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Automatic methods of analysis /

This new monograph provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art of the automation of laboratory processes in analytical chemistry. The topics have been chosen according to such criteria as the degree of consolidation, scope of application and most promising trends. The first part of the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Valc�arcel Cases, Miguel
Otros Autores: Luque de Castro, M. D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1988.
Colección:Techniques and instrumentation in analytical chemistry ; v. 9.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Automatic Methods of Analysis
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of contents
  • PREFACE
  • CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTALS OF LABORATORY AUTOMATION
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Objectives of automation
  • 1.3 Definitions
  • 1.4 Automatic analysers: classification
  • 1.5 Degrees of automation
  • 1.6 Analytical techniques and automation
  • 1.7 Disadvantages of automation
  • 1.8 Significance and scope of application of automation
  • References
  • CHAPTER 2. COMPUTERS IN THE LABORATORY
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Data acquisition and processing. Result delivery.
  • 2.3 Control of an instrument or analyser
  • 2.4 Computerized configurations
  • 2.5 Expert systems
  • 2.6 Computerized access to scientific information
  • 2.7 Final remarks
  • References
  • CHAPTER 3. AUTOMATION OF SAMPLING
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Fundamentals of sampling
  • 3.3 Solid sampling
  • 3.4 Liquid sampling
  • 3.5 Gas sampling
  • 3.6 Sources of error in automatic sampling
  • References
  • CHAPTER 4. AUTOMATION IN SAMPLE TREATMENT
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Dissolution and digestion
  • 4.3 Volatilization
  • 4.4 Distillation
  • 4.5 Filtration
  • 4.6 Sorption
  • 4.7 Ion exchange.
  • 4.8 Membrane separation
  • 4.9 Solid-liquid extraction
  • 4.10 Liquid-liquid extraction
  • References
  • CHAPTER 5. AUTOMATIC CONTINUOUS ANALYSERS. I. AIR-SEGMENTED FLOW ANALYSERS
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 General scheme of an air-segmented analyser
  • 5.3 General concepts
  • 5.4 Factors affecting the signal quality
  • 5.5 Essential components of an air-segmented analyser
  • 5.6 Multi-channel configurations
  • 5.7 Applications of continuous segmented analysers
  • 5.8 Recent advances in continuous segmented analysers
  • References.
  • CHAPTER 6. AUTOMATIC CONTINUOUS ANALYSERS, II. FLOW-INJECTION ANALYSIS
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Foundation of flow-injection analysis
  • 6.3 Basic components of an FIA system
  • 6.4 FIA modes
  • 6.5 Features of flow-injection analysis
  • 6.6 Applications of FIA
  • 6.7 Trends in FIA
  • References
  • CHAPTER 7. AUTOMATIC CONTINUOUS ANALYAARS, III. OTHER AUTOMATIC UNSEGMENTED FLOW METHODS
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Continuous mixing methods
  • 7.3 Stopped-flow continuous mixing methods
  • 7.4 Continuous-flow titrations
  • References
  • CHAPTER 8. AUTOMATIC BATCH ANALYAARA
  • 8.1 Introduction.
  • 8.2 Classification of batch analysers
  • 8.3 Batch analysers with automatic sampling
  • 8.4 Batch analysers without automatic sampling
  • CHAPTER 9. ROBOTS IN THE LABORATORY
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Characteristics of robots
  • 9.3 Laboratory robotization
  • 9.4 Unit operations
  • 9.5 Some characteristic examples
  • 9.6 Scope of application
  • 9.7 Final considerations
  • References
  • CHAPTER 10. AUTOMATION OF ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION, 1. SPECTROMETRIC TECHNIQUES
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Automatic control of the functioning of an optical instrument.