Table of Contents

Level 1: Overviews

Level 2: Methods and Instrumentation

Level 3: Practical Applications

Appendices

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Key Features
* Written by experts from both academic and industrial settings worldwide
* Includes 544 articles, covering 12 methods of separation:
* Affinity/Biotechnology
* Centrifugation
* Chromatography
* Crystallization
* Distillation
* Electrophoresis
* Extraction
* Flotation
* Ion exchange
* Mass spectrometry
* Membrane separations
* Particle size separation
* Allows easy access to the primary literature with further reading lists in each article
* Provides extensive cross-referencing (hyperlinks in the electronic version)
* Dedicates one entire volume to the detailed index
* Includes many figures and tables illustrating the text and a color plate section in each volume
* Initial access to the innovative online version included with purchase;Ongoing access is maintained for a minimum annual fee

About the Author

Colin F. Poole, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

Reviews

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