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C02F 1/04

by distillation or evaporation

Full Title

Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage (C02F3/00 - C02F9/00 take precedence) > by heating (methods of steam generation F22B; preheating boiler feed-water or accumulating preheated boiler feed-water F22D) > by distillation or evaporation

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,531
  2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 1,700
  3. KURITA WATER IND JP 1,287
  4. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 1,040
  5. CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY 928
  6. ECOLAB US 904
  7. HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 904
  8. BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 878
  9. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 862
  10. EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES US 842