Patents by Inventor Jianmei Lu

Jianmei Lu 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: 20190329233
    Abstract: A method of preparing a three-dimensional composite material includes the following steps: preparing polystyrene by soap-free emulsion polymerizing, obtaining polystyrene opal by a vertical deposition method, synthesizing MoP IO (molybdenum phosphide inverse opal), and compounding with quantum points CdS, so as to obtain a novel inorganic composite material, namely cadmium sulfide quantum dot-compounded MoP IO. The preparation method has the advantages that the MoP IO is prepared first, and the MoP IO is of a three-dimensional cyclic pore structure and has the photonic band gap feature, so that the MoP IO has better catalysis effect in light catalysis in comparison with that of common porous material; the MoP IO is compounded with the cadmium sulfide quantum dots, so that the light absorbing ability is enhanced, and the composite material capable of absorbing the visible light is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Najun LI
  • Publication number: 20190319193
    Abstract: The invention discloses a dopamine-based self-polymerization electric storage material and a preparation method thereof and the application thereof in an electric storage device, and the self-polymerization of dopamine is generated by solving the problems of complicated preparation process, poor environment and high temperature stability of the current organic electric storage material. The organic electric storage device prepared by the polymer into a sandwich structure successfully realizes the organic electric storage behavior. In the preparation process, the molecular synthesis and the device preparation are completed simultaneously, the device environment and the high temperature stability are good, and it is of great significance to the research progress of the organic electric storage technology and practical value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Jinghui HE
  • Patent number: 10441945
    Abstract: The invention discloses a composite material used for catalyzing and degrading nitrogen oxide and its preparation method and application thereof. The invention of the hollow g-C3N4 nanospheres/reduced graphene oxide composite-polymer carbonized nanofiber material is prepared as follow: 1) the preparation of silica nanospheres; 2) the preparation of hollow g-C3N4 nanospheres; 3) the preparation of graphene oxide; 4) the preparation of surface modified hollow g-C3N4 nanoparticles preparation; 5) the preparation of composites; 6) the preparation of composite-polymer carbon nanofiber material. The raw materials used in the process is low cost and easy to get; the operation of the invention is simple and convenient without the use of expensive equipment in the whole process; the composite has high adsorption efficiency of ppb level nitrogen oxide with good repeatability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Dongyun Chen
  • Publication number: 20190242842
    Abstract: The invention discloses a squaraine-polymer-based ammonium/nitrogen monoxide two-component sensor, as well as a preparation method and application thereof. A preparation manner and condition for the sensor are optimized. The squaraine polymer containing azo functional group based ammonium/nitrogen monoxide two-component sensor comprises an interdigital electrode and a coating material with which the interdigital electrode is coated. The coating material is a squaraine polymer containing azo functional group and has high sensing selectivity for ammonium and nitrogen monoxide, the minimum limit of detection thereof is 1 ppb and the response/reversion time is 82s/185s. The sensing performance of the sensor for nitrogen monoxide is also tested, the minimum limit of detection can reach 40 ppb and the response/reversion time is 112s/921s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Jinghui HE
  • Patent number: 10302583
    Abstract: The invention discloses a humidity sensor based on squaraine polymer and the preparation method and use thereof. Specifically, the humidity sensor disclosed by the invention comprises a coating material and an interdigital electrode, wherein the coating material is a squaraine polymer as shown in formula I, n is an integer of 40-50, the coating material is brushed on the interdigital electrode, and the thickness is 100-400 microns. The humidity sensor disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the preparation is convenient, and the operation is simple; the response time is short, and the response for humidity change is higher than that of common metallic oxides; the recovery time is short, and the device performance is stable; the humidity hysteresis of the device is high under high humidity environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Jinghui He
  • Publication number: 20190126236
    Abstract: A 3D ruthenium/graphene aerogel composite loaded with MOF, preparation method thereof, and its application in continuous treatment of CO are disclosed. Using a simple solvothermal method, ruthenium is simultaneously embedded in the aerogel formation process to form a 3D ruthenium/graphene aerogel, which is freeze-dried; the dried aerogel is surface carboxylated, and the MOF material is modified on the surface by step-by-step assemble strategy, and finally the ruthenium/graphene aerogel composite loaded with MOF is obtained. Also disclosed are a simple method, and a cycle involving the simultaneous adsorption and catalytic oxidation of CO eventually formed due to the adsorption ability of MOF and the catalytic ability of catalysts. Furthermore, the adsorption of MOF can increase the instantaneous concentration of CO around the catalyst, which in turn increases the reaction rate. In particular, the product prepared by the simple method has excellent properties for catalytic CO performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun CHEN, Jun JIANG
  • Publication number: 20190126243
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed preparation method of a visible-light-driven CC@SnS2/SnO2 composite catalyst, and application thereof, comprising the following steps: preparing CC@SnS2 composite material in a solvent by using SnCl4.5H2O and C2H5NS as raw materials and carbon fiber cloth as a supporting material; calcining said CC@SnS2 composite material to obtain the visible-light-driven CC@SnS2/SnO2 composite catalyst. The present invention overcomes defects of the traditional methods of treating chromium-containing wastewater, including chemical precipitation, adsorption, ion exchange resin and electrolysis, and the photocatalytic technology can make full use of solar light source or artificial light source without adding adsorbent or reducing agent. In this case, the use of semiconductor photocatalyst to convert hexavalent chromium in chromium wastewater into less toxic and easily precipitated trivalent chromium greatly reduces the cost and energy consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190127225
    Abstract: A preparation method of carbon nitride modified with perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride/graphene oxide aerogel composite material includes: (1) preparing carbon nitride nanosheets by calcination using dicyandiamide as raw material; (2) reacting perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride and carbon nitride nanosheets in imidazole to prepare carbon nitride modified with perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride; (3) dispersing said carbon nitride modified with perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride and graphene oxide into deionized water, freeze-drying after the reaction to obtain carbon nitride modified with perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride/graphene oxide aerogel composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190127883
    Abstract: Iodine doped bismuthyl carbonate nanosheet and molybdenum disulfide modified carbon nanofiber composites, preparation method and its application in wastewater treatment are disclosed. Bismuth citrate and sodium carbonate as precursors, sodium carbonate as a precipitating agent, dispersed in a mixed solution of water and ethylene glycol, sodium iodide as a iodine source, nano carbon fiber membrane act as the carrier, to synthesis carbon fiber membrane that modified by iodine-doped Bi2O2CO3 nanosheets; then sodium molybdate and thioacetamide as precursors, dispersed in water to react to obtain iodine doped bismuthyl carbonate nanosheet and molybdenum disulfide modified carbon nanofiber composites. The composite material synthesized through a series of steps exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Rhodamine B and can be recycled for many times. And this invention has the advantages of simple preparation process, easy recovery and multiple use, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190127252
    Abstract: The invention discloses a magnetic nanoparticle microbial composite material with a core-shell structure and a preparation method thereof as well as application of the magnetic nanoparticle microbial composite material in azo dye treatment. The preparation method comprises the following steps: putting ferroferric oxide into an ethanol solution with ferric trichloride and trimesic acid; carrying out layer-by-layer self-assembly and ultrasonic condition reaction in sequence to prepare modified ferroferric oxide nanoparticles; then loading the modified composite material on the surfaces of microorganisms. The composite material prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention has the advantages of high adsorption effects and capability of carrying out local enrichment on the dye; meanwhile, magnetic separation can be performed, and thereby the azo dye can be removed efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190126211
    Abstract: Titanium dioxide/sulfonated graphene oxide/silver nanoparticle composite membrane and its preparation method and application are disclosed. Mixing graphene oxide, sodium chloroethanesulfonate, and sodium hydroxide uniformly in the water, and then adding concentrated nitric acid to obtain sulfonated graphene oxide; mixing the aqueous solution of said sulfonated graphene oxide with the aqueous solution of silver nitrate, stirring in the dark, then adding ascorbic acid, and continuing to stir to obtain a silver nanoparticle/sulfonated graphene oxide composite material; dispersing said silver nanoparticle/sulfonated graphene oxide composite material in water, and then deposited on said titanium dioxide nanorods arrays by vacuum deposition, and vacuum dried to obtain titanium dioxide/sulfonated graphene oxide/silver nanoparticle composite membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun CHEN, Jun JIANG
  • Publication number: 20190126257
    Abstract: A hollow porous carbon nitride nanospheres composite loaded with AgBr nanoparticles, preparation method thereof, and its application in dye degradation are disclosed. Using silica nanosphere with core-shell structure as a template and hydrogen cyanamide as precursor, melting to enter the pores of mesoporous silica, after calcination, the silica template is etched with ammonium bifluoride to obtain hollow porous carbon nitride nanospheres; dispersing hollow porous carbon nitride nanospheres in deionized water, adding silver nitrate and sodium bromide in sequence, and obtaining silver bromide nanoparticles by in-situ ion exchange method, stirring, washing and centrifuging to obtain the hollow porous carbon nitride nanospheres composite. The hollow porous carbon nitride prepared by the template method has good photocatalytic effect on dye degradation after composite with silver bromide; and it has the advantages of easy production of raw materials, good stability, reusability, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun CHEN, Jun JIANG
  • Patent number: 10232347
    Abstract: A preparation method of hollow mesoporous carbon nanosphere composite material loaded with gold nanoparticles includes the following steps: (1) in the presence of an initiator, aniline and pyrrole are polymerized in deionized water containing a surfactant to form hollow carbon precursors, and then calcined to obtain hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres, (2) said hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres are immersed in a chloroauric acid solution, stirred and then centrifuged to remove the liquid, finally, hollow mesoporous carbon nanosphere composite material loaded with gold nanoparticles are obtained by reduction treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Dongyun Chen, Jun Jiang
  • Patent number: 10222345
    Abstract: An acetic acid gas sensor based on an azobenzene compound includes an interdigital electrode and a coating material. The coating material is an azobenzene compound of formula I. The coating material is plated on the interdigital electrode through a vacuum coating process, and a thickness of the coating material is 100-200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Jinghui He
  • Patent number: 10160659
    Abstract: A preparation method of a titanium-dioxide-based double-layer hollow material includes the following steps: (1) using polystyrene nanospheres with particle size of 180 nm as a template, tetrabutyl titanate as a precursor, to prepare hollow titanium dioxide by calcining; (2) subjecting said hollow titanium dioxide to carboxylation modification to prepare carboxylated titanium dioxide; and (3) dispersing said carboxylated titanium dioxide in ethanol, using chromic nitrate nonahydrate as an assembly agent and trimesic acid as a crosslinking agent to carry out layer-by-layer self-assembly so as to prepare the titanium-dioxide-based double-layer hollow material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Dongyun Chen, Jun Jiang
  • Publication number: 20180346343
    Abstract: A preparation method of inverse opal material for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants includes 1) using titanium dioxide precursor as raw material, preparing nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide inverse opal by one-step process in the presence of nitrogen source, and 2) in the presence of reducing agent, using the nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide inverse opal, selenium precursor, and cadmium precursor as raw materials to prepare the cadmium selenide sensitized nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide inverse opal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Najun LI
  • Patent number: 10118151
    Abstract: The invention discloses a composite with an adsorption-visible light catalytic degradation synergistic effect and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method includes the specific steps that firstly, a bismuth oxyiodide/bismuth oxychloride composite nano-particle loaded activated carbon fiber composite ACF@BiOIxCl1-x is synthesized; then, the fiber surface is grafted with polyethyleneimine, and the end composite PEI-g-ACF@BiOIxCl1-x is obtained. The composite can rapidly adsorb pollutants in water, and meanwhile the pollutants are efficiently degraded with a photocatalyst loaded on the surface of the composite; besides, the purpose of recycling and reusing the photocatalyst is achieved, the comprehensive treatment capability of the composite is improved, the service life of the composite is prolonged, and the use cost is lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun Jiang, Jianmei Lu, Najun Li, Dongyun Chen
  • Patent number: 10059935
    Abstract: This invention provided a preparation method of the composite which was immobilized Paracoccus denitrificans on modified graphene oxide and its application. The composite was obtained by following the steps below: 1) Synthesis of graphene oxide; 2) Synthesis of modified graphene oxide; 3) Acclimatization and immobilization of Paracoccus denitrificans. In this invention, the raw materials were low-cost and easily obtained used in the preparation process; easy operation, convenient, and no expensive instruments during the whole process; this invention of the composite could remove DMF from wastewater completely, and with the advantages of high efficiency, good recycle performance, economical, environmentally friendly, better feasibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Dongyun Chen
  • Publication number: 20180178197
    Abstract: A preparation method of hollow mesoporous carbon nanosphere composite material loaded with gold nanoparticles includes the following steps: (1) in the presence of an initiator, aniline and pyrrole are polymerized in deionized water containing a surfactant to form hollow carbon precursors, and then calcined to obtain hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres, (2) said hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres are immersed in a chloroauric acid solution, stirred and then centrifuged to remove the liquid, finally, hollow mesoporous carbon nanosphere composite material loaded with gold nanoparticles are obtained by reduction treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun CHEN, Jun JIANG
  • Publication number: 20180179079
    Abstract: A preparation method of a titanium-dioxide-based double-layer hollow material includes the following steps: (1) using polystyrene nanospheres with particle size of 180 nm as a template, tetrabutyl titanate as a precursor, to prepare hollow titanium dioxide by calcining; (2) subjecting said hollow titanium dioxide to carboxylation modification to prepare carboxylated titanium dioxide; and (3) dispersing said carboxylated titanium dioxide in ethanol, using chromic nitrate nonahydrate as an assembly agent and trimesic acid as a crosslinking agent to carry out layer-by-layer self-assembly so as to prepare the titanium-dioxide-based double-layer hollow material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Jianmei LU, Dongyun Chen, Jun Jiang