اولويت يابي كاربردهاي فناوري نانو در صنايع بالادستي نفت ايران

Priority Setting Nanotechnology Applications for the Upstream Oil Industries of Iran

Nanotechnology is one of the worldʹs newest technologies and determining priorities for the nanotechnology applications is very important for Iran as a developing country. Research and executive projects costs in high technologies is considerable. Also, there are many nanotechnology applications throughout the industrial sector. Upstream oil industries are very strategic for the Iranian and determining the nanotechnology priorities in these industries is very important for Iranian government in order to fund and utilize nanotechnology. In this paper, the literature on prioritization methods was reviewed and AHP was selected for recognizing the priorities of these applications. Priority criteria were taken from similar case studies in Iran and other countries. Iranian experts in the upstream oi\ industries evaluated these criteria and modified them by taking into account Iranʹs conditions. The criteria and applications were then weighed by experts. Finally, the priorities of nanotechnology in this upstream oil industries were identified using ʹExpert Choiceʹ software.