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).

  • Patent number: 10919786
    Abstract: Implementations herein relate to a method for preparing organic-pollution-resistant ion exchange resins and application thereof. The method includes adding modified inorganic particles to prepare novel ion exchange resins containing inorganic particles modified by a parcel modifier. A weight ratio between the monomer of the ion exchange resins and the modified inorganic particles is about 0.1% to 30%. The method may increase moisture content of the resins 3 to 30% such as to improve the structures of the resins, and therefore increase the regeneration efficiency 0.4 to 70%, as compared to conventions resins. The method improves resistance of resins to organic pollution, increases regeneration efficiency, and extends service life of the resins. In the process of water treatment, the ion exchange resin of the implementations may be regenerated with long-term stability. In addition to securing the water treatment efficiency, the method may avoid frequent replacement operations and lower the costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Nanjing University
    Inventors: Aimin Li, Haibo Li, Chendong Shuang, Qing Zhou, Hu Yang, Mancheng Zhang, Yang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210018476
    Abstract: Disclosed are a size exclusion chromatography-combined nitrogen detector and an application method thereof, which belong to the field of detection and analysis of water quality. The detector comprises an oxidation system (1), a nitrate detection system (2), a power supply system (3), and a signal processing and control system (4), wherein after being separated by size exclusion chromatography, a sample to be detected enters into the oxidation system (1) to undergo oxidation treatment, and after nitrogenous compound in the sample is converted into nitrate, the sample is detected in the nitrate detection system (2) by ultraviolet (UV) absorbance method. The power supply system (3) supplies power to the detector, and the signal processing and control system (4) is responsible for processing and controlling signals of the oxidation system (1) and the nitrate detection system (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Wentao LI, Minhui CAI, Dalin YE, Xinqun XIA, Yan LI, Aimin LI, Jichun WU, Yanting ZUO, Yaping WU, Dawei LI, Haiou SONG
  • Patent number: 10870083
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fuqiang Liu, Yanhong Zhang, Li Song, Wei Zhao, Changqing Zhu, Chen Ling, Aimin Li
  • Publication number: 20200338523
    Abstract: A magnetic strong base anion exchange resin with high mechanical strength and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the field of resin materials. The preparation method comprises steps of: adding a conventional strong base anion exchange resin to a mixture of trivalent iron salt and divalent iron salt, and then mixing the resin adsorbed with the iron salt with aqueous ammonia so that Fe3O4 nanoparticles are contained in the resin structure. Then, the resin containing Fe3O4 nanoparticles is added to alcoholic solution dissolved with silane coupling agent to form a dense SiO2 coating on the surface of the resin, so as to obtain magnetic strong base anion exchange resin with high mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Chendong SHUANG, Guang ZHANG, Aimin LI, Ting YE, Zheng WANG
  • Publication number: 20200339459
    Abstract: In view of the current pollution to sewage by nitrate nitrogen, the present invention discloses a method for promoting denitrification to remove nitrate nitrogen in water by magnetic resins. In the method disclosed by the present invention, magnetic anion exchange resins are in contact with and mixed with sewage, and nitrate nitrogen in the sewage is removed quickly and efficiently by both the ion exchange between the magnetic anion exchange resins and the nitrate nitrogen in the sewage and the denitrification enhanced by the magnetic material. Meanwhile, the regeneration and recycle of the magnetic anion exchange resins are realized by the denitrification of microorganisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Chendong SHUANG, Guang ZHANG, Ting YE, Aimin LI, Liang TAN, Ke WANG
  • Patent number: 10819061
    Abstract: Provided is a power connector, including a plurality of conductive frames and a rubber body, the first connecting hole is opened at one end of the conductive frame, and the second connecting hole is opened at the second end of the conductive frame, the plurality of conductive frames are arranged in parallel and spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and the middle portions of the plurality of conductive frames are connected by rubber vulcanization to form the rubber body. The power connector is provided in the present application, the rubber body isolates and fixes a plurality of conductive frames to form a power connector, the rubber body prevents arcing and breakdown of adjacent conductive frames due to spacing problems and positioning stability problems during high-voltage power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Anhui Zhongding Sealing Parts Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yingsong Xia, Bing Liu, Zhipeng Wang, Binghu Fang, Aimin Li, Youhong Wang
  • Publication number: 20200316562
    Abstract: A magnetic polymer adsorption material, preparation method and use thereof, which relate to the field of magnetic polymer materials. The preparation method comprises: (1) preparing magnetic nanoparticles; (2) dissolving the magnetic nanoparticles in a pore-forming agent, adding N-vinylpyrrolidone, divinylbenzene and an initiator respectively, and mixing uniformly; (3) adding an emulsifier and a dispersant into an aqueous solution; adding a part of the oil phase solution prepared in step (2) at the temperature below 60° C., and adding the rest of the oil phase solution when the temperature rises to 60° C. or above, reacting with stirring, precipitating and filtering the reacted solution, washing and drying the precipitate, and finally obtaining the magnetic polymer adsorption material. The material has the particle size of 2-100 ?m, the magnetization of 5-19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Qing ZHOU, Zhijian YAO, Aimin LI, Wei JIAO, Chendong SHUANG, Qimeng LI, Jie SUN
  • Publication number: 20200238263
    Abstract: A method for preparing a bi-component, multi-network nanofibrous aerogel-supported heterojunction photocatalyst includes the following steps. Step 1, preparing ammoniated polyacrylonitrile nanofibers. Step 2, dispersing the ammoniated polyacrylonitrile nanofibers in water to obtain a first solution; dispersing cellulose nanofibers in water to obtain a second solution; and mixing, heating and lyophilizing the first solution with the second solution to obtain a bi-component, multi-network nanofibrous aerogel. Step 3, adding graphite carbon nitride, a ferric-iron containing reagent, 2,5-diaminoterephthalic acid, and the bi-component, multi-network nanofiber aerogel obtained in the step 2 into a N, N-dimethylformamide solvent to obtain a third solution, and carrying out a hydrothermal reaction on the third solution for 8-24 hours to obtain the bi-component, multi-network nanofibrous aerogel-supported heterojunction photocatalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fuqiang LIU, Jinli QIU, Pei FAN, Cailiang YUE, Ranran YUAN, Aimin LI
  • Publication number: 20200209208
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composite LED module comprising a 230±10 nm deep-ultraviolet light LED, a 275±10 nm deep-ultraviolet light LED, and 0 to 3 visible light LED(s), packed in a same substrate. Also disclosed are a water quality monitoring device and a water quality monitoring probe containing the composite LED module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Wentao LI, Yaping WU, Aimin LI, Guangyan ZHANG, Yan LI, Jianjun ZHUANG, Wenxiang JI, Haonan JIANG, Chunming CHEN, Yuze HAN
  • Publication number: 20200173968
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic carbon detector that can be used with a liquid chromatography equipment such as a size exclusion chromatography. The organic carbon detector contains a carbon oxidization subsystem and a stripping and CO2 detection subsystem arranged and detachably connected with each other in said order. The carbon oxidization subsystem contains a microfluidic agent injection module (1), an inorganic carbon removal module (2), a microfluidic ultraviolet oxidation module (3) and a vacuum pumping system (4), configured to remove inorganic carbons and oxidize organic carbons. The stripping and CO2 detection subsystem contains a stripping module (7) and a CO2 detector (12), using a carrier gas to transfer the organic carbon converted gas to the CO2 detector (12). Also disclosed is a method of using the organic carbon detector in water quality monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Wentao LI, Wenxiang JI, Aimin LI, Minhui CAI, Yaping WU, Yan LI, Shi CHENG, Ji WU, Jichun WU, Yanting ZUO, Yuze HAN
  • Patent number: 10640174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for solid fuel gasification with tar self-removed within the gasifier, and the apparatus consists essentially of a feeder, a gasifier, a slag extractor, a cyclone separator for gasification gas fly ash or fly ash filter separator, a condenser, a condensate evaporator, a preheating device for gasification medium and a gas holder. Feed the solid fuel into the gasifier through the double sealed feeding valves from the feeding inlet, the solid fuel within the gasifier generates gasification gas, ash and slag after reaction of drying, pyrolysis, gasification and combustion. The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for solid fuel gasification with tar self-removed within the gasifier, which can not only accomplish effective removal of tar and zero discharge of coking wastewater, but also optimize gas quality during the process, improve energy efficiency and reduce operating cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Aimin Li
  • Patent number: 10604599
    Abstract: A method for green synthesis of uniform- and large-particle-size polystyrene particles, comprising steps of: prepolymerizing styrene at 70? to 75? for 1 h to 6 h in advance while stirring, adding divinylbenzene dissolved with initiators to the styrene, and stirring for 10 min to 30 min to obtain oil phase; heating lactic acid or an aqueous solution of lactic acid to 70? to 80?, adding the oil phase to dispersed phase by a constant-pressure device, maintaining the temperature for 2 h, heating to 80±5? and then maintaining the temperature for 1 h, and heating to 85±5? and then maintaining the temperature for 3 h to 6 h, to obtain polystyrene particles with a uniform particle size ranging from 0.7 mm to 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: Nanjing University, Nanjing University & Yancheng Academy of Environmental Protection Technology and Engineering
    Inventors: Chendong Shuang, Weiwei Zhou, Yunshu Wang, Aimin Li, Qimeng Li, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 10570111
    Abstract: A method of purifying a cyclic ester, the method including: granulating a crude cyclic ester, an average particle size of resulting granules being 0.05-1.00 mm; adding the granules to 0-4° C. water to yield a mixture, a mass ratio of the water to the granules being (0.5-2):1; stirring the mixture, and performing solid-liquid separation on the mixture; repeating the stirring and solid-liquid separation for 1-4 times, to yield a purified cyclic ester; drying the purified cyclic ester at 0-4° C. and at an absolute pressure of less than or equal to 10 pascal for 4-6 hours, and continually drying the purified cyclic ester at 40-60° C. and at an absolute pressure of less than or equal to 5 pascal for 1-2 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hong Li, Quanxing Zhang, Jiaye Sheng, Na Cheng, Wei Huang, Wei Jiang, Aimin Li
  • Publication number: 20200021053
    Abstract: The present application proposes a power connector, comprising a plurality of conductive frames and a rubber body, the first connecting hole is opened at one end of the conductive frame, and the second connecting hole is opened at the second end of the conductive frame, the plurality of conductive frames are arranged in parallel and spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and the middle portions of the plurality of conductive frames are connected by rubber vulcanization to form the rubber body. The power connector is provided in the present application, the rubber body isolates and fixes a plurality of conductive frames to form a power connector, the rubber body prevents arcing and breakdown of adjacent conductive frames due to spacing problems and positioning stability problems during high-voltage power transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Anhui Zhongding Sealing Parts Co.,Ltd
    Inventors: Yingsong XIA, Bing LIU, Zhipeng WANG, Binghu FANG, Aimin LI, Youhong WANG
  • Publication number: 20190367645
    Abstract: A method for green synthesis of uniform- and large-particle-size polystyrene particles, comprising steps of: prepolymerizing styrene at 70? to 75? for 1 h to 6 h in advance while stirring, adding divinylbenzene dissolved with initiators to the styrene, and stirring for 10 min to 30 min to obtain oil phase; heating lactic acid or an aqueous solution of lactic acid to 70? to 80?, adding the oil phase to dispersed phase by a constant-pressure device, maintaining the temperature for 2 h, heating to 80±5? and then maintaining the temperature for 1 h, and heating to 85±5? and then maintaining the temperature for 3 h to 6 h, to obtain polystyrene particles with a uniform particle size ranging from 0.7 mm to 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Chendong SHUANG, Weiwei ZHOU, Yunshu WANG, Aimin LI, Qimeng LI, Lili LIU, Wei WANG, Yi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190194387
    Abstract: A method of preparing glycolide, the method including dehydrative oligomerization and catalytic depolymerization. The dehydrative oligomerization includes stepwise heating a glycolic acid aqueous solution from room temperature to a temperature of between 200 and 210° C., and maintaining the temperature at each corresponding temperature stage, to yield an oligoglycolic acid. The catalytic depolymerization includes adding a binary complex catalytic system to the oligoglycolic acid to yield a reactant mixture, stepwise heating the reactant mixture from room temperature to a temperature of between 280 and 285° C., and maintaining the temperature at each corresponding temperature stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Hong LI, Quanxing ZHANG, Jiaye SHENG, Wei HUANG, Wei JIANG, Aimin LI, Bingcai PAN
  • Publication number: 20190152939
    Abstract: A method of purifying a cyclic ester, the method including: granulating a crude cyclic ester, an average particle size of resulting granules being 0.05-1.00 mm; adding the granules to 0-4° C. water to yield a mixture, a mass ratio of the water to the granules being (0.5-2):1; stirring the mixture, and performing solid-liquid separation on the mixture; repeating the stirring and solid-liquid separation for 1-4 times, to yield a purified cyclic ester; drying the purified cyclic ester at 0-4° C. and at an absolute pressure of less than or equal to 10 pascal for 4-6 hours, and continually drying the purified cyclic ester at 40-60° C. and at an absolute pressure of less than or equal to 5 pascal for 1-2 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Hong LI, Quanxing ZHANG, Jiaye SHENG, Na CHENG, Wei HUANG, Wei JIANG, Aimin LI
  • Publication number: 20190153342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for solid fuel gasification with tar self-removed within the gasifier, and the apparatus consists essentially of a feeder, a gasifier, a slag extractor, a cyclone separator for gasification gas fly ash or fly ash filter separator, a condenser, a condensate evaporator, a preheating device for gasification medium and a gas holder. Feed the solid fuel into the gasifier through the double sealed feeding valves from the feeding inlet, the solid fuel within the gasifier generates gasification gas, ash and slag after reaction of drying, pyrolysis, gasification and combustion. The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for solid fuel gasification with tar self-removed within the gasifier, which can not only accomplish effective removal of tar and zero discharge of coking wastewater, but also optimize gas quality during the process, improve energy efficiency and reduce operating cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Aimin LI
  • Patent number: 10247642
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qing Zhou, Wei Wang, Aimin Li, Qingqing Zhao, Minglu Wang, Rui Gao, Xiaowen Ma, Peng Shi, Xun Chen
  • Patent number: 10239774
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ruihua Li, Junsong Hu, Qianqian Sun, Xiaomei Zhang, Zhuo Liu, Xinmin Zhan, Aimin Li