Problems of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry: A Hands-On Guide (Second Edition)

The complex field of analytical chemistry requires knowledge and application of the fundamental principles of numerical calculation. Problems of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry provides support and guidance to help students develop these numerical strategies to generate information from experimental results in an efficient and reliable way. The book contains exercises that provide standard protocols for the most common calculations in the daily work of a laboratory. Also included are easy-to-follow diagrams to facilitate understanding and avoid common errors, making this textbook perfect as a hands-on accompaniment to in-class learning. The subjects covered follow a course in analytical chemistry from the initial basics of data analysis to applications of mass, UV-VIS, infrared and atomic spectrometry and chromatography, concluding with an overview of nuclear magnetic resonance and electrochemistry. Intended as a self-training tool for undergraduates in chemistry, analytical chemistry and related subjects, this book is also useful as a reference for scientists looking to brush up on their knowledge of instrumental techniques in laboratories. This second edition builds upon the first with new and updated content, as well as QR codes distributed throughout, directing readers to dedicated materials and websites hosting additional information, examples and models.

JM Andrade-Garda, Fields of expertise: Quality Control and Chemometrics. In Chemometrics, main interests are in multivariate regression and pattern recognition methods (either, unsupervised and supervised). In the Atomic Spectrometry arena, he applied formal optimisation techniques to optimize analytical protocols and applied multivariate regression tools to cope with spectral and chemical interferences in ETAAS (traditional sample introduction and slurry-based). In the infrared spectrometry arena he developed analytical methods for the petrochemical field, currently he is focused on the study of microplastics. He is Full Professor at the University of A Coruña since 2011. He was in charge of teaching different subjects on Analytical Chemistry since 1995. He has published around 130 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Coauthored 12 chapters of books and edited two editions of a book with the RSC and one with World Scientific.

A Carlosena-Zubieta is an Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of A Coruña. She currently works on atomic spectrometry, particularly quantification of trace metals in samples of environmental interest. She published many papers on slurry-sampling ETAAS. There, robust analytical protocols were developed based on multivariate chemometric optimization methods (namely, experimental design and simplex optimization). She was in charge of teaching different subjects in the Analytical Chemistry field since 1994. She published around 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Coauthored 5 chapters of books, including two editions of a RSC book on atomic spectrometry and one with World Scientific.

M Gestal-Pose, MS (2001) and PhD (2009) in Computer Science, was born in A Coruña, Spain, in 1977. He is currently an assistant professor in the Computer Science Faculty, University of A Coruña, and a member of the Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptative Systems research laboratory. His research interests are focused on evolutionary computation (mainly genetic algorithms), artificial neural networks and their interaction to perform variable selection. He has participated in several research projects, published papers in many international journals and edited and authored several books.

MP Gómez-Carracedo Researcher at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of A Coruña. She got her PhD in 2005, special award. Her research areas cover characterization of refinery products by infrared spectrometry and multivariate regression modelling, particularly partial least squares and artificial neural networks. She also works on variable selection by genetic algorithms. She taught Analytical Chemistry issues at the Universities of Vigo and A Coruña. She published around 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Coauthored 10 chapters of books, including two editions of a RSC book on atomic spectrometry and one with World Scientific.

MA Maestro-Saavedra, fields of expertise: Organic Synthesis and Structural Elucidation. In Organic Synthesis, main interests are preparation of vitamin D metabolites and analogs and isotopically labeled compounds. In the Structural Elucidation field, he set up the Scientific Services of University of A Coruña (where he was the Manager of the Services, 1993–2004) where he applied spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques (NMR, MS, UV, single crystal XRD), to natural products and synthetic intermediates. He is Associate Professor at the University of A Coruña since 1996. He was in charge of teaching different subjects on Organic Chemistry and Structural Elucidation since 1996. He has published around 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and collaborated in the edition of a book with World Scientific.