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Salted paper / Silver diammine without fixer

Salted paper / Silver diammine without fixer

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Silver nitrate AgNO3 sol. 10%
Salt NaCl sol. 11%
Salt NaCl sol. 5%
Ammonia solution NH3·H2O sol. 13%
365nm inactinique

Operating procedure

Prepare a silver diamine solution:
- Gradually add ammonia to the silver nitrate solution:
* until the solution turns black
* continue gently until the solution becomes transparent again

Float the sheet upside down on the saline solution (11%) for 2 minutes
Leave to dry for 30 minutes.

Under UV light, coat the sheet with the silver diamine solution.
Leave to dry in the shade.

Expose (6 minutes).
Wash for 30+30 seconds.
Salt solution bath, 2 minutes.
Wash for 30+30 seconds+30 seconds.
Dry.

This method is more complicated than the one usually found.