Patents by Inventor Beidou Xi

Beidou Xi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240024844
    Abstract: Disclosed are a modified nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) and a preparation method and an application thereof. The preparation method of the modified nZVI includes the following steps: S1: mixing nZVI, a stabilizer and an oxidant together and stirring in an inert atmosphere to obtain a polymerization precursor solution; and S2: dripping pyrrole into the polymerization precursor solution prepared in the S1, maintaining an inert gas atmosphere for polymerization reaction, and performing cooling, filtration and vacuum drying to obtain the modified nZVI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: YONGHAI JIANG, BEIDOU XI, SHENG DENG, YU YANG, XU HAN, FU XIA, HAN XIAO, SHUXUAN WU, TIANYU JU
  • Patent number: 11850664
    Abstract: A silicified modified zero-valent iron, whose surface layer is a silicon-containing oxide layer formed by silicate, which is obtained by the following method: dissolved silicate and micron iron powder are used as raw materials and mixed in proportion, and ball milling under an inert gas atmosphere to obtain the silicified modified zero-valent iron. The invention also discloses the application of silicified modified zero-valent iron in repairing polluted water bodies. The invention uses green silicate as silicon source to carry out surface silicification modification of micron zero-valent iron, which has simple operation, low cost and is convenient for large-scale production. Moreover, the prepared silicified zero-valent iron has good dispersibility, high reduction activity and strong recycling performance, and can be used for the treatment of various polluted water bodies and soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Minda Yu, Mingxia Zheng, Beidou Xi, Jing Su, Yuanyuan Sun, Xiaosong He
  • Patent number: 11633768
    Abstract: An in-situ reagents injection system comprises a compressed air storage tank, a remediation reagents storage tank, an injection adjusting valve, an injection pipe, an upper sealing device and a lower sealing device. When the reagents injection is carried out, the compressed air is injected before the remediation reagents is injected, the porosity of the aquifer medium is increased by utilizing the air pressure expansion technology to form a relatively uniform dominant channel, and the remediation reagents is injected to realize uniform and efficient conveying of the reagents. The in-situ reagents injection system and method can make the homogeneous and efficient conveying of the remediation reagents, and ensure the full utilization of the remediation reagents, with low energy consumption of injection equipment, simple process, and flexible operation. The injection is performed in sections from top to bottom according to the steps to improve the in-situ reagents injection efficiency and remediation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
    Inventors: Yonghai Jiang, Beidou Xi, Yu Yang, Xinying Lian, Xiangjian Xu, Yongfeng Jia, Fu Xia, Xu Han
  • Patent number: 11618871
    Abstract: An integrated two-phase anaerobic dry fermentation reactor based on a biomimetic principle of rumen includes a reactor body; wherein the reactor body includes a dry fermentation chamber, a secondary fermentation chamber, and a liquid storage chamber. The dry fermentation chamber is arranged at an upper portion of the reactor body. The liquid storage chamber is arranged at a bottom of the reactor body. The secondary fermentation chamber is arranged between the dry fermentation chamber and the liquid storage chamber in the reactor body. The dry fermentation chamber is connected to the secondary fermentation chamber by a porous structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Mingxia Zheng, Jing Su, Beidou Xi, Xin Hao, Yuanyuan Sun, Mao Lin, Juan Li
  • Patent number: 11535543
    Abstract: A medium material for removing phenol contamination from groundwater, a method of producing the same, and use of the same id disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the medium material is a granular material which has an average particle diameter of 0.5-1.5 cm and is formed from a bacteria-entrapping solution, a manganese sand filter material, modified bentonite, and biochar at a mass ratio of 1:0.2-0.4:0.2-0.4:0.1-0.2 by a series of processes including strain culturing, catalysis, mixing, solidification, and the like. The medium material can remove phenol from groundwater, is a safe and environment-friendly material, has a long service life, and/or achieves waste treatment with waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
    Inventors: Yonghai Jiang, Xinying Lian, Beidou Xi, Yu Yang, Yongfeng Jia, Fu Xia, Xu Han
  • Patent number: 11530145
    Abstract: The disclosure is a method for recovering groundwater contaminated with organic phenols. The method includes the step of injecting a remediation agent into the groundwater extracted from the stratum to be rehabilitated or ex-situ extracted, followed by the step of injecting manganese-based oxidant. By adding a suitable proportion of soluble silicon to the water to be treated as a remediation agent, the efficiency of manganese-based oxidant in the treatment of phenolic pollutants is enhanced based on interface properties and stability of various manganese oxides in the regulating and recovering process. The method for recovering groundwater contaminated with organic phenols provided by the disclosure has a simple process and is convenient to operate, the adopted chemicals are inexpensive and easy to obtain, cause little corrosion to the injection equipment, and has a wide range of applications in practice. The adopted oxidant will not produce halogenated toxic by-products during the treatment process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Mingxia Zheng, Xiaosong He, Minda Yu, Beidou Xi, Xuhui Mao, Jiaxin Cui
  • Publication number: 20220342112
    Abstract: A simulation system for an in-situ column experiment in a groundwater well and a simulation method are provided. The simulation system includes: an experimental column device, a sample taking device, and a sample injection device, where solid remediation agent and/or aquifer sediment are provided within the experimental column device, and is configured to be capable of being arranged in an experimental well and located below a water level; a bottom of the experimental column device is provided with a water inlet, and a top of the experimental column device is provided with a water outlet, where the top water outlet connects to the sample taking device, and the bottom water inlet connects to the sample injection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yongfeng Jia, Yonghai Jiang, Beidou Xi, Xinying Lian, Yu Yang, Xiangjian Xu, Fan Feng
  • Patent number: 11420194
    Abstract: A visible light catalyst, its preparation method, a visible light catalyst activated persulfate system and its use. The visible light catalyst includes a carbon material, a transition metal compound and a coating material. The carbon material is conductive carbon material, and the transition metal compound is selected from one or more of transition metal oxides, transition metal sulfides, and acid or salt compounds containing a transition metal. The visible light catalyst has high visible light photocatalytic activity and performance of degrading organic pollutants and activating persulfate which can result in synergistically degrading degradation-resistant organic pollutants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosong He, Beidou Xi, Jun Cui
  • Patent number: 11352281
    Abstract: Disclosed a device for preventing and controlling pollutants in the reuse of reclaimed water in agricultural activity areas with extreme water shortage, including A2/O tank (1), nano-aeration tank (2) and quick soil infiltration device (3) connected in sequence. A2/O tank (1) is fed with wastewater to be treated, which is treated sequentially in anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic environment, thereafter the supernatant is transported into nano-aeration tank (2). The supernatant treated by nano-aeration tank (2) is transported into quick soil infiltration device (3), and is allowed to flow through one or more layers of fillers laid in quick soil infiltration device (3) to degrade or remove pollutants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Beidou Xi, Lei Wang, Yalei Zhang, Jinsheng Wang, Yali Zhang, Wenbing Tan, Tongtong Li, Yangyang Wang, Hui Liu, Feng Wu
  • Patent number: 11332400
    Abstract: It discloses to a device and a method for controlling pollutants in metal mine water resources cycling utilization. The device includes a multi-stage inflow constructed wetland (3), in which one or more layers of the filler are laid, and water distribution pipes (4) are buried at different height levels in the filler layers for multi-stage inflow, so that the received basin water is allowed to flow through each layer of the filler to degrade or remove the pollutants. In the multi-stage inflow constructed wetland, the types of fillers, dosage ratio, particle size and filling height of fillers in each layer are specifically selected. Therefore, heavy metal adsorption, suspended matter filtration, organic matter degradation, dephosphorization and denitrification can be effectively realized in the multi-stage inflow constructed wetland.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Beidou Xi, Lei Wang, Yalei Zhang, Jinsheng Wang, Ming Chang, Yangyang Wang, Wenbing Tan, Tongtong Li, Hui Liu, Yali Zhang, Feng Wu
  • Publication number: 20220118516
    Abstract: A silicified modified zero-valent iron, whose surface layer is a silicic-containing oxide layer formed by silicate, which is obtained by the following method: dissolved silicate and micron iron powder are used as raw materials and mixed in proportion, and ball milling under an inert gas atmosphere to obtain the silicified modified zero-valent iron. The invention also discloses the application of silicified modified zero-valent iron in repairing polluted water bodies. The invention uses green silicate as silicon source to carry out surface silicification modification of micron zero-valent iron, which has simple operation, low cost and is convenient for large-scale production. Moreover, the prepared silicified zero-valent iron has good dispersibility, high reduction activity and strong recycling performance, and can be used for the treatment of various polluted water bodies and soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Minda Yu, Mingxia Zheng, Beidou Xi, Jing Su, Yuanyuan Sun, Xiaosong He
  • Publication number: 20220099650
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of warning for petroleum pollution, and particularly provides an early warning method for vadose zone and groundwater pollution in a contaminated site. The present invention can monitor and analyze the conductivity and water content of pore water in a vadose zone in real time and determine the pollution level according to a parameter variation and an analysis on collected samples; and furthermore, the present invention can give multi-level early warnings before groundwater is polluted, accurately determine the pollution level, and provide corresponding measures in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Juan Li, Beidou Xi, Yang Yang, Jun Tang, Yang Wang, Shunguo Bai, Junxiang Shi, Lei Chen
  • Patent number: 11261115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling pollutants in basin water resources cycling utilization in agricultural activity areas. The method includes: providing an acidification tank, an aeration tank and a multi-media constructed wetland connected in sequence, which are 4˜10 m far from basin revetment, feeding basin water into the constructed wetland, adsorbing or degrading heavy metals and organic pollutants by the constructed wetland, and then transporting the treated basin water to the agricultural activity areas. The present invention effectively controls the content of heavy metals that will enter the agricultural activity areas, fundamentally reduces the content of heavy metals in the crops, promotes the growth of the crops, maintains sustainable and healthy development of agriculture, and therefore guarantees human health and safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Beidou Xi, Jinsheng Wang, Wenbing Tan, Tongtong Li, Yangyang Wang, Hui Liu, Yali Zhang, Feng Wu, Qian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11254621
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vertical gas distribution device for aerobic compost and a gas distribution method. Current gas distribution pipelines are easily blocked by organic materials, resulting in poor ventilation due to non-uniform local ventilation and cleaning difficulties. The inventive device comprises a compost chamber, a compost bin, a compost heap, a percolate tank, and a plurality of gas distribution branch pipes at the bottom of the compost chamber, the pipes being vertically movable in the chamber; the percolate tank is positioned at the bottom of the chamber and under the pipes; an air inlet is provided on the side wall of the tank, and an outlet is provided on the side wall of the chamber; the compost bin is inside the compost chamber, and the compost heap is in the compost bin; each pipe is top sealed, with a plurality of vent holes on the side wall, and its bottom connected to the tank. The present invention is usable for compost ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Northeast Agricultural University
    Inventors: Zimin Wei, Beidou Xi, Baiyan Cai, Xu Zhang, Dan Wei, Liming Jia, Xinyu Zhao, Mingxiao Li, Tianxue Yang, Yue Zhao
  • Patent number: 11249023
    Abstract: Provided are a rapid detection method for a condition of landfill leachate polluting groundwater and an application thereof. The rapid detection method includes: carrying out fluorescence detection on groundwater in a specific region of a landfill, and determining whether the groundwater is polluted according to a ratio of fluorescence intensities at specific excitation/emission wavelengths in a specific fluorescence region. The rapid detection method provided by the solution establishes characteristic fluorescence spectrum regions, fluorescence intensities and regular characteristics thereof of organic matters in leachate-polluted groundwater of a landfill in a fluorescence spectrum region, and can achieve the rapid detection of a condition of landfill leachate polluting groundwater by means of a portable fluorescence detector on site. The detection method provided by the solution is characterized by rapid detection, no need of chemical reagents, simple operation, high detection sensitivity and lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosong He, Mingxia Zheng, Beidou Xi, Guangchun Shan, Jing Su, Xuemei Fu, Yuanyuan Sun, Hongyu Ding
  • Patent number: 11230485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for preventing and controlling pollutants in basin water resources utilization. The method includes: providing a hydrolysis tank (1), a nano-aeration tank (2) and a vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland (3) connected in sequence, salvaging duckweed and algae in the basin, then crushing, acidizing and digesting them in the hydrolysis tank (1), importing the supernatant obtained in the hydrolysis tank (1) into the nano-aeration tank (2), then mixing the water from the nano-aeration tank (2) with basin water and importing them into the vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland (3), treating to obtain basin water meeting the irrigation requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Beidou Xi, Lei Wang, Jinsheng Wang, Yali Zhang, Wenbing Tan, Tongtong Li, Yangyang Wang, Hui Liu, Qian Zhang, Feng Wu
  • Patent number: 11225422
    Abstract: A field groundwater filtering sampling and moving-water flow index measuring device comprises a precipitation tank, an electrode measuring column of moving-water flow, a suction filter unit and a control unit; also provided is a measuring method by adopting the index measuring device. Sample filtering and electrode measuring work in the field groundwater sampling process can be integrally solved, sampling time point selection after well washing is scientifically and automatically achieved, and the sample filtering and collecting efficiency is remarkably improved; and meanwhile, the accuracy of testing various in-situ indexes such as pH value, oxidation reduction potential and the like in groundwater is remarkably improved in the design of moving-water flow electrode measurement. The method has good application prospect and value for carrying out groundwater monitoring and evaluation, remediation and governance, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yonghai Jiang, Yongfeng Jia, Beidou Xi, Xinying Lian, Yu Yang, Xiangjian Xu, Fan Feng
  • Patent number: 11224906
    Abstract: Described herein is a soil remediation material capable of absorbing and removing chromium from soil and being recycled so as to enable efficient remediation, repeated recycle, and reduction in remediation cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yonghai Jiang, Beidou Xi, Zhifei Ma, Yu Yang, Xinying Lian, Fu Xia, Xu Han
  • Patent number: 11207719
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for remedying a heavy-metal-polluted soil with a microorganism, and relates to a device for remedying a metal-polluted soil and a remediation method thereof. The present disclosure solves the problem that a remediation microorganism cannot be extracted from the soil. The device comprises a main plate and a plurality of microorganism-extracting chambers, wherein the main plate is connected to the microorganism-extracting chambers; the microorganism-extracting chamber are filled with a filler; a tail end of the microorganism-extracting chambers is spiky, and openings are separately provided on a side wall of the microorganism-extracting chambers. The method comprises: I, adding a nutrient medium to the soil, and then inoculating a remediation microorganism; and II, inserting the above device into the soil for 6˜8 days, and then taking it out. The method can remedy heavy-metal-polluted soil in a short time with a high removal rate of the heavy metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Northeast Agricultural University
    Inventors: Zimin Wei, Xu Zhang, Beidou Xi, Xinyu Zhao, Yuanfeng Li, Liming Jia, Tiejun Wen, Mingxiao Li, Tianxue Yang
  • Patent number: 11203538
    Abstract: A remediation system based on pollution obstruction for underground water with DNAPL pollutant is provided, including a vertical obstructing wall, a pump-out treating unit and a recharging unit, wherein the vertical obstructing wall is distributed at the periphery of a polluted area to obstruct the polluted underground water in the vertical obstructing wall; the pump-out treating unit includes a plurality of water pumping wells and overground treatment facility that are distributed in the polluted area, the plurality of the water pumping wells are configured to pump the polluted underground water out and sending it into the overground treatment facility so as to be treated; the recharging unit includes a plurality of recharging wells, and water treated by the overground treatment facility is recharged into a target aquifer in the polluted area by the plurality of the recharging wells. A remediation method using the system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yonghai Jiang, Yu Yang, Beidou Xi, Xinying Lian, Huan Huan, Fu Xia, Yongfeng Jia, Xu Han