| abstract |
Provided by the present invention are (1) a dry toner excellent in powder flowability and transferability when formed as a small-particle-size toner; (2) a dry toner excellent in any one of heat storage stability, low-temperature fixing property and anti-hot offset property; (3) a dry toner excellent in gloss exhibition when an image is formed by a full color copying machine; and (4) a dry toner which does not need application of an oil to a heat roll.Described specifically, provided by the present invention is a dry toner comprising a toner binder and a colorant, wherein the toner has a Wadell's practical sphericity ranging from 0.90 to 1.00, the toner binder contains a high-molecular-weight condensation resin (A) and a low-molecular-weight condensation resin (B), a ratio (MnA/MnB) of the number average molecular weight (MnA) of the resin (A) to the number average molecular weight (MnB) of the resin (B) is at least 1.6, and a ratio (MwA/MwB) of the weight average molecular weight (MwA) of the resin (A) to the weight average molecular weight (MwB) of the resin (B) is at least 2. |