expands on the theory and applied aspects of the technique. The main mathematical equations in the book appear in these two chapters, and they are limited to Faraday's law, the Nernst equation, and hydrodynamic voltammetry. Portions read like a commercial advertisement for the detector. Also, I will not enter into the dispute as to whether amperometric or coulometric detectors are better for HPLC. There are a variety of errors/inconsistencies throughout these pages. Both the first and the third reference mentioned in the book contain errors. When flow-through designs are discussed, the use of reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) is never mentioned. The value of the Faraday is said to be 96,500 Celsius/mol! The remaining 14 chapters are written predominantly by practioners of coulometric array detection. The chapters are written as extended reviews and many provide experimental details. These chapters cover (1) analysis of antioxidants and biogenic amines; (2) applications in chiral separations, food chemistry, forensic chemistry of illicit drugs, and several aspects of neurochemistry; and (3) multiparameter databases and measurement of unreactive species by the use of derivatives and photolysis. Each chapter has a general introduction. The references are current through 1996 and arranged alphabetically with titles and inclusive pagination at the end of each chapter. A subject index is provided at the end.
Coulometric detectors have been commercially available since the early 1980's. The array detector was introduced 10 years ago. The reviews in this book show its varied application and should serve as reference sources for anyone working with HPLC and all forms of electrochemical detection.