Desiccant has a wide range of applications and domestic products still have a lot of room for improvement.

Desiccant refers to a substance that can remove moisture from humid substances. It is often divided into chemical desiccant and physical desiccant. The former mainly dries by combining with water to form hydrates, such as calcium sulfate, sulfuric acid, phosphorus pentoxide, and calcium chloride. etc., the latter is mainly dried by physical adsorption of water, such as silica gel, molecular sieves, activated alumina, etc.

According to the “China Desiccant Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center, Desiccant can prevent items from getting damp and is widely used in food, medicine, electronic metal products, light industrial products and other fields. It also plays an important role in ocean transportation and has a large market demand. In 2022, my country’s desiccant market size will exceed 2 billion yuan. It is expected that by 2028, the global desiccant market size will exceed 15 billion yuan.

As the industry continues to develop, application fields become more extensive, the types of desiccants tend to be diversified and specialized, and product performance continues to improve. Desiccant currently on the market mainly includes silica gel desiccant, activated carbon desiccant, active mineral desiccant, calcium chloride desiccant, montmorillonite desiccant, fiber desiccant, etc. Among them, silica gel desiccant has the advantages of strong hygroscopicity and environmental protection, and is widely used in food, paper, medicine, electronic equipment and other industries; activated carbon desiccant can absorb moisture and harmful gases in the air and can be used in the cosmetics industry; fiber desiccant It has the advantages of convenience, hygiene, affordable price, environmental protection and high safety, making it an ideal choice for many health foods and medicines.

At present, the domestic desiccant industry chain is relatively complete. The upstream includes suppliers of raw materials such as silica gel, calcium oxide, and activated carbon. Most of them are chemical companies and mining companies. The midstream is professional desiccant production companies or chemical companies that produce desiccants. The downstream is Professional packaging companies package the finished desiccant products to facilitate the transportation and sales of the products, and ultimately sell them to specific users such as food, medicine, electronic equipment, paper, etc. through various channels.

After certain development, the domestic desiccant industry has made certain progress in terms of production technology, production process, industry scale and standardization. Product types have continued to increase, product quality has improved, and industry competitiveness has continued to increase. However, compared with foreign advanced There is still a certain gap between desiccant products. Most desiccant manufacturers are still in the mid- to low-end market. There is still a lot of room for improvement in the domestic desiccant industry.

Industry analysts said that desiccants have a wide range of applications and a large market demand. With the increasingly strong demand for market diversification, domestic The desiccant industry will develop in the direction of diversification, refinement, and standardization. Domestic related companies still need to increase capital investment, cater to market demand, improve production processes, narrow the gap with international brands, and improve their core competitiveness.