David Nebenzahl wrote in message
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On 6/13/2009 5:42 AM Jim Yanik spake thus:

toner is a wax compound.waxes are also lubricants.

That's not my understanding: from what I've read, toner is basically a
mixture of pigment (carbon black or equivalent) and plastic (styrene)
that melts onto the printed substrate (paper).

Maybe you're thinking of phase-change/sublimation printing (e.g.,
Xerox/Tektronix Phaser), which does use wax as the carrier.


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I would agree with that summary but add that there are surfactants added to
assist in even distribution of the toner over the OPC, otherwise the coarse
distribution of the iron filings transfer process would be rather patchy.