This handbook is directed to the needs of scientists requiring concise overviews and targeted summaries of the main methods employed for separations. It is a work derived from the successful Encyclopedia of Separation Science with a new focus on the fundamentals of methods and instrumentation employed in separations. In a single source it affords access to general background material to enable the professional to quickly assimilate, sort and interpret the dense information associated with a comprehensive literature search.One-stop source for information on Separation Methods General Overviews for Quick Orientation Ease of use for finding results fast Expert Coverage of major Separation Methods Coverage of Techniques for all sizes of samples, pico-level to kilo-level