Renewable Chemicals (2009 - 2014)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

• 1.1. Key takeaways
• 1.2. Report description
• 1.3. Market covered
• 1.4. Stakeholders

2. Summary

3. Market overview

• 3.1. Driving factors analysis for renewable chemicals market
• 3.2. Drivers
  • 3.2.1. Economic and environmental pressure on petroleum-derived feedstock
  • 3.2.2. Growing popularity of platform chemicals and biopolymers
  • 3.2.3. Growing industrial responsibility
  • 3.2.4. Consumer awareness and end-product acceptance
  • 3.2.5. Increased decoupling from food supply chain
• 3.3. Restraints
  • 3.3.1. Problems associated with the production process
  • 3.3.2. Cost of production inhibiting growth of polymers
• 3.4. Opportunities
  • 3.4.1. Improvement in chemical conversion can improve yields
  • 3.4.2. Opportunities presented by lignin
  • 3.4.3. Under-penetration in Asian countries

4. Renewable chemicals products

• 4.1. Alcohols
  • 4.1.1. Drivers
    • 4.1.1.1. Multiple sources eco-friendly receive governmental support
    • 4.1.1.2. ' Green image' garners public favor
    • 4.1.1.3. Relatively lower price-sensitivity
  • 4.1.2. Restraints
  • 4.1.3. C1 and c2
    • 4.1.3.1. Methanol
    • 4.1.3.2. Ethanol
  • 4.1.4. C3 and above
    • 4.1.4.1. 1-propanol
    • 4.1.4.2. Isobutanol
    • 4.1.4.3. 1-pentanol
    • 4.1.4.4. 2-propanol
    • 4.1.4.5. 2-ethyl-1-hexanol
    • 4.1.4.6. 1-nonanol
    • 4.1.4.7. 2-octanol
    • 4.1.4.8. 1-octanol
    • 4.1.4.9. 1-decanol
    • 4.1.4.10. 1-dodecanol
• 4.2. Organic acids
  • 4.2.1. C1 and c2 acids
    • 4.2.1.1. Formic acid
    • 4.2.1.2. Acetic acid
    • 4.2.1.3. Glycolic acid
  • 4.2.2. C3 and above
    • 4.2.2.1. Propionic acid
    • 4.2.2.2. Butyric acid
• 4.3. Ketones
  • 4.3.1. Acetone
  • 4.3.2. Methyl ethyl ketone
• 4.4. Polymers
  • 4.4.1. Market drivers
    • 4.4.1.1. Technology push
    • 4.4.1.2. Economical benefit
    • 4.4.1.3. Reduced correlation with food supply
    • 4.4.1.4. At par with conventional petrochemical derived polymers
  • 4.4.2. Restraints
    • 4.4.2.1. Lack of cost competitiveness
    • 4.4.2.2. Limited potential in certain high growth areas
  • 4.4.3. Opportunities
    • 4.4.3.1. Wider range of applications
    • 4.4.3.2. Biotechnology companies
  • 4.4.4. Polylactic acid
  • 4.4.5. Polyhydroxyalkanoates
  • 4.4.6. Polyvinyl acetate
  • 4.4.7. Polyamino acids
  • 4.4.8. Polyglycolic acid
  • 4.4.9. Polyacrylamide

5. Renewable chemicals application

• 5.1. Industrial
  • 5.1.1. Drivers
  • 5.1.2. Restraints
  • 5.1.3. Corrosion inhibitor
  • 5.1.4. Emission abatement
  • 5.1.5. Specialty lubricants
• 5.2. Transportation
  • 5.2.1. Drivers
  • 5.2.2. Restraints
  • 5.2.3. Fuels
  • 5.2.4. Oxygenates
  • 5.2.5. Anti-freeze
  • 5.2.6. Wiper fluids
• 5.3. Textiles
  • 5.3.1. Carpets
  • 5.3.2. Fabrics
  • 5.3.3. Fabric coatings
  • 5.3.4. Foam cushions
• 5.4. Food preservation & production enhancement
  • 5.4.1. Drivers
  • 5.4.2. Restraints
  • 5.4.3. Food packaging
  • 5.4.4. Antimicrobial packaging
  • 5.4.5. Fertilizers
  • 5.4.6. Beverage bottles
• 5.5. Environment
• 5.6. Housing
• 5.7. Recreation
• 5.8.Health & hygiene

6. Catalysis

• 6.1. Biocatalysis
  • 6.1.1. Drivers
    • 6.1.1.1. Improved enzymes help in better industrial processes
    • 6.1.1.2. Benefits over chemical catalysis
    • 6.1.1.3. High specificity and multi-step reactions yield improved results
    • 6.1.1.4. Governmental concern over environmental issues
  • 6.1.2. Restraints
    • 6.1.2.1. Slower process increases production costs
    • 6.1.2.2. Limited biocatalyst inventory
    • 6.1.2.3. Limited knowledge of industrially significant reactions
  • 6.1.3. Opportunities
    • 6.1.3.1. Cost-effective preparation of biocatalysts
    • 6.1.3.2. Lower water and energy consumption
  • 6.1.4. Enzymes
• 6.2. Chemical catalysis
  • 6.2.1. Drivers
    • 6.2.1.1. Faster and simpler processes
    • 6.2.1.2. Development of heterogeneous catalysts
  • 6.2.2. Restraints & Opportunities
    • 6.2.2.1. High energy requirements

7. Technology

• 7.1. Thermochemical conversion
• 7.2. Gasification
• 7.3. Pyrolysis
• 7.4. Hydrothermal upgrading
• 7.5. Fermentation and bioconversion
• 7.6. Product separation and upgrading
• 7.7. Enzymatic hydrolysis
• 7.8. Gasification-fermentation
• 7.9. Acid hydrolysis
• 7.10. Biochemical-thermochemical
• 7.11. Biochem-organisolve
• 7.12. Fischer tropsch diesel
• 7.13. Reductive transformation
• 7.14. Dehydrative transformation

8. Platform chemicals

• 8.1. 1, 4-diacids
  • 8.1.1. Succinic acid
    • 8.1.1.1. Drivers
      • 8.1.1.1.1. Commercial use for derivatives
      • 8.1.1.1.2. Application in varied industries
      • 8.1.1.1.3. Demand expected to see double digit rise
  • 8.1.1.2. Restraints and opportunities
• 8.2. Fumaric acid
  • 8.2.1. Drivers
  • 8.2.2. Restraints
• 8.3. 2, 5- furan dicarboxylic acid
  • 8.3.1. Drivers
    • 8.3.1.1. Fdca derivatives have wide-ranging applications
  • 8.3.2. Restraint
    • 8.3.2.1. Non-selective dehydration of sugar
    • 8.3.2.2. Lack of knowledge about polymer formation
  • 8.3.3. Opportunities
    • 8.3.3.1. Problem of non selective production of FCDA to be removed
    • 8.3.3.2. Overcoming technological barriers
• 8.4. 3- Hydroxypropionic acid
  • 8.4.1. Drivers
    • 8.4.1.1. Uses only via renewable feedstock route
    • 8.4.1.2. Wide ranging applications
  • 8.4.2. Restraints
    • 8.4.2.1. Fermentation routes still expensive
    • 8.4.2.2. New catalysts increase R&D costs
• 8.5. Aspartic acid
  • 8.5.1. Drivers
    • 8.5.1.1. Several benefits to producers
    • 8.5.1.2. Market potential for amino analogs
  • 8.5.2. Opportunities
  • 8.5.2.1. An alternative direct fermentation route
  • 8.5.2.2. Better quality products
• 8.6. Glucaric acid
• 8.7. Glutamic acid
• 8.8. Itaconic acid
• 8.9. Levulinic acid
  • 8.9.1. Drivers
    • 8.9.1.1. All derivatives of levulinic acid of significant value
  • 8.9.2. Opportunities
• 8.10. Glycerol
  • 8.10.1. Drivers
    • 8.10.1.1. Demand associated with that of biodiesel
    • 8.10.1.2. Cost effectiveness and biodegradable products
  • 8.10.2. Restraints
  • 8.10.3.Opportunities

9. Biofeedstock and source

10. Geographic analysis

• 10.1. The u.s. Renewable chemicals market
• 10.2. The european renewable chemicals market
• 10.3. The asian renewable chemicals market

11. Company profiles

• 11.1. Abengoa bioenergy
• 11.2. Altus pharmaceuticals
• 11.3. Archer-daniels-midland company
• 11.4. Arkenol
• 11.5. Avantium technologies
• 11.6. Basf
• 11.7. Bio-amber
• 11.8. Bio-mer
• 11.9. Bluefire ethanol
• 11.10. Braskem
• 11.11. Cargill inc.
• 11.12. Chevron corporation
• 11.13. Codexis, inc.
• 11.14. Croda inc.
• 11.15. Degussa evonik
• 11.16. Dow chemical company
• 11.17. Dsm
• 11.18. Dupont
• 11.19. Eastman chemicals
• 11.20. Ensyn technologies inc.
• 11.21. Genecor international, inc.
• 11.22. General biomass company
• 11.23. Greenfield ethanol, inc.
• 11.24. Gushan environmental energy
• 11.25. Ineos bio
• 11.26. Innovia films
• 11.27. Inventure chemicals
• 11.28. Iogen corporation
• 11.29. Materia, inc.
• 11.30. Nature works llc
• 11.31. Novozymes
• 11.32. Panda ethanol
• 11.33. Purac biochem bv
• 11.34. Pure vision technology
• 11.35. Sapphire energy, inc.
• 11.36. Seambiotic
• 11.37. Solvay chemicals
• 11.38. Spartan chemical company inc.
• 11.39. Uop llc
• 11.40. Verenium corporation

12. Patent analysis

• 12.1. Appendix
  • 12.1.1. U.s. Patents
  • 12.1.2. E.u. Patents
  • 12.1.3. Asia patents