Patents by Inventor Weiqing Han

Weiqing Han 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: 11787717
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electrocatalytic Fenton oxidation-electrochemical oxidation coupling process and apparatus for efficient treatment of chemical wastewater, and belongs to the field of sewage treatment. The process includes an electrocatalytic Fenton oxidation step, an electrochemical oxidation step, and a pH adjustment step. A spacing between a cathode and an anode in the electrocatalytic Fenton oxidation step is controlled, so that oxygen produced at the anode reacts at the cathode to produce H2O2. The treatment requirements can be met without external aeration or external addition of H2O2, and meanwhile, the efficiency of COD removal by electro-Fenton oxidation is effectively improved. Further, by connecting a pH adjusting tank with the electrocatalytic Fenton oxidation-electrochemical oxidation coupling apparatus in series, a coupling treatment process with near-zero production of iron sludge is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Weiqing Han, Tao Cui, Kajia Wei, Wei Li, Lianjun Wang, Xiaodong Liu, Xiuyun Sun, Jiansheng Li, Jinyou Shen
  • Publication number: 20230312376
    Abstract: A gas diffusion electrode includes a carbon fiber tube, a support layer, and a catalyst layer. The carbon fiber tube is straight and functions as a substrate. The support layer includes a carbon black-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating, and is disposed on the substrate. The catalyst layer includes carbon black, anhydrous ethanol, and PTFE, and is disposed on the support layer. The gas diffusion electrode has a diameter of 3-20 mm and a length of 50-500 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Weiqing HAN, Kajia WEI, Kaiqiang SHI, Xiaodong LIU, Xiuyun SUN, Jiansheng LI, Jinyou SHEN
  • Publication number: 20230129237
    Abstract: A water-processing electrochemical reactor that comprises a cylindrical inner anode (73), an outer tubular cathode (74), an intermediate chamber between the anode (73) and the cathode (74) and being crossed by the water, an outer shell (77) surrounding the cathode (74), a water inlet (71) and a water outlet (78), and a gas inlet (80) and gas outlet (79) connected to the outer shell (77) and to the gas chamber. The cathode surrounds the inner anode (73) and is porous to gas. A gas chamber is defined between the cathode (74) and the outer shell (77). The gas chamber contains a gas comprising oxygen and is at an overpressure that forces the gas through the porous cathode (74).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ignacio SIRÉS SADORNIL, Anlin XU, Enrique BRILLAS COSO, Weiqing HAN
  • Publication number: 20230071700
    Abstract: An electrode includes a microporous titanium substrate coated with a catalytic layer, and the catalytic layer includes magnetic SnO2—Sb particles. The magnetic SnO2—Sb particles are attached to the microporous titanium substrate through an external magnetic field. The microporous titanium substrate includes a plurality of membrane pores having a pore size of 5-50 ?m that is smaller than a particle size of the magnetic SnO2—Sb particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Weiqing HAN, Kajia WEI, Xu YIN, Jie ZHANG, Lu WANG, Zijie ZHOU, Xiaodong LIU, Xiuyun SUN, Jiansheng LI, Jinyou SHEN
  • Publication number: 20220332608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of electrocatalytic electrode preparation, and discloses a lead dioxide-carbon nanotube adsorptive electrochemical submicroelectrode, a preparation method, and use thereof. The electrochemical submicroelectrode according to the present invention comprises multiple layers of orderly arranged spherical lead dioxide submicroholes communicating with each other, where the carbon nanotubes are partially or completely inserted (in the form of twigs) in the lead dioxide hole and in the wall of the hole. The combined effect of adsorption and catalysis inside the submicroreactor effectively solves the problems of low catalytic efficiency and diffusion control associated with the conventional flat lead dioxide electrode, thus greatly improving the electrochemical catalytic performance of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Weiqing HAN, Ruiqian LIU, Siqi LIU, Kajia WEI, Wei LI, Lu WANG, Lianjun WANG, Xiaodong LIU, Jiansheng LI, Xiuyun SUN, Jinyou SHEN
  • Publication number: 20220315455
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for selective oxidation of macromolecular organic pollutants using free radicals produced in a heterogeneous Fenton reaction. The device includes a heterogeneous Fenton reaction unit and an electrochemical cell. The heterogeneous Fenton reaction unit includes a reactor and an anion exchange membrane. The anion exchange membrane is disposed in the reactor and separates the reactor into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is filled with a catalyst and the wastewater to be treated; and the second chamber is filled with a dielectric material. The electrochemical cell is configured to supply an electric field to the reactor, so that organic acids generated by a heterogeneous Fenton reaction move from the first chamber into the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Weiqing HAN, Kajia WEI, Fang HUANG, Siqi LIU, Run LIU, Juncheng DAI
  • Publication number: 20220250042
    Abstract: A base material includes a base layer. The base layer includes a structured surface. The base layer includes a transition metal and a transition metal oxide, and a sum of the transition metal and a transition metal oxide accounts for at least 90 wt. % of the base layer. The transition metal oxide is concentratedly distributed on the structured surface. The base material is flexible in at least one direction, and has a bending angle of not less than 90° when being bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kajia Wei, Weiqing Han, Lu Wang, Siqi Liu, Run Liu, Juncheng Dai
  • Publication number: 20220048801
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electrocatalytic Fenton oxidation-electrochemical oxidation coupling process and apparatus for efficient treatment of chemical wastewater, and belongs to the field of sewage treatment. The process includes an electrocatalytic Fenton oxidation step, an electrochemical oxidation step, and a pH adjustment step. A spacing between a cathode and an anode in the electrocatalytic Fenton oxidation step is controlled, so that oxygen produced at the anode reacts at the cathode to produce H2O2. The treatment requirements can be met without external aeration or external addition of H2O2, and meanwhile, the efficiency of COD removal by electro-Fenton oxidation is effectively improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Weiqing HAN, Tao CUI, Kajia WEI, Wei LI, Lianjun WANG, Xiaodong LIU, Xiuyun SUN, Jiansheng LI, Jinyou SHEN
  • Patent number: 10143972
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrafiltration membrane comprising a sulfone polymer membrane matrix with pores and an organic polymer sealing layer, wherein the pores are filled with nanoadsorbents. The present invention further provides a method for preparing the ultrafiltration membrane, which includes the following steps: (1) synthesizing nanoadsorbents; (2) preparing the sulfone polymer membrane matrix by immersion-precipitation phase inversion; and (3) immobilizing nanoadsorbents in the pores of the sulfone polymer membrane matrix by reverse filling, then sealing the pores with organic polymers to form a multifunctional ultrafiltration membrane. In the present invention, colloidal gold, polyethylene glycol molecules and Pb(II) ions (and so forth) are utilized as models of viruses, macromolecular organic pollutants, and small molecular pollutants, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jiansheng Li, Shunlong Pan, Xiaofeng Fang, Lianjun Wang, Xiuyun Sun, Jinyou Shen, Weiqing Han, Xiaodong Liu
  • Publication number: 20180085712
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrafiltration membrane comprising a sulfone polymer membrane matrix with pores and an organic polymer sealing layer, wherein the pores are filled with nanoadsorbents. The present invention further provides a method for preparing the ultrafiltration membrane, which includes the following steps: (1) synthesizing nanoadsorbents; (2) preparing the sulfone polymer membrane matrix by immersion-precipitation phase inversion; and (3) immobilizing nanoadsorbents in the pores of the sulfone polymer membrane matrix by reverse filling, then sealing the pores with organic polymers to form a multifunctional ultrafiltration membrane. In the present invention, colloidal gold, polyethylene glycol molecules and Pb(II) ions (and so forth) are utilized as models of viruses, macromolecular organic pollutants, and small molecular pollutants, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jiansheng Li, Shunlong Pan, Xiaofeng Fang, Lianjun Wang, Xiuyun Sun, Jinyou Shen, Weiqing Han, Xiaodong Liu