Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.102, No.48, 9702-9709, 1998
Periodicity and chaos in chemiluminescence : The ruthenium-catalyzed Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction
We investigate the chemiluminescence of the homogeneous Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction catalyzed by tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium (II) ([Ru(bpy) (3)](2+)) in a continuous-flow stirred tank reactor where the chemiluminescence originates from the electronically excited [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+) catalyst. At high flow rates, Farey-ordered as well as complex burst-like states are observed in the pure ruthenium-catalyzed reaction which we investigated using five different : concentration sets. We also characterized the chemiluminescent behavior when both Ru2+ and Ce3+ were present at four different mole fractions. Under conditions of low Ru2+ concentrations, we observed two chaotic chemiluminescent states which are reached by a period-adding and a period-doubling route, respectively. Model calculations with the reaction scheme of Gao and Forsterling were performed with semiquantitative agreement with our experimental observations.
Keywords:MALONIC-ACID, CHEMICAL OSCILLATIONS, HOMOCLINIC CHAOS;DYNAMICS, SYSTEMS, BROMATE, LIGHT, TRIS(2;2'-BIPYRIDINE)RUTHENIUM(II), LUMINESCENCE, WAVES