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The Global Market for Fullerenes

Published by: BCC Research

Published: Oct. 30, 2006 - 294 Pages


Table of Contents


NTRODUCTION

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

SCOPE AND FORMAT

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

DISCLAIMER

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

RELATED BCC REPORTS

BCC ONLINE SERVICES

DISCLAIMER


SUMMARY

Summary Table:

GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST VALUE FOR FULLERENES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLION)

Summary Figure:

GLOBAL MARKET FOR FULLERENES, 2005-2016 ($ MILLIONS)


OVERVIEW

TYPES OF FULLERENES

FULLERENE SPHERES

FULLERENE TUBES, SHEETS, AND BUCKETS

ENDOHEDRAL FULLERENES (CAGED STRUCTURES)

FULLERENIC COMPOUNDS

Fullerenic Compounds (Continued)

THE DRIVING FORCES OF THE INDUSTRY

DRIVING FORCE 1: PRICE SENSITIVITY

Fullerene Price Survey

Table 1 FULLERENE PRICE SURVEY, 2006
Table 1 (CONTINUED)

Table 1 (CONTINUED)

Table 1 (CONTINUED)

Table 1 (CONTINUED)

Table 1 (CONTINUED)

Historical Fullerene Prices

Table 2 TYPICAL HISTORICAL RETAIL LEVEL FULLERENE PRICES, 2000-2006 ($/GRAM)

DRIVING FORCE 2: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY CONCERNS

Driving Force 2:…(Continued)

Fullerene Material Safety Data Sheet

Table 3 TYPICAL C60 MSDS DATA
Table 3 (CONTINUED)

Table 3 (CONTINUED)

Table 3 (CONTINUED)

ASTM International Committee E56 on Nanotechnology
Standards Developments

Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology Developments

Rice University's Center for Biological…(Continued)

Georgia Institute of Technology and Rice University Fullerene Waste Disposal Developments

Georgia Institute of Technology…(Continued)

Purdue and University of Minnesota Studies C60 Environmental Impact

DRIVING FORCE 3: COMMERCIALIZATION SEQUENCE: HISTORICAL, SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG TERM

Table 4 FULLERENE APPLICATIONS BY MARKET MATURITY

Table 4 (CONTINUED)

Table 5 FULLERENE MATURITY BY MARKET APPLICATION

Table 5 (CONTINUED)

DRIVING FORCE 4: COMPETITION FROM OTHER NANOMATERIALS

Brookhaven National Laboratory-Boron Nitride Nanotubes

IBM Research-Vanadium Nanotube Developments

Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technical University of Dresden Tungsten-Sulfide Nanotubes

Brookhaven National Laboratory Germanium Nanobelt Developments

Brookhaven National Laboratory Cerium Oxide Nanotubes

Pennsylvania State University Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes

Max Planck Institute InAs/GaAs nanotubes

Argonne National Laboratory Diamond Nanotube Developments

Argonne National Laboratory…(Continued)

Organic Nanotubes

Natural Nanotubes

DRIVING FORCE 5: GLOBALIZATION

Table 6 FULLERENE SYNTHESIS COMPANY REGIONALIZATION

Table 6 (CONTINUED)


MARKET SUMMARY AND ASSUMPTIONS

MARKET MODELLING

MARKET MODELLING (CONTINUED)

MARKET MODELLING (CONTINUED)

SCENARIOS: PESSIMISTIC, OPTIMISTIC, CONSENSUS

CONSENSUS SCENARIOS

OPTIMISTIC SCENARIOS

PESSIMISTIC SCENARIOS

MARKET SUMMARIES

HISTORIC FULLERENE MARKETS

rices

Table 7 HISTORIC FULLERENE AVERAGE PRICES BY TYPE, 2000-2005

Markets by Region

Table 8 HISTORIC FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2000-2005 ($ MILLION)

Table 9 HISTORIC FULLERENE SHIPMENTS BY REGION, 2000-2005 (MILLION GRAMS)

Markets by Type

Table 10 HISTORIC FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 11 HISTORIC FULLERENE SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, 2000-2005 (MILLION GRAMS)

Markets by Product

Table 12 HISTORIC FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY PRODUCT, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 13 HISTORIC FULLERENE SHIPMENTS BY PRODUCT, 2000-2005 (MILLION GRAMS)

PREDICTED FULLERENE MARKET VALUE

Market Value by Region

Table 14 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR FULLERENE VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 1 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2005-2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 15 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 2 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2005-2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 16 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 3 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2005-2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Market Value by Type

Table 17 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 4 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2005-2016 CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 18 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 5 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2005-2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 19 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 6 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2005-2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Market Value by Product

Table 20 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 7 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY PRODUCT 2005-2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 21 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 8 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY PRODUCT, 2005-2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 22 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 9 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY PRODUCT, 2005-2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET SHIPMENTS AND PRICES BY TYPE

Table 23 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR FULLERENE SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) (MILLION GRAMS)

Table 24 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR FULLERENE PRICING BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($/GRAM)

Table 25 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FULLERENE VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 26 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR FULLERENE SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) (MILLION GRAMS)

Table 27 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR FULLERENE PRICING, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($/GRAM)

Table 28 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 29 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR FULLERENE SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) (MILLION GRAMS)

Table 30 GLOBAL FULLERENE PRICING BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($/GRAM)

Table 31 GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

SHIPMENT SCENARIO SUMMARY

Table 32 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL FULLERENE SHIPMENT SCENARIOS, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION GRAMS)

Figure 10 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL FULLERENE SHIPMENT SCENARIO, 2005-2016 (MILLION GRAMS)

Pricing Scenario Summary

Table 33 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL FULLERENE PRICING, THROUGH 2016 ($/GRAM)

Figure 11 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL TOTAL FULLERENE PRICING, 2005-2016 ($/GRAM)

Market Value Scenario Summary

Table 34 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE SCENARIOS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 12 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL FULLERENE MARKET VALUE SCENARIOS, 2005-2016 ($ MILLIONS)


FULLERENE SYNTHESIS

SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES

LOW AND MEDIUM TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS

HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FULLERENE SYNTHESIS

Stanford University Oxygen-Enhanced/Plasma Enhanced CVD Developments

Nanoledge Optimized Electric Arc Discharge Developments

Ecole des Mines de Paris, Centre for Energy Studies 3-phase AC Plasma Process Developments

Brookhaven National Laboratory X-ray-Based Fullerene Characterization Developments

Brookhaven National Laboratory…(Continued)

Nagoya University Nanowire Developments

Mainz University, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University of Technology Nanoextruder Developments

Boston College Nanotube High Temperature Plasticity Developments

NEC Electron Bean Nanotube Synthesis Developments

University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering Nanotube Synthesis Developments

Stanford University Nanotube Synthesis Developments

Meijo University and Research Centre Jülich Hydrogen Arc Nanotube Synthesis Developments

Rice University Dielectrophoresis Field Flow Fractionation Developments

Advance Nanotech, Inc. and University of Cambridge Ferroelectric Nanotube-Manufacturing Developments

University of Pennsylvania, Rice University and Carbon Consultations-Solution Spinning Synthesis Developments

NanoDynamics-Sol Gel Nanotube Developments

Georgia Institute of Technology-Liquid Carbon Synthesis Developments

Stanford University Nanotube Fabrication Developments

Los Alamos National Laboratory and Duke University Continuous Nanotube Generation Developments

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Hodogaya Chemical-Mwnt Synthesis Developments



INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE ASPECTS

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

MARKET SEGMENTATION

Table 35 FULLERENE COMPANY SEGMENTATION

Table 35 (CONTINUED)

Table 35 (CONTINUED)

Table 35 (CONTINUED)

Table 35 (CONTINUED)

Table 35 (CONTINUED)

Table 35 (CONTINUED)

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION FACTORS

Industry Concentration of Fullerene Synthesis Companies

Table 36 INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION OF FULLERENE SYNTHESIS COMPANIES
Table 36 (CONTINUED)

Industry Concentration of Fullerene Materials and Compounding Companies

Table 37 INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION OF FULLERENE MATERIALS AND COMPOUNDING COMPANIES

Table 37 (CONTINUED)

Industry Concentration of Fullerene Product Companies

Table 38 INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION OF FULLERENE PRODUCT COMPANIES

Table 38 (CONTINUED)

Industry Concentration of Fullerene…(Continued)

Table 39 RANKING OF FULLERENE PRODUCT COMPANIES

FULLERENE COMPANY PROFILES

21ST CENTURY NANOTECHNOLOGIES

ADVANCE NANOTECH, INC.

ADVANCE NANOPOWER, INC.

AHWAHNEE INC.

ALNAIR LABS

AMERICAN DYE SOURCE

APNANO MATERIALS, INC. (APPLIED NANOMATERIALS, INC.)

ARKEMA

ARROWHEAD RESEARCH CORP.

ATMI, INC.

ATOMATE

BAYTUBES (BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE)

BUCKYUSA

CARBOLEX, INC.

CARBON DESIGNS, INC.

CARBON SOLUTIONS

CATALYTIC MATERIALS LLC

CHEAPTUBES INC.

CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. (CNI)

Industry Concentration of Fullerene…(Continued)

CEVP, LTD.

CVD EQUIPMENT CORP.

DUPONT

DuPont (Continued)

EIKOS INC.

ELECTROVAC AG

FIRSTNANO, INC. (AKA NANOCARB LAB)

FRONTIER CARBON CORP. (FCC)

FRONTIER CARBON CORP. AMERICA

FULLERENE INTERNATIONAL CORP.

GENERAL MOTORS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

GUANGZHOU HEJI TRADE CO, LTD.

HELIX MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

HONJO CHEMICAL CORP.

HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

ILJIN NANOTECH

INTERNATIONAL CARBON INC.

LIFTPORT CARBON INC

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

LUNA NANOWORKS

MPHASE TECHNOLOGIES

MER CORP.

MICRO TECH NANO, INC.

MOLECULAR NANOSYSTEMS, INC.

Molecular Nanosystems, Inc. (Continued)

MOTOROLA

MYSTIC MD INC.

NANO-C, INC.

NANERGY INC.

NANOCYL S.A.

NANOCYL S.A. (Continued)

NANOLAB INC.

NANOLEDGE

NANOMIX

NANOTECHLABS

NANOTEN

NANTERO, INC.

NANOTHINX S.A.

NANONB CORP.

NANO-PROPRIETARY, INC. (FORMERLY SI DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY, NC.)

NORITAKE ITRON CORP.

RAYMOR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Nanotechnology Division

Nanotechnology Division (Continued)

READE ADVANCED MATERIALS

ROSSETER HOLDINGS

SAMSUNG ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (SAIT)

SELDON LABORATORIES, LLC

SEOCAL

SOUTHWEST NANOTECHNOLOGIES

SES RESEARCH

SHENZHEN NANOTECH PORT CO. LTD.

SUN NANO TECH

TAILORED MATERIALS CORP. INC.

TERMUSA

THE NANOTUBES BROKER (KAERIA SARL)

THOMAS SWAN & CO. LTD.

SWAN CHEMICAL INC.

VANTAGE RESIN SYSTEMS

VERSILANT NANOTECHNOLOGIES

XIDEX

XINTEK, INC. (FORMERLY APPLIED NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.)

ZYVEX CORP.

Zyvex Corp. (Continued)


FULLERENE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS

FULLERENE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS

Table 40 PRIVATE SECTOR FULLERENE R&D COMPANIES

ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROFILES

CALIFORNIA NANOSYSTEMS INSTITUTE

CNSI AT UCSB

CARBON NANOTUBES TECHNOLOGY CENTER (CANTEC) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Carbon Nanotubes Technology…(Continued)

CENTER FOR NANOSCALE SCIENCE (CNS)

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE

LIEBER RESEARCH GROUP

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS (MB) GROUP

NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR NANOSCALE MATERIALS (NCCNM)

North Carolina Center For…(Continued)

North Carolina Center For…(Continued)

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

PURDUE UNIVERSITY BIRCK NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (RPI)

THE RICHARD E. SMALLEY INSTITUTE FOR NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The Richard E. Smalley…(Continued)

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

University of Kentucky (Continued)

UNIVERSITÉ DE FRIBOURG

UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II

GOVERNMENT RESEARCH PROFILES

NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

Table 41 NATIONAL NANOFABRICATION INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

National Aeronautics and Space … (Continued)

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL)

National Renewable Energy…(Continued)

National Renewable Energy…(Continued)

National Renewable Energy…(Continued)

Figure 13 DOE STEERING COMMITTEE ON FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS

Figure 14 DOE TARGETS FOR ONBOARD HYDROGEN STORAGE

FULLERENE PATENT ANALYSIS

Table 42 RECENT FULLERENE PATENTS, 2006

Table 42 (CONTINUED)

Table 43 RECENT NANOTUBE PATENTS

Table 43 (CONTINUED)


RECENT FULLERENE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS

Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Developments

Drexel University The University of Illinois at Chicago and Tokyo Institute of Technology Nanotube Fluid Transport Developments

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of Hawaii Fullerene Brush Fabrication Developments

University of Surrey Fullerene Scale Temperature Characterization Developments

Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Arizona, and Cornell University Superhard Phase Carbon Developments

Boston College, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Superplastic Nanotube Developments

Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division Fullerene Degeneracy Characterization Developments

Georgia Institute of Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne, and the IBM Watson Research Center Nanotube Characterization Developments

Columbia University and Brookhaven National Laboratory Electron Diffraction Developments

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Nanotube Temperature Properties Developments

California Institute of Technology Nanotube Electrowetting Developments

University of California at Riverside Nanotube Imaging Developments

Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research Nanotube Imaging Developments

Argonne National Laboratory Fullerene Scale Freezing Characterization Developments

Brookhaven National Laboratory Nanobelt Developments

Arizona State University Artificial Photosynthetic Molecule Developments



RESEARCH FULLERENE MARKET PREDICTION

HISTORIC RESEARCH FULLERENE MARKET VALUE

Table 44 HISTORIC FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2000-2005 ($ MILLION)

Table 45 HISTORIC FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2000-2005 ($ MILLION)

PREDICTED FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKETS BY REGION

Table 46 GLOBAL FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 47 GLOBAL FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 48 GLOBAL FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

PREDICTED FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET VALUE BY TYPE

Table 49 GLOBAL FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 50 GLOBAL FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 51 GLOBAL FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 52 GLOBAL FULLERENE RESEARCH MARKET SHIPMENTS BY SCENARIO, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION GRAMS)


FULLERENE PRODUCTS

Table 53 FULLERENE PRODUCTS

Table 53 (CONTINUED)

Table 53 (CONTINUED)

ENERGY STORAGE

FULLERENE-CONTAINING ENERGY STORAGE BACKGROUND

Table 54 FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS

ENERGY STORAGE FUNDAMENTALS

Battery Fundamentals

Fuel Cell Fundamentals

Fuel Cell Fundamentals (Continued)

Capacitive Energy Storage Fundamentals

Flywheel Energy Storage Fundamentals

Photovoltaics Fundamentals

RECENT FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE DEVELOPMENTS

Mphase and Lucent Nanograss and Nanohoneycomb Battery Material Developments

Cambridge University SWNT Photovoltaic Developments

NEC and NEC Personal Products Ltd. Carbon Nanohorn Developments

Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure
Technologies Hydrogen Storage Developments
Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells…(Continued)

University of Florida Fuel Cell Sensor Developments

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Fuel Cell Catalyst Developments

Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Carbon Nanotube-Based Electrode Developments

Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. and Bourns, Inc. Fuel Cell Materials Developments

NanoDynamics Nanotube Fuel Cell Developments

MIT Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems Ultracapacitor Developments

University of Texas and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Solar Film Developments

MIT Microbattery Virus Nanowire Developments

Pohang Accelerator Laboratory Nanotube Solar Fuel Cell Developments

ENERGY STORAGE FULLERENE MARKET PREDICTION

Historic Energy Storage Fullerene Market Value

Table 55 GLOBAL HISTORIC ENERGY STORAGE FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2000-2005 ($ MILLION)

Table 56 GLOBAL HISTORIC ENERGY STORAGE FULLERENE MARKT VALUE BY TYPE, 2005-2005 ($ MILLION)

Predicted Energy Storage Fullerene Value by Region

Table 57 GLOBAL FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 58 GLOBAL FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 59 GLOBAL FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Predicted Energy Storage Fullerene Market Value by Type

Table 60 GLOBAL FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 61 GLOBAL FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 62 GLOBAL FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 63 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR FULLERENE ENERGY STORAGE SHIPMENTS BY SCENARIO, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION GRAMS)

ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS

FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS BACKGROUND

Fullerene Electronics and…(Continued)

Fullerene Electronics and…(Continued)

Table 64 FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSOR APPLICATIONS

RECENT FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS DEVELOPMENTS

University of Cambridge and Thales Electron Devices Microwave Amplifier Developments

Nanomix, Inc. and the University of California at Los Angeles Optoelectronic Developments

Weizmann Institute Nanotube Pattern Application Developments

Cornell University Nanotube Microscale Oscillator Developments

Aoyama Gakuin University Superconducting Nanotube Developments

Cornell University Microscale Resonator and Microsensor Developments

Motorola Optical LED Display Developments

IBM and Duke University IR Light Emitter Developments

IBM Nanotube Microchip Developments

Pacific Northwest Laboratory Nerve Agent Detector Developments

Ibm, University of Florida, and Columbia University Nanotube Integrated Circuit Developments

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nanotube Biosensor Developments

University of California, Riverside Light Detector Developments

Naval Research Laboratory Nanotube Field Emission Developments

Nanomix Biomedical Detector Developments

IBM Nanotube Integrated Circuit Developments

NEI Corp. and Rutgers University Organic Memory Device Developments

Naval Research Laboratory Nanotube Vapor Detector Developments

University of Manchester Graphene Fabric Developments

Manchester University and the Institute for Microelectronics Technology Graphenetransistor Developments

Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, University of Crete Biosensor Developments

Nantero, Inc. Memory Switch Developments

Infineon Technologies Transistor Developments

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dipole Antenna Developments

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. Cold Cathode Developments

GE Global Research Nanotube Diode Developments

GE Global Research, continued

Argonne National Laboratory Thermoelectric Power Developments

ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS FULLERENE MARKET PREDICTION

Historic Electronics and Sensors Fullerene Value

Table 65 HISTORIC ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2000-2005 ($ MILLION)

Table 66 HISTORIC ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2000-2005 ($ MILLION)

Predicted Electronics and Sensors Fullerene Market Value by Region

Table 67 GLOBAL FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 68 GLOBAL FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 69 GLOBAL FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Predicted Electronics and Sensors Fullerene Market Value by Type

Table 70 GLOBAL FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 71 GLOBAL FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 72 GLOBAL FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS MARKET FORECAST FOR VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLION)

Table 73 GLOBAL FULLERENE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS SHIPMENTS BY SCENARIO, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION GRAMS)

PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS

Table 74 FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS APPLICATIONS, 2006

RECENT FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS DEVELOPMENTS

C Sixty Fullerene Antioxidant Developments

MyChelle, Zelens, and Sircuit Cosmeceuticals Skincare Cream Developments

Mitsubishi Corp. Water Soluble Therapeutic Fullerene Developments

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Affymetrix and University of Kentucky Fullerene Cancer Treatment Developments

Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique and University of Trieste Nanotube Syringe Developments

Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Houston, and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne Nanotube MRI Developments

National Cancer Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Emory and Henry College MRI Developments

Nanotube DNA Transport Developments

University of Florida DNA Sieve Developments

University of Pittsburgh Biocidal Nanotube Developments

University of Texas Health Science Center and Ohio University Nanoparticle Platelet Developments

University of Trieste, University of Ferrara, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS) and the National Consortium of Materials Science and Technology Nanotube Nerve Substrate Developments

University of Illinois Nanotube Blood Test Developments

University of London, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology/CNRS, and University of Trieste Nanotube Injection Developments

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University Fullerene DNA Characterization Developments

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Nanotube Nerve Transmission Developments

University of Florida Nanotube Sieve Developments

PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS FULLERENE MARKET PREDICTION

Historic Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Fullerene Value

Table 75 HISTORIC PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS FULLERENE MARKET VALUE, BY REGION, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 76 HISTORIC PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Predicted Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Fullerene Market Value by Region

Table 77 GLOBAL FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 78 GLOBAL FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 79 GLOBAL FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Predicted Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Fullerene Market Value by Type

Table 80 GLOBAL FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 81 GLOBAL FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 82 GLOBAL FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 83 GLOBAL FULLERENE PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS SHIPMENTS BY SCENARIO, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION GRAMS)


FILLERS AND POLYMERS

FILLERS AND POLYMERS, CONTINUED

Table 84 FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMERS APPLICATIONS, 2006

RECENT FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMERS DEVELOPMENTS

University of California at Davis Ceramic Material Developments

Carbon Nanotechnologies and Foster-Miller Aircraft Sealant Developments

Babolat/Nanoledge and Yonex, Fullerene-Containing Tennis Racket Developments

Hyperion Catalysis International FIBRIL Nanotube Composite Developments

TX Express Laptop Computer Fan Developments

Bayer and Montreal Sports Fullerene-Containing Ice Hockey Stick Developments

Easton Sports, BMC, and Zyvex Fullerene-Containing Bike Frame Developments

Florida A&M University-FSU College of Engineering Buckypaper Developments

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nanotube Damping Characterization Developments

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ballistic Armor Developments

Rice University Nanotube Fiber Developments

University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Florida, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nanofoam Developments

University of Texas at Dallas And CSIRO Textile and Fiber Technology Nanofiber Developments

Showa Denko KK (SDK) Nanofiber Resin Developments

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nanotube Foam Developments

Space Elevator Developments


FILLERS AND POLYMER FULLERENE MARKET PREDICTION

Historic Fillers and Polymers Fullerene Value

Table 85 HISTORIC FILLERS AND POLYMER FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 86 HISTORIC FILLERS AND POLYMER FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Predicted Fillers and Polymers Fullerene Market Value by Region

Table 87 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMER MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016(CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 88 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMER MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 89 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMER MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Predicted Fillers and Polymers Fullerene Market Value by Type

Table 90 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMER MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 91 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMER MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 92 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMER MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 93 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILLERS AND POLYMERS SHIPMENTS BY SCENARIO, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION GRAMS)

COATINGS AND FILMS

Table 94 FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS APPLICATIONS, 2006

RECENT FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS DEVELOPMENTS

Drexel University and TRI/Princeton Magnetic Nanoparticle Developments

New Jersey Institute of Technology Nanotube Microwave Modification Developments

ApNano Materials Fullerene Coating and Lubricant Developments

University of Texas Transparent Nanotube Sheet Developments

University of Texas, continued

University of Florida and MTA SzFKI Transparent Nanotube Film Developments

Rice University and the University of Houston Nanotube Film Developments

NaturalNano EMF Shield Developments

U.S. Army ARDEC Smart Coating Developments

COATINGS AND FILMS FULLERENE MARKET PREDICTION

Historic Coatings and Films Fullerene Market value

Table 95 HISTORIC COATINGS AND FILMS FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 96 HISTORIC COATINGS AND FILMS FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Predicted Coatings and Films Fullerene Market Value by Region

Table 97 GLOBAL FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 98 GLOBAL FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 99 GLOBAL FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Predicted Coatings and Films Fullerene Market Value by Type

Table 100 GLOBAL FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 101 GLOBAL FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 102 GLOBAL FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 103 GLOBAL FULLERENE COATINGS AND FILMS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION GRAMS)

FILTRATION AND SEPARATION

Table 104 FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION APPLICATIONS, 2006

RECENT FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION DEVELOPMENTS

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Banaras Hindu University Gas Storage and Filtration Developments

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Nanotube Desalination Development

FILTRATION AND SEPARATION FULLERENE MARKET PREDICTION

Historic Filtration and Separation Fullerene Market Value

Table 105 HISTORIC FILTRATION AND SEPARATION FULLERENE MARKET VALUE BY REGION, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 106 HISTORIC FILTRATION AND SEPARATION FULLERENE MARKET VALUE, BY TYPE, 2000-2005 ($ MILLIONS)

Predicted Filtration and Separation Fullerene Market Value by Region

Table 107 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 108 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 109 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION MARKET VALUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Predicted Filtration and Separation Fullerene Market Value by Type

Table 110 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (CONSENSUS SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 111 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 112 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION MARKET VALUE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 (PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO) ($ MILLIONS)

Table 113 GLOBAL FULLERENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION SHIPMENTS BY SCENARIO, THROUGH 2016 (MILLION GRAMS)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

There are four known forms of pure carbon: graphite, diamond, chaoite/ceraphite, and fullerenes. Fullerenes are very common in nature but were not recognized as a fourth form of carbon until relatively recently. For instance, early electron microscopes identified a variety of carbon filaments, including the filaments that make up soot and carbon black. It wasn't until the 1980s that many of these were recognized as fullerenes and were characterized and modeled. It was eventually determined that spherical, oblate tubular, and a number of tube-like transition structures were possible. Further, multilayer fullerene structures are possible.

This business opportunity report focuses on these new materials: fullerenes. This includes fullerene spheres (C60, commonly known as buckyballs), nanotubes, sheets, buckets, and endrohedral fullerenes (various caged structures). Since their introduction in 1985, fullerenes have been considered for everything from lubricants to construction girders. As fullerene synthesis techniques improve, they have moved from laboratory curiosities to research products and finally to the market place. Within the 10-year scope of this report, fullerenes should begin to graduate into a commonly available (if still expensive) specialty material.

Fullerene spheres, in the form of C60 are allotrope of carbon (like graphite and diamond). They were discovered in 1985 using the laser evaporation of graphite. Fullerene sheets and foams have now also been created. Endohedral Fullerenes form cages that surround atoms, ions or other molecules. Carbon nanotubes were discovered in 1991 through vaporizing carbon graphite with an electric arc under an inert atmosphere and its chemical vapor deposition. Single-walled carbon nanotubes are essentially graphite sheets rolled into a cylinder and capped with pentagonal rings. The first endrohedral was a lanthanum C60 complex synthesized in 1985. Since then, an ever-growing suite of these structures has been described. Metallic endrohedral complexes are typically formed using an arc reactor or with laser evaporation.

SCOPE OF STUDY

This report contains:
  • Fullerene chemistry, a summary of synthesis techniques, and a description of properties that provide valuable and even unique features and functionality
  • Markets, including exiting, short-term, and long-term applications and market predictions for several scenarios
  • Projections for the global market value through 2011
  • A detailed review of relevant technologies old, new, and upcoming.
  • The top companies in the fullerenes industry as well as a detailed patent analysis.
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

This study examines the depth and scope of the fullerene global market, and was prepared based using detailed literature searches, patent searches, and structured and ad hoc interviews with researchers, commercial entities, and existing and potential users. This report is intended to provide a unique analysis of the global fullerene and fullerene-consuming markets. This report will be especially useful to fullerene fabricators, compounders, and related equipment manufacturers. It also will be valuable to those involved in nanotechnology development and marketing, as well as those offering competing systems. BCC wishes to thank those companies, government agencies and university researchers who contributed information for this report.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

This report's project analyst, Donald Saxman, is a long-time editor of the BCC Research monthly newsletters Battery & EV Technology News and Fuel Cell Technology News and has founded several other BCC newsletters. Saxman has over 25 years experience in market analysis, technical writing, and newsletter editing. Since 1983, he has operated as a technical market consultant, and in this capacity, he has prepared over 60 Technical Market Research Reports for BCC Research. His previous experience includes supervision of a quality-control laboratory at a major secondary lead refinery, experience as an analytical chemist at a hazardous waste testing service, product assurance manager for a space station life support system project, and an information technology business analyst and project manager.

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