Chemiluminescence: Luminol

Chemiluminescence of luminol. Two solutions are combined, the first solution contains luminol and sodium hydroxide. The second solution is 0.03% Hydrogen peroxide and potassium ferricyanide.

The luminol and the hydrogen peroxide react to cause the chemiluminescence. The iron in potassium ferricyanide is a catalyst for the reaction.

This is also used by crime scene investigators. A solution of hydrogen peroxide and luminol is placed into a spray bottle. When the solution comes into contact with blood, the iron present in hemoglobin will catalyze the reaction and it will begin to glow.

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[deadmanbalckhorse]

awesome man keep it up

[IggyHazard]

Neon liquid makes me thirsty...for science!

[rix190]

The Lumonol doesn´t react with the iron. the iron only is the katalysator

[ohmahgawdfilms]

YES we can try this at home!

[PandaMagicFTW]

@RetardPwnage Omg... YOUR GENIUS :D

[BurningFox6]

dude thats mint, its like neon water!!

[trakir]

Looks awesome!

[MicrobicHeart]

Looks like glowing sperma ;D

[RetardPwnage]

Can I use this to make a certain body part glow? For example could I inject this into my liver? I think a glowing liver would go down well at the sweet rave parties I host.

[robyrodz]

For how long will it glow? Does it depend on the concentration of the chemicals?