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Process of processing silver halide photographic material and photographic processing composition having a fixing ability

US5338648A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 1993
Grant dateAug 16, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03C7/42
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process and composition for processing a silver halide photographic material. The photographic material mat be a black and white photographic material or a color photographic material. The photographic material is processed in a photographic processing bath containing at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) and substantially not containing a thiosulfate ion: ##STR1## wherein Q represents an atomic group necessary for forming a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, which heterocyclic ring may be condensed with a carbon aromatic ring or a hetero-aromatic ring; R represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, each group represented by R being substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group or salt thereof a sulfonic acid group or salt thereof a phosphonic acid group or salt thereof, an amino group and an ammonium group, or R represents a single bond; n represents an integer or from 1 to 3; and M represents a cation group.

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