Krypton-85 has a wide range of applications. Global production capacity and consumption are mainly concentrated in Europe.

Krypton-85, with the nuclide symbol 85Kr, is a beta-decay radioactive isotope with a half-life of 10.8 years and can further decay into non-radioactive rubidium-85.

Krypton-85 is a type of inactive, radioactive inert gas with a wide range of applications. Specifically, krypton-85 can be used as a self-illuminating source in metal halide lamps, electrodeless lamps, high-pressure sodium lamps, photosensitive ink (paint) curing lamps, UHP projection lamps and other lamp manufacturing scenarios; it can be used as a gas tracer for atmospheric diffusion research. , petroleum gas flow rate and residual measurement, organ blood flow measurement and other scenarios; it can be used as a radioactive source for industrial non-destructive testing, static charge removal, waste treatment, promotion of chemical reactions, and nuclear instruments (thickness gauges), liquid level meters, Density meters and other instrument manufacturing scenarios; can be used as high-purity gas for material surface defect discovery, processing and leak detection scenarios.

According to the “2023-2028 Krypton-85 Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, Among them, metal halide lamps, thickness gauge manufacturing and material leak detection are the main application scenarios of krypton-85. In recent years, with the rapid development of the downstream market, the market demand for krypton-85 has continued to increase and its scale has continued to expand. The global krypton-85 market size will be approximately US$260 million in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%.

From the demand side, Europe is currently the largest consumer market for krypton-85 in the world. In 2022, consumption in this region has reached 32%, and the market concentration is high; the Asia-Pacific region is the fastest growing consumer market for krypton-85 in the world. , consumption in this region will account for approximately 26% in 2022. Among them, China is the main consumer of krypton-85 in the Asia-Pacific region. In the future, with the rapid development of the national economy, the scale of domestic krypton-85 consumption is expected to continue to expand, which in turn will drive the proportion of consumption in the Asia-Pacific region to continue to increase.

From a production perspective, globally, krypton-85 production capacity is mainly distributed in Europe. In recent years, Europe’s krypton-85 output has been leading the world. In 2022, its output will be approximately 700Ci, accounting for 83% of the global total. The global krypton-85 manufacturing companies mainly include Germany’s Linde Gas, Germany’s The Palas GmbH, Russia’s State Atomic Energy, Ezi Radio and Medical Technology, China Atomic High-tech Co., Ltd., etc. Among them, Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation is a leading enterprise in the global industry, and the company’s krypton-85 sales volume ranks first in the world.

Industrial analysts said that krypton-85 is a widely used radioactive element, and its main application fields include Lighting, industrial flaw detection, thickness measurement, petrochemical industry, materials research, military reconnaissance, instrumentation, waste treatment and other fields. In recent years, with the rapid development of the downstream market, the scale of the global krypton-85 market has continued to expand, and the industry has shown good development prospects. Currently, Europe is the largest production and consumption region of krypton-85 in the world. From the perspective of the domestic market, the scale of krypton-85 consumption in our country is gradually expanding, and the market demand is vast. However, the production capacity is still relatively weak, and the industry still has huge room for growth in the future.