A method of drying carrier liquid from a toner image on a photoreceptor or from
a photoreceptor after transfer to a final substrate comprises providing an electrophotographic
apparatus comprising at least a) a photoreceptor, b) a continuous absorbent drying
sheet having a beginning and an end, the beginning attached to a take-up roll or
spool and the end attached to a supply roll or spool, the intermediate portion
thereof coiled around the supply spool with at least a portion of the sheet contacting
the photoreceptor. The process includes providing a toned image on the photoreceptor;
contacting the continuous absorbent drying sheet to the toned image on the photoreceptor,
or to the photoreceptor itself after the image is transferred away, creating a
used portion of the continuous absorbent drying sheet; and simultaneously disbursing
fresh length of the continuous absorbent drying sheet and taking-up the used portion
of the continuous drying sheet.
