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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2000
Benny Jansen, Geel, BE;
Govert De Baecke, Kalken, BE;
Frank Michiels, Arendonk, BE;
Johan Loccufier, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Ton Rutges, Boechout, BE;
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Abstract
A black-and-white silver halide developer composition has been disclosed comprising, besides one or more developing agent(s), agent(s) preventing oxidation thereof and agent(s) providing pH buffering, at least one silver complexing agent, characterized in that said silver complexing agent has a silver complexing stability ratio of at least 70% and, besides said silver complexing agent, at least one agent preventing silver dissolution characterized in that said agent preventing silver dissolution, if present in an amount of 50 mg/l of developer, makes silver content of the developer decrease in an amount of more than 50% versus in the absence thereof, without loss in speed in an amount of more than 0.10 log Exposure after processing in said developer composition.