RINSE BATH FOR USE IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING

摘要

A rinse bath which is useful as the final bath in the processing of photographic color print materials comprises an aqueous solution containing (1) a polymer of vinyl pyrrolidone and (2) a polysiloxane surfactant. Preferably, the rinse bath also includes a biocide. The rinse bath is advantageous in minimizing unwanted precipitation of elemental sulfur and/or silver sulfide and is also highly effective in avoiding jamming of the dryer during the drying step which follows treatment of the print materials with the rinse bath.