C. Matachescu et al., EFFECT OF IRON IONS ON THE CHEMILUMINESCENCE REACTION BETWEEN LUMINOLAND HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 40(2), 1995, pp. 149-156
The chemiluminescence (CL) can be produced in some exergonic chemical
reactions, involving free radicals or electronically excited intermedi
ates. As CL-generating system, the reaction between luminol and hydrog
en peroxide in TRIS-HCl buffer, pH = 8.3 was used. The addition of fer
rous ions in the range of 0.01 - 1 mu M produces a significant increas
e of CL emission. The presence of Fe(III) ions induced a less signific
ant increase of emission.