11 Facts About Toner

Toner is a powder mixture used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the printed text and images on the paper, in general through a toner cartridge.

Toner using plant-derived plastic exists as an alternative to petroleum plastic.

Toner particles are melted by the heat of the fuser, and are thus bonded to the paper.

Toner formulations vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and even from machine to machine.

Toner manufacturers maintain a quality control standard for particle size distribution in order to produce a powder suitable for use in their printers.

Toner has traditionally been made by compounding the ingredients and creating a slab which was broken or pelletized, then turned into a fine powder with a controlled particle size range by air jet milling.

Toner can be washed off skin and garments with cold water.

Toner fused to skin eventually wears off, or can be partially removed using an abrasive hand cleaner.

Toner particles have electrostatic properties by design and can develop static-electric charges when they rub against other particles, objects, or the interiors of transport systems and vacuum cleaner hoses.

Toner particles are so fine that they are poorly filtered by household vacuum cleaner filter bags and can blow through the vacuum motor into the room.

Toner is then used by a variety of industries in order to provide consumers with a finished laser toner cartridge.