Claims
- 1. A recording material comprising a support, a thermosensitive element and a protective layer therefor, said thermosensitive element comprising a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith and a binder, wherein said thermosensitive element further comprises, in reactive association with said substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt and said organic reducing agent, benzotriazole.
- 2. The recording material according to claim 1, wherein said substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid is a substantially light-insensitive fatty acid silver salt.
- 3. The recording material according to claim 1, wherein the silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid is silver behenate.
- 4. A process for producing a recording material comprising the steps of (i) providing a support; (ii) coating said support with a thermosensitive element comprising a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith and a binder; and (iii) coating said thermosensitive element with a protective layer, wherein said thermosensitive element further comprises, in reactive association with said substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt and said organic reducing agent, benzotriazole.
- 5. The process according to claim 4, wherein said thermosensitive element is coated from a non-aqueous medium.
- 6. The process according to claim 4, wherein said protective layer is coated from an aqueous medium.
- 7. The process according to claim 4, wherein the silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid is silver behenate.
- 8. A thermal image recording process comprising the steps of: (i) bringing an outermost layer of a recording material comprising a support, a thermosensitive element and a protective layer therefor, said thermosensitive element comprising a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith and a binder into proximity with a heat source; (ii) applying heat from said heat source image-wise to said recording material while maintaining proximity to said heat source to wise to said recording material while maintaining proximity to said heat source to produce an image; and (iii) removing said recording material from the heat source, wherein said thermosensitive element further comprises, in reactive association with said substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt and said organic reducing agent, benzotriazole.
- 9. The thermal image recording process according to claim 8, wherein said heat source is a thermal head.
- 10. The process according to claim 8, wherein the silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid is silver behenate.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/856,097, filed May 14, 1997, U.S. Pat. No. 6,030,764.
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