Dublin, May 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Environmental Gas Sensors 2017-2027" report to their offering. This report covers the broad range of technologies that make up the gas sensor ecosystem. The report takes a historical look at gas sensing and assesses the new wave of miniaturization, predicting the impact it will have on consumer electronics and the future of smart cities. All the key players are profiled and the market is analysed by application and by sensing technology .
Gas sensors have traditionally been limited to industrial leak detection and household carbon monoxide alarms, but a new wave of miniaturization and cost reduction in the chemical gas sensor industry has is enabling a new environmental monitoring ecosystem, which analysts estimate will be worth $361 million in 2017, $2.4 billion in 2022 and over $3 billion in 2027.
Over 90% of the world's population live in areas that exceed World Health Organization limits on air pollution. Air pollution in the United States costs more than $200 billion annually in lost work days and hospital costs and could develop into a health and climate crisis reminiscent of those seen in China and India, a study by a global policy forum has found. The growing awareness of air pollution will be driving the demand for gas sensors. Gas sensors offer many advantages over traditional reference equipment and environmental modelling techniques, in addition to direct measurement of a pollutant, sensors are far more mobile, enabling greater spatial coverage of an area, the low cost, high robustness, simple interface electronics and ease of production of these sensors make them ideal candidates for commercial environmental monitoring. New manufacturing methods, able to produce low power, miniaturized sensors mean that large growth is expected in the portable sensor field, with sensors becoming integral components in mobile devices and wearable technology. The report contains analysis and forecasts across six market segments, these are: - Mobile Devices - Covering cell phones, tablets and cases for such devices - Wearables - Covering smart watches, fitbands, wearable monitors, bags and jewellery. - Indoor Air Quality - Covering indoor air quality monitors, HVAC systems, smart windows and the integration of such devices into a single IoT ecosystem. - Air Purifiers - Detailing the growing air purifier market. - Automotive - Covering air quality monitors in automobiles to control HVAC systems and measure air quality inside and outside a vehicle. - Smart City - Covering a full array of smart city programs, including fixed and mobile networks public and crowdsourced databases and deployment of sensors onto automobiles, bikes, drones, buses, trains and lamp posts. Key Topics Covered: 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. New technology is unlocking the market 1.2. Six major market segments 1.3. Key players in each sensor type 1.4. Trends by market segment 1.5. Trends by detection principles 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1. The global challenge of air pollution 2.2. Effects of outdoor air pollution 2.3. Indoor Air Pollution is also an issue 2.4. The Seven Most Common Atmospheric Pollutants 2.5. International Air Quality Standards 2.6. Need For Environmental Monitoring 2.7. Types of Environmental Sampling 2.8. Potential Uses For Low Cost Air Quality Monitors 3. TECHNOLOGIES FOR POLLUTION SENSING 3.1. Current Pollution Monitoring Instruments Are Costly 3.2. Gas sensors offer an alternative 3.3. Sensor Industry 3.4. History Of Chemical Sensors 3.5. Concentrations Of Detectable Atmospheric Pollutants 3.6. Environmental Sensing In Industrial Facilities 3.7. Five Common Detection Principles for Sensors 3.8. Introduction To Pellistor Gas Sensors 3.9. Introduction To Infrared Gas Sensors 3.10. Introduction To Metal Oxide (MOS) Gas Sensors 3.11. Introduction To Electrochemical Gas Sensors 3.12. Introduction To Optical Particle Detection 3.13. Transition To New Manufacturing Methods 3.14. Current Research In Gas Sensors: Carbon Nanotubes 3.15. Current Research In Gas Sensors: Zeolites 3.16. Energy Harvesting Technologies For Gas Sensors 3.17. Sensors In Comparison With Traditional Monitoring Equipment 4. MINIATURIZATION OF GAS SENSORS 4.1. Miniaturized Sensors: A Tipping Point In The Market 4.2. Sensor Fabrication Using MEMS manufacturing 4.3. Flat Electrochemical Sensors 4.4. Comparison Between Classic And Miniaturised Sensors 4.5. Miniaturisation Of Pellistor Gas Sensors 4.6. Miniaturisation Of Infrared Gas Sensor 4.7. Miniaturisation Of Electrochemical Gas Sensors 4.8. Miniaturisation Of MOS Gas Sensors 4.9. Comparison Of Miniaturised Sensor Technology 5. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR MARKET 5.1. The Gas Sensor Value Chain 5.2. List Of Gas Sensor Manufacturers 5.3. Recent Acquisitions In The Gas Sensor Industry 5.4. Sensor Manufacturer Business Models 5.5. Porters' Five Force Analysis Of Industry 5.6. SWOT analysis of 10 manufacturers 5.7. Future Challenges For Sensor Manufacturers 6. SENSORS IN MOBILE DEVICES 6.1. The Mobile Device Industry 6.2. Suitable Detection Principles For Mobile Devices 6.3. Challenges For Sensor Integration Into Smartphones 6.4. Future Market Opportunities In The Mobile Device Sector 7. SENSORS IN WEARABLES 7.1. The Wearable Technology Industry 7.2. Sensor Integration In Wrist Wear 7.3. Technology Requirements Of Wearable Sensors 7.4. Wearable Sensors As Part Of Modular Wrist Straps 7.5. Environmental Sensor Integration In Fashion Accessories 7.6. Future Opportunities For Wearable Sensors 8. SENSORS TO MEASURE INDOOR AIR QUALITY 8.1. Indoor Air Quality 8.2. Sources of Indoor Air Pollutants 8.3. Effects Of CO2 Exposure On Decision Making 8.4. Home And Office Monitoring: A Connected Environment 8.5. Current Smart Home Monitoring Vendors 8.6. Sensors To Direct HVAC Systems 8.7. HVAC systems in buildings 8.8. Future Opportunities For IAQ Monitoring 8.9. Challenges For Indoor Air Quality Measurement 9. SENSORS IN AIR PURIFIERS 9.1. The Global Air Purifier Market 9.2. Methods Of Air Purification 9.3. Suitable Miniaturised Detection Principles For Air Purifiers 9.4. Challenges In Indoor Air Quality Monitoring 10. SENSORS IN AUTOMOBILES 10.1. Automobile Pollution: A Global Epidemic 10.2. Air Quality Sensors Safeguarding Passengers 10.3. Challenges For Automobile Gas Sensing 10.4. Future Opportunities For Automobile Gas Sensors 11. SENSORS IN SMART CITIES 11.1. Introduction to Smart Cities 11.2. Fixed Vs Mobile Sensing Networks 11.3. Personal Vs Private Networks 11.4. Current City Wide Pollution Monitoring Programmes 11.5. Current Smart City Air Monitoring Projects 11.6. Calculated Air Quality Measurements 11.7. Transport Based Sensing Of Environmental Pollutants 11.8. Airborne Pollution Sensing 11.9. Mobile Monitoring: Sensors on Bicycles 11.10. Traffic Monitoring With Gas Sensors 11.11. Challenges for smart city monitoring 11.12. Future Opportunities For Environmental Sensors In Smart Cities 12. OTHER APPLICATIONS 12.1. Handheld Environmental Monitors 12.2. Aircasting 13. MARKET FORECASTS 14. COMPANY PROFILES For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pf...mental_gas
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