An accurate method for determining the amount of water is the Karl Fischer titration, developed by the German chemist whose name it bears in 1935. This method detects only water, contrary to loss on drying, which detects any volatile substances.
An accurate method for determining the amount of water is the Karl Fischer titration, developed by the German chemist whose name it bears in 1935. This method detects only water, contrary to loss on drying, which detects any volatile substances.