MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202431085791 A) filed by Kalinga Institute Of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, on Nov. 8, 2024, for 'surface-modified plastic aggregates for high-strength lightweight concrete.'

Inventor(s) include Sanjukta Sahoo.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This invention presents a method to produce high-strength, lightweight concrete aggregates from non-infectious biomedical plastic waste. By embedding sand onto the surface of plastic particles at high temperatures, a durable, cement-compatible coating is formed, creating a stro...