MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611097818 A) filed by Netaji Subhas University Of Technology Nsut on August 13, 2026, for Method For Preparing Green-Synthesized Cu2o/Cu-Sulfonated Polystyrene Nanocomposites For Waste Water Treatment.
Inventors include Sonawane, Swapnil L.; Chauhan, Diwakar; and Jain, Drishti.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an environmentally sustainable photocatalytic nanocomposite and a method for preparing the same for wastewater treatment comprising recovering copper from electronic waste, preparing a copper precursor solution, and synthesizing copper oxide (Cu2O/Cu) nanoparticles using an aqueous Plumeria obtusa extract as a green reducing and stabilizing agent. Waste polystyrene is sulfonated to form a porous sulfonated waste polystyrene (SWPS) matrix, into which the Cu2O/Cu nanoparticles are uniformly immobilized to obtain a Cu2O/Cu/SWPS nanocomposite. The obtained Cu2O/Cu/SWPS nanocomposite exhibits enhanced adsorption-assisted visible-light photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants, improved nanoparticle dispersion, reduced agglomeration, high structural stability, and excellent recoverability and reusability.
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