MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511126804 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Dec. 15, 2025, for 'bio-barrier - a floating device based on algal-bacterial (algabac) synergy for oil spill prevention and bioremediation.'
Inventor(s) include Prof. Dr. Vipasha Sharma; Dr. Tarun Kumar; Anshu Kumari Yadav; Romel Mistry; Anish Goutam; and Aastha Bhargava.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to "Bio-barrier - a floating device based on algal-bacterial (algabac) synergy", for preventing the spread of marine oil spills and e...