Glass fiber membrane (GF) has a wide range of applications and the high-end competitiveness of local companies needs to be improved

Glass fiber filter membrane (GF) refers to a depth filter membrane made of alkali-free ultra-fine glass fiber that is chemically inert and does not contain adhesives. Glass fiber filter membrane has the advantages of high filtration efficiency, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, low resistance, small expansion and contraction rate, good hydrophobicity, and strong dirt holding capacity. It is used in many fields such as medicine, water treatment, air quality monitoring, food processing, chemical industry, etc. Wide range of applications.

Glass fiber filter membrane uses glass fiber as raw material, and alkali-free ultra-fine glass fiber is widely used in its production process. As an inorganic non-metallic material, glass fiber has the advantages of strong heat resistance, high mechanical strength, good insulation, and good corrosion resistance, and is widely used in various types of composite materials. Benefiting from strong market demand and technological progress, my country’s glass fiber output continues to grow. According to statistics from the China Fiberglass Industry Association, my country’s total output of glass fiber yarn will reach 6.87 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 10.2%. The advantages of raw materials will lay a good foundation for the development of the glass fiber filter membrane industry.

Attracted by market prospects, my country’s enthusiasm for research and development of glass fiber filter membranes continues to rise. In July 2022, Yao Meng’s research group at the School of Life Sciences and Ecological Research Center of Peking University successfully developed a new solid-state adsorption eDNA collector based on the excellent eDNA capture ability of glass fiber filters, which can be used to capture fish species. eDNA will be widely used in the field of aquatic life monitoring in the future.

According to the “2023-2028 China Glass Fiber Filter Membrane (GF) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report》shows that in terms of application fields, glass fiber filter membranes have a wide range of applications, including medicine, water treatment, air quality monitoring, food processing, chemical industry, etc. In the field of medicine, glass fiber filters can be used in the filtration process in the drug manufacturing process; in the field of water treatment, glass fiber filters can be used to remove impurities in water, including colloids, suspended solids, and particulate matter; in the field of air quality monitoring, glass fiber filters Filter membranes can be used for gas sampling. In the future, with in-depth research, the application range of glass fiber filter membranes will be further expanded.

The main players in my country’s glass fiber filter membrane market include Xingrong Environment, Jinke Environment, Jin Membrane Technology, Huapu Biotech, etc. Compared with overseas developed countries, my country’s glass fiber filter membrane industry started late, with relatively backward technology and product quality, and high-end products still rely on imports. American Millipore Corporation (MILLIPORE), American Zefon Corporation and American Pall Corporation (Pall) are the world’s leading glass fiber filter membrane companies.

Industry analysts said that as a depth filter membrane, glass fiber filter membrane has excellent performance and is widely used in many fields. With in-depth research and technological advancement, the application scope of glass fiber filter membranes continues to expand, and its market demand is increasingly strong. It is expected that in the future, as local companies continue to exert their efforts, the market share of high-end glass fiber filter membranes in my country is expected to further increase.