electrophotography obtained by the present invention can be suitably used in, for example, development of a latent image formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method, or the like.