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Future of filtration industry is bright

25 Mar '13

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Population growth, urbanization, increase in prosperity, scarcity of natural resources, health awareness and sustainability are the key drivers which will dominate the filtration industry of the future.

Dr. John Fitzgerald, Chief Technology Officer of Hollingsworth and Vose in his keynote lecture at the recent Techtextil North American Symposium in Anaheim, California laid out the governing factors that will drive the growth of the filtration industry. “Ideally speaking, we desire 100% filtration efficiency and no pressure drop”, he said.

“Filtration media of the future should be more efficient, more durable and should have higher capacity. China and developing nations are the fastest growing markets for the filtration industry while developed nations will have a steady growth pattern,” said Fitzgerald.

He observed, “Next generation filtration media should be also multifunctional in that they not only trap particles but also adsorb gases.”

According to Fitzgerald, Europe leads in setting new standards while the United States lags behind Europe in setting and implementing new standards in the filtration sector.

Additionally, he added, “China and other developing nations tend to adopt European standards much quickly. Urbanization in the developing nations demands new filters to counteract pollution and health problems.”

Citing China's story of urbanization, Fitzgerald stated 70% of world's population will live in the cities by 2050, which will demand developing multifunctional and efficient filters. Apart from particulate filtration, water and gas filtration should also be seriously looked into by the filter media and filter makers, said John Fitzgerald.

Seshadri Ramkumar

Industrial Textiles

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