Electrochemistry, Past and Present
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he growing debate over nuclear fusion in a test tube has resulted in a renewed interest in electrochemistry. The development of the battery, pH meter, and pollution control devices, has been the result of electrochemistry. This new title highlights key advances in this exerting field—past, present and future. Thirty-eight chapters capture major events and technologies of classical and fundamental electrochemistry, electrosynthesis, electroanalytical chemistry, industrial electrochemistry, electrode systems and pH measurement. General headings include: · foundations of electrochemistry • organic and biochemical electrochemistry · electroanalytical chemistry · industrial electrochemistry. This volume presents recent advances in novel electrochemical techniques. Applications in the large-scale production of organic compounds, the elucidation of the biogenesis of natural products by reactions at electrode surfaces, and electrochemical behavior of biological systems are reviewed. Also covered are future possibilities of portable electricity, systems for metal recovery and pollution control, and electrochemical machining. Rich in an array of topics, this title contains many historical photographs and biographical chapters on some of the noted electro-chemists. John T. Stock, Editor, University of Connecticut Mary Virginia Orna, Editor, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Developed from a symposium sponsored by the Division of the History of Chemistry and the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society ACS Symposium Series No. 390 613 pages (1989) Clothbound ISBN 0-8412-1S72-3 LC 89-15 US S Canada $89.95 Export $107.95 Order from: American Chemical Society, Distribution Office, Dept. 21 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036
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Inverse Gas Chromatography Characterization of Polymers and Other Materials
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o other single reference covers this relatively new subject area so completely! As an extension of conventional gas chromatography, inverse gas chromatography (IGC) has many advantages—simplicity, speed of data collection, accuracy, and low operating costs. This one volume offers an in-depth look into the most recent advances in theoretical and practical aspects of this approach. Twenty-two chapters provide information on: · instrumentation and methodology · characterization of vapor-polymer systems • polymer-polymer systems · surfaces and interfaces · analytical applications · application of IGC in coal characterization and food science. This valuable title discusses the application of IGC to the thermodynamic and acid-base interaction of components in polymer systems, and the technological advances in the field. Douglas R. Lloyd, Editor, University of Texas Thomas Carl Ward, Editor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Henry P. Schreiber, Editor, Ecole Polytechnique Clara C. Pizana, Assistant Editor Developed from a symposium sponsored by the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering of the American Chemical Society and the Macromolecular Science & Engineering Division of the Chemical Institute of Canada ACS Symposium Series No. 391 ISBN 0-8412-1610-X LC 89-6628
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828 A · ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL. 6 1 , NO. 14, JULY 15, 1989
BRIEFS Optimization of a Coaxial Continuous Flow Fast Atom Bombardment Interface between Capillary Liquid Chromatography and Magnetic Sector Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Biomolecules 1577 M a s s s p e c t r a are o b t a i n e d from low-picomole a m o u n t s of c o m p o u n d s from a variety of a n a l y t e classes, including p e p tides, steroids, p h o s p h o l i p i d s , a n d c a r b o h y d r a t e s . A detection limit of 500 a t t o m o l e s is o b t a i n e d for a t r i p e p t i d e . M. A r t h u r Moseley, Leesa J . Deterding, J.S.M. de Wit, and Kenneth B. Tomer*, Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 and Robert T. Kennedy, Nancy Bragg, and J a m e s W. Jorgenson*, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Quantitation Capability of a Directly Linked Gas Chromatography/Fourier Transform Infrared/Mass Spectrometry System
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Regression analysis is used t o evaluate G C / F T - I R / M S for on-line confirmed q u a n t i t a t i v e e n v i r o n m e n t a l analysis. T h e degree of scatter in t h e regression plots increases in t h e order total ion c h r o m a t o g r a m ~ single ion c h r o m a t o g r a m < maximum absorbance < integrated absorbance < GramSchmidt. Donald F. Gurka*, I r e n e F a r n h a m , Billy B. Potter, and Steven Pyle, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Las Vegas, NV 891933478, R i c h a r d Titus, Chemistry Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, and Wayne Duncan, Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Scientific Instruments Division, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Correspondence Capillary Zone Electrophoresis with Analyte Velocity Modulation. Application to Refractive Index Detection 1593 Chang-Yuh Chen, Tshenge Demana, Shi-Duo Huang, and Michael D. Morris*, Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Technical Notes Determination of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Sample Temperatures through Measurement of the Probe Coil Ohmic Resistance 1594 Rosemary Effiong and Ronald F. Evilia*, Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148 Capillary Gas Chromatography/Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Using an Injector/Trap and Liquid/Liquid Extraction 1596 Allen J . Fehl and Curtis Marcott*, The Procter & Gamble Company, Miami Valley Laboratories, Cincinnati, OH 45239-8707 Use of Fumed Silica To Remove Surfactant Interferences in Continuous Flow Polarographic Measurements 1598 Wladyslaw W. Kubiak* and Zygmunt Kowalski, Institute of Materials Science, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
