Textile Chemistry
![Textile by Aoi Yoshizawa](/sites/g/files/flghsv161/files/styles/o_288w_ah_n/public/midgard/images/1e4f3497450fd7ef34911e4a6dda3cd446ce7b7e7b7-randomorder_1_en.jpg?itok=aNMzq-hz)
The huge global textile market is increasing steadily by increasing the population and growing demand. The textile industry is the main source of income in some countries and plays a vital role in the economy.
![CHEM_BIO_natural blue dye](/sites/g/files/flghsv161/files/styles/o_567w_ah_n/public/2021-03/Woad%20natural%20blue%20and%20violet%20dye_research%20by%20Kirsi%20NiiniM%C3%A4ki_DSC_7177_photo%20Valeria%20Azovskaya_Original.jpg?itok=WpVFsqBa)
The high profitability of the textile industry often comes at the price of polluting the environment because of the remaining chemicals in wastewater.
The motivation for developing green and sustainable textile processes is to promote the bioeconomy of Finland by working on the whole value chain of recently developed man-made cellulose fibers in the country and expand their portfolio.
Research areas:
- Textile Coloration and Printing
- Textile Chemical Treatments and Finishing
- Electrospun membranes for various applications
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We welcome any opportunity for research development and collaboration with companies and research places. You may contact us if you are interested to know more about our research activities.
PhD/Postdoc opportunities:
PhD and postdoc positions are generally advertised in https://www.aalto.fi/en/open-positions
Team members:
![Esubalew Kasaw Gebeyehu](https://acris.aalto.fi/ws/portalfiles/portal/139731574/photo_2023-08-12_18-18-15.jpg)
![Md Reazuddin Repon](https://acris.aalto.fi/ws/portalfiles/portal/147630007/Reazuddin_Repon.png)
Related content:
Nurturing the passion for research - Interviewing Associate Professor Ali Tehrani
Associate professor Ali Tehrani, who works at Aalto University's School of Chemical Engineering Bioproducts and Biosystems Department, has an impressive background in textile research already before joining Aalto. And he also enjoys guiding and supporting his students in their research and careers.
![Associate Professor Ali Tehrani standing in front of blooming trees.](/sites/g/files/flghsv161/files/styles/1_120w_120h_d/public/2020-08/20200622_194635.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=7ahF-3c_)
Making textiles greener, safer, and cooler
Professor Ali Tehrani and his research group focus on something very familiar to us all – textiles.
![Textile Chemistry research group](/sites/g/files/flghsv161/files/styles/1_120w_120h_d/public/2024-05/20240430_133326.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=xkCaZKYC)