In the early 1980s capillary liquid chromatography was being established; it was a period in which only a few research groups published a relatively small number of papers on the subject. In- terest has since taken off, and a period of intense development, to which no end is yet in sight, is now upon us. More investiga- tors and instrument-making firms are now entering the field. This greater interest has resulted in the rapid appearance of two collec- tions 1, 2] and a series of topical reviews 3-6]. However, it could hardly be said that all the problems in this area have been formulated,...

In the last twenty years the literature on the processes of ionic polymerization has reached such a level that there is not a single question which is not covered by the information contained in the many monographs, reference books, and textbooks in this field. It is easy for the interested reader to find sources for in-depth study, for a superficial acquaintance with the fundamentals of the subject or with the general features of these processes. At the same time the field is being continually enriched by new facts which have not only broadened the data base but which influence existing...

This book deals with the physico-chemical principles underlying ion- exchange sorption and chromatog aphy. It does not cover in any detail the experimental and instrumental aspects of practical separations. The author has developed the subject starting from the synthesis and structure of the ion exchangers employed, through the thermodynamics of sorption selectivity and the equilibrium dynamics of ion sorption, to the kinetics and dynamics of non-equilibrium ion-exchange systems. Throughout this treatment the additional factors arising from the exchange of complex organic ions, as opposed to...