Sample Preparation Techniques in Analytical Chemistry

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Somenath Mitra
John Wiley & Sons, Apr 7, 2004 - Science - 488 pages
The importance of accurate sample preparation techniques cannot be overstated--meticulous sample preparation is essential. Often overlooked, it is the midway point where the analytes from the sample matrix are transformed so they are suitable for analysis. Even the best analytical techniques cannot rectify problems generated by sloppy sample pretreatment.

Devoted entirely to teaching and reinforcing these necessary pretreatment steps, Sample Preparation Techniques in Analytical Chemistry addresses diverse aspects of this important measurement step. These include:
* State-of-the-art extraction techniques for organic and inorganic analytes
* Sample preparation in biological measurements
* Sample pretreatment in microscopy
* Surface enhancement as a sample preparation tool in Raman and IR spectroscopy
* Sample concentration and clean-up methods
* Quality control steps

Designed to serve as a text in an undergraduate or graduate level curriculum, Sample Preparation Techniques in Analytical Chemistry also provides an invaluable reference tool for analytical chemists in the chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, environmental, and materials sciences.

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 SAMPLE PREPARATION AN ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVE
1
SECTION A EXTRACTION AND ENRICHMENT IN SAMPLE PREPARATION
37
CHAPTER 3 EXTRACTION OF SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM SOLID MATRICES
139
CHAPTER 4 EXTRACTION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS
183
CHAPTER 5 PREPARATION OF SAMPLES FOR METALS ANALYSIS
227
SECTION B SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS
271
CHAPTER 7 SAMPLE PREPARATION IN RNA ANALYSIS
301
CHAPTER 8 TECHNIQUES FOR THE EXTRACTION ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
331
SECTION C SAMPLE PREPARATION IN MICROSCOPY AND SPECTROSCOPY
377
CHAPTER 10 SURFACE ENHANCEMENT BY SAMPLE AND SUBSTRATE PREPARATION TECHNIQUES IN RAMAN AND INFRARED SPEC...
413
INDEX
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SOMENATH MITRA. PHD, is Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is coauthor of the textbook Environmental Chemical Analysis. In addition, he has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals of chemistry and analytical sciences.

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