Destructive Analysis Method

What are the official methods of moisture content determination?

Moisture content determination is the process of determining the amount of water or moisture present in a material. There are several official methods for determining moisture content, including:

Destructive Analysis Method

• Karl Fischer Titration: This method involves chemically reacting a sample with Karl Fischer reagent to determine the water content. It is widely used for accurately measuring moisture content in various materials.
• Loss on Drying (LOD): This method involves drying a sample to remove the moisture and then re-weighing the dried sample. The difference in weight is used to calculate the moisture content.
• Microwave Oven Drying: This method utilizes a microwave oven to rapidly dry a sample and remove the moisture for weight loss calculation and moisture content determination.
• Gas Chromatography: This method separates the moisture from the sample using gas chromatography and measures the volume to determine the moisture content.