Methods of making fluorescent pink toners are provided which comprise forming one or more fluorescent latexes which comprise a red fluorescent agent, a yellow fluorescent agent, a first type of amorphous resin, and a second type of amorphous resin, wherein the first and second types of amorphous resins are present at a ratio in a range of from 2:3 to 3:2; forming a mixture comprising the one or more fluorescent latexes; one or more emulsions which comprise a crystalline resin, the first type of amorphous resin, the second type of amorphous resin; and optionally, a wax dispersion; aggregating the mixture to form particles of a predetermined size; forming a shell over the particles of the predetermined size to form core-shell particles; and coalescing the core-shell particles to form a fluorescent pink toner. Fluorescent pink toners and methods of using such toners are also provided.

Methods of making a fluorescent white toner are provided. In embodiments, such a method comprises forming one or more fluorescent latexes which comprise a fluorescent agent, a first type of amorphous resin, and a second type of amorphous resin, wherein the first and second types of amorphous resins are present at a ratio in a range of from 2:3 to 3:2; forming a mixture comprising the one or more fluorescent latexes; a dispersion comprising a white colorant and a surfactant; one or more emulsions which comprise a crystalline resin, the first type of amorphous resin, the second type of amorphous resin; and optionally, a wax dispersion; aggregating the mixture to form particles of a predetermined size; forming a shell over the particles of the predetermined size to form core-shell particles; and coalescing the core-shell particles to form a fluorescent white toner. The fluorescent white toners and methods of using such toners are also provided.

Methods of making fluorescent metallic toners are provided which comprise forming one or more fluorescent latexes which comprise a fluorescent agent, a first type of amorphous resin, and a second type of amorphous resin, wherein the first and second types of amorphous resins are present at a ratio in a range of from 2:3 to 3:2; forming a mixture comprising the one or more fluorescent latexes; a dispersion comprising aluminum flakes and a surfactant; one or more emulsions which comprise a crystalline resin, the first type of amorphous resin, the second type of amorphous resin; and optionally, a wax dispersion; aggregating the mixture to form particles of a predetermined size; forming a shell over the particles of the predetermined size to form core-shell particles; and coalescing the core-shell particles to form a fluorescent metallic toner. Fluorescent metallic toners and methods of using such toners are also provided.

The present disclosure relates to a polyester chemically produced toner composition including a core shell toner particle having special surface features and method to make the same. The special surface features on the outer surface of the core shell toner particle are created by the incorporation of a specially designed latex having styrene and acrylate monomers into the core of the toner particle wherein the latex in the core is tailored to be incompatible with the polyester resin(s) found in the core of the toner particle. The final ratio of the monomers in the latex to the surfactant in the latex is approximately 1:5. This ratio is key in maintaining a stable dispersion and is influenced by the particle size in the dispersion and surfactant chemistries.

The present disclosure relates to a polyester chemically produced toner composition including a core shell toner particle having special surface features and method to make the same. The special surface features on the outer surface of the core shell toner particle are created by the incorporation of a specially designed polymer latex having styrene and acrylate monomers into the core or shell of the toner particle wherein the polymer latex having styrene and acrylate monomers is tailored to be incompatible with the polyester resin(s) found in the core or the shell of the toner particle.

The present disclosure relates to a polyester chemically produced toner composition including a core shell toner particle having special surface features and method to make the same. The special surface features on the outer surface of the core shell toner particle are created by the incorporation of a specially designed polymer latex having styrene and acrylate monomers into the core or shell of the toner particle wherein the polymer latex having styrene and acrylate monomers is tailored to be incompatible with the polyester resin(s) found in the core or the shell of the toner particle.

The toner contains a toner particle having a core-shell structure including: a core containing a binder resin and a colorant; and a shell, wherein the toner contains a crystalline material, and the shell contains an amorphous thermoplastic resin; and when SP values of the crystalline material and the amorphous thermoplastic resin, which are calculated by the Fedors method, are defined as SPc (J/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5 and SPa (J/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5, respectively, the SPc and the SPa (J/cm.sup.3) satisfy a particular relationship, and when the toner is observed by SEM after the toner has been subjected to ruthenium staining that treats the toner in an atmosphere of RuO.sub.4 gas having 500 Pa for 15 minutes, a ratio S2 (%) of an area occupied by the crystalline material per area of the toner satisfies a particular relationship.

A method for producing a pigment dispersion includes: wet-dispersing a mixture A containing an organic pigment, a flame retardant, a dispersant, and an aqueous medium by using a media disperser to form a mixture B; and wet-dispersing the mixture B by using a media disperser to form a mixture C. The media disperser in the wet-dispersing of the mixture A and the media disperser in the wet-dispersing of the mixture B are annular-type media dispersers each having a cylindrical vessel, a cylindrical rotor that is disposed inside the cylindrical vessel and that rotates to disperse the mixture, and a screen-type media separator that separates media particles and the mixture. The number-average particle size MA of the media particles in the media disperser in the wet-dispersing of the mixture A and the number-average particle size MB of the media particles in the media disperser in the wet-dispersing of the mixture B satisfy the following formula (1) and the following formula (2):

0.5 mm≥MA>MB≥0.05 mm,  Formula (1):

0.3 mm≥MB≥0.05 mm.  Formula (2):

A method for producing a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image includes: performing first aggregation involving aggregating at least resin particles and releasing agent particles to prepare a dispersion A that contains first aggregated particles that will form a core; performing second aggregation involving adding, to the dispersion A, a dispersion B that contains shell resin particles that will form a shell so as to cause the shell resin particles to adhere to the first aggregated particles and form second aggregated particles; and performing fusion involving heating and fusing the second aggregated particles to form toner particles, in which a solid component concentration (A) of the dispersion A and a solid component concentration (B) of the dispersion B satisfy a relationship, (A)<(B).

A toner having a toner particle containing a binder resin and a styrene-acrylic resin, the toner being characterized in that the styrene-acrylic resin is a graft polymer having an aliphatic hydrocarbon compound segment and a styrene-acrylic segment, the styrene-acrylic segment has a specific monomer unit, the melting point of the styrene-acrylic segment is from 30° C. to 80° C., and when the toner is measured using a FT-IR ATR method, the intensity assigned to the styrene-acrylic resin and the intensity assigned to the binder resin satisfy a specific relationship.