Patents by Inventor Xiu HUANG

Xiu HUANG 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: 11952468
    Abstract: A metabolic enzyme-induced micro-nano plastic particle biodegradation method and a product analysis method therefor are disclosed. The biodegradation method includes the following steps: step (1), cutting an appropriate quantity of plastic products into small pieces; step (2), placing the plastic products in a ball mill tank and milling the plastic products in vacuum in a ball mill; step (3), weighing and dispersing the milled plastic sample with water to prepare a dispersion with a concentration; step (4), mixing the micro-nano plastic dispersion with a metabolic enzyme solution, and placing the mixed solution in a vortex oscillator for mixing well; and step (5), incubating the mixed solution in a waterproof incubator. The present invention provides for the first time a method for biodegradation and metabolism of micro-nano plastics under mild conditions and under the induction of a metabolic enzyme, namely, glutathione S-transferase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Qian Liu, Xiu Huang, Guibin Jiang
  • Publication number: 20240043650
    Abstract: A metabolic enzyme-induced micro-nano plastic particle biodegradation method and a product analysis method therefor are disclosed. The biodegradation method includes the following steps: step (1), cutting an appropriate quantity of plastic products into small pieces; step (2), placing the plastic products in a ball mill tank and milling the plastic products in vacuum in a ball mill; step (3), weighing and dispersing the milled plastic sample with water to prepare a dispersion with a concentration; step (4), mixing the micro-nano plastic dispersion with a metabolic enzyme solution, and placing the mixed solution in a vortex oscillator for mixing well; and step (5), incubating the mixed solution in a waterproof incubator. The present invention provides for the first time a method for biodegradation and metabolism of micro-nano plastics under mild conditions and under the induction of a metabolic enzyme, namely, glutathione S-transferase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Qian LIU, Xiu HUANG, Guibin JIANG