Patents by Inventor Qianlin Zhu

Qianlin 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).

  • Systems and methods of storing combustion waste products
    Patent number: 9309161
    Abstract: In one aspect, methods of storing one or more combustion waste products are described herein. Combustion waste products stored by a method described herein can include solid combustion waste products such as coal ash and/or gaseous combustion products such as carbon dioxide. In some embodiments, a method of storing carbon dioxide comprises providing a carbon dioxide storage medium comprising porous concrete having a macroporous and microporous pore structure and flowing carbon dioxide captured from a combustion flue gas source into the pore structure of the porous concrete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: China University of Mining & Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Shen-En Chen, Peng Wang, Xiexing Miao, Qiyan Feng, Qianlin Zhu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF STORING COMBUSTION WASTE PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20150246852
    Abstract: In one aspect, methods of storing one or more combustion waste products are described herein. Combustion waste products stored by a method described herein can include solid combustion waste products such as coal ash and/or gaseous combustion products such as carbon dioxide. In some embodiments, a method of storing carbon dioxide comprises providing a carbon dioxide storage medium comprising porous concrete having a macroporous and microporous pore structure and flowing carbon dioxide captured from a combustion flue gas source into the pore structure of the porous concrete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shen-En Chen, Peng Wang, Xiexing Miao, Qiyan Feng, Qianlin Zhu