Book description
This practical book in instrumental analytics conveys an overview of
important methods of analysis and enables the reader to realistically
learn the (principally technology-independent) working techniques the
analytical chemist uses to develop methods and conduct validation.
What is to be conveyed to the student is the fact that analysts
in their capacity as problem-solvers perform services for certain
groups of customers, i. e., the solution to the problem should in any
case be processed in such a way as to be "fit for purpose".
The book presents sixteen experiments in analytical chemistry
laboratory courses. They consist of the classical curriculum used at
universities and universities of applied sciences with chromatographic
procedures, atom spectrometric methods, sensors and special methods
(e. g. field flow fractionation , flow injection analysis and
N-determination according to Kjeldahl).
The carefully chosen combination of theoretical description of
the methods of analysis and the detailed instructions given are what
characterizes this book. The instructions to the experiments are so
detailed that the measurements can, for the most part, be taken
without the help of additional literature.
The book is complemented with tips for effective literature and
database research on the topics of organisation and the practical
workflow of experiments in analytical laboratory, on the topic of the
use of laboratory logs as well as on writing technical reports and
grading them (Evaluation Guidelines for Laboratory Experiments).
A small introduction to Quality Management, a brief glance at
the history of analytical chemistry as well as a detailed appendix on
the topic of safety in analytical laboratories and a short
introduction to the new system of grading and marking chemicals using
the "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling
of Chemicals (GHS)", round off this book.
This book is therefore an indispensable workbook for students,
internship assistants and lecturers (in the area of chemistry,
biotechnology, food technology and environmental technology) in the
basic training programme of analytics at universities and universities
of applied sciences.
After his apprentiship, Sergio Petrozzi worked as a
chemical lab technician at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry ETHZ
(Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and at the Swiss Federal
Institute of Aquatic Sciences and Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland.
After acquiring his federal diploma (Diplom Höhere Fachprüfung), he
joined the Institute of Chemical Engineering ETHZ where he gained
great experience as teaching assistant in laboratory courses. His
daily routine focused among other topics,on the following topics at
the ETHZ in Zurich: Development, optimisation and validation of
analytical methods. He subsequently worked as an application chemist
at Büchi Labortechnik AG, Flawil (Switzerland) with a focus on the
validation of applications for environmental determinations. He has
authored numerous publications in international journals and is
presently employed as a Scientific Associate at the Zurich University
of Applied Sciences ZHAW, Wädenswil (Switzerland), where, among other
things, he is teaching adviser in analytical chemistry laboratory at
the Institute for Chemistry and Biological Chemistry (ICBC).
