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Succinic acid derivative degradable chelants, uses and composition thereof

US5652085A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 1995
Grant dateJul 29, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03C5/38
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Aminosuccinic acid chelants are disclosed which have been found to be applicable in photographic processes. The aminosuccinic acids can be used in a method of bleaching or bleach-fixing a silver halide photographic material comprising contacting the photographic material with a bleaching solution containing at least one metal complex of a polyamino disuccinic acid and one or more metal complexes of a polyamino monosuccinic acid or a monoamino monosuccinic acid.

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