Diazo Process

diazo process

[dī′a·zō ‚präs·əs] (organic chemistry) diazotization

Diazo Process

 

the production of images by means of photosensitive materials based on diazo compounds of the diazonium salt type. Diazonium salts are destroyed on exposure to light and form colored compounds (azo dyes) upon interaction with amines and phenols. The diazo process is used extensively for copying blueprints.

REFERENCE

Katushev, Ia. M., and V. I. Sheberstov. Osnovy teorii fotograficheskikh protsessov, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1954. Chapter 18.