Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Modified Bitumen Incorporating Groundnut Shell And Polypropylene Biochar And Applications Thereof`

MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611028962 A) filed by Malaviya National Institute Of Technology Jaipur on March 11, 2026, for Modified Bitumen Incorporating Groundnut Shell And Polypropylene Biochar And Applications Thereof`.

Inventors include Ghanshyam Balotiya; Arun Gaur; Amit Sain; Prakash Somani; and Sanchit Anand.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified bitumen binder for flexible pavement construction, prepared using biochar derived from groundnut shell and polypropylene (PP). The biochar is produced through a controlled co-pyrolysis process in predetermined groundnut s...