Chromatography: Principles and Instrumentation

“Mark Vitha has written a book that will appeal to students, teachers, and perhaps professional analysts who need a refresher in the fundamentals of chromatography. The book consists of three sections of about equal length dealing with separation theory, gas chromatography (GC), and liquid chromatography (LC). The section on theory is especially strong. Vitha is an experienced educator who understands the undergraduate audience and explains concepts clearly. He uses analogies to help students with abstract ideas, something I have seen little of in the sciences. He also freely uses ideas and terms from thermodynamics that can be grasped by students who have studied physical chemistry”.
“Graduate students might want to use this book, with additional depth provided by their instructors and current and classic papers (many are referenced). Graduate students need more depth in areas such as solvent theory and the selection of solvents, for example, than is given in this book”.
“I taught instrumental methods to undergraduate students for many years using encyclopedic full-course texts. I wish there had been as fine a pedagogical tool as this more-focused new textbook at that time”. (LC/GC- December 16)

Provide students and practitioners with a solid grounding in the theory of chromatography and the metrics used in its applications

In this book, you will learn the fundamental principles underpinning chromatography and be able to connect those principles to the design and use of chromatographic systems.

Chromatography is the most widely used technique in modern analytical chemistry. Chromatography: Principles and Instrumentation, designed as a textbook, is focused on the current theory and the modern practice of chromatography.  It is intended for use in both quantitative analysis courses and instrumental methods courses.