Patents by Inventor Xuxiang ZHANG

Xuxiang ZHANG 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: 11866355
    Abstract: A system for cleaning wastewater, includes: an absorption-biodegradation-denitrification (ABN) reactor, a sequential adsorption reactor, a disinfection reactor, and a sludge anaerobic fermentation reactor. The ABN reactor is an integrated reactor including: a biosorption tank, an intermediate sedimentation tank, a biologically-enhanced degradation tank, a denitrification biofilter, and a secondary sedimentation tank. The pretreated wastewater is introduced into the ABN reactor for removal of chemical oxygen demand, nitrogen and phosphorus; the ABN reactor effluent is introduced into the sequential adsorption reactor for the removal of high-risk pollutants; the sequential adsorption reactor effluent is introduced into the disinfection reactor for the elimination of viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms; the sludge produced by the ABN reactor is introduced into the anaerobic sludge fermentation reactor for alkaline fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haidong Hu, Kewei Liao, Sijia Ma, Yuanji Shi, Hongqiang Ren, Xuxiang Zhang, Bing Wu, Jinfeng Wang
  • Patent number: 11746029
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for starting a single-stage system for nitrogen removal coupling partial denitrification and anammox. The two nitrogen removal processes are coupled by gradually enriching denitrifying bacteria in anammox granular sludge and then activating the partial denitrification process of the functional bacteria (denitrifying bacteria). Particularly, the method comprises: inoculating anammox granular sludge in a single-stage reactor, adding an organic carbon source in gradients to enrich denitrifying bacteria and to adapt anammox bacteria, and replacing nitrites in feed with nitrates gradually to activate the partial denitrification process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xuxiang Zhang, Depeng Wang, Yang He, Kailong Huang, Lin Ye, Bing Wu, Hongqiang Ren
  • Publication number: 20230085736
    Abstract: A primer for detecting fecal pollution in water, kit and high-throughput tracing method is disclosed, and belongs to the field of water pollution detection. The method mainly comprises the following steps: extracting DNA from water samples to be tested; using two pairs of universal primers for amplifying mitochondrial DNA to perform nested PCR amplification on the water sample DNA; performing high-throughput sequencing of the amplified products; performing annotation and alignment between sequencing data and a mitochondrial DNA database, and determining the sources of fecal pollution in water samples based on the alignment results. According to the present invention, nested PCR technology is utilized to amplify mitochondrial DNA with high sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Xiwei HE, Xuxiang ZHANG, Jie GAO, Zhaodong QI
  • Publication number: 20220356094
    Abstract: A system for cleaning wastewater, includes: an absorption-biodegradation-denitrification (ABN) reactor, a sequential adsorption reactor, a disinfection reactor, and a sludge anaerobic fermentation reactor. The ABN reactor is an integrated reactor including: a biosorption tank, an intermediate sedimentation tank, a biologically-enhanced degradation tank, a denitrification biofilter, and a secondary sedimentation tank. The pretreated wastewater is introduced into the ABN reactor for removal of chemical oxygen demand, nitrogen and phosphorus; the ABN reactor effluent is introduced into the sequential adsorption reactor for the removal of high-risk pollutants; the sequential adsorption reactor effluent is introduced into the disinfection reactor for the elimination of viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms; the sludge produced by the ABN reactor is introduced into the anaerobic sludge fermentation reactor for alkaline fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Haidong HU, Kewei LIAO, Sijia MA, Yuanji SHI, Hongqiang REN, Xuxiang ZHANG, Bing WU, Jinfeng WANG
  • Publication number: 20220356098
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a Pseudomonas stutzeri strain, named Pseudomonas stutzeri EBT-2, which was deposited in China Center for Type Culture Collection under Deposit No. CCTCC M 2019731 on Sep. 17, 2019. The present invention also discloses a composite microbial inoculum which is prepared by mixing an expanded culture solution of a Pseudomonas balearica EBT-1 with Deposit No. CCTCC M 2019730 and an expanded culture solution of the Pseudomonas stutzeri EBT-2 with Deposit No. CCTCC M 2019731 in a volume ratio of 1:1. The present invention finally discloses use of the composite microbial inoculum in treating membrane concentrate of landfill leachate. The composite microbial inoculum is capable of implementing high-efficiency biological denitrification of the membrane concentrate of landfill leachate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xuxiang ZHANG, Kailong HUANG, Lin YE, Hongqiang REN
  • Publication number: 20220348486
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for starting a single-stage system for nitrogen removal coupling partial denitrification and anammox. The two nitrogen removal processes are coupled by gradually enriching denitrifying bacteria in anammox granular sludge and then activating the partial denitrification process of the functional bacteria (denitrifying bacteria). Particularly, the method comprises: inoculating anammox granular sludge in a single-stage reactor, adding an organic carbon source in gradients to enrich denitrifying bacteria and to adapt anammox bacteria, and replacing nitrites in feed with nitrates gradually to activate the partial denitrification process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Xuxiang ZHANG, Depeng WANG, Yang HE, Kailong HUANG, Lin YE, Bing WU, Hongqiang REN
  • Publication number: 20220315467
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a Bacillus methylotrophicus strain named Bacillus methylotrophicus BP1.1, which was deposited in China Center for Type Culture Collection under Deposit No. CCTCC M 20191078 on Dec. 20, 2019. The present invention further discloses the use of the Bacillus methylotrophicus strain for degrading benzophenone ultraviolet sunscreens. By domesticating the activated sludge of the domestic sewage treatment plant step-by-step, the present invention provides a Bacillus methylotrophicus BP1.1 strain which has high efficiency in removing benzophenone ultraviolet sunscreens in water environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kailong HUANG, Xuxiang ZHANG, Lin YE, Hongqiang REN
  • Publication number: 20220306503
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device for removing Organic Micropollutants (OMPs) in water, and belongs to the technical field of wastewater treatment. The method includes the following steps: S1: aerating residual sludge under a starvation condition to enrich starved-state microorganisms; and S2: treating wastewater containing OMPs under an aeration condition with sludge containing the starved-state microorganisms obtained in step S1, and periodically updating the sludge containing the starved-state microorganisms. According to the present disclosure, aerobic starvation treatment is performed on the sludge to gradually reduce the abundance of microorganisms that may use degradable organic matters only and enrich microorganisms that may use complex organic matters in the sludge, and the enriched sludge may degrade various OMPs and be used to remove OMPs in wastewater. The process is easy to operate and low in cost and has relatively high practical application value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Lin YE, Haohao SUN, Xuxiang ZHANG, Kailong HUANG, Hongqiang REN
  • Publication number: 20210354086
    Abstract: A method for simultaneously removing high-load sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in waste gas, relating to the technical field of industrial waste gas purification by biological methods. According to the method, the waste gas is led into a simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification packing tower and removed, microbial floras for simultaneously removing the sulfur dioxide and the nitrogen oxide are loaded on fillers of the packing tower, and the molar concentration ratio of the sulfur dioxide to the nitrogen oxide in the waste gas is (0.76˜1.06):1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kan LI, Xuxiang ZHANG, Hongqiang REN, Peishi SUN, Zhichao ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11168012
    Abstract: A method for achieving rapid startup of a denitrification biofilter tank, which belongs to the technical field of biofilm sewage treatment. The specific steps are: 1. selecting heterotrophic denitrification or mixotrophic denitrification to treat influent sewage; 2. when the heterotrophic denitrification is used, pretreating the filter material with sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution and then adding rhamnolipid after the introduction of sewage until the biofilter tank system starts successfully; 3. when the mixotrophic denitrification method is used, the filter tank is inoculated after the introduction of sewage, and the rhamnolipid is added thereto and is changed to sulfur source after operation for a while until startup is complete. The invention solves the problem that the denitrification biofilter tank in the sewage treatment is particularly slow in the mixotrophic state, and has a good application prospect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hui Huang, Chong Peng, XuXiang Zhang, HongQiang Ren
  • Patent number: 10967308
    Abstract: A modular backwash assembly and method for using the same is disclosed, the modular backwash assembly comprises a filter brick body, an ultrasonic generator and an ultrasonic connecting component, the filter brick body is provided at an upper portion with a square trench and a cover, the square trench is provided with a plurality of stiffeners and fillers, and a conductive channel is provided on the periphery of the square trench and is provided with an ultrasonic conductive medium therein. The invention has the advantages of firm structure and durable, the gas distribution uniformity may be increased up to 96% and the turbidity average is below the specification 10 NTU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Hui Huang, Hongqiang Ren, Xuxiang Zhang, Jinju Geng, Qing Wang
  • Publication number: 20200231479
    Abstract: A method for achieving rapid startup of a denitrification biofilter tank, which belongs to the technical field of biofilm sewage treatment. The specific steps are: 1. selecting heterotrophic denitrification or mixotrophic denitrification to treat influent sewage; 2. when the heterotrophic denitrification is used, pretreating the filter material with sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution and then adding rhamnolipid after the introduction of sewage until the biofilter tank system starts successfully; 3. when the mixotrophic denitrification method is used, the filter tank is inoculated after the introduction of sewage, and the rhamnolipid is added thereto and is changed to sulfur source after operation for a while until startup is complete. The invention solves the problem that the denitrification biofilter tank in the sewage treatment is particularly slow in the mixotrophic state, and has a good application prospect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hui HUANG, Chong PENG, XuXiang ZHANG, HongQiang REN
  • Patent number: 10557177
    Abstract: A method for characterizing toxicity of toxic pollutants and a method for characterizing comprehensive toxicity of water bodies. The methods include constructing a reporter gene cell line expressing CHOP gene associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bing Wu, Yue Yu, Huimei Chen, Su Liu, Xuxiang Zhang, Hongqiang Ren
  • Publication number: 20190389756
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and an operating method for deep denitrification and toxicity reduction of wastewater. The apparatus comprises a regulation tank, an aeration biofilter, an ozone reaction tank, an ozone generation and diffusion device, and a denitrification biofilter. By the coupling reaction treatment of microorganisms, ozone, electrolysis and denitrification, an effect of refractory organic contaminants and nitrate nitrogen removal, deep denitrification and toxicity reduction can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: HUI HUANG, YILIN GAO, HONGQIANG REN, XUXIANG ZHANG, CHONG PENG
  • Publication number: 20190151779
    Abstract: A modular backwash assembly and method for using the same is disclosed, the modular backwash assembly comprises a filter brick body, an ultrasonic generator and an ultrasonic connecting component, the filter brick body is provided at an upper portion with a square trench and a cover, the square trench is provided with a plurality of stiffeners and fillers, and a conductive channel is provided on the periphery of the square trench and is provided with an ultrasonic conductive medium therein. The invention has the advantages of firm structure and durable, the gas distribution uniformity may be increased up to 96% and the turbidity average is below the specification 10 NTU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Hui HUANG, Hongqiang REN, Xuxiang ZHANG, Jinju GENG, Qing WANG
  • Patent number: 10208769
    Abstract: A fan module for a cooling unit includes a housing configured to be secured within the cooling unit. The housing has a first open end and a second open end spaced from the first open end. The fan module further includes a fan assembly secured within the housing at the first open end of the housing. The fan assembly includes a fan support, a fan rotatably coupled to the fan support, and a motor coupled to the fan to drive rotation of the fan. The fan support is configured to support the fan assembly within the housing. The fan module further comprises a noise reduction assembly disposed in the housing adjacent the fan assembly to reduce noise generated by the fan assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qian Cao, Rong Long, Pan Gao, Xuxiang Zhang, Qiang Li
  • Patent number: 10041118
    Abstract: A method for analyzing water toxicity, the method including: exposure experiment, sample collection, transcriptome detection, metabolome detection, screening of differentially expressed genes, screening of differentially expressed metabolites, and identification of commonly changed biological pathways in both the transcriptome and the metabolome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yan Zhang, Hongqiang Ren, Bing Wu, Xuxiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180135139
    Abstract: A method for characterizing toxicity of toxic pollutants and a method for characterizing comprehensive toxicity of water bodies. The methods include constructing a reporter gene cell line expressing CHOP gene associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Bing WU, Yue YU, Huimei CHEN, Su LIU, Xuxiang ZHANG, Hongqiang REN
  • Publication number: 20160146223
    Abstract: A fan module for a cooling unit includes a housing configured to be secured within the cooling unit. The housing has a first open end and a second open end spaced from the first open end. The fan module further includes a fan assembly secured within the housing at the first open end of the housing. The fan assembly includes a fan support, a fan rotatably coupled to the fan support, and a motor coupled to the fan to drive rotation of the fan. The fan support is configured to support the fan assembly within the housing. The fan module further comprises a noise reduction assembly disposed in the housing adjacent the fan assembly to reduce noise generated by the fan assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qian CAO, Rong LONG, Pan GAO, Xuxiang ZHANG, Qiang LI
  • Publication number: 20150141271
    Abstract: A method for analyzing water toxicity, the method including: exposure experiment, sample collection, transcriptome detection, metabolome detection, screening of differentially expressed genes, screening of differentially expressed metabolites, and identification of commonly changed biological pathways in both the transcriptome and the metabolome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Yan ZHANG, Hongqiang REN, Bing WU, Xuxiang ZHANG