Confronta i metodi

	Spettrometria al plasma accoppiato induttivamente	Cromatografia ionica
Campo	Chimica analitica	Chimica analitica
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	1964	1975
Ideatore	Stanley Greenfield	Hamish Small
Tipo	multi-element analysis technique	separation and analysis technique
Fonte seminale	Greenfield, S., Jones, I. L., & Berry, C. T. (1968). High-pressure plasma jet source for use in atomic spectroscopy. Analyst, 93(1108), 694–697.	Small, H., Stevens, T. S., & Bauman, W. C. (1989). Novel ion exchange chromatographic method using conductometric detection. Analytical Chemistry, 47(11), 1801–1809.
Alias	ICP-OES, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, plasma emission spectroscopy	IC, ion-exchange chromatography, IEC
Correlati	5	5
Sintesi	Inductively coupled plasma spectrometry is a powerful multi-element analytical technique that ionizes a sample in a high-temperature plasma and measures the emitted light (ICP-OES) or ion masses (ICP-MS) to determine elemental concentrations. Developed in the 1960s by Stanley Greenfield, ICP techniques have become the standard for trace element analysis across environmental, geological, biological, and industrial fields. The method combines exceptional sensitivity, wide dynamic range, and the ability to analyze dozens of elements simultaneously.	Ion chromatography is a liquid chromatography method that separates ions and polar molecules based on their relative affinity for the ion exchange resin in the column. Developed by Hamish Small in 1975, it combines ion-exchange separation with conductivity detection, enabling rapid, sensitive, and simultaneous determination of multiple ions in a single analysis. Ion chromatography has become an indispensable tool for monitoring environmental pollutants, analyzing food and pharmaceutical products, and studying complex ionic mixtures.