2010 Membrane and Separation Technology Research Review

Report Code: MST053A

Publish Date: Jan 2011

Publisher: BCC Publishing

Category: Water-Membrane and Separations

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Report Highlights

  • The global market for barrier materials that impart controlled-release properties are valued at nearly $600 million in 2010. BCC projects this market will approach $1 billion by 2015, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.5% for all products worldwide during the 2010 to 2015 forecast period.
  • The global market for microfiltration membrane products used in liquid separations is estimated at $1.2 billion in 2010. It will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% during the next 5 years to reach $1.8 billion in 2015, much more rapidly than predicted world GDP growth in most regions, but not as rapidly as the world market for other membrane types, such as reverse osmosis (RO). 
  • The combined U.S. market for membranes used in liquid and gas separating applications is estimated at approximately $1.7 billion in 2010, and is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9% during the 5-year forecast period from 2010 to 2015 to reach $2.3 billion. 

FOREWORD 

Membrane and separation technologies are as diverse as the myriad applications they are called upon to operate in: biotech separation and biomedical applications through to large-scale industrial applications in the water and wastewater processing, and the food and drink industries. Costs have continued to drop while advanced materials, particularly nanocomposite polymers, have continued to report for duty.
 
This is a behind the scenes technology that makes a very obvious difference to the quality of life, both generally speaking, and more specifically in fresh water constrained geographies.
 
This Membrane and separation technologies review provides a sampling of the type of quantitative market information, analysis and guidance that has been aiding business decision making since BCC was founded in 1971. It includes highlights of reports published in 2010 on the following membrane and separation markets:
  • Controlled-Release Technologies: Established and Emerging Markets  
  • The Global Market for Membrane Microfiltration 
  • Membrane Technology for Liquid And Gas Separations 
  • Ultrafiltration Membranes: Technologies and the U.S. Market 
  • Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination 
We hope you find this Research Review valuable, and we look forward to serving
our customers’ membrane and separations market research needs.
 
Chris Spivey
Senior Editor
 
BCC Research
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Title/Chapter NamePagesMember Price
Full Report: 2010 Membrane and Separation Technology Research Review156Free
Chapter- 1: FOREWORD1Free
Chapter- 2: CONTROLLED-RELEASE TECHNOLOGIES: ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING MARKETS (MST027H)22Free
Chapter- 3: THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MEMBRANE MICROFILTRATION (MST028D)23Free
Chapter- 4: MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR LIQUID AND GAS SEPARATIONS (MST041E)35Free
Chapter- 5: ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES: TECHNOLOGIES AND THE U.S. MARKET (MST044C)24Free
Chapter- 6: SEAWATER AND BRACKISH WATER DESALINATION (MST052B)51Free

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Report Includes

    Total Number of Tables in this Report: 52

  • Table 1: GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CONTROLLED-RELEASE BARRIER MATERIALS BY ECONOMIC REGION, THROUGH 2015
  • Table 2: TYPICAL APPLICATIONS FOR ACTIVE AGENTS AND BARRIER MATERIALS IN AREAS OTHER THAN AGRICULTURE AND HEALTHCARE
  • Table 3: COMMONLY USED ACTIVE AGENTS
  • Table 4: ACTIVE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR MICROENCAPSULATION
  • Table 5: VALUE OF THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2015
  • Table 6: A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEMBRANE DEVELOPMENT
  • Table 7: MEMBRANE COST BY CONFIGURATION
  • Table 8: APPLICATIONS FOR MF MEMBRANES
  • Table 9: GLOBAL MF MEMBRANE MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION, 2010
  • Table 10: GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2015
  • Table 11: WATER DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S. BY SECTOR
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