Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Modified Clostridium Bacteria Capable Of Producing Propan-2-Ol, And Preparation And Uses Thereof' Filed by Ifp Energies Nouvelles

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517097339 A) filed by Ifp Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, France, on Oct. 9, for 'modified clostridium bacteria capable of producing propan-2-ol, and preparation and uses thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Da Costa, Gwladys; Lopes Ferreira, Nicolas; and Wasels, Francois.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 21, under issue no. 47/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to the genetic modification of bacteria of the genus Clostridium, typically solventogenic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, so as to allow the production of propan-2-ol or of a mixture comprising p...