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US 5,316,898 AGranted
Solid bleacher for silver halide color photographic light sensitive material and the processing method thereof
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorsYutaka Ueda, Hiroshi Yamashita
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Abstract
A solid composition for bleaching an exposed and developed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material and processing method thereof. The composition contains at least one kind of ferric complex salt and is in the form of a tablet having a bulk density of 1.0 to 2.5 g/cm.sup.3. The composition provides excellent solubility and preservability.
Claims7
A solid composition for bleaching an exposed and developed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and provided thereon, a silver halide emulsion layer, the composition being in the form of a tablet having a bulk density of 1.0 to 2.5 g/cm.sup.3 and containing a ferric complex salt of a compound represented by the following Formula (A-I), (A-II), (A-IV), (A-V) or (A-VI) and a compound represented by the following Formula (II) or (III):
- ##STR22## wherein A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group, --COOM, --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.1).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 COOM.sub.2 or --CH.sub.2 OH, provided that at least one of A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 represents --COOM, --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.1).sub.2, or --CH.sub.2 COOM.sub.2, wherein M, M.sub.1, and M.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group;
- ##STR23## wherein A.sub.11, A.sub.12, A.sub.13 and A.sub.14 independently represent --CH.sub.2 OH, --COOM.sub.3 or --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.4).sub.2 ;
- M.sub.3 and M.sub.4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an ammonium group, an alkali metal or an organic ammonium group;
- and X represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms or --(B.sub.1 O).sub.n --B.sub.2 -- wherein n is an integer of 1 to 8, and B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 independently represent an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
- ##STR24## wherein A.sub.21, A.sub.22, A.sub.23 and A.sub.24 independently represent --CH.sub.2 OH, --COOM.sub.5 or --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.6).sub.2 ;
- M.sub.5 and M.sub.6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group;
- X.sub.1 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a divalent cyclic organic group or --(B.sub.11 O)n.sub.5 --B.sub.12 -- wherein n.sub.5 is an integer of 1 to 8, and B.sub.11 and B.sub.12 independently represent an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
- and n.sub.1, n.sub.2, n.sub.3 and n.sub.4 independently represent an integer of 1 or more;
- ##STR25## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- and L represents a group selected from the group consisting of ##STR26## wherein Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2 and Y.sub.3 independently represent an alkylene group or an arylene group;
- X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
- and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- ##STR27## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- L is the same with those denoted in Formula (A-IV);
- and W represents a divalent linking group;
- ##STR28## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an allyloxy-carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkyl group or an aryl group, provided that R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may be combined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring;
- A represents a carboxyl group, a phosphono group, a sulfo group, a hydroxyl group of an alkali metal salt or ammonium salt thereof;
- Y represents an alkylene group or an arylene group;
- and t and u independently represent an integer of 0 or 1;
- X.sub.2 --A.sub.2 --COOM.sub.2 Formula (II)
- wherein X.sub.2 represents a halogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a methoxy group, --COOM.sub.2 or --SO.sub.3 M.sub.2 ;
- and A.sub.2 represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group or an arylene groups;
- and M.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group;
- NH.sub.2 --A.sub.3 --SO.sub.3 M.sub.3 Formula (III)
- wherein A.sub.3 represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group or an arylene group;
- and M.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group.
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A process of processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and provided thereon, a silver halide emulsion layer, comprising the steps of:
- exposing the material;
- developing the exposed material;
- bleaching the developed material with a bleacher;
- and replenishing the bleacher by supplying a replenishing bleaching composition, wherein said composition is a solid composition being in the form of a tablet having a bulk density of 1.0 to 2.5 g/cm.sup.3 and containing a ferric complex salt of a compound represented by the following Formula (A-I), (A-II), (A-IV), (A-V) or (A-VI) and a compound represented by the following Formula (II) or (III):
- ##STR29## wherein A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group, --COOM, --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.1).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 COOM.sub.2 or --CH.sub.2 OH, provided that at least one of A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 represents --COOM, --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.1).sub.2, or --CH.sub.2 COOM.sub.2, wherein M, M.sub.1, and M.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group;
- ##STR30## wherein A.sub.11, A.sub.12, A.sub.13 and A.sub.14 independently represent --CH.sub.2 OH, --COOM.sub.3 or --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.4).sub.2 ;
- M.sub.3 and M.sub.4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an ammonium group, an alkali metal or an organic ammonium group;
- and X represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms or --(B.sub.1 O).sub.n --B.sub.2 -- wherein n is an integer of 1 to 8, and B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 independently represent an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
- ##STR31## wherein A.sub.21, A.sub.22, A.sub.23 and A.sub.24 independently represent --CH.sub.2 OH, --COOM.sub.5 or --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.6).sub.2 ;
- M.sub.5 and M.sub.6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group;
- X.sub.1 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a divalent cyclic organic group or --(B.sub.11 O)n.sub.5 --B.sub.12 -- wherein n.sub.5 is an integer of 1 to 8, and B.sub.11 and B.sub.12 independently represent an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
- and n.sub.1, n.sub.2, n.sub.3 and n.sub.4 independently represent an integer of 1 or more;
- ##STR32## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- and L represents a group selected from the group consisting of ##STR33## wherein Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2 and Y.sub.3 independently represent an alkylene group or an arylene group;
- X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
- and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- ##STR34## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- L is the same with those denoted in Formula (A-IV);
- and W represents a divalent linking group;
- ##STR35## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an allyloxy-carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkyl group or an aryl group, provided that R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may be combined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring;
- A represents a carboxyl group, a phosphono group, a sulfo group, a hydroxyl group of an alkali metal salt or ammonium salt thereof;
- Y represents an alkylene group or an arylene group;
- and t and u independently represent an integer of 0 or 1;
- X.sub.2 --A.sub.2 --COOM.sub.2 Formula (II)
- wherein X.sub.2 represents a halogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a methoxy group, --COOM.sub.2 or --SO.sub.3 M.sub.2 ;
- and A.sub.2 represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group or an arylene groups;
- and M.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group;
- NH.sub.2 --A.sub.3 --SO.sub.3 M.sub.3 Formula (III)
- wherein A.sub.3 represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group or an arylene group;
- and M.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.