Patents by Inventor Binghui Tian

Binghui Tian 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: 20230322591
    Abstract: An electrodialysis device and method for selective removal of drinking water target ions were provided. It belongs to the technical field of drinking water safety. A method of electrodialysis with slightly brackish water is proposed. By means of ion electromigration control, the resistance is converted from the single membrane resistance to the diffusion boundary layer resistance; and the diffusion boundary layer is fully compressed by controlling the electrodialysis membrane, the electrodialysis membrane stack, and the electrodialysis process parameters. So that the relative electromigration rate of the target ions is improved. According to the method, the initial concentration effect, the competition effect, the synergistic effect, the concentration diffusion, the differential pressure permeation, and other influences of electrodialysis are integrated for selectively removing the target ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Min YANG, Binghui TIAN, Sheng LUO, Ming ZHU
  • Patent number: 7758752
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a composite material which can rapidly and effectively remove algae and transform them into submerged macrophytes. The composite material is a mixture of two functional materials: one can grow into submerged macrophytes, and the other is clays or modified local soil particles which can flocculate algae, inhibit phosphorus release from sediments and act as the carrier of the above-mentioned seeds, earthnuts, buds, and roots of submerged macrophytes. In addition, the present invention proposes a physical-chemical-ecological combined method for improving water quality and enhancing the ecological restoration of eutrophic lakes using the above-mentioned material. By spraying the composite material to the lake surface, the new method can remove algae and turbidity through flocculation and complete the planting process simultaneously so that HABs and eutrophication are effectively controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, The Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Gang Pan, Binghui Tian, Hao Chen, Mulan Zhang, Xianzheng Yuan
  • Publication number: 20090107912
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a composite material which can rapidly and effectively remove algae and transform them into submerged macrophytes. The composite material is a mixture of two functional materials: one can grow into submerged macrophytes, and the other is clays or modified local soil particles which can flocculate algae, inhibit phosphorus release from sediments and act as the carrier of the above-mentioned seeds, earthnuts, buds, and roots of submerged macrophytes. In addition, the present invention proposes a physical-chemical-ecological combined method for improving water quality and enhancing the ecological restoration of eutrophic lakes using the above-mentioned material. By spraying the composite material to the lake surface, the new method can remove algae and turbidity through flocculation and complete the planting process simultaneously so that HABs and eutrophication are effectively controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Gang Pan, Binghui Tian, Hao Chen, Mulan Zhang, Xianzheng Yuan