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C01B 33/037

Purification (by zone-melting C30B13/00)

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Silicon; Compounds thereof ( C01B21/00, C01B23/00 take precedence; persilicates C01B15/14; carbides C01B32/956) > Silicon (forming single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure C30B) > Purification (by zone-melting C30B13/00)

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  • C01B 33/039 by conversion of the silicon into a compound, optional purification of the compound, and reconversion into silicon

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 4,293
  2. LG CHEM KR 3,317
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,219
  4. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 2,154
  5. OMYA INTERNATIONAL CH 1,524
  6. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 1,362
  7. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 1,298
  8. SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY JP 1,286
  9. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 1,243
  10. L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE FR 1,238