Toner, image forming apparatus, image forming method, and toner accommodating unit

The invention relates to a toner, an image forming apparatus, an image forming method, and a toner accommodating unit. The present invention addresses the problem of providing a toner which has excellent durability, while having compromised low-temperature fixability and caking resistance. The toner comprises a binder resin, a release agent, and a function imparting agent comprising a fatty acid amide having a melting point of from 110 to 160 degrees C. When the toner is heated by a differential scanning calorimeter, the toner exhibits no endothermic peak within a temperature range of +/-20 degrees C. of a temperature at a highest endothermic peak derived from the fatty acid amide. 本发明涉及调色剂，图像形成装置，图像形成方法，以及调色剂收纳单元。本发明的课题在于，提供成为折衷的低温定影性和耐结块性、且耐久性都优异的调色剂。本发明的调色剂包含粘合树脂，脱模剂，以及功能赋予剂，所述功能赋予剂为熔点110℃以上、160℃以下的脂肪酸酰胺，所述调色剂在由差示扫描量热计所示升温时,在所述脂肪酸酰胺的吸热的最高峰值±20℃的区域中不具有吸热峰值。