The present disclosure provides methods for modifying polymeric resin materials after polymerization to make fine adjustments in the chemical or physical properties of the resin, or in modifying the structure of the polymer chains. The resulting resins may be useful in forming toner particles. In embodiments, a polymeric resin may have epoxy groups added to its backbone to increase its melting point. The resulting polymer, sometimes referred to herein as an epoxidized polymer, may, in turn, be reacted with wax-like components, to increase the compatibility of the polyester with waxes utilized in forming toner particles. In other embodiments, the resulting epoxidized polymer may be reacted with components possessing carboxylic acid groups to adjust the acid value and weight average molecular weight of the resin.
本公开提供了在聚合后对聚合
树脂材料进行改性的方法,以对
树脂的
化学或物理特性进行微调,或对聚合物链的结构进行改性。所得
树脂可用于形成墨粉颗粒。在具体实施中,聚合物
树脂的骨架上可添加环氧基团,以提高其熔点。由此产生的聚合物(有时在此称为环氧化聚合物)可反过来与蜡状成分反应,以提高聚酯与用于形成墨粉颗粒的蜡的相容性。在其他实施方案中,生成的环氧化聚合物可与具有
羧酸基团的成分反应,以调整
树脂的酸值和重量平均分子量。