$3 Billion Ultrapure Water Market in Asia Next Year
The market for ultrapure water systems and consumables in Asia next year will reach $3.1 billion according to the latest forecast in Ultrapure Water: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (
www.mcilvainecompany.com)UPW Revenues ($ Thousands)
Industry 2013
Coal-fired Power 854,966
Electronics 921,446
Flat Panel 578,638
Gas Turbines 26,772
Industrial Power 156,998
Other Industries 74,196
Pharmaceutical 121,770
Asia will comprise more than 50 percent of the total world market in 2013 thanks to the big growth in coal-fired power and electronics in the region. China and India will build more coal-fired power plants than the rest of the world combined. Each power plant needs extensive systems to purify source water. This includes preliminary filtration followed by ion exchange and reverse osmosis. Electrodeionization (EDI) has carved out a niche at the expense of ion exchange. EDI avoids the use of cleaning chemicals and, therefore, is viewed as superior from an environmental standpoint. EDI also claims lower maintenance costs.
Washing the chips in a semiconductor operation requires the highest purity water. There are similar requirements in the manufacture of solar photovoltaic cells, flat panels and disk drives. Most of the new investment in all these electronics factories is in Asia. Expensive materials are needed to assure that pumps, piping and valves do not contaminate the ultrapure water.
Sophisticated monitoring is needed to ensure that dissolved oxygen and various contaminants are kept within acceptable operating limits.
The report also includes a new section on pure water which is cleaner than required for drinking water but does not meet the requirement for ultrapure operations. Water used in bottled water plants and beverages falls within this category. Ultraviolet radiation and reverse osmosis are often used in these operations. Cosmetics manufacturers and hospitals also need pure water.
For more information on Ultrapure Water: World Markets, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n029Gas-to-Liquids to Generate $4 Billion in Annual Investment Over the Next Decade
More than $4 billion per year will be invested for plants to convert conventional and unconventional gas into liquids. These liquids will be used for fuel and chemicals. This is the latest forecast in
Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects, an online report published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)Converting natural gas into liquid fuels is now seen as a primary way to take advantage of the large shale gas reserves in the U.S. Sasol and Shell plants in Louisiana are slated to require an investment of over $24 billion. There are plants under consideration in Alaska, British Columbia and Pennsylvania.
The largest and longest running plant is operated by Sasol in South Africa. A second plant is under development at Mossel Bay. Additional plants are slated for Thailand, Nigeria, Uzbekistan and Brazil.
Liquids created from gas are high in purity. The diesel fuel emits fewer pollutants to the environment than diesel made from crude oil. There is also less engine wear.
Unconventional gas and coal will also be used as feed stocks. China is already operating plants using coal as a feed stock. Through indirect gasification technology coal is converted to gas and then in a further process converted to fuel or chemicals. There are a number of coal to chemicals plants in operation or planning. The Eastman plant in Tennessee has been making chemicals from coal for decades.
Coal bed methane and biomass are additional sources of gas which can be converted to liquids. An alternative process for making biodiesel is with indirect gasification.
The contribution of gas-to-liquids will be significant but will not compare to the liquids which are extracted along with conventional and unconventional gas. By 2015, condensates and other natural gas liquids will contribute fourteen million barrels per day of product.
The conversion of gas-to-liquids involves a large investment in pumps, valves and instrumentation. Extensive investments in air and water pollution control equipment are also required.
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Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#n049Here are the Headlines for the August 3, 2012 – Utility E-Alert
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