MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521095703 A) filed by Gaucello Private Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, on Oct. 6, 2025, for 'a method of synthesising nanocellulose from agro-wastes.'

Inventor(s) include N. Rakesh Rao; and L. Nagarajan Rao.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method of synthesising nanocellulose, from agro-wastes, is disclosed herein. The disclosed method comprises following steps: pre-hydrolysing cow dung in sulphuric acid; dissolving in sodium oxide and sodium sulfide to obtain a mixture; heating, to obtain a pulp; treating with chlorine dioxide, h...