Analytical application of ion exchangers

Analytical application of ion exchangers

140 BOOK REVIEWS theoretical account of the ongtns of the polarization of fluorescence, and of the mformation regarding the excited molecule and it...

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theoretical account of the ongtns of the polarization of fluorescence, and of the mformation regarding the excited molecule and its mteractlon wit11 Its surroundmgs, that can be gained from mcasurmg the polarization The book as a whole maintains an even balance hetwcen theory and appllcabon, and can be rccommendcd to all interested analysts, though the price will tend to discourage personal acquisltlon J P SIIMOX~ (Blrmmgham)

J IKZCDY, A~ulylzcal cc~plzcalzon of mn e.~ck~nger~ (Translated by A PALL Ed by I 13~~s ASI) M WILLIAMS) Pcqqamon Pp x1 +443 Price xojjs

from the Hungarian Press, Oxford, xgG0

‘I’1115book is a translation of a text ongmally pubhshed m Hungary m xgGz It 1s tllcrefore out of date to some extent, though tins does not materially detract from tllc value of wllat 15 witl1out doubt a most useful work The basic guide lmcs for utlhzatlon of ion exchange m analytical studies had been laid some years previously and the text remains sufflclently comprehcnslvc a\ cl working tool Of the newer devclopmcnts, cation exchange m concentrated mineral acids has come too recently to gain mcluslon at all and the rapidly expanding field of lqu~l ion cxcllangers recclvc5 only

a cursory mention Tl1eoretlcal principles, experlmcntal teclmqucs and practical appltcatlons are covered m a balanced manner and a wealth of data on the now prohflc output of analytical separations IS mcorporatcd In tabular form glvmg ready access to the literature wlncli iscoverccl to tlic extent of over 1200 icfcrences Inclusion of conditions under which separations have been achevcd enhances the value of the tabulations and tlley are likely to prove of real uthty as a wotkmg reference Source A number of practlcalexamples, prcscnted m small print, ale well clrosen for tcachmg anddemonstration purposes. In a concise test which has suffered httle from the translation process, a few shortcomings are evlclent , in particular tllc trcatmcnt of weak acrcl cation exchange 1s madequate and somewhat misleadrng The quality of production has apparently been geared to an economic sellmg price and It 15 unfortunate that many of the diagrams are poorly prescntecl and are lackmg m clarity. ,J I<. FomzarAN (London)