Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Biosynthesis Of Plastics Precursors' Filed by University Of Nottingham

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517057278 A) filed by University Of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K., on June 14, for 'biosynthesis of plastics precursors.'

Inventor(s) include Bryan, Samantha; Spence, Edward; Reitzer, Pierre; Pordea, Anca; Croft, Anna; and Conradie, Alex.

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 invention provides a method for the preparation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural or a derivative thereof and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid comprising the step of biocatalytically converting at least one carbonaceous feedstock supplemented with glucose to 5-hydroxymethy...