title: Post-chemiluminescence behaviour of Ni2+, Mg2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ in the potassium ferricyanide-luminol reaction.
abstract: A new chemiluminescence (CL) reaction was observed when Ni2+, Mg2+, Cd2+ or Zn2+ was injected into the reaction mixture after the finish of the CL reaction of alkaline luminol and potassium ferricyanide. This reaction is described as a post-chemiluminescence (PCL) reaction. The possible mechanism for the PCL was proposed based on studies of the CL kinetic characteristic and the CL spectra. The experimental conditions of the CL reactions were optimized and the feasibility of using the reaction to analyse these metal ions was evaluated. The PCL reaction method operates in the ranges: 1 x 10(-7)-8 x 10(-6) g/L Ni2+; 3 x 10(-6)-2 x 10(-4) g/L Mg2+; 8 x 10(-7)-1 x 10(-4) g/L Cd2+; and 2 x 10(-4)-2 x 10(-3) g/L Zn2+, with detection limits of 4 x 10(-8) g/mL, 1 x 10(-6) g/mL, 3 x 10(-7) g/mL, 8 x 10(-5) g/mL, respectively.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Jiuru
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yunhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jianxiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000737:chemistry*; D005292:Ferricyanides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008165:Luminol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D005292:Ferricyanides; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D002104:Cadmium; D008345:Manganese; D008165:Luminol; D009532:Nickel; D015032:Zinc; C028033:potassium ferricyanide