Research Trends in Patented Technologies for the Application of Rice Husks in the Chemical Industry
[Purposes]This article aims to provide patent related technical support for various innovative entities on how to achieve maximum utilization of grain by-product resources under national policy guid-ance.[Methods]This article analyzes the patent applications of rice husks in the chemical industry from the perspective of patent analysis.The focus was on analyzing domestic and international application trends,the status of major innovative entities,and related technologies.[Findings]The patent technolo-gies for the application of rice husk resources in the chemical industry mainly involve batteries,capaci-tors,and graphene,with batteries and domestic patent applications being the main focus.The main inno-vative entities are research institutes and enterprises.The research institute has a relatively advanced R&D team,and the enterprise has also increased its R&D efforts under policy guidance,showing a good development trend,but the patent conversion rate is relatively low.[Conclusions]Rice husk resources have good application prospects in chemical fields such as batteries,capacitors,and graphene,and can be one of the directions for vigorous development.Based on the strong research and development capa-bilities of research institutes,local governments and enterprises can strengthen cooperation with them to achieve maximum utilization of grain resources while reducing costs.