High performance chelation ion chromatography

This is the first detailed and comprehensive account of the theory and practice of high performance chelation ion chromatography (HPCIC) for the trace determination of metals. Written by the world leaders in the research and development of HPCIC methods it shows how it can rival atomic spectroscopic techniques such as ICP-MS. Of particular interest is the analysis of extremely difficult matrices such as saturated brines, easily achieved by HPCIC, but requiring very complex multi column systems using other ion chromatography methods. Readers will learn about the much greater range and type of complex samples that can be analysed by HPCIC for trace metals as well as obtain an appreciation of the underlying principles giving rise to the special selectivities that can be chosen for separating specific groups of metals.