Patents by Inventor Wenhai Chu

Wenhai Chu 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: 11977068
    Abstract: A method for testing ecotoxicity of disinfection by-products (DBPs) is disclosed, including the following steps: firstly, hatching and culturing a brine shrimp to obtain a second-instar brine shrimp larvae; secondly, putting the brine shrimp larvae into a water sample containing the DBPs, obtaining a survival rate through acute toxicity exposure and chronic toxicity exposure, respectively, to calculate the toxicity of the water sample to brine shrimp. The new method includes both acute and chronic toxicity tests. The test water sample can be either a single substance solution or an actual disinfection water sample. The brine shrimp has high sensitivity and is convenient to hatch and culture. The raw materials are inexpensive and easily available. The requirements for the culture environment are not high, and the toxicity end-point is clear. The new method is simple, sensitive and economical, and therefore, a popularization is feasible in sewage and reuse water plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wenhai Chu, Zuxin Xu, Xinmiao Luan
  • Publication number: 20210318285
    Abstract: A method for testing ecotoxicity of disinfection by-products (DBPs) is disclosed, including the following steps: firstly, hatching and culturing a brine shrimp to obtain a second-instar brine shrimp larvae; secondly, putting the brine shrimp larvae into a water sample containing the DBPs, obtaining a survival rate through acute toxicity exposure and chronic toxicity exposure, respectively, to calculate the toxicity of the water sample to brine shrimp. The new method includes both acute and chronic toxicity tests. The test water sample can be either a single substance solution or an actual disinfection water sample. The brine shrimp has high sensitivity and is convenient to hatch and culture. The raw materials are inexpensive and easily available. The requirements for the culture environment are not high, and the toxicity end-point is clear. The new method is simple, sensitive and economical, and therefore, a popularization is feasible in sewage and reuse water plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Wenhai CHU, Zuxin XU, Xinmiao LUAN
  • Patent number: 10723644
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a chlorinated nitrogen-containing disinfection by-product in water, including the following steps: firstly, the pH value of a water sample is controlled, ultraviolet irradiation treatment is used and a persulfate or hydrogen persulfate is added at the same time, then chlorination disinfection is carried out, and finally, aeration treatment is carried out, so that a water sample from which the chlorinated nitrogen-containing disinfection by-product in water is removed and obtained. The method can effectively control the formation of chlorinated N-DBPs, and can effectively reduce the amount of trichloromethane in the subsequent chlorination disinfection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wenhai Chu, Dongmei Li, Naiyun Gao, Shunke Ding, Chao Fang
  • Publication number: 20190055148
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a chlorinated nitrogen-containing disinfection by-product in water, including the following steps: firstly, the pH value of a water sample is controlled, ultraviolet irradiation treatment is used and a persulfate or hydrogen persulfate is added at the same time, then chlorination disinfection is carried out, and finally, aeration treatment is carried out, so that a water sample from which the chlorinated nitrogen-containing disinfection by-product in water is removed and obtained. The method can effectively control the formation of chlorinated N-DBPs, and can effectively reduce the amount of trichloromethane in the subsequent chlorination disinfection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Wenhai Chu, Dongmei Li, Naiyun Gao, Shunke Ding, Chao Fang