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Offline Daimyio

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Completely fading fugitive pigment ?
« on: October 05, 2015, 03:19:57 PM »
Hey, i got a question and don't really know where to post it, but is there any fugitive pigment that would fade away completely after some time ?

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Re: Completely fading fugitive pigment ?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2015, 08:51:53 AM »
Invisible ink maybe?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_ink

In fact, invisible ink is more difficult than "fading away", since the ink is revealed under special conditions.

Also known are inks that are clearly visible at writing but fade away later.

UV light, oxygen from air could achieve it, or humidity, or CO2 - to neutralize a base that colours phenolphthaleine.

Or your pigment could evaporate fully - not obvious, since long conjugated organic molecules aren't so volatile, and metallic ions neither. Evaporate a compound that colours an other one, like an amine and a pH indicator?

Or just a slow reaction among the pigment's component, but then the user would have to mix them just prior to use (at least, logically). Or a reaction between the pigment and the substrate.

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Re: Completely fading fugitive pigment ?
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2015, 03:04:36 PM »
I'm so glad you answered but i forgot to mention an important thing and it is that the colorant has to fade away after about 2 - 3 months.

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Re: Completely fading fugitive pigment ?
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2015, 03:53:15 PM »
I'm so glad you answered but i forgot to mention an important thing and it is that the colorant has to fade away after about 2 - 3 months.

Is this taking place in sunlight?

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Re: Completely fading fugitive pigment ?
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2015, 04:21:28 PM »
Perhaps not using salts or alkali to "fix" dye will have an effect of making the dye less permanent...

https://oecotextiles.wordpress.com/tag/reactive-dye/
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Re: Completely fading fugitive pigment ?
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2015, 12:16:19 PM »
I'm so glad you answered but i forgot to mention an important thing and it is that the colorant has to fade away after about 2 - 3 months.

Is this taking place in sunlight?

No it wouldn't be on sunlight most of the time.

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