Element-selective detection for chromatography by plasma emission spectrometry

High-temperature argon and helium plasmas provide stable sources for emission spectroscopy. These plasmas have proven useful as a means of selective detection for column chromatography. This review is based on a survey of the literature from 1965, when the first communication on this topic appeared. The species for which liquid and gas chromatographic effluents are monitored include metal ions and elements not traditionally determined by atomic spectrometry such as C, H, N, P. 0, S, and the halogens. Applications to a wide variety of samples are discussed.