Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for A Process For Recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste Into Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) Terephthalate Using Magnetically Recoverable Catalyst

MUMBAI, India, July 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631083798 A) filed by Kamalesh Roy on July 07, 2026, for A Process For Recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste Into Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) Terephthalate Using Magnetically Recoverable Catalyst.

Inventors include Kamalesh Roy; and Dr. Chandan Kumar Ghosh.

The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.

Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated process for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste into bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) using a magnetically recoverable heterogeneous nano-catalyst. The process comprises reacting PET feedstock with ethylene glycol at 190-220°C in the p...