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In thermal paper receipts, a colorless dye is embedded in a solvent layer along with an activator—often BPA—that causes the dye to darken. Heating the solvent layer allows the reaction to occur. Credit: T. Mendum et al/Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews 2010, adapted by T. Dubé

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