The reference work describes in its new edition still more up-to-date methods for the recycling and purifi cation processes of rare earth element analysis for industrial and scientific purposes alike. Due to their vast applications, from computer hardware to mobile phones and electric cars, REEs have become a valuable resource for our modern life. New topics: emission spectroscopy, analysis of environmental samples and pharmaceutical applications.
Professor Alfred Golloch
was head of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry at the University of Duisburg (1974---2003). He prepared his diploma and doctoral thesis at the RWTH Aachen (Germany). 1974 he prepared his habilitation thesis and moved to Duisburg.
