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Method for processing of silver halide color photo graphic materials
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-27
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Granted: 1988-06-21
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Expires: 2007-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A method for processing of a silver halide color photographic material for photography, which comprises a fixing or bleach-fixing step, followed by a water washing or stabilizing step, characterized in that: (i) said water washing or stabilizing step comprises multistage countercurrent baths which are countercurrently replenished with a washing water or stabilizing solution, (ii) the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 50 times the volume of the solution taken by the photographic material into said water washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath and, (iii) said photographic material comprises at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R 1 represents hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a split-off group, Za, Zb and Zc represent individually methine, substituted methine, ═N-- or --NH--, one of the Za-Zb and Zb-Zc linkages is a double bond and the other is a single bond, or the formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R 1 represents a carbonamido, anilino or ureido group, R 2 represents a phenyl group and X represents a split-off group. This process provides a color image having good storage property and reduces the amount of waste liquid.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinzo Kishimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:31
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/3046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 68
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material for photography, which comprises a fixing or bleach-fixing step, followed by water washing or stabilizing step, characterized in that: (i) said water washing or stabilizing step comprises multistage countercurrent baths which are countercurrently replenished with a washing water or stabilizing solution, (ii) the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 50 times the volume of the solution taken by the photographic material into said water washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath, and (iii) said photographic material comprises at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler selected from couplers (I-a) and (I-b), wherein: said coupler (I-a) is represented by formula (I): ##STR14## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a group which can be split off by a coupling reaction with the oxidation products of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, Za, Zb and Zc represent individually methine, substituted methine, ═N-- or --NH--, one of the Za-Za and Zb-Zc linkages is a double bond and the other is a single bond, the Zb-Zc linkage, if it represents carbon-carbon double bond, may be part of aromatic ring, said coupler (I-b) comprises two or more moieties which are derived by removing R 1 , Xc, or a substituent on substituted methine Za, Zb or Zc from the formula (I) and which are linked to each other.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
229 words
A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material for photography, which comprises a fixing or bleach-fixing step, followed by water washing or stabilizing step, characterized in that: (i) said water washing or stabilizing step comprises multistage countercurrent baths which are countercurrently replenished with a washing water or stabilizing solution, (ii) the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 50 times the volume of the solution taken by the photographic material into said water washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath, and (iii) said photographic material comprises at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler selected from couplers (I-a) and (I-b), wherein: said coupler (I-a) is represented by formula (I): ##STR14## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a group which can be split off by a coupling reaction with the oxidation products of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, Za, Zb and Zc represent individually methine, substituted methine, ═N-- or --NH--, one of the Za-Za and Zb-Zc linkages is a double bond and the other is a single bond, the Zb-Zc linkage, if it represents carbon-carbon double bond, may be part of aromatic ring, said coupler (I-b) comprises two or more moieties which are derived by removing R 1 , Xc, or a substituent on substituted methine Za, Zb or Zc from the formula (I) and which are linked to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said photographic material comprises at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer and said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is incorporated in said green-sensitive layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the emulsion used in said photographic material is a negative type silver halide emulsion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said negative type silver halide emulsion comprises silver bromoiodide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said silver bromoiodide contains 2 to 15 mole % of silver iodide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said photographic material is a color negative film or color reversal film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of silver incorporated in said photographic material is 5 to 15 g/m 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is said coupler (I-a).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is said coupler (I-b).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
97 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said coupler (I-a) is selected from couplers represented by the formula (I)-2, (I)-3, (I)-4, (I)-5, (I)-6 or (I)-7: ##STR15## wherein R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represent individually hydrogen or halogen atom, alkyl, aryl, heteroring, cyano, heteroring-oxy, acyloxy, carbamoyloxy, silyloxy, sulfonyloxy, acylamino, anilino, ureido, imido, sulfamoylamino, carbamoylamino, alkylthio, arylthio, heteroring-thio, alkoxycarbonylamino, aryloxycarbonylamino, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, acyl, sulfamoyl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aryloxycarbonyl group, X represents halogen atom, carboxy group of a coupling split-off group which is attached to carbon atom at the coupling position through oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atom.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said coupler (I-a) is selected from couplers represented by the formula (I)-2, (I)-4 or (I)-5.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 9, wherein said coupler (I-b) is selected from couplers which comprise two or more residues which are obtained by removing R 2 , R 3 , R 4 or X from the formula (I)-2, (I)-3, (I)-4, (I)-5, (I)-6 or (I)-7 and which are linked to each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 12, wherein said coupler (I)-b is selected from couplers which comprises two or more residues which are obtained by removing R 2 , R 3 , R 4 or X from the formula (I)-2, (I)-4 or (I)-5 and which are linked to each other.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8, wherein X is a nitrogen-containing 5- or 6-membered heteroring or imido group.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 9, wherein X is a nitrogen-containing 5- or 6-membered heteroring or imido group.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is incorporated in an amount of 2×10 -3 to 5×10 -1 mole per mole of silver.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, which comprises the steps of color development--bleaching--fixing or bleach-fixing--water washing or stabilizing.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said water washing or stabilizing step comprise 2 to 9 stage countercurrent baths.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 40 times the volume of the solution taken into the washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the washing water or stabilizing solution contains an antimold agent or bactericide.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the washing water or stabilizing solution contains a chelating agent.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the bleaching agent contained in said bleaching or bleach-fixing solution is selected from ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salts and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid iron (III) complex salts.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
186 words
A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material for photography, which comprises a fixing or bleach-fixing step, followed by water washing or stabilizing step, characterized in that: (i) said water washing or stabilizing step comprises multistage countercurrent baths which are countercurrently replenished with a washing water or stabilizing solution, (ii) the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 50 times the volume of the solution taken by the photographic material into said water washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath, and (iii) said photographic material comprises at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler selected from couplers (II-a) and (II-b), wherein: said coupler (II-a) is represented by formula (II): ##STR16## wherein R 1 represents a carbonamide, anilino or ureido group, R 2 represents a phenyl group and X represents an azole group which can be split off by a coupling reaction with the oxidation products of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; and said coupler (II-b) comprises two or more moieties which are derived by removing R 1 , R 2 or X from the formula (II) and which are linked to each other.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
186 words
A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material for photography, which comprises a fixing or bleach-fixing step, followed by water washing or stabilizing step, characterized in that: (i) said water washing or stabilizing step comprises multistage countercurrent baths which are countercurrently replenished with a washing water or stabilizing solution, (ii) the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 50 times the volume of the solution taken by the photographic material into said water washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath, and (iii) said photographic material comprises at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler selected from couplers (II-a) and (II-b), wherein: said coupler (II-a) is represented by formula (II): ##STR16## wherein R 1 represents a carbonamide, anilino or ureido group, R 2 represents a phenyl group and X represents an azole group which can be split off by a coupling reaction with the oxidation products of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; and said coupler (II-b) comprises two or more moieties which are derived by removing R 1 , R 2 or X from the formula (II) and which are linked to each other.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said photographic material comprises at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer and said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is incorporated in said green-sensitive layer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the emulsion used in said photographic material is a negative type silver halide emulsion.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 25, wherein said negative type silver halide emulsion comprises silver bromoiodide.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 26, wherein said silver bromoiodide contains 2 to 15 mole % of silver iodide.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said photographic material is a color negative film or color reversal film.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the amount of silver incorporated in said photographic material is 5 to 15 g/m 2 .
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is said coupler (II-a).
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is said coupler (II-b).
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 30, wherein X is a nitrogen-containing 5- or 6-membered heteroring or imido group.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 31, wherein X is a nitrogen-containing 5- or 6-membered heteroring or imido group.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is incorporated in an amount of 2×10 -3 to 5×10 -1 mole per mole of silver.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 23, which comprises the steps of color development--bleaching--fixing or bleach-fixing--water washing or stabilizing.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said water washing or stabilizing step comprise 2 to 9 stage countercurrent baths.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 40 times the volume of the solution taken into the washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the washing water or stabilizing solution contains an antimold agent or bactericide.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the washing water or stabilizing solution contains a chelating agent.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the bleaching agent contained in said bleaching or bleach-fixing solution is selected from ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salts and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid iron (III) complex salts.
Claim 43
Independent Claim
341 words
A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material for photography, which comprises a fixing or bleach-fixing step, followed by water washing or stabilizing step, characterized in that: (i) said water washing or stabilizing step comprises multistage countercurrent baths which are countercurrently replenished with a washing water or stabilizing solution, (ii) the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 50 times the volume of the solution taken by the photographic material into said water washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath, and (iii) said photographic material comprises at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler selected from couplers (I-a), (I-b), (II-a) and (II-b), wherein: said coupler (I-a) is represented by formula (I): ##STR17## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a group which can be split off by a coupling reaction with the oxidation products of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, Za, Zb and Zc represent individually methine, substituted methine, ═N-- or --NH--, one of the Za-Za and Zb-Zc linkages is a double bond and the other is a single bond, the Zb-Zc linkage, if it represents carbon-carbon double bond, may be part of aromatic ring, said coupler (I-b) comprises two or more moieties which are derived by removing R 1 , Xc, or a substituent on substituted methine Za, Zb or Zc from the formula (I) and which are linked to each other, said coupler (II-a) is represented by the formula (II): ##STR18## wherein R 1 represents a carbonamide, anilino or ureido group, R 2 represents a phenyl group and X represents a group which can be split off by a coupling reaction with the oxidation products of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, and said coupler (II-b) comprises two or more moieties which are derived by removing R 1 , R 2 or X from the formula (II) and which are linked to each other, and (vi) said water washing or stabilizing solution contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of isothiazolone compounds, halogenated phenolic compounds and sulfamine agents.
Claim 44
Independent Claim
341 words
A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material for photography, which comprises a fixing or bleach-fixing step, followed by water washing or stabilizing step, characterized in that: (i) said water washing or stabilizing step comprises multistage countercurrent baths which are countercurrently replenished with a washing water or stabilizing solution, (ii) the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 50 times the volume of the solution taken by the photographic material into said water washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath, and (iii) said photographic material comprises at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler selected from couplers (I-a), (I-b), (II-a) and (II-b), wherein: said coupler (I-a) is represented by formula (I): ##STR17## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a group which can be split off by a coupling reaction with the oxidation products of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, Za, Zb and Zc represent individually methine, substituted methine, ═N-- or --NH--, one of the Za-Za and Zb-Zc linkages is a double bond and the other is a single bond, the Zb-Zc linkage, if it represents carbon-carbon double bond, may be part of aromatic ring, said coupler (I-b) comprises two or more moieties which are derived by removing R 1 , Xc, or a substituent on substituted methine Za, Zb or Zc from the formula (I) and which are linked to each other, said coupler (II-a) is represented by the formula (II): ##STR18## wherein R 1 represents a carbonamide, anilino or ureido group, R 2 represents a phenyl group and X represents a group which can be split off by a coupling reaction with the oxidation products of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, and said coupler (II-b) comprises two or more moieties which are derived by removing R 1 , R 2 or X from the formula (II) and which are linked to each other, and (vi) said water washing or stabilizing solution contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of isothiazolone compounds, halogenated phenolic compounds and sulfamine agents.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 41, wherein said halogenated phenolic compound is parachloro-metaxylenol or 2,4,6-trichlorophenol.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 41, wherein said photographic material comprises at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer and said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is incorporated in said green-sensitive layer.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 41, wherein the emulsion used in said photographic material is a negative type silver halide emulsion.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 44, wherein said negative type silver halide emulsion comprises silver bromoiodide.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 45, wherein said silver bromoiodide contains 2 to 15 mole % of silver iodide.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 41, wherein said photographic material is a color negative film or color reversal film.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 41, wherein the amount of silver incorporated in said photographic material is 5 to 15 g/m 2 .
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 41, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is said coupler (I-a).
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 41, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is said coupler (I-b).
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 41, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is said coupler (II-a).
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 41, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is said coupler (II-b).
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 49, wherein said coupler (I-a) is selected from couplers represented by the formula (I)-2, (I)-3, (I)-4, (I)-5, (I)-6 or (I)-7: ##STR19## wherein R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represent individually hydrogen or halogen atom, alkyl, aryl, heteroring, cyano, heteroring-oxy, acyloxy, carbamoyloxy, silyloxy, sulfonyloxy, acylamino, anilino, ureido, imido, sulfamoylamino, carbamoylamino, alkylthio, arylthio, heteroring-thio, alkoxycarbonylamino, aryloxycarbonylamino, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, acyl, sulfamoyl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aryloxycarbonyl group, X represents halogen atom, carboxy group of a coupling split-off group which is attached to carbon atom at the coupling position through oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atom.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 53, wherein said coupler (I-a) is selected from couplers represented by the formula (I)-2, (I)-4 or (I)-5.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 50, wherein said coupler (I-b) is selected from couplers which comprise two or more residues which are obtained by removing R 2 , R 3 , R 4 or X from the formula (I)-2, (I)-3, (I)-4, (I)-5, (I)-6 or (I)-7 and which are linked to each other.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 55, wherein said coupler (I)-b is selected from couplers which comprises two or more residues which are obtained by removing R 2 , R 3 , R 4 or X from the formula (I)-2, (I)-4 or (I)-5 and which are linked to each other.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 51, wherein X is a nitrogen-containing 5- or 6-membered heteroring or imido group.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 52, wherein X is a nitrogen-containing 5- or 6-membered heteroring or imido group.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 41, wherein said 2-equivalent magenta coupler is incorporated in an amount of 2×10 -3 to 5×10 -1 mole per mole of silver.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 41, which comprises the steps of color development--bleaching--fixing or bleach-fixing--water washing or stabilizing.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 41, wherein said water washing or stabilizing step comprise 2 to 9 stage countercurrent baths.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 41, wherein the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 40 times the volume of the solution taken into the washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 41, wherein the washing water or stabilizing solution contains an antimold agent or bactericide.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 41, wherein the washing water or stabilizing solution contains a chelating agent.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 41, wherein the bleaching agent contained in said bleaching or bleach-fixing solution is selected from ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salts and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid iron (III) complex salts.
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