Process for producing resin particle liquid dispersion for electrostatic image developing toner, electrostatic image developing toner and production process thereof
A process for producing a resin particle liquid dispersion for an electrostatic image developing toner, the process comprising: polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as a polycondensation catalyst, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin; and dispersing the polycondensed resin in an aqueous medium to which a base is added, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 μm, or the process comprising: polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as a polycondensation catalyst in a co-presence of a polycondensed resin, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin-containing material; and dispersing the polycondensed resin-containing material in an aqueous medium, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 μm.
1. A process for producing a resin particle liquid dispersion for an electrostatic image developing toner, the process comprising:
polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as one of one or more polycondensation catalyst, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin; and
dispersing the polycondensed resin in an aqueous medium to which a base is added, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 μm.
2. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more polycondensation catalyst further comprises a rare earth-containing catalyst.
3. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more polycondensation catalyst further comprises a hydrolase.
4. The process according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the acid having a surface activating effect is from 0.01 to 5 wt % based on a total weight of the polycondensable monomer.
5. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the polycondensed resin particle has an weight average molecular weight of from 1,500 to 60,000.
6. A process for producing an electrostatic image developing toner, the process comprising:
polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as one of one or more polycondensation catalyst, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin;
dispersing the polycondensed resin in an aqueous medium to which a base is added, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 μm;
aggregating the resin particles in a liquid dispersion comprising the resin particle liquid dispersion, so as to obtain aggregate particles; and
heating and thereby coalescing the aggregate particles.
7. A process for producing a resin particle liquid dispersion for an electrostatic image developing toner, the process comprising:
polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as one of one or more polycondensation catalyst in a co-presence of a polycondensed resin, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin-containing material; and
dispersing the polycondensed resin-containing material in an aqueous medium, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 μm.
8. The process according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more polycondensation catalyst further comprises a rare earth-containing catalyst.
9. The process according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more polycondensation catalyst further comprises a hydrolase.
10. The process according to claim 7 , wherein an amount of the acid having a surface activating effect is from 0.01 to 5 wt % based on a total weight of the polycondensable monomer.
11. The process according to claim 7 , wherein the polycondensed resin particle has an weight average molecular weight of from 1,500 to 60,000.
12. A process for producing an electrostatic image developing toner, the process comprising:
polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as one of one or more polycondensation catalyst in a co-presence of a polycondensed resin, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin-containing material;
dispersing the polycondensed resin-containing material in an aqueous medium, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 μm
aggregating the resin particles in a liquid dispersion comprising the resin particle liquid dispersion, so as to obtain aggregate particles; and
heating and thereby coalescing the aggregate particles.