MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641044184 A) filed by Dr. Leena V. Hublikar; Dr. Ragha Vendra N; and Dr. Basavaraj S Hungund, Hubbali, Karnataka, on April 7, for 'eco-friendly fabrication of titanium oxide (tio2) activated cotton biochar (tacb) for waste water purification.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Leena V. Hublikar; Dr. Ragha Vendra N.; and Dr. Basavaraj S. Hungund.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to field of chemistry. Currently, in the field of nanoscience and environmental te.chnologies, the development of hybrid adsorbentphotocatalyst materials is becoming an important non-technical stream. This discovery represents a major breakthrough in the application of biochar-Ti02 hybrid materials at a time when there is an increasing need for biomedical approaches for the elimination of organic dyes, heavy metals, and pharmaceutical wastes in wastewater worldwide. While current research relies on the fusion of more traditional adsorbents or complementary photocatalysts, this discovery opens a new avenue for achieving versatile purification performance by providing a combined effect of both in a homogeneous hybrid material. The integrated application of optimized pyrolysis, selective methods of nanomodulation and adsorption-kinetics-thermodynamics analysis makes this discovery directly compatible with international scientific theories. In particular, compatibility with the Langmuir adsorption model is consistent with much of the reported experimental data showing that pseudo-second-order kinetics compatibility shows that the target material has chemisorption dominance. These factors show the ability of this composite material to be adapted for better batch-scale and continuous-flow system design. It faithfully complies with today's innovative paradigms such as sustainable circular economy, green chemistry, and decentralized wastewater management principles, by converting locally available and recyclable agricultural biowaste into nanoscale hybrid adsorbent through flotation technology. When analyzed holistically, the uniqueness of this technology is not only the purification potential, but aiso the power to become a guide for the next path of environmental management technologies."
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