Polymer Nanocomposites: Nanoparticles, Nanoclays and Nanotubes

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
• REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
• CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE AND FORMAT
• METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
• RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS
• AUTHOR'S CREDENTIALS

• Summary Table:
  WORLDWIDE VOLUME AND VALUE FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
• Summary Figure:
  WORLDWIDE VOLUME AND VALUE FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY TYPE, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

• WHAT IS A NANOCOMPOSITE?
  • COMPOSITES
  • Composites (Continued)
  • WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY?
• NANOCOMPOSITES AND CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS
• Table 1 ALTERED PROPERTIES OF NANOCOMPOSITES COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL COMPOSITES
  • TENSILE STRENGTH, MODULUS AND HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE
  • COLOR/TRANSPARENCY
  • CONDUCTIVITY
  • FLAME RETARDANCY
  • BARRIER PROPERTIES
  • MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
  • ANTICORROSIVE PROPERTIES
  • SPHERICAL AND OTHER FILLER GEOMETRIES
  • Increased Surface Area
  • CHANGES IN LIGHT ABSORPTION
  • WHAT HAPPENS AT HIGHER NANOFILLER LOADINGS?
  • THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES
• Table 2 COMPARISON OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
  • THERMOPLASTICS TYPES
  • CLAY TECHNOLOGY
  • Performance Enhancements of Nanoclay Nanocomposites
• Table 3 COMPARISON OF NANOCLAY-FILLED THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES WITH MINERAL FILLED AND GLASS-FILLED POLYMERS
  • First-generation Clay Nanocomposites
  • Mixing Polar and Nonpolar Compounds
  • Intercalation and Exfoliation
  • Intercalated Nanocomposites
  • Exfoliated Nanocomposites
  • Measuring Exfoliation
  • Why is it Hard to Fully Exfoliate Clays?
  • Comparing Fully Exfoliated and Intercalated Nanocomposites
• Table 4 THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITE PROPERTIES AFFECTED BY DEGREE OF EXFOLIATION
  • Montmorillonite Clays
• Table 5 REASONS WHY MONTMORILLONITE IS USED IN NANOCOMPOSITES
  • Morphology
  • Solubility
  • The Montmorillonite Production Process
  • Montmorillonite/Nylon Nanocomposites
  • Other Montmorillonite Nanocomposites
  • Surface-modified Montmorillonite
• Table 6 EFFECTS OF SURFACE MODIFICATIONS ON NATURAL CLAYS
  • Surface Modification Technology
  • NANOTUBE TECHNOLOGY
  • Nanotube Types
• Figure 1 RELATIVE ENERGIES OF FORMATION OF CARBON COMPOUNDS
  • Single-wall and Multiwall Nanotubes
  • Relevant Properties of Nanotubes
  • MINERAL FILLERS
  • Mineral Fillers (Continued)
• Table 7 COMPARISON OF FILLED THERMOPLASTICS BY FILLER SIZE
  • Calcium Carbonate
• Table 8 CALCIUM CARBONATE PROPERTIES
• Table 9 WORLDWIDE VOLUME AND VALUE OF SUBMICRON CALCIUM CARBONATE FILLED THERMOPLASTICS*, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
  • Conventional Calcium Carbonate Filled Thermoplastic
  • THERMOSET NANOCOMPOSITES

• INTRODUCTION
• Table 10 FIRMS INVOLVED IN THE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE INDUSTRY
  • INTRODUCTION (CONTINUED)
  • THE ACADEMIC CONNECTION
  • THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES
    • THERMOPLASTIC NANOCO (CONTINUED)
    • THERMOPLASTIC NANOCO (CONTINUED)
    • A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE THERMOPLASTICS NANOCOMPOSITES INDUSTRY
    • A Brief History of the Thermoplastics Nanocomposites Industry (Continued)
    • TIME FRAMES FOR NANOCOMPOSITE DEVELOPMENT
    • DRIVERS OF NANOCOMPOSITE DEVELOPMENT
• Table 11 DRIVERS OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE DEVELOPMENT
  • FILLER MANUFACTURERS
  • RESIN MANUFACTURERS
  • COMPOUNDERS
  • PARTS MANUFACTURERS
  • INDUSTRY TRENDS
  • The Snowball Effect
  • The Transition to Nanoparticles and Nanotubes
  • Crossing the Chasm
  • FILLER MANUFACTURERS
    • A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NANOFILLER INDUSTRY
• Table 12 SELECTED NANOFILLER MANUFACTURERS
  • CLAY PRODUCERS
  • The Clay Industry
  • A Brief History of the U.S. Nanoclay Industry
  • Why the Masterbatch Plan Failed
• Table 13 REASONS WHY MASTERBATCH PRODUCTION WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY CLAY PRODUCERS
  • Excessively Large Expansion
  • Disruption of Existing Supplier/Customer Relationships
  • Current Clay Production Plans
  • Surface Treatment of Montmorillonite
  • Surface Treatment of Montmorillonite (Continued)
  • Nanocor
  • Southern Clay Products
• Table 14 MAJOR NANOCLAY PRODUCERS BY CAPACITY, 1999 AND 2003 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)
  • Raw Materials
  • Industry Pricing
  • Synthetic Clays
  • NANOPARTICLE FILLERS
  • Conventional Filler Manufacturers
  • Conventional Filler Manufacturers (Continued)
• Table 15 CONVENTIONAL AND NANOSIZE FILLER PRODUCERS
  • The Calcium Carbonate Industry
  • Industry Pricing
• Table 16 TYPICAL CALCIUM CARBONATE PRICING BY PARTICLE SIZE
  • Other Nanoparticle Production: Zinc Oxide and Magnesium Silicates
  • Dedicated Nanoparticle Producers
• Table 17 POSSIBLE BUSINESS MODELS FOR NANOPARTICLE PRODUCERS
• Table 18 DEDICATED NANOSIZE FILLER PRODUCERS
  • CARBON NANOTUBES
  • Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes
  • Hyperion's Business Strategy
  • Other Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Producers
  • Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT)
• Table 19 CARBON NANOTUBE PRODUCERS LINKED TO POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES
  • METAL FILLERS
  • RESIN MANUFACTURERS
    • Rationale Behind Nanocomposite Development by Major Resin Producers
• Table 20 REASONS FOR A MAJOR RESIN PRODUCER TO DEVELOP A NANOCOMPOSITE
  • Expansion
  • Protection of Existing Markets
  • Typical Filled Resin Pricing
  • Nanocomposite Pricing
• Table 21 NANOCOMPOSITE PRICING COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL FILLED RESINS
  • RESIN PRODUCERS IN THE NANOCOMPOSITE INDUSTRY
• Table 22 MAJOR RESIN PRODUCERS DEVELOPING NANOCOMPOSITES
  • THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCTION
• Table 23 THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
  • POST RESIN PRODUCTION
  • Advantages of Post Rresin Production
  • Additional Compounds Used in Postproduction Processing
  • Disadvantages of Compounding
• Table 24 NANOCOMPOSITES PROCESSED BY COMPOUNDING
  • IN-REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
  • Disadvantages of In-reactor Technology
  • Toyota's Nanocomposite Technology
  • NEW MOLECULE TECHNOLOGY
  • Monomer Modification Advantages
  • Monomer Modification Disadvantages
• Table 25 THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES, BY PRODUCTION TYPE, 2003-2008 (BY VOLUME)
  • COMPOUNDERS
  • THE AUTOMOTIVE CONNECTION
  • THERMOSETS
    • FLOOR FINISHES

• SOUTHERN CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.
• NANOCOR
• RTP
• GENERAL ELECTRIC CORPORATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• DUPONT
• DOW CHEMICAL CO.
• EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.
• BASELL
• BAYER POLYMERS DIVISION
• HONEYWELL
• GM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• HYBRID PLASTICS
• DEGUSSA
• CABOT
• HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL

• Table 26 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
• Figure 2 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY TYPE, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES
    • A BRIEF HISTORY OF THERMOPLASTICS
    • A Brief History of Thermoplastics (Continued)
    • WHY IS THERE SUCH INTEREST IN NANOCOMPOSITES?
    • Why Is There Such Interest in Nanocomposites? (Continued)
    • NANOCOMPOSITE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
• Table 27 NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRENDS, 1999 AND 2004
  • Resin/Filler Combinations
  • Research Spending
  • Characterization
  • Filler Types
  • Development Strategies
  • Commercial Prospects
  • TWO POSSIBLE PATHWAYS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING FILLED THERMOPLASTICS AND NEW APPLICATIONS
  • TWO MAJOR TYPES OF NANOCOMPOSITES: CLAY FILLED AND NANOTUBE-FILLED
• Table 28 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY FILLER TYPES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
• Figure 3 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY FILLER TYPES, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • ORGANOCLAY-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITES
  • Why Fill Resins?
• Table 29 COMPARISON OF NANOCOMPOSITES AND MINERAL-FILLED POLYMERS
  • Tensile Strength
  • Modulus
  • Heat Distortion Temperature
  • Specific Gravity
  • Are Nanocomposites Really Lighter in Weight?
  • Surface Roughness
  • Challenges Facing Nanocomposites in Exterior Applications
  • Downgaging in Nanocomposites
  • Thinwalled Applications
  • Flame Retardancy
  • Flame Retardant Properties
  • Flame Retardant Properties (Continued)
  • CLAY-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITE TYPES
  • Clay Types
  • Smectite and Bentonite Clays
• Table 30 PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS NANOCLAY TYPES
  • Synthetic Clays
  • Synthetic Clays
  • Natural Clays
  • Why Montmorillonite?
• Table 31 PROPERTIES OF MONTMORILLONITE-FILLED THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES
  • Natural vs. Surface Modified Clays
• Table 32 SURFACE TREATED CLAYS (%)
  • Will Clay Prices Fall?
  • First-generation Nanoclay Nanocomposites
  • Second-generation Clay Nanocomposites
  • Third-generation Nanocomposites
  • Third-generation Nanocomposites (Continued)
  • Surface Modifiers in Third-generation Nanocomposites
  • Problems with Amines
  • Trends in Surface Modification
  • Applications of Third-generation Nanocomposites
  • ORGANOCLAY-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE
  • Nylons
• Table 33 COMPARISON OF NYLON 6 AND NYLON 6/ NANOCOMPOSITE (5% MONTMORILLONITE)
  • Tensile Strength
  • Modulus
  • Heat Distortion Temperature
  • Impact Resistance
  • Nylon Nanocomposite Markets
  • Nylon Nanocomposite Applications
  • Thermoplastic Olefins (TPOs)
  • TPO Nanocomposite Pricing
  • EVA
  • PET
• Table 34 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCLAY NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
• Figure 4 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCLAY NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • ORGANOCLAY-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCT PATHWAYS
  • The Replacement Pathway
  • PERFORMANCE PATHWAY
  • Barrier Applications
  • What is Barrier Packaging?
  • What is Barrier Packaging? (Continued)
• Table 35 COMPARISON OF NANOCOMPOSITES WITH CONVENTIONAL BARRIER PACKAGING
  • Raw Material Costs
  • Barrier Performance
  • Recycling
  • Color
  • Importance of the Brownish Tinge
  • Why Such a Problem?
  • Legislative Drivers
  • NANOTUBE-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITES
  • The False Hope of Structural Composites
• Table 36 PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT BY NANOTUBE FILLERS IN POLYMER MATRIXES
  • Conductive Applications of Nanotube-Filled Polymers
  • Production of Carbon Nanotube-filled Thermoplastics
  • Conductivity: a Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Success Story
  • Conductive Polymer Technologies
• Table 37 COMPARISON OF FILLER TECHNOLOGY FOR STATIC DISSIPATIVE AND CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS
  • Loadings
  • Ability to Adjust Conductivity
  • Ability to Adjust Conductivity (Continued)
  • Ease of Distribution into a Polymer
  • Further Trends
  • Part Performance
  • Sloughing
  • Surface Finish
  • Ease of Pigmentation
  • Filler Costs
  • Single-wall vs. Multiwall
• Table 38 COMPARING SINGLE-WALL AND MULTIWALL NANOTUBES FOR FILLED POLYMER APPLICATIONS
• Table 39 HYPERION NANOTUBE-FILLED RESINS
• Table 40 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF MULTIWALL NANOTUBE-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
• Figure 5 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF MULTIWALL NANOTUBE-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITES, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Applications
  • Trends
  • METAL OXIDE FILLERS
  • Alumina
  • Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Dioxide
• Table 41 COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND NANOFILLED METAL OXIDE FILLERS
  • Indium Tin Oxide
• Table 42 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF METAL OXIDE-FILLED THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
  • METAL NANOCOMPOSITES
• Table 43 COMPARISON OF METALS AND POLYMERS
• Table 44 COMPARISON OF NANOMETAL-FILLED AND CONVENTIONAL METAL-FILLED POLYMERS
  • SUMMARY OF NANOCOMPOSITES BY FILLER TYPE
  • SUMMARY OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE
• Table 45 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
• Figure 6 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • THERMOSET NANOCOMPOSITES
    • FILLER TYPES
    • Nanocor's High Tg Application
    • A Different Monomer
    • Polyurethane Flooring Coatings
• Table 46 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIC COATING MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
• Figure 7 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIC COATING MARKETS, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

• OVERVIEW
• Table 47 WORLDIWDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
• Figure 8 WORLDIWDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • REQUIREMENTS FOR NANOCOMPOSITE SUCCESS
  • ECONOMIC AND LEGISLATIVE DRIVERS
• Table 48 THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATIVE AND ECONOMIC DRIVERS ON NANOCOMPOSITE MARKETS
• Table 48 (CONTINUED)
  • ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
  • AUTOMOTIVE/LIGHT TRUCK APPLICATIONS
    • NANOTUBE-FILLED POLYMER APPLICATIONS
    • E-paint Applications
    • Molded-in or Painted?
• Table 49 COMPARISON OF MOLDED-IN COLOR AND PAINTED THERMOPLASTIC PARTS
  • Nanocomposite or Not?
  • High-line and Low-line
  • Color Availability
  • UV Degradation
  • Primer Systems
  • Europe vs. the U.S.
  • Fuel System Applications
  • STRUCTURAL PARTS
  • Brief History of Nanocomposite Use for Structural Automotive Parts
  • Reasons to Use Nanocomposites for Automotive Applications
• Table 50 REQUIREMENTS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES USED IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
  • How Do Nanocomposites Compare to Glass-filled Resins?
  • How Do Nanocomposites Compare to Neat Resins?
  • Markets for Structural Parts Using Nanoclay/TPO
  • Incentives for Automotive Applications for Structural Nanocomposites
  • SUMMARY OF AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES
• Table 51 WORLDIWDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
  • INDUSTRIAL/ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES
    • STATIC DISSIPATIVE VS. CONDUCTIVE
• Table 52 COMPARISON OF STATIC DISSIPATIVE AND CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS
• Table 53 WORLDIWDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
  • BARRIER PACKAGING
    • FOOD PACKAGING
• Table 54 WORLDWIDE NYLON AND NYLON NANOCOMPOSITE USE FOR BARRIER PACKAGING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
  • Drivers for Barrier Packaging Applications
  • PLASTIC BEER PACKAGING
• Table 55 COMPARISON OF GLASS AND PLASTIC USED FOR BEER PACKAGING
• Table 56 COMPARISON OF PLASTIC PACKAGING FOR BEER
  • Coated PET
  • Multilayer Systems (MLS)
  • Polyethylene Napthalate (PEN)
  • Nanocomposites
  • Summary of Materials for Beer Packaging
  • The Beer Packaging Market
• Table 57 POSSIBLE U.S. MARKETS FOR PLASTIC BEER PACKAGING, 2003 AND 2008 (UNITS AND DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
  • FLAME RETARDANT APPLICATIONS
• Table 58 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE FLAME RETARDANT PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)
  • FLOORING APPLICATIONS
• Table 59 U.S. WOOD FLOORING MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS OF SQUARE FEET)
  • FLOORING APPLICATIONS (CONTINUED)

LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table:
WORLDWIDE VOLUME AND VALUE FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 1 ALTERED PROPERTIES OF NANOCOMPOSITES COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL COMPOSITES

Table 2 COMPARISON OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Table 3 COMPARISON OF NANOCLAY-FILLED THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES WITH MINERAL FILLED AND GLASS-FILLED POLYMERS

Table 4 THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITE PROPERTIES AFFECTED BY DEGREE OF EXFOLIATION

Table 5 REASONS WHY MONTMORILLONITE IS USED IN NANOCOMPOSITES

Table 6 EFFECTS OF SURFACE MODIFICATIONS ON NATURAL CLAYS

Table 7 COMPARISON OF FILLED THERMOPLASTICS BY FILLER SIZE

Table 8 CALCIUM CARBONATE PROPERTIES

Table 9 WORLDWIDE VOLUME AND VALUE OF SUBMICRON CALCIUM CARBONATE FILLED THERMOPLASTICS*, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 10 FIRMS INVOLVED IN THE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE INDUSTRY

Table 11 DRIVERS OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE DEVELOPMENT

Table 12 SELECTED NANOFILLER MANUFACTURERS

Table 13 REASONS WHY MASTERBATCH PRODUCTION WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY CLAY PRODUCERS

Table 14 MAJOR NANOCLAY PRODUCERS BY CAPACITY, 1999 AND 2003 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS)

Table 15 CONVENTIONAL AND NANOSIZE FILLER PRODUCERS

Table 16 TYPICAL CALCIUM CARBONATE PRICING BY PARTICLE SIZE

Table 17 POSSIBLE BUSINESS MODELS FOR NANOPARTICLE PRODUCERS

Table 18 DEDICATED NANOSIZE FILLER PRODUCERS

Table 19 CARBON NANOTUBE PRODUCERS LINKED TO POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

Table 20 REASONS FOR A MAJOR RESIN PRODUCER TO DEVELOP A NANOCOMPOSITE

Table 21 NANOCOMPOSITE PRICING COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL FILLED RESINS

Table 22 MAJOR RESIN PRODUCERS DEVELOPING NANOCOMPOSITES

Table 23 THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES

Table 24 NANOCOMPOSITES PROCESSED BY COMPOUNDING

Table 25 THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES, BY PRODUCTION TYPE, 2003-2008 (BY VOLUME)

Table 26 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 27 NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRENDS, 1999 AND 2004

Table 28 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY FILLER TYPES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 29 COMPARISON OF NANOCOMPOSITES AND MINERAL-FILLED POLYMERS

Table 30 PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS NANOCLAY TYPES

Table 31 PROPERTIES OF MONTMORILLONITE-FILLED THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES

Table 32 SURFACE TREATED CLAYS (%)

Table 33 COMPARISON OF NYLON 6 AND NYLON 6/ NANOCOMPOSITE (5% MONTMORILLONITE)

Table 34 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCLAY NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 35 COMPARISON OF NANOCOMPOSITES WITH CONVENTIONAL BARRIER PACKAGING

Table 36 PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT BY NANOTUBE FILLERS IN POLYMER MATRIXES

Table 37 COMPARISON OF FILLER TECHNOLOGY FOR STATIC DISSIPATIVE AND CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS

Table 38 COMPARING SINGLE-WALL AND MULTIWALL NANOTUBES FOR FILLED POLYMER APPLICATIONS

Table 39 HYPERION NANOTUBE-FILLED RESINS

Table 40 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF MULTIWALL NANOTUBE-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 41 COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND NANOFILLED METAL OXIDE FILLERS

Table 42 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF METAL OXIDE-FILLED THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 43 COMPARISON OF METALS AND POLYMERS

Table 44 COMPARISON OF NANOMETAL-FILLED AND CONVENTIONAL METAL-FILLED POLYMERS

Table 45 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 46 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIC COATING MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 47 WORLDIWDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 48 THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATIVE AND ECONOMIC DRIVERS ON NANOCOMPOSITE MARKETS

Table 49 COMPARISON OF MOLDED-IN COLOR AND PAINTED THERMOPLASTIC PARTS

Table 50 REQUIREMENTS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES USED IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS

Table 51 WORLDIWDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 52 COMPARISON OF STATIC DISSIPATIVE AND CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS

Table 53 WORLDIWDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 54 WORLDWIDE NYLON AND NYLON NANOCOMPOSITE USE FOR BARRIER PACKAGING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 55 COMPARISON OF GLASS AND PLASTIC USED FOR BEER PACKAGING

Table 56 COMPARISON OF PLASTIC PACKAGING FOR BEER

Table 57 POSSIBLE U.S. MARKETS FOR PLASTIC BEER PACKAGING, 2003 AND 2008 (UNITS AND DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)

Table 58 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE FLAME RETARDANT PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS)

Table 59 U.S. WOOD FLOORING MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLIONS OF SQUARE FEET)  

LIST OF FIGURES

Summary Figure:
WORLDWIDE VOLUME AND VALUE FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY TYPE, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 1 RELATIVE ENERGIES OF FORMATION OF CARBON COMPOUNDS

Figure 2 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY TYPE, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 3 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY FILLER TYPES, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 4 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCLAY NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 5 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF MULTIWALL NANOTUBE-FILLED NANOCOMPOSITES, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 6 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES BY RESIN TYPE, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 7 WORLDWIDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIC COATING MARKETS, 2003 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 8 WORLDIWDE VALUE AND VOLUME OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)