MUMBAI, India, Oct. 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611105114 A) filed by Graphic Era Deemed To Be University on September 01, 2026, for A Method For Hydrothermal Synthesis Of Oxygen-Functionalized Carbon Quantum Dots From Waste Paper Biomass.
Inventors include Neha Kandari; Abhilasha Mishra; and Ishika Sharma.
The application for the patent was published on October 16, 2026, under issue no. 42/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to nanomaterials synthesis and valorisation of biomass waste, and discloses a hydrothermal method for producing oxygen-functionalized carbon quantum dots using waste paper biomass as the sole carbon precursor. Cleaned and shredded waste paper is dispersed in deionized w...