MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611095052 A) filed by Sharda University on August 05, 2026, for Multifunctional Nanocomposite Catalyst.
Inventors include Dr. Soumya Pandit; Ishita Maji; Dr. Kavita Khatana Bhati; and Dr. Mohit Sahni.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: Disclosed is a multifunctional nanocomposite catalyst for upgrading biomass-derived bio-oils into renewable hydrocarbon fuels. The catalyst includes a molybdenum- doped cobalt-zinc ferrite phase containing ferrite nanoparticles, a proton-form ZSM-5 zeolite phase containing acidic and shape-selective catalytic sites, and a wood apple biochar phase providing a porous carbon support. The ferrite nanoparticles are nucleated in situ on respective surfaces of the zeolite phase and the biochar phase, thereby forming distributed ferrite-zeolite-biochar interfacial regions. Redox-active sites of the ferrite phase are positioned adjacent to the acidic and shape-selective catalytic sites within the interfacial regions. Sequential hydrodeoxygenation and hydrocracking of oxygenated compounds in biomass-derived bio-oils are thereby promoted, and conversion toward renewable hydrocarbon fuel fractions is supported. Fig. 1 Dated August 4, 2026 / Kumar Tushar Srivastava IN/PA-3973 Agent for the Applicant
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