Chemicals and Materials

Automotive segment is expected to remain dominant and the key growth area for engineering plastics demand in India. Automotive is followed closely by electrical and electronics and appliances segment. Government’s push towards making India a manufacturing hub, especially in Automotive and appliances sector will be one of the major demand drivers ...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE profiles trends and innovations in the food and agriculture industry. The TOE focuses on various technology innovations in butter, chocolate, wine storage, precision farming, and food preservation. The Industrial Bioprocessing TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) provides intelligence on technologi...

Technology of coating substances with another material at various sizes to form nanocapsules or microcapsules is called encapsulation. Encapsulation increases the stability and shelf life of the product being encapsulated, helps the manipulation of the product, and enables controlling delivery of products at a particular site and time. The ingredie...

Significant breakthroughs in processing bentonite and development of its applications as an adsorption barrier agent to hazardous waste/organic matter are driving competitiveness of bentonite in the high-tech materials business. This issue High-Tech Materials TOE profiles an efficient process for converting calcium bentonite to sodium bentonite, ad...

This issue of Nanotech TOE covers innovations related to improved efficiency of nanocatalysts for the energy sector including more cost-efficient anodes for lithium-ion batteries, catalysts for improved electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, and selective solar absorbers. It also profiles a development of microbots for the biomedical sector,...

This issue of Nanotech TOE profiles recent nanotechnology developments in automotive, road paving, glass, fuel cell, and wastewater industries. In particular, it profiles lightweight and strong nanoceramic aluminum alloy for the transportation industry, magnetic nanoparticles for self-healing road bitumen, switchable and reflective thermochromic n...

New materials for batteries has been a significant area of research and it has seen some disruptive developments as well. However, the need for safer and more efficient storage options has been driving the development of new material options. For instance, despite Li-ion being the preferred choice of the manufacturers at present, the safety concer...

This edition of the Plastics Advisor TOE profiles plastic recycling methods and sustainable plastic alternatives. Recycled plastics are those that are subjected to plastic waste recovery and then processed for use in main stream applications. The plastics that are mainly recycled are polyethylene terephthalate, high-density polyethylene, low-densit...