Application Of On Line Analytical Instrumentation To Process Control

Analytical Instrumentation examines analyzers for detecting pollutants and other hazardous matter, including carbon monoxide, chlorine, fluoride, hydrogen sulfide, mercury, and phosphorous. Also covers selection, application, and sampling procedures.

The concept of flow injection analysis (FIA) was introduced in the mid-seventies. It was preceded by the success of segmented flow analysis, mainly in clinical and environmental analysis. This advance, as well as the development of continuous monitors for process control and environmental monitors, ensured the success of the FIA methodology. As an exceptionally effective means of mechanization for various procedures of wet chemical analysis, the FIA methodology, in use with a whole arsenal of detection methods of modern analytical chemistry, proved to be of great interest to many. The fast and intensive development of the FIA methodology was due to several factors essential for routine analytical determinations, such as very limited sample consumption, the short analysis time based on a transient signal measurement in a flow-through detector and an on-line carrying out difficult operations of separation, preconcentration or physicochemical conversion of analytes into detectable species. Twenty-year studies by numerous research groups all over the world have provided significant progress in the theoretical description of dispersion phenomena in FIA and various operations of physicochemical treatment of the analyte. This volume is devoted to the presentation of the current status of development of the instrumentation for FIA and the many fields of its practical applications, based on an extensive bibliography of original research publications. Contents:Molecular Spectroscopy DetectionAtomic Spectroscopy Detection MethodsElectrochemical Detection MethodsEnzymatic Methods of Detection and ImmunoassaysOther Detection Methods Used in FIAOn-Line Sample Processing in FIA SystemsSpeciation Analysis Using Flow Injection MethodologyApplications of Flow Injection Methods in Routine AnalysisSequential and Batch Injection TechniquesCommercially Available Instrumentation for FIACurrent Trends in Developments of Flow Analysis Readership: Chemists and chemical engineers. keywords:Automation of Chemical Analysis;Flow Analysis;Flow Injection Analysis;Environmental Analysis;Chemical Sensors;Biosensors;Process Analysis;Ion Selective Electrodes;Sequential Injection Analysis;Flow Injection Immunoassays “… the book contains much beneficial information. It will certainly prove most helpful as a handbook for practising chemists …” Trends in Analytical Chemistry “It is an excellent tool for anyone who is working in the field and is a meticulous and comprehensive review of flow injection (FI) methodology, including a wide variety of automated reagent-based assays.” Analytical Chemistry “It has been prepared to guide the reader through the evolution of this methodology and to illustrate its impact on chemical analysis in the twenty-five years since its invention.” Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Intended for both the novice and professional, this text aims to approach problems with currently available tools and methods in the modern analytical chemistry domain. It covers all fields from basic theory and principles of analytical chemistry to instrumentation classification, design and purchasing. This edition includes information on X-ray methods and analysis, capillary electrophoresis, infrared and Raman technique comparisons, and more.

Process analytical chemistry (PAC) can be defined as the technology of obtaining quantitative and qualitative information about a chemical process in order to control or optimise its performance. This highly practical book provides an up-to-date introduction to the field with a special emphasis placed on industrial processes. Edited by representatives from one of the world's leading chemical companies and centres of excellence for research into the subject, the book is written by a transatlantic team of authors who provide a global perspective.