HPLC Books for newbies

[tirabasso.1]

This may have been discussed before but I'm a complete newbie to HPLC.

Do any of you know of any books you feel a complete newbie to an HPLC would find useful? I am definitely not a chemist.

Thanks,

Pat T.

[juddc]

I'd start with Snyder's Practical HPLC Method Development, 2nd Ed. It's quite readable and very thorough. I've used it to good effect for years.

Hang around here & ask questions. There are quite a number of smart people here (Uwe, Tom, Bryan, Bruce, Merlin, Danko, and others come to mind) who are willing to share.

Other sources of info: LC/GC magazine, column suppliers, and (maybe) the folks that made whatever instrument you're using.

[Hollow]

I haven't read Snyder's book yet (just received it some weeks ago) but for a really newbie maybe the following are a bit easier, giving an general overview and basic knowledge. I have to say that I just know the german version of the books, but I think the english doesn't differ a lot.

General book:
Practical High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, 4th Edition
Veronika R. Meyer
ISBN: 978-0-470-09378-8

Troubleshooting:
Pitfalls and Errors of HPLC in Pictures, 2nd Edition
Veronika R. Meyer
ISBN: 978-3-527-31372-3

[Uwe Neue]

My recommendation for an easy-to-read-and-understand book is Michael Dong's Modern HPLC for the Practicing Scientist. Paperback, and many useful pictures...

[tirabasso.1]

My thanks to those of you who recommended some books for me to check out! It's good to have this forum. I'm glad I discovered you all!

Pat