Abstract
Membranes are essential for a application ranging from potable water, process water and wastewater treatment to power generation, tissue repair and other therapeutic procedures, protective garments, pharmaceuticals production, food and beverage processing and packaging, and separations needed for manufacturing chemicals, cars, electronics, fuels and a variety of other products.
Primary drivers for membrane sales include consumer demand for higher quality products, increased regulatory pressures, deteriorating natural resources, and the need for environmental and economic sustainability. In addition, RO and NF are experiencing high growth. This primarily is an expression of the booming market in desalination, but also a reflection of increased application in process water treatment and an interest in reclaiming "used" water.
This BCC report provides an in-depth analysis of the U.S. market for membrane technology across a range of filtration types. Although the U.S. consumes about 40% of all membranes produced worldwide, global activities are included where appropriate. This study contains a unique collection of membrane-related information, analyses, forecasts and conclusions that are very hard or impossible to find elsewhere.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
- REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
- CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
- SCOPE AND FORMAT
- METHODOLOGY
- INFORMATION SOURCES
- ANALYST CREDENTIALS
- RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS
- BCC ONLINE SERVICES
- DISCLAIMER
- SUMMARY
- Summary Table: VALUE OF THE U.S. MEMBRANE MARKET BY SEPARATING AND NON-SEPARATING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Summary Figure: VALUE OF THE U.S. MEMBRANE MARKET BY SEPARATING AND NON-SEPARATING APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY
- HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY (CONTINUED)
- Table 1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEMBRANE DEVELOPMENT
- MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
- MEMBRANE MATERIALS
- Cellulosics
- Polycarbonates
- Polysulfones
- Fluorinated Polymers
- Polyamides
- Inorganics
- Ceramic
- Metal
- Stainless Steel
- Silver
- Palladium
- Carbon
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Zeolite and Other Novel Inorganic Membranes
- Mixed Matrix Materials
- Biodegradable Polymers
- METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
- Phase Separation
- Track Etching
- Stretching
- Leaching
- Interfacial Polymerization
- Sintering
- Sol-Gel
- Adding an Active Membrane Layer
- Grafting
- Perfluorinated Ionomers
- Sputter Deposition
- MODULES
- CONFIGURATION
- Plate and Frame
- Tubular Membranes
- Spiral-Wound Membranes
- Hollow-Fiber Membranes
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF
- FLUX
- FOULING
- MEMBRANE MATERIALS
- PRICING
- MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
- Table 2 MEMBRANE COST BY CONFIGURATION
- METHODS OF FILTRATION
- DIRECT-FLOW FILTRATION
- CROSSFLOW FILTRATION
- NONSEPARATING PROCESSES
- Porosity
- Surface Modification
- METHODS OF FILTRATION
- HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY
- MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY TYPES
- REVERSE OSMOSIS
- APPLICATIONS
- Table 3 APPLICATIONS FOR REVERSE-OSMOSIS MEMBRANES
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 4 MANUFACTURERS OF REVERSE- OSMOSIS/NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Wastewater Reuse
- Removing Pharmaceuticals from Recycled Municipal Wastewater
- Converting Hog Waste to Usable By-Products
- Perchlorate Removal
- Military Applications
- Electroactive Hollow Fibers Improve Salt Rejection
- Wastewater Reuse
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR REVERSE-OSMOSIS MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 5 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 1 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Reverse-Osmosis Membranes (continued)
- NANOFILTRATION
- APPLICATIONS
- Table 6 APPLICATIONS FOR NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 7 MANUFACTURERS OF NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Improved Salt Rejection with Lower Operating Pressure
- Nanotubes Adapted for Injection-Ready Water
- Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 8 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 2 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- ULTRAFILTRATION
- APPLICATIONS
- ULTRAFILTRATION
- Table 9 APPLICATIONS FOR ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 10 MANUFACTURERS OF ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Backflushable SpiraSep Module
- Glassy Sugar/Surfactant Templates for UF Membrane Fabrication
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 11 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 3 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Ultrafiltration Membranes (continued)
- Value of the Market for Ultrafiltration Membranes (continued)
- MICROFILTRATION
- APPLICATIONS
- Table 12 APPLICATIONS FOR MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 13 MANUFACTURERS OF MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Biomimetic, Tunable MF Membranes
- Surface Modification sans Irradiation
- Esterification Catalysis Using Grafted MF Membranes
- Fluxxion Silicon Membranes
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 14 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 4 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Microfiltration Membranes (continued)
- ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES
- APPLICATIONS
- Table 15 APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANES
- Electrodialysis
- Electrodialysis Reversal
- Electrolysis
- Chloralkali Production
- Electrodeionization
- Membrane Chromatography
- Membrane Adsorbers
- MANUFACTURERS
- Electrodialysis
- Table 16 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES (NON-FUEL CELL)
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 17 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANES BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 5 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANES BY APPLICATION TYPE, 2002-2009
($ MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Electrochemical Membranes (continued)
- GAS SEPARATION
- APPLICATIONS
- Table 18 APPLICATIONS FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 19 MANUFACTURERS OF GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES
- Table 19 (CONTINUED)
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- DDR Zeolites for CO2 Separations
- Ion Transport
- Oxygen Ion Transport Membranes
- Proton Transport Membranes
- Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conducting Materials
- Facilitated Transport
- Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids
- Mixed-Matrix/MOF Membranes for Methane/Carbon Dioxide Separations
- Silver Polymer Electrolytes for Olefin/Paraffin Separations
- On-Board Inert Gas Generator System
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 20 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 6 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Gas Separation Membranes (continued)
- PERVAPORATION
- APPLICATIONS
- Table 21 APPLICATIONS FOR PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 22 MANUFACTURERS OF PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Microporous Silica Membranes
- Improving Organic Liquid Separations
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 23 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 7 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- NOVEL MEMBRANES
- MEMBRANE CONTACTORS
- APPLICATIONS
- NOVEL MEMBRANES
- Table 24 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE CONTACTORS
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 25 MEMBRANE CONTACTOR MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCTS
- LIQUID MEMBRANES
- APPLICATIONS
- Table 26 APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUID MEMBRANES
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 27 MANUFACTURERS OF LIQUID MEMBRANES
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR NOVEL MEMBRANES
- Table 28 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR NOVEL MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 8 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR NOVEL MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- REVERSE OSMOSIS
- APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
- Table 29 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY, 2004 ($ MILLIONS, % SHARE)
- Figure 9 SHARE OF APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY, 2004 (%)
- Table 30 MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS AND ALTERNATIVE SEPARATION PROCESSES
- POTABLE WATER
- MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
- POTABLE WATER
- Table 31 MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER TREATMENT BY MEMBRANE PROCESS (%)
- Figure 10 MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER TREATMENT BY MEMBRANE PROCESS (%)
- RO
- MF
- UF
- NF
- EDR
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 32 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT
- Table 32 (CONTINUED)
- RESIDENTIAL
- BOTTLED WATER
- Global Consumption
- Bottled Water Treatment
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Producing Potable Water at Remote Locations
- Bottled Deep-Seawater
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN POTABLE WATER APPLICATIONS
- Table 33 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POTABLE WATER TREATMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 11 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POTABLE WATER TREATMENT, 2002-2009 ($
MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Membranes Used in Potable Water Applications (continued)
- WASTEWATER
- MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
- Membrane Bioreactors
- Wastewater Reuse
- Membrane Bioreactors
- INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
- Water and Raw Materials Recovery/Recycling
- MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
- Table 34 RECOVERY/RECYCLE OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
- Textiles
- Latex
- Pulp and Paper
- Quenchant Reconcentration
- Flexographic Printing
- Tanning
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 35 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT
- Table 35 (CONTINUED)
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- MARS
- MBRs for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Fullerene-Containing Membranes
- Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Support
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 36 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 12 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($
MILLIONS)
- POWER
- CONVENTIONAL ELECTRIC POWER APPLICATIONS
- Boiler Feed
- Deoxygenation
- Boiler Blowdown
- Reusing Boiler Blowdown
- Cooling Tower Water
- Cooling Tower Blowdown
- Boiler Feed
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES USED IN CONVENTIONAL POWER GENERATION
- CONVENTIONAL ELECTRIC POWER APPLICATIONS
- POWER
- Table 37 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR POWER PLANT WATER TREATMENT
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Zero Liquid Discharge
- Co-Locating Water and Power
- Other Resource-Sharing
- BATTERIES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Low-Temperature Shutdown Separators
- Celgard
- Thermally Induced Phase Separation
- Policell
- Flexible Ceramic Separator
- Metal Oxide Sol Gel Separators
- Low-Temperature Shutdown Separators
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANE BATTERY SEPARATORS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 38 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANE BATTERY SEPARATORS
- FUEL CELLS
- Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
- Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR FUEL-CELL STACKS
- FUEL CELLS
- Table 39 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR FUEL-CELL STACKS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- High-Temperature Polymer Research
- Rensselaer
- Clemson/Georgia Tech
- Virginia Tech
- Case Western
- Sandia
- Penn State
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab
- High-Temperature Polymer Research
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POWER APPLICATIONS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 40 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POWER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 13 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POWER APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Membranes in Power Applications (continued)
- Batteries
- Fuel Cells
- SEMICONDUCTORS
- ULTRAPURE DEIONIZED MICROELECTRONICS-GRADE WATER
- Table 41 ULTRA LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION GUIDELINES FOR DEIONIZED WATER
- CHEMICAL FILTRATION
- GAS FILTRATION AND PURIFICATION
- CHEMICAL MECHNICAL PLANARIZATION SLURRY TREATMENT
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
- Table 42 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
- Table 42 (CONTINUED)
- Table 42 (CONTINUED)
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Supercritical Fluid Filtration
- Hydrogen Purification
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 43 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 14 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS,
2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- FOOD AND BEVERAGE
- FOOD-PROCESSING APPLICATIONS
- FOOD AND BEVERAGE
- Table 44 MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN FOOD PROCESSING
- Dairy
- Whey
- Milk
- Grain Milling
- Meat, Poultry, and Eggs
- Sugars and Sweeteners
- Raw Sugar Juice
- Honey
- Vinegars
- Miscellaneous
- Polysaccharides, Gums, and Other Colloids
- MSG
- Functional Soy Proteins
- BEVERAGE PROCESSING APPLICATIONS
- Dairy
- Table 45 MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN BEVERAGE PROCESSING
- Fruit and Vegetable Juices
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Beer
- Wine
- Non-Alcoholic Wine/Champagne
- Soft Drinks
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS
- Table 46 MANUFACTURERS PROVIDING MEMBRANES FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING
- Table 46 (CONTINUED)
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Water Reuse
- IsoFlux
- FOOD PACKAGING
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 47 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Intellipac
- Controlled Release of Functional Food Additives
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 48 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 15 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS,
2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Membranes Used in Food and Beverage (continued)
- Packaging
- PHARMACEUTICALS/BIOTECHNOLOGY
- APPLICATIONS
- Table 49 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY/PHARMACEUTICALS
- Laboratory-Scale Applications
- Cell Culturing Applications
- Downstream Bioprocessing
- Figure 16 BIOPHARMACEUTICALS MANUFACTURE
- Compendial Water
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICALS
- Table 50 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR THE BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
- Table 50 (CONTINUED)
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Disposable Manufacturing
- Improving Membrane Chromatography with Polymer Brushes
- Antibody-Based Nanotube Membranes for Chiral Separations
- Separating Proteins with Close Molecular Weights
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN THE BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 51 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN THE BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 17 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN THE BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY,
2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Value of the Market for Membranes in the Bio/Pharmal Industry (continued)
- OTHER INDUSTRIAL
- Table 52 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANES IN OTHER INDUSTRIES
- Table 52 (CONTINUED)
- CHEMICALS
- OIL AND GAS PROCESSING
- ELECTROCOAT PAINT
- Automotive Paint Pretreatment
- METALWORKING
- OIL/WATER SEPARATIONS
- AIR/GAS PARTICULATE REMOVAL
- RADIOACTIVE WASTE TREATMENT
- MANUFACTURERS
- Table 53 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Catalytic Membrane Reactors
- Removing Sulfur from Transportation Fuels
- S-Brane
- TransSep S
- Oilfield-Produced Water
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 54 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 18 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS,
2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- MEDICAL
- Table 55 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANES IN MEDICINE
- DRUG DELIVERY
- Transdermal Delivery Systems
- DRUG DELIVERY
- Table 56 DRUGS AVAILABLE IN TRANSDERMAL FORM
- Osmotic Pumps
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR DRUG-DELIVERY APPLICATIONS
- Table 57 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR DRUG-DELIVERY APPLICATIONS
- DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES USED IN DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES
- Table 58 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES USED IN DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES
- KIDNEY DIALYSIS
- Dialysis Membranes
- HEMODIALYZER MANUFACTURERS
- KIDNEY DIALYSIS
- Table 59 HEMODIALYZER MANUFACTURERS
- GUIDED-TISSUE REGENERATION
- Burn Care, Wound Treatment
- Surgically Implanted Membranes
- Vascular Access and Repair
- Other Surgical
- MANUFACTURERS
- GUIDED-TISSUE REGENERATION
- Table 60 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR GUIDED-TISSUE REGENERATION
- OTHER MEDICAL MEMBRANE DEVICES
- Blood Oxygenators
- IV Fluid Filters
- Apheresis Filters
- Bioartificial Organs
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
- OTHER MEDICAL MEMBRANE DEVICES
- Table 61 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
- Table 61 (CONTINUED)
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Stent Coatings
- Rigid Membrane Improves Space-Creating Properties
- Growing Transplant Corneas
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
- Renal Care
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 62 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 19 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009
($ MILLIONS)
- Drug Delivery
- Diagnostics
- Guided-Tissue Regeneration
- Other Medical Applications
- TECHNICAL TEXTILES
- WATERPROOF CLOTHING
- CONSUMER GARMENTS
- MILITARY AND FIRST-RESPONDER GARMENTS
- DIAPERS, TRAINING PANTS, AND ADULT INCONTINENCE PRODUCTS
- Diaper Backsheets
- MEDICAL GARMENTS, DRAPES
- MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES
- Table 63 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES
- Table 63 (CONTINUED)
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Chemical/Biological Protection
- Selectively Permeable Membranes
- Self-Detoxifying Membranes
- Microbe-Resistant Gowns and Drapes
- Tiburon
- SmartGown
- Smart Materials
- Chemical/Biological Protection
- VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES
- TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Table 64 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 20 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES, 2002-2009 ($
MILLIONS)
- Diapers
- Adult Incontinence Products
- Surgical Drapes and Gowns
- Outerwear and Other Apparel
- Outerwear and Other Apparel (continued)
- Diapers
- PATENT SURVEY
- PATENTS BY APPLICATION
- PATENTS BY APPLICATION (CONTINUED)
- Table 65 NUMBER OF MEMBRANE PATENTS AND SHARE BY APPLICATION, AUGUST 23, 1999 TO AUGUST 24, 2004
- Figure 21 SAHRE OF MEMBRANE PATENTS BY APPLICATION, AUGUST 23, 1999 TO AUGUST 24, 2004 (%)
- BY COMPANY
- Table 66 NUMBER OF MEMBRANE PATENTS AND SHARE BY COMPANY, AUGUST 23, 1999 TO AUGUST 24, 2004
- Table 66 (CONTINUED)
- Table 66 (CONTINUED)
- Figure 22 SHARE OF MEMBRANE PATENTS BY COMPANY, AUGUST 23, 1999 TO AUGUST 24, 2004 (%)
- PATENTS BY APPLICATION
- INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS
- EUROPE
- EASTERN EUROPE
- IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
- ASIA
- JAPAN
- Imports and Exports
- CHINA
- China (continued)
- Imports and Exports
- KOREA
- Imports and Exports
- INDIA
- Imports and Exports
- SINGAPORE
- Imports and Exports
- JAPAN
- EUROPE
- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
- Table 67 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, 1994-2004
- MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
- MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
- Table 68 LEADING U.S. MEMBRANE MANUFACTURERS
- Table 68 (CONTINUED)
- Table 68 (CONTINUED)
- COMPANY PROFILES
- 3M
- 20/20 GENESYSTEMS
- ADMA ADVANCED MATERIALS
- ADVANTEC MFS, INC.
- AIR LIQUIDE
- AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS/PERMEA
- ALZA CORP.
- AMERSHAM BIOSCIENCES/GE HEALTHCARE
- APPLIED MEMBRANES, INC.
- APPLIED MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
- ARBIOS SYSTEMS
- ASAHI KASEI
- ASTOM CORP.
- BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS
- BAXTER INTERNATIONAL
- BECTON DICKINSON
- BEKAERT
- BERTEK/MYLAN
- BHA TECHNOLOGIES
- BIOVEST INTERNATIONAL
- CELANESE/PEMEAS
- CERAMEM
- CLOPAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS
- COMPACT MEMBRANE SYSTEMS
- COMMODORE SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES
- CORNING, INC.
- CUNO
- CVP SYSTEMS
- CYNARA
- DAIS-ANALYTIC
- DONALDSON CO.
- DOW LIQUID SEPARATIONS/FILMTEC
- DAICEN MEMBRANE SYSTEMS
- DUPONT
- ELAN
- ELECTROPURE EDI
- ELTRON RESEARCH
- EMEMBRANE
- ENTEK INTERNATIONAL
- EPOC MICROFILTRATION PRODUCTS
- EXCORP
- FACILICHEM
- FAIREY INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS
- FIBERCELL SYSTEMS, INC.
- FUJIFILM
- FRESENIUS
- FUMATECH
- GAMBRO
- GE WATER TECHNOLOGIES
- GE HEALTHCARE
- GENZYME
- GKN SINTER METAL FILTERS
- MG GENERON
- W.L. GORE
- GRAVER TECHNOLOGIES
- HOKU SCIENTIFIC
- HYDRANAUTICS/NITTO DENKO
- IDATECH
- INTEGRA BIOSCIENCES
- IONICS/GE
- ITT TECHNOLOGIES/PCI MEMBRANES
- KAPPLER
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP.
- KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS
- KURARAY
- LANDEC CORP.
- LIFE THERAPEUTICS
- LOWE ALPINE SYSTEMS
- MEDIA AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
- MEDTRONIC
- MEISSNER FILTRATION PRODUCTS
- MEMBRANES INTERNATIONAL
- MEMBRANE PRODUCTION CORP.
- MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- MILLIPORE CORP.
- MINNTECH/CANTEL MEDICAL
- MITSUBISHI RAYON
- MITSUI CHEMICALS
- MOTT CORP.
- MULTICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC./XENOGENICS
- MYKROLIS
- NEOMECS
- NEW LOGIC INTERNATIONAL
- NITTO AMERICAS
- NGK INSULATORS
- NORIT MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
- NOVEN
- OPTODOT
- ORELIS/NOVASEP
- OSMOTEK
- PALL CORP.
- PARKER HANNIFIN
- PERMIONICS MEMBRANES
- PLIANT CORP.
- POLYMER GROUP, INC.
- POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- PORES TECHNOLOGIES
- POREX CORP.
- PORVAIR, PLC
- PORVAIR INTERNATIONAL
- PORVAIR FILTRATION GROUP
- POWER & ENERGY
- POWERZYME
- PRAXAIR/INNOVATIVE MEMBRANE SYSTEMS
- REB RESEARCH
- RIVER RANCH FRESH FOODS, LLC
- ROCHEM
- SARTORIUS AG
- SCARAB DEVELOPMENT
- SCHLEICHER & SCHUELL
- SEAHAN INDUSTRIES
- SEPARATION DYNAMICS
- SMITH & NEPHEW
- SPECTRUM LABORATORIES, INC.
- SYNDER FILTRATION
- SPINTEK
- SULZER CHEMTECH
- SYMPATEX TECHNOLOGIES
- TAMI INDUSTRIES
- TERUMO CORP.
- TOKUYAMA CORP.
- TORAY INDUSTRIES
- TREDEGAR CORP.
- TRISEP CORP.
- UBE INDUSTRIES
- USFILTER/SIEMENS
- VITAGEN
- WHATMAN
- YUASA CORP.
- ZENON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
- APPENDIX
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- Summary Table:
- Table 1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEMBRANE DEVELOPMENT
- Table 2 MEMBRANE COST BY CONFIGURATION
- Table 3 APPLICATIONS FOR REVERSE-OSMOSIS MEMBRANES
- Table 4 MANUFACTURERS OF REVERSE- OSMOSIS/NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- Table 5 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 6 APPLICATIONS FOR NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- Table 7 MANUFACTURERS OF NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- Table 8 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 9 APPLICATIONS FOR ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- Table 10 MANUFACTURERS OF ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- Table 11 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 12 APPLICATIONS FOR MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- Table 13 MANUFACTURERS OF MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES
- Table 14 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 15 APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANES
- Table 16 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES (NON-FUEL CELL)
- Table 17 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANES BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 18 APPLICATIONS FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES
- Table 19 MANUFACTURERS OF GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES
- Table 20 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 21 APPLICATIONS FOR PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES
- Table 22 MANUFACTURERS OF PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES
- Table 23 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 24 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE CONTACTORS
- Table 25 MEMBRANE CONTACTOR MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCTS
- Table 26 APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUID MEMBRANES
- Table 27 MANUFACTURERS OF LIQUID MEMBRANES
- Table 28 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR NOVEL MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 29 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY, 2004 ($ MILLIONS, % SHARE)
- Table 30 MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS AND ALTERNATIVE SEPARATION PROCESSES
- Table 31 MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER TREATMENT BY MEMBRANE PROCESS (%)
- Table 32 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT
- Table 33 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POTABLE WATER TREATMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 34 RECOVERY/RECYCLE OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
- Table 35 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT
- Table 36 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 37 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR POWER PLANT WATER TREATMENT
- Table 38 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANE BATTERY SEPARATORS
- Table 39 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR FUEL-CELL STACKS
- Table 40 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POWER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 41 ULTRA LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION GUIDELINES FOR DEIONIZED WATER
- Table 42 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
- Table 43 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 44 MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN FOOD PROCESSING
- Table 45 MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN BEVERAGE PROCESSING
- Table 46 MANUFACTURERS PROVIDING MEMBRANES FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING
- Table 47 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
- Table 48 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 49 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY/PHARMACEUTICALS
- Table 50 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR THE BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
- Table 51 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN THE BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 52 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANES IN OTHER INDUSTRIES
- Table 53 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
- Table 54 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 55 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANES IN MEDICINE
- Table 56 DRUGS AVAILABLE IN TRANSDERMAL FORM
- Table 57 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR DRUG-DELIVERY APPLICATIONS
- Table 58 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES USED IN DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES
- Table 59 HEMODIALYZER MANUFACTURERS
- Table 60 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR GUIDED-TISSUE REGENERATION
- Table 61 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
- Table 62 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 63 MANUFACTURERS OF MEMBRANES FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES
- Table 64 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 65 NUMBER OF MEMBRANE PATENTS AND SHARE BY APPLICATION, AUGUST 23, 1999 TO AUGUST 24, 2004
- Table 66 NUMBER OF MEMBRANE PATENTS AND SHARE BY COMPANY, AUGUST 23, 1999 TO AUGUST 24, 2004
- Table 67 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, 1994-2004
- Table 68 LEADING U.S. MEMBRANE MANUFACTURERS
- Table 69 MANUFACTURERS DIRECTORY
- Summary Figure:
- Figure 1 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 2 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 3 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 4 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 5 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANES BY APPLICATION TYPE, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 6 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 7 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 8 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR NOVEL MEMBRANES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 9 SHARE OF APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY, 2004 (%)
- Figure 10 MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER TREATMENT BY MEMBRANE PROCESS (%)
- Figure 11 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POTABLE WATER TREATMENT, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 12 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 13 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN POWER APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 14 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 15 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 16 BIOPHARMACEUTICALS MANUFACTURE
- Figure 17 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES IN THE BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 18 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 19 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 20 VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANES USED IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 21 SAHRE OF MEMBRANE PATENTS BY APPLICATION, AUGUST 23, 1999 TO AUGUST 24, 2004 (%)
- Figure 22 SHARE OF MEMBRANE PATENTS BY COMPANY, AUGUST 23, 1999 TO AUGUST 24, 2004 (%)

