Volume 2 - No 3
ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY IN STATIC MIXER FROM THE ANALYSIS OF PATENTS APPLICATIONS
Abstract
The static mixer is an alternative to the traditional agitated vessels (dynamic mixing) and can also
be used in continuous processes, which provides a great increase in production. The static mixers
have increasing application and interest, because they use courtesy of the energy for pumping fluid
to promote mixing in a continuous process, minimizing the use of equipment and industrial
installations. To perform the patent search, we used the base of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), the database of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the
European Patent Office (Espacenet). Assessing the world stage, in relation to documents of patent
applications, we can characterize the exploration on the static mixers is in constant development,
especially from the year 2000. In the Brazilian context the application of these devices is still
limited to some specific processes for technology issues, especially for the little knowledge of
technicians and engineers of physical phenomena that govern its application.
Paper Details
PaperID: p 205-213
Author's Name: Mikele Cândida Sousa Sant’Anna, Danilo Francisco Corrêa Lopes, Gabrielly Pereira da Silva, Isabelly Pereira da Silva and Gabriel Francisco da Silva
Volume: Volume 2
Issues: No 3
Keywords: Static mixer, technological forecasting, patents.
Year: 2012
Month: September
Pages: 205-213