MUMBAI, India, May 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517011979 A) filed by Orpia Innovation; and Avignon Universite, Paris, on Feb. 12, for 'new method for preparing cashew nut shell oil.'

Inventor(s) include Roy, Audrey; Briou, Benoit; Caillet, Catherine; and Chemat Farid.

The application for the patent was published on May 30, under issue no. 22/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to the use, for carrying out a method for extracting, using a solvent, an extract containing or consisting of a natural or technical CNSL oil and optionally tannins from cashew nut shells, in particular ground cashew nut shells, of continuous injection into ...