Technologiewacht

Via een technologiewacht houdt de essenscia Octrooicel sectorbedrijven op regelmatige basis op de hoogte van de nieuwste trends en technologische ontwikkelingen in gerelateerde vakgebieden. Dit biedt ondernemingen een gedetailleerd inzicht in uiteenlopende technologiedomeinen wat een waardevolle bron van ideeën kan opleveren om nieuwe innovaties te ontwikkelen in de chemie en life sciences.

Technology Watch – December 2022: the potential of chemical recycling technologies

With the European Green Deal in mind, and the ambition of Europe to become a world leader in the circular economy, it is worth looking at the potential that chemical recycling holds. This new Technology Watch of the essenscia Patent Cell provides an analysis of the innovative activities in the field of chemical recycling technologies. Chemical recycling breaks down plastics into smaller polymers, oligomers, monomers, or feedstocks that can then be reused as virgin like materials for the making of new materials, thereby reducing the use of primary resources.

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Technologiewacht – July 2022: Wastewater – an analysis of research activity based on a review of patent literature

The European objectives in terms of quality of water bodies are increasingly strict and in addition to macropollutants, attention is also focused on micropollutants. The chemical sector is itself a producer of patents for their inventions for products used in water treatment. This Technology Watch of the essenscia Patent Cell includes a general study of the patents selected for their relevance in wastewater treatment in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector over the period 2005 to 2022, in which both the technology and substance axis were analysed.

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Technologiewacht – July 2022: Hydrogen Transport & Storage

Climate change has become one of the main focal points of European and global policies. In this context, the potential of hydrogen as a climate-friendly energy carrier/feedstock in many applications and sectors, can count on increased interest. Designing a hydrogen-based economy, however, will require efficient hydrogen transport and storage. This Technology Watch of the essenscia Patent Cell includes an overall analysis of the patent landscape in the field of hydrogen transport and storage and shows that research activity in this domain has increased rapidly.

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Technologiewacht – November 2021: hydrogen production

Climate change presents one of the biggest challenges of our times according to the European Environment Agency.  Keeping the global warming target of 1.5ºC as agreed to in the Paris climate deal is challenging and will require significantly reducing the emission of greenhouse gasses.  The renewed interest in hydrogen comes in response to its potential as a climate-friendly energy carrier or feedstock in many applications and sectors.

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Technologiewacht – June 2021: Carbon Capture & Storage

Global warming is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases of which carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane represent more than 90%. About 65% of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by CO2 emissions due to the use of fossil fuel and industrial processes. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is essential in achieving the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate. This report provides an analysis of the innovative activities in the field of carbon capture and storage by a review of the patent activity in this field.

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Technologiewacht – December 2020: Plastic Waste Recycling

Plastic is a unique material with a lot of benefits making it a highly valuable material for many functions and applications. While plastics can provide environmental benefits such as in maintaining food quality and safety and reducing food waste, plastic pollution has a negative impact on our wildlife. Combined with the limits of natural resources a paradigm shift from a linear economy to a circular economy is necessary. Accordingly, this report provides an analysis of the innovative activities in the recycling of plastic waste by performing a review of the patent activity in the field of polymer recycling.

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Technologiewacht – September 2019: AI in Chemical Industry

Deze technologiewacht bouwt verder op de technologiewacht over big data, maar focust meer specifiek op de opportuniteiten van Artificiële Intelligentie (AI). Om een praktisch inzicht te geven in AI, worden duidelijke definities, misvattingen en mogelijke toepassingen in de chemie- en farmasector aangehaald. 

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Technologiewacht – februari 2019: Big data for Chemical 4.0.

Deze technologiewacht geeft een inzicht in de meest recente ontwikkelingen rond Industrie 4.0 binnen de chemie-industrie. Er wordt daarbij ingezoomd op ‘big data’, en hoe dit een opportuniteit kan vormen voor bedrijven uit de sector. Er werden twee rapporten opgesteld: één met focus op de manier waarop deze ontwikkelingen een impact kunnen hebben op businessmodellen en een tweede met een uitgebreide analyse van de technologische ontwikkelingen in het domein, inclusief een patent screening.

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Technologiewacht – mei 2017: Trends in de katalyse van organisch chemie