US3931004A
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Method of treating waste liquids from photographic processings
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1973-04-19
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Granted: 1976-01-06
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Expires: 1993-04-19
Abstract
Abstract Ferricyanide ions and/or ferrocyanide ions are removed effectively from a photographic reducer or waste liquid containing them by contacting the waste liquid with a weakly basic anion exhange resin in the presence of ammonium ions and thiosulfate ions.
Inventors
- 👤 Isao Shimamura
- 👤 Haruhiko Iwano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:30
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/26; G03C5/40; G03C5/42; B; B01; B01J; B01J41/00; B01J41/04; B01J41/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A method of treating a waste liquid from a reducer used for the reducing treatment of photographic printing materials containing ferricyanide ions and/or ferrocyanide ions from photographic processings which comprises contacting the waste liquid with a weakly-basic anion-exchange resin in the presence of ammonium ions and thiosulfate ions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
48 words
A method of treating a waste liquid from a reducer used for the reducing treatment of photographic printing materials containing ferricyanide ions and/or ferrocyanide ions from photographic processings which comprises contacting the waste liquid with a weakly-basic anion-exchange resin in the presence of ammonium ions and thiosulfate ions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the weakly-basic anion-exchange resin used for the treatment of the waste liquid for removing therefrom ferricyanide ions and/or ferrocyanide ions is regenerated for reuse.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method as set forth in claim 2 where regeneration is with an aqueous alkali solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as set forth in claim 3 where the aqueous alkali solution comprises 1-20 wt.% alkali, based on solution weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 where the amount of ferricyanide in the waste liquid is from 0.1 to 50 g per liter of the waste liquid, and the amount of ammonium ions and thiosulfate ions, expressed as ammonium thiosulfate, is 1 to 400 g per liter of the waste liquid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as set forth in claim 5 where the ammonium ions and thiosulfate ions are derived from ammonium thiosulfate present in the waste liquid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 where the weakly-basic anion-exchange resin comprises at least one of primary, secondary or tertiary amine groups as the active exchange groups.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as set forth in claim 7 where the groups are on a base material selected from the group consisting of: a copolymer of styrene and divinylbenzene; a copolymer of methacrylate and divinylbenzene; and a copolymer of phenol and formaldehyde.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said waste liquid is a Farmer's reducer.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
58 words
A method of removing ferricyanide ions and/or ferrocyanide ions from a waste solution discharged after subjecting photographic printing plates to a reducing treatment using a reducer containing ferricyanide and a thiosulfate by contacting the waste solution with an ion-exchange resin which comprises using ammonium thiosulfate as the thiosulfate and using a weakly-basic anion-exchange resin as the ion-exchange resin.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
58 words
A method of removing ferricyanide ions and/or ferrocyanide ions from a waste solution discharged after subjecting photographic printing plates to a reducing treatment using a reducer containing ferricyanide and a thiosulfate by contacting the waste solution with an ion-exchange resin which comprises using ammonium thiosulfate as the thiosulfate and using a weakly-basic anion-exchange resin as the ion-exchange resin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said ion-exchange resin used for the removal of ferricyanide ions and/or ferrocyanide ions from the waste solution is regenerated for reuse.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method as set forth in claim 11 where regeneration is with an aqueous alkali solution.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as set forth in claim 12 where the aqueous alkali solution comprises 1-20 wt.% alkali, based on solution weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method as set forth in claim 10 where the amount of ferricyanide in the waste solution is 0.1 to 50 g per liter of the waste solution, and the amount of ammonium thiosulfate is from 1 to 400 g per liter of the waste solution.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as set forth in claim 10 where the weakly-basic anion-exchange resin comprises at least one of primary, secondary or tertiary amine groups as the active exchange groups.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as set forth in claim 15 where the groups are on a base material selected from the group consisting of: a copolymer of styrene and divinylbenzene; a copolymer of methacrylate and divinylbenzene; and a copolymer of phenol and formaldehyde.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method as set forth in claim 10, wherein said waste solution is a Farmer's reducer.
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