Column liquid chromatography

This review covers the fundamental developments in the field of column liquid chromatography (LC) during the period of 1984-1985. In an attempt to conserve space, patents and theses have been excluded. Only articles published in English, French, German, and Russian with some exceptions have been included. As compared to the previous review (Anal. Chem. 1984, 56, 300R-340R), all of the tables dealing with selected applications have been deleted and sections on automation and data handling, ion chromatography, trace analysis and sample preparation, and novel applications have been included. New sections that have been added are hydrophobic interaction chromatography, micellar mobile phases, fast LC, and indirect photometric direction. This review is not a comprehensive coverage of all LC literature. The attempt has been made to critically select only those references that reflect fundamental developments in LC theory, methodology, and instrumentation. The main data base for this review was CA Selects (HPLC and GPC) from October 31, 1983, to December 2, 1985. This represented over 8000 abstracts of which 1200 were used. In addition, each author used other search routines to augment coverage from CA Selects. 195 references.