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textile chemist

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Description

Textile chemists coordinate and supervise chemical processes for textiles like yarn and fabric forming such as dyeing and finishing.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

health and safety in the textile industrytextile technologiestextile chemistryresearch and development in textilestextile finishing technologytextile printing technologyproperties of textile materialsdyeing technologychallenging issues in the textile industrynonwoven machine technology

Practical Skills

evaluate textile characteristicsmaintain work standardsdesign warp knit fabricsconduct textile testing operationsdevelop specifications of technical textilescontrol textile processdesign yarnsuse textile finishing machine technologiesdevelop textile colouring recipesmanufacture man-made fibres