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Determination of Water in Activated Carbon
3 May 2016This application note looks at determining water content in two different activated carbons using the AQUA 40.00 Karl Fischer titrator. Using this method means that the temperature programs can be set up individually both with a fixed gradient and with interposed isothermal heating phases.
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