Chemiluminescence intensities and spectra of luminol oxidation by sodium hypochlorite in the presence of hydrogen peroxide |
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Authors: | J Arnhold S Mueller K Arnold E Grimm |
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Abstract: | Hydrogen peroxide amplifies the chemiluminescence in the oxidation of luminol by sodium hypochlorite. A linear relationship between concentration of hydrogen peroxide and light intensity was found in the concentration range 5 × 10?8?7.5 × 10?6 mol/l. At 7.5 × 10?6 mol/l H2O2 the chemiluminescence is amplified 550—fold. The chemiluminescence spectra of these reactions have a wavelength maximum at 431 nm independent of the concentration of hydrogen peroxide. The results indicate that hydrogen peroxide is a necessary component in the chemiluminescent oxidation of the luminol by sodium hypochlorite. |
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Keywords: | Luminol sodium hyochlorite hydrogen peroxide chemiluminescence intensities chemiluminescence spectra |
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