US2639219A - Noncaking potassium bromide for photographic developers - Google Patents
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- IOLCXVTUBQKXJR-UHFFFAOYSA-M potassium bromide Chemical compound [K+].[Br-] IOLCXVTUBQKXJR-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 title claims description 44
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- JKWMSGQKBLHBQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N diboron trioxide Chemical compound O=BOB=O JKWMSGQKBLHBQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 7
- 235000010338 boric acid Nutrition 0.000 claims description 6
- VGTPKLINSHNZRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N oxoborinic acid Chemical compound OB=O VGTPKLINSHNZRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 5
- KGBXLFKZBHKPEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N boric acid Chemical compound OB(O)O KGBXLFKZBHKPEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 4
- 229960002645 boric acid Drugs 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 9
- 239000002274 desiccant Substances 0.000 description 5
- 150000001639 boron compounds Chemical class 0.000 description 3
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000009472 formulation Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 2
- ZLMJMSJWJFRBEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Potassium Chemical compound [K] ZLMJMSJWJFRBEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 241000287181 Sturnus vulgaris Species 0.000 description 1
- 150000008064 anhydrides Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 210000000988 bone and bone Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 150000001875 compounds Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 230000001143 conditioned effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 150000004678 hydrides Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 229910052700 potassium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011591 potassium Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000002265 prevention Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000006467 substitution reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000002023 wood Substances 0.000 description 1
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- C01D—COMPOUNDS OF ALKALI METALS, i.e. LITHIUM, SODIUM, POTASSIUM, RUBIDIUM, CAESIUM, OR FRANCIUM
- C01D3/00—Halides of sodium, potassium or alkali metals in general
- C01D3/26—Preventing the absorption of moisture or caking of the crystals
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03C—PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES; PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, e.g. CINE, X-RAY, COLOUR, STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; AUXILIARY PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
- G03C5/00—Photographic processes or agents therefor; Regeneration of such processing agents
- G03C5/26—Processes using silver-salt-containing photosensitive materials or agents therefor
- G03C5/264—Supplying of photographic processing chemicals; Preparation or packaging thereof
- G03C5/265—Supplying of photographic processing chemicals; Preparation or packaging thereof of powders, granulates, tablets
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- This invention relates to the prevention of oaking of potassium bromide, and more particularly to potassium bromide in which a desiccating agent which is compatible with photographic developers has been incorporated. Such agents impart non-caking properties to the potassium bromide.
- Potassium bromide is an important component of most photographic developers and acts essenbromide from which a component part is to be selected to be added to the developer mixture has to be broken up, granulated and screened. In fact, certain lots have been found to be so badly caked that they have been totally rejected for use.
- An object of the present invention is, therefore, to provide a non-caking potassium bromide which i suitable for employment in photographic developer mixtures.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a method of producing a non-caking potassium bromide.
- a desiccating agent including one or more of the following boron compounds, boric anhydride (B203) metaboric acid and orthoboric acids, have marked effect upon reducing the caking of potassium bromide.
- a desiccating agent including one or more of the following boron compounds, boric anhydride (B203) metaboric acid and orthoboric acids.
- B203 boric anhydride
- orthoboric acids have marked effect upon reducing the caking of potassium bromide.
- the desiccating agent may be mixed together in any suitable manner.
- Quantities of desiccating agent in an amount as small as /2% of the weight of potassium bromide is efiective in preventing caking.
- Example 1 The advantages of the invention can be demonstrated as follows: A sample of line granular, mesh, potassium bromide and a similar sample containing 0.05% B203 were conditioned at F. for a week with intermittent heating and cooling to room temperature. The untreated sample was caked and slightly discolored by this heating. The sample containing the B203 addition was found to be perfectly free flowing and to be unchanged in appearance.
- Example 2 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except that 1% by weight of boric anhydride was employed to overcome the caking tendency of the potassium bromide. As in the first example, the untreated sample caked but the treated sample was free flowing.
- Example 3 The same procedure as in Example 1 was fol- Example 4 The same procedure as in Example 1 was followed, except for the substitution of /g% orthoboric (H3803) for the boric anhydride.
- the potassium bromide containing the orthoboric acid was free flowing, while the check sample of straight potassium bromide was moderately caked.
- Our invention is a desirable contribution to the photographic developing art in that it permits saving of .materlalsand enables potassium bromide to be handled and combined with other components of the photographic developers more easily.
- a finely divided non-caking potassium bromide composition containing as an anti-caking agent 0.05% to 10% by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of boric anhydride, metaboric acid and orthoboric acids.
- A. finely divided non-caking potassium bromide composition containing as an anti-caking agent 0.05% to 10% by weight of boric anhydride.
- a finely divided non-caking potassium bromide composition containing as an anti-caking agent 0.05% to 10% by weight of metaboric acid.
- a finely divided non-caking potassium bro- 3 '4 mide composition containing as an anti-caking agent 0.05% to 10% by weight of orthoboric acid References Cited in the file of this patent 5.
- the method of preventing caking Of finely UNITED STATES PATENTS divided potassium bromide which comprises mixing therewith a small amount of a non-caking 5 2 222 gsg a1 g g agent selected from the grou consisting of bone 2,477,323 Wood July 1949 anhydride, metaboric acid and orthoboric acid.
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Description
Patented May 19, 1953 UNITED: sTAres NoNoAKiNo ro-mssmkfjiiadsiififi.iioitz, PHOTOGRAPHIO DEYELoPERs.
Edwin S. Wiitala and William J.- Rogers, Itocl ester, N. Y., assignors to EastmanKodak'Coni: pany, Rochester, N. Y., a eel-pariah of'i'New Jersey N Drawing. Application March 28, 1952, Serial No. 279,208
6 Claims.
This invention relates to the prevention of oaking of potassium bromide, and more particularly to potassium bromide in which a desiccating agent which is compatible with photographic developers has been incorporated. Such agents impart non-caking properties to the potassium bromide.
Potassium bromide is an important component of most photographic developers and acts essenbromide from which a component part is to be selected to be added to the developer mixture has to be broken up, granulated and screened. In fact, certain lots have been found to be so badly caked that they have been totally rejected for use.
An object of the present invention is, therefore, to provide a non-caking potassium bromide which i suitable for employment in photographic developer mixtures.
Another object of the invention is to provide a method of producing a non-caking potassium bromide.
In accordance with the invention we have discovered that the addition of small. quantities of a desiccating agent, including one or more of the following boron compounds, boric anhydride (B203) metaboric acid and orthoboric acids, have marked effect upon reducing the caking of potassium bromide. lhe potassium bromide and the desiccating agent may be mixed together in any suitable manner. Quantities of desiccating agent in an amount as small as /2% of the weight of potassium bromide is efiective in preventing caking. We have found that such small amounts of these desiccating agents when introduced into the developer formulations have no effect .upon the photographic properties of the developer. Slight changes in the alkalinity of the developer formulation produced by the presence of these boron compounds can be adjusted by a minor adjustment of the alkaline component of the mixture. While these boron compounds in an amount of /3 to 1% of the weight of potassium bromide to be treated is preferred, amounts up to could be advantageously employed.
The invention will be further illustrated in the following examples:
Example 1 The advantages of the invention can be demonstrated as follows: A sample of line granular, mesh, potassium bromide and a similar sample containing 0.05% B203 were conditioned at F. for a week with intermittent heating and cooling to room temperature. The untreated sample was caked and slightly discolored by this heating. The sample containing the B203 addition was found to be perfectly free flowing and to be unchanged in appearance.
Example 2 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except that 1% by weight of boric anhydride was employed to overcome the caking tendency of the potassium bromide. As in the first example, the untreated sample caked but the treated sample was free flowing.
Example 3 The same procedure as in Example 1 was fol- Example 4 The same procedure as in Example 1 Was followed, except for the substitution of /g% orthoboric (H3803) for the boric anhydride. The potassium bromide containing the orthoboric acid was free flowing, while the check sample of straight potassium bromide was moderately caked.
Our invention, therefore, is a desirable contribution to the photographic developing art in that it permits saving of .materlalsand enables potassium bromide to be handled and combined with other components of the photographic developers more easily.
What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent or the United States is:
l. A finely divided non-caking potassium bromide composition containing as an anti-caking agent 0.05% to 10% by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of boric anhydride, metaboric acid and orthoboric acids.
2. A. finely divided non-caking potassium bromide composition containing as an anti-caking agent 0.05% to 10% by weight of boric anhydride.
3. A finely divided non-caking potassium bromide composition containing as an anti-caking agent 0.05% to 10% by weight of metaboric acid.
4. A finely divided non-caking potassium bro- 3 '4 mide composition containing as an anti-caking agent 0.05% to 10% by weight of orthoboric acid, References Cited in the file of this patent 5. The method of preventing caking Of finely UNITED STATES PATENTS divided potassium bromide which comprises mixing therewith a small amount of a non-caking 5 2 222 gsg a1 g g agent selected from the grou consisting of bone 2,477,323 Wood July 1949 anhydride, metaboric acid and orthoboric acid.
6. The method of preventing caking of finely divided potassium bromide which comprises mixing therewith to 1% by weight of boric an- 10 hydride.
EDWIN S. WIITALA. WILLIAM J. ROGERS.
Claims (1)
- 5. THE METHOD OF PREVENTING CAKING OF FINELY DIVIDED POTASSIUM BROMIDE WHICH COMPRISES MIXING THEREWITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF A NON-CAKING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BORIC ANHYDRIDE, METABORIC ACID AND ORTHOBORIC ACID.
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| US279208A US2639219A (en) | 1952-03-28 | 1952-03-28 | Noncaking potassium bromide for photographic developers |
| FR1073276D FR1073276A (en) | 1952-03-28 | 1953-03-26 | Process for preventing the agglomeration of pulverulent potassium bromide and new products obtained by its implementation |
| GB8537/53A GB726108A (en) | 1952-03-28 | 1953-03-27 | An improved non-caking potassium bromide composition |
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| US279208A US2639219A (en) | 1952-03-28 | 1952-03-28 | Noncaking potassium bromide for photographic developers |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3048470A (en) * | 1958-03-12 | 1962-08-07 | Basf Ag | Free-flowing ammonium chloride |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US4816384A (en) * | 1986-10-09 | 1989-03-28 | E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Powdered packaged developer |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US2313523A (en) * | 1940-06-18 | 1943-03-09 | Eastman Kodak Co | Photographic material |
| US2477323A (en) * | 1945-07-02 | 1949-07-26 | Harris Seybold Potter Co | Photographic developers |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US2313523A (en) * | 1940-06-18 | 1943-03-09 | Eastman Kodak Co | Photographic material |
| US2477323A (en) * | 1945-07-02 | 1949-07-26 | Harris Seybold Potter Co | Photographic developers |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3048470A (en) * | 1958-03-12 | 1962-08-07 | Basf Ag | Free-flowing ammonium chloride |
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| GB726108A (en) | 1955-03-16 |
| FR1073276A (en) | 1954-09-21 |
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