Analysis of Patents Pertaining to Arsenic Removal from Contaminated Water Bodies

Abstract

<smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> The paper discusses patent activity in the field of arsenic removal from contaminated water bodies. It emphasises the importance of patent information in monitoring research and development trends worldwide. The paper analyses the major areas of patenting, and technological trends. The patenting activity was found to be maximum in Japan followed by China, United States, Europe and Australia. The number of patents shows an increasing trend, which symbolises the increasing research activities in the field globally</smarttagtype></smarttagtype>