[pure-silver] Re: Thiourea and Thiourea dioxide

  • From: Gerald Koch <gerald.koch@xxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:36:36 -0800 (PST)

Sodium bisulfate (sodium hydrogen sulfate) can be substitued for sulfuric acid 
in many photo formulas.  It has the afvantage of being a solid and hence safer 
to use than the acid.  It can be obtained from many sources.  It ir sold as 
pH-Minus for adjusting the pH of swimming pools.

Jerry




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From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, February 24, 2011 9:14:41 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Thiourea and Thiourea dioxide


I used the iodide version as I had the chemicals for that; I don't have 
sulphuric for the other bleach.  Using the iodide bleach once you see the image 
starting to lighten, it's pretty much time to pull the print as the toner 
doesn't add density in my case and perhaps it was because I was using RC paper. 
 Also the tip in Tim's book of re-bleaching (if I don't like the results of the 
toner) and then putting back into a developer (assuming dektol etc was meant) 
didn't work here either.
Of course looking at the chemical formula for TD vs my thiourea I see that they 
look very different so thhat may explain a lot, but what that means chemically 
I 
have no idea.
Eric




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From: "C.Breukel@xxxxxxx" <C.Breukel@xxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, February 24, 2011 7:30:34 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Thiourea and Thiourea dioxide


Hi Eric,
 
I am surprised here: FSA is my favorite toner. I use it mostly on partially 
toned prints, because the density gain is considerable (your image can get 1-1 
½ 
stops darker on a completely bleached print, depending on the paper). I like 
the 
flexibility of the different bleaches.
 
Redevelopment (FSA is not really a toner, see Tim’s book) in FSA is generally 
very fast: 30 sec-1 min., exception is after the Iodine bleach, than 
re-development takes a lot of time (by heart: 30 minutes or so)
 
Good luck,
 
Cor
 
Btw my FSA http://tinyurl.com/669jflo
 
Good luck,
 
Cor
 

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From:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Eric Nelson
Sent: woensdag 23 februari 2011 21:45
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Thiourea and Thiourea dioxide
 
It worked ok-ish in that I did get toning eventually; it's very slow, and if 
you 
bleach too far tone doesn't come back as it does when sepia toning.  
It is a totally different process, and I understand that.  The color I got was 
nice yellow-greenish brown. 
 
What I'd really like to find is a toner (besides tea and coffee) that adds a 
cream color to the paper.  Presently just working with RC postcard paper so 
extended toning and washes aren't a best choice although w/RC I assume longer 
washes aren't necessary anyway.  I'd just hate to send out a promo and have it 
turn brown.. i.e. brown in a bad way!
Eric
 
 

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From:Ray Rogers <earthsoda@xxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, February 23, 2011 11:50:52 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Thiourea and Thiourea dioxide
Correct... not all sites show a difference.
 
I think the FSA or thiourea dioxide toner is more for a special effect. Since 
you read about it in Tim's book, did you get the result you were after, even 
though it was slow in working?
I suspect you didn't, in which case you might need to spring for it, if that is 
really a look you are after.... 

 
Ray
 


--- On Wed, 2/23/11, Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Thiourea and Thiourea dioxide
>To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 3:57 PM
>I looked it up myself and found these for t. dioxide with the 2 different CAS 
>#'s:
>http://www.lookchem.com/cas-418/4189-44-0.html
>http://www.thiourea-dioxide-fas.com/   <--CAS# 1758-73-2
> 
>This is what I found for my thiourea:
>http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/t3107.htm
> 
>I won't pretend I know anything about what's on those pages as I'm just 
>looking 
>for the practical application of the compound with this toner.  
>I used my thiourea anyway as I was in a testing mode yesterday and did get 
>toning, albeit very slowly, of the prints I had bleached with the 
>ferricyanide/pot. bromide combo.  That may be my "practical" answer right 
>there, 
>but since I work w/chemicals w/o getting into molecular structures and 
>formulas, 
>I'm hoping someone who does might know the answer if it's 'worth' looking into 
>getting the t. dioxide or not.
> 
>Eric
> 
>
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>From:Ray Rogers <earthsoda@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wed, February 23, 2011 4:45:55 AM
>Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Thiourea and Thiourea dioxide
>Sources I looked at gave different yet presumably equvilant structures for 
>those 
>two cas #s
> 
>Thiourea is different.
> 
>???
>Thiourea sulfoxide?
> 
>Did you mean thiourea dioxide rather than sulfoxide?
>(Can you supply the CAS # for that?)
> 
>Ray 
>
>--- On Wed, 2/23/11, daniel <daniel.bouzard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>From: daniel <daniel.bouzard@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Thiourea and Thiourea dioxide
>>To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7:01 AM
>>Hello,
>>
>>    CAS 4189-44-0 and 1758-73-2 are both for thiourea dioxide under different 
>>names. CAS 62-56-6 is for thiourea.
>>Several years ago I tried toning with thiourea sulfoxide following Tim book 
>>and 
>>it worked very well.
>>
>>Daniel Bouzard
>>
>>
>>Le 22/02/11 23:25, Eric Nelson a écrit : 
>>I'm working from Tim Rudman's toning book and am playing with the FSA toner.
>>In it he lists thiourea dioxide to be used in the toning bath.  Now I have 
>>thiourea that comes from TechChem down in Missouri and called them to see 
>>what 
>>flavor of thiourea I have.  Bob called back and he found something odd in the 
>>CAS listings.
>>TechChem's thiourea is CAS# 62-56-6
>>Thiourea dioxide has TWO CAS #'s which he says is "unheard of".
>>CAS# 4189-44-0 and CAS# 1758-73-2
>>Since Tim has been known to hang around these parts and others here may be 
>>more 
>>familiar with the CAS catalog system, I'm wondering if these 3 compounds are 
>>interchangeable or what?
>> 
>>Thanks
>> 
>>Eric
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  
> 
>  

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