Updated 26/01/2016 Hardening the gelatin. In heliogravure, it is necessary an illumination source rich in ultraviolet (UV) light. This UV light must provoke the cross link reaction into the gelatin previously sensitized with potassium bichromate (K2Cr2O7). This reaction is explained by several and sometimes slightly different theories. Luis Hernández (2), explains that the UV light …
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