With global energy demands ever increasing, allied to efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuel and eliminate air pollutions, it is now essential to provide efficient, cost-effective, and environmental friendly energy storage devices. The growing market for smart grit networks, electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is also driving the market for improving the energy density of rechargeable batteries.
Rechargeable battery technologies (such as Li-ion, Li-S, Na-ion, Li-O2 batteries) and supercapacitors are among the most promising power storage and supply systems in terms of their wide spread applicability, and tremendous potential owing to their high energy and power densities. LIBs are currently the dominant mobile power sources for portable electronic devices used in cell phones and laptops. Although great advances have been made, each type of battery still suffers from problems that seriously hinder the practical applications for example in commercial EVs and PHEVs. The performance of these devices is inherently tied to the properties of materials used to build them.
Nanomaterials are utilized in LIBs as:
- Anode active materials.
- Hybrid active materials.
- Electrode conductive additives.
Advantages of nanomaterials are:
- Nanoscale shortens lithium-ion diffusion length.
- New reactions at nanoscale are not possible with bulk materials.
- Nanoscale combining with electronic conductive coating improves electronic transport.
- Decreased mechanical stresses due to volume change lead to increased cyclability and lifetime.
- Nanoscale enhances the electrode capability of Li storage.
- Ordered mesoporous structure favours both Li storage and fast electrode kinetic.
- Nano-structure enhances cycle stability.
Published January 2017 | 71 pages
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…………………………………………………………… 9
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY………………………………………………… 11
2.1 COMMERCIAL IMPACT RATING SYSTEM…………………………………………………………………… 12
2.2 MARKET CHALLENGES RATING SYSTEM…………………………………………………………………. 13
3 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………. 16
3.1 Properties of nanomaterials……………………………………………………………………………………………. 16
3.2 Categorization………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
4 NANOMATERIALS REGULATIONS………………………………………… 18
4.1 Europe……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
4.1.1 REACH…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19
4.1.2 Biocidal Products Regulation…………………………………………………………………………………. 20
4.1.3 National nanomaterials registers……………………………………………………………………………. 20
4.1.4 Cosmetics regulation……………………………………………………………………………………………… 21
4.1.5 Food safety…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21
4.2 United States………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23
4.2.1 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)……………………………………………………………………. 23
4.3 Asia………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23
4.3.1 Japan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24
4.3.2 South Korea…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24
4.3.3 Taiwan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 24
4.3.4 Australia…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 24
5 THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY IN BATTERIES 26
5.1 MARKET DRIVERS AND TRENDS……………………………………………………………………………….. 26
5.1.1 Growth in personal electronics, electric vehicles and smart grids markets…………….. 27
5.1.2 Reduce dependence on lithium……………………………………………………………………………… 27
5.1.3 Shortcomings of existing battery and supercapacitor technology…………………………… 27
5.1.4 Reduced costs for widespread application…………………………………………………………….. 29
5.1.5 Power sources for flexible electronics……………………………………………………………………. 29
5.2 APPLICATIONS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30
5.2.1 Lithium-ion batteries (LIB)………………………………………………………………………………………. 30
5.2.2 Lithium-air batteries……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 32
5.2.3 Sodium-ion batteries………………………………………………………………………………………………. 32
5.2.4 Magnesium batteries……………………………………………………………………………………………… 33
5.3 MARKET SIZE AND OPPORTUNITY…………………………………………………………………………….. 33
5.3.1 Total market size……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 33
5.3.2 Nanotechnology and nanomaterials opportunity…………………………………………………….. 34
5.4 MARKET CHALLENGES……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38
6 APPLICATION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPERS………………………… 40-67 (58 company profiles)
7 REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………. 68
TABLES
Table 1: The Global market for nanomaterials in 2015 in tons, market characteristics and growth prospects………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10
Table 2: Categorization of nanomaterials……………………………………………………………………………………. 17
Table 3: National nanomaterials registries in Europe…………………………………………………………………. 20
Table 4: Nanomaterials regulatory bodies in Australia……………………………………………………………….. 25
Table 5: Applications in LIB, by nanomaterials type and benefits thereof…………………………………… 30
Table 6: Applications in lithium-air batteries, by nanomaterials type and benefits thereof………….. 32
Table 7: Applications in sodium-ion batteries, by nanomaterials type and benefits thereof………… 32
Table 8: Applications in magesium batteries, by nanomaterials type and benefits thereof…………. 33
Table 9: Nanotechnology and nanomaterials opportunity in the batteries market-applications, stage of commercialization and estimated economic impact………………………………………………………….. 34
Table 10: Market opportunity assessment for nanotechnology in batteries………………………………… 35
Table 11: Potential addressable market for nantoechnology-enabled applications in batteries….. 36
Table 12: Market challenges in batteries…………………………………………………………………………………….. 38
Table 13: Market challenges rating for nanotechnology and nanomaterials in the batteries market………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 39
FIGURES
Figure 1: Energy densities and specific energy of rechargeable batteries………………………………….. 29
Figure 2: Potential addressable market for nanotechnology-enabled applications in batteries…… 37
