UNCONVENTIONAL OIL. Latest granted patents 2016-2018. In-situ combustion
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Unconventional oil, which includes heavy oil and oil sands, is increasingly becoming the main oil resource in many regions of the world. This is especially evident in Canada, Venezuela, Oman, the Volga regions of Russia, Brazil,...
BIOENERGY. Latest granted patents 2016-2018. Cellulosic ethanol
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Cellulosic ethanol is a fuel derived from feedstock which is generally considered to be abundant and sustainable. The feedstock can include agricultural residues, such as straw or maize crop residues, other lignocellulosic...
UNCONVENTIONAL OIL. Latest granted patents 2016-2018. Chemical Stimulation
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Patent Statistical BulletinNon-thermal EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) methods, particularly chemical stimulation methods, have an important benefit over the thermal EOR methods that reside in low energy consumption, which usually comprises a major portion of production...
CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER. Latest granted patents 2016-2018. Optics
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The pace of improvement of solar thermal collectors largely determines the development prospects of concentrating solar power technologies. In addition to the basic engineering focus areas in this field, which are mainly related to...