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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2020, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (4): 282-286.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2020.04.012

• Analytical methods and testing • Previous Articles    

Determination of moisture content in consumer products by Karl Fischer titration and its interfering factors

SHEN Zheng-chao1,ZHENG Ya-bin1,GAO Mei-ping2,NIE Lei2,LI Guo-ao2,DU Zhen-xia1()   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
    2. Beijing Key Laboratory for VOCs Pollution Prevention and Treatment Technology and Application of Urban Air, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing 100037, China
  • Received:2019-08-16 Revised:2020-03-20 Online:2020-04-22 Published:2020-04-24
  • Contact: Zhen-xia DU E-mail:duzx@mail.buct.edu.cn

Abstract:

As a standard method in China, Karl Fischer titration has been widely used to determine moisture content in products, which has the advantages of high accuracy, rapid and convenient operation. But the accuracy of this method is affected by many external factors when complex samples are determined. The Karl Fischer titration volumetric method was applied to the determination of moisture content in 8 categories of 85 consumer products. The influence of various factors, such as ionic interference in the sample, excessive water content of samples, surface contamination of electrodes and so on during the process of water determination were analyzed, and then discussed the corresponding solutions. The purpose is to provide a more accurate and reasonable water content test method for consumer products.

Key words: Karl Fischer titration, consumer products, moisture content

CLC Number: 

  • C913.33