At 11:39 AM 2/5/2010, you wrote:
They don't release their charge to the particle, they are
neutralized by oxidation by the developer. Although there are many
possible developers in the blood, caffeine is one that has a high
probability of being there and is a proven photographic
developer. One possible conversion with caffeine is this:
AgCl + C_8 H_10 N_4 O_2 = Ag + N2Cl + CO2 + C7H10N2
That is, Silver Chloride plus caffeine = Silver metal + Diazo
Chloride + 4-Tolyhydrazine
There are likely many other paths,
Marshall,
That is possibly or likely very pertinent to my "blue moons" as I
was a very heavy caffeine consumer during the time I was also taking
large amounts of EIS daily. I was drinking probably almost a quart of
strong coffee and 2 pots of tea per day.
OOPS!
sol
