MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517084599 A) filed by Ecopha Biotech Pty Ltd on September 05, 2025, for Process For The Production Of Biodegradable Polymer From Pongamia Oil.
Inventors include Ling, Wilson; Nguyen, Long; Lee, Soo Keng; and Dehghani, Fariba.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: A process for producing polyhydroxyalkanoates, comprising the steps of: fermenting production medium comprising pongamia oil using bacteria from the Cupriavidus, Burkholderia, or Alcaligenes genera capable of producing polyhydroxyalkanoates; wherein the pongamia oil is extracted from the seeds of Pongamia species and clarified by filtering before the crude, unprocessed pongamia oil is added to the production medium; and extracting the polyhydroxyalkanoates comprising a homopolymer comprising a 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) unit amongst other sole PHB polymers from within the bacteria.
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