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Photo Engineer · 06-25-2007, 09:52 AM

High temp, high pH and soft gelatin = iffy situation.

I've seen high pH solutions reverse the hardening of gelatin completely by simple hydrolysis. Then you end up a complete mess. If it is at the pod end, that is where the pH is highest.

PE

06-25-2007, 09:52 AM	#33 (permalink)
Photo Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 10,081	High temp, high pH and soft gelatin = iffy situation. I've seen high pH solutions reverse the hardening of gelatin completely by simple hydrolysis. Then you end up a complete mess. If it is at the pod end, that is where the pH is highest. PE