Yellow dye-containing developing/fixing monobath and method for processing roomlight handleable black-and-white photographic elements
US5972578A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03C2200/52
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Black-and-white elements, such as radiographic films, can be processed in roomlight using a developing/fixing monobath composition that also includes a water-soluble colorant, such as a water-soluble "yellow" dye, that provides safelight conditions in the processing composition. The processing method is carried out quickly, that is within 120 seconds. The colorant has a maximum absorption wavelength of from about 350 to about 500 nm, and is transparent in solution.
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