MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511117835 A) filed by Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on Nov. 27, 2025, for 'bio-electrochemical salinity-gradient assembly for wastewater treatment and electrical power output.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Soumya Pandit; Rahul Kumar Mishra; and Dr. Mohit Sahni.

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 multifunctional electrochemical treatment assembly (100) has been presented for concurrent reduction of organic loading of a wastewater stream, partial desalination of a saline stream and generation of electrical power. A mu...