Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS
- Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
- Disclaimers
- Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
- Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
- Product Definition and Scope of Study
- Zeolites
- Clays
- Activated Carbon
- Silica Gel
- Activated Alumina
- Others
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- Nanomaterials - Heading to Change the World
- Nanoporous Materials - An Emerging Market
- Market Estimates and Projections
- Table 1: Worldwide Nanoporous (Microporous) Materials Market by Product Segment (2007, 2009 & 2015): Percentage Breakdown of Sales for Zeolites, Activated Carbon Silica Gel, Activated Alumina, Clays, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
2. TRENDS & ISSUES
- Hydrogen Storage - The In Thing
- Nanoporous Polymers
- Porous Hybrid Materials in Limelight
- Nanocubes
- Aerogels - An Excellent Thermal Insulator
- Developing Nations Drive Activated Carbon Growth
- Stringent Environment Regulations to Drive Activated Carbon Growth
- Nanoclays Penetrate Rapidly in the Market
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- Nanotechnology
- The Coming of Nano-Age...
- A Conceptual Definition
- Nanoporous Materials
- Key Characteristics
- Select Nanoporous Materials
- An Insight into Key Features, with their Significance
- Applications
- Catalysis
- Thermal Insulation
- Gas Storage
- Membranes
- Electrodes
- Photonic crystals
- Bio-encapsulation/Drug Delivery
- Bio-implants/ Tissue Engineering
- Major Bottlenecks
- Development Process and Production Technique
- Preparing a template
- Synthesizing Materials
- Functionalization
- Process Improvement Over the Years
4. PRODUCT SEGMENTATION
- Zeolites
- Natural Zeolites vs. Synthetic Zeolites
- Applications
- Environmental and Water Treatment Applications
- Natural Zeolites
- Table 2: Physical Properties of Select Natural Zeolites
- Table 3: Worldwide Natural Zeolite Production by Region: 2007 & 2006 Statistics in Thousand Metric Tons for China, Korea, Japan, US, Indonesia, Turkey and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Synthetic Zeolites
- Clays
- Table 4: Select Natural Clays: A Comparison
- Types of Clay
- Bentonite
- Applications
- Fuller' s Earth
- Applications
- Kaolin
- Applications
- Activated Carbon
- Types of Activated Carbon
- Powdered Activated Carbon
- Granular Activated Carbon
- Applications
- Silica Gel
- Activated Alumina
- Others
- Bauxite
- Iron Oxide
- Magnesium Oxide
- Zirconium Oxide
5. END-USE INDUSTRY - AN OVERVIEW
- Petroleum Refining
- Pet Litter and Animal Feed Additives
- Detergents
- Water Treatment
- Clay
- Activated Carbon
- Environment
- Activated Carbon
- Food & Beverages
- Chemical Processing
- Plastic Processing
- Others
- Actuators and Sensors
- Medical and Pharmaceuticals
- Activated Carbon
- Nanoclay
- Iron-Oxide Nanoparticle
- Zeolites
- Textile and Clay Nanoparticles
- Industrial
- Aerospace
- Agriculture
6. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
- PQ Merges with INEOS Silicas
- EnergySolutions and ZEOX Join Hands
- ZEOX and FFT Partner
- Calgon Carbon Bags Wastewater Treatment Contract
- Calgon Carbon Bags Arizona Water Treatment Contract
- Aspen Receives US$37 million Investment
- Zeolyst International Expands Production Capacity
- CSMG Technologies Acquires Carbon Capture Technologies
- Lydall Performance Materials Unveils Microporous Membrane- based Air
Filtration Composite
- ZEOX Acquires Major Stake in Nano Clays LLC
- Rogers Corp. and Optodot Collaborate
- CRS Regenerates Zeolite Catalyst
- Amcol Acquires Bensan in Turkey
- Cristal Acquires MIC
- Siemens Water Technologies Undertakes Four US-Based Acquisitions
- Arbios Systems and Membrana Join Forces
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Developed Best-in-Class Antireflective
Porous Silica
- AmberWave Systems Partners with UCSB
- BASF Acquires Engelhard
- Calgon Carbon Receives Tong Hsin Contract
- Calgon Carbon Sets Up New Activated Carbon Facility in China
- NanoSensors Inks Licensing Agreement with Michigan State University
- Sud-Chemie AG Acquires Tricat Zeolites to Form Sud-Chemie Zeolites
- Relisys Begins Human Trials for New Coronary Stents
- Excelfrax 1900 Panel Added to Excelfrax(r) Product Line
7. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS
- Albemarle Corp. (USA)
- Alcan Inc. (Canada)
- AMCOL International Corp (USA)
- American Colloid Company (USA)
- Nanocor, Inc. (USA)
- Axens (France)
- BASF SE (Germany)
- BASF Catalysts LLC (USA)
- Bentonite Performance Minerals LLC (USA)
- Calgon Carbon Corp. (USA)
- Chemviron Carbon (Belgium)
- CECA Specialty Chemicals (France)
- Exxon Mobil Corp. (USA)
- ExxonMobil Chemical (USA)
- Golden Innovation Business Company (Taiwan)
- Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd. (Japan)
- MeadWestvaco Corp. (USA)
- NanoPore, Inc. (USA)
- NanoScape (Germany)
- Norit N.V (Netherlands)
- Oil-Dri Corp. of America (USA)
- PICA (France)
- Porocel Corp. (USA)
- PQ Corp. (USA)
- ResinTech Inc. (USA)
- Southern Clay Products, Inc. (USA)
- St. Cloud Mining Company (USA)
- Sud-Chemie AG (Germany)
- W.R. Grace & Co. (USA)
- Zeochem (Switzerland)
- ZEOX Corp. (Canada)
- ZEOX Performance Materials LLC
- Zeolyst International (USA)
8. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
- Table 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Nanoporous (Microporous) Materials by Product Segment - Zeolites, Activated Carbon, Silica Gel, Activated Alumina, Clays and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- Table 6: World 10-Year Perspective for Nanoporous (Microporous) Materials by Product Segment - Zeolites, Activated Carbon, Silica Gel, Activated Alumina, Clays and Other Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
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