Photographic processing composition and bleaching or bleach-fixing method
US5338649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/164
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for bleaching or bleach-fixing an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material is provided, comprising developing in a color developing solution and bleaching or bleach-fixing in a processing composition having a bleaching capacity containing as a bleaching agent a metal chelate compound of a chelate-forming compound or salt thereof and a metal ion selected from the group consisting of Fe(III), Mn(III), Co(III), Rh(II), Rh(III), Au(II), Au(III) and Ce(IV), the chelate-forming compound or salt thereof is represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein G.sub.1 and G.sub.2 each represents a carboxyl group, a phosphono group, a sulfo group, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkylthio group, an amidino group, a guanidino group or a carbamoyl group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2 and L.sub.3 each represents a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group or a divalent connecting group formed by a combination of a divalent aliphatic group and a divalent aromatic group; m and n each represents an integer 0 or 1; R represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a cation.
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