Industrial fermentation defoaming agents have a wide range of applications and the competitiveness of local companies needs to be improved in the future.

Industrial fermentation defoaming agents refer to defoaming agents used in industrial fermentation processes. Industrial fermentation is an industrial link that uses the growth and metabolic activities of microorganisms to produce useful substances. It plays an important role in the fields of medicine, food, agriculture, energy, chemical industry, environmental protection and other fields. However, most fermentation processes are accompanied by the appearance of foam, thereby destroying normal physiology. Metabolism affects the normal operation of the fermentation process. Therefore, as a type of chemical additive that can effectively eliminate foam, industrial fermentation defoamer has become a key material to ensure the normal operation of industrial fermentation links.

There are many categories of industrial fermentation defoaming agents. According to different materials, they can be divided into silicone defoaming agents, silicone defoaming agents, natural oil defoaming agents, polyether defoaming agents, etc. Among them, natural oil defoaming agents are the earliest used defoaming agents. They are easily oxidized to form aldehydes and carboxylic acid substances, which are not conducive to foam elimination. They have been gradually replaced by chemical defoaming agents; alcohol defoaming agents are often used in beer fermentation. Industry; polyether and silicone defoaming agents are commonly used in the food and pharmaceutical fermentation industries; silicone defoaming agents are commonly used in textile, printing and dyeing, water treatment and other fermentation industries.

According to the “2023-2028 Industrial Fermentation Defoaming Agent Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that industrial fermentation defoamer has a wide range of application fields, and its scale continues to expand with the rapid development of the downstream market. The global industrial fermentation defoaming agent market size will reach US$420 million in 2022, a year-on-year growth of 6.9%. Among them, silicone defoamer is the current mainstream product in the industrial fermentation defoamer market, and its market share will exceed 40% in 2022.

Globally, the major companies in the industrial fermentation defoamer market include DuPont of the United States, Momentive of the United States, Wacker of Germany, BASF of Germany, BYK of Germany, Evonik of Germany, Shin-Etsu of Japan and other international companies, as well as Jiangsu Sixin Technology, Jiangsu Local companies such as Sail Shin-Etsu Defoaming Agent, Shanghai Yuewan New Materials, Tianjin Takata New Material Technology, Guangzhou Duomeiduo New Materials, etc.

From the perspective of the domestic market, my country’s industrial fermentation defoaming agent industry started relatively late. Although local companies and research institutions have accelerated product research and development and improved technology levels in recent years, due to technical limitations, domestic companies are currently struggling in technology, product performance, etc. There is still a big gap compared with leading international companies. Therefore, at this stage, my country’s industrial fermentation defoaming agent market is still dominated by international companies. In the future, local companies will need to increase product research and development efforts to continuously improve their competitiveness.

Industry analysts said that industrial fermentation defoaming agents are an indispensable type of additives in industrial fermentation. They are currently used in downstream food Driven by the rapid development of medicine, medicine, textile, printing and dyeing and other fields, its market demand continues to increase, and the market development space is relatively broad. However, at present, the domestic industrial fermentation defoaming agent market is still dominated by international companies. In the future, local companies will need to accelerate the improvement of their technical level, and there is huge room for industry growth.