Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'A Metal Catalyst And A Process For Catalytic Conversion Of Ethanol To Ethyl Acetate And Hydrogen' Filed by Indian Institute Of Technology

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202431005379 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, on Jan. 25, 2024, for 'a metal catalyst and a process for catalytic conversion of ethanol to ethyl acetate and hydrogen.'

Inventor(s) include Akshai Kumar Alape Seetharam; Vinay Arora; and Sunil Dhole.

The application for the patent was published on Aug. 1, under issue no. 31/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides a metal catalyst and a process for catalytic conversion of ethanol. The present invention provides the synthesis of highly valuable ethyl acetate from ethanol, employing a plethora of group (VIII) m...