MUMBAI, India, March 15 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202424055788 A) filed by Dr. Vishwanath Karad Mit-World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, on July 22, 2024, for 'a metal ion adsorbent.'

Inventor(s) include Wadgaonkar Vinayak S.; Khurpade Pratikshasouth; Bhatkar Siraj; Shenoy Vignesh; and Tatpate Pallavi.

The application for the patent was published on March 14, under issue no. 11/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a method for preparing a metal ion adsorbent from pea husk, comprising of cleaning the pea husk; rinsing the pea husk with distilled water; drying the cleaned pea husk; heating the dried pea husk; cooling the...