Patents by Inventor Haidong HU

Haidong HU 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: 11905192
    Abstract: A method for collaborative optimization control method for organic nitrogen and inorganic nitrogen in a denitrification process is provided. The method includes: establishing ASM-mDON-DIN models for simultaneous simulation of microbial dissolved organic nitrogen (mDON) and inorganic nitrogen (DIN) in denitrification processes; and selecting a corresponding ASM-mDON-DIN model according to a set carbon/nitrogen ratio to collaboratively optimize the concentration values of mDON and DIN in the effluent in the denitrification process, to obtain best process operation parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haidong Hu, Xian Cui, Kewei Liao, Lili Ding, Bing Wu, Hongqiang Ren
  • Patent number: 11866355
    Abstract: A system for cleaning wastewater, includes: an absorption-biodegradation-denitrification (ABN) reactor, a sequential adsorption reactor, a disinfection reactor, and a sludge anaerobic fermentation reactor. The ABN reactor is an integrated reactor including: a biosorption tank, an intermediate sedimentation tank, a biologically-enhanced degradation tank, a denitrification biofilter, and a secondary sedimentation tank. The pretreated wastewater is introduced into the ABN reactor for removal of chemical oxygen demand, nitrogen and phosphorus; the ABN reactor effluent is introduced into the sequential adsorption reactor for the removal of high-risk pollutants; the sequential adsorption reactor effluent is introduced into the disinfection reactor for the elimination of viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms; the sludge produced by the ABN reactor is introduced into the anaerobic sludge fermentation reactor for alkaline fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haidong Hu, Kewei Liao, Sijia Ma, Yuanji Shi, Hongqiang Ren, Xuxiang Zhang, Bing Wu, Jinfeng Wang
  • Patent number: 11782025
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for evaluation of removal of nitrogen-containing organic matter from the wastewater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haidong Hu, Kewei Liao, Jinfeng Wang, Bing Wu, Hongqiang Ren
  • Publication number: 20230245730
    Abstract: A method for evaluating the biodegradability of sewage through machine learning, includes: (1) collecting molecular composition information and biodegradability data of organic molecules in a sewage sample; (2) establishing a model for predicting biodegradability of organic molecules in sewage through machine learning; (3) measuring the molecular composition information of organic molecules in sewage from a target sewage plant; and (4) predicting, according to the model established in (2), the biodegradability of the organic molecules in the sewage from the target sewage plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Haidong HU, Huazai CHENG, Bing WU, Hongqiang REN
  • Patent number: 11703495
    Abstract: A method for identifying and analyzing dissolved organic nitrogen of different sources in wastewater includes extracting DON in wastewater to obtain a DON extract, detecting mass spectrum peaks in the DON extract, pre-processing the spectral data of the wastewater sample; constructing a network relationship of the substance reaction in the wastewater sample; screening the substance reaction relationship of DON; and determining different sources of DON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haidong Hu, Kewei Liao, Hongqiang Ren
  • Publication number: 20230222312
    Abstract: A method for evaluating bioavailability of organic nitrogen in sewage through machine learning, includes: collecting the molecular composition information and bioavailability data of organic nitrogen in a sewage sample; establishing a model for predicting bioavailability of organic nitrogen in sewage through machine learning; measuring the molecular composition information of organic nitrogen in sewage from a target sewage plant; and predicting, according to the model, the bioavailability of the organic nitrogen in the sewage from the target sewage plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Haidong HU, Huazai CHENG, Kewei LIAO, Jinfeng WANG, Bing WU, Hongqiang REN
  • Publication number: 20230212045
    Abstract: A method for collaborative optimization control method for organic nitrogen and inorganic nitrogen in a denitrification process is provided. The method includes: establishing ASM-mDON-DIN models for simultaneous simulation of microbial dissolved organic nitrogen (mDON) and inorganic nitrogen (DIN) in denitrification processes; and selecting a corresponding ASM-mDON-DIN model according to a set carbon/nitrogen ratio to collaboratively optimize the concentration values of mDON and DIN in the effluent in the denitrification process, to obtain best process operation parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Haidong HU, Xian CUI, Kewei LIAO, Lili DING, Bing WU, Hongqiang REN
  • Publication number: 20220356094
    Abstract: A system for cleaning wastewater, includes: an absorption-biodegradation-denitrification (ABN) reactor, a sequential adsorption reactor, a disinfection reactor, and a sludge anaerobic fermentation reactor. The ABN reactor is an integrated reactor including: a biosorption tank, an intermediate sedimentation tank, a biologically-enhanced degradation tank, a denitrification biofilter, and a secondary sedimentation tank. The pretreated wastewater is introduced into the ABN reactor for removal of chemical oxygen demand, nitrogen and phosphorus; the ABN reactor effluent is introduced into the sequential adsorption reactor for the removal of high-risk pollutants; the sequential adsorption reactor effluent is introduced into the disinfection reactor for the elimination of viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms; the sludge produced by the ABN reactor is introduced into the anaerobic sludge fermentation reactor for alkaline fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Haidong HU, Kewei LIAO, Sijia MA, Yuanji SHI, Hongqiang REN, Xuxiang ZHANG, Bing WU, Jinfeng WANG
  • Publication number: 20220349856
    Abstract: A device for in-situ measuring settleability of activated sludge includes a sample chamber, an ultrasonic time domain reflectometer, a magnetic stirrer, an ultrasonic probe, a sample inlet, a sample outlet, and a stagnant zone. The sample chamber is configured to hold an activated sludge sample, and the ultrasonic time domain reflectometer is configured to measure the settling characteristics of the activated sludge. The stagnant zone is disposed in the sample chamber. The sample inlet and the sample outlet communicate with the sample chamber. The stagnant zone includes a top part, a sidewall, and a bottom part. The sample inlet is connected to the top part of the stagnant zone. The sample outlet is connected to the sidewall of the stagnant zone. The magnetic stirrer is disposed at the bottom part of the stagnant zone. The ultrasonic probe is disposed on the top part of the stagnant zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jinfeng WANG, Deyuan DONG, Haidong HU, Bing WU, Hongqiang REN
  • Publication number: 20220136998
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for evaluation of removal of nitrogen-containing organic matter from the wastewater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Haidong Hu, Kewei Liao, Jinfeng Wang, Bing Wu, Hongqiang Ren
  • Publication number: 20220042963
    Abstract: A method for identifying and analyzing dissolved organic nitrogen of different sources in wastewater includes extracting DON in wastewater to obtain a DON extract, detecting mass spectrum peaks in the DON extract, pre-processing the spectral data of the wastewater sample; constructing a network relationship of the substance reaction in the wastewater sample; screening the substance reaction relationship of DON; and determining different sources of DON.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Haidong HU, Kewei LIAO, Hongqiang REN
  • Patent number: 11014835
    Abstract: A method of measuring concentration of dissolved organic nitrogen in sewage. The method includes: filtering a sewage sample using a filter membrane; measuring the concentrations of total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), ammonia nitrogen (NH4+), and nitric nitrogen (NO3?) in the sewage sample, respectively designated as CTDN(I), CNH4+(I) and CNO3?(I); calculating the ratios of (CNH4+(I)+CNO3?(I))/CTDN(I) and CNO3?(I)/CNH4+(I), and according to the ratios, calculating the concentration of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in the sewage sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hongqiang Ren, Haidong Hu, Jinju Geng, Lili Ding, Hui Huang
  • Publication number: 20210081587
    Abstract: A method for building a predictive model of mDON in wastewater, including a) acquiring a kinetics associated with production and consumption of a mDON of an activated sludge system, and importing a kinetic expression of the mDON into a conventional activated sludge model No. 1 (ASM1) to build a kinetic equation for the mDON; b) inputting component variables, parameter variables, model matrices, process rate equation and operating parameters of a predictive model into a simulation software AquaSim to build an ASM-mDON model; c) inputting initial values of the component variables and the parameter variables into the simulation software AquaSim for model initialization; d) acquiring initial mDON kinetic and sensitivity analysis results, selecting corresponding parameters, calibrating kinetic and stoichiometric parameters of the ASM-mDON model using a parameter estimation function of the simulation software AquaSim; and e) replacing the initial values of the ASM-mDON model with optimal values obtained in d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Haidong HU, Kewei LIAO, Hongqiang REN
  • Patent number: 10935294
    Abstract: A bottle with an ice cube mould, comprises a bottle body (1) with a neck (111) and a lid (2), the bottle body (1) has two ice-making plates (3) opposite with each other, at least one of the two ice-making plates (3) has a plurality of recesses (31), and the two ice-making plates (3) are capable of moving relative to each other; when the two ice-making plates (3) are at the closed state, two recesses facing each other (31) form an ice-making space, and a water flow channel for guiding water coming from the water inlet (32) to the ice-making space is formed between the two ice-making plates (3); when the two ice-making plates (3) are at the opened state, a chamber (A) of the bottle body (1) is defined between the two ice-making plates (3), and ice cubes formed inside the recesses drop into the chamber (A) of the bottle body (1). The bottle has both an ice-making function and a water-containing function, and it is sanitary to make ice cubes and also convenient to take the ice cubes out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ningbo Vacane Household Commodities Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenning Li, Haidong Hu
  • Publication number: 20200308027
    Abstract: A method of measuring concentration of dissolved organic nitrogen in sewage. The method includes: filtering a sewage sample using a filter membrane; measuring the concentrations of total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), ammonia nitrogen (NH4+), and nitric nitrogen (NO3?) in the sewage sample, respectively designated as CTDN(I), CNH4+(I) and CNO3?(I); calculating the ratios of (CNH4+(I)+CNO3?(I))/CTDN(I) and CNO3?(I)/CNH4+(I), and according to the ratios, calculating the concentration of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in the sewage sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Hongqiang REN, Haidong HU, Jinju GENG, Lili DING, Hui HUANG
  • Patent number: 10556814
    Abstract: A denitrification biofilter device, including: a regulating pool, a reactor body, a water tank, a first doser, a second doser, a backwash pump, a water inlet pump, and a blower. The regulating pool includes a raw water inlet and a water outlet. The reactor body includes a uniform water distributor, a filler layer, a buffer layer, a filter layer, a supporting layer, a filler supporting plate, a backwash water outlet, a treated water outlet, and a backwash water inlet. The treated water outlet and the backwash water inlet are disposed at the bottom of the reactor body and are connected to the water tank via pipes. The filler layer is filled with zeolites having a grain size of between 4 and 8 mm, a density of between 1.9 and 2.6 g/cm3, a porosity greater or equal to 48%, and a specific surface area of between 570 and 670 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hongqiang Ren, Haidong Hu, Jinju Geng, Ke Xu
  • Publication number: 20190178803
    Abstract: A method of measuring concentration of dissolved organic nitrogen in sewage. The method includes: filtering a sewage sample using a filter membrane; measuring the concentrations of total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), ammonia nitrogen (NH4+), and nitric nitrogen (NO3?) in the sewage sample, respectively designated as CTDN(I), CNH4+(I) and CNO3?(I); calculating the ratios of (CNH4+(I)+CNO3?(I))/CTDN(I) and CNO3?(I)/CNH4+(I), and according to the ratios, calculating the concentration of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in the sewage sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Hongqiang REN, Haidong HU, Jinju GENG, Lili DING, Hui HUANG
  • Publication number: 20150108066
    Abstract: A denitrification biofilter device, including: a regulating pool, a reactor body, a water tank, a first doser, a second doser, a backwash pump, a water inlet pump, and a blower. The regulating pool includes a raw water inlet and a water outlet. The reactor body includes a uniform water distributor, a filler layer, a buffer layer, a filter layer, a supporting layer, a filler supporting plate, a backwash water outlet, a treated water outlet, and a backwash water inlet. The treated water outlet and the backwash water inlet are disposed at the bottom of the reactor body and are connected to the water tank via pipes. The filler layer is filled with zeolites having a grain size of between 4 and 8 mm, a density of between 1.9 and 2.6 g/cm3, a porosity greater or equal to 48%, and a specific surface area of between 570 and 670 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hongqiang REN, Haidong HU, Jinju GENG, Ke XU