This mini-encyclopedia contains everything you need to know about analytical chemistry in a highly readable pocket-sized form. From sample preparation to detection, separation to continuous flow analysis, it lives up to its name as a truly essential guide for the practising analyst in chemistry and biochemistry. Its unique format with full color diagrams facing concise text makes it easy to dip into and find relevant information. The clear, schematic diagrams illustrate important procedures and instrumentation as well as presenting real examples of application by means of simple spectra. Key features of the book include:
* concise, comprehensive coverage of analytical procedures and applications
* clear full-color diagrams explaining text
* real examples to illustrate applications of procedures
'[This book], with its encompassing overview is an ideal concise reference book, definitely to be recommended for the analytical laboratory.' - Review of German Edition.

About the Author

Georg Schwedt studied chemistry at the University of GOEttingen, Germany, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Hanover, Germany. Schwedt was appointed Director of the Institute of Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart. From 1987 until his retirement in 2006, he has been Professor of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at the Clausthal University of Technology. Since 2006, he has worked at the University of Bonn, Germany. Schwedt is the author of several analytical chemistry textbooks and a large number of popular science books.

Book Information
ISBN 9780471974123
Author Georg Schwedt
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 397g
Dimensions(mm) 189mm * 126mm * 12mm