SELECTED CONTENTS. Preface. List of Contributors. Chapter 1 - Migration of charged sample components and electroosmotic flow in packed capillary columns. (A.S. Rathore, C. Horváth) 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Flow of ions in open tubes. 1.3 Electroosmotic flow in open tubes. Chapter 2 - Instrumentation for capillary electrochromatography. (G.P. Rozing, A. Dermaux, P. Sandra) 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Instrumentation requirements. 2.3 Gradient-CEC instrumentation. Chapter 3 - Modes of CEC Separation. (C.M. Johnson, A.P. McKeown, M.R. Euerby) 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Definitions. 3.3 Unmodified packings. Chapter 4 - Packed bed columns. (L.A. Colón, T.D. Maloney, A.M. Fermier) 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Column fabrication. 4.3 Packing methods. Chapter 5 - Capillary electrochromatography on monolithic silica columns. (N. Tanaka, H. Kobayashi) 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Monolithic silica columns. 5.3 Preparation procedure of silica monoliths from silane monomers. Chapter 6 - Capillary column technology: continuous polymer monoliths. (F. Švec) 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Replaceable polymeric stationary phases. 6.3 Polymer gels. Chapter 7 - Open tubular approaches to capillary electrochromatography. (J.J. Pesek, M.T. Matyska) 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Chemical etching process. 7.3 Chemical modification process.Chapter 8 - Hyphenation of capillary electrochromatography and mass spectrometry: instrumental aspects, separation systems and applications. (C. G. Huber, G. Hölzl) 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Instrumentation and technology for coupling of CEC and MS. 8.3 Stationary phase-mobile phase systems used for CEC-MS. Chapter 9 - Pressure supported CEC: a high-efficiency technique for enantiomer separation. (D. Wistuba, V. Schurig) 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Techniques of pressurizing. 9.3 Theory. Chapter 10 - Applications. (Z. Deyl, I. Mikšik) 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Preconcentration procedures. 10.3 Hydrocarbons. Index of compounds separated.