The book introducesthe oscillatory reaction and pattern formation in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky
(BZ) reaction that became model for investigating awide range of intriguing pattern formations
in chemical systems. So manymodifications in classic version of BZ reaction have been carried
out invarious experimental conditions that demonstrate rich varieties of temporaloscillations
and spatio-temporal patterns in non- equilibrium conditions.Mixed-mode versions of BZ reactions
which comprise a pair of organicsubstrates or dual metal catalysts have displayed very complex
oscillatingbehaviours and novel space-time patterns during reaction processes.
Thesecharacteristic spatio-temporal properties ofBZ reactions have attracted increasing
attention of the scientific community inrecent years because of its comparable periodic
structures in electrochemicalsystems polymerization processes andnon-equilibrium
crystallization phenomena. Instead non-equilibriumcrystallization phenomena which lead to
development of novel crystalmorphologies in constraint of thermodynamic equilibrium conditions
have beeninvestigated and are said to be stationary periodic structures. Efforts havecontinued
to analyze insight mechanisms and roles of reaction-diffusionmechanism and self-organization in
the growth of such periodic crystalpatterns. In this book non-equilibrium crystallization
phenomena leading togrowth of some novel crystal patterns in dual organic substrate modes
ofoscillatory BZ reactions have been discussed. Efforts have been made to findout experimental
parameters where transitions of the spherulitic crystalpatterns take place. The book provides
the scientific community and entrepreneurs witha thorough understanding and knowledge of the
growth and form of branchedcrystal pattern in reaction-diffusion systemand their morphological
transition.
