Patents by Inventor ZIRUI YU

ZIRUI YU 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: 12151986
    Abstract: The invention discloses a photocatalytic foliar fertilization method, relating to agriculture technology. To be specific, the solution containing photocatalysts and polyols is sprayed on the leaves of crops to provide nitrogen fertilizer under sunlight; the photocatalysts are nanocatalysts responding to the sunlight spectrum, of which the conduction band position is lower than ?0.092 V(vs NHE); the mass concentration of photocatalysts in the solution is 100˜2000 mg/L, and the volume fraction of polyols accounts for 1%˜20%. In the invention, with the introduction of hole sacrificial agents to constrain the annihilation of photogenerated carriers, the electrons can be generated over the catalysts under sunlight and then react with dinitrogen to form ammonia as nitrogen fertilizer on the leaves of crops. This method has no demand for extra supplementation of nitrogenous fertilizer. Besides, it improves the utilization rate of nitrogen with a simple, secure and convenient fertilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Weirong Zhao, Yifan Liu, Yingying Ma, Shanshan Guo, Lulu Yao, Chenyang Huangfu, Zirui Yu
  • Publication number: 20210355043
    Abstract: The invention discloses a photocatalytic foliar fertilization method, relating to agriculture technology. To be specific, the solution containing photocatalysts and polyols is sprayed on the leaves of crops to provide nitrogen fertilizer under sunlight; the photocatalysts are nanocatalysts responding to the sunlight spectrum, of which the conduction band position is lower than ?0.092 V(vs NHE); the mass concentration of photocatalysts in the solution is 100˜2000 mg/L, and the volume fraction of polyols accounts for 1%˜20%. In the invention, with the introduction of hole sacrificial agents to constrain the annihilation of photogenerated carriers, the electrons can be generated over the catalysts under sunlight and then react with dinitrogen to form ammonia as nitrogen fertilizer on the leaves of crops. This method has no demand for extra supplementation of nitrogenous fertilizer. Besides, it improves the utilization rate of nitrogen with a simple, secure and convenient fertilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: WEIRONG ZHAO, YIFAN LIU, YINGYING MA, SHANSHAN GUO, LULU YAO, CHENYANG HUANGFU, ZIRUI YU