Edited by
Spas Kolev, University of Melbourne, Australia
Ian McKelvie, Monash University, Australia
Description
The concept of flow injection analysis (FIA) was first proposed in 1975 by Ruzicka and Hansen, and this initiated a field of research
that would, over more than three decades, involve thousands of researchers, and which has to date resulted in close to 20,000 publications
in the international scientific literature.
Since its introduction, a number of books, including some specialized monographs, have
been published on this subject with the latest in 2000.
However, in this decade there has been a number of significant advances in the
flow analysis area, and in particular in sequential injection analysis (SIA) techniques, and more recently with the introduction of Lab
on a Valve (LOV) and bead injection flow systems.
This book aims to cover the most important advances in these new areas, as well as
in classical FIA, which still remains the most popular flow analysis technique used in analytical practice. Topics covered in the 23
chapters include the fundamental and underlying principles of flow analysis and associated equipment, the fluid-dynamic theory of FIA,
an extensive coverage of detection methods (e.g. atomic and molecular spectrometry, electroanalytical methods). In addition, there are
several chapters on on-line separation (e.g. filtration, gas diffusion, dialysis, pervaporation, solvent and membrane extraction, and
chromatography), as well as on other sample pretreatment techniques, such as digestion.
The book also incorporates several chapters
on major areas of application of flow analysis in industrial process monitoring (e.g food and beverages, drugs and pharmaceuticals),
environmental and agricultural analysis and life sciences.
The contributing authors, who include the founders of flow injection analysis,
are all leading experts in flow analytical techniques, and their chapters not only provide a critical review of the current state of
this area, but also suggest future trends.
Included in series
Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry
Audience:
All analytical chemists, whether working in industrial, government, clinical, biological, agricultural, food or environmental sectors; advanced students in analytical chemsitry
