Chemicals and Materials

Permeable concrete has a porous textures that allow air and/or liquids to pass through. Widely used for stormwater management due to its functional and environmental advantages, it is extensively used as paver or flagstone and grassed infill. The High-Tech Materials TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) provides intelligence on technologies, produc...

This Industrial Bioprocessing TOE depicts trends across food safety. This study focuses on recent innovations and trends in microbial food safety technologies. This analysis covers technologies enabling faster, more efficient, cost-effective food safety testing; use of innovative technologies, such as optical or magnetic technology, for accurate pa...

Wear and material degradation due to friction is a major concern in various industries where moving parts have inadequate lubrication. Generally, friction is caused when two surfaces come in contact and lead to molecular adhesion and surface roughness. Solid materials possess some degree of roughness, which is perceived as the primary reason for re...

Composites comprising a biological element or derived from bio-based sources, commonly known as biocomposites, have gained considerable interest over the past decade across industries. In commercial biocomposites, reinforcement agents such as plant fibers and regenerated cellulose fibers are commonly used, while the matrices of the composite materi...

Polymer-based packaging is one of the highest growing segments in the overall packaging industry from a materials perspective. The plastics/polymers that are used are mainly low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polypropylene; with bio-based plastics are gaining momentum. While...

Nanomaterials possess the ability to significantly improve performance of cosmetic and personal care products. This is chiefly owing to their nanoscale size, wherein nanomaterials posses superior chemical, biochemical, and physical properties when compared to conventional additives. The biggest R&D trend in this domain is to develop new nanomateria...

This Industrial Bioprocessing TOE depicts trends across butanol production. This issue features overall regional trends in the adoption and development of butanol production, drivers and restraints for the adoption of these technologies, patent trends, and selected significant patents with respect to butanol production, along with the industry inte...

There is a growing requirement from the marine, oil and gas industries for coating components of complex machines operating in harsh conditions to protect their surfaces from wear, corrosion, and hydrogen embrittlement. This is driving the development of wear resistant and corrosion resistant coatings. These coatings can extend the components' she...

Rising concerns about food safety and need to extend the shelf life of packaged foods have increased the demand for effective and safe preservatives. While the use of preservatives is nothing new in the F&B industry. increasing regulatory pressures regarding food safety and growing consumer concerns about safety of food additives have influenced va...