Can a Chemical Remove Highlighter Marks?

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The discussion centers on the challenge of removing highlighter marks, specifically the yellowish ink. It highlights that while viewing through cobalt glass can absorb the yellowish light, this method is purely physical and does not chemically remove the ink. The conversation indicates that a chemical solution for "undoing" highlighter marks is not straightforward and requires a deeper understanding of the chemistry involved in the ink's composition.

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Is there a chemical that "undos" highlighters(yellowish thing)?
 
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Well, this is an insufficient question, I suppose. Yellowish light can be absorbed by viewing from a blue glass (cobalt glass, as we call it), but the process is purely physical. The chemistry is in synthesizing or employing the blue chemical on the highlighter. Since the question is incomplete, my answer is incomplete, too.
 
Is there a method I can get the yellowish thing off the page... sorry I'm no pundit on this matter so my question may sound absurd and be incomplete.
 

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