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The Feasibility of Barringtonia Racemosa as an Alternative Highlighter Ink
NOTE: All information was obtained from the all-mighty internet. No real experimentation was done. This is was just a practice thing. We take no credit whatsoever from all the following stuff. We thank all the people who helped us indirectly, especially Gonzaga and Mendoza, whoever you are. May God bless your sweet souls and may peace and good fortune fill you for the rest of your lives. Please don 't sue us. Oh, and we thank Google and all the people who helped build it and all the humans who shared information. May God also bless your souls.

THE FEASIBILITY OF DERIVING ALTERNATIVE HIGHLIGHTER INKS FROM POWDER-PUFF FRUITS (Barringtonia racemosa)

December 14, 2012

CHAPTER 1: I. Background of the Study
A highlighter is a form of a felt-tip marker pen which can be used to draw attention to certain words or sentences of documents by marking them with translucent, see-through colors. It is an essential stationary item for students as well as working people. The ink used in a highlighter pen or in any other pens plays an important part in defining the reading experience and comprehension, as well as the visual impact of the written message, to the person reading them. The ink, is of no small importance, and in the end, it is the one that determines the significance of the pen itself.
Ink is one of the most important components of writing tool today. There are several brands of ink today in the market. However, all inks consist of a colorant (the substance that provides the ink with color) and a vehicle (the liquid or paste that carries and binds the ink to a surface). The selection of ink is an important decision one must make in terms of the performance of one’s pen. The wrong ink means a pen that one may struggle with to use.
This study attempts to find an alternative source of ink that can be used for highlighters.
The sap of Powder-puff fruits is purplish and rich in color. It is this dye that interests the researcher to pursue the possibility of



References: Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis Seria F Chemia 8(2005-2):65-68

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