Coagulant Market Analysis

Type (Organic, Inorganic)

The inorganic segment in the coagulant market is estimated to gain a robust revenue share of 60% in the coming years owing to the increasing use of inorganic coagulants in the water treatment industry. Inorganic coagulating agents including aluminum sulfate, poly aluminum chloride, ferric chloride, and others, are used for the treatment of industrial wastewater, as they are capable of absorbing impurities such as dirt, silt, and organic waste. Aluminum sulfate is a white, crystalline, hygroscopic salt with the formula Al2(SO4)3 that has no smell and is somewhat soluble in water, which makes it appropriate to be used as a coagulating agent. This inorganic salt is created when sulfuric acid and aluminum hydroxide neutralize one another and is considered as a highly effective coagulant, making it a useful ingredient for waterproofing building projects.

Poly aluminium chloride (PAC) is most commonly used in the water treatment industry as a coagulant and an alternative coagulant agent to alum which has a low generation of waste sludge in a wide pH range, even at low temperatures. Aluminum chloral-hydrate, or poly aluminum chloride, is a coagulant of more than 80% of basicity and is also considered as safer as compared to several different chemical coagulants. For many years, coagulants such as aluminum sulfate have been frequently utilized in the course of water treatment, since they reduce the amount of sludge byproducts and aluminum traces in the water dramatically.

Two popular "commodity chemical" coagulants that have been around for a while are ferric chloride and alum, which are capable of eliminating color, COD, and suspended particles from semi-aerobic landfill leachate at regulated pH. Ferric chloride, also called iron (III) chloride, is a chemical compound that is widely employed in many different industries particularly, useful in the water treatment industry where it is used as a coagulant to remove pollutants and impurities.

In addition, typically, sludge production and solid-liquid separation include the application of organic coagulants, which is a class of chemicals with carbon-based molecules that are often utilized in water treatment.  These coagulants are biodegradable, renewable, less sludge-producing, nontoxic, and reasonably priced, and do not alter the pH of the treated water and have a broad range of effective dosages. For instance, utilizing natural coagulants derived from cassava peel as a substitute coagulant helps cut down on the use of chemical coagulants since metals and other contaminants in the water have a strong affinity for the molecular structure with big functional groups to coagulate with.

End-user (Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Water Treatment, Research)

The water treatment segment in the coagulant market is set to garner a notable share shortly. Coagulation is a chemical water treatment process that is used in many water treatment plants to remove solids from water, dewatering, water clarification, lime softening, and sludge thickening. It is regarded by the water industry globally as one of the primary treatment techniques for raising the general efficacy and economic viability of water and wastewater treatment since it promotes the formation of flocs, or clumps, by preventing the suspended particles from restraining one another.

Our in-depth analysis of the global coagulant market includes the following segments: