Chemiluminescence determination of iron(II) and titanium(III) by flow injection analysis based on reactions with and without luminol

Titanium(III) and iron(II) are shown to stimulate luminol chemiluminescence in the absence of added oxidant. Down to 10^?9 M titanium can be determined. Both metal ions also produce chemiluminescence when injected into 0.1 M carbonate buffer (pH 10.4), allowing >10^?6 M of each to be determined. The intensities are greater when the solutions have been deoxygenated by a stream of nitrogen, and when rhodamine B is used as a sensitizer.