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UV Technology for One Water: A Snapshot of the Global Market

By Corresponding Authors Castine A. Bernardy, Ph.D., CDM Smith; and James P. Malley, Jr., Ph.D., Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire

A Snapshot of the UV Technology Global Market

Multiple AI-driven market searches for the period ending June 30, 2025, yielded the following broad summary. The global UV technology market, encompassing various applications such as disinfection and curing, is experiencing robust growth driven by factors including increasing environmental awareness, stringent regulations, technological advancements and rising demand for efficient and sustainable solutions across various industries. 

Key Market Segments:

Figure 1: UV Disinfection Equipment Market Size, Share and Trends, Markets and Markets, www.marketsandmarkets.com.
  • UV Disinfection Equipment Market: Projected to reach USD 3.87 billion in 2025, growing at a CAGR of 15.4% to USD 7.94 billion by 2030. This is fueled by rising concerns about waterborne and airborne diseases, the need for chemical-free disinfection and the increasing use in healthcare settings. See Figure 1.
  • UV LED Market: Valued at USD 2.16 billion in 2025, with a projected CAGR of 24.62% to reach USD 15.65 billion by 2034. UV LEDs offer advantages like energy efficiency, longer lifespan and compact size over traditional UV lamps.
  • UV-C Disinfection Products Market: Anticipated to reach USD 12.66 billion in 2025, with a CAGR of 12.1% to USD 39.64 billion by 2035. This segment benefits from increasing global focus on hygiene and infection control in healthcare, commercial and residential sectors.
  • UV Light Disinfection Market: Projected to be USD 4.98 billion in 2025, with a CAGR of 10.5%. Growth is driven by the demand for portable UV sanitizers, use in HVAC systems and the increased demand for non-chemical disinfection methods.
  • In-line UV-Vis Spectroscopy Market: Forecasted to be USD 1.38 billion in 2025, with a CAGR of 6.72%. The market is expanding due to environmental concerns and the need for safety regulations in industries like food and beverage.

Key Trends Shaping the UV Technology Market:

  • Growing adoption of UV-C LED technology for disinfection and sterilization applications due to its germicidal properties and energy efficiency.
  • Rising demand for non-chemical disinfection methods driven by environmental concerns and health awareness.
  • Technological advancements, including IoT-enabled monitoring, AI-powered automation and innovations in UV LED efficiency and lifespan.
  • Increasing investments in healthcare infrastructure and stringent regulations promoting hygiene and infection control.

Regional Highlights:

  • Asia Pacific: Expected to hold the largest market share in UV disinfection equipment and exhibit robust growth in the UV LED market due to rapid industrialization, infrastructure development and growing environmental awareness.
  • North America: Dominates the UV disinfection equipment market and is a significant market for UV curing systems, driven by technological innovation and stringent regulations.
  • Europe: Focuses on sustainable and advanced manufacturing, showing strong adoption of UV technology in the healthcare and manufacturing sectors. 

Latest in UV Presentations

WEFTEC

The 2025 WEFTEC Annual Conference brings together one of the largest groups of water professionals in the world, and it will be held September 27-October 1, 2025, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A preliminary release of the planned program indicates a very interesting UV-related workshop, “W02 Exploring Disinfection Validation in Water Reuse Scenarios” and then several important presentations being made during the Disinfection & Public Health track, including a Tuesday, September 30 session on “Advances in UV Disinfection Technologies” and a Wednesday, October 1 session on “Optimizing Disinfection Systems for Efficiency and Reliability.”

Another notable conference to look forward to will be the annual AWWA WQTC conference, which will take place November 9-13, 2025, in Tacoma, Washington, and will cover advancements in water treatment and quality issues, including emerging contaminants and presentations relevant to UV technology applications in One Water.

Publications Related to UV Technology and One Water

Multiple scientific search engines have been used to identify peer reviewed articles that may be of interest to professionals working in the UV technology for One Water segment. This quarter’s search identified ~200,000 citations, therefore the criteria: published between March 1 and June 30, 2025, most cited articles, timeliness of topic relative to reader interests (e.g., UV-LEDs, forever chemicals, emerging pathogens of interest) and/or the quality of the journal publishing the work were used to produce the following list, capped at 10 for sake of publication length.

  1. Total internal reflection-driven uniform light field engineering for UV-LED water disinfection: A 12-fold performance enhancement in cylindrical reactors, Hong, ZK; Dong, TG; (…); Fan, BF, March 2025 JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY, 465.
  2. Algae removal and degradation of microcystins by UV-C system: A review, Wang, ZY; Xiong, JQ; (…); Han, ZL, Mar 2025, WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH 97 (3).
  3. Vacuum UV-based processes for water and wastewater purification: From unitary to multicomponent systems Wang, C; Wang, XH; (…); Zhao, ZW March 2025 WATER RESEARCH 275.
  4. On-site electro-generation of H2O2 combined with UV process: Multiple pharmaceutically active compounds degradation for drinking water systems, Guimaraes, RE; Albornoz, LL; (…); da Silva, S, March 2025, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 361.
  5. Synergistic Disinfection Effects of Dual-wavelength Ultraviolet and Its Impact on Photoreactivation and Dark Repair, Zhou, Tian-Hong; Liang, Yuan-Fu; (…); Qiang, Zhi-Min, 2025-mar-08, Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue, 46 (3), pp.1443-1449
  6. Utilization of UV/VUV irradiation for removal of human body fluids related to pollutants in swimming pool water, Li, D; Long, LC; (…); Wei, LL, March 2025, JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 489.
  7. UV-LED inactivation of S. aureus and A. baumannii dual-species biofilm: Insights into the role of interspecies interactions, Rahman, APH; Mayer, BK; (…); Hristova, KR, March 2025, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, 13 (2).
  8. Precise regulation of UV/H2O2 processes: •OH generation/reaction and DOM transformation as the main free radical scavenger, Zhang, YN; Sun, WJ and Yin, WX, March 2025, WATER RESEARCH, 277.
  9. Current advances in UV-based advanced oxidation processes for the abatement of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in wastewater, Li, HJ; Wang, Z; (…); Li, S, March 2025, CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS, 36 (4).
  10. Performance and Mechanism of UV/H2O2 Oxidation of Aminotris(Methylphosphonic Acid) Antiscalant of the Reverse Osmosis Concentrate, Liu, WF; Qian, F; (…); Song, YH, Mar 2025, SUSTAINABILITY, 17 (5).