Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'A Method For Biotransformation Of Citrus Fruit Peel Waste Into Vegan Leather' Filed by Amity University

MUMBAI, India, April 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411072435 A) filed by Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on Sept. 25, 2024, for 'a method for biotransformation of citrus fruit peel waste into vegan leather.'

Inventor(s) include Richa Gupta; and Rafaela Barros.

The application for the patent was published on April 10, under issue no. 15/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a method for transforming citrus fruit peel waste into vegan leather, aimed at addressing environmental and ethical challenges associated with conventional leather production. By utilizing citrus peels, a byproduct of the citrus juice industry, the...