EP0679941A2 - Sulfo-substituierte Carboxylate als Puffer für photographische Bleich- und Bleichfixiermittel - Google Patents

Sulfo-substituierte Carboxylate als Puffer für photographische Bleich- und Bleichfixiermittel Download PDF

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EP0679941A2
EP0679941A2 EP95105819A EP95105819A EP0679941A2 EP 0679941 A2 EP0679941 A2 EP 0679941A2 EP 95105819 A EP95105819 A EP 95105819A EP 95105819 A EP95105819 A EP 95105819A EP 0679941 A2 EP0679941 A2 EP 0679941A2
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  • This invention relates to the processing of silver halide photographic materials and more specifically to photographic bleaching and bleach-fixing solutions.
  • Dibasic acids such as succinic acid and adipic acid
  • They are also inexpensive and carry the additional benefit of buffering over a wider pH range than do monobasic acids.
  • dibasic acids are unsuitable for use in persulfate bleached because the oxidation and decarboxylation reactions mentioned above produce a monobasic acid whose odor can be extremely objectionable.
  • Hydroxy-substituted carboxylic acids such as glycolic acid
  • Other hydroxy-substituted carboxylic acids, such as citric acid are such good chelating agents for ferric ion that, when used with aminopolycarboxylate bleaches, they displace the aminopolycarboxylate ligands whose chelation of iron is required for good bleaching and bleach-fixing.
  • Aromatic carboxylic acids such as benzoic acid, and aromatic polycarboxylic acids such as phthalic acid and trimesic acid, have no odor problem, but their marginal water solubility precludes their use in solution concentrates.
  • Aromatic sulfonic acids have been disclosed in US-A-4,328,306 as additives for hydrogen peroxide bleaches, but these compounds are generally quite expensive and buffer poorly in the pH range 4 to 6 that is often desired for bleaching and bleach-fixing solutions.
  • a composition for bleaching or bleach-fixing a silver halide photographic material comprises a bleaching agent, the composition characterized wherein it further comprises a sulfo-substituted carboxylate represented by Formula (I) (MO3S) n - R -(COOM) m (I) wherein R is a straight, branched, or cyclic saturated aliphatic group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, or a benzene ring; M is hydrogen or an organic or inorganic cation; m is 1 to 7; and n is 1 to 7; with the proviso that if R is an aliphatic group, m and n combined cannot equal more than the number of carbon atoms in R plus two, and if R is a benzene ring, m and n combined cannot equal more than six.
  • Formula (I) (MO3S) n - R -(COOM) m I
  • R is a straight, branched, or cyclic saturated
  • the sulfo-substituted carboxylates used in this invention are excellent buffers and can be used in a variety of bleaching and bleach-fixing solutions, including ferric chelate bleaches and bleach-fixers, peroxide bleaches, and persulfate bleaches. They buffer well in the pH range 3 to 7 and they are highly soluble over this entire pH range. Additionally, their use is associated with substantially no objectionable odor and their cost is generally not prohibitive. In persulfate bleaches the sulfo-substituted carboxylates do not interfere with the formation of dye density and their decomposition products also do not have an objectionable odor.
  • the sulfo-substituted carboxylates of this invention are represented by Formula (I).
  • (MO3S) n - R -(COOM) m R is a straight, branched, or cyclic saturated aliphatic group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, or it is a benzene ring. When the number of carbon atoms in R exceeds 8, the structures may behave as surfactants, causing foaming in the processing solutions in which they are employed. More preferably R has 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and most preferably R had 2 carbon atoms. R may have other substituents, although preferably it is unsubstituted except for the sulfo and carboxylate groups.
  • R Possible other substituents of R include, for example, alkyl groups (for example, methyl, ethyl, hexyl), fluoroalkyl groups (for example, trifluoromethyl), alkoxy groups (for example, methoxy, ethoxy, octyloxy), halogen atoms, alkylthio groups (for example, methylthio, butylthio), arylthio groups (for example, phenylthio), acyl groups (for example, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, valeryl), sulfonyl groups (for example, methylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl), acylamino groups, sulfonylamino groups, carboxy groups, and cyano groups.
  • alkyl groups for example, methyl, ethyl, hexyl
  • fluoroalkyl groups for example, trifluoromethyl
  • m is 1 to 7. More preferably m is 1 to 4. Most preferably m is at least two. Structures in which m is at least two are preferred because they have more than one ionization in the pH range of 3 to 7. Such buffers buffer well over the entire 3 to 7 pH range. This is important because practical use often dictates significantly different pH values for solutions in the processing tank, the replenisher, the solution concentrate, and the regenerator.
  • n is 1 to 7. More preferably n is 1 to 4, and most preferably n is 1.
  • m and n combined should not equal more than the number of carbon atoms in R plus two. If R is a benzene ring, the total of m and n cannot equal more than six.
  • M is hydrogen or an organic or inorganic cation.
  • M is hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted ammonium ion, or an alkali metal or earth metal cation, and most preferably M is hydrogen or a sodium or potassium ion.
  • Examples of compounds useful in this invention are: sulfosuccinic acid and its salts 2-sulfobenzoic acid hydrate 3-sulfobenzoic acid sodium salt 4-sulfobenzoic acid potassium salt 4-sulfophthalic acid 4-sulfophthalic acid triammonium salt 4-sulfophthalic acid trisodium salt 5-sulfoisophthalic acid 3-sulfopropionic acid 2,3-disulfopropionic acid 3,4-disulfoadipic acid 3-sulfoglutaric acid 3-sulfotricarballylic acid (also known as 1-sulfo-1,2,3- propanetricarboxylic acid)
  • the most preferred compounds are the free acid and various salts of sulfosuccinic acid.
  • Other preferred compounds are 4-sulfophthalic acid and 5-sulfoisophthalic acid or their salts.
  • the bleaching compositions of this invention may be bleaches or bleach fixes.
  • the bleaching agents of this invention include compounds of polyvalent metal such as iron (III), cobalt (III), chromium (VI), and copper (II), peracids, quinones, and nitro compounds.
  • Typical bleaching agents are iron (III) salts, such as ferric chloride, ferricyanides, bichromates, and organic complexes of iron (III) and cobalt (III).
  • Ferric complexes of aminopolycarboxylic acids and persulfate are most preferred bleaching agents of this invention, with ferric complexes of aminopolycarboxylic acids being preferred for bleach-fixing solutions.
  • the buffers of this invention are particularly useful with persulfate bleaches.
  • ferric complexes examples include complexes of: nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, propylenediamine tetraacetic acid, diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, ortho-diamine cyclohexane tetraacetic acid, ethylene glycol bis(aminoethyl ether)tetraacetic acid, diaminopropanol tetraacetic acid, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine triacetic acid, ethyliminodipropionic acid, methyliminodiacetic acid, ethyliminodiacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, or glycol ether diamine tetraacetic acid.
  • Preferred aminopolycarboxylic acids include 1,3-propylenediamine tetraacetic acid, methyliminodiactic acid and ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.
  • the bleaching agents may be used alone or in a mixture of two or more, with useful amounts typically being at least 0.02 moles per liter of bleaching solution, with at least 0.05 moles per liter of bleaching solution being preferred.
  • ferric chelate bleaches and bleach-fixes are disclosed in DE 4,031,757 and US-A-4,294,914; US-A-5,250,401; US-A-5,250,402; EP 567,126; US-A-5,250,401; US-A-5,250,402 and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/128,626 filed September 28, 1993 (corresponding to EPA 94/202,787.1).
  • Typical peracid bleaches useful in this invention include the hydrogen, alkali and alkali earth salts of persulfate, peroxide, perborate, perphosphate, and percarbonate, oxygen, and the related perhalogen bleaches such as hydrogen, alkali and alkali earth salts of chlorate, bromate, iodate, perchlorate, perbromate and metaperiodate. Examples of formulations using these agents are described in Research Disclosure, December 1989, Item 308119, published by Kenneth Mason Publications, Ltd., Dudley Annex, 12a North Street, Emsworth, Hampshire P010 & DQ, England. This publication will be identified hereafter as Research Disclosure .
  • peracid bleaches are persulfate bleaches.
  • sodium, potassium, or ammonium persulfate being particularly preferred.
  • sodium persulfate is most commonly used.
  • the bleaching composition may be used at a pH of 2.0 to 9.0.
  • the preferred pH of the bleach composition is between 3 and 7. If the bleach composition is a bleach the preferred pH is 3 to 6. If the bleach composition is a bleach-fix the preferred pH is 5 to 7.
  • the color developer and the first solution with bleaching activity may be separated by at least one processing bath or wash (intervening bath) capable of interrupting dye formation.
  • This intervening bath may be an acidic stop bath, such as sulfuric or acetic acid; a bath that contains an oxidized developer scavenger, such as sulfite; or a simple water wash. Generally an acidic stop bath is used with persulfate bleaches.
  • the buffer compounds of this invention are used at concentrations and pH values such that the concentration of the basic form of the buffer is between 0.025 and 2.0 molar.
  • concentration of the sulfo-substituted carboxylate is preferably 0.01 to 2.0 molar, with 0.05 to 1.0 molar being most preferred.
  • concentration of the sulfo-substituted carboxylate is preferably 0.05 to 2.0 molar, with 0.1 to 1.5 molar being most preferred.
  • the buffer may be added directly to the bleach composition as a solid or as an aqueous solution.
  • sulfosuccinic acid can be formed in situ by mixing maleic or fumaric acid (or a mixture thereof) with a sulfite or bisulfite salt.
  • bleaching solution examples include sodium, potassium, ammonium, and tetraalkylammonium cations. It may be preferable to use alkali metal cations (especially sodium and potassium cations) in order to avoid the aquatic toxicity associated with ammonium ion. In some cases, sodium may be preferred over potassium to maximize the solubility of the persulfate salt.
  • the bleaching solution may contain anti-calcium agents, such as 1-hydroxyethyl-1, 1-diphosphonic acid; chlorine scavengers such as those described in G. M. Einhaus and D. S. Miller, Research Disclosure , 1978, vol 175, p. 42, No. 17556; and corrosion inhibitors, such as nitrate ion, as needed.
  • the bleaching solutions may also contain other addenda known in the art to be useful in bleaching compositions, such as sequestering agents, sulfites, non-chelated salts of aminopolycarboxylic acids, bleaching accelerators, re-halogenating agents, halides, and brighting agents.
  • water-soluble aliphatic carboxylic acids such as acetic acid, citric acid, propionic acid, hydroxyacetic acid, butyric acid, malonic acid, succinic acid and the like may be utilized in any effective amount.
  • the bleaching compositions described here may be formulated as the working bleach solutions, solution concentrates, or dry powders.
  • the bleach compositions of this invention can adequately bleach a wide variety of photographic elements in 30 to 240 seconds.
  • the concentration of the fixing agent per liter is preferably 0.2 to 2 mol.
  • the pH range of the fixing solution is preferably 3 to 10 and more preferably 5 to 9.
  • an acid or a base may be added, such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, bicarbonate, ammonia, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate or potassium carbonate.
  • the fixing or bleach-fixing solution may also contain a preservative such as a sulfite (for example, sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, and ammonium sulfite), a bisulfite (for example, ammonium bisulfite, sodium bisulfite, and potassium bisulfite), and a metabisulfite (for example, potassium metabisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, and ammonium metabisulfite).
  • a preservative such as a sulfite (for example, sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, and ammonium sulfite), a bisulfite (for example, ammonium bisulfite, sodium bisulfite, and potassium bisulfite), and a metabisulfite (for example, potassium metabisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, and ammonium metabisulfite).
  • a preservative such as a sulfite (for example, sodium s
  • the above mentioned bleach and fixing baths may have any desired tank configuration including multiple tanks, counter current and/or co-current flow tank configurations.
  • a stabilizer bath is commonly employed for final washing and hardening of the bleached and fixed photographic element prior to drying. Alternatively, a final rinse may be used.
  • a bath can be employed prior to color development, such as a prehardening bath, or the washing step may follow the stabilizing step. Other additional washing steps may be utilized.
  • reversal processes which have the additional steps of black and white development, chemical fogging bath, light re-exposure, and washing before the color development are contemplated. In reversal processing there is often a bath which precedes the bleach which may serve many functions, such as an accelerating bath, a clearing bath or a stabilizing bath. Conventional techniques for processing are illustrated by Research Disclosure, Paragraph XIX.
  • the photographic elements of this invention can be single color elements or multicolor elements.
  • Multicolor elements typically contain dye image-forming units sensitive to each of the three primary regions of the visible spectrum. Each unit can be comprised of a single emulsion layer or of multiple emulsion layers sensitive to a given region of the spectrum.
  • the layers of the element, including the layers of the image-forming units, can be arranged in various orders as known in the art.
  • the emulsions sensitive to each of the three primary regions of the spectrum can be disposed as a single segmented layer, for example, as by the use of microvessels as described in US-A-4,362,806.
  • the element can contain additional layers such as filter layers, interlayers, overcoat layers, subbing layers and the like.
  • the element may also contain a magnetic backing such as described in No. 34390, Research Disclosure , November, 1992.
  • the silver halide emulsions employed in the elements of this invention can be either negative-working or positive-working. Examples of suitable emulsions and their preparation are described in Research Disclosure Sections I and II and the publications cited therein. Other suitable emulsions are (111) tabular silver chloride emulsions such as described in US-A-5,176,991; US-A-5,176,992; US-A-5,178,997; US-A-5,178,998; US-A-5,183,732; and US-A-5,185,239 and (100) tabular silver chloride emulsions such as described in EPO 534,395. Some of the suitable vehicles for the emulsion layers and other layers of elements of this invention are described in Research Disclosure Section IX and the publications cited therein.
  • the silver halide emulsions can be chemically and spectrally sensitized in a variety of ways, examples of which are described in Sections III and IV of the Research Disclosure .
  • the elements of the invention can include various couplers including, but not limited to, those described in Research Disclosure Section VII, paragraphs D, E, F, and G and the publications cited therein. These couplers can be incorporated in the elements and emulsions as described in Research Disclosure Section VII, paragraph C and the publications cited therein.
  • the photographic elements of this invention or individual layers thereof can contain among other things brighteners (examples in Research Disclosure Section V), antifoggants and stabilizers (examples in Research Disclosure Section VI), antistain agents and image dye stabilizers (examples in Research Disclosure Section VII, paragraphs I and J), light absorbing and scattering materials (examples in Research Disclosure Section VIII), hardeners (examples in Research Disclosure Section X), plasticizers and lubricants (examples in Research Disclosure Section XII), antistatic agents (examples in Research Disclosure Section XIII), matting agents (examples in Research Disclosure Section XVI) and development modifiers (examples in Research Disclosure Section XXI).
  • the photographic elements can be coated on a variety of supports including, but not limited to, those described in Research Disclosure Section XVII and the references described therein.
  • Photographic elements can be exposed to actinic radiation, typically in the visible region of the spectrum, to form a latent image as described in Research Disclosure Section XVIII and then processed to form a visible dye image, examples of which are described in Research Disclosure Section XIX.
  • Processing to form a visible dye image includes the step of contacting the element with a color developing agent to reduce developable silver halide and oxidize the color developing agent. Oxidized color developing agent in turn reacts with the coupler to yield a dye.
  • the color developing solutions typically contain a primary aromatic amino color developing agent.
  • These color developing agents are well known and widely used in variety of color photographic processes. They include aminophenols and p-phenylenediamines.
  • aminophenol developing agents examples include o-aminophenol, p-aminophenol, 5-amino-2-hydroxytoluene, 2-amino-3-hydroxytoluene, 2-hydroxy-3-amino-1,4-dimethylbenzene, and the like.
  • Particularly useful primary aromatic amino color developing agents are the p-phenylenediamines and especially the N-N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamines in which the alkyl groups or the aromatic nucleus can be substituted or unsubstituted.
  • Examples of useful p-phenylenediamine color developing agents include: N-N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine monohydrochloride, 4-N,N-diethyl-2-methylphenylenediamine monohydrochloride, 4-(N-ethyl-N-2-methanesulfonylaminoethyl)-2-methylphenylenediamine sesquisulfate monohydrate, and 4-(N-ethyl-N-2-hydroxyethyl)-2-methylphenylenediamine sulfate.
  • color developing solutions typically contain a variety of other agents such as alkalies to control pH, bromides, iodides, benzyl alcohol, anti-oxidants, anti-foggants, solubilizing agents, brightening agents, and so forth.
  • Photographic color developing compositions are employed in the form of aqueous alkaline working solutions having a pH of above 7 and most typically in the range of from 9 to about 13. To provide the necessary pH, they contain one or more of the well known and widely used pH buffering agents, such as the alkali metal carbonates or phosphates. Potassium carbonate is especially useful as a pH buffering agent for color developing compositions.
  • the processing step described above gives a negative image.
  • this step can be preceded by development with a non-chromogenic developing agent to develop exposed silver halide, but not form dye, and then uniformly fogging the element to render unexposed silver halide developable.
  • a direct positive emulsion can be employed to obtain a positive image.
  • the first solution was prepared in a four liter beaker by mixing water (3.2 liters), sulfosuccinic acid (226.46 g of a 70% by weight aqueous solution), concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide (sufficient to raise the pH to 4.0), sodium persulfate (238.10 g), and sodium chloride (116.88 g).
  • the second solution was prepared in an eight liter titanium processing tank by mixing water (3.2 liters), 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (18.38 g), concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide (sufficient to raise the pH to 4.0), ferric nitrate nonahydrate (20.20 g), and sodium carbonate (sufficient to raise the pH to 4.0).
  • the first solution was added to the second, water was added to bring the volume to eight liters, and the pH was adjusted to 4.0 with sodium carbonate.
  • the first solution was prepared in a four liter beaker by mixing water (3.2 liters), sulfosuccinic acid (2264.6 g of a 70% by weight aqueous solution), concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide (sufficient to raise the pH to 5.0), sodium persulfate (238.10 g), and sodium chloride (116.88 g).
  • the second solution was prepared in an eight liter titanium processing tank by mixing water (3.2 liters), 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (18.38 g), concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide (sufficient to raise the pH to 4.0), ferric nitrate nonahydrate (20.20 g), and sodium carbonate (sufficient to raise the pH to 5.0).
  • the first solution was added to the second, water was added to bring the volume to eight liters, and the pH was adjusted to 5.0 with sodium carbonate.
  • This bleach was prepared identically to Bleach B except that equimolar glacial acetic acid (480.4 g) was substituted for sulfosuccinic acid.
  • distilled water 50 ml was combined with glacial acetic acid (6.0 g), 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (0.23 g), and sufficient ammonium hydroxide to raise the solution pH to 4.0.
  • Ferric nitrate nonahydrate (0.25 g) was added, followed by sodium persulfate (5.95 g) and sodium chloride (0.88 g).
  • the pH was adjusted to 4.0 with ammonium hydroxide, and the solution was diluted with water to a total volume of 100 ml.
  • the solution had a pale, clear green color, characteristic of the ferric bis(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate) complex.
  • the bleach was prepared identically to Bleach E, above, except that equimolar citric acid (9.21 g) was substituted for acetic acid.
  • the bleach so prepared was yellow, with a small amount of white precipitate.
  • the precipitate was filtered prior to the flow cell test described in Example 2.
  • the bleach was prepared identically to Bleach E, above, except that equimolar phosphoric acid (11.53 g of an 85% solution) was substituted for acetic acid, and the pH was adjusted to 3.0 instead of 4.0 (phosphoric acid, whose first pKa is 2.3, buffers marginally well at pH 3.0, but very poorly at pH 4.0). A large amount of white precipitate formed and was filtered off prior to the flow cell test described in Example 2.
  • the bleach was prepared identically to Bleach E, above, except that equimolar sulfosuccinic acid (28.31 g of an 70% solution) was substituted for acetic acid.
  • the solution had a pale, clear green color, characteristic of the ferric bis(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate) complex.
  • the bleach was prepared identically to Bleach E, above, except that equimolar succinic acid (11.81 g) was substituted for acetic acid.
  • the solution initially had a pale, clear green color, characteristic of the ferric bis(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate) complex, but over the course of several minutes, it turned dark and deposited a large amount of white precipitate.
  • compositions of these bleach-fix solutions are given in Example 5. All solutions are similar except for the identity of the buffer acid. To 500 ml water were added, with stirring, the thiosulfate and sulfite salts, followed by the buffer acid. A concentrated aqueous solution of the ferric EDTA complex (with 10% excess ligand) was then added, and the pH was adjusted to 6.2 with 7 normal sulfuric acid or 57% aqueous ammonium hydroxide. The total volume was adjusted to 1.0 liter.
  • compositions of these bleaching solutions are given in Examples 6 and 7.
  • Solutions Q, R, and S are similar to each other, and solutions T, U, and V are similar to each other except for the identity of the buffer acid.
  • solutions Q, R, and S are similar to each other, and solutions T, U, and V are similar to each other except for the identity of the buffer acid.
  • To 500 ml water were added, with stirring, 1,3-propylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ammonium hydroxide, buffer acid, 2-hydroxy-1,3-propylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and ammonium bromide.
  • Ferric nitrate was added as a concentrated aqueous solution, the pH was adjusted to 4.75 with 7 normal sulfuric acid or 57% aqueous ammonium hydroxide, and the volume was adjusted to 1 liter.
  • This example shows that citrate and phosphate buffers interfere with chelation of iron by 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, but that buffers of the invention do not.
  • This experiment used a film-punch-holding flow cell and a UV-visible spectrophotometer to measure the rate of bleaching of a commercially available color negative film by small samples of various bleaches. Strips (35 mm x 304.8 mm) of KODACOLOR GOLD 100 film were given a flash exposure on a 1B sensitometer (1/25 sec, 300 K, Daylight Ca filter). The strips were developed and fixed (but not bleached) at 37.8°C in standard color negative processing solutions (see British Journal of Photography , p. 196, 1988) as shown below: Time Processing Solution 3′15 ⁇ developer bath 1′ stop bath 1′ water wash 4′ fixing bath 3′ water wash 1′ water rinse
  • Strips (35 mm x 304.8 mm) of KODACOLOR GOLD ULTRA 400 film were given a stepped exposure on a 1B sensitometer (1/100 sec, 300 K, Daylight Ca filter, 21 step tablet, 0-4 density; step 1 corresponds to maximum exposure and maximum density).
  • Strips (35 mm x 304.8 mm) of KODACOLOR GOLD ULTRA 400 Film were given a flash exposure on a 1B sensitometer (1/2 sec, 3000 K, Daylight Va filter, 21 step tablet, 0-6 density; step 1 corresponds to maximum exposure and maximum density).
  • a silver halide color paper (KODAK EKTAMAX RA Professional Paper), in the form of strips that were 305 mm long and 35 mm wide, was given a suitable exposure to light and then processed using a standard paper process, Process RA-4. All processing solutions were standard with the exception of the bleach-fix. The following bleach-fix formulations were used. The preparation of the bleach-fixes is described in Example 1.
  • Leuco Cyan Dye was measured by reading the Status A Transmission Density of-the D-Max step through the base of the paper. The data are presented in Table 4. It is apparent that Bleach-Fix O (invention) gives satisfactory performance while not suffering from the problems associated with other acids, such as solubility and odor problems. Table 4 Bleach-Fix Red D-Max Density -Green D-Max Density M (Comparison) + 0.13 N (Comparison) + 0.14 O (Invention) + 0.13 P (Comparison) + 0.14
  • a silver halide color negative film (KODAK EKTAR 125 Film), in the form of strips that were 305 mm long and 35 mm wide, was given a suitable exposure to light and then processed using a standard film process, Process C-41. All processing solutions were standard with the exception of the bleach. The following bleach formulations were used. The preparation of the bleaches is described in Example 1.
  • the sulfosuccinic acid was not as effective of a buffer as the acetic acid and the succinic acid. This was unexpected given the pKa of the sulfosuccinic acid and may be due to the specific salt content of the bleach.
  • the buffers of this invention have shown to be effective buffers with other iron chelate bleaches. There was also evidence of bleach induced dye formation which could be alleviated be adding a bath preceding the bleach bath.
  • a silver halide color paper (KODAK EKTACOLOR ULTRA Paper), in the form of strips that were 305 mm long and 35 mm wide, was given a suitable exposure to light and then processed using the separate bleach and fixer option for Process RA-4, a standard paper process. All processing solutions were standard with the exception of the bleach. The following bleach formulations were used. The preparation of the bleaches is described in Example 1.

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