[Flow injection chemiluminescence method for the determination of phenol with N-bromosuccinimide-luminol system].

A novel flow injection chemiluminescence method was presented for the determination of phenol. The method is based on the quenching effect of phenols on the chemiluminescence reaction between luminol and N-bromosuccinimide. The linear range for the determination of phenol is 1.0 x 10(-5) -9.0 x 10(-4) mg x mL(-1), and the detection limit is 1.81 x 10(-7) mg x mL(-1). This method was used for the determination of phenol in water samples with satisfactory results. The mechanism of the reaction was also expounded.