A. I. Busov.
'I'lre Analytical Chemistry of Indiwnt, Translated from the Russian by J. I'. GREAVES, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1962, xi + 288 pp., price 84 s. Any book that brings tog&her detailed analytical information on a relative newcomer to the majority of analysts is welcome, particularly if the publication is available at a reasonable price. This latest Monograph is a worthy addition to the International Series of Monographs and amply fulfils both of these requirements.
Indium is of importance in certain alloys, for cxamplc in dental compositions, and has applications in the optical and atomic energy industries. It is not surprising, therefore, that the analyst is frequently called upon to determine this less familiar clement at all levels in a variety of materials. Whether the analyst is a specialist in polarography, cm&ion or X-ray fluoresccncc spectroscopy, flame-photometry or radio-activation, or is restricted to the more conventional methods of chemical analysis, this book will provide sufficient reliable information to instil confidences It is divided into IO chapters under headings, apart from those already indicated, such as Precipitation by Inorganic Anions, Formation of Complex Ions with Halides, and the Analytical Characteristics of Compounds of Indium with Organo-Sulphydryl Groups. Methods for the separation, detection ancl determination of indium in natural and industrial products are discussed, and detailed descriptions of rccommencled procedures arc given.
The analytical information is jucliciously condensed and supported not only by the author's personal experiences, but by nearly 500 references. These references contain'relevant information up to about the time of publication of the book in Moscow in 1958, although one reference is datccl 1959. The presentation, indexing and general production of the book arc up to the usual high standard of workmanship of this series, and its technical information is highly commended to anyone involved in the analytical chemistry of indium.
W. T. ELWELL (Birmingham) rl ml. Chins.
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