Textile Fibres Characterization

Bechtold: _1974-1981: Diploma studies (Mag.rer.nat, with distinction) and Doctorate (with distinction) in Chemistry at the University of Innsbruck, Inorganic and Analytic Chemistry, Topic of dissertation: Synthetic Fluorine-Sulphur-Chemistry _1981-1992: Teacher at the Höheren Bundes-Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Textilindustrie, Dornbirn (higher-level secondary industrial college for textile industry), Austria, working as freelance at the Institute for Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics, Univ. Innsbruck/Austria. _1993: Researcher University Innsbruck, Habilitation at the University of Innsbruck, Univ.Doz. for the field "Angewandte Chemie - Textilchemie" (Applied Chemistry – Textile Chemistry), Special field: Fundamental electrochemistry in textile redox processes. _1997-2019: Head of the Institute of Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics, University Innsbruck/Austria. _2010-2021: Full professor for "Applied Chemistry – Textile Chemistry", Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University Innsbruck/Austria. _2022-present: Retirement and part time professorship at the Institute for Textile Chemistry and Textile Physsics, University Innsbruck/Austria. Research: __Technical textiles (composites, textile reinforced concrete, coating). __ Sports textiles and functional textile materials. __Electrochemical processes in textile applications.__Fibre research (specialisation in cellulose fibre research).__Technical embroidery, conductive structures in textiles.__Natural Colorants.