Fluctuating activated alumina price

2025-02-20

Keywords: activated alumina price; Adsorbent market; Customized activated alumina
Due to the severe impact of raw material shortages last year, the price of activated alumina raw materials increased by at least 30% year-on-year. After more than 4 months of fluctuations, the price of activated alumina raw materials has finally gradually stabilized in the market. Why there is such a high demand of activated alumina in the market? The answer needs to be derived from the following 4 core applications:
 
1. In the petrochemical industry, activated alumina is used as a clean fuel.
* Remove sulfides such as H₂S and mercaptan in catalytic cracking units.
* Specific surface area>300m2/g, compressive strength>100N.
* Market share: Accounting for over 65% of the adsorbent procurement volume in the petrochemical industry.
 
2. Environmental protection projects for VOCs recovery and water treatment.
* Waste gas treatment: Absorb organic compounds emitted from the printing and painting industries.
* Water treatment: Removal of fluoride ions, dynamic adsorption capacity>15mg/g.
 
3. Gas drying: Deep dehydration of industrial gases
* Performance advantages: Dew point can reach -60 ℃, regeneration temperature is low, 150-250 ℃.
* Price advantage: Compared to molecular sieve 13X, it has a higher cost-effective during drying.
 
4. Catalyst carrier: As one of the new energy materials, and it mainly as carrier in the lithium sulfur battery.