Gas Separation Membrane Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Material Type (Polyimide & Polyamide, Polysulfide, Cellulose Acetate, Others), By Application (Nitrogen Generation & Oxygen Enrichment, Hydrogen Recovery, Carbon Dioxide Removal, Others) And Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

The gas separation element is used for spitting up the gases and is used either for purifying or separating the aspects of single or multiple gases. The gas is penetrated based on the diffusivity, size, or solubility difference by pumping the gas into the membrane module. The gas separation method plays a crucial role in industrial & application plants and is most widely used in oil and gas industry operations.

Based on the material type, the market is segmented into polyimide & polyamide, polysulfone, cellulose acetate, and other material types.  Gas separation membrane vendors are widely accepting the polyimide and polyamide material type because it is significantly cheaper than other materials and is easy to fabricate, which leads the business opportunities; other than that, polyamide & polyimide is the fastest-growing segment in material type owing to their high stability in chemical & thermal strengths, mechanical strength and good forming properties.

Based on application, the market is segmented into nitrogen generation and oxygen enrichment, hydrogen recovery, carbon dioxide removal, air dehydration, and others. The carbon dioxide removal application is anticipated to dominate the market due to increasing demand for better processing and transmission of natural gas, resulting in carbon dioxide separation.

One of the major drivers for the gas separation membrane market is the increasing demand for biogas and natural gas. It demands removing toxic gases and other harmful elements, leading to better processing and transmission of natural gases. Further, the advancement in technology for the gas membrane is increasing for natural gas transmission due to its effective and economical factor. These factors are estimated to drive the gas membrane market.

The gas separation membrane is mostly used in moderate steam gas volume which leads to selective usage of the gas membrane, and the initial capital and time consumption for commercializing new products hinders the gas separation membrane market.

Key players covered:

Some of the major companies that are present in the gas separation membrane market are Air Products Inc., DIC Corporation, FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Membrane Technology, and Research Inc., Ube Industries Ltd, and Honeywell UOP.

Regional Analysis:

The gas separation membrane market has been studied across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East & Africa. The Asia Pacific is expected to hold a significant market value in terms of demand for gas separation market due to higher growth in regions like India, Japan, and China, driven by increasing industrialization, which boosts the market growth and increases the demand for energy-efficient & cost-effective techniques for gas separation. In Europe, the white-spread usage of natural gas processing plants has led to the separation of toxic gases, which impacted a significant share in the gas separation membrane market. Other than that, the inflated use of brownfield land for the construction purpose has led to the largest barrier for gas membrane

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Key Industry Developments

• On 3 February 2020, the UAE government has announced the detection of a new natural gas element reserved between Dubai and Abu Dhabi of Emirates. This newly discovered is reserved about 80 trillion cubic feet of natural gas which may certainly help the nation to achieve self–sufficiency in the production of gas.


• In April 2019, Membrane Technology and Research were awarded a DOE project for developing the novel isoporous support membrane which helped in improving the carbon capture performance.