MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631026517 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology (Indian School Of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, on March 6, for 'a plasma gasification process for production of hydrogen rich syngas from paper mill sludge.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Snehlata Kumari; and Dr. Ejaz Ahmad.

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: "A plasma gasification process for production of hydrogen rich syngas from paper mill sludge. The plasma gasifier system (100) comprising of a high temperature zone (101), a low temperature zone (102), slag collection zone (103)...