Patents by Inventor Luole Zhu

Luole Zhu 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: 11034984
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is a method for improving the yield of enzymatic preparation of biodiesel from greases, comprising: during enzymatic reaction of short-chain alcohols with greases to prepare biodiesel, introducing online dehydration steps, which lead the volatile gases in the enzyme reactor to enter into the low-temperature absorption tank, and the dehydrated gases flow back into the enzyme reactor. The formation of gas-circulation can constantly bring the moisture inside the enzyme reactor out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Beijing Cenway Bio-energy Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dehua Liu, Wei Du, Luole Zhu, Jianchun Yang
  • Patent number: 10246644
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing biodiesel, comprising: adding oil and fat, short-chain alcohol, water, and liquid lipase into a single-stage or multi-stage enzyme reactor; then separating the reaction fluid into an enzyme-containing heavy phase and a light phase; recovering and reusing the enzyme in the heavy phase; using the light phase for subsequent conversion by immobilized lipase; flowing the light phase and the short-chain alcohol into single-stage or multi-stage enzyme reactor containing an immobilized lipase; performing online dehydration during the whole reaction process or part of the reaction process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Wei Du, Dehua Liu, Luole Zhu
  • Patent number: 9249437
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing biodiesel from renewable oil and fat catalyzed by lipase with online dehydration. The method uses a short chain alcohol ROH as an acyl-acceptor, and utilizes a lipase as the catalyst to catalyze transesterification reaction of oil and fat feedstock with said short chain alcohol, so as to synthesize biodiesel; and online dehydration with a membrane or a molecular sieve is carried out during the whole process or part of the reaction process. Such online dehydration process greatly simplifies the operation procedure, and provides good economic and environmental benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Dehua Liu, Wei Du, Xuebing Zhao, Luole Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150353969
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is a method for improving the yield of enzymatic preparation of biodiesel from greases, comprising: during enzymatic reaction of short-chain alcohols with greases to prepare biodiesel, introducing online dehydration steps, which lead the volatile gases in the enzyme reactor to enter into the low-temperature absorption tank, and the dehydrated gases flow back into the enzyme reactor. The formation of gas-circulation can constantly bring the moisture inside the enzyme reactor out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Dehua LIU, Wei DU, Luole ZHU, Jianchun YANG
  • Publication number: 20140123544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing biodiesel, comprising; adding oil and fat, short-chain, alcohol, water, and liquid lipase into a single-stage or multi-stage enzyme reactor; then separating the reaction fluid into an enzyme-containing heavy phase and a light phase; recovering and reusing the enzyme in the heavy phase; using the light phase for subsequent conversion by immobilized lipase; flowing the light phase and the short-chain alcohol into single-stage or multi-stage enzyme reactor containing an immobilized lipase; performing online dehydration during the whole reaction process or part of the reaction process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wei Du, Dehua Liu, Luole Zhu
  • Publication number: 20130260428
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing biodiesel from renewable oil and fat catalyzed by lipase with online dehydration. The method uses a short chain alcohol ROH as an acyl-acceptor, and utilizes a lipase as the catalyst to catalyze transesterification reaction of oil and fat feedstock with said short chain alcohol, so as to synthesize biodiesel; and online dehydration with a membrane or a molecular sieve is carried out during the whole process or part of the reaction process. Such online dehydration process greatly simplifies the operation procedure, and provides good economic and environmental benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Dehua Liu, Wei Du, Xuebing Zhao, Luole Zhu