MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641096650 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on August 10, 2026, for A Method For Preparing Highly Porous Carbon From Furfural And Levulinic Acid.
Inventors include Cheralathan Kk; and Nithya G.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method (100) for preparing porous carbon from furfural and levulinic acid. The method (100) comprises mixing furfural and levulinic acid in an aqueous medium to form a precursor solution, subjecting the precursor solution to hydrothermal treatment to obtain hydrochar, drying the hydrochar, and heat-treating the hydrochar under an inert atmosphere to obtain porous carbon. The hydrothermal treatment is performed in a closed reactor, and the heat treatment is carried out under nitrogen atmosphere without employing external physical activation agents or chemical activation agents. The porous carbon obtained by the method (100) comprises combined microporous and mesoporous structures with defect-rich graphitic carbon domains and high surface area characteristics. The invention provides an activation-free and environmentally compatible process for producing porous carbon from biomass-derived precursors through hydrothermal conversion and inert atmosphere carbonization.
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