Gas Sensors- Detect the Presence of Combustible, Flammable and Toxic Gases mainly in Industries

 Gas Sensors Market

Gas sensors are the devices that sense concentration of various gases within an area, usually as a part of a safety system. Use of gas sensors is the most effective way to sence actual gas concentrations during gas leaks or gas generations. Some of the major gas sensor products are electrochemical gas sensors, solid state gas sensors, PID (photoionization detectors), catalytic gas sensors, infrared gas sensors, and others. Gas sensor devices have application across various sectors and some of the major applications of gas sensors are in process industries, automotive industry, building automation, industrial applications, medical applications, and others. Gas sensors are the devices that transform partial pressures or gas compositions measured in air or gases into an electric signal. Gas sensors comprise of two basic parts: a receptor enabling chemical recognition and a transducer transforming the chemical reactions into an output electric signal.

Extensive Market Description of Gas Sensors 

The use of wireless gas sensors in various applications is heavily influencing the way products are designed in this market. Wireless gas sensors are suited in hazardous or extreme applications as they can remotely transmit data to a computer or smartphone. Moreover, smart gas sensors that can be integrated with different devices or can analyze data are catching on in the market. Although gas sensors have traditionally been widely used in the oil and gas and manufacturing industries, their use is now also being observed in the automotive industry. This trend is underscored by the fact that automotive companies are having to comply with increasingly stringent safety mandates.

Gas sensors identify and measure the presence of gases such as oxygen, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The gas sensors market is driven by the stringent occupational safety and health regulations, rapid growth of the automotive sector, and rising trend of using hybrid vehicles and clean energy. On the other hand, the demand for carbon dioxide sensors has taken a hit owing to efforts to reduce carbon emissions.Based on product, the gas sensors market is divided into sensors used to detect carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and others such as methane, ammonia, and hydrocarbons.

By technology, the gas sensors market is segmented into semiconductor, photoionization detectors (PID), infrared (IR), electrochemical, solid state or metal oxide semiconductor (MOS), catalytic, and others including thermal conductivity and thermal. Electrochemical and semiconductor technologies are the most preferred by consumers owing to the fact that they provide a high level of accuracy in detecting toxic or combustible gases. Moreover, they are also highly cost-effective.

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The key end-use applications that demand gas sensors include petrochemicals, industrial, building domestic and automation appliances, medical, automotive, and others such as educational institutes and research and development laboratories. The industrial sector includes manufacturing and process industries and this segment accounts for the largest share in the gas sensors market in terms of revenue. Government mandates to curb emissions and rising concern regarding occupational safety are the main factors driving the demand for gas sensors in industrial applications. The automotive sector is also a major consumer of gas sensors, driven by the demand for better safety and comfort in automobiles. Gas sensors are used for monitoring fuel emission and cabin air quality, among others.

Alphasense, Siemens AG, Dynament Ltd, Robert Bosch, LLC, City Technology Ltd., Nemoto & Co., Ltd., ABB Ltd., Figaro Engineering Inc., GfG Europe Ltd, NGK Insulators Ltd., Aeroqual Ltd., Dragerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Trolex Ltd, Membrapor AG, and Yokogawa Electric Corporation are the most prominent players operating in the global gas sensors market. These players are reviewed in the report based on attributes such as company overview, recent developments, business strategies, and financial overview.

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