US2586168A - Process of hardening gelatin and photographic gelatin emulsions - Google Patents

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US2586168A
US2586168A US760488A US76048847A US2586168A US 2586168 A US2586168 A US 2586168A US 760488 A US760488 A US 760488A US 76048847 A US76048847 A US 76048847A US 2586168 A US2586168 A US 2586168A
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  • This invention relates to the hardening of gelatin, and especiallyto the hardening of photographic gelatin and gelatino silver-halide emulsions to yield compositions having an appreciable increase in melting point and good stability on ageing with respect to fog, speed, and gradation.
  • Compounds which have been used for hardening gelatin as such or in silver-halide emulsions are formaldehyde, hydroxy aldehydes, acrolein, glyoxal, and derivatives thereof, and mixtures of an aliphatic aldehyde with an aromatic compound containing at least one nuclear hydroxy substituent group such as phenol, resorcinol, resorcyclic aldehyde, and the like.
  • formaldehyde and hydroxy aldehydes are satisfactory as hardening agents, these compounds possess the undesirable property of producing excessive fog, desensitization, or flattening of gradation in the processed film.
  • Another object is to provide gelatin layers and gelatino silver-halide emulsion layers in which the gelatin is not subject to the phenomenon known as after-hardening.
  • a further object is to provide a gelatino silverhalide emulsion which will not fog on storage.
  • a still further object is to provide a gelatino silver-halide emulsion which will be resistant to relatively high processing temperatures without fogging, loss of speed, and loss of gradation.
  • R represents either hydrogen or an alkyl group of not more than 4 carbon atoms, e. g.,
  • the compounds which alone possess little or no hardening effect on gelatin or gelatino silverhalide emulsions, and which may be added in conjunction with the dimethylol-diketopiperazine, are 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde (resorcylic aldehyde) and 1,3-benzenediol (resorcinol).
  • the function of 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde in the mixture is to boost or accelerate the hardening action of the dimethylol-diketopiperazine.
  • resorcinol is added to this combination, the optimum in hardening as well as in photographic properties is obtained.
  • a very desirable increase in melting point of gelatin or gelatino silver-halide emulsions is obtained by the utilization of dimethylol-diketopiperazines alone, said increase in melting point being unaccompanied by any tendency for the gelatin or emulsion to undergo the phenomenon of after-hardening. 7
  • the invention contemplates the utilization of the dimethylol-diketopiperazines alone to eflect hardening while avoiding the phenomenon of after-hardening, it likewise contemplates the employment with the dimethylol-diketopiperazines of 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde and resorcinol either alone or together. Inasmuch as best results are obtained when all three components are employed, the use of the same represents the preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde is the only one to accelerate the hardening effect of the dimethylol-diketopiperazines without impairing the photographic characteristics of the emulsions
  • resorcinol was found to be the only one, when in an admixture with a dimethylol-diketopiperazine and 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde, to act as a stabilizing agent so as to impart excellent additional stability to the emulsion with respect to fog, speed, and gradation.
  • a sufficient quantity of the dimethyloldiketopiperazine alone is added. While the exact amount of the dimethylol-diketopiperazine may be varied within wide limits and with due regard to the particular type of gelatin dispersion employed, in general, amounts ranging from 0.05% to 2.5% based on the dry weight of gelatin in the dispersion are preferred. In these amounts, effective hardening is obtained without after-hardening, i. e., the melting point of the gelatin does not vary with time or with long periods of storage prior to actual use and. processing of the photographic material provided with such a layer.
  • a mixture of the dimethylol-diketopiperazine and 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde is employed.
  • the amount of 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde to be added may vary from 0.005% to 2.5% based on the dry Weight of gelatin.
  • v amounts of the dimethylol-diketopiperazine may 0 vary from 1 to 5 parts by weight, the amount of 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde may vary from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight, and the amount of resorcinol may vary from 1 to 10 parts by weight per 10 kilogram of emulsion containing 840% gelatin.
  • gradation of a silyenhalide emulsion I prefer to use resorcinol inconjunction with the. .dimethylolr' diketopiperazine and. 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde. It is to be understood, however, that these emulsions may also be hardened by mixing therewith prior to coating the dimethylolediketopiperazine alone or in combination with 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde. In the latter case the melting point of the gelatin rises appreciably without the attendant serious loss of photographic characteristics.
  • Example II EXAMPLE II Example I was repeated with the exception that 40 mls. of 1,4-dimethylol-3,6-dimethyl-2,5- diketopiperazine was substituted for 40 mls. of lA-dimethylol-2,5-diketopiperazine. The results obtained were practically identical with those of Example I.
  • Example III Example I was again repeated with the exception that 40 mls. of 1,4-dimethylol-3,6diisopropyl-2,5-diketopiperazine was substituted for 40 mls. of 1,4-dimethylol-2,5-diketopiperazine.
  • EXAMPLE IV To a liter of a photographic silver-halide emulsion, containing 8-10% aqueous gelatin and melting at C., mls. of a 0.25% aqueous solution of 1,4-dimethylol-2,5-diketopiperazine and 40 mls. each of a 1.25% aqueous solution of 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde and resorcinol were added at a temperature of40 C. A glass plate was coated with a thin layer of this emulsion and dried at room temperature. The emulsion layer melted at 49 C., and the film was tougher than the film of Example I. After ageing for 18 days, the melting point was substantially unchanged. Similar stability on ageing was obtained with respect to photographic characteristics.
  • EXAMPLE'VI This example shows the effect on fog in a silver-halide emulsion containing 8-10% of gelatin by a mixture of 1,4-dimethylol-3,6-di-isopropyl-2,5diketopiperazine, 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde, and resorcinol. All parts are in per cent based on the dry weight of the gelatin in the emulsion.
  • my invention is not only applicable to the preparation of photographic silver-halide emulsions of satisfactory hardening properties, but also to the preparation of gelatin dispersions and dispersions of gelatin substitutes, which are normally capable of being hardened with formaldehyde, especially those which are and have been used in the preparation of various coatings or layers on paper, cloth, film, glass, and other surfaces.
  • R represents a member selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, and an alkyl group of not more than 4 carbon atoms and a phenyl group.
  • R represents a member selected from the classconsisting of hydrogen, and an alkyl group of not more than 4 carbon atoms and a phenyl group.
  • the method of producing a hardened gelatin layer in a photographic silver-halide element having no after-hardening tendency which comprises uniformly mixing therewith, prior to coating upon a support, 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde,
  • a photo-sensitive element comprising a support and a gelatin silver-halide emulsion coated thereon, said emulsion containing as hardening means a dimethylol-diketopiperazine characterized by the following general formula:
  • R represents a member selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, and an alkyl group of not more than 4 carbon atoms and a phenyl group.
  • a photo-sensitive element comprising a support and a gelatin silver-halide emulsion coated thereon, said emulsion containing as hardening means 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde and a dimethylol-diketopiperazine characterized by the following general formula:
  • R tH Nom011 oH-o R 1% wherein R represents a member selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, and an alkyl group of not more than 4 carbon atoms and a phenyl group.
  • a photo-sensitive element comprising a support and a gelatin silver-halide emulsion coated thereon, said emulsion containing as hardening means a mixture of 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde, resorcinol, and a dimethylol-diketopiperazine of the following formula:
  • a photo-sensitive element comprising a support and a gelatin silver-halide emulsion coated thereon, said emulsion containing as hardening means a mixture of 2,4-dihydroxy benzalde- 10 hyde, resorcinol, and a dimethylol-diketopiperazine of the following formula:

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US2950197A (en) * 1955-04-18 1960-08-23 Eastman Kodak Co Hardening of gelatin
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US3128180A (en) * 1958-07-02 1964-04-07 Eastman Kodak Co Hardened high-contrast photographic silver chloride emulsions and method of processing
US3119825A (en) * 1961-03-08 1964-01-28 Staley Mfg Co A E Methylol leucine diketopiperazines
US3288775A (en) * 1961-04-07 1966-11-29 Ciba Ltd Method of hardening gelatin by reacting with conjugated heterocyclic compounds containing halogen atoms and water-solubilizing acid groups
US3372030A (en) * 1962-12-14 1968-03-05 Pavelle Corp Method of shortening the processing time of color photography
US3380828A (en) * 1965-08-02 1968-04-30 Eastman Kodak Co Antistain agents for spectrally sensitized silver halide photographic elements
US3649281A (en) * 1967-10-04 1972-03-14 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Photographic processing for photographic silver halide light-sensitive elements
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US4009036A (en) * 1973-12-13 1977-02-22 Agfa-Gevaert A.G. Photographic developer
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