MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541109149 A) filed by University Of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Nov. 10, 2025, for 'spinel ferrite based photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and a method of preparation thereof.'

Inventor(s) include K. G. Gopchandran; Raji R; Sajesh Sasidharan; Anjana J M; and Sabin B S.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A cobalt-doped zinc ferrite spinel photocatalyst is disclosed for efficient solar-driven hydrogen generation. The photocatalyst includes Zn1??Co?Fe2O4 nanostructures, where x ranges from 0.001 to 0.003, exhibiting a ...