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全球活性碳市場（2026-2036）

The Global Activated Carbon Market 2026-2036
出版日期: | 出版商: Future Markets, Inc. | 英文 109 Pages, 31 Tables, 5 Figures | 訂單完成後即時交付

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活性碳是重要的工業材料，應用範圍廣泛，涵蓋飲用水處理、空氣淨化、製藥、食品飲料加工、黃金開採、PFAS污染控制以及先進儲能等領域。全球日益嚴格的環境法規，包括美國環保署於2024年最終確定的具有里程碑意義的PFAS飲用水標準、修訂後的歐盟飲用水指令以及亞太地區更為嚴格的工業排放法規，正在推動活性碳市場前所未有的成長。

本報告分析了全球活性碳市場，並依應用、產品類型、原材料和地區提供了詳細的十年市場預測。每個預測部分都詳​​細探討了成長驅動因素、競爭格局、供應鏈發展以及新興機會。

公司簡介：ADA Carbon Solutions、AdvEn Inc.、Arq Inc.、Atlas Carbon LLC、Boyce Carbon、Bygen、Carbo Tech AC GmbH、Carbon Activated Corporation (CAC)、Carbonxt Group Limited、CarboTech AC GmbH、Chemviron Carbon、CN Energy Development、CPL/Pbonura Development、CPL/Pbonura 等。

目錄

第一章 摘要整理

  • 市場概況及主要發現（2026 年）
  • 主要發展趨勢（2024-2026 年）
  • 全球市場依應用領域預測（2026-2036 年）
  • 市場依地區預測（2026-2036 年）
  • 市場以產品類型預測（2026-2036 年）
  • 市場依原料預測（2026-2036）
  • 碳捕獲、碳信用與活性碳產業
    • 活性碳作為碳捕獲材料
    • 生物質衍生活性碳用於碳捕獲
    • 直接空氣捕獲 (DAC) 市場：活性碳的新領域
    • 政府政策支持
    • 活性碳產業對碳市場的影響
  • 碳信用與碳市場
    • 碳市場概覽
    • 碳信用定價
    • 企業承購驅動市場
  • 生物炭：彌合活性碳和碳信用之間的差距
    • 生物炭與活性碳：相關產業
    • 生物炭碳信用市場
    • 活性碳生產商的機遇
  • 生命週期評估活性碳生產
  • 復興：循環經濟的優勢
    • 復興與碳信用的潛力
  • 監管碳定價及其對活性碳產業的影響
    • 歐盟排放交易體系 (EU ETS)
    • 歐盟碳邊境調節機制 (CBAM)
    • 其他碳定價機制
    • 碳定價對原料經濟的影響
  • 活性碳在碳捕獲、利用與封存 (CCUS) 的應用
    • 工業點源回收
    • 與氫能經濟的聯繫

第二章 引言

  • 概述
  • 型
    • 粉狀活性碳 (PAC)
    • 顆粒狀活性碳顆粒活性碳 (GAC) 擠出活性碳 (EAC) 浸漬活性碳 珠狀活性碳 (BAC) 聚合物包覆活性碳 特種泡沫 活性碳類型基準比較 物理性質和結構 性能特徵 原料和製造 應用和終端市場 商業/經濟因素 生產 煤基活性碳 木質活性碳 椰殼活性碳 果核和堅果殼活性碳 聚合物基活性碳 活性碳纖維 (ACF) 生產技術和製程

第三章 市場與應用

  • 水處理
  • 空氣淨化
  • 食品飲料加工
  • 醫藥應用
  • 化工及石油化工
  • 儲能
    • 超級電容器技術及活性碳的作用
    • 鉛碳電池
    • 鋰離子電池和鋰離子電容器
    • 液流電池
    • 鋅空氣電池和金屬空氣電池
    • 燃料電池組件
    • 固態電池
  • 採礦及貴金屬回收
  • 環境修復
  • 化工及石油化工
  • 汽車及車輛應用
  • 個人護理、消費品等特殊應用
  • PFAS 去除及其對活性碳市場的影響
    • PFAS 與監管環境概述
    • 活性碳作為首選的 PFAS 處理技術
    • PFAS 法規對活性碳需求的市場影響
  • 新興應用
    • 儲能應用
    • 汞排放減量
    • 沼氣提純
    • 奈米活性碳和先進材料
    • 永續發展與循環經濟趨勢
  • 市場分析
    • 市場成長驅動因素與趨勢
    • 法規
    • 價格與成本分析
    • 供應鏈
    • 未來展望
    • 客戶細分
    • 潛在市場規模
    • 風險和機遇
    • 市場挑戰與成長障礙

第四章 全球市場預測

  • 收入
  • 全球活性碳產能
    • 再生產能

第五章 區域市場分析

  • 北美
    • 市場規模與成長
    • 美國
    • 加拿大
    • 墨西哥
  • 歐洲
    • 市場規模與成長
    • 歐洲監管
  • 監理環境
    • 主要國內市場
    • 關注循環經濟
  • 亞太地區
    • 市場規模與成長成長
    • 中國
    • 印度
    • 日本
    • 東南亞（菲律賓、印尼、泰國、斯里蘭卡）
    • 澳大利亞
  • 中東和非洲
    • 市場規模與成長
    • 中東
    • 非洲
  • 拉丁美洲
    • 市場規模與成長
    • 巴西
    • 墨西哥
    • 智利、秘魯、哥倫比亞
    • 其他拉丁美洲國家

第六章：公司簡介（24家公司簡介）

第七章：參考文獻

The Global Activated Carbon Market 2026-2036 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date industry analysis available, delivering a full ten-year strategic outlook for one of the world's most critical filtration and purification materials. Published by Future Markets, Inc., this in-depth market report covers every major segment, application, region, raw material feedstock, and product type shaping the global activated carbon industry through to 2036. Whether you are a manufacturer, distributor, investor, water utility, environmental engineer, or procurement specialist, this report provides the granular data and expert analysis needed to make informed strategic decisions in a rapidly evolving market.

Activated carbon is an essential industrial material used across an extraordinary range of applications, from drinking water treatment and air purification to pharmaceutical manufacturing, food and beverage processing, gold mining, PFAS remediation, and advanced energy storage. Tightening environmental regulations worldwide-including the landmark US EPA PFAS drinking water standards finalized in 2024, the updated EU Drinking Water Directive, and increasingly stringent industrial emissions controls across Asia Pacific-are driving unprecedented demand growth. This report analyses each of these regulatory catalysts in detail, quantifying their impact on activated carbon consumption across every major end-use market.

The report delivers granular ten-year market forecasts segmented by application (water treatment, air and gas purification, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and medical, automotive and industrial, and other applications including energy storage and mining), by product type (powdered activated carbon, granular activated carbon, extruded and pelletized activated carbon, and specialty forms including activated carbon cloth, bead activated carbon, and activated carbon fibre), by raw material (coal-based, coconut shell-based, wood-based, peat, and emerging alternative feedstocks), and by region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa). Each forecast segment includes detailed commentary on growth drivers, competitive dynamics, supply chain developments, and emerging opportunities.

A major feature of this edition is the inclusion of a dedicated chapter on carbon capture, carbon credits, and the activated carbon industry-an entirely new area of strategic significance. This section examines activated carbon's emerging role as a CO2 capture material, the explosive growth of the direct air capture (DAC) market, carbon credit and biochar market dynamics, life cycle assessment of activated carbon production methods, the circular economy advantages of reactivation, and the impact of regulatory carbon pricing mechanisms such as the EU Emissions Trading System and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on feedstock economics and competitive positioning.

The report also features extensive coverage of activated carbon in the energy storage market, a high-growth emerging application. This includes detailed analysis of supercapacitor electrode materials, lead-carbon batteries, lithium-ion capacitors, silicon-carbon composite anodes for lithium-ion batteries, hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries, flow battery electrodes, and fuel cell catalyst supports. Energy storage represents a premium-priced segment with growth rates significantly outpacing the broader activated carbon market.

PFAS remediation is analysed as a major market catalyst, with the report providing a comprehensive assessment of the global regulatory landscape, activated carbon's position as the preferred treatment technology, and detailed demand forecasts for PFAS-driven activated carbon consumption through 2036. Regional analysis covers North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa, with country-level detail for the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia, Brazil, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, among others.

Twenty-four company profiles provide detailed competitive intelligence on the leading global activated carbon manufacturers and distributors, covering product portfolios, production capacities, recent developments, strategic initiatives, and market positioning. The report also includes comprehensive technical benchmarking tables comparing all major activated carbon types across physical properties, performance characteristics, manufacturing processes, applications, and commercial factors-an invaluable reference tool for product selection and specification.

The raw material landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and this report provides the data needed to navigate it. Coal-based activated carbon has historically dominated global production, but coconut shell-based carbon is experiencing the fastest growth, driven by superior adsorption properties for liquid-phase applications, sustainability credentials, and rising demand from the energy storage sector where coconut shell is the overwhelmingly preferred feedstock. Wood-based and alternative feedstock segments are also analysed in detail, including emerging biomass-derived and waste-derived activated carbons that are reshaping the competitive landscape. The report quantifies these feedstock shifts and their implications for pricing, supply chain resilience, and regional competitive advantage.

Global production capacity is mapped by region, with analysis of capacity expansions, reactivation infrastructure, and the growing importance of circular economy models in the activated carbon industry. Reactivated carbon is covered as a distinct and rapidly growing segment, with detailed assessment of its environmental benefits, cost advantages, and market adoption trends. The report examines how reactivation reduces carbon footprint by up to 80% compared with virgin production, and the potential for carbon credit generation from reactivation activities.

With over 30 tables and figures, detailed price and cost analysis, supply chain mapping for coal-based, coconut shell-based, and wood-based activated carbon, customer segmentation, addressable market sizing, and a thorough assessment of risks, opportunities, and barriers to growth, this report is an indispensable resource for anyone involved in the global activated carbon value chain.

Report Contents include:

  • Executive Summary with market overview, key findings, and key developments 2024-2026
  • Global market forecasts 2026-2036 by application, region, product type, and raw material
  • Carbon capture, carbon credits, and the activated carbon industry including DAC market analysis, biochar, and carbon pricing impacts
  • Introduction to activated carbon types, production methods, activation processes, and reactivation technology
  • Comprehensive technical benchmarking of all major activated carbon types across physical properties, performance, manufacturing, applications, and commercial factors
  • Water treatment market analysis including municipal drinking water, wastewater, industrial water, and PFAS remediation
  • Air and gas purification market analysis including industrial emissions, indoor air quality, mercury control, and VOC removal
  • Food and beverage processing applications including sugar decolorization, edible oil purification, and beverage treatment
  • Pharmaceutical and medical applications including drug purification, medical devices, and poison treatment
  • Chemical and petrochemical industry applications
  • Energy storage applications including supercapacitors, lead-carbon batteries, lithium-ion capacitors, sodium-ion batteries, flow batteries, and fuel cells
  • Mining and precious metal recovery applications including gold recovery via carbon-in-pulp and carbon-in-leach
  • Environmental remediation applications including soil treatment, groundwater cleanup, and contaminated site restoration
  • Automotive and vehicle applications including evaporative emission control and cabin air filtration
  • Personal care, consumer products, and specialty applications
  • PFAS remediation and its impact on the activated carbon market with regulatory analysis and demand forecasts
  • Emerging applications including mercury emission control, biogas upgrading, nanoactivated carbon, and sustainability trends
  • Market analysis including growth drivers and trends, regulations, price and cost analysis, supply chain, future outlook, customer segmentation, addressable market size, risks and opportunities, and market challenges
  • Global market revenue forecasts and production capacity analysis including reactivation capacity
  • Regional market analysis for North America (US, Canada, Mexico), Europe (Germany, France, UK, and others), Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia), Middle East and Africa, and Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia)
  • 24 detailed company profiles of leading activated carbon manufacturers and distributors
  • Comprehensive references section

Companies Profiled include: ADA Carbon Solutions, AdvEn Inc., Arq Inc., Atlas Carbon LLC, Boyce Carbon, Bygen, Carbo Tech AC GmbH, Carbon Activated Corporation (CAC), Carbonxt Group Limited, CarboTech AC GmbH, Chemviron Carbon, CN Energy Development, CPL/Puragen Activated Carbons and more.....

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • 1.1 Market Overview and Key Findings (2026)
  • 1.2 Key Developments 2024-2026
  • 1.3 Global Market Forecast 2026-2036 by Application, 2026-2036
  • 1.4 Market Forecast by Region 2026-2036
  • 1.5 Market Forecast by Product Type 2026-2036
  • 1.6 Market Forecast by Raw Material 2026-2036
  • 1.7 Carbon Capture, Carbon Credits and the Activated Carbon Industry
    • 1.7.1 Activated Carbon as a CO2 capture material
    • 1.7.2 Biomass-Derived Activated Carbon for CO2 Capture
    • 1.7.3 The Direct Air Capture (DAC) Market: A New Frontier for Activated Carbon
      • 1.7.3.1 DAC Market Size and Growth
      • 1.7.3.2 Key DAC Projects and Infrastructure
    • 1.7.4 Government Policy Support
    • 1.7.5 Implications for the Activated Carbon Industry
  • 1.8 Carbon Credits and Carbon Markets
    • 1.8.1 Overview of Carbon Markets
    • 1.8.2 Carbon Credit Pricing
    • 1.8.3 Corporate Offtake Driving the Market
  • 1.9 Biochar: The Bridge Between Activated Carbon and Carbon Credits
    • 1.9.1 Biochar and Activated Carbon: Related Industries
    • 1.9.2 Biochar Carbon Credit Market
    • 1.9.3 Opportunities for Activated Carbon Producers
  • 1.10 Life Cycle Assessment of Activated Carbon Production
  • 1.11 Reactivation: The Circular Economy Advantage
    • 1.11.1 Reactivation and Carbon Credit Potential
  • 1.12 Regulatory Carbon Pricing and Impacts on the Activated Carbon Industry
    • 1.12.1 EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
    • 1.12.2 EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
    • 1.12.3 Other Carbon Pricing Mechanisms
    • 1.12.4 Carbon Pricing Impact on Feedstock Economics
  • 1.13 Activated Carbon in Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
    • 1.13.1 Industrial Point-Source Capture
    • 1.13.2 The Hydrogen Economy Connection

2 INTRODUCTION

  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Types
    • 2.2.1 Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC)
    • 2.2.2 Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)
    • 2.2.3 Extruded Activated Carbon (EAC)
    • 2.2.4 Impregnated Activated Carbon
    • 2.2.5 Bead Activated Carbon (BAC)
    • 2.2.6 Polymer Coated Carbon
    • 2.2.7 Specialty Forms
  • 2.3 Benchmarking of Activated Carbon Types
    • 2.3.1 Physical Properties and Structure
    • 2.3.2 Performance Characteristics
    • 2.3.3 Raw Material Feedstocks and Manufacturing
    • 2.3.4 Applications and End-Use Markets
    • 2.3.5 Commercial and Economic Factors
  • 2.4 Production
    • 2.4.1 Coal-based Activated Carbon
    • 2.4.2 Wood-based Activated Carbon
    • 2.4.3 Coconut Shell-based Activated Carbon
    • 2.4.4 Fruit Stone and Nutshell-based Activated Carbon
    • 2.4.5 Polymer-based Activated Carbon
    • 2.4.6 Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs)
    • 2.4.7 Production Technology and Processes
      • 2.4.7.1 Activation Processes
      • 2.4.7.2 Reactivation Technology

3 MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS

  • 3.1 Water Treatment
  • 3.2 Air Purification
  • 3.3 Food and Beverage Processing
  • 3.4 Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications
  • 3.5 Chemical and Petrochemical Industries
  • 3.6 Energy Storage
    • 3.6.1 Supercapacitor Technology and Activated Carbon's Role
      • 3.6.1.1 Supercapacitor Applications Driving Activated Carbon Demand
    • 3.6.2 Lead-carbon batteries
      • 3.6.2.1 Technology Overview
    • 3.6.3 Lithium-ion Batteries and Lithium-ion Capacitors
      • 3.6.3.1 Activated Carbon in Lithium-Ion Capacitors (LICs)
      • 3.6.3.2 Activated Carbon as Conductive Additive and Functional Component
      • 3.6.3.3 Hard Carbon Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries
    • 3.6.4 Flow Batteries
    • 3.6.5 Zinc-Air and Metal-Air Batteries
    • 3.6.6 Fuel Cell Components
    • 3.6.7 Solid-State Batteries
  • 3.7 Mining and Precious Metal Recovery
  • 3.8 Environmental Remediation
  • 3.9 Chemical and Petrochemical Industries
  • 3.10 Automotive and Vehicle Applications
  • 3.11 Personal Care, Consumer Products, and Other Specialty Applications
  • 3.12 PFAS remediation and its impact on the Activated Carbon Market
    • 3.12.1 Overview of PFAS and the Regulatory Landscape
    • 3.12.2 Activated Carbon as the Preferred PFAS Treatment Technology
    • 3.12.3 Market Impact of PFAS Regulations on Activated Carbon Demand
  • 3.13 Emerging applications
    • 3.13.1 Energy Storage Applications
    • 3.13.2 Mercury Emission Control
    • 3.13.3 Biogas Upgrading
    • 3.13.4 Nanoactivated Carbon and Advanced Materials
    • 3.13.5 Sustainability and Circular Economy Trends
  • 3.14 Market analysis
    • 3.14.1 Market Growth Drivers and Trends
    • 3.14.2 Regulations
    • 3.14.3 Price and Costs Analysis
    • 3.14.4 Supply Chain
      • 3.14.4.1 Coal-Based Activated Carbon
      • 3.14.4.2 Coconut Shell-Based Activated Carbon
      • 3.14.4.3 Wood-Based Activated Carbon
    • 3.14.5 Future Outlook
    • 3.14.6 Customer Segmentation
    • 3.14.7 Addressable Market Size
    • 3.14.8 Risks and Opportunities
    • 3.14.9 Market Challenges and Barriers to Growth
      • 3.14.9.1 Raw Material Supply Constraints
      • 3.14.9.2 Competition from Alternative Technologies
      • 3.14.9.3 Regulatory Uncertainty
      • 3.14.9.4 Price Competition

4 GLOBAL MARKET FORECASTS

  • 4.1 Revenues
  • 4.2 Global activated carbon production capacity
    • 4.2.1 Reactivation Capacity

5 REGIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS

  • 5.1 North America
    • 5.1.1 Market Size and Growth
    • 5.1.2 United States
      • 5.1.2.1 U.S. Environmental Regulations
    • 5.1.3 Canada
    • 5.1.4 Mexico
  • 5.2 Europe
    • 5.2.1 Market Size and Growth
    • 5.2.2 European Regulations
  • 5.3 Regulatory Environment
    • 5.3.1 Key National Markets
    • 5.3.2 Circular Economy Focus
  • 5.4 Asia Pacific
    • 5.4.1 Market Size and Growth
    • 5.4.2 China
    • 5.4.3 India
    • 5.4.4 Japan
    • 5.4.5 Southeast Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka)
    • 5.4.6 Australia
  • 5.5 Middle East & Africa
    • 5.5.1 Market Size and Growth
    • 5.5.2 Middle East
    • 5.5.3 Africa
  • 5.6 Latin America
    • 5.6.1 Market Size and Growth
    • 5.6.2 Brazil
    • 5.6.3 Mexico
    • 5.6.4 Chile, Peru, and Colombia
    • 5.6.5 Rest of Latin America

6 COMPANY PROFILES (24 company profiles)

7 REFERENCES

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Global Activated Carbon Market Forecast by Application, 2026-2036 (USD Billions)
  • Table 2. Global Activated Carbon Market Forecast by Application, 2026-2036 (USD Billions)
  • Table 3. Global Activated Carbon Market Forecast by Product Type, 2026-2036 (USD Billions)
  • Table 4. Global Activated Carbon Market Forecast by Raw Material, 2026-2036 (USD Billions)
  • Table 5. Comparative Position of Activated Carbon vs. Competing CO2 Adsorbents
  • Table 6. Carbon Footprint by Production Method
  • Table 7. Types of Activated Carbon
  • Table 8. Activated Carbon Product Type Comparison (Updated 2026)
  • Table 9. Physical Properties and Structure
  • Table 10. Performance Characteristics
  • Table 11. Raw Material Feedstocks and Manufacturing
  • Table 12. Applications and End-Use Markets
  • Table 13. Commercial and Economic Factors
  • Table 14. Markets and Applications for Activated Carbon.
  • Table 15. Supercapacitor Performance Specifications for Activated Carbon
  • Table 16. Producers of Supercapacitor-Grade Activated Carbon
  • Table 17. Types of Carbon Used in Lead-Carbon Batteries
  • Table 18. Lead-Carbon Battery Applications
  • Table 19. COMPARATIVE TABLE: ACTIVATED CARBON ACROSS ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
  • Table 20. PFAS Regulatory Impact on Activated Carbon Demand by Region
  • Table 21. Estimated PFAS-Driven Activated Carbon Demand Forecast, 2026-2036 (USD Millions)
  • Table 22. Market Growth Drivers and Trends in Activated Carbon.
  • Table 23. Regulations pertaining to Activated Carbon.
  • Table 24. Price and costs analysis for Activated Carbon.
  • Table 25. Activated Carbon supply chain.
  • Table 26. Future outlook for Activated Carbon by end use market.
  • Table 27. Addressable market size for Activated Carbon by market.
  • Table 28. Risks and Opportunities in Activated Carbon.
  • Table 29. Global market revenues for Activated Carbon 2020-2036 (millions USD), by market.
  • Table 30. Global Activated Carbon Production Capacity by Region (2025-2026)
  • Table 31. Major Indian Activated Carbon Producers (Updated 2026)

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. Global Activated Carbon Market Forecast by Application, 2026-2036 (USD Billions)
  • Figure 2. Global Activated Carbon Market Forecast by Application, 2026-2036 (USD Billions)
  • Figure 3. Global Activated Carbon Market Forecast by Product Type, 2026-2036 (USD Billions)
  • Figure 4. Global Activated Carbon Market Forecast by Raw Material, 2026-2036 (USD Billions)
  • Figure 5. Global market revenues for Activated Carbon 2020-2036 (millions USD), by market.