Includes bibliographical references and index.

General concepts in column chromatography -- The column in gas chromatography -- Instrumental aspects of gas chromatography -- The column in liquid chromatography -- Instrumental aspects of liquid chromatography -- Thin-layer chromatography -- Supercritical fluid chromatography -- Capillary-electromigration separation techniques -- Spectroscopic detectors for identification and quantification -- Separation of stereoisomers -- Laboratory-scale preparative chromatography. "The Essence of Chromatography presents a comprehensive survey of modern chromatographic and capillary electrophoretic techniques and is intended as a suitable text for graduate level courses in the separation sciences and as a self-study guide for professional chromatographers wishing to refresh their background in this rapidly expanding field." "The format of the book is modular, with extensive cross-references to permit rapid location of related material using different separation concepts. This makes it ideal for course work or as a self-study guide. Important features for the professional scientist are extensive tabulation of essential data for performing separations and an extensive bibliography to the most recent literature. Emphasis is also given to modern approaches to data analysis."--Jacket.