MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621098672 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay on August 14, 2026, for A Method For Synthesizing Anthropogenic Soil By Valorizing Acidic And Alkaline Industrial By- Products.
Inventors include Sohan Raghuvanshi; Bokade Mrunal Sunil Shobha; Surender Singh; and Prof. Devendra Narain Singh.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for synthesizing anthropogenic soil by valorizing acidic and alkaline industrial by-products, the method comprises the steps of obtaining air-dried phosphogypsum derived from a fertilizer industry source, then obtaining air-dried red mud derived from an alumina refinery source, then mixing the obtained phosphogypsum and the obtained red mud uniformly in a predetermined ratio in the range of 25:75 to 75:25, thereby forming a homogeneous mixture, then subjecting the homogeneous mixture to a batch leaching test for a time period in the range of 24 hours to 6 months, then monitoring pH variation of the homogeneous mixture during the batch leaching test, then identifying the homogeneous mixture exhibiting a pH in the range of 6.5 to 8.5 and selecting the identified homogeneous mixture as anthropogenic soil. Reference Figure: Figure. 1
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