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In a major advancement for sustainable innovation, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Rourkela has secured an Indian patent for a groundbreaking biodegradable packaging material developed from flower waste, the NIT sources said on Wednesday.
The invention titled 'Multipurpose Biodegradable Packaging Material Prepared from Flower Waste' represents a significant step toward addressing the pressing global concerns of plastic pollution and organic waste accumulation.
The patented technology is the result of extensive research carried out by Souvik Mandal, Sudipta Pahari, and Abhijit Behera, under the guidance of retired...