Abstract:Based on the fact that the ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) can enhance the weak chemilu-minescence (CL) of the luminol-H2O2 system, a simple, fast and sensitive flow injection CL method was developed for the determination of H2O2 in rainwater. Experimental parameters affecting CL were optimized, including pH and concentrations of ZnO NPs, luminol and H2O2. Under optimal conditions, the logarithm of CL peak area (lg A) is linear with the logarithm of the concentration (lg c) of H2O2 when the concentration of H2O2 ranges from 0.06 to 20 μmol/L and its limit of detection is 0.016 μmol/L(3σ). The method has been successfully applied to the determination of H2O2 in rainwater, giving recovery rate in the range of 95%~102% and RSD (n=11) of 2.41%.