Jerry, thanks I'm aware of this adjustment. I have erythorbic acid, not erythorbate. What I do is "neutralizing" it with Na-Carbonate beofre adding the development agent. (1.1 carbonate -> 1 acid) --- "Koch, Gerald" <gkoch02@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Be aware that sodium erythorbate (CAS # 6381-77-7) exists as > the monohydrate. > Thus, some adjustment in weight must be made when using it in > formulas that call > for sodium ascorbate anhydrous. You will have to use 9% more > of the erythorbate > salt. > > Jerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: titrisol [mailto:titrisol@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 12:26 PM > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Vitamin C and Hydroquinone? > > > Thnaks Richard and Ryuji, > you have answered my questions and given me more info. > > I have access to erythorbic acid, which for meat processing > (and I assume > photography) purposes works as well as Vit-C So I want to try > search/work with > this P-C developers. > > Thanks a lot! > > > --- Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "titrisol" <titrisol@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 10:22 AM > > Subject: [pure-silver] Vitamin C and Hydroquinone? > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > I've been following the ascorbic developers attently, for > > > a > > > while, and have tried "perverting" rodinal succesfully. > > > > > > I've seen that most developers are either Phenidone-C or > > > Metol-C > > > but I haven;t seen any Hydroquinone-C developers. > > > Can someone clarify why? or guide me to a resource on this > > > topic? > > > - Is there anatagonism between these 2 agents? > > > - Do they act similarly? > > > - Is ascorbate enough with phenidone? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > Hydroquinone and Ascorbic acid have similar functions in > > developers. Together with Metol or Phenidone they act in a > > way that is known as superadditive. The combined developers > > are more efficient and long lived than either alone. The > > chemical relationship is complex but even where the > > Hydroquinone is inactive as a developing agent, as in D-76, > > it still acts to regenerate the Metol. Hydroquinone and > > Ascorbic acid are not antagonistic but do not mutually > > support each other to become superadditive. Also, neither is > > > a good general purpose developing agent on its own. The only > > > developers using Hydroquinone as the exclusive agent are > > extremely high contrast developers used for photomechanical > > work. > > I am not sure what you mean in the last question. If you > > mean does the combination of Phenidone and Ascorbic acid > > form a good, practical, developer, the answer is yes, and it > > > does not need the addition of a third agent. > > Metol is a good developing agent on its own, as in D-23 > > or D-25, but D-23 has a more limited capacity than D-76 > > where Metol is combined with Hydroquinone. Phenidone is a > > very low contrast developer on its own as in POTA. It needs > > the help of another agent like Hydroquinone or Ascorbic acid > > > to become useful as a general purpose developer. > > p-Aminophenol, the active ingredient in Rodinal, is > > similar to Metol but inferior to it as a sole developer. It > > is used in Rodinal because it is soluble in sufficient > > quantity to make highly concentrated stock solutions. It has > > > not been exploited in non-concentrated developers because > > other agents, particularly Metol, are superior to it. About > > the only non-concentrate formulas are substitutes for Metol > > where there is a concern about Metol poisoning. Those with a > > > sensitivity to Metol will do better with Phenidone and > > Ascorbic acid developers, which are not sensitizing and are, > > > in general, better developers. > > > > --- > > Richard Knoppow > > Los Angeles, CA, USA > > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ================================================================================ > ============================= > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and > logon to > > your account (the same e-mail address and password you > set-up when you > > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. 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