CHE 626 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
I. Introductory Topics
A. Development of Analytical Chemistry
B. Analytical Terms
C. Precision and Accuracy
D. Figures of Merit
II. Measurement Fundamentals
A. Signal-to-Noise Ratio
B. Origin of Instrument Noise
C. Devices for S/N Enhancement
D. Software-Based Methods for S/N Enhancement
E. Quantifying Measurements and Extracting Information
III. Automated Methods of Analysis
A. Need for Automated Methods
B. PC-Based Data Acquisition
C. Continuous Flow Analysis
D. Flow-Injection Analysis
E. Multilayer Dry Reagent Slides
F. Laboratory Robots
IV. Chemical Equilibria in Modern Analytical Chemistry
Binding Assays/Immunoassays
V. Introduction to Spectroscopy
A. Electromagnetic Radiation
B. Instrument Components
C. Sources of Radiation
D. Wavelength Selectors
E. Detectors
VI. Atomic Spectroscopy
A. Principles
B. Flame Emission Spectroscopy
C. Inductively Coupled Plasma
D. Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
E. Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
F. Background Correction in Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
G. Atomic Fluorescence
H. X-Ray Fluorescence
VII. Molecular Spectroscopy
A. UV-Visible Spectroscopy
B. Molecular Luminescence
C. Infrared Spectroscopy
Raman
VIII. Introduction to Chromatographic Separations
A. Classification
B. Chromatographic Parameters
C. Resolution
D. Kinetic Variables Affecting Band Broadening
IX. Liquid Chromatography
A. HPLC Instrumentation
B. Adsorption Chromatography
C. Partition Chromatography
D. Other Types of Liquid Chromatography
X. Gas Chromatography
A. Basic Description
B. Classification of GC Methods
C. Stationary Phase
D. Carrier Gas
E. Detectors
F. Temperature Programming
G. Hyphenated Methods
XI. Introduction to Electroanalytical Chemistry
A. Concepts, Terms and Symbols
B. Types of Electrodes
C. Liquid Junction Potential
D. Types of Electrochemical Cells
E. Cell Potential
F. Nernst Equation
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