TONER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

Using a water base medium, at least a first resin particle dispersion having first resin particles dispersed therein, a colorant particle dispersion having colorant particles dispersed therein and a wax resin particle dispersion having wax particles dispersed therein are mixed together and heated so as to generate at least partially melted wax particles. An aqueous solution containing an aggregation agent is added to the mixture so as to aggregate the first resin particles, colorant particles and at least partially melted wax particles, thereby obtaining a toner containing thus aggregated particles. Thus, a small-particle-diameter toner with sharp particle size distribution can be prepared without the need of any classification step, and there is provided a toner ensuring prolonged service life and preventing voids and scattering in transfer operation.