Issue 16, 2012
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Controlled one dimensional oscillation of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction confined within microchannels

Sammer-ul Hassan,a   Fabrice Gielen,a   Xize Niu*bc  and  Joshua B. Edel*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
E-mail: joshua.edel@imperial.ac.uk

b Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

c Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
E-mail: x.niu@soton.ac.uk

Abstract

The Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction was performed in microdroplets confined in rectangular microchannels. In addition to producing one-dimensional waves, the reaction showed an increase in oscillation frequency thought to be mainly due to bromine diffusion out of the microdroplets. We found that surfactant loaded mineral oil can be used as an encapsulation agent to not only extend the stable reaction time from 200 s to approximately 800 s, but more importantly to further extend the one-dimensional wave formation from ∼15 s to 800 s.

Graphical abstract: Controlled one dimensional oscillation of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction confined within microchannels

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA21019C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 May 2012
Accepted
24 May 2012
First published
13 Jun 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 6408-6410

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Controlled one dimensional oscillation of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction confined within microchannels

S. Hassan, F. Gielen, X. Niu and J. B. Edel, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 6408 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21019C

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