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Biostimulant is a substance which is neither a plant nor a pesticide, but it has a significant impact on the plant health. It is an organic material which when applied in small quantities leads to plant growth such that the response cannot be endorsed to application of traditional plant nutrients. Biostimulants are mixture of microorganisms, plant hormones, enzymes, seawoods and trace elements. They are not fertilizers that are used for correcting any nutrient deficiency in plants but they enhance the water holding capacity, nutrient availability metabolism and increase chlorophyll production and antioxidants. They influence several metabolic processes which include photosynthesis, respiration, ion uptake and nucleic acid synthesis. They act in synergy with plant nutrients. Biostimulants have a variety of applications in the horticulture and agriculture. Due to its promising and emerging concepts they have attracted various segments in the agriculture and horticulture.

Bio-wax is a group of water soluble organic polymers that are manufactured from bio-based raw materials. It is also manufactured as a byproduct of bio-diesel production process. The applications of bio-wax are cosmetics and personal care products, water protection systems,firelogs, infrastructure building and paints & coatings. Bio-wax is developed to replace petroleum based wax and synthetic olefins. It is usually a low odor group of compounds that does not interfere with complex fragrance profiles. The uses and properties of bio-wax depend on its molecular weight and branching of polymer.

Amino resins are formed by the copolymerization of amino acids with an aldehyde. Based on the product types, amino resins are classified as urea formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde and melamine urea formaldehyde. Amino resins are thermosetting resins which exhibit properties such as excellent tensile strength, resistance and hardness. They are mainly used as molding materials. Amino resins offer excellent functions to base materials such as increase in coating hardness and solvent resistance when combined with alkyd resins, polyester resins, epoxy ester resins and acrylic resins. Amino resins are majorly used as adhesives in wood panels such as plywood, MDF and particleboard, among others.

Dimethylolpropionic acid is a free flowing white crystalline solid which finds numerous applications in processing of water soluble resins. It is a key raw material in polyurethane dispersion for coatings. It finds several minor applications in polyester and resin industry. Polyurethane dispersions made up of dimethylolpropionic acid have low VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and provide the performance of polyurethane with the pliability of waterborne latex, this makes them environment friendly and technically compliant at the same time.

Amine oxides are the amphoteric surfactants that are widely used in conjunction with various other surfactants. These surfactants can either be cationic (positively charged), anionic (negatively charged) or non-ionic (no charge) depending on the pH of the water. Amine oxides are the chemical compounds that are the only oxides of the tertiary amines. Amine oxides are sometimes also used for the analogous derivation of the primary and secondary amines. Amine oxides are usually used as the protecting group for amines as well as other chemical intermediates. Amine oxides are high polar molecules and have their polarity close to that of quaternary ammonium salts. However, smaller amines oxides exhibits hydrophilic properties owing to which it is highly soluble in water. Amine oxides find their applications in various industries such as oilfield chemicals, agriculture adjuvants, home care and personal care.

Dimer acids which are also known as dimerized fatty acids belong to the group of dicarboxylic acids. Dimer acids are viscous fluids that are transparent and non-toxic in nature. Dimer acids are manufactured by dimerizing unsaturated fatty acids that are obtained from oleic acid, canola oil, tallow, cottonseed, tall oil and rapeseed among others. Dimer acids are widely used to synthesize polyamide resins and hot melt adhesives. Dimer acid-based polyamide resins have varied properties which makes them either reactive or non-reactive in nature. Reactive polyamides are primarily used as curing agents for epoxy resins that are generally used in the manufacturing of adhesives and surface coatings. On the other hand, the non reactive polyamides are predominantly used in the manufacturing of printing inks and hot-melt adhesives. Dimer acid-based polyamide resins exhibit physical properties such as heat resistance, cold resistance, film flexibility, fast curing, oil resistance, excellent adhesion and good compatibility among others. Dimer acid-based polyamide resins are widely used as decorative coatings, fabrics, interlining, shoe stretch, fold plastic and Baotou glue.

Aluminium is a silvery white chemical element that belongs to the boron group. It has symbol Al, atomic number 13 and under normal circumstances it is insoluble in water. Aluminium is ductile that can be drawn into wires and malleable which can be beaten into thin sheets. Aluminium chemical known as aluminium trihydrate is produced from bauxite by the bayer process which is used in production of aluminium metal. The major aluminiumtrihydrate end use application consist of raw materials for production of chemicals that contain aluminium, reinforcement fillers and flame retardants in elastomers, plastics, adhesives and other products, coatings and filler pigments in papermaking among others. Aluminium sulfate is used as a flocculating agent for water purification. Aluminium hydroxide is found naturally as a mineral named gibbsite that is also known as hydrargillite is used as a feedstock for manufacture of aluminium compounds such as specialty calcined alumina among others. Sodium aluminate is an inorganic commercial chemical which is an effective source of aluminium hydroxide. This chemical has various technical and industrial applications.Aluminium silicate, aluminium phosphide and poly aluminium chloride are other aluminium chemicals which are used in textile, paper and medical industry among others.

The new technological developments are making manufacturing industry smarter in terms of efficiency with minimizing defect, waste and downtime. In order to overcome the limitations of traditional labour work in industries and enhance the capability of operators, industrial robotics has been evolved. Installation of industrial robots also helps to gain competitive advantage by making business process more dynamic. As defined by ISO 8373 standards the industrial robot is "an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes". Today, the Industrial robots are increasingly being installed in various industry such as food and packaging, automobile, electronics etc.

Technical textiles are used for non- aesthetic purposes and are high performance textile products known for their specialty functions. Technical textiles are different from conventional textiles which are used for decorative purposes. Technical textiles excel in their performance and are woven or non-woven from synthetic and natural fibers. The global technical textiles market is expanding with the ever increasing end use applications of technical textile products in diverse fields of agriculture, automobile, healthcare, transportation, construction as it is been seen as a product beyond clothing application.

The comfort level of living beings depend to a large extent on the surrounding environment. Temperature, air pressure and humidity are few of the most important environment variables that keep changing throughout the year. Getting accustomed to these changes, often becomes difficult for individuals. In order to control the environmental conditions, air conditioning systems play a vital role. Air conditioning can be defined as the process of simultaneous control of temperature, moisture, cleanliness of air and air motion. Air conditioning systems are the devices which enable the process of air conditioning.