Interaction of a Weak Acid Cation Exchange Resin (Dowex Mac 3H) with the Belousov‐Zhabotinsky Reaction and Estimation of Metal Ions

Abstract

AbstractThe work pertains to the study on direct and indirect interaction of a macroporous weak acid cation exchange resin‐Dowex Mac 3H form with Belousov‐Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction based on malonic acid‐cerium‐bromate‐sulfuric acid system. In the direct mode, the above reaction was perturbed by adding 10% (w/w) of Dowex Mac 3H at three different time intervals, i. e., before the start of induction period, during the induction period and after the commencement of oscillations. This mode of interaction was studied to investigate the effect of heterogeneity on the dynamics of BZ reaction. The indirect interaction of the resin was studied by interacting the resin individually with the optimized metal catalyst for a particular period of time after which the supernatant was used as initial reagent in the otherwise optimized BZ system. The interaction was monitored with respect to the change in oscillatory parameters before and after loading the resin with metal catalyst. The selectivity of the resin towards cerium and iron (ferroin) was studied through the said BZ reaction using potentiometry as the main technique. It was found that resin is more selective towards ferroin. The selectivity of the resin towards the various metal ions was followed by their estimation using UV‐Visible spectrophotometry. The effect of solvents on the ion exchange capacity (IEC) of the resin was also studied through the BZ reaction. Some solvents increased its IEC while others decreased it. The potentiometric results obtained were validated by spectroscopic findings and electrochemical studies.