The market for UV disinfection equipment is projected to expand significantly over the next five years, according to a new report.
Ultraviolet disinfection is an increasingly popular method of ensuring safety and high levels of infection prevention in facilities and is one of several measures that have been spotlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Its popularity is expected to keep rising. A new report by MarketsandMarkets has found that the market for UV-based disinfection is expected to grow from US$5.0 billion in 2022 to US$9.1 billion by 2027 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5 per cent.
The key factors fueling the growth of this market include extensive use of UV disinfection equipment in healthcare facilities for disinfecting hospital environment, increasing demand for such equipment to combat COVID-19 pandemic, intensifying concerns regarding safe drinking water in emerging countries, and long-life and low-power consumption of UVC LED-based disinfection equipment, found the report.
The growth is expected to be led by UV lamps, which are core components of ultraviolet disinfection. The major factor contributing to the growth of this segment is the high adoption of UV LEDs in disinfection equipment. UV LEDs offer the advantages of longer life expectancy and lower power consumption. Much UV-based disinfection equipment used in industrial and municipal applications employs multiple UV lamps in a single system, hence the high demand.
Meanwhile, another driver of the projected market growth is the water and wastewater disinfection segment. When treated by UV-based disinfection, water and wastewater do not contain any harmful chemicals and are environmentally friendly, and there has been increasing implementation of stringent government regulations pertaining to such treatment of water and wastewater.
In municipal facilities, UV-based disinfection systems are used as a final stage in drinking water treatment to disinfect the water by inactivating and eliminating bacteria, viruses, and pathogens. These systems are comparatively more efficient than chlorine as they also eliminate chlorine-resistant microorganisms, even with a low dose, and they also offer flexibility and lower operational cost, which makes them suitable for municipal water and wastewater treatment.
