US Patent Issued to COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AN INDIAN RESGISTERED BODY Inc. UNDER THE REGN. OF SOC. ACT (ACT XXI OF 1860) on Jan. 20 for "Depolymerization of polymers with ester, ether and carbonate linkages using acidic ionic liquid (AIL) catalyst" (Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,929, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AN INDIAN RESGISTERED BODY Inc. UNDER THE REGN. OF SOC. ACT (ACT XXI OF 1860) (New Delhi).

"Depolymerization of polymers with ester, ether and carbonate linkages using acidic ionic liquid (AIL) catalyst" was invented by Paresh Laxmikant Dhepe (Maharashtra, India) and Manuraj Kallumkal (Maharashtra, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an effective and selective process for the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene furanoate (PEF), polylactic acid, polycarbonates, polyethers and polyamides i...