Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Upcycling Of Thermoplastic Polyolefins Using Polymeric Long-Chain Crosslinkers To Obtain Vitrimer Adduct' Filed by Indian Institute Of Technology

MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611049367 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, New Delhi, on April 17, for 'upcycling of thermoplastic polyolefins using polymeric long-chain crosslinkers to obtain vitrimer adduct.'

Inventor(s) include Rajiv Kumar Srivastava; Sagnik Ghosh; Soumik Kumar; Ashish Kumar Yadav; Advitiya Kumar; and Bhanu Nandan.

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: "The present invention relates to an upcycling method for thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs) to produce high value vitrimer adducts exhibiting enhanced recyclability and mechanical performa...