MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202431032956 A) filed by Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, on April 25, 2024, for 'a supported transition metal catalyst comprising coal/coke support and processes thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Debjani Nag; Anindya Ghosh; and Pratik Swarup Dash.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a process for preparing a supported transition metal 5 catalyst comprising at least one transition metal loaded on to a coal or coke support, comprising: a. grinding of the transition metal precursor with the coal or...