Patents by Inventor Aimin Li
Aimin Li has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10247642Abstract: A device comprises a contact reaction chamber, a circulating water inlet, a clear water basin, a circulating pump, a circulating water outlet, a solid phase extractant collecting tank, a magnetic holder, an electromagnet, a solid-liquid separation area, a drain valve, a wall sprinkling water inlet, and a wall sprinkling pipe, wherein, the contact reaction chamber is in a conical shape, and utilizes hydraulic power to perform stir to ensure no dead corner exists during contact stir; the obconical solid-liquid separation area increases the action area between a magnetic solid phase extractant and the electromagnet; the solid phase extractant collecting tank is in a downwards protruding dish shape to prevent the solid phase extractant from losing.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITYInventors: Qing Zhou, Wei Wang, Aimin Li, Qingqing Zhao, Minglu Wang, Rui Gao, Xiaowen Ma, Peng Shi, Xun Chen
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Patent number: 10239774Abstract: The field of advanced wastewater treatment, and more specifically, to a natural pyrrhotite biofilter and a method for utilizing same to synchronously remove nitrate-nitrogen and phosphorus from water is provided. The method includes the following steps: (1) preparation of the packing material and construction of the biofilter; (2) start-up of the biofilter; (3) operation of the biofilter. The method disclosed in the present invention on the one hand takes pyrrhotite as the electron donor to help sulfur-based autotrophic denitrifying bacteria reduce nitrates into nitrogen gas, and on the other hand utilizes pyrrhotite and its oxidates to eliminate phosphorus through adsorption and chemical precipitation. Therefore, this method realizes synchronous removal of nitrate-nitrogen and phosphorus in water.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITYInventors: Ruihua Li, Junsong Hu, Qianqian Sun, Xiaomei Zhang, Zhuo Liu, Xinmin Zhan, Aimin Li
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Publication number: 20190039010Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-powered time sharing reaction system and method for organic materials pyrolysis and combustion. The system comprises a time sharing reactor for pyrolysis and combustion, a feeder, a recovery apparatus for pyrolysis volatility products and a flue gas purifier. The whole process mainly consists of two time sharing stages of pyrolysis and combustion: organic materials are sent into the time sharing reactor for pyrolysis and combustion, and solid thermal carrier rapidly heats the organic materials and the pyrolysis reaction takes place. The produced pyrolysis volatility products enter the recovery apparatus for the recycling of the pyrolysis gas and pyrolysis oil; when the pyrolysis reaction is over, fill air into the time sharing reactor for pyrolysis and combustion to combust with the rest of the pyrolysis volatility products and the pyrolysis residue in the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Aimin LI, Xin WANG, Lei ZHANG
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Patent number: 10183878Abstract: The present invention discloses a device for Fenton fluidized-bed process and a method applying the device for wastewater treatment. It belongs to the wastewater treatment field. The device comprises an adjusting tank, a lift pump and a main reaction column.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignees: Nanjing University, Nanjing University Yancheng Environmental Protection Technology and Engineering Research InstituteInventors: Aimin Li, Ke Shen, Bicun Jiang, Chendong Shuang, Fuqiang Liu
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Publication number: 20190009214Abstract: A polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) casting membrane solution is shaped as a flat sheet membrane by thermally induced phase separation (TIPS), the PVDF membrane is defluorinated with an alkaline potassium permanganate solution, and then the carbon chain is extended with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) as the graft monomer, and finally the nucleophilic substitution is carried out between melamine and GMA to produce a chelating microfiltration membrane for capturing and enriching heavy metals with high flux and high capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Nanjing UniversityInventors: Fuqiang LIU, Yanhong ZHANG, Li SONG, Wei ZHAO, Changqing ZHU, Chen LING, Aimin LI
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Patent number: 10150685Abstract: A water reclamation method on the basis of integrated use of magnetic resin adsorption and electrosorption is provided. It belongs to the water reclamation field, including the following steps: pump the biotreated effluent into a reactor that is filled with magnetic resin particles so that the chromaticity, organic pollutants, total nitrogen, total phosphorus contained in the wastewater can be effectively reduced; channel the fully reacted mixture into a precipitation tank for separation; part of the separated magnetic resin is pumped back into the reactor while the rest of the separated magnetic resin flows into a regeneration tank; the wastewater treated by magnetic resin adsorption then flows into an electrosorption unit for a desalting process; the remaining organic pollutants and inorganic pollutants are further removed.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignees: NANJING UNIVERSITY, NANJING UNIVERSITY YANCHENG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE, EST WATER AND TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventors: Aimin Li, Changming Wang, Haiou Song, Bojun Wang, Xiaowei Sun, Yeli Jiang, Zhaolian Zhu, Xun Chen, Jun Wang, Zhijian Yao, Chendong Shuang, Haibo Li, Yu Huang
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Publication number: 20180245233Abstract: The disclosure provides an intelligent water control equipment for intermittently countercurrent rinsing plating articles, comprising: a multi-stage countercurrent rinse tank, a PLC automatic control system, a liquid level sensor, a water supply pump, a water discharge pump, a water inlet pipe and a water output pipe; the multi-stage countercurrent rinse tank is composed of n rinse tanks connected in series, the water inlet pipe of a preceding-stage rinse tank is connected with the water outlet pipe of a next-stage rinse tank, rinse water is conveyed to the final-stage rinse tank through the water supply pump, the water flow direction is opposite to the movement direction of plating articles; signals of the liquid level sensor and a conductivity electrode are input to the PLC automatic control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: JIANWEI DU, YONG WEN, FUQIANG LIU, KUANG HE, WEI ZHAO, MINGYANG ZHANG, AIMIN LI, YING MA
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Patent number: 10010862Abstract: Implementations herein relate to a method for extraction of phthalates using hydrophilic magnetic resins with high specific surface areas. The implementations relate to a technical field of preparation of resins for fast enrichment and separation of trace organics in water. By adding magnetic particles, precursor resins may be prepared using divinylbenzene, vinyl benzoate and glycidyl methacrylate copolymerization ester. After the cross-linking reaction, surface areas of the resins are increased and hydrolysis of the ester group in alkaline solution may be implemented to obtain high specific surface magnetic resins rich in hydroxyl groups. The resins have higher adsorptive capacity and selectivity to adsorb phthalates in water samples. Rapid extraction may be implemented using magnetic solid phase extraction rod to achieve enrichment and separation of phthalates in a large amount of water samples.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: NANJING UNIVERSITY, Nanjing University & Yancheng Academy of Environmental Protection Technology and EngineeringInventors: Qing Zhou, Mancheng Zhang, Aimin Li, Chendong Shuang, Mengqiao Wang, Wei Wang, Congjian Huang, Jingyi Jiang, Haibo Li
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Patent number: 9944545Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to methods for sludge reduction for pretreatment of nitrotoluene wastewater using electro-catalytic redox. The embodiments may include (a) adjusting a pH of the nitrotoluene wastewater to 1.5 to 2.0, standing for precipitation, draining sludge of the nitrotoluene wastewater at the bottom, obtaining supernatant of nitrotoluene wastewater, placing the supernatant through a cathode inlet into a cathode chamber of an electrochemical reactor; (b) performing electrochemical treatment, wherein reduction reaction of the supernatant of the nitrotoluene wastewater takes place at the cathode chamber, the nitrotoluene wastewater is placed into the anode chamber for oxidation reaction through the cathode outlet, the catholyte tank, and the anode inlet in sequence; (c) adjusting the nitrotoluene wastewater treated in step (b) via the anolyte tank, and then discharging the nitrotoluene wastewater into a biochemical system.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITYInventors: Aimin Li, Yeli Jiang, Changming Wang, Qing Zhou, Zhaolian Zhu, Baijun Wang, Zixiao Xu, Mengqiao Wang
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Patent number: 9908798Abstract: Provided is a method for resourceful utilization of desorption liquid generated in the resin ion exchange process. This method effectively separates highly-concentrated organics and salts from the desorption liquid and puts these two components into comprehensive utilization.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITYInventors: Aimin Li, Zixiao Xu, Wentao Li, Bicun Jiang, Qing Zhou, Chendong Shuang, Yeli Jiang, Mengqiao Wang
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Patent number: 9896539Abstract: A method for synthesizing poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) by combination of melt and solid state polycondensation using an organic guanidine as a main catalyst. The ternary catalyst system includes a main catalyst, a first cocatalyst, and a second cocatalyst. The main catalyst is organic guanidine; the first cocatalyst is titanate ester or zirconate ester; and the second cocatalyst is metallic oxide. The method includes: 1) adding 1,4-butanediol (BDO), adipic acid (AA), terephthalic acid (TA), and a ternary catalyst system to a reaction still; conducting an oligo-polycondensation to yield a oligomer having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of between 3.0×103 and 4.0×103; allowing the oligomer to perform a melt polycondensation (MP) to yield a prepolymer with medium Mw of between 1.5×104 and 3.0×104; and 2) crushing the solid prepolymer into granules of 30-40 meshes, and then allowing the granules to undergo solid state polycondensation to yield the final PBAT product.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITYInventors: Hong Li, Quanxing Zhang, Xiangqian Sun, Yunlong Xu, Wei Huang, Aimin Li
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Patent number: 9845377Abstract: A method for preparing high molecular weight poly(L-lactic acid) with high performance, including: a) providing a biogenic guanidine (BG) as a catalyst, and a nontoxic acid salt of an essential metal trace element as an activator (Act), and adding the catalyst, the activator, and L-lactide monomer to a polymerization reactor; b) evacuating under vacuum and charging the polymerization reactor with nitrogen for three consecutive times to remove air, and allowing the L-lactide monomer to undergo bulk polymerization under vacuum. The bulk polymerization includes a first reaction stage and a second reaction stage, which are separately carried out at different temperatures, pressures, and reaction times.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITYInventors: Hong Li, Quanxing Zhang, Xupeng Zong, Aimin Li, Wei Huang, Wei Jiang
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Publication number: 20170276576Abstract: A device comprises a contact reaction chamber, a circulating water inlet, a clear water basin, a circulating pump, a circulating water outlet, a solid phase extractant collecting tank, a magnetic holder, an electromagnet, a solid-liquid separation area, a drain valve, a wall sprinkling water inlet, and a wall sprinkling pipe, wherein, the contact reaction chamber is in a conical shape, and utilizes hydraulic power to perform stir to ensure no dead corner exists during contact stir; the obconical solid-liquid separation area increases the action area between a magnetic solid phase extractant and the electromagnet; the solid phase extractant collecting tank is in a downwards protruding dish shape to prevent the solid phase extractant from losing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Qing ZHOU, Wei WANG, Aimin LI, Qingqing ZHAO, Minglu WANG, Rui GAO, Xiaowen MA, Peng SHI, Xun CHEN
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Publication number: 20170275194Abstract: A method for advanced treatment and reuse of biochemical effluent from chemical wastewater comprises following steps: (1) preparing a highly-loaded Fe3O4 magnetic resin by spray suspension polymerization; (2) using the magnetic resin prepared in Step (1) for advanced treatment of the biochemical effluent from chemical wastewater and adding 3˜5 mmol/L H2O2 into the biochemical effluent from chemical wastewater for a mixed reaction of 60˜600 minutes; (3) separating solid from liquid firstly in the mixed wastewater after being treated in Step (2), and then disinfecting the separated biochemical effluent from chemical wastewater.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Qing ZHOU, Jing JIN, Aimin LI, Linzhen XU, Jiade CHENG, Weiwei ZHOU, Tianyu FENG, Yan HUANG, Wei WANG
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Patent number: 9724687Abstract: Implementations herein relate to methods for reducing a desorption solution for regeneration of ion exchange resins in the field of regeneration of resins. The implementations solve problems related to low utilization rates of regeneration agents and high volumes of desorption solutions during the desorption process. The implementations include regenerating the ion exchange resins, and the regeneration solution becomes the desorption solution. After coagulating sedimentation of the desorption solution and slurry separation, a large amount of organic contents are removed from coagulation serum and a large amount of regenerate agents are left. The implementations further include adding the regeneration agent to the coagulation serum to form new or refreshed regeneration solution to regenerate the ion exchange resins. Accordingly, the coagulation serum may be generated from the desorption solution. These operations may be repeated multiple batches for resin regeneration.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: Nanjing University, Nanjing University & Yancheng Academy of Environmental Protection Technology and EngineeringInventors: Aimin Li, Zixiao Xu, Bicun Jiang, Chendong Shuang, Qing Zhou, Wentao Li, Xinchun Ding, Yeli Jiang, Mengqiao Wang, Ke Shen, Weiwei Zhou
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Patent number: 9708202Abstract: An efficient combined advanced treatment method of electroplating wastewater is disclosed, which belongs to the technical field of electroplating wastewater treatment. The method includes: after pretreatments including cyanide breaking, dechromization and coagulating sedimentation, introducing the electroplating wastewater to a contact oxidation tank for biochemical treatment, and settling the effluent from the contact oxidation tank down in an inclined pipe of a secondary sedimentation tank to realize the separation of the sludge from water; charging the effluent to a coagulating sedimentation tank, and undergoing coagulating sedimentation with the aid of a flocculant and a coagulant aid added; feeding the effluent, as an influent, to a resin adsorption tank for adsorption with a magnetic resin; and after passing through a filter, flowing the effluent after adsorption to a fixed bed resin adsorption unit, so as to realize the discharge up to standard and recycle of the effluent.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignees: NANJING UNIVERSITY, NANJING UNIVERSITY YANCHENG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Aimin Li, Lichun Fu, Fuqiang Liu, Qing Zhou, Jianjun Dai, Zhaoyang Lu, Yan Li, Chendong Shuang, Jinnan Wang, Weiwei Zhao
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Patent number: 9688811Abstract: A method for synthesizing poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) equal to or larger than 1.4×105. The method employs biogenic guanidine (BG) as the main catalyst and includes: a) adding succinic acid (SA), 1.4-butanediol (BDO), and biogenic guanidine to a reactor, heating the reactor to a temperature of between 180 and 200° C. and conducting the esterification between succinic acid and 1.4-butanediol for 2 to 3 hours under atmospheric pressure until all of the water is distilled or boiled off; and b) adding a first cocatalyst, a second cocatalyst, and a third cocatalyst to the reactor, adjusting the absolute pressure in the reactor to be between 0.5 and 3 torr, and polycondensing the mixture in the reactor at the temperature between 210 and 230° C. over 20 to 30 hours.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITYInventors: Hong Li, Quanxing Zhang, Yiting Song, Xiangqian Sun, Wei Huang, Aimin Li
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Patent number: 9650254Abstract: A method of production of active carbon by pyrolysis of organic materials, includes pyrolysis unit, reforming unit, drying unit, purification unit, gas storage unit and high temperature regenerative combustion unit. Organic materials are subjected to pyrolysis reaction in pyrolysis unit to produce combustible gas, tar and char. Combustible gas is reformed through reforming unit then enters into the drying unit for drying organic materials. One part of the purified combustible gas is combusted in the direction of combustion channel in the high temperature regenerative combustion unit, and the combustion heat is produced. At the same time, another part of combustible gas exchanges heat in the direction of heat exchanger channel in the regenerative combustion unit. Then it is used as pyrolysis activation medium entering into the pyrolysis unit in process of pyrolysis and activation reaction. The char is activated by the combustible gas in the pyrolysis unit then forms activated carbon.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Aimin Li, Ningbo Gao, Liaoyuan Mao
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Patent number: 9637590Abstract: A method for synthesizing polylactide (PLA). The method employs RCOOCG, a nontoxic carboxylate of cyclic guanidine (CG), as a catalyst and non-toxic organic alcohol R?OH as an initiator to catalyze/initiate a living ring-opening polymerization of lactide (LA). The method includes: 1) adding monomer LA, the catalyst RCOOCG, and the initiator R?OH to a reaction still, where an initial molar ratio of the monomer to the catalyst is [LA]0/[RCOOCG]0=1000-1500:1, an initial molar amount [R?OH]0 of the initiator R?OH is determined by a number average molecular weight (Mn) of a target product PLA; 2) removing air in the reaction still, sealing the reaction still after a pressure in the reaction still is constant at between 1.0 and 0.1 torr; stirring and heating the reaction still in 30 to 40 minutes to a temperature between 95 and 96° C.; and allowing reactants in the reaction still to polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITYInventors: Hong Li, Quanxing Zhang, Wei Huang, Jiaye Sheng, Aimin Li
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Patent number: 9614753Abstract: A method and device for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection under a condition of parameter update, wherein a first router establishes a link with a second router; the first router modifies packet sending parameters and/or packet receiving parameters, and sends to the second router a message with an identifier of the modification of this time; the second router returns to the first router a feedback message with an identifier of the modification of this time after receiving the message with the identifier of the modification of this time sent by the first router; the packet sending parameters and/or packet receiving parameters which are modified this time take effect after the first router receives the feedback message with the identifier sent by the second router.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventor: Aimin Li