Re: Iron Stains,EDTA,Chelating Agents

Peter Marshall (petermarshall@cix.compulink.co.uk)
Tue, 7 May 96 21:44 BST-1

In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960506170313.7133I-100000@panix2.panix.com>

At the end of a longish message, Judy said:

<< Anyway, EDTA worked well here, cleared kallitype
handily. >>

My experience in trying EDTA to clear kallitypes is that you lose highlight
detail - bleached out. Having seen this I didn't try any more with EDTA.

I think the problem comes from the reversibility of the reaction:

Ag+ + Fe++ <---> Ag + Fe+++

But then I'm an ex-chemist!

Peter Marshall

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