Method for processing Black-and-white silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials

Claim 2

The process of claim 1, wherein said developer is replenished with developer replenisher in an amount of 60 to 250 cc per m² of the light-sensitive material to be developed.

Claim 3

The process of claim 1, wherein said developer is replenished with developer replenisher in an amount of 100 to 200 cc per m² of the light-sensitive material to be developed.

Claim 4

The process of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said developing is carried out in not more than 18 seconds.

Claim 5

The process of claims 1 to 3, wherein said developing is carried out in 7 to 18 seconds.

Claim 6

The process of claims 1 to 5, wherein said solid developing composition contains an organic solvent in an amount of not more than 100 % by weight based on the total solid content.

Claim 7

The process of claims 1 to 6, wherein said photographic component layer contains gelatin in an amount of not more than 3.0 g per m² of the material.

Claim 8

The process of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the hydrazine compound is a compound represented by the following Formula (H): wherein A represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group containing a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; G represents a group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfoxy group, a group or an iminomethylene group; wherein n is an integer of 1 or 2; A¹ and A² represent a hydrogen atom or when one of A¹ and A² is a hydrogen atom, the other is an alkylsulfonyl group or an acyl group; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, a carbamoyl group, an oxycarbonyl group or -O-R₂ wherein R₂ represents an alkyl group or a saturated heterocyclic group.

Claim 9

The process of claims 1 to 8, wherein said fixing is carried out by fixer prepared from a solid fixing composition.

Claim 10

The process of claim 9, wherein said fixer contains a thiosulfate and has a pH of not less than 3.8.

Claim 11

The process of claim 8, 9 or 10, wherein said hydrazine compound is a compound represented by the following Formula (H-c) or (H-d): wherein A represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group containing a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; n is an integer of 1 or 2; R₁₅ and R₁₆ independently represent a substituent; and R₁₇ represents an alkynyl group or a saturated heterocyclic group; wherein, when n is 1, said substituent represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an alkynyloxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclicoxy group or R₁₅ and R₁₆ may form a ring together with a nitrogen atom or when n is 2, said substituent represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an alkynyloxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclicoxy group, provided that at least one of R₁₅ and R₁₆ represents an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a saturated heterocyclic group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an alkynyloxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclicoxy group.

Claim 12

The process of claim 8 or 11, wherein said hydrazine compound is contained in said photographic component layer in an amount of 1 × 10⁻⁶ to 1 × 10⁻¹ mol per mol of silver.

Claim 13

The process of claims 6 to 12, wherein said solid developing composition further contains a granulation aid.

Claim 14

The process of claim 13, wherein said solid developing composition is a tablet or a granule.

Claim 15

A process for processing a black-and-white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and provided thereon, a photographic component layer comprising a silver halide emulsion layer and layers adjacent thereto, said photographic component layer containing a hydrazine compound in an amount of 1 × 10⁻⁶ to 1 × 10⁻¹ mol per mol of silver and gelatin in an amount of not more than 3.0 % by weight, comprising the step of: exposing the light-sensitive material; developing the exposed material with developer having a pH of not more than 10.7 in not more than 18 seconds, said developer being prepared from a solid developing composition containing a granulation aid, and replenished with developer replenisher in an amount of not more than 250 cc per m² of the light-sensitive material to be developed; fixing the developed material with fixer, wherein said hydrazine compound is a compound represented by the following Formula (H-c) or (H-d): wherein A represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group containing a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; n is an integer of 1 or 2; R₁₅ and R₁₆ independently represent a substituent; and R₁₇ represents an alkynyl group or a saturated heterocyclic group; wherein, when n is 1, said substituent represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an alkynyloxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclicoxy group or R₁₅ and R₁₆ may form a ring together with a nitrogen atom or when n is 2, said substituent represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an alkynyloxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclicoxy group, provided that at least one of R₁₅ and R₁₆ represents an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a saturated heterocyclic group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an alkynyloxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclicoxy group.