Use of Patent Applications as a Tool for Technology Development Prospection on the Ethanol Production Chain from Lignocellulosic Biomasses in Brazil

The growing concerns regarding the future of global energy supplies have encouraged R&D in alternative sources to complement the global energy matrix. Brazil has earned notoriety as one of the largest producers of ethanol and biomass. This has aroused other countries’ interest in Brazil’s capabi...

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Main Authors: Luiz André Felizardo Silva Schlittler, Adelaide Maria de Souza Antunes, Nei Pereira Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Alberto Hurtado 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Technology Management & Innovation
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Online Access:http://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/859