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    Caffenol is a photographic process that uses phenols, sodium carbonate, and optionally vitamin C in an aqueous solution as a film and print developer. There are many caffenol formulas based on preparations containing caffeic acid from coffee or tea combined with a pH modifier like sodium carbonate. The chemistry is based on the reducing agent caffeic acid, which is unrelated to caffeine. The caffenol process was developed in 1995 using household items like tea and coffee to successfully develop film and has since been adapted using other polyphenol-rich substances like beer, wine, and plant extracts.

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    Caffenol is a photographic process that uses phenols, sodium carbonate, and optionally vitamin C in an aqueous solution as a film and print developer. There are many caffenol formulas based on preparations containing caffeic acid from coffee or tea combined with a pH modifier like sodium carbonate. The chemistry is based on the reducing agent caffeic acid, which is unrelated to caffeine. The caffenol process was developed in 1995 using household items like tea and coffee to successfully develop film and has since been adapted using other polyphenol-rich substances like beer, wine, and plant extracts.

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    Caffenol is a photographic process that uses phenols, sodium carbonate, and optionally vitamin C in an aqueous solution as a film and print developer. There are many caffenol formulas based on preparations containing caffeic acid from coffee or tea combined with a pH modifier like sodium carbonate. The chemistry is based on the reducing agent caffeic acid, which is unrelated to caffeine. The caffenol process was developed in 1995 using household items like tea and coffee to successfully develop film and has since been adapted using other polyphenol-rich substances like beer, wine, and plant extracts.

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    Caffenol

    Caffenol is a photographic alternative process whereby phenols,


    sodium carbonate and optionally vitamin C are used in aqueous
    solution as a film and print photographic developer.[1][2]

    Other basic (as opposed to acidic) chemicals can be used in place


    of sodium carbonate; however, sodium carbonate is the most
    common.[1]

    There are many formulas for caffenol, all based on preparations that
    contain caffeic acid (i.e., coffee or tea) and a pH modifier, most
    often sodium carbonate.[2][3] The chemistry of caffenol developers
    is based on the action of the reducing agent caffeic acid, which is
    35 mm film developed in caffenol.
    chemically unrelated to caffeine.[1]

    History
    The 1995 technical photographic chemistry class at Rochester Institute of Technology, led by Scott
    Williams, developed a method of developing photographic film using standard household items. They
    tested mixtures of tea and coffee combined with agents to balance the pH and successfully made printable
    images for exposed film.[1]

    Since then, the process has successfully been adapted for beer,[4] red wine,[5] and infusions with
    polyphenol-rich foods, such as cloves, rosemary, and mesquite seed pods.[6]

    References
    1. Williams, Scott. "A Use for that Last Cup of Coffee: Film and Paper Development" (https://pe
    ople.rit.edu/andpph/text-coffee.html). Rochester Institute of Technology.
    2. Film Photography Project: Coffee Break – Develop Film at Home with Caffenol (https://filmp
    hotographyproject.com/content/features/2011/01/coffee-break-develop-film-home-caffenol/)
    Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204828/https://filmphotographyproject.com/
    content/features/2011/01/coffee-break-develop-film-home-caffenol/) June 24, 2021, at the
    Wayback Machine, Film Photography Project.
    3. "Digitaltruth Photo: Caffenol Formulas" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160322113526/http://
    www.digitaltruth.com/data/caffenol.php). Archived from the original (http://www.digitaltruth.co
    m/data/caffenol.php) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
    4. Moschetti, Vincent (March 15, 2017). "How to Develop Film with Beer" (https://petapixel.co
    m/2017/03/15/st-patricks-photo-tip-develop-film-beer/). PetaPixel.
    5. "Wineol – Red Wine developer" (https://www.caffenol.org/2012/06/20/wineol-red-wine-devel
    oper/). June 20, 2012.
    6. Keating, Daniel (August 18, 2020). "Polyphenol Developer Alternatives – A World full of
    Options" (https://www.35mmc.com/18/08/2020/polyphenol-developer-alternatives-a-world-ful
    l-of-options-by-daniel-keating/). 35MMC.

    External links
    Chart: Developing times for Caffenol developers (http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?F
    ilm=&Developer=Caffenol&mdc=Search)
    Developing Film in Coffee, Caffenol C and Agfa APX 100 (https://vimeo.com/1453056)
    (video)
    A website that collects blogs and information to help with successful Caffenol film
    development. (http://www.caffenol.org/)

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caffenol&oldid=1184021046"

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