Open AccessThe Chlorate–Nitrous Acid–Iodine–Iodide Oscillating Reaction
Author(s) -
Emily V. Monteiro,
João P R Queiroz,
Roberto B. Faria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acs omega
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2470-1343
DOI - 10.1021/acsomega.1c00933
Subject(s) - nitrous acid , quasiperiodicity , iodine , iodide , chemistry , work (physics) , briggs–rauscher reaction , continuous stirred tank reactor , supersaturation , chlorate , simple (philosophy) , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , quasiperiodic function , catalysis , organic chemistry , condensed matter physics , philosophy , epistemology
This work presents a new oscillating reaction based on chlorate and observed in a CSTR at room temperature. This can be the first member of a new family of oscillating reactions. In addition, it is also the first oscillating reaction to use nitrous acid as a reactant. Four different behaviors were observed: simple oscillations, mixed mode oscillations, bursts, and quasiperiodicity. The period of oscillations is very short, which is around 1 s. Together with the fact that it also shows fast bursts, it opens the possibility that it can be used to simulate fast biological events, like the neuron's communications signals.