Development of Karl Fischer Reagents

Afterword
Nine years have passed since I first thought of the production of this Karl
Fischer Reagent Manual and the work was suspended for a considerable
period. Now that the project is finally complete, it feels as if a heavy load has
been lifted from my shoulders. I hope that this book will assist you with the
use of the various Karl Fischer reagent products.
At the completion of the project, I should like to acknowledge the
contribution of Mr. Shin'ichi Kuwata (formerly leader of this group) who
created the basic framework for the book, Professor Kaname Muroi who has
spent many years researching the Karl Fischer moisture measurement
method and Mr. Mitsumasa Ono (currently with Daia Instruments Co., Ltd. )
who carried out the actual Karl Fischer moisture measurements used as
examples in this book. I should like also to thank Mr. Akiyoshi Nozawa
(currently of Nippon Rensui Co., Ltd.), Ms. Hiroko Fujino, Ms. Akiyo Sekino
(retired), Ms. Yuka Nitta (nee Fujimoto, retired) and Ms. Naoko Katayama.
Thanks are due also to Mr. Kazuo Kikuchi, Director, Business Department,
Deputy General Manager Masaki Hayashi, Acting Department Manager
Takazumi Kanekiyo, Acting Department Manager Toshiyuki
Narikiyo,Mr.Toshihiko Yamashita,Mr. Takashi Kowada ,Mr.Mitsunari Morishita
and Kengo Itou of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation's Functional Chemical
Company, and to Mr. Yasuo Koike and Kazuo Kumamoto, Directors and
Group Leader Toshio Kaneko of the Analytical Sciences Laboratory at the
Yokohama Research Center. Without their assistance this project would not
have been possible.
Hiromasa Kato (responsible for the text)
Analytical Sciences Laboratory
Yokohama Research Center
July 1999
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