Karl Fischer titration can be summarized into a series of steps:
1. Add reagent (titrant) to a burette; (The reagents include alcohol, sulfur dioxide, a base and iodine)
2. Add sample solvent to the titration vessel;
3. Begin stirring the vessel;
4. Zero the instrument by titrating unwanted moisture in the system;
5. Add the weighed sample to the titration vessel;
6. Begin adding reagent from the burette while stirring;
7. When the endpoint is reached, the electrode will detect no change iin current upon addition of more reagent;
8. By knowing how much titrant was added, the water content can be calculated. Normally, the Karl Fischer instrument does the calculations and reports the results as "% water" or "ppm water".