Summary

Approaching the subject from the standpoint of a practical chromatographer who needs to know enough theory to make the best use of a chosen technique, this practical text stresses the actual use of the techniques, not just the theories on which they are based. Includes discussions of chemical equilibria, the properties of solutions and gases, and the structures of molecules and how they attract one another. Assumes basic knowledge of chemistry and electricity. The book provides a basic understanding of gas chromatography in a flexible format that students can follow independently and at their own pace, and which can be supplemented by further reading suggested in the bibliography. As with the other texts in the Open Learning series, it is designed as a convenient way of studying for those who, for various reasons, cannot use conventional education courses.