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市場調查報告書

美國尖端陶瓷及奈米陶瓷粉市場

Advanced Ceramics and Nano Ceramic Powders

出版商 BCC Research
出版日期 2006年12月 商品編碼 48465
內容資訊 英文 338 pages 79 tables
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本報告已在2011年07月07日停止出版。

更改為出版

Advanced Ceramics and Nanoceramic Powders
出版日期 : 2011年06月
商品編碼: 203839

簡介

美國尖端奈米陶瓷粉市場在2006年以12億6,000萬磅的成績達到22億美金的規模。並且一般預料該市場未來將以每年8.9%的速度成長,在2011年達到15億7,000萬磅、34億美金的市場規模。

專門於多樣產業領域中成長市場相關策略性調查的美國市調公司 BCC Research (總公司:康乃迪克州),調查與分析美國尖端陶瓷及奈米陶瓷粉市場,並出版綜合報告書 "Advanced Ceramics and Nano Ceramic Powders"

此報告書除了說明尖端奈米陶瓷粉的技術概要、粉末合成技術、特性及技術上的課題,也詳盡地說明美國尖端奈米陶瓷粉市場、奈米陶瓷粉的技術概要與市場分析等。此報告書的概略架構如下所示。

說明

摘要

市場概要

尖端奈米陶瓷粉的技術概要

  • 粉末的種類
  • 粉末合成技術
    • 碳熱還原
    • 氣相反應
    • 電漿法
    • 溶膠凝膠法
    • 沉澱
    • 熱水過程
    • 乳膠
    • 雷射合成
    • 燃燒合成/自我增殖高溫合成
    • 從合成中發現的材料
    • 粉末合成比較
  • 材料應用方式及特性
    • 架構用陶瓷
    • 電子陶瓷
    • 陶瓷塗層
    • 尖端架構用陶瓷
    • 陶瓷塗層
    • 電子陶瓷
    • 化學及環境相關陶瓷
  • 技術上的課題及問題點
    • 粒子尺寸
    • 粘度控制
    • 原料的信賴度
    • 研究開發的落差
    • 材料的特性

氧化物粉末

  • 氧化物粉末
  • 材料種類
  • 合成及粉末前處理
  • 特性
  • 應用方式
  • 氧化物奈米陶瓷粉的新開發

碳化物粉末

  • 材料種類
  • 合成及粉末前處理
  • 特性
  • 應用方式
  • 碳化物奈米陶瓷粉的新開發

氮化物粉末

  • 材料種類
  • 合成及粉末前處理
  • 特性
  • 應用方式
  • 氮化物奈米陶瓷粉的新開發

硼化物粉末

  • 種類
  • 合成及粉末前處理
  • 特性
  • 應用方式
  • 硼化物奈米陶瓷粉的新開發

產業架構、競爭及美國的尖端奈米陶瓷粉市場

  • 美國尖端陶瓷產業的架構及市場
    • 架構用陶瓷
    • 電力及電子陶瓷
    • 陶瓷塗層
    • 化學處理及環境相關應用方式
  • 氧化物粉末產業的架構及市場
    • 美國企業
    • 美國市場的參與企業
    • 國際競爭
    • 美國市場
  • 碳化物粉末產業的架構及市場
    • 美國企業
    • 國際競爭
  • 氮化物粉末產業的架構及市場
    • 美國企業
    • 國際競爭
    • 美國市場
  • 硼化物粉末產業的架構及市場
    • 美國企業
    • 外國企業
    • 美國市場
  • 美國尖端奈米陶瓷粉市場

奈米尺寸的奈米陶瓷粉:技術及產業架構

  • 奈米相奈米陶瓷粉
  • 奈米複合奈米陶瓷粉
  • 奈米粉末的合成
    • 氣相凝縮
    • 高頻率的電漿化學處理
    • 傳統的化學解析
    • 熱水法
    • 電機爆發
    • 電力分散反應
    • 燃燒合成
    • 微流動化處理
    • 微乳化液技術
    • 高輸出機械製粉
  • 應用方式
    • 燃料電池及氧氣感應器
    • 陶瓷膜及濾網
    • 超級塑膠陶瓷
    • 低加工溫度原料
    • 光學/電力/電子
    • 陶瓷與陶瓷的結合
    • 架構用陶瓷的應用方式
    • 催化物及載體
    • 磁性流體
    • 遮光劑
    • 尖端塗層
  • 奈米陶瓷的開發
  • 奈米奈米陶瓷粉的合成、處理及操作上的主要課題
    • 技術性課題
    • 反應性
    • 凝結
    • 熱平衡
  • 產業架構及市場
    • 市場領導者
    • 企業的關係
    • 價格
    • 國際競爭
    • 美國市場

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Advanced ceramic materials are a mature technology with a very broad base of current and potential applications and a growing list of material compositions. Advanced ceramics are inorganic, nonmetallic materials with combinations of fine-scale microstructures, purity, complex compositions and crystal structures, and accurately controlled additives. Such materials require a level of processing science and engineering far beyond that used in making conventional ceramics. These new generations of high-performance materials have already reached a U.S. market of several billion dollars. Collectively, they represent an enabling technology whose continued development is critical to advances in a host of new high-technology applications, ranging from modern microelectronics to superconductors and nanotechnology.

The outstanding properties possessed by advanced ceramics are achieved through special compositions and microstructures that require very careful control throughout the successive stages of ceramic processing. These stages are powder synthesis, powder sizing, rheology control, consolidation and forming processes, sintering, final machining, and inspection.

Ceramic powder is a necessary ingredient for most of the structural ceramics, electronic ceramics, ceramic coatings, and chemical processing and environmental related ceramics. For most advanced ceramic components, starting powder is a crucial factor. The performance characteristics of a ceramic component are greatly influenced by precursor powder characteristics. Among the most important are the powder' s chemical purity, particle size distribution, and the manner in which the powders are packed in the green body before sintering.

Powders of narrow size distribution can be compacted into ordered arrays and, when in the submicron region, these powders are sintered at reduced temperatures. Consequently, in the processing of advanced ceramics, there is a growing need to develop synthetic techniques capable of producing submicron, chemically pure powders with a tailored size distribution. However, the cost is again the factor since the new synthetic processing techniques are comparatively more expensive than the currently established powder manufacturing methods.

Nanoceramic powders constitute an important segment of the whole nanostructured materials market. These powders are used in an array of applications from microelectronics, optical, chemical and environmental related, and magnetic recording applications.

SCOPE OF STUDY

This report contains:

  • An overview of the various advanced ceramic and nanosized ceramic powders, their production technologies, and applications
  • The technological and business issues related to the commercial production and use of advanced ceramic and nanosized ceramic powders
  • Extensive current and future market evaluations, including five-year market projections for the U.S. market through 2011
  • Profiles for all the major U.S. producers of advanced ceramic and nanosized ceramic powders
  • A detailed patent analysis.

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

The findings of this report are based on information derived from interviews with many producers and potential producers of advanced ceramic powders and nanosized ceramic powders, industry experts, and those conducting research and development. In addition, many end users were contacted to evaluate the current and future demand for these materials. In all, this report reflects the contributions of about 200 persons from over 150 companies and institutions.

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
    • STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
    • CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY
    • FORMAT AND SCOPE
    • METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
    • INTENDED AUDIENCE
    • ANALYST CREDENTIALS
    • RELATED BCC REPORTS
    • DISCLAIMER
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • Summary Table:
    • U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC AND NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLIONS)
    • Summary Figure:
    • U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC AND NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDER MARKETS, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
  • INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
    • INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
    • Table 1 U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS ACCORDING TO TYPES AND NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLION)
    • Figure 1 MARKET SHARE OF THE U.S. ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS ACCORDING TO TYPES AND NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS, 2006 AND 2011
    • Figure 1 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 2 U.S. MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS AND NANOCERAMIC POWDERS ACCORDING TO APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%)
    • Figure 2 MARKET SHARES FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS AND NANOCERAMIC POWDERS ACCORDING TO APPLICATIONS, 2006 AND 2011
  • TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW OF ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS
    • POWDER TYPES
    • Table 3 COMMONLY USED ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIAL FAMILIES
      • POWDER SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES
        • CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION
    • Table 4 PROCESS STEPS TO PRODUCE β-SIC VIA CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION
      • VAPOR-PHASE REACTIONS
        • Thermal Decomposition
        • CVD Process
    • Figure 3 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF THERMAL REACTOR SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC POWDERS BY CVD
      • PLASMA PROCESSES
    • Table 5 PLASMA SYNTHESIS OF CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 5 (CONTINUED)
      • DC Arc Plasma Process
    • Figure 4 SCHEMATIC OF A DC ARC PLASMA FURNACE DEVELOPED BY JAPAN' S NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR METALS
      • RF Plasma Process
    • Figure 5 LOS ALAMOS' RF PLASMA REACTOR
      • Plasma Rapid Solidification Technology
      • Reactive Electrode Submerged Arc
    • SOL-GEL TECHNIQUES
      • Alkoxide Route
      • Internal Gelation
    • PRECIPITATION
    • HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS
    • EMULSION PROCESS
    • Figure 6 PROCESS FLOWCHART FOR EMULSION PROCESS TO PRODUCE BARIUM TITANATE
      • LASER SYNTHESIS
      • COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS/SELF-PROPAGATING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS
      • COMBINATORIALLY DISCOVERED MATERIALS
      • POWDER SYNTHESIS COMPARISON
    • Table 6 POWDER SYNTHESIS COMPARISON
    • Table 6 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 7 POWDER PROCESSES FOR VARIOUS CERAMIC MATERIALS
      • MATERIAL APPLICATIONS AND PROPERTIES
        • STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
        • ELECTRONIC CERAMICS
        • CERAMIC COATINGS
    • Table 8 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL USES FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS
    • Table 8 (CONTINUED)
      • ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
    • Table 9 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
      • Monolithic Structural Ceramics
    • Table 10 PROPERTIES OF COMMERCIAL ALUMINA SPECIFICATIONS
    • Table 11 PROPERTIES OF NORZIDE YZ-110 TETRAGONAL ZIRCONIA POLYCRYSTALS (TZP)
    • Table 12 FRACTURE TOUGHNESS AND CRITICAL FLAW SIZES OF MONOLITHIC AND COMPOSITE CERAMICS MATERIALSA
    • Table 13 PROPERTIES OF MONOLITHIC CERAMICS AND CERAMIC COMPOSITES
    • Table 14 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF VARIOUS ZIRCONIAS
      • Ceramic Matrix Composites
    • CERAMIC COATINGS
    • Table 15 HIGH-PERFORMANCE CERAMIC COATING MATERIALS AND GENERAL APPLICATIONS
    • Table 16 REPRESENTATIVE FLAME AND PLASMA SPRAYED MATERIALS, MELTING OR SOFTENING TEMPERATURE, AND USES
    • Table 16 (CONTINUED)
      • ELECTRONIC CERAMICS
        • Insulators
    • Table 17 CERAMIC INSULATORS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
      • Substrates, IC Packages, and Multichip Modules
    • Table 18 CERAMIC SUBSTRATE PROPERTIES
    • Table 19 CANDIDATE CERAMIC SUBSTRATE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS
      • Capacitors
    • Table 20 DIELECTRIC MATERIAL FOR MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR (BARIUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMIC)
      • Piezoelectric Ceramics
      • Magnetic Ferrites
      • Superconductors
    • CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED CERAMICS
      • Ceramic Membranes and Filters
      • Catalysts and Catalyst Supports
    • TECHNICAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS
    • PARTICLE SIZE
    • RHEOLOGY CONTROL
    • RELIABILITY OF THE COMPONENTS
    • GAPS IN R&D
    • MATERIAL PROPERTIES
  • OXIDE POWDERS
    • OXIDE POWDERS
    • MATERIAL TYPES
      • ALUMINA
      • ZIRCONIA
      • FERRITES
      • TITANATES
      • MIXED COMPLEX OXIDES
    • SYNTHESIS AND POWDER PREPARATION
      • ALUMINA
    • Figure 7 COMPARISON OF THE CONVENTIONAL SLURRY PROCESS FOR β- AL2O3 PRODUCTION WITH THAT USING SOLUBLE ALKALI ADDITIVES
      • ZIRCONIA
        • Chemical Zirconia
          • Chlorination and Thermal Decomposition
          • Alkali Oxide Decomposition
          • Lime Diffusion
        • Plasma Zirconia
    • Figure 8 SCHEMATIC FOR PRODUCTION OF PLASMA DISSOCIATED ZIRCONIA
      • Partially and Fully Stabilized Zirconia Powders
      • Hydrothermal Method for High-Purity Zirconia
    • FERRITES
    • Figure 9 FLOW DIAGRAM OF A SPRAY ROASTER OF THE TYPE USED IN COMMERCIAL FERRITE POWDER PRODUCTION
      • TITANATES
    • Table 21 STEPS TO SYNTHESIZE BATIO3
      • SUPERCONDUCTOR POWDERS
        • PROPERTIES
        • APPLICATIONS
        • DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC OXIDE POWDERS
    • Table 22 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC OXIDE POWDERS
    • Table 22 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 22 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 22 (CONTINUED)
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AMERICAS
        • Bismuth Titanate Powders Synthesized Hydrothermally
        • Superconductive Components Receives Grant
        • Powder Synthesized in Arc Thermal Plasma Reactors
        • Purdue Researchers Process Hydrothermal Powders and Thin Films
        • Making Pure Oxide Powders
        • Ferroceramic Powders at Low Temperatures
        • Precursor Route to High-Purity Alumina
        • DuPont Develops Hydrothermal Process
        • Scaling up Ultrafine Piezoceramics
        • Ignition Produces Fine Powders
        • Strontium Ferrite Particles Prepared
        • Synthesis of Ceramic Oxide Powders in a Microwave Plasma Device
        • Low-Cost Synthesis of Advanced Ceramic Composite Powders
        • Preparation of Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 from Metal Formates
        • High-Tc Superconducting Oxides by the Amorphous Citrate Process
        • Al2O3, MgO, and Spinel Powders by Plasma Vaporization of Solutions
        • Sol-Gel Synthesis of Aluminosilicate Powders
        • ZrO2 Powders from Zirconium (IV) Carboxylates
        • Polymeric Synthesis of Lead Magnesium Niobate Powders
        • Hydrothermal Route to Produce Lead Zirconate Titanate
        • Low-Cost Route to Doped Zirconia Powders
        • Hydrothermal Route to Submicron Monoclinic Zirconia
        • Powders by Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions
        • Organometallic Route to Glass Ceramics for Electronic Packaging
        • Improved Physical Vapor Process
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA
        • Aqueous Sol-Gel Synthesis
        • Emulsion Combustion Method Produces Hollow Alumina
        • Anatase Titania Particulates Made
        • Hydrothermal Synthesis Yields PZT Ceramics
        • Barium Titanate/Polymer Hybrid Synthesized
        • Polymerized Complexes for Complex Oxides
        • Purifying Zirconium Solution by Ion Exchange
        • Crystalline Ferrites Using Aqueous Routes
        • High-Purity Lead Titanate Powder
        • Tantalum and Niobium-Based Ceramic Powders
        • Aluminum Titanate Particulates from Gels
          • High-Purity Silica and Alumina Powders
        • Metastable Oxide Powders Prepared by Plasma Processing
        • Sol-Gel-Based Advanced Ceramic Powders
        • Laser Production of Ultrafine Ceramic Particles
        • Synthesis of Fully/Partially Stabilized Zirconia
        • Fine SiO2 Particles by the Reaction of Silicon Sulfide and Water Vapor
        • Hydrothermal Oxidation of Niobium Metal
        • Ultrafine Mullite Powder from Metal Alkoxides
        • Lead Zirconate Titanate by Thermal Spray Decomposition
        • High-Purity Zirconia from Zircon Powders
        • Monodispersed Yttrium-Doped ZrO2 Powders
        • Hydrothermal Processing for Superconducting Ceramic Oxides
        • Preparation of Codeposited Al2O3-TiO2 Powders
        • Hydrothermal Route to Doped Zirconia and Hafnia Powders
        • Electronic Ceramic Powders by Molten Salt Synthesis
        • Nanoexplosion Synthesis of Multimetal Oxide Ceramic Nanopowders
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AMERICA
        • Sol Flocculation Produces Transition Aluminas
        • Semiautomated Unit Produces Precursor Powder
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE
        • YBCO Powders Using Supercritical Fluid
        • Ultrafine Alumina Powder by Sol-Gel Techniques
        • Doping of ZnO Powders Optimized
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE
        • Multiphase Powder from Emulsions
        • Oxidation Makes Submicron Particles
        • High-Purity Zirconia from Tioxide Ltd.
        • Stabilizer Powders for Coatings
        • Ceramic Powder by Sol-Gel Emulsion Process
        • Alumina and Zirconia Powders by Spray Drying
        • Titania Powders from Organic Precursors
  • CARBIDE POWDERS
    • MATERIAL TYPES
    • SYNTHESIS AND POWDER PREPARATION
      • ACHESON PROCESS FOR SILICON CARBIDE
      • THERMAX PROCESS
    • Figure 10 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR A TUNGSTEN CARBIDE FACILITY
      • ELECTRIC ARC PROCESS FOR BORON CARBIDE
      • SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE
      • POLYMER PYROLYSIS
      • GAS-PHASE PROCESS
      • NIST PROCESS
      • PRODUCTION OF POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS
    • PROPERTIES
    • APPLICATIONS
    • DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC CARBIDE POWDERS
    • Table 23 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC CARBIDE POWDERS
    • Table 23 (CONTINUED)
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA
        • Carbothermal Synthesis of b-Sic Powders
        • Using Electric Fields to Activate Synthesis
        • High-Purity β-Sic Powder Produced by Carbothermic Reaction
        • Synthesis of Polycarbosilanes as Precursors for Silicon Carbide Ceramics
        • Fine, High-Purity Beta SiC Powder
        • Beta-SiC Synthesis in a Thermal Argon Plasma Jet Reactor
        • Plasma Route to Synthesis of Carbide Ceramic Powders
        • Vapor Synthesis of Silicon and SiC Powders
        • Laser Synthesis of Si/C/N Powders from 1,1,1,3,3,3,-Hexamethyldisilazane
        • Plasma Synthesis and Characterization of Ultrafine SiC
        • Pure SiC from SiO2 and Carbon
        • Solid Combustion Process for Synthesis of Carbide Powders
        • Microwave Synthesis pf Phase-Pure, Fine Silicon Carbide Powder
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA
        • Synthesis of Monodispersed Spherical β-SiC Powder by a Sol-Gel Process
        • Ultrapure Silicon Carbide Powder
    • Table 24 GRADE AND PURITY OF SILICON CARBIDE TPSS SERIES (PPM)
    • Table 25 PURITY EVALUATION OF THE SINTERED TPSS (X 1019 ATOMS/CM2)
      • Synthesis and Sintering of Boron-Doped SiC Powders by Plasma Arc Method
      • Fine Silicon Carbide Particles from Tokai
      • New Synthesis Process for β-SiC Powder
      • Influence of Powder Characteristics on Sinterability of Silicon Carbide
      • Improved Product Toughness by SiC Powder Processing
      • Synthesis of Submicron SiC Powder from Carbonization of Iminodisilanenitrile
      • Preparation of SiC Powders by CVD Method Using RF-Plasma
      • Synthesis of Ultrafine SiC in a Hybrid Plasma
      • Ultrafine SiC Powders by the Plasma CVD under Reduced Pressure
      • Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis of SiC
      • Processes for Producing SiC Particles and Sinter
      • Preparation of a Fine Powder of Silicon Carbide
      • Laser Igniting Synthesis of TiC Powders with Al, Ti, and C Powders
    • DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE
      • Fine Crystalline Boron Carbide from Elements
  • NITRIDE POWDERS
    • MATERIAL TYPES
    • SYNTHESIS AND POWDER PREPARATION
      • DIRECT NITRIDATION
      • CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION
      • PYROLYSIS
      • GAS-PHASE REACTIONS
      • SOL-GEL TECHNIQUES
      • LASER OR MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS
    • PROPERTIES
    • APPLICATIONS
    • DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC NITRIDE POWDERS
    • Table 26 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC NITRIDE POWDERS
    • Table 26 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 26 (CONTINUED)
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA
        • Sol-Gel Synthesis of Powders
        • Low-Cost AlN as Fillers for Electronic Plastics and Structural Components
        • Synthesis of Needle-Like AlN Powders via Aerosol Techniques
        • Ternary WN Powders Synthesized
        • Combustion Synthesis of Si3N4 and AlN
        • Water-Resistant AlN from Macom
        • Carbothermal Amonolysis of Silica to Produce Si3N4
        • Aluminum Nitride through Organometallic Route
        • High-Purity, Fine Particle BN Powder Synthesis at -75-C to 750-C
        • Titanium Nitride through SHS Technology
        • Laser-Synthesized Silicon Nitride Powders
        • Ford' s Low-Temperature Route for Si3N4 Powders
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA
        • Transition Metal Nitrides Prepared from Precursors
        • Ceramic Powders Derived from Polymeric Precursors
        • AlN Powder Synthesized
        • Combustion Synthesis of SiAlON Powders
        • Needle-Shaped Silicon Nitride Crystals Make Tougher Ceramics
        • Fine Si3N4 Powders by Vapor-Phase Reaction
        • Readily Sinterable Alpha-SiAlON Powder
        • Synthesis of Si3N4 Powder by Thermal Decomposition of Si(NH)2
        • Synthesis of Nitride Powders under High Nitrogen Pressure
        • Ultrafine Si3N4 Powder Produced by a Hybrid Plasma Technique
        • Composite Particles of SiC-Si3N4 System by Vapor Reaction Method
        • Improved Homogeneity of Si3N4 Ceramics
        • Laser Production of Ultrafine Ceramic Particles
        • Preparation of SiAlON Powder from Alkoxides
        • Synthesis of TiN and TiC Powders by a Reduction/Nitridation Method
        • Preparation of Ca-Si-Al-O-N Oxynitride Glass Powders
        • Nitridation of Silicon by Combustion Reaction
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE
        • Si3N4 Powder Applied to Water-Based DCT
        • Colloidal Processing of Silicon Nitride
        • Silicon Nitride Powders by SHS
        • Ultrafine Si3N4-Based Powders
        • Vapor-Phase Route to Synthesize Silicon Nitride Powders
        • Grinding of Silicon Nitride Powders of Different Origin in the Attritor
        • SiAlON Ceramics from Low-Cost Raw Materials
        • Fine Grained Si3N4 Powders by Thermal Decomposition of Silicon Diimide
        • SiAlON Ceramics Using Reaction Sintering Process
        • Laser Vapor-Phase Synthesis of Submicron Si and Si3N4 Powders from Silanes
        • AlN Powders from Aluminum and Lithium Salts
  • BORIDE POWDERS
    • TYPES
    • SYNTHESIS AND POWDER PREPARATION
    • PROPERTIES
    • APPLICATIONS
      • TITANIUM DIBORIDE
      • ZIRCONIUM DIBORIDE
        • DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC BORIDE POWDERS
    • Table 27 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC BORIDE POWDERS
      • NORTH AMERICA
        • Low-Temperature Synthesis of Boride Powders
        • Gaseous Route for Titanium Diboride Powder
      • ASIA
        • Titanium Diboride Powders by a Solid Solution Reaction
      • EUROPE
        • Titanium Diboride Whiskers Synthesized
        • Titanium Diboride Powders by a Carbothermal Method
  • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE, COMPETITION, AND U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS
    • U.S. ADVANCED CERAMIC INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS
    • Table 28 U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
      • STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
    • Table 29 U.S. ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES, THROUGH 2011
      • ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS CERAMICS
    • Table 30 U.S. MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES FOR ELECTRONIC CERAMICS, THROUGH 2011
      • CERAMIC COATING
    • Table 31 U.S. MARKET FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CERAMIC COATINGS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
      • CHEMICAL PROCESSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL-RELATED APPLICATIONS
    • Table 32 U.S. MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS IN CHEMICAL PROCESSING AND ENVIRONMENT-RELATED APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011
      • OXIDE POWDER INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS
        • U.S. COMPANIES
    • Table 33 MAJOR U.S. SUPPLIERS OF ADVANCED OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 33 (CONTINUED)
      • Major Players
    • U.S. INDUSTRY PLAYERS
      • FOREIGN COMPETITION
    • Table 34 SUPPLIERS OF OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS IN JAPAN
    • Table 35 MANUFACTURERS OF OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS IN EUROPE
      • U.S. MARKETS
        • Alumina
        • Prices
        • Markets
          • Electronic
    • Table 36 U.S. MARKETS FOR CERAMIC SUBSTRATES, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, INSULATORS, AND MCMS THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Table 37 ALUMINA POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLION)
      • Structural
    • Table 38 U.S. MARKETS FOR ALUMINA POWDERS FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011
      • Thermal Spray
      • Chemical Processing and Environment-Related
    • Table 39 U.S. MARKETS FOR OXIDE POWDERS FOR MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS./$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 40 U.S. MARKETS FOR OXIDE POWDERS FOR CERAMIC FILTERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 41 U.S. MARKETS FOR OXIDE POWDERS FOR CHEMICAL AND PROCESSING CATALYST SUPPORTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/MILLIONS)
    • Table 42 U.S. MARKETS FOR ALUMINA POWDERS FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/MILLIONS)
      • Combined Alumina Markets
    • Table 43 U.S. MARKETS FOR ALUMINA POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS./$ MILLIONS)
      • Beryllia
        • Prices
        • U.S. Markets
    • Table 44 BERYLLIA POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTROCERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS/MILLION $)
      • Zirconia
        • Prices
        • Markets
    • Table 45 U.S. MARKETS FOR ZIRCONIA POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2007 (MILLION LBS/MILLION $)
      • Foreign Competition
        • Titanate
      • Prices
      • Markets
    • Table 46 U.S. MARKETS FOR CERAMIC CAPACITORS AND BARIUM TITANATE POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLION)
    • Table 47 U.S. MARKET FOR PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC ELEMENTS AND TITANATE POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLION)
    • Table 48 TITANATE POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLIONS)
      • Ferrites
        • Prices
        • Markets
    • Table 49 MARKET FOR CERAMIC PERMANENT MAGNETS, THROUGH 2011
    • Table 50 U.S. SOFT FERRITES MARKETS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/ $MILLIONS)
    • Table 51 U.S. CERAMIC POWDER PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR HARD AND SOFT FERRITES, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS./$ MILLIONS)
      • Silica
        • Prices
        • U.S. Markets
    • Table 52 SILICA POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR CATALYST SUPPORTS, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)
      • Titania
        • Prices
        • U.S. Markets
    • Table 53 TITANIA POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBRANES AND CATALYST SUPPORTS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS/$ MILLIONS)
      • Mixed Oxides
        • Prices
        • U.S. Markets
    • Table 54 MIXED OXIDE POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/ $ MILLIONS)
      • Overall Oxide Markets
    • Table 55 U.S. MARKETS FOR OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLIONS)
      • CARBIDE POWDER INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS
        • U.S. COMPANIES
    • Table 56 MAJOR U.S. SUPPLIERS OF CARBIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS APPLICATIONS
    • Table 56 (CONTINUED)
      • Major Players
    • FOREIGN COMPETITION
      • Japan
    • Table 57 JAPANESE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SUPPLYING OF CARBIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
      • Europe
    • Table 58 EUROPEAN COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SUPPLYING OF CARBIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
      • Prices
      • Markets
    • Table 59 U.S. MARKETS FOR CARBIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS/$ THOUSANDS)
      • NITRIDE POWDER INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS
        • U.S. COMPANIES
    • Table 60 MAJOR U.S. SUPPLIERS OF NITRIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS APPLICATIONS
      • FOREIGN COMPETITION
        • Japan
    • Table 61 JAPANESE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF NITRIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
      • Europe
    • Table 62 EUROPEAN COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF NITRIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
      • U.S. MARKETS
        • Silicon Nitride
          • Prices
          • Markets
    • Table 63 U.S. MARKETS FOR SILICON NITRIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSANDS LBS/ $ THOUSANDS)
      • Aluminum Nitride
        • Prices
        • Markets
          • Markets, (Continued)
    • Table 64 U.S. MARKETS FOR ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSANDS LBS/$ THOUSANDS)
      • Boron Nitride
    • Table 65 MAJOR WORLDWIDE PRODUCERS OF BORON NITRIDE POWDER
      • Prices
      • Markets
    • Table 66 U.S. MARKETS FOR BORON NITRIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSANDS LBS/$ MILLION)
      • Overall Nitride Markets
    • Table 67 U.S. MARKETS FOR NITRIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS/$ MILLION)
      • BORIDE POWDER INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS
        • U.S. COMPANIES
        • FOREIGN COMPANIES
        • U.S. MARKETS
          • Prices
          • U.S. Market
    • Table 68 U.S. MARKETS FOR TITANIUM DIBORIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSANDS LBS/$ MILLION)
      • OVERALL U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 69 U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLIONS)
    • Table 69 (CONTINUED)
  • NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS-TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    • NANOPHASE CERAMIC POWDER
    • NANOCOMPOSITE CERAMIC POWDER
    • SYNTHESIS OF NANOPOWDERS
      • GAS-PHASE CONDENSATION
      • HIGH-FREQUENCY PLASMA-CHEMICAL PROCESS
      • CONVENTIONAL CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION
      • HYDROTHERMAL METHOD
      • ELECTROEXPLOSION
      • ELECTRIC DISPERSION REACTION
      • COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS
    • Figure 11 SCHEMATIC OF PSI TECHNOLOGIES' CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR NANOSCALE POWDER SYNTHESIS
      • Sol-Gel Processing
    • Figure 12 SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS FLOW CHART
      • Thermochemical Synthesis
    • MICROFLUIDIZER PROCESS
    • MICROEMULSION TECHNOLOGY
    • HIGH-ENERGY MECHANICAL MILLING
    • Table 70 SURFACE AREA OF SELECTED OXIDE POWDERS
      • APPLICATIONS
    • Table 71 POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 71 (CONTINUED)
      • FUEL CELLS AND OXYGEN SENSORS
      • CERAMIC MEMBRANES AND FILTERS
      • SUPERPLASTIC CERAMICS
      • LOW PROCESSING TEMPERATURE COMPONENTS
      • OPTICAL/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC
      • CERAMIC-CERAMIC JOINING
      • STRUCTURAL CERAMICS APPLICATIONS
      • CATALYSTS AND CATALYST SUPPORTS
      • FERROFLUIDS
      • SUNSCREENS
      • ADVANCED COATINGS
        • DEVELOPMENTS IN NANOCERAMICS
    • Table 72 SUMMARY OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 72 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 72 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 72 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 72 (CONTINUED)
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
        • Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized
        • Nanosized Y3Al5O12 Powders via Flame Spray Pyrolysis
        • Stabilized Zirconia Nanoparticle Synthesized
        • Zeolite Nanoparticles as Building Blocks
        • Synthesis of Nanostructured Gamma-Alumina Powders
        • Bismuth Titanate Powders Synthesized Hydrothermally
        • Nanoscale Materials Helps Emission Control
        • Nanocrystalline Carbide Powders Synthesized at Low Cost
        • Nanophase Powders Synthesized in a Turbulent Jet Flame
        • Nanophase Gains Surface Modification Patent
        • Focused Nanocrystalline Materials Research at Alfred
        • Stable Nonoxide Nanopowders Using Flame Process
        • New Surface Modification Patent for Nanophase
        • Synthesis of Ceramics from Solutions
        • Powders through Ethylene Glycol Polymerization Route
        • Up in Flames: Patented Technology Makes Valuable Nanoparticles
        • Highly Strung Nanocrystal Comes Down to Earth
        • Optical Crystals from Nanocrystalline Titania
          • Optical Crystals ... (Continued)
          • Optical Crystals ... (Continued)
        • Nanoparticles for Photonic Applications
        • Boron Nitride Nanotubes Synthesized
        • Inframat Develops Metal/Insulator Nanocomposites
          • Inframat Develops Metal...(Continued)
        • Nanophase Supplies Materials for Electronics
        • Low-Cost Nanopowders from MicroCoating Technology
        • Nanophase Introduces New Line of Zinc Oxide Particles
        • Sasol Develops Nano Boehmite Alumina
        • Sasol Develops ... (Continued)
        • Battery Developers Expands R&D Using Altair' s Spinel
        • AP Materials Receive Phase I SBIR Contract
        • Altair Awarded Patent for TiO2 Pigment Process
        • Partnership Announced
        • Altair Files Patent for Nanosized Zirconia Process
        • Nanophase Applies for New Core Patent
        • Altair Expands Battery Material Technologies
        • Nanopowders Pave the Way to Chip Miniaturization
        • Low-Temperature Ceramics Process Makes Nanopowders
        • Submicron-Size Boron Carbide Powders
        • Nanoparticles Produce Ultrathin Composite Films
        • Tungsten Carbide Powder by Spray Conversion Process
        • Nanostructured Coatings via Thermal Spray
        • Ceramic Powders from PVA Solution
        • Processing of Nanocrystalline Oxide Ceramics Studied
        • BxCyNz Nanotubes and Nanoparticles Synthesized
        • Nanosized b"-Alumina
        • Transparent Nanosized Alumina
        • Nanocrystalline Nitrides Sintered
        • Synthesis of Nanostructured SiC and SiC/Si3N4
      • Table 73 COMPARISON OF MAS AND ACHESON PROCESS
        • Plastic Deformation Produces Nanopowders
        • Nanosize Powders by Combustion Synthesis
        • Oxide-Coated Metal Clusters
        • Nanophase Multicomponent Powders
        • Nanophase-Al2O3 Powders Sintered
        • NexTech Develops Nanoscale Powder
        • Aerosol Combustion to Produce Nanophase Powder
        • Nano Zirconia Powder by Hydrothermal Synthesis
        • Ceramic Nanomaterials Using Polymer Chemistry and Lasers
        • Compaction of Submicron and Nanocrystalline Al2O3-ZrO2 Ceramics
        • Amorphous and Crystalline Aluminosilicate Nanopowders
        • High Purity Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
        • Synthesis of Spherical Single-Crystal Ceramic Nanoparticles
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER ASIA
        • Production of Nanosized Yttria Powders
        • Alumina-Zirconia Nanocomposite Powder Fabricated
        • Nanostructured LaGaO3 by Chemical Coprecipitation
        • Monosized SiO2 Particles Synthesized in Meso-Structure
        • Si3N4 Nanoparticles for CMP Slurry
        • Nanosized PZT and PMN Synthesized Chemically
        • Ultrafine BaTiO3 Powder in Nonaqueous Solvent
        • Plasma Process Produces Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles
        • China Moves Forward in Fine and Nano Powders
          • China Moves Forward ...(Continued)
        • Nano-Oxide Powders by Spray Drying and Oxidation
        • Nanosized Oxide Powders from ISK
        • Nanodispersion Combats Creep
        • Nanosized Powders from China
        • Boron Nitride Nanotube Synthesized
        • Growing Oxides in an Organic Matrix
        • Nanosized Alumina Particles
        • Nanosized Piezoelectric Ceramic Powder
        • Hydrothermally Produced Nanocrystalline Zirconia Powders
        • Ceramic Nanocomposites by Sintering
        • Ultrafine Si3N4 Powder by Plasma Process
        • Direct Synthesis of Tungsten Carbide Nanoparticles by Mechanically Assisted Carbothermic Reduction of Natural Wolframite
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE
        • Colloidal Processed Powders for Porous Film Applications
        • Nanocomposites by Wet Chemistry Precipitation
        • Phosphor Powder Synthesized at 90-C
        • Novel Synthesis Using ESAVD of Sol Precursors
        • Nanocrystalline Ceramic Synthesized
        • Densification and Grain Growth of Nanophase Ceramics
        • Chemical Route to Nanoceramics Looks Promising
          • Densification and Grain ...(Continued)
          • Densification and Grain ...(Continued)
        • Aerosol Decomposition Produces Nanoparticles
        • Zirconia Nanopowder
        • Microwave Plasma to Produce Ceramic Nanocomposite
        • New Russian Process for Ultrafine Silicon Carbide Powder
        • Mechanosynthesis of Nanocrystalline Materials
        • Nanocrystalline Si/C/N Powders from Vapor Phase
        • Gas-Phase Synthesis of Y-TZP Powders
        • New Method for Size- and Shape-Control of Crystalline Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
      • MAJOR ISSUES IN SYNTHESIS, PROCESSING AND HANDLING OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
        • TECHNICAL ISSUES
        • REACTIVITY
        • AGGLOMERATION
        • THERMAL STABILITY
      • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS
    • Table 74 U.S. PRODUCERS OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS AND PRODUCTS
    • Table 74 (CONTINUED)
    • Table 74 (CONTINUED)
      • MARKET LEADERS
      • COMPANY RELATIONS
        • Altair and Nanopowder Enterprises Sign Agreement
        • DuPont and Air Products Form Joint Venture
        • Altair in Distribution Agreement in Japan
        • Nanophase Gets Foot into CMP Business as Rodel Supplier
        • Motorola, DA NanoMaterials Team to Market Slurry
        • Rodel to Supply Eternal Chemical' s Copper CMP Slurry
      • PRICES
    • Table 75 PRICES OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
      • FOREIGN COMPETITION
    • Table 76 FOREIGN PRODUCERS OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS AND PRODUCTS
    • Table 76 (CONTINUED)
      • U.S. MARKETS
    • Table 77 U.S. MARKETS FOR CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS BY APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS TYPES, THROUGH 2011
    • Table 77 (CONTINUED)
    • Figure 13 U.S. MARKET OF CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS BY MATERIAL TYPES, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Table 78 U.S. MARKETS FOR NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS BY APPLICATION SEGMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Table 79 U.S. MARKET SHARES OF CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (%)
  • APPENDIX
    • PROFILES OF NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN CERAMIC AND NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
      • ADVANCED CERAMICS CORPORATION
      • ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS CORP.
      • ADVANCED POWDER (AP) MATERIALS, INC.
      • ALCAN CHEMICALS
      • ALMATIS GMBH
      • ALUCHEM INC.
      • ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA (ALCOA)
      • ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
      • AREMCO PRODUCTS
      • ARGONIDE CORP.
      • BAIKOWSKI INTERNATIONAL CORP.
      • BAIKOWSKIMALAKOFF, INC.
      • BASF AG.
      • BATTELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABS
      • BAYER AG.
      • BRUSH-WELLMAN, INC.
      • CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
      • CE MINERAL PROCESSING CO.
      • CE MINERALS
      • CELANESE
      • CERAC, INC.
      • CERALOX CORP.
      • CERAMEM CORP.
      • CHEMAT TECHNOLOGY INC.
      • CLARIANT CORP.
      • COORSTEK
      • COORSTEK ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS GROUP
      • COTRONICS CORP.
      • DA NANOMATERIALS LLC
      • E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO.
      • DUPONT EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
      • DYLON INDUSTRIES INC.
      • ELECTRO ABRASIVES CORP.
      • ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC.
      • ELKEM MATERIALS
      • EUTECTIC CORP.
      • EXOLON CO.
      • FERRO ELECTRONIC MATERIALS SYSTEMS
      • FERROTEC CORP.
      • FUJIMI CORP.
      • GELEST, INC.
      • GFS CHEMICALS, INC.
      • HERMAN C. STARCK, INC.
      • O. HOMMEL CO.
      • HOOSIER MAGNETICS, INC.
      • INFRAMAT CORP.
      • INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY
      • ISHIHARA CORP.
      • ISK MAGNETICS
      • MACH I, INC.
      • M/A-COM ADVANCED MATERIALS
      • MAGNESIUM ELECTRON INC. (MEI)
      • MARKINTER CO.
      • MATERIALS MODIFICATION, INC.
      • MCP METAL SPECIALTIES
      • MER CORP.
      • MICRO ABRASIVES CORP.
      • MILLENNIUM MATERIAL INC.
      • MOYCO PRECISION ABRASIVES, INC.
      • MUSCLE SHOALS MINERALS
      • NANOCEROX
      • NANOCRYSTAL CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY LTD.
      • NANOMAT, INC.
      • NANOMATERIALS, INC.
      • NANOMATERIALS RESEARCH LLC
      • NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
      • NANOPOWDER ENTERPRISES, INC.
      • NANOSCALE MATERIALS, INC.
      • NATIONAL INST. OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
      • NEXTECH MATERIALS, LTD.
      • NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
      • OMG AMERICAS
      • ORTHOVITA CORP.
      • PERFORMANCE CERAMICS CO.
      • PLANAR SOLUTIONS LLC
      • POWDER PROCESSING AND TECHONOLOGY
      • PQ CORP.
      • PRAXAIR SPECIALTY CERAMICS, INC.
      • PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
      • PRIMET LLC
      • QUANTUM DOT CORP.
      • RADIO MATERIALS CORP.
      • READE ADVANCED MATERIALS
      • RHODIA, INC.
      • ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
      • SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALS
      • SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
      • SASOL NORTH AMERICA
      • SOLVAY FLUORIDES
      • STREM CHEMICALS
      • SULZER METCO (U.S.), INC.
      • SCI ENGINEEERED MATERIALS, INC.
      • SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO.
      • SUPERIOR MICRO POWDERS
      • TOSOH USA
      • TRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
      • UBE AMERICA, INC.
      • UK ABRASIVES, INC.
      • UMICORE USA
      • UNIMIN CORP.
      • U.S. PRODUCTS CO.
      • R.T. VANDERBILT COMPANY, INC.
      • WACKER CHEMICALS CORP.
      • WAH CHANG
      • WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CORP.
      • WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CORP.
      • WHITTAKER, CLARK & DANIELS, INC.
      • ZIRCOA, INC.
      • ZIRCONIA SALES (AMERICA), INC.
      • ZYP COATINGS, INC.
      • Z-TECH CORPORATION
  • LIST OF TABLES
    • Summary Table:
    • U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC AND NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLIONS)
    • Table 1 U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS ACCORDING TO TYPES AND NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLION)
    • Table 2 U.S. MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS AND NANOCERAMIC POWDERS ACCORDING TO APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%)
    • Table 3 COMMONLY USED ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIAL FAMILIES
    • Table 4 PROCESS STEPS TO PRODUCE β-SIC VIA CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION
    • Table 5 PLASMA SYNTHESIS OF CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 6 POWDER SYNTHESIS COMPARISON
    • Table 7 POWDER PROCESSES FOR VARIOUS CERAMIC MATERIALS
    • Table 8 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL USES FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS
    • Table 9 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
    • Table 10 PROPERTIES OF COMMERCIAL ALUMINA SPECIFICATIONS
    • Table 11 PROPERTIES OF NORZIDE YZ-110 TETRAGONAL ZIRCONIA POLYCRYSTALS (TZP)
    • Table 12 FRACTURE TOUGHNESS AND CRITICAL FLAW SIZES OF MONOLITHIC AND COMPOSITE CERAMICS MATERIALSA
    • Table 13 PROPERTIES OF MONOLITHIC CERAMICS AND CERAMIC COMPOSITES
    • Table 14 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF VARIOUS ZIRCONIAS
    • Table 15 HIGH-PERFORMANCE CERAMIC COATING MATERIALS AND GENERAL APPLICATIONS
    • Table 16 REPRESENTATIVE FLAME AND PLASMA SPRAYED MATERIALS, MELTING OR SOFTENING TEMPERATURE, AND USES
    • Table 17 CERAMIC INSULATORS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
    • Table 18 CERAMIC SUBSTRATE PROPERTIES
    • Table 19 CANDIDATE CERAMIC SUBSTRATE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS
    • Table 20 DIELECTRIC MATERIAL FOR MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR (BARIUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMIC)
    • Table 21 STEPS TO SYNTHESIZE BATIO3
    • Table 22 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC OXIDE POWDERS
    • Table 23 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC CARBIDE POWDERS
    • Table 24 GRADE AND PURITY OF SILICON CARBIDE TPSS SERIES (PPM)
    • Table 25 PURITY EVALUATION OF THE SINTERED TPSS (X 1019 ATOMS/CM2)
    • Table 26 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC NITRIDE POWDERS
    • Table 27 SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMIC BORIDE POWDERS
    • Table 28 U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Table 29 U.S. ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES, THROUGH 2011
    • Table 30 U.S. MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES FOR ELECTRONIC CERAMICS, THROUGH 2011
    • Table 31 U.S. MARKET FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CERAMIC COATINGS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Table 32 U.S. MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS IN CHEMICAL PROCESSING AND ENVIRONMENT-RELATED APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011
    • Table 33 MAJOR U.S. SUPPLIERS OF ADVANCED OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 34 SUPPLIERS OF OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS IN JAPAN
    • Table 35 MANUFACTURERS OF OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS IN EUROPE
    • Table 36 U.S. MARKETS FOR CERAMIC SUBSTRATES, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, INSULATORS, AND MCMS THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Table 37 ALUMINA POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLION)
    • Table 38 U.S. MARKETS FOR ALUMINA POWDERS FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011
    • Table 39 U.S. MARKETS FOR OXIDE POWDERS FOR MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS./$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 40 U.S. MARKETS FOR OXIDE POWDERS FOR CERAMIC FILTERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 41 U.S. MARKETS FOR OXIDE POWDERS FOR CHEMICAL AND PROCESSING CATALYST SUPPORTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/MILLIONS)
    • Table 42 U.S. MARKETS FOR ALUMINA POWDERS FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/MILLIONS)
    • Table 43 U.S. MARKETS FOR ALUMINA POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS./$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 44 BERYLLIA POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTROCERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS/MILLION $)
    • Table 45 U.S. MARKETS FOR ZIRCONIA POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2007 (MILLION LBS/MILLION $)
    • Table 46 U.S. MARKETS FOR CERAMIC CAPACITORS AND BARIUM TITANATE POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLION)
    • Table 47 U.S. MARKET FOR PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC ELEMENTS AND TITANATE POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLION)
    • Table 48 TITANATE POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 49 MARKET FOR CERAMIC PERMANENT MAGNETS, THROUGH 2011
    • Table 50 U.S. SOFT FERRITES MARKETS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/ $MILLIONS)
    • Table 51 U.S. CERAMIC POWDER PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR HARD AND SOFT FERRITES, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS./$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 52 SILICA POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR CATALYST SUPPORTS, THROUGH 2007 (MILLIONS)
    • Table 53 TITANIA POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBRANES AND CATALYST SUPPORTS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS/$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 54 MIXED OXIDE POWDER REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/ $ MILLIONS)
    • Table 55 U.S. MARKETS FOR OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLIONS)
    • Table 56 MAJOR U.S. SUPPLIERS OF CARBIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS APPLICATIONS
    • Table 57 JAPANESE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SUPPLYING OF CARBIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 58 EUROPEAN COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SUPPLYING OF CARBIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 59 U.S. MARKETS FOR CARBIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSAND LBS/$ THOUSANDS)
    • Table 60 MAJOR U.S. SUPPLIERS OF NITRIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS APPLICATIONS
    • Table 61 JAPANESE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF NITRIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 62 EUROPEAN COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF NITRIDE CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 63 U.S. MARKETS FOR SILICON NITRIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSANDS LBS/ $ THOUSANDS)
    • Table 64 U.S. MARKETS FOR ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSANDS LBS/$ THOUSANDS)
    • Table 65 MAJOR WORLDWIDE PRODUCERS OF BORON NITRIDE POWDER
    • Table 66 U.S. MARKETS FOR BORON NITRIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSANDS LBS/$ MILLION)
    • Table 67 U.S. MARKETS FOR NITRIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$ MILLION)
    • Table 68 U.S. MARKETS FOR TITANIUM DIBORIDE POWDERS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2011 (THOUSANDS LBS/$ MILLION)
    • Table 69 U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLIONS)
    • Table 70 SURFACE AREA OF SELECTED OXIDE POWDERS
    • Table 71 POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 72 SUMMARY OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 73 COMPARISON OF MAS AND ACHESON PROCESS
    • Table 74 U.S. PRODUCERS OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS AND PRODUCTS
    • Table 75 PRICES OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
    • Table 76 FOREIGN PRODUCERS OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS AND PRODUCTS
    • Table 77 U.S. MARKETS FOR CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS BY APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS TYPES, THROUGH 2011
    • Table 78 U.S. MARKETS FOR NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS BY APPLICATION SEGMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Table 79 U.S. MARKET SHARES OF CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (%)
  • LIST OF FIGURES
    • Summary Figure:
    • U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC AND NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDER MARKETS, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
    • Figure 1 MARKET SHARE OF THE U.S. ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS ACCORDING TO TYPES AND NANOSIZED CERAMIC POWDERS, 2006 AND 2011
    • Figure 2 MARKET SHARES FOR ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS AND NANOCERAMIC POWDERS ACCORDING TO APPLICATIONS, 2006 AND 2011
    • Figure 3 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF THERMAL REACTOR SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC POWDERS BY CVD
    • Figure 4 SCHEMATIC OF A DC ARC PLASMA FURNACE DEVELOPED BY JAPAN' S NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR METALS
    • Figure 5 LOS ALAMOS' RF PLASMA REACTOR
    • Figure 6 PROCESS FLOWCHART FOR EMULSION PROCESS TO PRODUCE BARIUM TITANATE
    • Figure 7 COMPARISON OF THE CONVENTIONAL SLURRY PROCESS FOR β- AL2O3 PRODUCTION WITH THAT USING SOLUBLE ALKALI ADDITIVES
    • Figure 8 SCHEMATIC FOR PRODUCTION OF PLASMA DISSOCIATED ZIRCONIA
    • Figure 9 FLOW DIAGRAM OF A SPRAY ROASTER OF THE TYPE USED IN COMMERCIAL FERRITE POWDER PRODUCTION
    • Figure 10 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR A TUNGSTEN CARBIDE FACILITY
    • Figure 11 SCHEMATIC OF PSI TECHNOLOGIES' CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR NANOSCALE POWDER SYNTHESIS
    • Figure 12 SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS FLOW CHART
    • Figure 13 U.S. MARKET OF CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS BY MATERIAL TYPES, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
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