Vikas Ecotech, a leading provider of high-end specialty chemicals, announced that its R&D division has collaborated with King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.
The company said it has filed a patent on ‘A Process for Designing Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites on Activated Carbon Membranes for the Removal of Bacterial Contamination from Polluted Wastewater’ in collaboration with King Khalid University.
The filing states that the technology employs a polymer nanocomposite-based membrane that aids in the removal of E. coli and total coliforms from wastewater. These nanocomposites are economically viable and may find wider market use than conventional wastewater treatment methods.
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The R&D Division of Vikas Ecotech is a DSIR Recognized Center of the Ministry of Science & Technology. It works on various cutting edge research in several areas of advanced science that aims to improve the environment, life, beneficial to overall sustainability.
Vikas Ecotech said in a statement that it has found a dynamic and prestigious partner through the latest collaboration in providing superior and cost-effective, advanced-technology enabled products.
Vikas Ecotech caters to a wide horizon of applications in agriculture, infrastructure, packaging, electrical, footwear, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical devices & components and other consumer goods.
Shares of Vikas Ecotech closed unchanged at Rs 3.30 on the NSE on Monday.