UL House Bleach Formulation

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Akzo Nobels Dissolvine Chelating Agents
contribution to.
Ujwal N. Nirgudkar
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Akzo Nobel Introduction

• Akzo Nobel is a Global Fortune 500 Company, with
  interest in Coatings Chemicals, operating in 80
  countries, employing 43,000 people
  consolidated revenue of US 14 Billion for 2006.
• Akzo Nobel has a Corporate Social Responsibility
  Program in place and as a part of our CSR
  activities we are promoting Ecologically superior
  Technology in the Motion Picture Film Processing
  Industry around the World.

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The Dissolvine chelates story
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UL Bleach-Dissolvine.. Now in BOLLYWOOD
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Motion Picture Film Processing
Movie is shot on the Film Film Negatives are se
nt to the Laboratory What Happens Next..????


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Motion Picture Film Laboratory Process
Original Negative Processing
Negative Scanning
Color Management System
Recording Digital Intermediate
Digital Intermediate Processing
Printing from D.I.Negative
Positive Processing
Print ready for Exhibition
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Wet Processes-Uses Chemicals
Original Negative Processing
Negative Scanning
Color Management System
Recording Digital Intermediate
Digital Intermediate Processing
Printing from D.I.Negative
Positive Processing
Print ready for Exhibition
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Motion Picture Film Processing
Negative / Inter Process Steps
Positive Process Steps
Prebath Rem-Jet Developer Stop Bath Wash Blea
ch
Wash Fixer Wash Final Rinse Dryer
Developer Stop Bath Wash First Fix Wash Bleac
h S.T.R. S.T.Wash Second Fixer Wash Final Rin
se
Dryer
Bleach Step
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Motion Picture Film Processing
Bleach Options
1) Ferricyanide Bleach 2) Persulfate Bleach 3) U
L-Bleach which uses Dissolvine range of
Chelating Agents
Dissolvine is a registered trademark Akzo
Nobel Functional Chemicals bv
UL-Bleach is Process Trademark of Eastman Kodak
Company, U.S.A.
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The Bollywood Story - India
Potassium Ferricyanide Bleach is the existing
technology used in India for the Bleach step,
which was responsible for release of Cyanides in
effluent streams leading to pollution.
This conventional technology based on Potassium
Ferricyanide Bleach is being replaced by
UL-Bleach process based on Dissolvine chelates
in India.
Dissolvine is a registered trademark Akzo
Nobel Functional Chemicals bv UL-Bleach is Proc
ess Trademark of Eastman Kodak Company, U.S.A.

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The Bollywood Story - India
Dissolvine range of Chelating Agents
Dissolvine PDZ - Introduced in Bollywood INDI
A in year 2004, the second biggest Motion Picture
Industry in the World after Hollywood
- Hollywood is already using it for Negative
Film bleach Dissolvine MP Now being introduced
in Hollywood !!! (For Negative Positive Film)
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Challenges faced in Bollywood
Resistance to Change - We have converted the
labs in Bollywood from Ferricyanide Bleach to UL
Bleach, the conversion started in 2004.
Testing was Costly But we have designed easil
y administrable Analytical Testing Methods.
Cost Regeneration / Recycling done to improve
the Process Efficiency and make it Cost
Effective.
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The Hollywood Story - USA
UL Bleach - Recommended Bleach for the Industry
Hollywood currently uses Persulfate Bleach Techn
ology for positive films and is advised to
convert to UL Bleach Technology due to the
advantages it offers.
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UL Bleach - Recommended Bleach for the Industry
Advantages More Bleaching Power Longer Solution
Life
Less Sensitive to Process Variations
UL-Bleach, is Process Trademark of Eastman
Kodak Company, U.S.A.
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UL Bleach - Recommended Bleach for the Industry
Advantages (contd.) Same formula for Negative
Positive Better Image Quality Recycling by simpl
e aeration addition of chemicals.
UL-Bleach, is Process Trademarks of Eastman
Kodak Company, U.S.A.
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Dissolvine MP Advantages
Dissolvine MP
Additional benefits Elimination of Ammonium Hyd
roxide - No Ammonia storage, odor or air polluti
on Available as liquid for ease of handling Recy
cling possible - Reduction of chemical consumpti
on
Dissolvine is a registered trademark Akzo
Nobel Functional Chemicals bv
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Together lets make HOLLYWOOD GREEN Lights, Ca
mera, (Chemical re)Action !!!
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Thank You
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Ujwal N. Nirgudkar
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Ujwal N. Nirgudkar
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Ujwal N. Nirgudkar