Alternative hydrogen peroxide sources for peroxyoxalate “glowstick” chemiluminescence demonstrations

Smellie, Iain A.; Aldred (née Prentis), Joanna K. D.; Bower, Benjamin; Cochrane, Amber; Macfarlane, Laurie; McCarron, Hollie B.; O'Hara, Roxanna; Patterson, Iain; Thomson, Marie I.; Walker, Jessica M.

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10/01/2017

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Abstract

Simple protocols have been devised for peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence demonstrations that use urea–hydrogen peroxide or sodium percarbonate as oxidants in place of aqueous solutions of hydrogen peroxide. The procedures described are compatible with well-known peroxyoxalates and fluorescers and have been found to be convenient for use for outreach activities in venues with limited laboratory facilities.

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Smellie , I A , Aldred (née Prentis) , J K D , Bower , B , Cochrane , A , Macfarlane , L , McCarron , H B , O'Hara , R , Patterson , I , Thomson , M I & Walker , J M 2017 , ' Alternative hydrogen peroxide sources for peroxyoxalate “glowstick” chemiluminescence demonstrations ' , Journal of Chemical Education , vol. 94 , no. 1 , pp. 112-114 . https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00536

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Journal of Chemical Education

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Peer reviewed

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00536

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0021-9584

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Journal article

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Copyright © 2016 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00536

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University of St Andrews Research

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http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00536

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10023/12134