Nanostructured Materials for Energy, Catalysis & Structural Applications

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• Nanostructured Materials for Energy, Catalysis & Structural Applications
• Chapter 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Summary Table: TOTAL WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYSIS, AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Summary Figure: ENERGY, CATALYTIC, AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS' SHARES OF TOTAL WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES, 2006-2012 (%)
• Chapter 2 - INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
  • TERMINOLOGY
  • PRODUCTS AND PROPERTIES
  • Table 1 SUMMARY OF PROPERTY CHANGES AT THE NANOCRYSTALLINE-SIZE SCALE
    • CATALYTIC
    • ELECTRICAL
    • MAGNETIC
      • Magnetic (Continued)
    • MECHANICAL
    • OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC
  • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
    • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (CONTINUED)
  • Figure 1 TIMELINE OF INDUSTRY EVENTS, 1920-2000
• Chapter 3 - TECHNOLOGY
  • PARTICLE PRODUCTION
    • INTRODUCTION
  • Table 2 CLASSES OF INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE PRODUCTION METHODS
  • Table 3 PARTICLE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPANIES USING THEM
  • Table 3 (CONTINUED)
    • GAS-PHASE PROCESSING
      • Gas Condensation with Thermal Evaporation
      • Vacuum Evaporation on Running Liquids (VERL)
  • Figure 2 SCHEMATIC OF THE MODIFIED VERL PROCESS TO PRODUCE METAL NANOSUSPENSIONS
    • Thermal Plasma Synthesis
    • Combustion Synthesis
  • WET CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • Chemical Precipitation
    • Hydrothermal Processing
    • Sol-Gel Processing
  • Figure 3 SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS FLOW CHART
    • Thermochemical Synthesis
  • SOLID-STATE PROCESSES
    • High-Energy Milling
    • Mechanochemical Synthesis
  • PRODUCING STABLE DISPERSIONS
  • Table 4 STEPS IN THE DISPERSION
    • PRODUCTION OF COATINGS, COMPONENTS, AND DEVICES
    • COATINGS
      • Coatings Produced from Nanoparticulate Precursors
      • Dip Coating
      • Spin Coating
      • Electrophoretic Deposition
      • Thermal Spray Coating
      • Comparison of Slurry Coating with Vapor-Deposition Techniques
  • Table 5 COMPARISON OF COATING TECHNOLOGIES
    • Direct Production of Nanostructured Coatings and Bulk Solids
    • Electrodeposition
    • Amorphous Crystallization
  • COMPONENTS AND DEVICES
    • Dynamic-Magnetic Consolidation
    • Field-Assisted Sintering Techniques
    • Shockwave Compaction
    • Sinter-Forging
    • Severe Plastic Deformation
    • Other Technologies
  • SELF-ASSEMBLY OF NANOPARTICLES
    • Self-Assembled Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Applications
    • Viral Biotemplates Assembles Inorganic Nanoparticles Along Textile Fibers
    • ' Bricks-And-Mortar' Approach Orders Gold Particles
    • Micelles Enable Assembly of Nanolaminates
  • U.S. PATENT ANALYSIS
    • Introduction
    • Trends by Country
  • Figure 4 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED BETWEEN OCT. 15, 2005 AND OCT.15, 2007 BY COUNTRY
    • Trends by Assignee
  • Figure 5 SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS BY TYPE OF ASSIGNEE (%)
  • Table 6 COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS AWARDED THREE OR MORE NANOMATERIAL-RELATED PATENTS
    • Trends by Emphasis: Synthesis and Production Versus Application
  • Figure 6 SHARES OF PATENTS RELATED TO NANOPARTICLE PROCESSING/SYNTHESIS VS. APPLICATIONS ONLY (%)
  • Figure 7 PATENT BREAKDOWN BY TYPE OF APPLICATION (%)
• Chapter 4 - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • PRODUCERS
  • Table 7 COMPANIES WORLDWIDE INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION OR UTILIZATION OF NANOPARTICLES FOR CATALYTIC, ENERGY, AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS
  • Table 7 (CONTINUED)
  • Figure 8 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN NANOPARTICLE DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION FOR BIOMEDICAL AND COSMETIC APPLICATIONS (%)
    • COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
    • NANOPARTICLE PRICING
  • Table 8 FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE PRICING OF NANOPARTICLES
    • COMMERCIALIZATION STRATEGIES
    • INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
    • POLITICAL/LEGAL/REGULATORY TRENDS
    • GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Figure 9 GLOBAL GOVERNMENT NANOTECHNOLOGY R&D INVESTMENTS, 2006 (%)
    • Advanced Technology Program
  • Table 9 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AWARDS FOR CATALYTIC, ENERGY AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOPARTICLES, 1997-2007
    • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) And Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs
  • Table 10 DOD SBIR/STTR PROGRAM AWARDS FOR CATALYTIC, ENERGY AND STRLUCTURAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOPARTICLES, 1997-2007
    • LAWS AND REGULATIONS
      • Safety Regulations
      • Socioeconomic Impacts
• Chapter 5 - WORLD MARKETS
  • WORLD MARKETS OVERVIEW
  • Figure 10 WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYTIC, AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 11 WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYTIC, AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, 2006-2012 (MILLION KILOGRAMS)
    • MARKET SEGMENTATION BY APPLICATION
      • Segmentation in Terms of Value
  • Table 11 WORLD MARKETS FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYTIC, AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2102 ($ MILLION)
  • Table 11 (CONTINUED)
  • Figure 12 SHARES OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYTIC AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS BY SPECIFIC APPLICATION, 2006-2012 (%)
    • Segmentation in Terms of Volume
  • Table 12 WORLD MARKETS FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYTIC, AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, BY VOLUME, THROUGH 2102 (METRIC TONS)
  • Figure 13 SHARES OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYTIC AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, 2006-2012 (%)
    • MARKET SEGMENTATION BY MATERIAL TYPE
      • Segmentation in Terms of Value
  • Table 13 WORLD MARKETS FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYSIS AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, BY MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Figure 14 SHARES OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYTIC AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2006-2012 (%)
    • Segmentation in Terms of Volume
  • Table 14 WORLD MARKETS FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYSIS AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, BY MATERIAL TYPE AND VOLUME, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS)
  • Figure 15 SHARES OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ENERGY, CATALYTIC AND STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS BY SPECIFIC MATERIAL, 2006-2012 (%)
    • DETAILED MARKET ANALYSIS
    • AUTOMOTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
  • Table 15 TRENDS IN AUTOMOTIVE CATALYST SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
    • Recent Technological Developments
      • Method for Increasing Uniformity of Support Washcoat
    • World Markets
  • Table 16 WORLDWIDE LIGHT VEHICLE PRODUCTION AND RELATED CATALYTIC CONVERTER REQUIREMENTS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION VEHICLES)
  • Table 17 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOPARTICULATE OXIDES USED IN CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS)
  • Table 18GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOPARTICULATE ALUMINA USED IN CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS)
    • MEMBRANE FILTRATION
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
  • Table 19 DESIRABLE PROPERTIES OF INORGANIC
    • Commercial Status
  • Table 20 MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF CERAMIC MEMBRANES
    • New Technological Developments
      • Argonne Ceramic Membrane May Enable Cost-Effective Hydrogen Production
      • Dense Ceramic Membrane May Cut Cost of Syngas Production
    • World Markets
  • Table 21 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF CERAMIC NANOPARTICLES IN CERAMIC MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS/MILLION $)
    • FUEL CELLS
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Carbon-Supported PAFC Catalysts
      • Noble Metal Catalysts for PEMFCs and DMFCs
  • Table 22 COMPARISON OF PT/CERIA CATALYTIC MONOLITHS WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART WATER-GAS-SHIFT
    • Electrolyte and Electrode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)
  • Commercial Status
    • Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells
    • Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
    • Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
    • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • New Technological Developments
    • Potential Replacement for Platinum Fuel Cell Catalysts
    • Platinum-Nickel Alloy Fuel Cell Catalyst
    • Increasing Stability of Platinum Fuel Cell Catalysts
    • Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Interconnect with Catalyst Coating
  • World Markets
  • Table 23 GLOBAL FUEL CELL SALES BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Table 24 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOPARTICULATE MATERIALS IN FUEL CELLS THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS/$ MILLION)
    • PHOTOCATALYTIC AND CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
  • Table 25 PRODUCERS OF ULTRAFINE ANATASE TITANIUM DIOXIDE
    • Recent Technological Developments
      • Visible-Light Responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst
    • World Markets
  • Table 26 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOPARTICULATE MATERIALS IN PHOTOCATLYTIC AND CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS/$ MILLION)
    • PROPELLANTS, PYROTECHNICS AND EXPLOSIVES
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
  • Table 27 COMPANIES ACTIVE IN DEVELOPING OR PRODUCING NANOALUMINUM FOR ENERGETIC APPLICATIONS
  • Table 28 PRODUCERS OF NANOSCALE OR SUBMICRON IRON OXIDE FOR PROPELLANT AND OTHER APPLICATIONS
    • New Technological Developments
      • Passivation of the Surface of Aluminum Nanopowders by Protective Coatings
      • Hybrid Aluminum/.Boron Nanopowder Propellant
      • Fluoro-Organic Additives to Improve Energy Release Efficiency of Metallic Nanoparticle Propellants
    • World Markets
  • Table 29 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOPOWDER FUEL AND EXPLOSIVE ADDITIVES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
    • SCRATCH-RESISTANT COATINGS
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
  • Table 30 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL ABRASION-RESISTANT COATING APPLICATIONS FOR NANOPARTICLES
    • Commercial Status (Continued)
  • New Technological Developments
    • Automotive Clearcoat Re-Finish Products
  • World Markets
  • Table 31 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINA AND OTHER METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES USED IN SCRATCH-RESISTANT COATINGS, 2006-2012 ($ MILLION)
    • STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
  • Table 32 BENEFITS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF VARIOUS CERAMIC DENSIFICATION TECHNIQUES WHEN APPLIED TO NANOPOWDERS
    • Commercial Status
      • Commercial Status (Continued)
      • Commercial Status (Continued)
    • New Technological Developments
      • Preparation of MgAl2O4 Transparent Nanoceramics
    • World Markets
  • Table 33 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINA IN HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP TUBES THROUGH 2012 (TONS/$ MILLION)
    • THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
  • Table 34 PRIMARY MATERIALS OF INTEREST FOR THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS PRODUCED FROM NANOPARTICULATE FEEDSTOCK
    • Commercial Status
    • New Technological Developments
      • Erosion Resistant Coatings
      • Multimodal Structured Hardcoatings Made From Micro-Nanocomposite Materials
      • Energy Storage and Conversion Devices Using Thermal Sprayed Electrodes
    • World Markets
  • Table 35 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF NANOSTRUCTURED THERMAL SPRAY COATING MATERIALS THROUGH 2012 (TONS/$ MILLION)
    • PHOTOVOLTAICS
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
  • Table 36 COMPANIES MANUFACTURING OR DEVELOPING DSSC PVS
    • New Technological Developments
      • Multilayered Silicon Quantum Dot Solar Cell
    • World Markets
  • Table 37 PROJECTED CONSUMPTION OF NANOARTICLES IN PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS/$ MILLION)
  • Table 38 CONSUMPTION OF QUANTUM DOT PV CELLS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Table 39 CONSUMPTION OF QUANTUM DOTS IN PV APPLICATIONS THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Table 39 (CONTINUED)
    • DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES
      • Commercial Status
      • World Markets
  • Table 40 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOPARTICULATE DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES, THROUGH 2012 (TONS/$ MILLION)
    • PETROLEUM REFINING/ PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTION
  • Table 41 NANOCATALYST APPLICATIONS IN
    • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
    • Commercial Status
    • New Technological Developments
      • Carbide and Oxycarbide Catalysts
      • Zeolite Nanoparticle Catalyst for Heavy Oil Upgrading
    • World Markets
  • Table 42 DEMAND FOR NON-ZEOLITE NANOCATALYSTS IN REFINING AND PETROCHEMICALS, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS/$ MILLION)
    • RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • New Technological Developments
        • Nanoscale Coating to Increase Electronic Conductance of LTS
        • Other New Electrode Materials
      • World Markets
  • Table 43 GLOBAL LITHIUM ION BATTERY SALES, THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLION)
  • Table 44 CONSUMPTION OF LITHIUM TITANATE NANOPARTICLES USED IN ADVANCE LI-ION BATTERIES, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS/$ MILLION)
    • TOOL INSERTS
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • New Technological Developments
        • Direct Synthesis of Tungsten Carbide Nanoparticles by Mechanically Assisted Carbothermic Reduction of Natural Wolframite
      • World Markets
• Table 45 CONSUMPTION OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE NANOPARTICLES USED IN CUTTING TOOL INSERTS, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS/$ MILLION)
  • NON-STICK COATINGS
    • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
    • Commercial Status
    • World Markets
  • Table 46 CONSUMPTION OF NANOPARTICLES USED IN NON-STICK COATINGS FOR CONSUMER AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
  • Table 47 CONSUMPTION OF POLYMER NANOPARTICLES USED IN ANTI-STICK COATINGS, THROUGH 2012 (METRIC TONS/$ MILLION)
    • World Markets (Continued)
• Chapter 6 - APPENDIX I COMPANY PROFILES AND CONTACT INFORMATION
  • ADVANCED NANOTECHNOLOGY LTD.
  • ADVANCED POWDER (AP) MATERIALS, INC.
  • ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • ARGONIDE CORP.
  • ATECH INNOVATIONS GMBH
  • BAIKOWSKI INTERNATIONAL CORP.
  • BASF CATALYSTS LLC
  • BAYER AG
  • CATALYTIC SOLUTIONS, INC.
  • CERAMEM CORP.
  • CYRIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • DE NORA NORTH AMERICA INC.
  • ENER1, INC.
  • EVIDENT TECHNOLOGIES
  • EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
  • EXXONMIBIL CORP.
  • G24 INNOVATIONS, LTD.
  • HEADWATERS NANOKINETIX, INC.
  • INFRAMAT CORP.
  • ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD.
  • JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
  • KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • MACH 1, INC.
  • NANOGATE TECHNOLOGIES, GMBH
  • NANOGRAM CORP.
  • NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
  • NANOPRODUCTS CORP.
  • NANOSCALE CORP
  • NANOSOLAR, INC.
  • NANOSYS, INC.
  • NANOTWIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • NEI CORP.
  • NEXTECH MATERIALS, LTD
  • NOVACENTRIX CORP.
  • NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • OXONICA, LTD.
  • QUANTUMSPHERE, INC.
  • RHODIA SA
  • SACHTLEBEN CHEMIE
  • SHOWA DENKO K.K.
  • SOLARONIX SA
  • STMICROELECTRONICS
  • TAYCA CORP.
  • TOTO, LTD.
  • N.V. UMICORE S.A.
  • US NANOCORP, INC.
• Chapter 7 - APPENDIX II REFERENCES AND ENDNOTES
  • REFERENCES AND ENDNOTES