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- Researchers at the Central University of Kerala have received an Indian patent for a new multifunctional catalyst technology that can help convert biomass and petroleum-based feedstocks into cleaner fuels and other valuable chemicals.
- The catalyst, a specially engineered zeolite material, combines acidic and redox properties in a single material, unlike conventional catalysts that typically perform only one function.
- The innovation was developed by Prof. A. Sakthivel along with researchers Soumya B.N. and Nimisha N.P.
- The work so far covers developing and patenting the material, and commercial fuel production using the technology has not yet begun.
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- Whether the technology moves from patent stage toward commercial fuel production
- Adoption or licensing of the catalyst by the petroleum and petrochemical industries
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