MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611100049 A) filed by Manipal University Jaipur on August 19, 2026, for A Method Of Fabricating Freeze-Cast Agricultural Waste Biochar-Algal Composites For Desalination Pretreatment.
Inventors include Dr. Monika Sogani; and Ms. Himanshi Sen.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a sustainable pretreatment technology for the management of high-salinity reverse osmosis (RO) reject water through the development of a biochar-algal composite derived from agricultural waste. The composite is fabricated using biochar produced from groundnut husk and immobi...