Review of Fundamental Developments in Analysis
Electroanalysis and Coulometric Analysis Allen J. Bard Deparfment of Chemisfry, The University o f Texas, Austin 72, Texas
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RIS review mainly surveys the literature during 1960 and 1961, and is patterned closely after previous reviews in this series. Papers published before 1960 which have not appeared in previous reviews have also been included. Research has increasingly been concerned with a study of the fundamental electrochemical principles upon which electroanalytical procedures are based. The discussion of these theoretical electrochemical developments has been limited to areas which have the most direct bearing on electroanalysis. As a general trend of the past two years, coulometry continues to enjoy increasing development and application, while classical electrogravimetry has mainly been concerned with extension of previously developed methods.
BOOKS AND REVIEW ARTICLES
The book of Charlot, Badoz-Lambling, and Tremillon (33)discusses electrochemistry from the viewpoint of t h e analytical chemist. Extensive use is made of current-potential curves for explaining the basis of the various techniques. Chapters on coulometry, potentiometry, amperometry, and nonaqueous solvents, as well as an extensive bibliography, are included. Reinmuth has written a chapter on the theory of electrode processes for the new series “Advances in Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation” (160). The text of Laitinen (IO?’)includes a chapter on electrolytic separations and electrolysis, which gives a brief, but particularly lucid, discussion of the fundamental principles of electrolysis. Controlled potential electrolysis, as applied to organic chemistry, has been reviewed by hIeites (131). Tetter has given a modern treatment of electrochemical kinetics in his recent book (207). A welcome addition to the growing list of chemical journals is the Journal of I
