MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611092520 A) filed by Chandigarh University on July 30, 2026, for Method For Producing Biodiesel From Waste Cooking Oil Using Ethanol.

Inventors include Dr. Saubhagya Ranjan Mahapatra; and Linda Taban Alfayo.

The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing biodiesel from waste cooking oil using ethanol as a transesterification alcohol. The method comprises pretreating waste cooking oil by removing impurities and moisture, preparing an ethanol-catalyst mixture, and reacting the pretreated waste cooking oil under transesterification condi...