Process for processing silver halide color photographic material

Claim 1

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developing solution containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent, wherein said silver halide color photographic material, comprising at least one emulsion layer of silver halide containing 98-99.9 mol % of silver chloride, contains silver halide in an amount of from 0.3 to 0.8 g/m 2 as silver, contains at least one anti-bacterial agent represented by general formulae (I), (II), (V-C) or (V-D) and a hydrophilic colloid, wherein the anti-bacterial agent is present in an amount of from 10 to 10,000 ppm based on the amount of the hydrophilic colloid: ##STR92## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group; and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group or a nitro group, ##STR93## wherein R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cyclic alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a --CONHR 8 group (in which R 8 represents an alkyl, aryl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl or arylsulfinyl group) or a heterocyclic group; and R 6 and R 7 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cyclic alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylsulfoxide group, an alkylsulfinyl group or an alkylsulfonyl group, ##STR94## wherein R 53 represents a hydroxy-substituted alkyl group, ##STR95## wherein R 54 represents a cycloalkyl group, wherein said color developing solution contains 0.005 to 0.5 mol/l of at least one organic preservative represented by the formula ##STR96## wherein R 61 and R 62 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; and wherein R 61 and R 62 may be connected to each other to form a heterocyclic ring with a nitrogen atom, wherein the color developing solution does not contain more than 2 ml/l of benzyl alcohol and the color developing solution is supplied in an amount of from 30 to 100 ml per m 2 of said silver halide color photographic material.

Claim 2

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with a color developing solution containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent, wherein said silver halide color photographic material, comprising at least one emulsion layer of silver halide containing 98-99.9 mol % of silver chloride, contains silver halide in an amount of from 0.3 to 0.8 g/m 2 as silver, contains at least one anti-bacterial agent represented by general formulae (I), (II), (V-C) or (V-D) and a hydrophilic colloid, wherein the anti-bacterial agent is present in an amount of from 10 to 10,000 ppm based on the amount of the hydrophilic colloid: ##STR92## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group; and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group or a nitro group, ##STR93## wherein R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cyclic alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a --CONHR 8 group (in which R 8 represents an alkyl, aryl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl or arylsulfinyl group) or a heterocyclic group; and R 6 and R 7 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cyclic alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylsulfoxide group, an alkylsulfinyl group or an alkylsulfonyl group, ##STR94## wherein R 53 represents a hydroxy-substituted alkyl group, ##STR95## wherein R 54 represents a cycloalkyl group, wherein said color developing solution contains 0.005 to 0.5 mol/l of at least one organic preservative represented by the formula ##STR96## wherein R 61 and R 62 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; and wherein R 61 and R 62 may be connected to each other to form a heterocyclic ring with a nitrogen atom, wherein the color developing solution does not contain more than 2 ml/l of benzyl alcohol and the color developing solution is supplied in an amount of from 30 to 100 ml per m 2 of said silver halide color photographic material.