Thenoyl Europium Chelate

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Chemical Name:
THENOYL EUROPIUM CHELATE

Surface Used On:
Non-porous surfaces.

Sensitive To:
Cyanoacrylate deposit.

Development Color:	Method to Record:	Hazard:	Protective Clothing:	Fume Hood Use:
Yellow fluorescence	Red filter	Eye Damage	U.V.-Eye Protection	Yes

Reagent Characteristics

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THENOYL EUROPIUM CHELATE FORMULA:

1.   STOCK SOLUTION A.

   1 g Thenoyltrifluoroacetone 
         dissolved in
200 ml of Methyl ethyl ketone.


2.   STOCK SOLUTION B.

 0.5 g 
Europium chloride hexahydrate 
        dissolved in
800 ml of distilled water.


3. THENOYL EUROPIUM CHELATE
      WORKING SOLUTION	
(Combine in the order listed.)

Combine: STOCK SOLUTIONS A & B.

Mix:
100 ml Combined stock solutions.
180 ml Methyl ethyl ketone
720 ml distilled water.

PROCEDURE OF APPLICATION

1.
Immerse or use a squirt bottle
to apply the reagent 
for about two minutes.

2. 
Allow the item to air dry.

3.
Examination under a laser or 
Forensic Light Source at the 
long-wave ultra-violet region
around 350 nm. 
View using ultra-violet 
protection goggles.

4. 
Photograph results using a 
red colored or 600(BP 35)
bandpass filter.

Ridge Detail Visualized by:

Ultra-violet light induced.

Reagent Applicabilities:

Non-Porous surfaces
Ultra-violet Induced
Post-Cyanoacrylate

Other Chemical Name(s):

Europic chloride

Working Solution Shelf-life:

Three (3) months.

Process Summary:
A fluorescent dye-stain used to enhance cyanoacrylate-developed latent prints. A fluorescent light source that will output light in the long-wave ultra-violet region (around 350 nm) is required for this process. T.E.C. reportedly produces a brighter fluorescence of ridge detail with less interfeering background luminescence than other dye stains such as Rhodamine 6G and Ardrox.

Accepted Deviations:
Immerse or use a squirt bottle to apply the reagent solution to the cyanoacrylate-fumed item. A rinse of 800 ml methanol and 200 ml distilled water can be used to remove excess dye-stain from the item.

Supporting Reference Materials:
1. Minutiae Magazine, Summer Special 1994, Issue No. 24, pg.7.
2. "Chemical Formulas and Processing Guide for Developing Latent Prints", U.S. Dept. of Justice, pg. 47-48, 1994.
3. Wilkinson, D., and Misner, A., "A Comparison of Thenoyl Europium Chleate with Ardrox and Rhodamine 6G for the Fluorescent Detection of Cyanoacrylate Prints", Jor. Forensic Identification, Vol. 44, No. 4, July/Aug 1994, pp. 387-406.

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