摘要 |
The biodegradable developing solution useful in developing latent images formed in a photosensitive material. The developing solution includes a reducing agent having at least one compound selected from the group consisting of terpenoids, monoterpenes, biterpenes, triterpenes, tetraterpenes, sesquiterpenes, polyterpenes, and their enantiomers, a naturally occurring aromatic phenol and its enantiomers, and a synthesized aromatic phenol and its enantiomers, and a titrating solution capable of altering the pH of the reducing agent. In one embodiment, the reducing agent is selected from the group consisting of Spearmint, Vanillin, Thymol, Borneol, Vanillin beta-D-glucoside, m-Cresol, (-)-Menthol, (+)-Neomenthol, Carvacrol, (+)-Carotol, (+)- (S)-Carvone, (-)-(R)-Carvone, d-Carvone, Caryophylline, (R)-(+)-Limonene, d-Limonene, (R)-Linalool, Ledol, and Farnesyl, and other terpenes and their enantiomers. In an alternate embodiment, the reducing agent is derived from plants in the Plant Lamiceae family.
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