MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641061020 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on May 14, for 'process for preparation of an algal eps-fe/zn/graphite composite for removal of antibiotics from aqueous media.'

Inventor(s) include Amitava Mukherjee; Abhrajit Debroy; and Abhinav Kumar Sinha.

The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A process for preparing a bio-compatible composite for removal of antibiotics from aqueous media is provided. The process includes extracting algal exopolysaccharides (EPS) from microalgae including Chlorella sp. to ...