Technology Advancements in Ionic Liquids
Technology Advancements in Ionic Liquids
Demand Across Industries Being Driven by Sustainability Initiatives, Industrial Solvents to be Major Application Area
22-Feb-2016
Global
Description
The market for Ionic Liquids is gaining momentum in recent years mainly due to its capability for sustainable replacement of traditional organic solvents in many industrial applications. In certain industries, ionic liquids can also be considered as green chemistry as they reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances in many of the process industries. Though most of the ionic liquid-based technologies are in the nascent stage of development, the potential market for ionic liquids is enormously large.
This research service titled, “Technology Advancements in Ionic Liquids (TechVision)” , focuses on the recent innovations and opportunities in the ionic liquids markets worldwide. This research service summarizes the existing and emerging technology and application areas related to ionic liquids. This includes use of ionic liquid as electrolytes for next-generation batteries, supercapacitors and other electrochemical devices, medium for separation processes, metal finishing, plasticizers, and so on. The study also includes prioritization of key future opportunities for ionic liquid based technologies using a pre-defined, weightage based criteria.
The focus areas of the research include opportunity analysis of several ionic liquid based emerging technologies and an assessment of their market impact. This research service also offers a roadmap highlighting the adoption of ionic liquid technologies across various industrial sectors.
Table of Contents
1.1 Research Scope
1.2 Research Process and Methodology
1.3.1 Key Findings: Highly Interdependent Industry of Ionic Liquids is Set to Revolutionize Industrial Solvents
1.3.2 Key Findings: Application-oriented Designing and Formulation is the Future of Ionic Liquids
2.1 Why Are Ionic Liquids Important?
2.2 Ionic Liquids: Key Characteristics That Makes Them Unique
2.3 Ionic Liquids Experience High Industrial Adoption
3.1 Technology Capability: Scope for Improvements That Holds Potential in a Wide Range of Application Sectors
3.2 Emerging Technology Trends – Companies from NA and EU Show Strong Application-specific Research Focus
3.3 Ionic Liquids Hold Numerous Benefits over Other Solvents
4.1 Emerging Application Sectors: The Market for Ionic Liquids is Expected to Surge in the Short Term
4.1.1 Emerging Application Sectors: Ionic Liquids as Solvents Show High Market Potential in Various End Use Applications
4.1.2 Emerging Application Sectors: Market Share for Ionic Liquids Will See New Market Acceptance by 2020
5.1 Drivers and Challenges: Both Risk and Driving Factors Are Expected to Impact Adoption of Ionic Liquids in Industrial Sectors
5.1.1 Drivers: End Use Market Expansion, Green Characteristics, and the Ability to Be Tailored to Specific Applications Drive Growth of Ionic Liquids Market
5.1.2 Challenges: High Cost, Difficulty in Handling, Lack of Standardization Are Some of the Risk Factors for Ionic Liquids
6.1 Key Application Sectors: The Commercial Verticals That Will Benefit From Ionic Liquids
6.1.1 Key Application Sectors – Ionic Liquids Make Themselves Attractive for Industrial Solvents, Electrochemical Cells and Devices
6.1.2 Key Application Sectors – Separation Processes, Chemical Reaction Reagents Are Two Other Significant Areas
6.1.3 Key Application Sectors – Unique Thermal and Chemical Properties Qualify Ionic Liquids as Engineering Fluids, Thermal Fluids and Phase Changing Materials
6.1.4 Key Application Sectors – Pharmaceutical and Medical, Analytics, and Biotechnology Are Some Emerging Fields
6.1.5 Key Application Sectors – Energetic Materials, Metal Finishing, Food Processing Are Likely to Obtain Rapid Research Focus
6.2 Key Suppliers That Are Actively Involved in Commercializing Ionic Liquid Technologies across Various Application Sectors
7.1 Industry Value Chain: Stakeholders Drive Implementation of Ionic Liquid Technologies
7.1.1 Industry Value Chain Explained: Focused R&D for Application Specific Ionic Liquid Designing is Key
7.1.2 Industry Value Chain Explained: Regulatory Approvals, Commercialization and Product Development/Integration
8.1 Technology Capability of Key Stakeholders: BASF Leads the Market as Top Ionic Liquid Producer at Commercial Scale
8.2 Technology Capability of Key Stakeholders – IoLiTec is One of the Leading Manufacturers of Ionic Liquids in Europe
8.3 Technology Capability of Key Stakeholders – Boulder Ionics Produces Ultra-high-purity Ionic Liquids at Reduced Prices
8.4 Technology Capability of Key Stakeholders – Cytec and Merck Offer Comprehensive, and Commercially Available Portfolio of Ionic Liquids
8.5 Activities of Other Significant Stakeholders – Imperial Innovations, Covalent Associates, Evonik and QUILL Show Significant Commercial Interest in Ionic Liquids
8.6 Activities of Other Significant Stakeholders – Proionic is Gearing up for Large-scale Ionic Liquid Production
8.7 Activities of Other Significant Stakeholders – Solvionic, MIT, EPFL Are All Focused on Innovation Ionic Liquid Based Technologies
8.8 Funding Boosts Technology Development and Scale-up
8.9 Partnerships/Joint Ventures/M&A Inspire Application Expansion
8.10 Recent Academic Projects: Imidazolium and Pyridium-based Ionic Liquids Have a Widespread Research Focus
9.1 Application Sectors and Key End Users: Key Companies Are Set to Earn Market Share by Offerings/Products
9.1.1 Application Sectors and Key End Users – Spotlight Falls on Demand-side Ecosystem
9.1.2 Application Sectors and Key End Users – Commercial Verticals Generate Huge Opportunities with Ongoing Efforts to Upgrade Facilities
9.2 Metal Finishing – Ionic Liquids Allow Aluminum Electro-deposition and Electropolishing to Overcome the Technical Limits
9.2.1 Metal Finishing – Ionic Liquid Offers Eco-friendly Alternative to Conventional Hard Chrome Electroplating
9.2.2 Metal Finishing – A Combination of Parameters Decides Key End Users Needs
9.3 Biotechnology – Ionic Liquids Help Improved Dissolution and Processing of Cellulose, Starch and Other Biopolymers
9.3.1 Key End Users Needs – Cost-effective and User-friendly Pretreatment Processes Are the Keys to Success in Biotechnology
9.4 Electrochemical Cells and Devices – Ionic Liquids Offer Safer Electrolyte for Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries
9.4.1 Electrochemical Cells and Devices – Supercapacitors, and Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Can Be Benefited by Ionic Liquids
9.4.2 Key End Users Needs – Thermodynamic and Kinetic Stabilities in Electrochemical Cells and Devices Drives Opportunity
9.5 Industrial Explosives: Ionic Liquids Hold the Potential to Eliminate Post-blast Hazards
9.5.1 Key End Users Needs – Tailor-made Explosives for Specific Applications Show Opportunities for Novel Formulations
9.6 Separation Processes – Membrane Gas Separation and Liquid
9.6.1 Key End Users Needs – Reduced Cost and Size Are the Key Separation Goal
9.7 Industrial Solvent – Ionic Liquids Show High Potential as Polymer Additives
9.7.1 Key End Users Needs – Cost-effectiveness and Sustainability Are Two Most Demanded Factors for Industrial Solvents
9.8 Functionality, Economics, Niche Market, and Legislation are Other Factors That Affect Adoption
10.1 IP Analysis – Over Ten Thousands Patents Found in Last Two Years for Top 20 Stakeholders
10.2 IP Analysis – China Holds Highest Number of Patents Per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices) in Last Ten Years
10.3 IP Analysis – Over Thirteen Thousands Patents Published across Different Application Areas in 2015
11.1 Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Tree: A Multi Criteria Decision Making Tool Decides Most Lucrative Application for Ionic Liquids
11.1.1 AHP Tree: What Are Level 0 and Level 1 Criteria?
11.1.2 AHP Evaluation of Priority Values (Level 0): Technology Capability Plays the Most Vital Role in Evaluating Ionic Liquids Opportunity
11.1.3 AHP Evaluation of Priority Values (Level 1): Industry Efforts Plays Critical Role in Ionic Liquid Technology Success
11.1.4 AHP Evaluation of Priority Values: Industrial Solvents Followed by Separation Processes Are Highly Influenced by Industry Efforts
11.1.5 AHP Final Priority Ranking: Industrial Solvents Will Create Dominance of the Top Application Sectors
11.1.6 AHP Evaluation of Priority Values – Separation Processes Are the Second Most Preferred Application Area Followed by Electrochemical Cells and Devices
12.1 Work Will Continue on the Development of New Application Oriented Technologies
12.2 Analyst Insights: Technology and Product Road Maps Are Directly Linked to Market Demand and Competitive Strategies
13.1 Key Patents – United States and Australia
13.2 Key Patents – World Patent Office and USA
14.1 Key Contacts
Legal Disclaimer
15.1 The Frost & Sullivan Story
15.2 Value Proposition: Future of Your Company & Career
15.3 Global Perspective
15.4 Industry Convergence
15.5 360º Research Perspective
15.6 Implementation Excellence
15.7 Our Blue Ocean Strategy
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Podcast | No |
Industries | Chemicals and Materials |
WIP Number | D6E6-01-00-00-00 |
Keyword 1 | Ionic Liquids |
Keyword 2 | Ionic Liquids Technology |
Keyword 3 | IoLiTec |
Is Prebook | No |