ABSTRACT

Since detection in liquid chromatography was reviewed in Volume I, there have been many improvements in existing methods and some powerful new detectors have been introduced. The emphasis has been on automated techniques applicable to HPLC, rather than methods involving analysis of separated fractions. The various detection systems now available, which have been discussed in excellent, comprehensive reviews of HPLC of carbohydrates by Honda1 and Hicks,2 may be classified into three main categories: