Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Sustainable Polyol Recovery From Waste Polyurethane Foam Using Castor Oil Glycolysis' Filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541123254 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 6, 2025, for 'sustainable polyol recovery from waste polyurethane foam using castor oil glycolysis.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Mohammed Rehaan Chandan; Ms. Krithika Venkatesan; Ms. Tia Rajesh; and Ms. Tamanna Sood.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a method (100) for recycling waste flexible polyurethane foam. The method includes cutting (104) waste flexible polyurethane foam into small pieces to increase surface area ...