"The Essence of Chromatography" presents a comprehensive survey of modern chromatography and is intended as a suitable text for graduate level courses in the separation sciences and as a self-study guide for professional chromatographers wishing to refresh their background in this rapidly expanding field. This title is an effective replacement for "Chromatography Today", written by the same author with Salwa K. Poole, which is considered to be one of the definitive chromatographic texts of the last decade. Its format is modular, with extensive cross-references to permit rapid location of related material using different separation concepts. Important features are extensive tabulation of essential data for performing separations and an extensive bibliography to the most recent literature. Includes key features such as: comprehensive and authoritative coverage of chromatographic techniques; contains extensive coverage of recent literature on this subject; and ideal text for graduates and suitable for professional chromatographers.