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3.6 Oscillating reactions* 73<br />

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Figure 3.9: Key steps of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction.<br />

d) The Oregonator 33<br />

TheOregonatormodelcanbeusedtodescribetheBelousov-Zhabotinsky reaction.<br />

I<br />

Schematic model and kinetic equations:<br />

A+Y 1<br />

→ X+R (1)<br />

X+Y 2<br />

→ 2R (2)<br />

A+X 3<br />

→ 2X+2Z (3)<br />

(3.210)<br />

B+Z 5<br />

→ 1 2 Y (5)<br />

2X<br />

<br />

→<br />

4<br />

A +R (4)<br />

with A=BrO − 3 B=CH 2 (COOH) 2 + BrCH(COOH) 2 R=HOBr X=HBrO 2 <br />

Y=Br − Z=Ce 4+ .<br />

Using dimensionless time ( = 5 [B] ), we obtain<br />

33 The name ‘Oregonator’ stems from the workplace of its inventor Noyes (University of Oregon).

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