Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited

Shigeru Iguchi

Tamotsu Iwata

Shozi Oka

Tamotu Iwata

Tetsuo Yano

Yasuo Tsubai

Kazuhiro Emoto

Shigeyoshi Suzuki

Kiyoshi Futaki

Seigo Ebato

Hiroshi Nishinoiri

Motozo Yamano

Koichi Torizuka

The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate having high sensitivity and high printing endurance by scanner-exposing which comprises subjecting a photographic photosensitive material comprising a support and, provided thereon, an unfogged internal latent image type silver halide emulsion layer to scanner-exposing, subjecting the exposed photosensitive material to non-tanning development in the presence of a nucleating agent, and then subjecting the silver halide portion of the emulsion layer to an oleophilizing treatment.

Method for making lithographic printing plate

Printing endurance of a lithographic printing plate made by using silver complex diffusion transfer process is markedly improved and besides staining which occurs during printing can be effectively inhibited by containing in at least one of a layer which contains nuclei for physical development comprising a heavy metal of a sulfide thereof and a layer contiguous to said layer at least one water-soluble synthetic polymer having the following structural units: ##STR1## wherein A:B=100:0-50:50 (molar ratio)

Lithographic printing plate material improved in water retention

Disclosed are a developer for silver complex diffusion transfer process which contains a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound having a mercapto or thione group and, as substituent, an alkyl group of 4 or more carbon atoms, an aryl group, or a group having both the alkyl and aryl groups and further contains an alkali-soluble iodide in an amount such that the molar ratio of the iodide in terms of iodine to the heterocyclic compound is in the range of from 1:5 to 5:1 and a silver complex diffusion transfer process using said developer, according to which transferred silver images of improved color tone, maximum density, contrast and sharpness can be obtained.

Silver complex diffusion transfer process using two toning agents

A processing solution composition for treating an image receiving layer in silver complex diffusion transfer process, which contains 1.7.times.10.sup.-3 to 1.7.times.10.sup.-2 mole/liter of a bromide and 2.0 to 12.0 mole-% of potassium ion based on total cations of the salts contained in the composition accelerates the transfer speed and gives a silver image high in maximum density, contrast and sharpness to the image.

Processing solution composition for silver complex diffusion transfer

A liquid processing composition for silver complex diffusion transfer process which contains the specific quaternary ammonium salts as defined in the specification prevents formation of colored sludge for a long time without damaging characteristics of silver complex diffusion transfer development and improves color tone of silver images obtained.

Liquid processing composition for silver complex diffusion transfer

A photographic element having a photographic layer such as silver halide emulsion layer, protective layer, intermediate layer, subcoat layer, diffusion transfer image-receiving layer, antihalation layer and backing layer, can be improved in the adhesion between the layer and support, little curling on drying, and flexibility of the layer, by incorporating into the photographic layer a conversion mixture of a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 96% or more and an ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymer.

Photographic element

Printing characteristics of a lithographic printing plate material using the silver complex diffusion transfer process are markedly improved by including in layer which contains nuclei for physical development or a layer adjacent thereto at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyfunctional synthetic polymers containing a functional group having an affinity to said nuclei and a functional group providing hydrophilic property and developing agents for silver halide.

Lithographic printing plate material

A photographic binder prepared by heating a mixed aqueous solution of styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, isobutylene-maleic anhydride copolymer and polyvinyl alcohol in acidic state makes it possible to coat a photographic coating liquid for forming photographic layers in the same manner as in the case of using gelatin and furthermore gives excellent physical properties to the resultant photographic layers.

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Nagaokakyo, Japan

Shigeru Iguchi