Patents by Inventor Yu-Zhen Zeng

Yu-Zhen Zeng 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: 8241604
    Abstract: A method for making a metal-titania pulp and photocatalyst is provided, including firstly acidically hydrolyzing a titanium alkoxide solution in presence of an alcohol solvent to get a colloidal solution; then, adding at least one metal salt solution into the colloidal solution to produce a nano-porous metal/titania photocatalyst under appropriate conditions by appropriate reaction. The nano-porous metal/titania photocatalyst thus prepared has excellent optical activity and is applicable in research of water decomposition with light to improve production efficiency of hydrogen energy. In addition, the photocatalyst is further processed in the form of powder or film to facilitate industrial application in wastewater treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Jen-Chieh Chung, Yu-Zhen Zeng, Yu-Chang Liu, Yun-Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20100105549
    Abstract: A method for making a metal-titania pulp and photocatalyst is provided, including firstly acidically hydrolyzing a titanium alkoxide solution in presence of an alcohol solvent to get a colloidal solution; then, adding at least one metal salt solution into the colloidal solution to produce a nano-porous metal/titania photocatalyst under appropriate conditions by appropriate reaction. The nano-porous metal/titania photocatalyst thus prepared has excellent optical activity and is applicable in research of water decomposition with light to improve production efficiency of hydrogen energy. In addition, the photocatalyst is further processed in the form of powder or film to facilitate industrial application in wastewater treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Jen-Chieh Chung, Yu-Zhen Zeng, Yu-Chang Liu, Yun-Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20090104428
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-layer film electrode structure and a method preparing the same, the multi-layer film electrode comprises a substrate and three layers titania film formed from three kinds titania slurry having different properties; respectively, in which the first layer film is formed from fine titania slurry obtained by subjecting titanium alkoxide to a sol-gel reaction in an alcohol solvent, the second layer film is formed from a porous nanometer titania slurry obtained by subjecting titanium alkoxide to acidic hydrolysis in an alcohol solvent, and the third layer film is formed from a hybrid titania mixture slurry obtained by mixing the porous nanometer titania slurry with commercial available titania and metal oxide powder. The multi-layer film electrode structure of the present invention can enhance the adhesion between the titania film and the substrate and increase a light-power conversion efficiency of sensitive solar cell when it applies in solar cell field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Jen-Chieh Chung, Yu-Zhen Zeng, Yu-Chang Liu