Handbook of Analytical Instruments, Second Edition

Analytical Instrumentation offers powerful qualitative and quantitative techniques for analysis in chemical, pharmaceutical, clinical, food-processing laboratories and oil refineries. It also plays a critical role in the monitoring and control of environment pollution. Over the years, this field has become extremely sophisticated. Today, microcontrollers and personal computers have been integrated into analytical instruments. This has brought in automation, efficiency and precision in analytical instrumentation. To keep users abreast of such advances, this edition of the Handbook of Analytical Instruments describes the principles and building blocks of analytical instrumentation. Recent advances in bio-sensors, gamma spectrometry, electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometry, visualization methods for electrophoresis and several other tools and techniques of analytical instrumentation have been covered

Table of Contents

1. Fundamentals of Analytical Instruments 2. Colorimeters and Spectrophotometers (Visible–Ultraviolet) 3. Infrared Spectrophotometers 4. Flame Photometers 5. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers 6. Fluorimeters and Phosphorimeters 7. Raman Spectrometer 8. Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectrometers 9. Mass Spectrometer 10. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer 11. Electron Spin Resonance Spectrometers 12. Electron and Ion Spectrometers 13. Radiochemical Instruments 14. X-Ray Spectrometers 15. Automated Chemical Analysis Systems 16. Gas Chromatographs 17. Liquid Chromatographs 19. Electrophoresis Apparatus and Densitometers 20. Electrochemical Instruments 21. pH Meters and Ion Analyzers 22. Blood Gas Analyzers 23. Industrial Gas Analyzers 25. Electronic Devices and Circuits 26. Digital Circuits 27. Computer-Based Analytical Instruments

Author Profile

Dr R.S. Khandpur is currently Director General, Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab-a joint project of the Government of India and Punjab Government. Prior to this, he was Director General, Centre for Electronics Design and Technology of India (CEDTI), an autonomous scientific society of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India.