MUMBAI, India, Sept. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411014355 A) filed by Shoolini University Of Biotechnology And Management Sciences, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, on Feb. 27, 2024, for 'a mn doped heterojunction for effective photodegradation of sulfamethoxazole.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Pankaj Raizada; Ms. Shilpa Patial; and Dr. Pardeep Singh.
The application for the patent was published on Sept. 12, under issue no. 37/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses the synthesis of a photocatalyst with the formula Co3O4/MIL/Mn-STO heterojunction for wastewater treatment, especially the degradation of sulfamethoxazole. The heterojunction exhibits a degradation efficiency of up to 95.5%. This method is known for its low cost, non-toxicity, recyclability, and economic sustainability. The present photocatalyst is highly active, recoverable, and reusable with high degradation efficiency up to five consecutive cycles of heterojunction for the complete degradation of organic pollutants."
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