MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411074681 A) filed by Sukhdeep Singh Rana, New Delhi, on Oct. 3, 2024, for 'a torrefaction device ensuring continuous process.'

Inventor(s) include Sukhdeep Singh Rana.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Embodiments of the present invention provide a device for torrefaction of a raw material, 5 10 such as a biomass. The device includes a rotating cylinder with a number of baffles and stiffener to rotate and stir the raw material, performing torrefaction in partially oxidative atmosphere. The torrefaction process takes part insi...