Wastewater Recovery System Market

Wastewater is used water that has been affected by domestic, industrial, and commercial use. The increasing population, industrialization and urbanization is leading to a tremendous rise in the generation of wastewater globally. Wastewater recovery is the extraction of clean water from industrial wastewater and effluent. This reclaimed water can be recycled and reused within the plant for processes such as cooling tower or boiler blowdown. Alternatively, it can be sold on for irrigation or other purposes. Water is the most valuable natural resource in the world with fragile freshwater ecosystems under growing strain to meet demand. Recovering and recycling water from wastewater is the sustainable alternative. It is often more economical for industrial plants to recover water for reuse as process water due to the rising cost of scarce freshwater. According to United Nations, 80% of wastewater flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused. This presents an immense opportunity for the growth of wastewater recovery system market globally.

Wastewater recovery system market, based on technology, is categorized into activated carbon filtration, ultra-filtration & reverse osmosis, ion exchange resin systems, media filtration, and others. Carbon filtration is often the first step in the treatment process. The function of activated carbon filtration is to remove organic matter from the rinse water or wastewater, and it is often the first step in the treatment process. Granular activated carbon is the type of carbon that is mostly used in big water treatment filters. Ultra-Filtration (UF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems normally utilize a semi-permeable membrane and are used in conjunction with other filtration systems to provide clean water which can be recycled back into the manufacturing operation. Ion exchange resin systems are deployed to remove dissolved ions from the wastewater using synthetic resins, providing high purity water. Media filtration is a type of filter process which primarily removes unwanted solid particles from the wastewater.

Furthermore, the wastewater recovery system market is fragmented based on application, into metal mining, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, chemicals, food & beverages, and others. Wastewater recovery finds large scale applications in the food & beverage industry and is crucial both for economic and environmental sustainability reasons. Similarly, in the pharmaceuticals industry, wastewater treatment and recovery are critical for compliance with regulations and environmental targets, and to improve the manufacturing efficiency. In the chemicals industry, wastewater can be filtered, and flows reused to bring consumption under control, and to reduce water abstracted from the natural environment. The other industries are also increasing their focus on wastewater recovery to reduce their reliance on the scarce freshwater resources and adhere to sustainability targets.

The global wastewater recovery system market can be segmented into North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa. According to the World Bank, population and economic growth have driven a rapid rise in demand for water resources and as a result, 36 percent of the world’s population already lives in water-scarce regions. In South America, despite urbanization, only about 60% of the population is connected to a sewerage system, and only about 30-40% of the region’s wastewater that is collected is treated and reused. Similar scenario can be observed in other developing regions like Asia Pacific and the Middle East & Africa. Developed economies in North America and Europe, in contrast, treat a larger percentage of their wastewater but will still have to ramp up wastewater treatment and recovery infrastructure to achieve their sustainability development goals (SDGs).

The major players in the wastewater recovery system market are Koch Separation Solutions (US), Veolia (France), Kontek Ecology Systems Inc. (Canada), Parker Hannifin Corporation (US), Cabot Corporation (US), Evoqua Water Technologies (US), Calgon Carbon Corporation (US), Mech-Chem Associates, Inc. (US), Pall Corporation (US), ClearBlu Environmental (US), ENCON Evaporators (US), Körte Környezettechnika Zrt. (Hungary), BioChem Technology, Inc. (US), Vinnolit (Germany), and Dynatec Systems, Inc (US).

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