Activated Alumina Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends, Analysis 2024-2031

Report Overview

Activated alumina, commonly known as aluminum oxide, has a high permeability and a wide surface area. Furthermore, activated alumina is resistant to thermal stress and abrasion, and when immersed in water, it swells, softens, or disintegrates. It is frequently employed as a catalyst in refining processes (e.g., reformation, hydro-treatment, and hydrocracking), as well as an adsorbent and natural gas desiccant. Aluminum oxide's strong activity with polar adsorbates, particularly water vapours, results in intense drying of petroleum gas to a dew point of -60°C or below. The ability to regenerate at varying temperatures utilizing coke burn-off assures that the adsorbent will continue to operate as a desiccant for olefin-containing flows. Furthermore, more effective aluminium-oxide-based adsorbents and the use of a suitable complex loading of desiccants into adsorbers, which allows for the delivery of the associated petroleum gas (APG) with the required characteristics, remain significant.

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Market Dynamics

Increasing demand for clean water and the petrochemical sector are projected to drive the activated alumina market during the forecast period. Furthermore, the water treatment sector is likely to boost the activated alumina market owing to its high demand as an adsorbent for the removal of fluoride and other pollutants from water. It is suitable for a variety of applications, both home and industrial. Various regulatory guidelines for cleaning effluents, as well as an increase in demand for clean water from densely populated nations, are key market drivers.

Furthermore, the demand for activated alumina has increased due to its growing use in various industrial divisions for oil and gas dehydration, reaction catalyst, biomaterial, and others, as well as rising research and development in the healthcare sector for dental implants surgeries and production processes in nutraceuticals and other sectors, which will drive market growth during the forecast period. For example, putting an aluminum oxide protective layer into an adsorber increases the service life of zeolites used in transformers. The use of a more effective desiccant as a protective layer protects the bottom layer from condensed moisture while also increasing the adsorber's efficacy and operating life.

Market Emerging Trends

• The increasing need for clean water has fueled demand for activated alumina in the water treatment sector. Activated alumina has the capacity to efficiently remove pollutants and impurities from water, making it useful in a range of applications.
• Activated alumina is widely used in the oil and gas industry as a desiccant and adsorbent in a variety of applications. The need for activated alumina is likely to increase in the next years as the sector grows, especially in developing markets.

Market Segmentation

The global Activated Alumina Market is segmented based on PH Type, application, and end user.

By pH Type

• Acidic Alumina
• Basic Alumina
• Neutral Alumina

By Application

• Catalyst
• Desiccant
• Fluoride Absorbent
• Bio Ceramics

By End User

• Oil & Gas
• Petrochemicals
• Healthcare
• Air Separation
• Others

Geographical Share

Geographically, the Activated Alumina Market is segmented into North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa.

The expanding GDP and population in the Asia Pacific region are due to industrial and economic development in countries such as India and China, which have raised demand in sectors such as water treatment and healthcare, hence considerably boosting the region's growth. Increasing spending on water treatment infrastructure, along with rising demand for gaseous and liquid drying in the oil and gas sector, will enhance China's activated alumina market throughout the projected period. Increasing demand for end-use applications such as water treatment, oil and gas, and plastics is likely to drive the activated alumina market in the Middle East and Africa and Latin America regions throughout the forecast period.

Market Leaders of Activated Alumina Market

• Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
• Huber Engineered Materials
• Axens
• Honeywell International Inc.
• Porocel Industries LLC
• Dynamic Absorbents Inc.
• Sigma Aldrich, Baltimore Innovations
• AGC 

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