Prospecção tecnológica da Faveleira (Cnidoscolus): avaliação de suas aplicações e potencialidades para pesquisa científica

Abstract

Cnidoscolus is a genus of the plantae kingdom belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. Among the several oilseeds of this family, the faveleira stands out since this plant has applications in areas such as: food, drug production, reforestation, biodiesel and wood production. Although its application is vast, a technological prospection was carried out in order to investigate the advance and growth of research on this oilseed. Prospecting studies can be performed by accessible research instruments such as statistical and economic data, books, patents, articles, magazines and other documents. The present work aims to evaluate the growth of research of the species of the genus Cnidoscolus. Data collection was collected from the European Patent Office (EPO), National Institute of Industrial Properties (INPI) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and on the basis of Scielo, Scopus and Web of Science journals. The data obtained from the journals databases were analyzed by date, year and research area. The information collected from the platforms was analyzed according to CPI. The data obtained showed that species of the Euphorbiaceae family have been growing in recent years. Brazil stands out in terms of publishing articles among the most developed countries like the United States, Spain and France. The research area where he had the largest species of articles were Plant Sciences, Agrarian and Biological Sciences. The patents analyzed showed the CPI A61K were present in greater number followed by the C12N. These data indicate that the foci of researchers when kicking are geared to human needs. Technological prospecting has proved to be efficient for patent analysis and mapping of future scenarios in order to minimize the margins of error in decision making and to demonstrate a great tool for academic research.