Small-amplitude and mixed-mode pH oscillations in the bromate-sulfite-ferrocyanide-aluminum(III) system.

The BrO(3)(-)-SO(3)(2-)-Fe(CN)(6)(4-) (BSF) pH-oscillatory system is coupled to the Al(OH)(3) precipitation equilibrium (BSFA system) and studied in a stirred flow reactor. The dynamic behavior of the BSFA system differs significantly from that of the BSF system. In addition to the large-amplitude pH oscillations found in the BSF system, new small-amplitude and mixed-mode oscillations occur. A detailed mechanism of the BSFA system is developed and investigated.