Gel systems for the Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction

Gel systems and their advantages over an aqueous system for spatial patterns in the Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction are investigated. Five new gel preparations are introduced in which several ferroin-type catalysts (highly hydrophobic and anionic) are immobilized. Together with previously known systems these are classified into three categories: soluble, immobilized continuous, and immobilized discrete systems