MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411030668 A) filed by Shoolini University Of Biotechnology And Management Sciences, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, on April 17, 2024, for 'a heterojunction photocatalyst for degradation of 2,4-dimethylphenol.'

Inventor(s) include Rohit Kumar; Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan; Pradeep Singh; and Pankaj Raizada.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention introduces an AgCl/PCN/Fe3O4 heterojunction photocatalyst in wastewater treatment, offering rapid and efficient degradation of pollutants like 2,4-dimethylphenol (DMP). Furthermore,...