Definition:
Chemists conduct research, improve or develop concepts, theories and operational methods, or apply scientific knowledge relating to chemistry, to develop new knowledge or products and for quality and process control.
Tasks include:
(a) conducting research and improving or developing concepts, instruments, theories and operational methods related to chemistry;
(b) conducting experiments, tests and analyses to investigate chemical composition and energy and chemical changes in various natural or synthetic substances, materials and products;
(c) developing procedures for environmental control, quality control and various other procedures for manufacturers or users;
(d) conducting programmes of sample and data collection and analysis to identify and quantify environmental toxicants;
(e) participating in interdisciplinary research and development projects working with chemical engineers, biologists, microbiologists, agronomists, geologists or other professionals;
(f) using micro-organisms to convert substances into new compounds;
(g) determining ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials.
(h) reproducing and synthesizing naturally occurring substances and creating new artificial substances;
(i) preparing scientific papers and reports.
Job Description: 1) Fills storage battery cells with sulfuric acid solutions of specified concentration preparatory to forming and charging: Arranges batteries in groups on tables or trucks according to specified acid concentration. 2) Holds spouts of hoses on gravity flow or siphon-type fillers over battery vents. 3) Adjusts valves manually or pushes pedal to control […]
Job Description: 1) Controls equipment, such as washers, rectifiers, acid pots, and mixing tanks arranged in series to recover tar acids from coal-tar oils: Starts pumps to circulate oil through equipment, and opens valves at various stages to treat oil with chemicals, carbon dioxide, and steam, according to specified instrument readings. 2) Performs routine tests