MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621007046 A) filed by St. Vincent Pallotti College Of Engineering And Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, on Jan. 23, for 'a method for preparing a biodegradable hybrid composite.'

Inventor(s) include Banerjee, Abhranil Dulal; Jha, Kanishka; Dhiman, Rajeev Kumar; Kulkarni, Madhura Ashay; and Atre, Anurag.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a method for preparing a biodegradable hybrid composite based on a polylactic acid (PLA) matrix reinforced with alkali-treated flax fibers and pine cone fibers. ...