Research Article

Flow Injection Photosensitized Chemiluminescence of Luminol with Cu(II)-Rose Bengal: Mechanistic Approach and Vitamin A and C Determination

Table 1

Selection of variables.

VariablesRange studiedOptimum

Pyrophosphate buffer pH (0.01 M)8.5–11.010.25
Rose Bengal (M)1 × 10−5–2.5 × 10−41 × 10−4
Copper(II) (M)1 × 10−4–1 × 10−35 × 10−4
Luminol (NaOH 0.12 M)1 × 10−6–1 × 10−5 M5 × 10−5 M
Total flow rate (mL min−1)2–106.0
Sample volume (μL)60–30060
Photoreactor coil length (m)0.5–3.02.0