Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Ferric-Ion Crosslinked Hydrochar–alginate Composite Beads For Removal Of Pharmaceutical Contaminants From Aqueous Media

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641092728 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on July 30, 2026, for Ferric-Ion Crosslinked Hydrochar–alginate Composite Beads For Removal Of Pharmaceutical Contaminants From Aqueous Media.

Inventors include Dr. R. Seenivasan; and Kanimozhi S.

The application for the patent was published on August 07, 2026, under issue no. 32/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes composite adsorbent beads (100) for removal of pharmaceutical contaminants from aqueous media, including paracetamol, using hydrochar-based biopolymer bead structures. The composite bead (100) comprises 0.7 to 1 weight percent of hydrochar (102), 1.5 to 1.8 weight percen...