C10F DRYING OR WORKING-UP OF PEAT
Introduced: September 1968
Description
C10F encompasses processes for drying and processing peat into usable forms, including mechanical dewatering, thermal drying, and subsequent treatment of dried peat. This classification covers methods to reduce moisture content, improve combustion properties, and prepare peat for use as a fuel or raw material for chemical products. Excluded are peat extraction methods (covered in E21C) and the production of specific peat-derived chemicals beyond basic working-up operations.
Additional Content IPC
Baling or bundling peat Extracting wax from peat Obtaining fibres from peat
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
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Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 8,875
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,245
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 2,028
- EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 1,980
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 1,963
- SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 1,878
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,829
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 1,787
- LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,277
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,268
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,831
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,918
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 2,305
- EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 2,282
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,268
- SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 2,124
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,487
- CHEVRON CORPORATION US 1,400
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 1,372
- LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,324