Toner technology currently offers two choices in the types of toner available to the general public. They are chemical toner and physical toner; chemical toner beats out its predecessor in several aspects starting with the production process. The names refer to the manner in which they are produced; chemical toner is produced using a chemical process to manufacture each toner particle while physical toner is produced by pulverizing large toner particles into smaller ones via a grinding process. The grinding process uses up to 40 per cent more energy to produce and adds more CO2 to the environment. Perhaps the number one benefit of chemical toner is its size. The toner particles can be controlled using the chemical process creating miniature, nano-sized particles. These particles are smaller and can be more accurately placed on a document than physical toners which are large and oddly shaped. Due to the larger size of physical toners they require far more energy to heat and fuse to the page which increases the carbon footprint and lowers the speed of the laser printer. Smaller particles allow the fuser to heat and fuse at a lower temperature speeding the printing process and first page printed times.

Chemically produced toners create well balanced colors and printing results. Because the particles are of uniform shape and size the chemical toners inherently provide a smooth color representation. Large physical toner particles are oddly shaped and cannot be made to have the same shape as it relies on a grinding mechanism for production. The odd shape affects the color blending and shading and can create edges that do not appear smooth and balanced. Using the nano-particles from a chemically produced toner allows a printer to provide impeccable prints while reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

Toner technology currently offers two choices in the types of toner available to the general public. They are chemical toner and physical toner; chemical toner beats out its predecessor in several aspects starting with the production process. The names refer to the manner in which they are produced; chemical toner is produced using a chemical process to manufacture each toner particle while physical toner is produced by pulverizing large toner particles into smaller ones via a grinding process. The grinding process uses up to 40 per cent more energy to produce and adds more CO2 to the environment. Perhaps the number one benefit of chemical toner is its size. The toner particles can be controlled using the chemical process creating miniature, nano-sized particles. These particles are smaller and can be more accurately placed on a document than physical toners which are large and oddly shaped. Due to the larger size of physical toners they require far more energy to heat and fuse to the page which increases the carbon footprint and lowers the speed of the laser printer. Smaller particles allow the fuser to heat and fuse at a lower temperature speeding the printing process and first page printed times.

Chemically produced toners create well balanced colors and printing results. Because the particles are of uniform shape and size the chemical toners inherently provide a smooth color representation. Large physical toner particles are oddly shaped and cannot be made to have the same shape as it relies on a grinding mechanism for production. The odd shape affects the color blending and shading and can create edges that do not appear smooth and balanced. Using the nano-particles from a chemically produced toner allows a printer to provide impeccable prints while reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions.