MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611090373 A) filed by Graphic Era Deemed To Be University on July 24, 2026, for A Nanocellulose Membrane And Method For Separating Crude Oil From Oily Wastewater.
Inventors include Adeeba Mirza; and Abhilasha Mishra.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to membrane-based oil-water separation, and provides a nano-cellulose membrane comprising a nano-cellulose matrix and a stearic acid modified silica-zirconia inorganic nanophase for selective separation of crude oil and organic liquids from oily wastewater. Nano-silica and zirconia are produced by a sol-gel te...