Antiscalant Market

Antiscalant Market Size and Growth (2023-2028)

Antiscalant Market is anticipated to reach US$ xx billion by 2028, with an increasing CAGR of 4.73% during 2023-2028

Antiscalants are compounds that are used to prevent the formation and precipitation of scale-forming stored mineral salts. Several antiscalants are organic synthetic polymers that are only available in organic forms, such as polyacrylic acid, carboxylic acid, polymaleic acid, polyphosphates, and others. The molecular weight of these synthetic polymers typically ranges between 2,000 and 10,000 Dalton. Sodium hexametaphosphate has been employed as an antiscalant in the past, but due to the introduction of synthetic compounds, its use has declined. The pace of mineral-scale production can be modified for a variety of reasons. Antiscalants are utilized in a variety of applications, including cooling and heating, sugar evaporators, detergents and cleaning, desalination and recycling, digestate dewatering, scale prevention, and more. Antiscalants are made up of a variety of chemical groups, including carbonates, phosphates, sulfates, fluorides, and others. Due to the help of such defensive affluent membranes at a lower cost, the use of acid for cleaning is decreased, the recovery rate is high, the energy cost is lowered, the downtime in regular membrane cleanings is reduced, and the need to grip sulfuric or hydrochloric acid is minimized.

Antiscalant Market Drivers:

Pretreatments injected into feed water before it reaches the Reverse Osmosis (RO) cleaning system are known as antiscalants. Antiscalants are multicomponent compositions that prevent the production and precipitation of scale-forming crystalline mineral salts. Antiscalants ensure lifespan, higher recovery, lower cleaning frequency, and a maximum output of clean water from the RO system by preventing scale formation during the purification process. Antiscalants were first created for use in boiler and cooling water systems. Antiscalant chemicals come in a wide variety of formulations. Depending on the use, their efficacy and results vary greatly.

The key driver of the antiscalant market is the demand for clean water for various reasons differing from industrial to residential and research laboratories. Because of their capacity to extend the life of equipment, antiscalants are becoming a popular means of cleaning and purifying water in diverse industries such as chemicals and oil & gas. Moreover, it aids in the prevention of scale formation in RO systems, such as silica, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, and silica. It's compatible with both the RO and Nanofiltration membrane processes. Minimizing particle foulants, it aids in cleaning the membrane surface. Antiscalants are a class of compounds that prevent the formation and precipitation of scale-forming crystalline mineral salts. Therefore, these factors further increase the global antiscalant market growth during the forecast period.

Antiscalant Market Restraints:

Environmental worries about the chemicals used to make antiscalants, on the other hand, are a major impediment to the antiscalants business. Moreover, in the RO brackish water desalination process, the effects of antiscalants on biofouling were investigated. Antiscalants made of polyacrylate are prone to bacterial adhesion. Antiscalants based on polyphosphonates can help biofilms grow faster when phosphorus is scarce, which may further hamper the global antiscalant market growth in the upcoming years.

ANTISCALANT MARKET REPORT COVERAGE:

Market Segmentation: 

Antiscalant Market By Product:

• Carboxylates

• Phosphates

• Sulfonates

• Fluorides

• Others

The type of sulfonates market is expected to develop at the fastest rate, based on product. Antiscalant use is increasing as oil and gas activities such as oil production and shale gas recovery become more common. Due to fresh discoveries of proven oil field reserves, this growth is projected to continue in the future.

On the other hand, carboxylates are anticipated to have a significant CAGR in the global antiscalant market. Carboxylic acid derivatives are used in a variety of ways. Formic acid, the simplest carboxylic acid, is primarily utilized in the textile treatment and as an acid reduction agent in addition to being a disinfectant. Acetic acid is commonly used to make cellulose plastics and esters.

Antiscalant Market By Method:

• Crystal Modification

• Threshold Inhibition

• Dispersion

These are the three mechanisms by which antiscalants prevent scale development by interfering with precipitation reactions. The ability of an antiscalant to maintain supersaturated soluble salt solutions is known as threshold inhibition. Crystal modification, on the other hand, is the antiscalant's capacity to alter crystal structures, resulting in soft, non-adherent scales.

Moreover, the Dispersion segment is predicted to have significant global antiscalant market growth during the forecast period. It is defined as the ability of an antiscalant to adsorb on colloidal particles or crystals and impart a high anionic charge, which aids in crystal separation.

Antiscalant Market By End User Industry:

• Oil & Gas

• Pulp & Paper

• Industrial water treatment

• Coal gasification

• Others

Based on the end-user industry, the oil & gas segment is anticipated to dominate the global antiscalant market in the next six years. The underground water conditions are demanding in oil and gas production and stimulation. The polymer scale inhibitors and antiscalants help to prevent deposits from forming and eliminate the need for expensive and time-consuming intervention and cleaning. They operate in complex production waters as well as in high-temperature, high-pressure environments.

Antiscalant Market Regional Analysis: 

• North America

• Europe

• Asia Pacific

• Latin America

• The Middle East and Africa

Impact of COVID-19 on Antiscalant Market:

The antiscalants market has a major effect due to the pandemic. COVID-19 has the ability to affect the global economy in three ways: directly affecting production and demand, disrupting supply chains and marketplaces, and financially affecting businesses and financial markets. Flight cancellations travel bans, and quarantines have all been imposed as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic. Restaurants closing; all indoor events being restricted; over forty countries declaring states of emergency; massive supply chain slowdown; stock market volatility; falling business confidence, growing panic among the population, and uncertainty about the future.

Recent Developments in the Antiscalant Market:

• Dow Chemicals, has introduced ACUMER 4035 polymer, which has a good scale inhibition for several applications like boilers, RO units, and cooling circuits.

• BASF showcased its range of sustainable water treatment solutions offered to desalination firms.

• BWA Water Additives, a specialty chemicals firm, has released Flocon 885, a biodegradable, phosphorus-free, and nitrogen-free antiscalant that it characterizes as the first biodegradable solution for cost-effective management of carbonate and sulfate scales on reverse osmosis membranes.

Antiscalant Market Key Players:

The companies covered in the report include:

1. Clariant AG

2. Kemira Oyj

3. General Electric Co.

4. The Dow Chemicals

5. BWA Water Additives

6. Solvay SA