Publisher's Synopsis
Raw samples taken for chemical analysis are unlikely to be tested in their original form. Virtually every analytical procedure calls for the sample to be pre-treated in some way. At the simplest level this may involve dissolution prior to some spectrophotometric reading; at its most complex it may involve conducting various complex extractions and derivative stages.;In many analyses these stages may be more time consuming than the final analytical determination and may require a high degree of manipulative skill from the analyst. "Sample Pre-treatment" examines the major methods and techniques involved in preparing samples for analysis starting from a simple level and moving to the more complex. The final chapter gives details in a series of case studies of the applications of the subject matter.
