Electrophotographic apparatus

An electrophotographic apparatus having an image forming device for forming an electrostatic latent image on a latent image holding device and developing the electrostatic latent image by a liquid developer having a carrier liquid and toner particles dispersed in the carrier liquid, a cabinet for housing the electrostatic latent image holding device and the image forming device, and a carrier liquid removal device for removing a carrier liquid evaporation component generated by evaporation of the carrier liquid from the cabinet, wherein:

• the carrier liquid removal device has a removal container having an inlet for introducing the mixed gas and an outlet for ejecting residual gas after the carrier liquid evaporation component is removed,
• an atomizer which sprays a solution containing cyclodextrin for producing a solid inclusion compound in contact with the carrier liquid in the removal container,
• a separator which separates the unreacted cyclodextrin solution collected in the liquid removal container from the solid component, and
• a circulator which circulates and resprays the solution separated by the separator in the atomizer.

A carrier liquid removal device of an electrophotographic apparatus for removing an evaporation component generated by evaporation of a carrier liquid in a cabinet for housing an image forming device for developing an electrostatic latent image by a liquid developer having the carrier liquid and toner particles dispersed in the carrier liquid, comprising:

• a removal container having an inlet for introducing gas containing the carrier liquid evaporation component and an outlet for ejecting residual gas after the carrier liquid evaporation component is removed,
• a first gas phase separation filter arranged at the inlet,
• a second gas phase separation filter arranged at the outlet, and
• an atomizer for spraying a cyclodextrin solution in the removal container.