MUMBAI, India, May 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202341075399 A) filed by Green Era Recyclers, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Nov. 4, 2023, for 'a method for synthesising value-added products from spent alkaline batteries.'

Inventor(s) include Prasanth Omanakuttan; and Kanimozhi Ramanathan.

The application for the patent was published on May 9, under issue no. 19/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method, for synthesising non-toxic, value-added products, and value-added products thereof, are disclosed. Said method broadly comprises following steps: crushing and sieving a powder that is obtained, from spent alkaline batteries, to obtain a fine powder; and mixi...