MUMBAI, India, May 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202331074517 A) filed by Itc Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal, on Nov. 1, 2023, for 'eco-friendly coating for paper based packaging material.'

Inventor(s) include Shettigar, Akhila; Eashwara, Pallavi Bedanabailu; and Nanjundagowda, Shivananda Kammasandra.

The application for the patent was published on May 2, under issue no. 18/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A coating composition comprising 5-25 % by weight oxidised starch; 7.5-10% by weight nano-cellulose; 2.5-5% by weight at least one cross-linker; and 44% to 68% by weight at least one solvent and process thereof. Also provided is a coated substrate formed...