Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory, and Instrumentation [Hardcover]

Robert A. Meyers (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471976709 | ISBN-13: 978-0471976707 | Publication Date: January 1, 2001 | Edition: 1

The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry provides a much needed professional level reference work for the 21st Century. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry is the most comprehensive analytical chemistry reference available, covering all aspects from theory and instrumentation through applications and techniques.

The chemistry and techniques are described as performed in the laboratory (environmental, clinical, QC, research, university), in the field or by remote sensing. The level of detail is similar to that of a lab protocol and together with the cited references, will support the analysis of complex inorganic, organic and biological structures by academic and industrial researchers. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry also enables preparation of procedures, protocols and "cookbooks" by managers and staff of laboratories.

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry comprises over 600 articles, arranged alphabetically by topic, in approximately 14000 pages, in 15 volumes.

Features:
* Outstanding authorship and the highest calibre editors
* Excellence of peer-review
* Article Summaries
* Over 6500 illustrations, many in colour
* Extensive cross-referencing to facilitate navigation between articles
* Extensive bibliographies with up-to-date references
Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry is the essential cross-disciplinary reference work for all analytical chemists in academia and industry. All fields of chemical research are covered: analytical, organic, physical, polymer, inorganic biomedical, environmental, pharmaceutical, industrial, petroleum, forensics and food science.

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"it is a truly magnificent set of fifteen volumes.... It is extremely well produced with many clear and instructive diagrams, spectra and photographs..." (Review of volumes 1-3, The Alchemist, 2nd April 2001)

"A comprehensive analytical chemistry reference source that presents a thorough and integrated coverage of theory, instrumentation and techniques...." (Materials World, February 2001)

"An extremely well-produced 15 volume set that covers most aspects of modern analytical chemistry." (Review of Volumes 4-9, The Alchemist, 2nd April 2001)

"...the most comprehensive work on the subject to date, containing work from more than 800 authors, perused by more than 600 peer reviewers, and assembled through what must have been the Herculean efforts of editor Meyers..." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)

"...this set is a much better buy for libraries supporting undergraduate or graduate chemistry than Encyclopedia of Separation Science..." (Choice, Vol. 39, No. 2, October 2001)

"This series is distinguished from other compendium in terms of its breadth and depth." (Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 18, No. 9, September 2001)

"magnificent and comprehensive" (Review of Volumes 10-12, The Alchemist, 24 January 2002)

"The encyclopedia will be of great value for all scientists employing and interpreting analytical methods. Therefore, the purchase of this work can be unrestrictedly recommended to libraries in universities, governmental organisations and industrial enterprises." (Angewandte Chemie International Edition, March 2002)

"I therefore can unreservedly be recommended to anyone who has to deal with analytical chemistry, be it as user, researcher, teacher or student. Especially libraries should not miss this chance of getting a contemporary overview over a highly dynamic field of chemical science" (F.L. Dickert, Peter A. Lieberzeit Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Vienna University)

"...will be of great value for all scientists employing and interpreting analytical methods. Libraries in universities, governmental organizations and industrial enterprises are strongly recommended to buy the work." (Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, Vol. 41, No. 5, 2002)

"Overall, this Encyclopedia is a very impressive and extremely well produced set of volumes. Its comprehensive coverage of most aspects of modern analytical chemistry means that it will be the definitive reference work for many years to come, and it should be in the library of any institution where analytical chemistry is undertaken." (Chemweb - The Alchemist, 10 June 2002)

"...the largest, most comprehensive compendium of analytical chemistry ever..." (Word Trade

Product Details

• Hardcover: 14344 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471976709
• ISBN-13: 978-0471976707
• Product Dimensions: 24 x 22.4 x 22.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 72.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory, and Instrumentation (Hardcover)

analytical chemistry has undergone a considerable amount of change in the equipment and procedures used. Generally analytical chemistry is concerned with the detection and identification of atoms, ions or radicals that of which a substance is composed, the compounds they form, and the proportions of these compounds that are present in a given substance. The editors define analytical chemistry as the measurement, characterization and mapping of chemical species or sys­tems varying from (1) the components of life, such as proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, clinical samples, biomedi­cal spectroscopy, forensics; (2) threats and safeguards to life as in chemical weapons agents, pesticides, environ­ment, industrial hygiene and forensics; (3) life critical or enhancing analyses, such as food and pharmaceuticals; and (4) analyses required by industry, such as coatings, particle size, polymers, rubbers, metals, pulp and paper, process, petroleum and surfaces. The techniques utilized span the in-situ analysis of soil, water, waste, air and the human body, to laboratory analyses, remote sensing and stellar spectroscopy.

This major reference work, an epoch in a practical and summary statement of basic methods and procedures in many material sciences, will become a foremost location for baseline descriptions of chief features of analytical chemistry. The contributors to Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory and Instrumentation included over 800 authors, more than 600 peer reviewers, 42 Section Editors and 13 distinguished Board Members and Advisors worked on the production of the Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory and Instrumentation for more than three years. Their objective was to prepare the largest, most comprehensive compendium of analytical chemistry ever. Indeed, this work has twice the bulk and breadth of any other such compendium, such that a chemist (organic, polymer, inorganic, biochemist, molecular biologist as well as, of course, an analytical chemist), or a physicist or engineer (environmental, industrial or materials) can find all the essential information required to analyze any analyte in any matrix for any purpose or application, interpret the results and also to gain a thorough knowledge of the theory and instrumentation utilized.