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THE MOST USEFUL TOOL IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY This comprehensive, up-to-date reference offers chemists and chemical engineers detailed coverage of the full range of analytical methods, including all conventional wet and instrumental techniques. It also provides information on the preliminary operations of analysis, preliminary separation methods, quality control and quality assurance, and statistics in chemical analysis. This one-of-a-kind resource presents fundamental data on:
Volumetric and Gravimetric Analysis
Chromatographic Methods
Electronic Absorption and Luminescence Spectroscopy
Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy
Atomic Spectroscopy
Optical Activity and Rotary Dispersion
Refractometry
X-ray Methods
Radiochemical Methods
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Electron
Spin Resonance
Mass Spectrometry
Electroanalytical Methods
Thermal Analysis
Magnetic Susceptibility
Organic Fundamental Analysis
Detection and Determination of Functional Groups in
Organic Compounds
Methods of Determination in Water
Geological and Inorganic Materials
Statistics in Chemical Analysis
Water Analysis
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NEW CHAPTERS ON:
* Analysis of Indoor Air
* Pesticide and Herbicide Analysis
* Environmental Analysis Including Trace Updates on Processes, Tools, and Techniques
Synopsis
This essential on-the-job resource for the analytical chemist has been revised and updated with 40% new material. Readers will find all the conventional wet and instrumental techniques in one exhaustive reference along with all the critical data needed to apply them. Worked examples, troubleshooting tips, and numerous tables and charts are provided for easy access to the data.
* The most up-to-date and complete guide to analytical chemistry available today
* NEW: 3 major chapters on Analysis of Indoor Air, Analysis of Pesticides, Analysis of Trace Metals
About the Author
Pradyot Patnaik, Ph.D., is the Director of the Environmental Chemistry Laboratory of the Interstate Sanitation Commission, Staten Island, New York, and a Research Investigator for the Center for Environmental Science of the City University of New York at the College of Staten Island. A respected author in chemistry, he also wrote McGraw-Hill's Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals; A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of Chemical Substances; Handbook of Environmental Analysis; and numerous journal articles. He is a Visiting Professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and an Adjunct Professor at the Community College of Philadelphia.
Table of Contents
Preliminary operations of analysis. -- Preliminary separation methods. -- Statistics in chemical analysis. -- Gravimetric and volumetric analysis. -- Chromatographic methods. -- Electronic absorption and luminescence spectroscopy. -- Infrared and Raman spectroscopy. -- Atomic spectroscopy. -- X-ray methods. -- Mass spectrometry. -- Radiochemical methods. -- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and electron spin resonance. -- Magnetic susceptibility. -- Electroanalytical methods. -- Thermal analysis. -- Optical activity and rotary dispersion. -- Refractometry. -- Elemental analysis of organic compounds. -- Determination of functional groups in organic compounds. -- Analysis of pesticides and herbicides. -- Analysis of trace pollutants in the environment. -- Air analysis. -- Mineral analysis. -- Methods for the determination of water in gases, liquids, and solids. -- Appendix: Symbols, abbreviations, and definitions.