Patents by Inventor Yongzhen Peng

Yongzhen Peng 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).

  • Publication number: 20250136486
    Abstract: A biological treatment of sewage device and method for realizing advanced nitrogen removal of domestic sewage by half partical nitrification-anammox coupled with sulfur autotrophic denitrification. The device includes a raw water tank, a half partical nitrification reactor, a regulating water tank and an anammox coupled denitrification reactor. The domestic sewage enters the half partical nitrification reactor, a mass concentration ratio of NO2?—N to NH4+—N in effluent water is 1-1.32 through real-time control, and then the effluent water enters the intermediate water tank. After it enters the upflow anammox coupled with autotrophic denitrification granular sludge reactor, the synergistic reaction of anammox and sulfur autotrophic denitrification in the reactor achieves the nitrogen removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Yueru Zhao, Qiong Zhang, Xiyao Li
  • Patent number: 12240774
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for realizing advanced nitrogen removal of mature landfill leachate and sludge reduction by using sludge fermentation products as carbon source, belonging to the field of biological treatment of sludge of high ammonia nitrogen wastewater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Jingang Qiu, Qiong Zhang, Zhong Wang, Hao Jiang, Shang Ren
  • Patent number: 12221370
    Abstract: A device and method for enhancing nitrogen and phosphorus removal based on a multistage AO partial denitrification coupled with Anammox process in combination with a sludge hydrolytic acidification mixture belong to the technical field of active sludge method wastewater treatment. A system includes a water tank, a water pump, a biochemical reaction zone, a hydrolytic acidification tank and other devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Qi Zhao, Ruitao Gao, Jianwei Li, Liyan Deng
  • Patent number: 12172915
    Abstract: The present application provides a system and method for realizing partial anammox advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal through mainstream and sidestream biofilm cyclic alternating for a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The system includes three main component units: a mainstream zone (a), an advanced treatment zone (b) and a side stream zone (c). Advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal of the entire system is realized through cyclic alternating of biofilms. In the mainstream zone (a), the main function of an anaerobic/anoxic zone is to perform heterotrophic denitrification nitrogen removal, and partial denitrification/anammox autotrophic nitrogen removal, and the main function of an oxic zone is to remove organic matter, perform aerobic phosphorus uptake, and complete a nitrification reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Jianwei Li, Jinjin Liu, Liang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240208846
    Abstract: A method for treating middle and mature landfill leachate by endogenous denitrification combined autotrophic nitrogen removal process, which belongs to a field of biological treatment of high-ammonia-nitrogen wastewater. The middle and mature landfill leachate firstly enters a PN/ED-SBR reactor to perform in an A/O (anaerobic/aerobic) mode, microorganisms in an anaerobic stage absorb an external carbon source and store the external carbon source as an intracellular carbon source, partial nitrification is performed in the aerobic stage, and the ammonia nitrogen in inlet water is completely oxidized into nitrite nitrogen; after the reaction is finished, an effluent containing nitrite nitrogen and middle and mature landfill leachate are mixed and then enter an AMOX-UASB reactor to perform anammox reaction, the effluent of the reactor is pumped into the PN/ED-SBR reactor again to perform in the anoxic mode, and oxidized nitrogen is removed through endogenous denitrification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yongzhen PENG, Haoran LIANG, Xiyao LI, Zhong WANG
  • Publication number: 20240166542
    Abstract: A method and device for in-situ enriching Anammox bacteria by conventional activated sludge, which belongs to a biological wastewater treatment technology. The device comprises a raw water tank, an anammox reactor and a water outlet tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Yongzhen PENG, Wanyi FENG, Jialin LI, Shenhua YANG, Shuai LI
  • Publication number: 20240109798
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for realizing advanced nitrogen removal of mature landfill leachate and sludge reduction by using sludge fermentation products as carbon source, belonging to the field of biological treatment of sludge of high ammonia nitrogen wastewater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yongzhen PENG, Jingang QIU, Qiong ZHANG, Zhong WANG, Hao JIANG, Shang REN
  • Publication number: 20240067546
    Abstract: A device and method for enhancing nitrogen and phosphorus removal based on a multistage AO partial denitrification coupled with Anammox process in combination with a sludge hydrolytic acidification mixture belong to the technical field of active sludge method wastewater treatment. A system includes a water tank, a water pump, a biochemical reaction zone, a hydrolytic acidification tank and other devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Qi Zhao, Ruitao Gao, Jianwei Li, Liyan Deng
  • Publication number: 20230331609
    Abstract: The present application provides a system and method for realizing partial anammox advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal through mainstream and sidestream biofilm cyclic alternating for a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The system includes three main component units: a mainstream zone (a), an advanced treatment zone (b) and a side stream zone (c). Advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal of the entire system is realized through cyclic alternating of biofilms. In the mainstream zone (a), the main function of an anaerobic/anoxic zone is to perform heterotrophic denitrification nitrogen removal, and partial denitrification/anammox autotrophic nitrogen removal, and the main function of an oxic zone is to remove organic matter, perform aerobic phosphorus uptake, and complete a nitrification reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yongzhen PENG, Jianwei LI, Jinjin LIU, Liang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11787716
    Abstract: A method for advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal of domestic sewage based on DEAMOX in AOAO process with sludge double-reflux is disclosed. The method comprises allowing domestic sewage and returned sludge of the secondary sedimentation tank (3) to enter the anaerobic zone (2.1) of the AOAO reactor (2), firstly performing partial denitrification by the denitrifying bacteria, reducing nitrate-nitrogen in the returned sludge to nitrite-nitrogen, then converting ammonia-nitrogen and nitrite-nitrogen into nitrogen by anammox bacteria, and phosphate accumulating bacteria and denitrifying phosphate accumulating organisms performing anaerobic phosphate release and storing internal carbon source; then allowing part of the mixed liquid to enter the intermediate aerobic zone (2.2) of the AOAO bioreactor (2) to carry out phosphate uptake and nitrification reaction, allowing another part of the mixed liquid to enter the anoxic zone (2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Yan Feng, Bo Liu, Lei Wu
  • Publication number: 20230150855
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of sewage treatment, and specifically relates to a shortcut nitrification method for sewage treatment. The shortcut nitrification method for sewage treatment provided in the present application comprises the following steps: adding a shortcut nitrification accelerator to sewage. The shortcut nitrification accelerator comprises 2-30 parts by weight of an inorganic hydroxylamine and 0.1-20 parts by weight of an inorganic ammonium salt. The pH of sewage is 6.5-6.95. The shortcut nitrification method for sewage treatment provided in the present application can significantly increase nitrite accumulation rate, and control a biological nitrification reaction at a stage of nitrite accumulation, thereby facilitating a wastewater denitrification process, improving the wastewater treatment effect, and having good engineering application value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Feng HOU, Ting ZHANG, Xiaoxin CAO, Hongtao PANG, Yanqing SHAO, Yongzhen PENG
  • Publication number: 20230114714
    Abstract: A method for advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal of domestic sewage based on DEAMOX in AOAO process with sludge double-reflux is disclosed. The method comprises allowing domestic sewage and returned sludge of the secondary sedimentation tank (3) to enter the anaerobic zone (2.1) of the AOAO reactor (2), firstly performing partial denitrification by the denitrifying bacteria, reducing nitrate-nitrogen in the returned sludge to nitrite-nitrogen, then converting ammonia-nitrogen and nitrite-nitrogen into nitrogen by anammox bacteria, and phosphate accumulating bacteria and denitrifying phosphate accumulating organisms performing anaerobic phosphate release and storing internal carbon source; then allowing part of the mixed liquid to enter the intermediate aerobic zone (2.2) of the AOAO bioreactor (2) to carry out phosphate uptake and nitrification reaction, allowing another part of the mixed liquid to enter the anoxic zone (2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Yan Feng, Bo Liu, Lei Wu
  • Publication number: 20230071009
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for synchronously treating sewage and sludge through a step-feed partial nitrification coupling anaerobic ammonia oxidation process, belonging to the biological treatment field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yongzhen PENG, Fangzhai ZHANG, Zhong WANG, Hao JIANG, Shang REN, Jingang QUI
  • Patent number: 11319230
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating municipal sewage by anaerobic/aerobic/anoxic (AOA) [1] process via simultaneous endogenous partial [2] denitrification coupled with anammox in anoxic zone is disclosed. The apparatus mainly includes a raw water tank (1) for sewage, an AOA reactor (2) and a sedimentation tank (3), the sludge flows back from the bottom of the sedimentation tank (3) to the anoxic zone (2.4) and the anaerobic zone (2.2) respectively, and biofilm filler is added to the anoxic zone (2.4). The sewage enters the AOA reactor (2), and the intracellular carbon source is stored in the anaerobic zone (2.2) to remove the organic matter in the raw water. Then it enters the aerobic zone (2.3) for nitrification, and the generated nitrate-nitrogen enters the anoxic zone (2.4) for endogenous partial denitrification. The filler in the anoxic zone (2.4) uses the generated nitrite-nitrogen by endogenous partial denitrification and the remaining ammonia-nitrogen in the raw water to perform anammox reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Xinjie Gao, Zaizhou Xu, Xiyao Li, Qiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210246057
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating municipal sewage by anaerobic/aerobic/anoxic (AOA) [1] process via simultaneous endogenous partial [2] denitrification coupled with anammox in anoxic zone is disclosed. The apparatus mainly includes a raw water tank (1) for sewage, an AOA reactor (2) and a sedimentation tank (3), the sludge flows back from the bottom of the sedimentation tank (3) to the anoxic zone (2.4) and the anaerobic zone (2.2) respectively, and biofilm filler is added to the anoxic zone (2.4). The sewage enters the AOA reactor (2), and the intracellular carbon source is stored in the anaerobic zone (2.2) to remove the organic matter in the raw water. Then it enters the aerobic zone (2.3) for nitrification, and the generated nitrate-nitrogen enters the anoxic zone (2.4) for endogenous partial denitrification. The filler in the anoxic zone (2.4) uses the generated nitrite-nitrogen by endogenous partial denitrification and the remaining ammonia-nitrogen in the raw water to perform anammox reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Xinjie Gao, Zaizhou Xu, Xiyao Li, Qiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210238075
    Abstract: A method for realizing heterotrophic and autotrophic coupling advanced nitrogen removal and simultaneous sludge reduction in an anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic sequencing batch reactor (AOA-SBR) is disclosed. Municipal sewage and sludge fermentation mixture is allowed to simultaneously enter into the AOA-SBR; in the anaerobic stage, the organic matter in the sewage and sludge fermentation mixture is converted into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and stored in the body; in the aerobic stage, the dissolved oxygen (DO) at 0.5˜1 mg/L is maintained by a real-time control, the aeration time is set for 1˜3 h, and when the mass concentration ratio of NO2?—N to NH4+—N is in a range from 1.5 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Jinjinie Liu, Shengjie Qiu, Yang Xia, Qiong Zhang