How can i determine (Water content % ) in phosphate glass samples? Can IR technique do this?

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Kamil Oster

You can do it by using FTIR, however, the procedure will be quite tough not only from the experimental point of view but also chemometrics.

K M Zakir Hossain

@Kamil Oster..Do you have any specific reference of the suggested FTIR test for water content detection?

K M Zakir Hossain,

Article Water in Silicate Glasses: An Infrared Spectroscopic Study

Article States of water in different polymers – DSC and FTIR studies

Please use articles databases:

https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=states+of+water+in&btnG=

Thanks a lot for the references. Much appreciated.