Chemical analysts believe that they are “those who, through the limited knowledge of human beings, discover the hidden things of God’s creation.”
Since the publication of the book in 2002 under the title "Practical Gas and Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry," it has been revised several times. Building on these revisions, I am very proud and delighted to be republishing the book in 2018 under the new title "Understanding Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry."
Over the years, there have been many advancements in chromatographic instruments, including GC and HPLC, and mass spectrometers (MS), and their applications have diversified to include pharmaceuticals, food, the environment, cosmetics, and forensic science.
And, in line with this, the number of laboratories operating this expensive equipment has increased exponentially.
Recently, the detection of banned pesticides in eggs and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in sanitary pads have become social issues, and these are also based on chemical analysis using GC/MS and LC/MS.
Although the number of researchers using chromatography and mass spectrometry is increasing day by day, the manuals and user training provided by the equipment companies are inevitably limited in their ability to apply and maintain the equipment in a wide range of ways. In addition, there are only a very small number of books published in Korean on chromatography and mass spectrometry.
Therefore, this book was designed to be a harmonious blend of laboratory experience and theoretical background, including content that was difficult to learn in undergraduate or graduate school.
In previous books, we have reduced the amount of chromatography (GC and HPLC) content considerably, while dedicating more space to the theory and application of mass spectrometry (MS), which is developing rapidly and expanding its application fields.
I hope this book will be of some help to researchers in understanding and applying chromatography and mass spectrometry.
I did my best to make this a good book, but there may be some shortcomings.
If there are any revisions after publication, they will be provided in the data room of the Free Academy website (www.freeaca.com).