HEAT SENSITIVE COATING COMPOSITION
Disclosed is an improved method for reducing the static sensitivity of a heat sensitive coating composition while not deteriorating the dynamic sensitivity, wherein N-(p-toluenesulphonyl)-N′-(3-p-toluenesulphonyl-oxy-phenyl)urea having an X-ray powder pattern having Bragg angles (2θ/CuKα) of 10.3, 11.1, 13.0, 13.3, 15.6, 17.1, 18.1, 18.4, 19.6, 20.0, 20.8, 21.3, 23.1, 25.0, 25.5, 26.4, 26.8, 27.5, 29.1, 32.8 is used as a colour developer.
1 . Method of reducing the static sensitivity of a heat sensitive coating composition comprising a colour forming compound and a colour developer characterized in using N-(p-toluenesulphonyl)-N′-(3-p-toluenesulphonyl-oxy-phenyl)urea having an X-ray powder pattern having Bragg angles (2θ/CuK α ) of 10.3, 11.1, 13.0, 13.3, 15.6, 17.1, 18.1, 18.4, 19.6, 20.0, 20.8, 21.3, 23.1, 25.0, 25.5, 26.4, 26.8, 27.5, 29.1, 32.8 as colour developer.
2 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the reduction is expressed as a temperature increase by at least 2° C. at an optical density level of 0.2.