Sampling for Analytical Purposes - Hardcover

Gy, Pierre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471979562 ISBN 13: 9780471979562

Publisher: Wiley, 1998

Synopsis

Dr Gy, a pioneer in every sense of the word, has spent 50 years studying the best way to take a truly representative sample. His greatest achievement perhaps has been to introduce science into the black art of sampling. The now famous and widely used formula bearing his name means that sampling is no longer a lottery but an essential analytical tool. This very readable and practical book, written by Pierre Gy himself, is the first simple guide to Pierre Gy s method to be translated into English. Although Dr Gy s formula was originally developed for the sampling of solid material in mines, etc., the theoretical arguments are equally valid for the sampling of liquids and multi-phase media. This book is as interesting as a historical perspective as it is useful for the practising modern day analyst.

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From the Publisher

Sampling (the removal of a small amount of material from a larger volume to test it for a desired characteristic) is important to industry in order to monitor the progress of a reaction or the quality (purity) of a product. To ensure that the sample is representative of the larger volume, certain procedures need to be followed in removing the sample and statistical interpretation of the data. An example of sampling would be determining the purity of a train boxcar load of fine clay by several small samples representative of the bulk. Pierre Gy is one of the leading sampling experts in the world and Sampling for Analytical Purposes is an abridged version of his previous French works. The title is a simple guide to sampling method for practicing analysts who do not want to search through larger and more complex titles. This title responds to a shortage of books on large scale process chemistry.

About the Author

Pierre Maurice Gy was a chemist and statistician. Born in Paris, France, to Felix and Clemence, Gy graduated in chemical engineering from ESPCI ParisTech in 1946.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0471979562
• ISBN 13: 9780471979562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176