MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517058567 A) filed by Jfe Steel Corporation, Tokyo, on June 18, for 'method for producing agglomerates mainly composed of carbon.'

Inventor(s) include Dohi Yusuke; Igawa Daisuke; Arakawa Sara; Takehara Kenta; Kawai Yuya; Takashima Takanori; Yamamoto Tetsuya; and Shimoyama Izumi.

The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Provided is a method for producing agglomerates mainly composed of carbon derived from a biomass. The method for producing agglomerates mainly composed of carbon comprises: a pulverization step of pulverizing a biomass having a volatile matter content of 1% by mass or more and less than 20% by mass on an anhydrous basis to produce a biomass powder having the largest particle diameter of 300 m or less; and a hot-press step of press-molding the biomass powder under an oxygen-blocked environment at a temperature included within the temperature range of 600 C to 1250 C inclusive to produce an agglomerate."

The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 06, 2023, under International application No.PCT/JP2023/043726.

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