Publisher's Synopsis
Following the guidelines laid down in Foreman and Stockwell's earlier book, "Automatic Chemical Analysis", this study offers a different perspective on the complex and important subject of automatic chemical analysis, enlarging and updating the information provided in the earlier text.;As well as providing a critical evaluation of those analytical techniques in which significant progress in automation has been made, describing and discussing the published achievements, and emphasizing the scope and limitations of each development, the text includes additional material in relation to practical aspects of automation and robotics.