Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, Vol. 74, No. 4, pp. 585-592
doi:10.1351/pac200274040585
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION
COMMISSION ON GENERAL ASPECTS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Information essential for characterizing a flow-based analytical system (IUPAC Technical Report)
Elias A. G. Zagatto, Jacobus F. van Staden, Nelson Maniasso, Raluca I. Stefan, and Graham D. Marshall
1Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo, P.O. Box 96, Piracicaba 13400-970, Brazil; 2Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa; 3GlobalFIA Inc., P.O. Box 480, Fox Island, WA 98333, USA
Abstract:
Essential aspects for characterization of a flow-based analytical procedure or system are discussed in order to permit the composition of a checklist that will lead to a protocol for reporting results and systems in flow analysis. Aspects more related to chromatographic procedures are not considered. The intent is to present normalized proposals in the field of flow analysis for practitioners and developers.