MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541060544 A) filed by Vignan's Institute Of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on June 25, for 'partial replacement of cement with biochar.'

Inventor(s) include Mr. K. Srinivas; Mr. Borigarla Barhmaiah; Mrs. S. Kranthi Vijaya; Mr. B. Abhishek; Mr. K. Sudheer Chandra; Ms. P. Chandralekha; and Ms. S. Gnaneswari.

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: "Extensive research has explored the feasibility of using fibres to enhance concrete sustainability. The polyvinyl alcohol fibres are synthetic fibres. The enhancement o...