Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Biochar Production From Withania Somnifera For Cadmium Removal From Water And Related Methods' Filed by Chitkara University; and Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation

MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511062328 A) filed by Chitkara University; and Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, on June 30, for 'biochar production from withania somnifera for cadmium removal from water and related methods.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Lata Rani; Jyotsna Kaushal; Arun Lal Srivastav; Komal Thapa; and Neha Kanojia.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The disclosure provides a method for removing Cadmium and Cd(II) from contaminated water using biochar derived from Withania somnifera leaves. The process involves pyroly...