Karl Fischer (chemist)
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Karl Fischer was a German
chemist
. In 1935 he published a method to determine trace amounts of water in samples. This method is now called Karl Fischer titration
and was originally performed manually but has been automated. It remains the primary method of water content determination used worldwide by government, academia and industry laboratories, including all major chemical manufacturers and petroleum refiners.
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A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
. In 1935 he published a method to determine trace amounts of water in samples. This method is now called Karl Fischer titration
Karl Fischer titration
Karl Fischer titration is a classic titration method in analytical chemistry that uses coulometric or volumetric titration to determine trace amounts of water in a sample. It was invented in 1935 by the German chemist Karl Fischer.-Coulometric titration:...
and was originally performed manually but has been automated. It remains the primary method of water content determination used worldwide by government, academia and industry laboratories, including all major chemical manufacturers and petroleum refiners.