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1Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China. hcui@ustc.edu.cn
The Analyst
|June 8, 2001
Abstract:
It was found that cerium(IV) reacted with surfactant Tween 20 in acidic medium to generate green chemiluminescence. The maximum emission wavelength was about 478 nm. The enhancement and inhibition of the CL reaction by some polyphenols and anilines was studied and the possibility of analytical application was explored.
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