By
Colin Poole, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Description
The knowledge base of chromatography continued to expand throughout the 1990s owing to its many applications to problems of contemporary
interest in industry, life and environmental sciences. Organizing this information into a single text for a diverse group of scientists
has become increasingly difficult. The present book stemmed from the desire to revise Chromatography Today, written by the same author
with Salwa K. Poole, and published in 1991. This title is considered to be one of the definitive texts on chromatography. It was soon
realized however, that a simple revision would not provide the desired result of a contemporary picture of the practice of chromatography
at the turn of the century. The only workable solution was to start afresh, maintaining the same general philosophy and concept for Chromatography
Today where possible, while creating essentially a new book.
The format of the new book is modular, with extensive cross-references
to permit rapid location of related material using different separation concepts. Important features are extensive tabulation of essential
data for performing separations and an extensive bibliography to the most recent literature.
This title is intended as a suitable
text for graduate level courses in the separation sciences and as a self-study guide for professional chromatographers wishing to refresh
their background in this rapidly expanding field.
The Essence of Chromatography presents a comprehensive survey of modern chromatography
and is an effective replacement for Chromatography Today.
Audience:
University departments teaching courses in separation sciences; academic and industrial libraries with an interest in analytical chemistry;
organizations and societies that teach professional development courses in the separation sciences; and the chemical industry and life
sciences companies with a research and development function.
