Re: Chrome Alum Gelatin hardener

From: Monnoyer Philippe <monnoyer@imec.be>
Subject: RE: Chrome Alum Gelatin hardener
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:05:23 +0100

> Just a comment on hardening times. Aldehydes will harden faster than
> chromium alum. Chromium alum will take up to one month to complete
> the hardening.

Also, chrome alum hardened crosslinks are much weaker than those made
by aldehyde hardeners, so there need to be much more numerous cross
links to get appreciable hardening effect. One problem is that chrome
alum hardened gelatin has reduced diffision compared to aldehyde
hardened gelatin. This is described by Zelikman.

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