Hydraulic Fracturing: General Overview and Market Insight.

Hydraulic Fracturing is the use of fluid and material to create or restores small fractures in a formation in order to stimulate production from new and existing oil and gas well. It is the fracturing of rock by pressurizes liquid. This creates the path that increase the rate at which fluids can be produced from the reservoir formations, in few cases it will by hundred of percent.

In thee process of hydraulic fracturing basically water is used, and its mixed with sand and chemicals, then the mixture is injected at a high pressure into a wellbore to crate small fractures which are basically less than 1mm, along which various fluids like petroleum, uranium, gas, and brine water may migrated to well. After which hydraulic pressure is removed and small grains of proppant induced into these fractures, which holds this fractures open once the rock achieves equilibrium. This techniques are very commonly used in wells for shale gas, tight oil, tight gas, and coal seam gas. 

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Advantages and disadvantages of Hydraulic Fracturing

1. Increase in production of natural gas.

2. Increase in economic activities.

3. Reduction in price for drilling natural gas.

these are the some important advantages of hydraulic fracturing and rest of all are as given below.

Hydraulic fracturing has been used all over the America, it is an easy and fast way to extract natural gas and oil from the rocks underneath the earth's crust.

Hydraulic fracturing is not only drills to find natural gas, but they also used to replenish and reestablish clean drinking wells.   

Hydraulic Fracturing makes it possible to produce oil and natural gas  in place where conventional technologies are ineffective.Access to new wells encourages economic growth and provides energy  for all. 

As compare to advantages some of the disadvantages are, 

The extraordinary expansion of natural gas extraction through the use of hydraulic fracturing is causing real concerns about risk to air quality and water quality.

Some of people claim that hydraulic fracturing has serious environmental consequence, and its damaging our earth in long run. Many researcher believe that hydraulic fracturing negatively affects our earth. some of the reasons are from polluting air with toxic methane, a key component in natural gas, and contaminating water with chemicals. It also causes soil and oil spill contamination and even earthquake from deep well.

Market Overview 

Several reports have attempted to quantify the impact of the expansion of hydraulic fracturing, as many of them concentrated on North America as the many of the leading oil field companies are located in this region. As compared to rest of world's market North American Market is at its Maturity level whereas, the other is at beginners level.

As per the analysis of IHS Study, 'The GDP perspective the shale gas contributed to GDP was $ 76.9 billion in 2010, and will increase to $ 118 billion by 2015 and will nearly triple to $ 231 billion in coming years.

If the various countries across the world permits the use of this techniques then the recovery of resources is expected to increase. Hence hydraulic fracturing will prove beneficial for developing countries like India, China and Brazil. As the demand for energy is greater in this countries so need for fulfill this demand will enhance their growth prospect. Which will be the driver market for this industry.

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Polystyrene Global Trends and Market Forecasts to 2018.

Polystyrene is a synthetic aromatic polymer produced from monomer styrene which is a petrochemical. Polystyrene is a hard, stiff and brilliantly transparent in its nature. It is widely used in the food service industry as a solid trays and containers, disposable eating utensils, and foamed cups, plates, and bowls. Polystyrene is added with other polymers, which lending hardness and rigidity to a number of important plastic and rubber products. The chemical formula for polystyrene is (C₈H₈) _{n and its chemical structure is as follows:}

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If we observe the bonds in chemical structure, we'll see that the carbon atoms are linked to one another by covalent bonds. Every alternate carbon atom on the polystyrene chain contains a phenyl group attached to it and it is a long chain of hydrocarbons.
The polymerization of styrene has been known since 1839, but by 1938 polystyrene was being produced commercially. And it quickly become one of the most important modern plastics, owing to the low cost of producing large volumes of styrene monomer, the ease of shaping the melted polymer in injection molding operations, and the optical and physical properties of the material. 

Polystyrene is a clear, colorless polymer used extensively for low -cost applications its available commercially in both form i.e. sheet as well as pallet. As some of the deficiencies which are serious such as strength, poor wheatherability and poor chemical resistance are seen in these materials.

Applications of Polystyrene 

Polystyrene is a lightweight material obtained from foam plastics. It is commonly referred to on the market as Styrofoam and is used in variety of ways. As Polystyrene does not biodegrade, it can recycle successfully for re-use. Following are the applications of polystyrene with different industries:

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Packaging 

Food materials like Egg and Dairy Products, fish, meat and poultry, cold drinks and carry out meals all these products are safely packed with polystyrene packaging materials; by this spoilage of foods is prevented. In the western world a combination of good packing, refrigeration, and transportation ensures that only 2% of food is lost through spoilage, with compare to other developing countries. No at issue what products you package, polystyrene has long been recognized as a versatile and cost effective solution for rigid packing and food services disposables. 

Appliances

Various appliances like from air conditioner and refrigerators, to ovens and microwaves, from hand held vacuum cleaners to blenders, polystyrene resins fulfill almost all end-product requirements. Polystyrene resins are safe and cost effective, with excellent appearance and functionality mainly due to easy-processing. Due to this almost 26% of polystyrene demand is used in injection molding, extrusion and thermoforming applications. 

Consumer Electronics

Polystyrene is used for housing for TV's and all kind of emerging trends in IT equipment where the criteria for use are combinations of functions, forms and aesthetic and a high performance or cost ratio. Polystyrene is the leading choice for media enclosures, cassette tape housing and clear jewel boxes to protect CD's and DVD's.  

Construction

Polystyrene resins are among the most popular materials for buildings and constructions applications, like insulation foam, roofing, siding, panels, bath and shower units, lightning and plumbing fixtures. With their excellent pricing and good process-ability and other performance properties, polystyrene resins find use in these building products. 

Medical 

Bringing new and improved medical technologies to patients and physicians is a complex regulated process. With excellent clarity and process-ability and outstanding post sterilization aesthetics, polystyrene resins are used for a wide range of disposable medical applications, including tissue culture trays, test tubes, diagnostic components and housing for test kits.

Other

As per the traditional uses for polystyrene, a variety of consumer goods applications, including toys, electric lawn and garden equipment, kitchen and bath accessories and other durable goods are made from polystyrene. Polystyrene resins have an excellent cost or performance ratio, and in many cases, can be can be substituted for more costly polymers. 

About Polystyrene Market

If we take an overview on Polystyrene Market, Asia Pacific is the larger market for this material. And China  was leading the demand for these materials in Asia Pacific region. Due to increasing demand of polystyrene as is mostly used in various industries for distinct application the market for Polystyrene is expected a huge growth around $131.1 billion  by 2018. In various parts of the world this market is growing with a fastest rate due to new innovations and technologies that emerges in it. The Key Market players concentrating on applications of new strategies and launching new products to expand their market value.

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'Di-Glycerides' an Food Emulsifier with its Market Overview.

Di-Glyceride are glycerides comprise of two fatty acid chains that are contently bonded with a molecule of glycerol. They are actually esters and they are formed by reacting fatty acids and two glycerol hydroxyl groups. The image shows the structural formula for Di-Glyceride.

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The Di-Glyceride are also named as diacyl-glycerol, as these are the combination of fatty acids they also have many different combinations of fatty acids attached at both C-1 and C-2 positions. The Di-Glycerides are common food additives(food emulsifiers) used to blend together certain ingredients, such as oil and water which would not otherwise blend well. Emulsion is an mixture of two or more liquids that are normally non mixable and an Emulsifier is an substance that stabilizes an emulsion by increasing its kinetic energy. For example Egg yolk, soy lecithin, Pickering stabilization etc.

Di-Glyceride working and applications

Di-Glycerides are either evolved from natural products or synthetically produced. They are normally referred to as incomplete fats because they do not contain the same number of fatty acids as most natural fats or triglycerides. Di-glyceride are surface active molecules that both attract and repel water at the same time. These hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties make them excellent emulsifying agents because they are soluble in water and fats. whereas, substance like oil and water naturally separate, the addition of an emulsifier can help to distribute the molecule evenly.

As the processed food also needs and emulsifiers to improve its quality, the emulsifiers like di-glycerides are helps to maintain consistency and texture of products with the ingredients that would normally not mixed with each other. They also allow baked goods, for ex, to retain moisture and freshness longer. Additionally, they keep the ingredients in products like peanut butter, salad dressing and margarine from separating. They are also found as an emulsifier in ice creams because they help to maintain the right viscosity and keep the texture smooth and creamy in frozen state.    

   

Di-Glyceride Market Overview

As these are perform according to the nature and ingredients of food products they are used in various types of food products as an emulsifiers. And in current situation the food emulsifier market is with its various specialty sub-types is one of the fastest growing market. And if we considers the market in geographical ways Asia Pacific is the most rapidly growing market as various food processing companies are concentrating this market as there is lots of improvement has to be done and it has more chance to enhances in future. As we see the following diagram of food emulsifier market revenue and share by geography we can easily understood how the market is performing for these materials.

Food Emulsifiers: Market Revenue & Share, By geography, 2011-2018($Million)

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In the field of Food emulsifier where Di-Glyceride is one of the component of these substances, the market is in control of its key players like Danisco and Palgaard both from Denmark Riken Vitamin from Japan and Cargill from US. As we analyse these four companies are holding half of market share and they are still improvising in it.    

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Automobile Brake - Types, Working and Market Analysis.

Automobile Brake used to slow down a automobile speed and used to stop Automobile, by converting its kinetic energy into heat energy. The hydraulic brake is basically used commonly in automobiles which has six main stages. The Brake Pedal, the brake boost(Vacuum servo), the master cylinder, the apportioning valves and finally the road wheel brake themselves.

The automobile brakes are categorized into different types such as Friction brake, Electromagnetic brake, Air Brake, Anti lock braking system, Electronic parking brake, Hand brake, Hydraulic brake, Regenerative brake, Vacuum brake etc.

Some of them are explained as follows,
Friction Brake: It is a type of automotive brakes which convert kinetic energy into heat energy via friction. A heat energy is then dissolved in to the atmosphere. In most systems the brakes acts on the vehicle's road wheel hubs, but some use brakes which acts on the axles or transmission. Friction brakes are derived into two categories as, Drum brake and Disk Brake.

Structure of drum Brake

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• Drum Brake: It is one of the type of friction brake, in which the friction is generated by a set of brake shoes which press against the inner surface of rotating drum.

           Structure of Disk Brake

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• Disk Brake: It is another type of friction brake, in which a brake disc usually made up of cast iron or ceramic is used and it is connected to the wheel. For slow down automobile speed a friction material in the form of brake pads are used and it  forced mechanically, or hydraulically, or pneumatically or electromagnetically against the both sides of disk which helps to stop automobile immediately or slow down speed. 

Electromagnetic Brake: This types of brakes used the electromagnetic induction which creates resistance and in turn apply pressures on two separate objects to slow down vehicle in controlled way.

Air Brake: This is one of the type of friction brakes where air pressure is applied on the piston and it is used to apply pressure on a brake pad to stop vehicles. This types of brakes are mostly used in trucks, buses, trailers, trains etc. In this type of brake system air is not serves as a fluid for transmission of force, but also stores potential energy. hence it can serve to control the force applied. It includes an air tank which stores sufficient energy to stop the the vehicle if compressor fails. 

Anti lock braking system(ABS): An ABS is latest automobile safety system allows wheels on vehicle to keep tractive contact with road surface according to drivers input while braking, which prevent the wheels from locking up and avoiding uncontrolled skidding. This system generally offers vehicle control and reduces stopping distance on slippery and dry surfaces.

Vacuum Brake: This types of brakes introduced in mid 1860's which used in trains. it was majorly used in countries which was used in countries influenced by British Practices and now its not used but replaced by the compressed air brakes which known as Air brakes in these days.

There are much types and technologies are emerging in this sector and many automobile companies are involved in the research and development of this brake system. Hence, the market has an demand with these various types of brake systems and various technologies.

Market for Automobile brake: As per the customers safety and increase in usage of high power vehicles the automobile brake market has tremendous growth  in various types of brakes with latest technologies. The Customers for automobile are now aware of safety for the vehicles so the demand for brake system is in its ascending order and increasing rapidly.
The Countries like China, U.S., and Japan are capture the largest consumer of automobile brake system. The counties like India and regions like Asia - Pacific and Europe has large numbers of Buyers for automobile hence the market for different types of automobile is increasing faster and still to grow. As the demand for automobile is increasing hence there is simultaneous growth in automobile brake system market and its also booming in the upcoming years with a good compound annual growth rate CAGR in various parts of the world.
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Citric Acid: Acidity regulator - Market Insight and Forecasts to 2018.

Citric Acid

Citric acid is an organic acid which is weak in nature having chemical formula C₆H₈O_7. 

_{It is a natural preservative or conservative used to add acidic or sour taste to food and Drinks. The Structure for citric acid is shown as follows:}

  

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As Reference to chemistry, the conjugate base of citric acid, is citrate, which is important as an intermediate in citric acid cycle which occurs in metabolism of all aerobic organisms. It consists of 3 carboxyl(R-COOH) groups. The IUPAC name for citric acid is 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid.

Citric acid exists in variety of fruits and vegetables, but it is mostly occurs in lemons and limes.It can constitute as much as 8% of dry weight of citrus fruits. The concentration of citric acid in citrus fruit ranges from 0.005 mol/L for orange and grapefruits to 0.30mol/L in lemons and limes. within species these values vary depending on the cultivar and the circumstances in which the fruit was grown.

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Properties of Citric Acid 

Citric Acid found in a white crystalline powder form at room temperature. it can exists in anhydrous or as a monohydrate form. The anhydrous form crystallizes from hot water, where as the monohydrate form is obtained from crystallization of citric acid with cold water. The monohydrate can be converted into anhydrous form by heating above 78⁰C.

Citric acid also shares the properties of carboxylic acids when it heated above 175⁰C; it decomposes through the loss of carbon dioxide and water. Citric acids are slightly stronger than typical carboxylic acids.

Applications 

The most common use for citric acid is, as a flavoring and preservative in food and beverages especially in soft drinks.  

Citric acid can be added to ice creams as a emulsifying agent to keep fats from separating, to caramel to prevent sucrose crystallization.

Citric acid is widely used as a pH adjusting agents in creams and gels.

It also be used as a lower-odor stop bath as part of the process for developing photographic film.

It is used as an excellent chelating agent, binding metals. It is used to remove lime scale from boilers and evaporators.

It can be used to soften water which makes it useful in soaps and laundry detergents. 

Market Overview 

As the citric acid is the key player in food acidity regulatory market, as its largely used in the beverage industry, which has also witnessed growth on account of introduction of energy and drinks and exotic fruit flavored drinks across the globe. As per the Market analysis China is the largest player in this market followed by the U.S. due to excessive demand of processed food products. In beverages industry as the citric acid is commonly used in many soft drinks as a fruit flavored ingredient, the Market for such drinks in U.S has expected a major growth in upcoming years. In Europe, Germany is the largest market which is growing rapidly due to increased consumption of processed food. In Rest of the World the Developing countries in Asia - Pacific has also been growing steadily. As the Global Market for the products which use citric acid as applicants has expected to reach $ 5.2 Billion by the year 2018 growing with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 7.7%. Where Asia Pacific regions seems to lead the market of Citric Acid.

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Amino Resins Applications, Trends and Its Market Overview.

Amino Resins

Amino Resins are created by formation of formaldehyde with amino compounds likes melamine, benzoguanamine, or urea then undergoing a condensation reaction and etherification with aliphatic monohydric alcohol. They are used as curing agents for thermosetting coatings. Amino resins are thermosetting resins with excellent tensile strength, hardness, and impact resistance, and they are used as molding materials. Amino resins demonstrate excellent functions that increase coating film hardness and solvent resistance in combination with alkyd resins, acrylic resins, polyester resins, and epoxy ester resins.

Properties

Amino resins are contains properties like, 

• water solubility before curing, 
• colorlessness, 
• excellent solvent resistance, 
• outstanding hardness  
• abrasion resistance and 
• good heat resistance.

Applications
As reference to above properties Amino resins provide a wide variety of useful products. Adhesive, the largest single market, are used to make plywood, chipboard, and sawdust board. Other types are used to make laminated wood beams, parquet flooring and for furniture assembly. Aminoplasts and other thermosetting plastics are molded by an automatic injection molding process similar to that used for thermoplastics. The great advantage of injection molding is that  it eliminates manual labor costs, thereby allowing amino resins to better complete with thermoplastics.
About Market
The future for amino resins and plastics seems secure because they can provide qualities that are not easily obtained in other ways. Additionally, since amino resins contains a large proportion of  nitrogen, a widely abundant elements, they may be in better position to compete with other plastics as a raw materials based on carbon compounds. As per the market research the global market for amino resin in terms of revenue was estimated to be worth around $ 8.9billion in 2012.and it is expected to reach around $15 billion in the upcoming years. As Asia- Pacific region leads the market followed by Europe and North America. China is also one of the market holder which carries out large scale of exports of finished wood products  to its neighboring countries and Europe.
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Biostimulants Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2018.

Stimulants are the materials which are used to improve growth and ability in a material or a body and enhances ability to use nutrients and provides direct or indirect benefits to the development of a body.

In Case of Biostimulants....is expressed as,

"A material derived from biological origin that, when applied to a plant, seed soil, or growing media, enhances the plants ability to use nutrients, reduces nutrient losses to the environment, or provides other direct or indirect benefits to plant development or stress response, but is not regulated as a fertilizer or pesticides"- by Biostimulants Coalition (US).

whereas," A material which contains substance(s) and/or microorganisms whose function when applied to plants or the rizhosphere is to stimulate natural processes to benefit nutrient uptake, nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, and or crop quality, independently on its nutrient contains"- European Biostimulants Industry Consortium (UK).

Agricultural Biostimulants include diverse formulations of compounds, substances and other products that are applied to plants or soils to regulate and enhance the crop's physiological process which making them more productive. The Biostimulants are act on plant through different ways to improve crop vigour, yield, quality and post harvest conservation.

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Biostimulants should not be confused with the fertilizers that correct a severe nutrient deficiency. Instead they increase nutrient availability, water holding capacity, antioxidants, metabolism and production of chlorophyll. They are able to do this through a unique blend of microorganisms, trace elements, enzymes, plant hormones,

and seaweed extracts. 

Bio stimulant ingredients includes Humic Acid, Fulvic Acid, Amino Acid, Seaweed Extracts. Both humic and fulvic Acid have been shown to have a positive impact on plant growth.  which are described as follows:

Humic Acid: The Best source of Humic acids are found in layers of sedimentation of soft brown coal called Leonardite. Leonardite is organic matter that has not yet reached the state of coal and differs from soft brown coal by its degree of oxidation. One of the ways in which humic acid enhance the soil to provide an effective growing environment for turf is by increasing surface water penetration, infiltration and soil water holding capacity. They also increase the availability of micronutrients, phosphorous and potassium. Humic Acid have been shown to retain nutrients ions thus preventing them from leaching. They also buffer plants from too high concentration of fertilizers salt. Also, Humic Acid have been shown to increase germination rates and promote grater fibrous root growth.

Fulvic Acid: Fulvic Acid, are humic substances known to be powerful organic electrolytes which help to dissolve minerals and metals. In other words, fulvic acid transform minerals so that they are radially available for absorption by plants. Fulvic acid work more in the plant than in the soil. They enhance nutrients, vitamins, coenzyme, auxin, and metabolism, which contribute significantly to plant health and growth. An indirect way in which fulvic acid help plants to withstand wilting is by increasing the amount of carbohydrates which results in accumulation of soluble sugars in the cell. this increase the osmotic pressure on the cell walls and makes the plants better able to deal with drought stress.   

Today the bio stimulant industry is improving agricultural sustainability and soil health while producing a noteworthy economic growth. This growth is driven by the need to produce more food for growing world population, and to do some more sustainability in response to demand from consumers, and regulators. 

In the year 2012 Europe was the largest market for bio stimulant products and its expected to grow with a high CAGR to 2018. Markets like North America, Spain and some major parts of Europe are the larger markets and proceeding with a huge growth and in Asia Pacific India and Australia are the growing markets for these products. 

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Dairy Alternative Market Global Trends and Forecasts to 2018.

Dairy Alternatives are substances or products which replaces Dairy Products in diet or recipe. Lactose intolerance or allergy of milk products results in use of  Dairy Alternatives beverages; which are also consumed vegans. Some dairy alternatives are more healthy than milk, due to lower in cholesterol and saturated fats. The most commonly used as a milk substitutes are grain milk and plant milk. The most commonly used  grain milk is rice milk, whereas the most common plant milk is soy milk. Some other examples include coconut milk, almond milk and peanut milk etc.

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Rice Milk: It is the most commonly used used grain milk processed from rice. it is mostly made from brown rice and unsweetened in taste. The sweetness in most rice milk varieties is generated by a natural enzymatic process, cleaving the carbohydrates into sugars, specially glucose. As compared to cow milk, rice milk contains more carbohydrates, but does not contains significant amount of calcium or protein and no cholesterol or lactose. 

Soy Milk: it is also called as soya milk, soybean milk, or soy juice is a beverage made from soybeans. It is a traditional cuisine of Asia, it is an stable mixture of oil, water and protein. it is made by soaking dry soybeans and grinding them with water. Soy milk contains same proportion of protein as a cow's milk around 3.5%, 2% fat, 2.9% carbohydrates and 5% ash.

Almond Milk: It is a beverage made from ground almonds, and frequently used as a substitute for dairy milk. It doesn't contains cholesterol  and lactose. As it does not contains any animal products it is suitable for vegans. Commercial almond milk products mainly come in plain, vanilla, or chocolate flavors and enrich with vitamins. Almond milk can also be made by grinding almonds with water in a blender. Almond milk is slightly beige in colour and has a creamy texture and nutty taste. Almonds are rich in nutrients including fiber, Vitamin E, magnesium, manganese, zinc, potassium, iron, phosphorous, copper and calcium. Almond milk has less protein than cow's milk.

Coconut Milk: It is produced form the grated meat of coconut. It is rich in taste and colour with saturated fat and it is very popular in Southeast Asia.

Peanut Milk: Peanut Milk is a beverage created from peanuts and water. It does not contains any lactose and therefore suitable for people with lactose intolerance. Similar in production to almond milk, soy milk, and rice milk the peanut are typically ground, soaked, sometimes heated and then filtered through a fine filter the resulting liquid is considered the milk.

As we see the dairy alternative market shows a significant growth due to reasons like lactose intolerance, milk allergies and vegans etc. Further due to continuous support from government and health associations in different regions this market is projected to grow further with a CAGR of 15% from 2013 to 2018. In past few years Asia - Pacific region dominates the dairy alternatives beverage market. The various key players are introducing new products with different flavors, packaging and with more nutritious value to avail different options in the market.

Following image shows Dairy Alternative Beverage Market Value, By Geography, 2012-2018($Million) 

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As the maximum number of dairy alternative beverage companies are located in the North America it is the second largest market dominated by United States. As the dairy alternatives beverages available in different formulations such as plain, sweetened, unsweetened, fortified etc the largest sale of dairy alternatives were recorded from supermarkets in 2012. So the market has large potential to grow in future.
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Antimicrobial Coating Market Forecasts to 2018

Antimicrobial Coating is a  protection of a layer which contains antimicrobial agents which reduces the ability of microorganisms to grow on a surface of material. Such surfaces are most frequently investigated for the use in various parts such as clinics, Industry and also in Home. In health care settings the antimicrobial coating has been an important and most commonly used for sterilization of medical devices to prevent hospital associated infections. In addition to medical devices, lines and clothing can provide a suitable environments for many bacteria, fungi and viruses to grow when contact in human body which allows transmission of infectious diseases . So it can widely used in the clothing to prevent from such infectious diseases.

An Innovations in antimicrobial surface is the discovery that copper and its alloys like brasses, bronzes, cupronickel, copper-nickel-zinc etc are the natural antimicrobial materials that have inborn property to destroy wide rang of microorganisms.

As we know Antimicrobial coatings which are mostly used in various applications are silver, Copper and others like Polymers etc. 

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The Major applications of antimicrobial coating are Indoor air/HAVC, Medical, Mold remediation, Building and construction,  Food and Beverages, textiles and other. which are explained as follows:

• Indoor air/HAVC :  Heating, Ventilation,and air conditioning system in bus, truck, refrigeration,schools, Hospitals and other buildings.
• Medical : Catheters, Knobs and Handle, sinks and basins, Dressing Trolly, Drip stand/ IV pole, Bed and stair rails, Toilet seats, and other medical carts in hospitals and health care systems.
• Mold Remediation: Building walls, ceilings, Automobile seat covers, surface coatings.
• Building and Constructions: Interior and exterior wall paints.
• Food and Beverages: Consumer packaged goods, healthcare, personal care and cosmetics, Industrial chemicals and Can Coatings.
• Textiles: Sport shoes, sweat-t-shirts, wrist band, head band, socks, backpacks, caps 
• Others: Cosmetic and Personal care products such as tooth brushes, soaps, hair products, deodorants, female hygiene products and agricultural products such as seed treatment.

As per market analysis done by MarketsandMarkets, the demand for antimicrobial coating has increased due to growth of some countries in Asia-Pacific. As of so the North America is the dominance player of this market and which is expected to be maintain this over the next five years. However, In 2013 the global antimicrobial coating demand was estimated to be worth nearly $1.5 billion and is expected to reach $2.9 billion by 2018 at a CAGR of  11.8% from 2013 to 2018.
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Solar Encapsulation Market Analysis and Forecasts 2018.

Solar Encapsulation is the process of combinations of solar cells and with the use of materials like Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), Polyvinyl butyral (PVB), Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), lonomer, Thermoplastic polyurethane and Poly fin etc. the energy from solar is converted into different types or forms of energies. The encapsulation also will increase the mechanical stability, scratch resistance and furthermore they can work as UV filters to minimize the photo-Oxidation processes.

EVA (Ethylne Vinyl Acetate) is also used in photovolitics industry as an encapsulation material for sillicon cells in the manufacture of photovoltic modules. PVB has gained acceptance in the manufactures of photovoltic thin film solar modules. The photovoltic circuit is formed on a sheet of glass using thin film deposition and pattering techniques. it is also known as a common laminent used in the solar industry. PVB and a another sheet of glass(called back glass) are then placed directly on the circuit. The lamination of this sandwich encapsulates the circuit, protecting it from the enviornment. Current is extracted from a module at a sealed terminal box that is attached to the circuit through the hole in the back glass.

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The present invention comprises a solar cell module and a method of encapsulating the module. The solar cell module comprises a rigid or flexible superstrate and/or substrate having one or more solar cells, and an encapsulent which is a cured liquid silicone encapsulant. The encapsulant composition preferably comprises a liquid diorganopolysiloxane having at least two Si-alkenyl groups per molecule, a silicone resin containing at least two alkenyl groups; a cross-linking agent in the form of a polyorganosiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, in an amount such that the ratio of the number of moles of silicon-bonded hydrogen to the total number of moles of silicon-bonded alkenyl groups is from 0.1:1 to 5:1; and a hydrosilylation catalyst, preferably a platinum based catalyst. The continuous solar cell module encapsulation process comprising the steps of uniformly applying by spraying, coating or dispensing a predetermined volume of a liquid silicone encapsulant onto a solar cell module and curing said encapsulant thermally or by infrared radiation.
As We seen that, the demand for global electricity is increased day-by-day and in future it will get double, so the solar encapsulation market has a steady growth in future. As the Solar photovoltaic has a potential to reduce cost and the developments which takes places in photovoltaic technology is developed, such factors are responsible to develop  this market in a globe.
As the manufacturers in this industries are concentrated to develop and evolved new technologies to improved encapsulants for upcoming PV technologies so that, they offers various features like efficiency, resistance against heat and moisture, and flexibility etc. Across the globe various markets such as Asia, Europe and North America has been emerging and the key success for the solar encapsulants manufactures and will remains for the future to increase their sells and revenue.   
The Following image gives us the brief idea on Solar encapsulation Market share, By Geography, 2012.

Source:MarketsandMarkets Analysis.

As Per the Market research survey By MarketsandMarkets, The global solar encapsulation market was worth $762.1 million in 2012 and it is expected to reach $1.3 billion by 2018, Growing at a CAGR of 10.2% from 2013 to 2018.

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