New Chemicals market research reports from December 2012 Onwards

We have some new market research reports in the chemicals category which may be beneficial for you.

Take a look at some of the chemicals market research reports published from December 2012 onwards. These are: -

Global Markets for Oleochemical Fatty Acids (CHM062A)

Fatty acids are used in a number of applications with significant volumes consumed in rubber processing, emulsion polymerization, homecare, industry and institutional cleaning, and the personal care industry in terms of creams, lotions and soaps. This report provides an overview of the Markets for Oleochemical Fatty Acids including applications for natural fatty acids, legislation, patents, new technologies and trends in fatty acid technology.

Global Markets and Advanced Technologies for Paints and Coatings (CHM049C)

The market for coatings and paints includes liquid- and powder-based paints, varnishes and related products used in architectural and decorative, industrial and specialty product segments. This report provides an overview of the market for coatings and paints including information on coating technologies, industry structure and competitive analysis of the industry.

The Global Industrial Gas Business (CHM041D)

Industrial gases play crucial roles in many sectors of the global economy. One of the major strengths of the industrial gas industry is that it is not tied to one or two major markets for its success. This research study provides an overview of Industrial gas business including information on segmentation of market by region, technology assessment and government regulations and legislations.  Industry structure, patent analysis and industrial gas health and safety issues are also discussed.

Global Markets for Chemicals for Cosmetics & Toiletries (CHM018G)

Cosmetic products are substances or substance preparations that are intended to be employed externally for the purpose of cleansing, grooming or influencing a person’s appearance or body odor or to impart olfactory effects. This research study provides an analysis of global cosmetics and toiletries market by end-use application and major materials types including information on industry structure and competitive analysis, and major companies and patents in industry.

2012 Chemicals Research Review (CHM057C)

This Chemicals Research Review provide highlights of reports published in 2012 on chemicals markets; it includes brief descriptions about global markets for catalyst regeneration, ozone generation technologies, flavors and fragrances sterilization technologies.

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Aerogels

Aerogels are ultralight, low-density, nanoporous materials that can be made from inorganic (such as silica and alumina), organic (polyimide and carbon), or hybrid materials (ormosil).

Aerogels are characterized by ultrafine cell size and open-cell structure. In fact, they are formed by interconnected polymeric-type chains that create continuous porosity. Pore sizes are generally below 100 nanometers (nm) and aerogel particle sizes are typically below 20 nm.

AEROGELS AND XEROGELS

There is no clear distinction between the terms aerogels and xerogels in scientific literature. Historically, the term xerogels has been used to indicate materials characterized by a fairly high level of porosity (typically greater than 10% by volume) obtained by drying a gel at atmospheric pressure. Aerogels, instead, have been associated with materials having very high porosity (typically greater than 50%) obtainable only by drying under supercritical conditions.

Due to advances in sol-gel technology and material science in the last decade, however, it is also now possible to produce very porous structures at atmospheric pressure.

In this study, BCC will use the term aerogels to indicate all those materials that exhibit porosity equal to or greater than 50% by volume, regardless of the drying process. In fact, all of the companies evaluated for this study are producing aerogels with porosity greater than 90%.

A key objective of this study is to detail the major contributing factors affecting market penetration of aerogels while outlining future technological and market trends.

A sizable portion of the various research-and-development activities performed by public institutions and private organizations during the past four years has been aimed at expanding the fields of application for aerogels.

BCC has identified nine industrial sectors in which aerogels find current and potential application:

• Thermal and acoustic insulation
• Electronics
• Chemical/environmental
• Medical/biological/pharmaceutical/personal care
• Sensors and instrumentation
• Energy
• Aerospace and space exploration
• Consumer
• Defense.

A number of factors indicate that demand for aerogel products will remain strong during the next five years. They include industry and technological trends such as increasing demand for high-performance materials for industrial insulation, renewed growth of the real estate market, expansion of the green-building market, stricter environmental and energy-saving regulations, greater diffusion of thermal packaging products within the healthcare industry, and sustained growth of various energy devices such as supercapacitors, fuel cells, and solar collectors.

The high unit prices of aerogels remains a major drawback, however, although unit prices are expected to continue dropping during the next five years. This is due to the arrival of innovative companies that adopt less costly manufacturing processes that operate under ambient pressure (rather than being based on supercritical drying). Aerogel prices are expected to remain very high overall compared to alternative products and this factor will limit widespread use of these materials.

The above is an extract from the BCC Research report, Aerogels (AVM052C). To download the complimentary first chapter, please click here.

MEMS Devices in Global Medical Markets

The microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, as its name suggests, consists of an electrical mechanical system with components of micro-scale dimension ranging from a few microns to millimeters, or as low as 1 mm to 100 mm. MEMS include the process-based technologies that are used to fabricate tiny integrated devices and systems in order to integrate functionalities from different components into one device. MEMS devices can sense, control, and actuate on the ultra-small scale, and, in turn, can generate effects on the macro scale. The use of MEMS in the biomedical sector is also referred to as BioMEMS.

The electrical systems in MEMS devices are fabricated through several technologies, including a mix of integrated circuit manufacturing and a micro-machining process, wherein the substrate is molded by etching away micro. The most common material used for MEMS devices is silicon because of its semiconducting, physical, and commercial properties. A typical MEMS device usually is made up of mechanical and electrical elements, sensors, and actuators on a common substrate (silicone or other).

Sensors are important components of several MEMS devices, as they gather information from the environment by measuring mechanical, thermal, biological, and magnetic phenomena. The information is then processed by electronics, and the actuators respond to the device function, such as pumping, moving, or regulating. In this way, the environment is controlled to achieve a desired outcome.

MEMS is manufactured using technologies and processes such as bulk micromachining (where the whole thickness of the substrate is used in making micromechanical structures), surface micromachining (where layers are deposited on the surface and used for making micromechanical structures rather than using the substrate itself), and high-aspect-ratio micromachining, or HARM, (where parts of the substrate are selectively removed or structural layers are added).
Some key market drivers include a wide range of products and applications, an aging population, a growing number of chronic lifestyle diseases, technology advents, and a rising focus on research and development in MEMS for the medical sector. Conversely, key market restraints and challenges include a stringent regulatory environment, growing competition in the market due to its highly fragmented nature, and long product development cycles.

MEMS technology holds immense potential that still needs to be exploited in the healthcare and medical fields. Research shows that there are more benefits and applications of MEMS than are currently being utilized. The analysis suggests that future development of several kinds of sensors could support complete measurements ranging from pressure to blood chemistry. Such systems are expected to take the form of wireless miniature chips that could be threaded into a vein or artery and report the data through telemetry.

The above is an extract from the BCC Research report, MEMSDevices in Global Medical Markets (HLC129A). To download the complimentary first chapter, please click here.

The Market for Thermal Management Technologies

As a result of the widespread introduction of microelectronics, together with the increasing demands on the components’ functionality and reliability, thermal management has become an important issue in almost every industry, including professional and consumer electronics systems, automotive electronics, electronic lamps, and domestic appliances.

The thermal management arena can be segmented into four main product categories – hardware, software, thermal interfaces, and thermal substrates – that elucidate the characteristics of this industry.

The need to cool complex electronic systems results from many factors, including those described below.

POWER DISSIPATION

Devices have to deliver greater functionality within a higher-density, lower-profile package. From a thermal management perspective, a significant price must be paid for this increase in functionality. Device-operating frequency and gate count are increasing rapidly, dissipating greater amounts of power as heat. The buildup of excess heat is the major cause of failure in electronic systems. The trend toward greater power dissipation thus drove the development of thermal management devices and strategies, as engineers sought to remove enough heat from the device to ensure that circuit components stay below the levels needed to retain system performance and reliability.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY FACTORS

While power dissipation has been the major driver of thermal management technology, some environmental and regulatory issues may have peripheral effects on the thermal management market. Since the mid-1990s, the electronics industry has been moving toward more power-conscious design.

That is also the goal of several global energy conservation and power management standards initiatives, such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star, the European Union’s (EU) Blue Angel, and the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) in the computer industry.  It can be expected that the increased emphasis on efficiency in the electronics industry will include the goal of thermal management.

Other relevant issues include the initiative to eliminate lead in manufacturing.  While most applications that require thermal management employ non-solder methods to attach heat sinks to PCBs, many other electronics applications utilize solder.

Thermal management technologies make up an important part of the electronics industry’s drive to develop higher-performance applications.  This report examines the entire range of thermal management products and solutions in the market today or those likely to enter the market in the next five years.

The above is an extract from the BCC Research report, The Market for Thermal Management Technologies (SMC024H). To download the complimentary first chapter, please click here.

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Multimedia Chipsets: Technologies and Global Markets

“Multimedia” is used in the modern world to describe multiple occurrences of only one form of media such as a collection of audio CDs. In the context of this report, however, any audio, image, and video technology is considered multimedia.

Static content (such as a paper book) may be considered multimedia if it contains both pictures and text, or may be considered interactive if the user interacts by turning pages at will. The term, “video,” if not used exclusively to describe motion photography, is ambiguous in multimedia terminology. Video is often used to describe the file format, delivery format, or presentation format in computer science. Other forms of information, such as audio and video, contain nothing more than information in computers and are treated as such.

Our focus in this report, therefore, is limited to devices (and underlying chipsets) that process audio, video, and images. These devices come in different shapes and sizes and the displays range from an inch to as large as hundreds of inches.

To estimate the market for multimedia chipsets, BCC Research has segmented the market into popular categories of devices and explained how each is unique.

MULTIMEDIA DEVICES:

A wide range of multimedia devices are available today. A brief description of several of them is below:

DIGITAL TV:

Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of audio and video by digitally processed and multiplexed signal, in contrast to the totally analog and channel-separated signals used by analog TV.

SET-TOP BOX:

A set-top box (STB), or set-top unit (STU), is an information appliance device that generally contains a tuner and connects to a television set and an external source of signal, turning the source signal into content in a form that can be displayed on the television screen or other display device. Set-top boxes also can enhance source signal quality.

SMARTPHONE:

A smartphone is a mobile phone built on a mobile operating system with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than a feature phone.

The first smartphones combined the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) with a mobile phone. Later models added the functionality of portable media players, low-end compact digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and GPS navigation units to form one multi-use device. Modern smartphones also include high-resolution touchscreens and Web browsers that display standard Web pages as well as mobile-optimized sites. High-speed data access is provided by Wi-Fi and mobile broadband.

DIGITAL CAMERA

A digital camera, or digicam, is a device that takes video or still photographs by recording images on an electronic image sensor. Most cameras sold today are digital, and digital cameras are incorporated into many devices, including PDAs, mobile phones (called camera phones), and vehicles.
  
The above is an extract from the BCC Research report, Multimedia Chipsets: Technologies and Global Markets (IFT099A). To download the complimentary first chapter, please click above.

Therapies and Biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is made up of two related disorders – Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – in which the intestinal tract experiences severe and chronic inflammation.  No cure currently exists for the disease;  thus, the primary goal of disease management is to minimize complications and unnecessary suffering. As a disease class, IBD is distinct from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), although the two share some symptoms. IBD causes irreversible damage to the bowel and healthcare utilization. Disease-associated morbidity is significant for those with progressive and difficult-to-manage disease.
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have distinct pathological and clinical characteristics, and despite decades of research into their origins, disease pathogenesis for both conditions remains poorly understood.

Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease is characterized by transmural inflammation (i.e., inflammation that extends through the entire wall of the digestive tract), as well as by skip lesions (i.e., sections of inflamed tissue separated by noninflamed tissue). The transmural inflammatory nature of Crohn’s disease often leads to fibrosis and to obstructive clinical presentations that are not typically seen in ulcerative colitis. 
Transmural inflammation also can result in gut microperforations and the formation of fistulae (i.e., a permanent abnormal passageway between two organs in the body or between an organ and the exterior of the body).

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by relapsing and remitting episodes of inflammation limited to the mucosal layer of the colon.  It almost always involves the rectum and, in some cases, it may extend to involve other portions of the colon in a continuous manner (i.e., inflamed tissue forms a continuous patch of disease tissue).

The peak age of onset for IBD is between 20 and 30, although it may occur at any age.  Approximately 10% of cases occur in individuals younger than 18.  Ulcerative colitis is slightly more common in males, whereas Crohn’s disease is marginally more frequent in females. IBD occurs more in people of Caucasian and Ashkenazic Jewish origin than in other racial and ethnic subgroups.

Hyperactive inflammation is a hallmark of IBD, and several therapeutic strategies for controlling inflammation are part of its current treatment plan.  Aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and biologic therapies all are used to control the inflammation associated with IBD.

The mechanisms through which these compounds suppress inflammation may be different, but the ultimate goal of pharmacotherapy for IBD is to suppress the abnormal activation of the immune system to allow for the body’s natural repair mechanisms to operate and fix the damaged intestinal tract.

The above is an extract from the BCC Research report, Therapies and Biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (PHM125A). To download the complimentary first chapter, please click above.