Table of Content
Fundamentals of Microwave Application 1. Applications of Microwave Dielectric Heating Effects to Synthetic Problems in Chemistry 2. Overview of Microwave-Assisted Sample Preparation, Peter J. Walter, Stuart Chalk, and H. M. (Skip) Kingston 3. Environmental Microwave Sample Preparation: Fundamentals, Methods, and Applications, H. M. (Skip) Kingston, Peter Walter, Stuart Chalk, Elke Lorentzen, and Dirk Link Alternative Laboratory Microwave Instruments 4. Development of High-Pressure Closed-Vessel Systems for Microwave-Assisted Sample Digestion, Henryk Matusiewicz 5. Focused-Microwave-Assisted Reactions: Atmospheric-Pressure Acid Digestion, On-Line Pretreatment and Acid Digestion, Volatile Species Production, and Extraction, J. M. Mermet 6. Applying Flow Methodology to Microwave-Enhanced Reactions, K. E. Williams and Stephen J. Haswell 7. Pressure-Controlled Microwave-Assisted Wet Digestion Systems, Gnter Knapp, F. Panholzer, A. Schalk, and P. Kettisch Chemistry Applications 8. Microwave Heating in Organic Chemistry: An Update, George Majetich and Karen Wheless 9. Use of Microwave Heating in Undergraduate Organic Laboratories, George Majetich, Rodgers Hicks, and Edwin Neas 10. Microwave-Assisted Inorganic Reactions, David R. Baghurst and D. Michael P. Mingos 11. Applications of Microwaves in Catalytic Chemistry, Gary Bond and Richard B. Moyes 12. Microwave-Assisted Solvent Extraction, L. Jassie, R. Revesz, T. Kierstead, E. Hasty, and S. Matz Biochemistry Applications 13. Microwave Hydrolysis of Proteins and Peptides for Amino Acid Analysis, W. G. Engelhart 14. Microwave Methods for Sample Preparation in Pathology, L. P. Kok and Mathilde E. Boon Accessing Sample Preparation Information on the WWW 15. SamplePrep Web: Analytical Sample-Preparation and Microwave-Chemistry Resource Center, Stuart J. Chalk, H. M. (Skip) Kingston, Peter J. Walter, Kristen McQuillin, and Jason Brown Laboratory Microwave Safety 16. Laboratory Microwave Safety, H. M. (Skip) Kingston, Peter J. Walter, W. Gary Engelhart, and Patrick J. Parsons