Category: Research profiling

  • Knowledge Management and Analysis of Scientific Biotechnology Trends in Venezuela

    This paper presents a study on knowledge management and analysis of scientific biotechnology trends in Venezuela, providing an overview of the science profile as well as regional development and its relation to issues of topics covered by Biotechnology based on the analysis of scientific publications for the period of 1995 to 2010.

  • Biodiesel Production from Microalgae: A Mapping of Articles and Patents

    Global concern about climate change and the declining petroleum reserves has drawn the attention of scientists, policymakers and various other stake holders to look for alternate source of renewable energy, especially liquid transportation fuel.

  • Technology Prospecting on Enzymes for the Pulp and Paper Industry

    The use of enzymes in the pulp and paper industry was introduced in the 1986. However, their use has been relatively minor. This prospective study aims at enhancing the understanding of the most important advances regarding the use of enzymes in this industry and to identify the future trends of this technology. Information gathered from the Web…

  • Biodegradable Polymers: Sectorial Overview and Prospects

    This work on biodegradable polymers involved an analysis of patents to identify indicators for evaluating the prospects and opportunities of action in the field of polymers. We used the Spacenet database and VantagePoint software.