http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/svcg.pag/CM00 - Chemicals, Materials and Food Research en-us Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles converting plastics to compost by using fungi, bacteria that convert carbon into fuel, and large-scale algal biofuel production on the ocean surface. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-25-00-00 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:47:16 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-25-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles glass-reinforced PPS with superior fuel resistance, a synthetic cleaner liquid for heat transfer fluid system, and a fire retardant tape that 1targets transportation applications. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D793-00-EC-00-00 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:47:16 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D793-00-EC-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles comparison of various carbonaceous nanofillers within EVA polymer, graphene-based nanomats that pave the way for next-generation catalysts, and applying nanotechnology to achieve full color electrophoretic displays. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-10-00-00 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:17:49 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-10-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles silver nanowire meshes for development of conductive coatings, patent granted to fluorine-based corrosion-resistant coating, and a new eco-friendly low-temperature phosphating process. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-36-00-00 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:47:51 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-36-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles the impact of zinc oxide layer's growing process on its optical and electrical behavior, a novel noise suppression solution for mobile phones, and a novel method for controlled synthesis of titania nanoparticles. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D705-00-0E-00-00 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:42:42 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D705-00-0E-00-00 Press Release The Gulf Cooperative Countries (GCC) market for construction chemicals has seen rapid development between 2003 and 2008, mainly due to the underlying construction boom in the region. Increasingly sophisticated construction engineering, tight time lines, standards http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=195246911 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=195246911 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles using E. Coli to produce hydrogen and ethanol from crude glycerol, low-molecular weight biocrude from microalgae, and a technology for increasing acetone-butanol-ethanol yield. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-23-00-00 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 05:41:49 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-23-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles single photon emission from semiconductor quantum dots, electron transport properties with metal contacts on grapheme, and shielding single walled CNTs with organic complexes. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0F-00-00 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 05:41:49 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0F-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles CNT-based conductive inks for electronic applications, polystyrene finds new uses in the furniture industry, and emulsion polymers for building materials' market. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D823-00-EB-00-00 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 03:21:49 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D823-00-EB-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles structured sodium-based zeolites as adsorbents for PSA applications, in-situ carbon dioxide sorption for steam reforming of glycerol, and lignocellulose conversion using inexpensive catalysts. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-17-00-00 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 01:37:01 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-17-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles nanocrystalline oxide and hydroxide coatings on barium titanate substrate, medical implant coating that lowers rejection rates, and a method to stamp flexible coatings made of micromachines on plastics. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-35-00-00 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 01:37:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-35-00-00 Market Insight The Indian chemical industry seems to have weathered the storm unleashed by the global economic crisis. After a subdued year, 2009 saw the industry return back to the path of growth, on which it looks set to continue for the rest of the decade. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=194847923 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=194847923 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles materials for aerospace manufacturers, membrane composites for proficient air filtration, and self-healing polymers that may prolong lubricant life and improve engine efficiency. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D793-00-EB-00-00 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:48:33 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D793-00-EB-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles biodegradable nano-sized particles used for carrying life-saving drugs, silicon-coated nanonets that can enhance lithium-ion battery performance, and a method for fabrication and deposition of thin films for blue LEDs. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-34-00-00 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:02:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-34-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles enhanced heat transfer using nanofluids, mobile-based personal item security solution, and applicability of organic-ferromagnetic systems in spintronics. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D705-00-0C-00-00 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:01:37 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D705-00-0C-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles advances in quantum phonon lasers, a new fertility chip for reliable spermatozoa analysis, and nanolens that can achieve super-resolution imaging. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0E-00-00 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:01:36 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0E-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles sodium hydroxide-promoted CVD system for petroleum refinery wastewater purification, enhanced metal recovery from spent petroleum catalyst, the development of low-cost recyclable organic LEC, and CNTs for textile applications. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-16-00-00 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:01:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-16-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles using nanoparticles to enhance fabric quality, a plastic material that can store power, and newly introduced bisphenol-A-free reusable water bottles. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D823-00-EA-00-00 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:39:35 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D823-00-EA-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles demonstration of the first 100 GHz graphene transistor, manufacturing 3D circuits using CNTs, and high-frequency piezoelectric MEMS ultrasound transducers. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D775-00-19-00-00 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:24:35 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D775-00-19-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles silicon carbide film deposition at low temperatures for hazardous environments, new environment-friendly coating methods, and efficient organic thin-film photoswitches. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-33-00-00 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:24:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-33-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles the discovery of genes responsible for increasing biomass in plants, enhanced lipid extraction from microalgae, and microalgae cultivation in carpet mill effluents for biofuel applications. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-21-00-00 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:24:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-21-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This alert profiles utilizing CNTs for DNA sequencing, a CNT-based anti-icing system, and a novel hybrid material for manufacturing DMFC electrodes. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0D-00-00 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:25:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0D-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles using embedded CNT-based glass fiber reinforced composites as pressure sensors, a new material technology for use in sensors and catalysis, an ultralightweight aerogel for oil conservation. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-15-00-00 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:10:38 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-15-00-00 Press Release Although the Indian Bioplastics market is beset by challenges such as low awareness that are typical to emerging markets, the inadequate market response signifies huge potential for companies wishing to enter this market. Participants can overcome the awareness barrier by creating greater environmental awareness and promoting the long-term environmental benefits of using Bioplastics over petroleum-based plastics. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=193321902 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=193321902 Press Release The food and beverage enzymes market in India is in its growth stage. Increasing end-user awareness, sizeable market potential for existing products, and unexplored application segments are the major drivers of this market. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=192812868 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=192812868 Market Engineering Research Service This research service focuses on the South African Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) mining process chemicals market. An analysis is conducted into the total overall market dynamics including a specific breakdown into the various products segments within this market. Drivers, restraints and challenges for the PGM mining chemicals market are reviewed in light of the South African context. Growth trends, forecasts and market share rankings are presented as part of this service. An opportunity analysis is included based on the primary PGM end-user applications industries. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M535-01-00-00-00 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:34:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M535-01-00-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles a single molecule detector based on nanodumbbells, a new approach for CNT applications within thermally conductive composites, and plasmonic nanobubble that can destroy cancer cells. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0C-00-00 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:16:33 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0C-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles inhibitor-doped sol-gel coatings for enhanced corrosion protection of magnesium alloy, powder coatings for industrial applications, cobalt-iron alloy-based spinel coating for SOFC interconnects. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-32-00-00 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:52:38 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-32-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles tunable nanoporous carbon for efficient supercapacitors, the development of power-generating rubber films, and an aerogel-based composite for mitigating thermal bridging. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-14-00-00 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:36:36 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-14-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles research efforts toward finding alternative biofuel crops, low-cost plant-derived monoclonal antibodies for treating infectious diseases, and a DNA discovery that could provide a model to sequence important food and fuel crops. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-20-00-00 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:30:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-20-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles using ceramic compounds for high-power lamps, curable nanosilica-filled epoxies, and chitosan nanoparticles/plasticised-starch composite. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D793-00-EA-00-00 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:54:44 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D793-00-EA-00-00 Press Release The economic turmoil of 2009 had a profound impact on the global chemicals industry. Demand for chemicals fell off sharply as end-users came to terms with low consumer confidence and declining purchasing power. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=192112403 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=192112403 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles using graphite oxide for the manufacture of new nanomaterials, using printed nanocircuits to sense hormones, and the development of efficient organic tandem solar cells with ZnO nanoparticles. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0B-00-00 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:15:36 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0B-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles polymers inducted with nanoparticles for creating self-healing paints, investments in extrusion lines for solar panels, and reducing carbon footprint using ingeo bioresin solutions. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D823-00-E9-00-00 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 04:50:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D823-00-E9-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles power-generating rubber films developed, new synthetic material for trapping radioactive cesium, and glass products that absorb organic molecules from water. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-13-00-00 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 04:19:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-13-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles brine shrimp and tilapia utilized for oil extraction from algae, and an algal biofuel research that addresses environmental impacts. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-1F-00-00 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 03:49:35 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-1F-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles weak epitaxy growth method for thin film organic solar cells, sulphonate-doped polyaniline coatings for better corrosion protection of steel, and new automated equipment installed for increasing coating capacity. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-31-00-00 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 03:34:35 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-31-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles mechanoluminiscence of zinc sulfide-manganese nanoparticles, stretchable batteries from fabrics, and electrochemical polymerization for superhydrophobic polymer films. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-12-00-00 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:14:33 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-12-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles metallic biofunctionalization of porous organic structures, using nano particles for enhancing solar cells' efficiency, and using silica nanoparticles to produce superhydrophilic wool. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0A-00-00 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:14:26 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-0A-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles simple adhesive vinyl films, corrosion resistance offered by springs made from composites, and plasmonic photocatalyst developed with high-photocatalytic activity. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D793-00-E9-00-00 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:14:34 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D793-00-E9-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles nanosol-based coating for light colored furnishing fabrics, carbon dioxide-based resins for coatings, and application of organic ferroelectrics in nonvolatile memory devices. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-30-00-00 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-30-00-00 Market Engineering Research Service The North American and the European biopesticides market is an emerging market with growing demand of products. There are many regulations banning the sales of existing chemistries in synthetic chemical pesticides which is actually driving the need to develop alternate naturally chemicals which are safe to the environment and the living organisms consuming the plant products. There is discussion of market metrics, competitive scenario and general trends in this market, in this segment of the research service. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M472-01-00-00-00 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:17:49 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-toc.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M472-01-00-00-00 Press Release Vom zunehmenden Bewusstsein der Verbraucher f r funktionelle Lebensmittel profitiert auch der Europamarkt f r verdauungsf rdernde Produkte. Im Jahr 2008 war der Bereich Verdauung mit einem Umsatzanteil von 68 Prozent gr ter Sektor im Gesamtmarkt f r funktionelle Lebensmittel mit EU-Zulassung. H here Produktpreise in Kombination mit einer Ausweitung der Anwendungsbereiche d rften das Marktwachstum weiter vorantreiben. Entsprechend rechnet eine neue Studie der Unternehmensberatung Frost & Sullivan (http://www.food.frost.com) in dieser Branche mit einer Steigerung des Umsatzvolumens von 245,0 Millionen US-Dollar im Jahr 2008 auf 536,5 Millionen US-Dollar im Jahr 2015. Die Studie deckt die Segmente Prebiotika, Probiotika und Verdauungsenzyme ab. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=190711593 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=190711593 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles using nano systems to spiflicate tumor cells, nanodragsters developed by researchers at Rice University, and carbon nanotube programmable devices. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-09-00-00 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:25:25 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D785-00-09-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles using magnetic polymer beads in microchips and medicine, using recycled polyolefins for outdoor applications, and the development of biocompatible synthetic blood cells. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-11-00-00 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:06:25 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D735-00-11-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles photosynthesizing sustainable source of hydrogen, microbubble technology that makes biofuel production less energy intensive, and the world's first ethanol-fueled power plant. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-1D-00-00 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:50:25 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D765-00-1D-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles a novel file-virtualization solution, using nano-biosensors for detecting toxins in water, and an efficient storage management techniques supporting cloud computing. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D705-00-06-00-00 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:52:26 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D705-00-06-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles elastomers for wire and cable markets, high-strength oil-free and phthalate-free thermoplastic elastomers, and a new method for recycling plastic to make multiwalled carbon nanotubes. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D823-00-E8-00-00 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:47:28 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D823-00-E8-00-00 Technical Insights Alert This issue profiles steel fastener coating maximizes corrosion protection, metallic nanoparticle coatings for optical applications, and silica sol coating for woolen fabrics. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-2F-00-00 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:31:29 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D745-00-2F-00-00