Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'A Hybrid Bio-chemical Process For Selective Recovery Of Rare Earth Elements From Contaminated Soils Using Functionalized Biopolymer Nanoparticles And Microbial Leaching' Filed by Cvr College Of Engineering

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133295 A) filed by Cvr College Of Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana, on Dec. 30, 2025, for 'a hybrid bio-chemical process for selective recovery of rare earth elements from contaminated soils using functionalized biopolymer nanoparticles and microbial leaching.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. T. Raghavendra; and Dr. Y. Seeta.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The current invention pertains to a hybrid bio-chemical procedure of selective recovery of rare earth elements in contaminated soils, mining residues, and industrial solid wastes...