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Bellini AntiFog Agent 5g (1-Phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole)

Bellini AntiFog Agent 5g (1-Phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole) - Main image
$14.52 $22 In stock

Category: Film & Film Processing Raw Chemicals

Antifoggants are used to restore out of date paper. Papers containing incorporated developers usually keep less well than those without developers in them or papers that are coated on RC support. Bellini's Anti Fog is based on phenyl mercapto tetrazole. You add between 0.5 and 1 mg per litre of developer for a working strength solution.

All emulsions have a certain level of inherent fog. It is just that when fresh, the image comes up before the fog, while storage reverses this situation. Fog formation also often lowers contrast, and only sometimes will the use of an antifoggant restore that feature. Most always, you can expect a speed loss if you antifog the paper back. Something to consider when choosing a filter to use

Modern-day, Multigrade papers, containing multiple emulsions are often harder to control this way, as the two emulsions in them may not respond the same way to the antifoggant.

The molecular formula is C7H6N4S.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Ruby D. ★★★★★

Surprised how little of this powder it takes to bring an old batch of RC paper back to life — that 5g vial will last forever. Mixed a tiny pinch into my working solution and the fog on my test strips disappeared completely.

Owen ★★★★★

I've been mixing this into my developer for old RC paper that's been sitting around, and the difference in clarity is noticeable. A tiny pinch seems to do the job for a whole tray of solution.

Kevin ★★★★★

My outdated fiber-based paper had been completely useless until this antifoggant saved it—just 0.2 grams per liter in the developer cleared the fog right up. The crystals dissolve easily in water, and the results are remarkably clean prints now.