Market Trends of Ionic Liquid Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Ionic Liquid Market according to our research experts:
Solvents and Catalyst to Dominate the Market
- Solvent and catalyst stand to be the dominating segment owing to ensure stringent regulations mandating the use of ionic liquid to conserve energy and achieve efficiency in operations.
- Beneficial properties of ionic liquids like low combustibility, chemically and thermally stable, volatility and good solvating properties due to which their ability to act as solvent and catalyst to speed up performance in various industries.
- Ionic Liquid are witnessing a strong rise in consumption in a number of industrial reactions as it improves productivity and yield of a chemical reaction. This anticipates propelling market growth in the forecast period.
- Stringent environmental regulations by governmental agencies such as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and European Union (EU) to control toxicity by minimizing the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) content in the environment are expected to positively impact the ionic liquids market.
- All the aforementioned factors are expected to drive the ionic liquid market during the forecast period.
Asia-Pacific Region to Dominate the Market
- Asia-Pacific region stands to be the largest and fastest-growing market for ionic liquid. Factors, such as the growing consumption of electronic goods in the region and increasing manufacturing company preference owing to low labor cost which in turn have been driving the ionic liquid requirements in Asia-Pacific.
- Ionic liquids are utilized in a variety of industrial applications including heat transfer fluids, azeotrope-breaking liquids, lubricants, electrolytes, liquid crystals, supported ionic liquid membranes, plasticizers, and more. Asian region is considered as an industrial hib with presence of industries which require ionic liquids in these applications. Countries like China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam are expected to contribute to the demand for ionic liquids.
- Shift in consumer perception towards adopting environment-friendly and green solvents owing to their chemically safe nature & low toxicity content is likely to drive market share over the forecasted period.
- Ionic liquid is being extensively used in sealants and electric battery applications. The rapid increase in renewable energy storage in the Asia Pacific region and increased consumption of electronic goods fosters the global ionic liquid market growth. The liquids also act as electrolytes for dye-synthesized solar cells and thermos-cells.
- Hence, all such market trends are expected to drive the demand for ionic liquid market in the region during the forecast period.