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Method for processing silver dye bleach materials

US3963492A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1974
Grant dateJun 15, 1976
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Expiry dateOct 1, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03C5/44
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a simplified method for processing silver dye bleach material by (1) silver developing, (2) dye and silver bleaching (3) silver fixing and (4) soaking. The sequence (1), (2), (3), (4) is followed and the bleaching bath (2) contains (a) a strong acid, (b) a water-soluble iodide, (c) a water-soluble oxidizing agent (d) an antioxidant and (e) a dye bleach catalyst.

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