Microchemical Analysis Section Summary Of Activities July 1965 To June 1966

Excerpt from Microchemical Analysis Section: Summary of Activities, July 1965 to June 1966 The Analytical Chemistry Division was established as a separate division at the National Bureau of Standards on September 1, 1963, and became part of the Institute for Materials Research in the February I, 1964, reorganization. It consists at present of nine sections and about 100 technical personnel encompassing some 45(different analytical competences from activation analysis and atomic absorption to vacuum fusion and X-ray spectroscopy. These competences, and in turn the sections which they comprise, are charged with research at the forefront of analysis as well as awareness of the practical sample, be it standard reference material or service analysis. In addition it is their responsibility to inform others of their efforts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The report describes the research activities and scientific programs of the Microchemical Analysis Section of the Analytical Chemistry Division of the NBS Institute for Materials Research.General activities are reported in the areas of gas analysis, polarography, potentiometry, coulometry, chemical microscopy, and classical microchemical analysis. Research accomplishments described in some detail include the following:high pressure mass spectrometry; high precision differential polarography; an improved coulometric technique for titration of halides; developments in micro null-point potentiometry; techniques for the accurate weighing of small liquid samples.A number of microchemical procedures which have been developed for the analysis of a variety of materials are also included.(Author).