How are Food-borne Diseases Driving Global Polyvinylidene Difluoride (PVDF) Membrane Market?

The necessity of water treatment plants has increased significantly in the past few years, owing to the huge amount of industrial and domestic waste that has been dumped in fresh water sources over the years. Since the need for clean water for several purposes, ranging from domestic usage to survival itself, cannot be undermined under any conditions, there is a pressing requirement for the treatment of water to make it consumable. Different technologies are put into use in water treatment plants plot remove the presence of contaminants, such as microbes and bacteria, from water.

The two types of PVDF membranes are hydrophobic and hydrophilic. In 2017, the larger demand was created for hydrophilic PVDF membranes, owing to the fact that they offer high flow rates, throughputs for mobile-phase as well as solvent-based chromatographic applications, and serve major demand in biopharmaceutical industries. Apart from this, as hydrophobic PVDF membranes exhibit high resistance under chemically harsh conditions and ultraviolet irradiation, their demand is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Some other features of these membranes are low extractability, high flow rate, autoclaved and gamma sterilization, and chemical compatibility, which is why their adoption is growing in water treatment and biopharmaceutical industries.

Nanofiltration, microfiltration, and ultrafiltration are the three types of PVDF technologies. Among these, the requirement for nanofiltration technology is predicted to increase at the fastest pace in the near future. This is attributed to the application of nanofiltration membranes in the water treatment process and the ability of these membranes to operate under low pressure environment with high water flux and enhanced rejection for even the smallest monovalent ions. Other than water & wastewater treatment, these membranes also find applications in food & beverage and biopharmaceutical industries. Because of the surging prevalence of diseases, leading to the rising need for more purified drugs and vaccines, the biopharmaceutical industry made the most use of PVDF membranes in the past.

In 2017, North America emerged as the largest PVDF membrane market, which is particularly because of the growing adoption of these membranes in different end-use industries. The water treatment industry in the region is registering significant growth, owing to the rising population and surging demand for water from several manufacturing industries. Because of this, the requirement for reuse of water, clean water, and innovative filtration technologies in the region is growing rapidly.

In conclusion, the surging demand for clean water and the rising adoption in biopharmaceutical industries is leading to the growing requirement for PVDF membranes.

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