Analytical Applications of Chemiluminescence

Abstract

Abstract Most organic compounds react very slowly with atmospheric oxygen at room temperature. The weak chemiluminescence accompanying this autoxidation can be amplified and measured by sensitive instruments. Emission of light from many materials can also be induced mechanically and photochemically. The intensity‐time curves are so characteristic that they can be used to establish whether the composition and history of two samples are identical. Moreover, numerous physical properties can be correlated with emission and thus measured.