Patents by Inventor Hwa Yeon JEON

Hwa Yeon JEON 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: 20140138311
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for reducing nitrate using iron-oxidizing microorganisms, which can easily reduce nitrate using iron-oxidizing microorganisms. The apparatus includes: a nitrate-reducing reactor which is operated under anaerobic conditions and provides a space for reduction of nitrate; and an iron-oxidizing microorganism provided in the nitrate-reducing reactor, wherein the iron-oxidizing microorganism releases divalent iron (Fe2+), the released Fe2+ is converted to Fe3+ by microbial oxidation under anaerobic conditions while releasing an electron, and the released electron is used in the reduction of nitrate into nitrogen gas by the iron-oxidizing microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Yong Su CHOI, Jae Shik CHUNG, Hyokwan BAE, Hwa Yeon JEON, Seockheon LEE