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Method of making hydroxygallium phthalocyanine type V photoconductive imaging members
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1994-10-31
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Granted: 1996-01-09
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Expires: 2014-10-31
Abstract
Abstract A process for the preparation of hydroxygallium phthalocyanines which comprises hydrolyzing a gallium phthalocyanine precursor pigment by dissolving said hydroxygallium phthalocyanine in a strong acid and then reprecipitating the resulting dissolved pigment in basic aqueous media; removing any ionic species formed by washing with water, concentrating the resulting aqueous slurry comprised of water and hydroxygallium phthalocyanine to a wet cake; removing water from said slurry by azeotropic distillation with an organic solvent, and subjecting said resulting pigment slurry to mixing with the addition of a second solvent to cause the formation of said hydroxygallium phthalocyanine polymorphs.
Inventors
- 👤 Barkev Keoshkerian
- 👤 George Liebermann
- 👤 Cheng-Kuo Hsiao
- 👤 James D. Mayo
- 👤 Dasarao K. Murti
- 👤 Sandra J. Gardner
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 04:28
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G5/00; G03G5/02; G03G5/04; G03G5/06; G03G5/0664; G03G5/0696
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A process for the preparation of a layered photoconductive imaging member consisting essentially of hydrolyzing a gallium phthalocyanine precursor pigment by dissolving said gallium phthalocyanine in a strong acid and then reprecipitating the resulting dissolved pigment in basic aqueous media; removing any ionic species formed by washing with water; concentrating the resulting aqueous slurry comprised of water and hydroxygallium phthalocyanine to a wet cake; removing water from said slurry by azeotropic distillation with an organic solvent; and subjecting said resulting hydroxygallium phthalocyanine pigment slurry to mixing with the addition of a second solvent to cause the formation of hydroxygallium phthalocyanine type V; providing a supporting substrate and depositing thereover a photogenerating layer of said hydroxygallium phthalocyanine type V and a charge transport layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A process for the preparation of a layered photoconductive imaging member consisting essentially of hydrolyzing a gallium phthalocyanine precursor pigment by dissolving said gallium phthalocyanine in a strong acid and then reprecipitating the resulting dissolved pigment in basic aqueous media; removing any ionic species formed by washing with water; concentrating the resulting aqueous slurry comprised of water and hydroxygallium phthalocyanine to a wet cake; removing water from said slurry by azeotropic distillation with an organic solvent; and subjecting said resulting hydroxygallium phthalocyanine pigment slurry to mixing with the addition of a second solvent to cause the formation of hydroxygallium phthalocyanine type V; providing a supporting substrate and depositing thereover a photogenerating layer of said hydroxygallium phthalocyanine type V and a charge transport layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said halogallium phthalocyanine is chlorogallium phthalocyanine, and said strong acid is sulfuric acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
86 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the azeotropic water removal is accomplished by dispersing the wet cake comprised of Type I hydroxygallium phthalocyanine formed in a hydrophobic organic solvent followed by heating to reflux; removing any water formed; refluxing until the boiling point of the reaction mixture reaches that of the hydrophobic organic solvent; cooling and filtering the dispersion formed; dispersing the resulting precipitate in N,N-dimethylformamide; and stirring for from about 16 to about 48 hours whereby conversion to Type V hydroxygallium phthalocyanine results.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
107 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the sulfur content of said pigment slurry is reduced from about 3,000 to about 5,000 parts per million to from about 50 to about 100 parts per million by solvent washing of the pigment slurry containing Type V hydroxygallium phthalocyanine by dispersing in an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylformamide, acetone, N,N-dimethylpyrrolidone, tetrahydrofuran, methanol, and isopropanol; adding to the resulting dispersion concentrated ammonium hydroxide solution; and stirring for from about 2 to about 16 hours; followed by further washing with deionized water until the conductivity of the filtrate decreases to below about 20 mS/cm 2 .
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