MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521090297 A) filed by Yashavantrao Chavan Institute Of Science, Satara, Maharashtra, on Sept. 22, 2025, for 'process for bio-remediation of styrofoam by bio-transformation of water hyacinth (eichhornia crassipes (mart) solms) biomass.'

Inventor(s) include Mr. Saurabh Sanjay Mohite; Dr. Anil Ankush Jagtap; Ms. Vaishnavi Jagnnath Salunkhe; and Dr. Bharat Tayyapa Jadhav.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Process for Bio-remediation of Styrofoam by Bio-transformation of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) Solms) Biomass. The...