Bleach/fix solution for single-use silver removal in color negative films

摘要

A method of bleaching and fixing a developed silver halide color negative element comprising mixing a bleaching solution containing an oxidizing agent with a fixing solution containing a silver ion solubilizing agent to form a bleach-fixing solution; shortly after or simultaneously with said mixing, bleach/fixing the silver halide element by contacting it with the bleach/fixing solution; and discarding the bleach/fixing solution after one use; wherein the bleach/fixing step is performed at an elevated temperature; and wherein the silver halide color negative element comprises a silver bromoiodide emulsion with an average iodide content of more than 1 mol % iodide.