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Basic Gas Chromatography
Harold M. McNair and James M. Miller. Wiley-Interscience: New York, 1997. xii + 197 pp. Appendices and index. ISBN 0-471-17260-X. $49.95.
This book is one of nine published titles in the John Wiley Techniques in Analytical Chemistry series. Each volume in the series is to guide readers step by step through the given analytical method by discussions of historical development, fundamental principles, definitions, sample preparation, instrumentation, measurement procedures, data analysis, numerous illustrations, and practical examples. Knowledge must be conveyed in an understandable, comprehensive manner to a broad readership of chemical technicians and professionals, Ph.D. scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, and chemical educators. Readers need not be experts in the chosen analytical method. Basic Gas Chromatography meets all stated objectives.
The text is organized as 11 chapters, 9 appendices, and application and alphabetical indices. Chapter headings reflect the different aspects of gas chromatography. They are:
1. Introduction. A brief survey of the historical development of gas chromatography, combined with definitions of important terms and classificational scheme characterizing the different chromatographic methods. Symbols and nomenclature recommended by IUPAC are introduced early in the first chapter and used...