Photographic processing composition

Claim 2

A PHOTOGRAPHIC SILVER BLEACHING COMPOSITION SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A BLEACHING SOLUTION AND A BLEACHING AND FIXING SOLUTION WHICH COMPRISES (1) A FERRIC ION COMPLEX OR A PERSULFATE AND (2) A COMPOUND REPRESENTED BY THE FOLLOWING GENERAL FORMULA (1)

Claim 3

A photographic silver bleaching composition selected from the group consisting of a bleaching solution and a bleaching and fixing solution, which comprises (1) a ferric ion complex or a persulfate and (2) a compound represented by the following general formula (I)

Claim 4

A photographic silver bleaching composition selected from the group consisting of a bleaching solution and a bleaching and fixing solution, which comprises (1) a ferric ion complex or a persulfate and (2) a compound represented by the following general formula (I)

Claim 5

The photographic processing composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein R2 is methyl, ethyl, -CH2-3 SO3 or -CH2-4SO3 , and wherein X is a bromide ion or a p-toluene sulfonate ion.

Claim 6

The photographic processing composition of claim 1, wherein said composition is a bleaching solution.

Claim 7

The photographic processing composition of claim 3, wherein said bleaching solution contains a bromide and a pH buffering agent.

Claim 8

The photographic processing composition of claim 4, wherein said ferric ion complex salt or said persulfate is present at about 0.1 to 2 mols per liter of said bleaching solution, wherein said compound of the general formula (I) is present at about 2 X 10 6 to 2 X 10 2 mols per liter of said bleaching solution and wherein the pH of said bleaching solution ranges from about 3 to 8 when said ferric ion complex is present and about 1 to 7 when said persulfate is present.

Claim 9

The photographic processing composition of claim 1, wherein said compound of the general formula (I) is

Claim 10

The photographic processing composition of claim 1, wherein said composition is a bleaching and fixing solution.

Claim 11

The photographic processing composition of claim 7, wherein said solution contains a thiosulfate.

Claim 12

The photographic processing composition of claim 8, wherein said ferric ion complex salt or said persulfate is present at about 0.1 to 2 mols per liter of said bleaching and fixing solution, wherein said fixing agent is present at about 0.2 to 4 mols per liter of said bleaching and fixing solution, wherein said compound of the general formula (I) is present at about 2 X 10 6 to 2 X 10 2 mols per liter of said bleaching and fixing solution, and wherein the pH of said bleaching and fixing solution is about 4 to 8.

Claim 13

A method for development of an exposed light sensitive silver halide photographic element which comprises developing said silver halide photograpHic element and contacting said element with a bath containing the photographic processing composition of claim 1.

Claim 14

The method for development of claim 10, wherein said composition is a bleaching solution.

Claim 15

The method for development of claim 11, wherein said bleaching solution contains additionally a bromide and a pH buffering agent.

Claim 16

The method for development of claim 10, wherein said compound of the general formula (I) is

Claim 17

The method of development of claim 10, wherein said composition is a bleaching and fixing solution.

Claim 18

The method of development of claim 14, wherein said solution contains a thiosulfate.

Claim 19

A method of accelerating the silver bleaching or the silver bleaching and fixing of a silver halide photographic element in the development of said silver halide photographic element which comprises subjecting said silver halide photographic element to a silver bleaching or a silver bleaching and fixing with a bath containing the photographic processing composition of claim 1.

Claim 20

The method of accelerating of claim 16, wherein said composition is a bleaching solution.

Claim 21

The method of accelerating of claim 17, wherein said bleaching solution contains a bromide and a pH buffering agent.

Claim 22

The method of accelerating of claim 16, wherein said compound of the general formula (I) is

Claim 23

The method of accelerating of claim 16, wherein said composition is a bleaching and fixing solution.

Claim 24

The method of accelerating of claim 20, wherein said solution contains a thiosulfate.

Claim 25

The photographic processing composition of claim 1, wherein said ferric ion complex salt is a complex with a member selected from the group consisting of an aminopolycarboxylic acid, an aminopolyphosphonic acid and their salts, which salts are selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and water-soluble amine salts.

Claim 26

The method for development of claim 10, wherein said ferric ion complex salt is a complex with a member selected from the group consisting of an aminopolycarboxylic acid, an aminopolyphosphonic acid and their salts, which salts are selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and water-soluble amine salts.

Claim 27

The method of accelerating of claim 16, wherein said ferric ion complex salt is a complex with a member selected from the group consisting of an aminopolycarboxylic acid, an aminopolyphosphonic acid and their salts, which salts are selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and water-soluble amine salts.

Claim 28

The photographic processing composition of claim 1, wherein said ferric ion complex is a complex with a member selected from the group consisting of an aminopolycarboxylic acid, an aminopolyphosphonic acid and their salts, which salts are selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and water-soluble amine salts, wherein said acid is selected from the group consisting of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, diammonium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, tetra(trimethylammonium) ethylenediaminetetraacetate, tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, trisodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, pentasodium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate, ethylenediamine-N-( Beta -oxyethyl)-N,N'',N''-triacetic acid, trisodium ethylenediamine-N-( Beta -oxyethyl)-N,N'',N''-triacetate, triammonium ethylenediamine-N-( Beta -oxyethyl)-N,N'',N''-triacetate, propylenediaminetetraacetic acid, disodium propylenediaminetetraacetate, nitrilotriacetic acid, trisodium nitrilotriacetate, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, disodium cyclohexanediaminetetraacetate, iminodiacetic acid, dihydroxyethylglycine, ethyletherdiaminetetraacetic acid, glycoletherdiaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetrapropionic acid, phenylenediaminetetraacetic acid, 1,3-diaminopropanol-N,N, N'',N''-tetramethylenephosphonic acid, etHylenediamine-N,N,N'',N''-tetramethylenephosphonic acid, and 1,3-propylenediamine-N,N,N'', N''-tetramethylenephosphonic acid.

Claim 29

The method for development of claim 10, wherein said ferric ion complex is a complex with a member selected from the group consisting of an aminopolycarboxylic acid, an aminopolyphosphonic acid and their salts, which salts are selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and water-soluble amine salts, wherein said acid is selected from the group consisting of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, diammonium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, tetra(trimethylammonium) ethylenediaminetetraacetate, tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, trisodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, pentasodium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate, ethylenediamine-N-( Beta -oxyethyl)-N,N'',N''-triacetic acid, trisodium ethylenediamine-N-( Beta -oxyethyl)-N,N'',N''-triacetate, triammonium ethylenediamine-N-( Beta -oxyethyl)-N,N'',N''-triacetate, propylenediaminetetraacetic acid, disodium propylenediaminetetraacetate, nitrilotriacetic acid, trisodium nitrilotriacetate, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, disodium cyclohexanediaminetetraacetate, iminodiacetic acid, dihydroxyethylglycine, ethyletherdiaminetetraacetic acid, glycoletherdiaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetrapropionic acid, phenylenediaminetetraacetic acid, 1,3-diaminopropanol-N,N, N'',N''-tetramethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-N,N,N'',N''-tetramethylenephosphonic acid, and 1,3-propylenediamine-N,N,N'', N''-tetramethylenephosphonic acid.