Advanced Materials

Thursday 22 June 2023 - Gas Separation Membranes: Decarbonization Driving New Market Opportunities. Overview of the technical advantages, history, and limitations of gas separation membranes; Technology appraisal of incumbent and emerging membrane materials; Market analysis of the emerging application areas including biogas upgrading, carbon capture, and the hydrogen infrastructure; For each market, a comparison against alternative separation techniques (e.g., PSA or cryogenic) and discussion on pain points and technical requirements; Independent outlook and technology roadmap for the commercial penetration of membranes in the fields of energy and decarbonization

On May 10-11, 2023, IDTechEx attended Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2023 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Summaries of the sessions discussing advanced recycling are presented in this premium article, including text summaries and pictures.

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. is a public Japanese chemical company offering a wide range of products including energy and functional materials, pharmaceutical and healthcare materials, construction materials, and many other chemicals and materials. At Thermal Management Expo 2023, IDTechEx talked with Masaki Kido, the Commercial Manager of Sumitomo Chemical.

GCL Perovskite is a company focusing on perovskite solar cells R&D, production and sales.

Founded in 2009, Ceres Holographics is headquartered in Livingston, Scotland and specializes in enabling next-generation augmented reality (AR) through designing and digitally mastering holographic optical elements (HOEs) for transparent displays.

Innovation roadmap for PV technologies.

Decarbonization is the main market driver across the industrial sector. In every roadmap there is an evolving mix of solutions that span the technology readiness spectrum, each with their own proponents and critics.

Ascend Performance Materials presented its X-Protect technology to increase the melting temperature of nylon 66 (polyamide) with key applications in EV battery packs.

Dätwyler are a Swiss company focused on high-value, system-critical elastomer components. This profile is focused on electroactive polymers (EAPs).

Innovation roadmap for the readiness level of printed semiconductors (organic and perovskite applications).

Innovation roadmap for electrophoretic/ electrochromic displays.

Innovation roadmap for the printed/flexible electronics hype cycle.

Innovation roadmap for flexible integrated circuits.

Innovation roadmap for thermal interface material formats.

The Holst Centre work at the interface of academia and industry. IDTechEx spoke with Peter Zalar, Program Manager and Team Leader for Large Area Sensors.

Sharp develops perovskite solar cell technologies and this profile introduces its progress in perovskite PV commercialization.

Additive Electronics is an early stage company that will offer equipment and materials for manufacturing fully additive 3D electronics components from 2024. IDTechEx caught up with CEO Felix Michl to find out more.

This premium article looks at the role for gas separation membranes within the hydrogen infrastructure, specifically to enable the use of hydrogen carriers.

Eaton Research Laboratories provides research into various areas to enable new technologies and products for Eaton Corporation. IDTechEx spoke to a representative from the Advanced Materials and Processes division of Eaton Research Laboratories to learn about its newly developed PEEK insulation material for electric motors.