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In the past few years, the demand for sulfur dioxide in several industrial applications has witnessed significant growth. Although the primary applications of sulfur dioxide are in the preparation of sulfuric acid, sulfur trioxide, and sulfites, it also finds application as a refrigerant, disinfectant, reducing agent, food preservative, and bleach.

Refrigerated counters have been witnessing strong demand globally majorly due to the growing presence of restaurants and food chains around the world. The refrigerated counters market is mostly concentrated in North America and Europe owing to a large number of hotels and catering service providers in these regions. The emergence of new hotels and cafes in response to the ever-growing tourism industry in developing countries is also likely to support the growth of the refrigerated counters market.

In the past few years, the overall global consumption of manmade fibers across a variety of application areas conventionally served by natural fibers has increased at a significant pace. In 2015, the overall consumption of manmade fiber in the textile industry stood at almost 65%. The global market for polyester staple fiber, an important candidate of the group of manmade fibers to have taken the command of the textile industry lately, is expected to expand at a healthy pace in the next few years.

The emission, generation, modulation, switching and detection of light are included within photonics. All the applications of light ranging from visible spectrum to ultraviolet rays are covered within photonics. The various applications of photonics include consumer electronics, displays, safety and defense technology, communication, metrology and sensing among others. By product type, the photonics market has been segmented into waveguides, optical modulators, optical interconnects, LED, wavelength division multiplexer filters, photo detectors, lasers, amplifiers and spectroscopes among others.

Humidifiers are equipments or systems used to add moisture and retain desired level of humidity at a given place (space). Humidifiers can be broadly classified into ultrasonic humidifiers, warm-mist humidifiers, evaporative humidifiers, vaporizers and steam to steam humidifiers. These humidifiers are used across industrial and commercial applications.

Increased disposable income has encouraged people to invest significantly in advanced home appliances to improve their lifestyle. Spreading awareness about the benefits of using vacuum cleaners is influencing households to purchase these appliances for fulfilling cleaning needs. There are different types of vacuum cleaners available depending on the cleaning needs and types of surface to be cleaned. Upright vacuum cleaners, canister vacuum cleaners, central vacuum cleaners, drum vacuum cleaners, wet/dry vacuum cleaners, robotic vacuum cleaners and handheld vacuum cleaners are the most popular types available in the market.

Global failure analysis equipment market in the semiconductor industry was valued at USD 1.28 billion in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2014 to 2020. Failure analysis is an engineering approach to determine how and why equipment or a component is not functioning in a desired manner. Generally, failures are caused due to manufacturing defects, misuse or abuse, improper maintenance, assembly errors, design errors, improper material, fastener failure, unforeseen operating conditions, inadequate quality assurance, improper heat treatments, inadequate environmental protection\\control, and casting discontinuities.

Enteral feeding devices, also called as artificial nutrition support system are used to deliver nutrition or medication to the patients. These devices are considered as the first choice of treatment option for patients suffering with functional GI track. Increasing need of reconstructive surgeries coupled with technological advancements in these devices are expected to widen the market for enteral feeding devices. In addition, rising incidences of chronic diseases such as cancer, neurological and gastrointestinal disorders and increasing healthcare awareness are driving the demand for enteral feeding devices market globally. The global enteral feeding devices market is estimated to be USD 2,033.1 million in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 3,102.0 million by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2013 to 2019.

Electrophoresis is the most frequently utilized separation and analysis technologyin pharmaceutical, life science and biotechnology laboratories. It has been a method of choice to physically separate macromolecules such as RNA, nucleic acid fragments and proteins according to their molecular size and electric charge. Molecular profiling applications are expanding recently and are also providing continuous demand for electrophoresis technique. Protein separation and nucleic acid are two major applications of electrophoresis.

Bulk container packaging is used to store and transport beverages, oils & fat, non-hazardous chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food products in large quantities. Flexitanks, flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC) and bulk container liners are primarily used for bulk container packaging globally. Flexitanks are multi-layered bulk liquid containers with an outer covering of polypropylene and inner layers of polyethylene. In terms of capacity, these containers range from 14,000 to 24,000 liters. FIBCs are industrial containers manufactured from woven polyethylene or polypropylene. These are designed to transport dry and flowable products. FIBCs are classified in terms of electrostatic properties such as anti-static and conductive. Bulk container liners are available in blown film and woven fabric forms. These are primarily used in the transportation of dry free-flowing materials or chemicals.