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Answer :Quality control: testing samples of raw materials or products either in mid-stage or close to final stage to make sure that they are of high enough quality, teaching the standards and qualifications, before the product can be mass produced.
- Research and development of products.
- Perform various chemical methods and procedures in the lab.
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Answer :Example:Lead chemist: works in the lab, chemical reactions, testing the products, analyzing, quality control of raw materials to match all the qualifications/standards, quality control of final product, whereas the chemical engineer does the processing and development of the product.Company: Javo-Mex (soap/detergent/body wash/hand soap/cleaning products company; manufacture for P&G, Mr. Clean)
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- Take samples of raw materials or the finished products to the lab for analysis.
- Follow different chemical methods to do analysis to make sure samples have reached qualifications.
- If not reached qualifications, must tell the supervisors and stop production to find the problem.
- Inspect other co-workers.
- Fill out a sample report (raw materials, final products have different reports).
- If the raw material/final product/mid-stage product is poor: give the report to another department.
- Once final product is approved, send to packaging department and then they will ship it out.
- Once raw materials are approved, send to processing/manufacturing department to make the product.
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- In a company laboratory.
- Must always be sanitary.
- Sometimes if there were a problem, had to go to manufacturing department.
- Go to warehouse to sample the raw material.
- Get finished products from the production/manufacture line.
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- Director of the quality control department.
- Chemists, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers (if manufacturing has problems, they may consult me, or chemist consults them).
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Answer :Understanding all the chemistry, following the manufacturing/production rules and standards.When something is wrong with the raw materials:If sample is not good, call the raw material manufacturing company, and send back the materials.When something is wrong with the final products:
- If sample is not good, keep hold of product and find out the problem by contacting the different departments.
- Solving the problem is hard; meeting with different departments to solve the problem.
- Tracing back to the processing stages of product.
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- During the "high season" (summertime; higher demand) : overtime --> 10 hours or more
- Regular season: 8 hrs
- During "slow season”: 8 hrs
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- The chemistry knowledge you get to apply
- The technology
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- Exposure to toxic/poisonous materials (not healthy for the workers).
- Boring routine, doing same thing over and over, monotonous.
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- Knowledge of chemistry
- Chemistry or chemical engineering degree
- Communication
- Attention to detail
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Answer :Different types of instruments: HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography), Infrared spectrum, viscometer (specifically rotational), colorimeter, pH meter.Use computer analysis with HPLC.
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Answer :sodium hydroxide --> adjust pH, hydrochloric acid --> adjust pH, sodium chloride --> adjust the viscosity (for hand soap), different kinds of pigments to adjust fragrance and colour, various strong acids and bases, propylene glycol and sodium xylene sulfonate to adjust viscosity, indicators.
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- For detergent: check the colour, smell the odour.
- Check the pH is in the range using pH meter: specific ranges for specific products.
- Specific gravity is in the range.
- Check the viscosity with viscometer.
- Wet chemical method/titration used to check percentage of efficient chemical and concentrations.
- Micro confirmation test: Make sure no bacteria in the product.
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- Master’s degree in chemistry (specifically in polymer) at University of Detroit.
- Undergrad degree in organic chemistry in China.
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- Organic/inorganic chemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Answer :Good understanding of organic chemistry, and inorganic chemistry, math/calculations
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Answer :Chemical news, mostly inorganic and organic chemistry.
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- The company trains me.
- Specific to the company; must follow the company's methods and tests and their qualifications/standards.
- Lab skills and certain methods were required before one could take the job.
- Familiarize with safety procedures and health hazards during the job.
- Proper lab technique was perfected with more practice, and consistently doing job.
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- Wear goggles, do reactions in the fume hood, wear gloves, lab coat, safely dispose of chemicals (biohazard us waste).
- Benzene, sulphur iC acid had to be handled with care.
- Material safety data sheets had to read.
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- Job demand will be strong; because many manufacturing companies need them to "make sure everything is correct".
- Demand for high quality/safe products always high.
- Or else products will not be the right quality and potentially dangerous to the public.
- High standards for cleaning/hygiene products calls for more QC chemists.
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- Using more highly technological instruments rather than traditional lab techniques.
- More efficient, more accurate, faster.
- Have to learn more new technology (computers, instruments).
- Will become large part of career.
Question 16. What Kind Of A Chemistry Foundation Do You Need For This Career?
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