Theoretical Advancement in Chromatography and Related Separation Techniques

by Francesco Dondi (Editor), Georges Guiochon (Editor)

Overview

Chromatography and all the related separation techniques are experimental in their origin and justification. However, the spectacular progress made in this area since World War II has given rise to a theoretical underpinning. The present book covers the current status of the research area and places it in perspective with the general concepts of the fields of physical chemistry involved.
The ASI lectures/authors — well known leaders in their fields — have written presentations at the graduate level, accessible to all those who have a good general background in the thermodynamics and mass transfer theory of phase equilibria.
The book will be useful to young scientists and engineers who wish to access the current frontiers in chromatography and other separation sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789401051897
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	01/10/2012
Series:	Nato Science Series C: , #383
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Pages:	641
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.05(d)

Table of Contents

The Ideal Model of Chromatography..- The Equilibrium-Dispersive Model of Chromatography..- Review of the Various Models of Linear Chromatography, and of their Solutions..- Theory of Zonoids: I) A Mathematical Summary..- Theory of Zonoids: II) Application to Chromatographic Processes..- Shastic Theory of Chromatography. The Characteristic Function Method and the Approximation of Chromatographic Peak Shape..- Applications of a Mechanism-Independent Retention Equation-System Peaks..- Principles of Adsorption at Solid Surfaces and their Significance in Gas/Solid and Liquid/Solid Chromatography..- Unified Approach to the Theory of Chromatography. I) “Incompressible” Binary Mobile Phase (Liquid Chromatography)..- Unified Approach to the Theory of Chromatography. II) Compressible, Neat Mobile Phase (Supercritical Fluid Chromatography)..- The Position of Supercritical-Fluid Chromatography between Gas and Liquid Chromatography from a Kinetic Point of View..- Physicochemical Measurement by Chromatography: Overview and Solution Thermodynamics..- Physicochemical Measurements by Chromatography: Diffusion and Rate Processes..- Gas Chromatographic Techniques to Elucidate the Working Mechanism of Graphitized Carbon Black-Liquid Modifier-Eluate Interactions..- Mechanisms of the Separation and Transport of Polymer Systems in Chromatographic Media..- Physicochemical Basis of Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography..- Theoretical Aspects of Quantitative Affinity Chromatography..- Theoretical Basis of Field-Flow Fractionation..- Conventional Isoelectric Focusing and Immobilized pH Gradients..- Solute Band Spreading in Capillary Electrophoresis..

Editorial Reviews

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on [title], held in Ferrara, Italy, August 1991. In the first part of the volume are presented the theory of chromatography, the basic thermodynamics of phase equilibria, and the molecular thermodynamics, which constitutes a bridge between classical thermodynamics and molecular properties. This allows a rational presentation of the recent developments in preparative chromatography and in other areas of this method. It also permits a unified exposition of the field and provides the necessary basis for the achievement of physico-chemical measurements by chromatography. The second part of the volume is devoted to the separation of polymers and biopolymers, using hydrophobic interaction chromatography, field flow fractionation, classical or capillary zone electrophoresis. The presentations are roughly at the graduate level, accessible to all those who have a good general background in thermodynamics and mass transfer theory of phase equilibria. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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