NRDC scientist from AP earns patent for industrial waste management technology

Visakhapatnam: In a tale of exemplary innovation and unwavering determination, Dr. Bhavya Manjeera Patruni, a PhD scholar from the chemical engineering department of Andhra University has developed an innovative technology in industrial waste management as a part of her PhD research project. With the Patent Grant 414603, it bears the title, ‘A Downstream Process for the Recovery of Valuable Minerals from Waste Materials of Beach Sand Mineral Processing Plants'. The downstream procedure she developed is adaptable and incorporates state-of-the-art equipment designed and tested for treatment of waste materials generated by the beach sand mineral processing plant. Moreover, it can be employed for the treatment of other waste materials and clay-coated minerals, resulting in the production of high-quality products and by-products, each with a recovery rate ranging from 40 to 50 per cent,” Bhavya stated.