What is cationic polyacrylamide?

Cationic polyacrylamide is projected to be the fastest-growing segment during the forecast period, due to the increasing usage of cationic polyacrylamide in various applications in diverse industries, such as additives in building & construction, color removal and desalination in wastewater treatment, and cell separation in biotechnological broths.

What is the largest segment of the polyacrylamide market?

Water treatment was the largest segment of the market, owing to the increasing demand for polyacrylamide from the water treatment industry. The global polyacrylamide market has been segmented based on types, such as anionic, cationic, and non-ionic, among others.

What are the types of industrial polyacrylamides?

The types of flocculants, in other words industrial polyacrylamides, are cationic, anionic or nonionic polyacrylamides. Kemira’s polyacrylamides of wide range of charge and molecular weight are sold in dry powder or emulsion format and have excellent performance.

Can polyacrylamide be used in agriculture?

The use of polyacrylamide in agriculture might contaminate the food with acrylamide, which is a carcinogen and neurotoxin. Based on type, the market is segmented into cationic, anionic, and non-ionic. Based on water treatment, oil & gas, paper making, and others.

Does Kemira produce cationic dry powder flocculants / polyacrylamides?

Kemira produces a full range of cationic dry powder flocculants / polyacrylamides (CDPAM) in a range of molecular weights. We also offer a full range of cationic inverse emulsion (CEPAM) flocculants of different cationic charge densities and molecular weight variants.

Who are the leading companies in the polyacrylamide market?

SNF Floerger Group (France), Kemira Oyj (Finland), BASF SE (Germany), China National Petroleum Corporation (China), and Anhui Jucheng Fine Chemicals (China) are the leading companies in the polyacrylamide market. These companies are expected to account for a significant market share in the near future.