1 A Short History of Zone Melting and Zone Refining 1
2 Theory 3
3 Important Factors 25
4 Experimental Techniques 35
5 Pure Materials 56
6 Some Applications of Zone Melting 77
7 Study of Phase Relationships by Directional-Freezing and Zone-Melting Experiments 100
8 Zone Levelling 126
9 Related Separation Techniques 128
Appendixes 147
1 Melting Points and Latent Heats of Fusion of Some Common Organic Compounds 147
2 Volume Changes accompanying the Melting of Some Common Organic Compounds 151
References 153
Index 157