Patents by Inventor Zuoren Nie

Zuoren Nie 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: 20230193488
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for in-situ synthesizing tungsten carbide powder. In this method, cemented carbide scrap is used as an electrode and the molten salt electrolysis process is used to in-situ synthesize tungsten carbide powder, where a bidirectional pulse is used in the molten salt electrolysis process. In the method provided by the present disclosure, by using the bidirectional pulse and using the cemented carbide scrap as electrode in the molten salt medium, when the tungsten carbide scrap is oxidized, tungsten is dissolved in ionic form, deposited after the direction of current changes, and reacted with the carbon anode sludge in situ to generate tungsten carbide powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Xiaoli Xi, Liwen Zhang, Zuoren Nie
  • Patent number: 11008638
    Abstract: A method for separating nickel and cobalt from a solution includes the steps of: obtaining a solution containing nickel and cobalt by acid leaching of a cathode material of a waste lithium-ion battery, adjusting the pH of the solution containing nickel and cobalt to 3.5 to 4.5, adding extractants for extraction to separate the nickel and the cobalt. The cobalt enters the organic phase, the nickel remains in the aqueous phase, and the extractants contain an acidic extractant and an alkaline extractant. The method for efficiently separating nickel and cobalt through extraction adopts a non-saponification extraction method without using NaOH as a saponifier, thereby avoiding the discharge of saponification wastewater. Under acidic conditions, the cobalt in an acidic leaching solution is effectively extracted and separated into the organic phase through synergistic action of the acidic extractant and the alkaline extractant, thereby realizing the separation of nickel from cobalt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Xiaoli Xi, Zhengzheng Zhang, Liwen Ma, Zuoren Nie
  • Publication number: 20200115773
    Abstract: A method for separating nickel and cobalt from a solution includes the steps of: obtaining a solution containing nickel and cobalt by acid leaching of a cathode material of a waste lithium-ion battery, adjusting the pH of the solution containing nickel and cobalt to 3.5 to 4.5, adding extractants for extraction to separate the nickel and the cobalt. The cobalt enters the organic phase, the nickel remains in the aqueous phase, and the extractants contain an acidic extractant and an alkaline extractant. The method for efficiently separating nickel and cobalt through extraction adopts a non-saponification extraction method without using NaOH as a saponifier, thereby avoiding the discharge of saponification wastewater. Under acidic conditions, the cobalt in an acidic leaching solution is effectively extracted and separated into the organic phase through synergistic action of the acidic extractant and the alkaline extractant, thereby realizing the separation of nickel from cobalt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Xiaoli XI, Zhengzheng ZHANG, Liwen MA, Zuoren NIE
  • Patent number: 10519556
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for recycling waste carbide, wherein the waste carbide is directly used as anode and electrolyzed in the molten salt, comprising the following steps: 1) the vacuum dehydrating of the molten salt electrolyte; 2) electrolyzing the waste carbide, which is used as anode, and an inert electrode, which is used as cathode in the molten salt electrolyte with the electrolysis temperature of 350˜1000° C.; 3) separating and collecting the metal powder obtained by electrolysis from molten salt medium. According to the technical solutions of the present invention, tungsten and cobalt ions can be dissolved from the anode material-waste carbide directly into the molten salt medium and deposited on the cathode plate with being driven by the electrolysis voltage, to obtain the metal powder particles. The tungsten, cobalt and other products obtained by electrolysis can be used as carbide materials, high temperature structural materials, weapons materials, photocatalytic materials, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Zuoren Nie, Xiaoli Xi
  • Patent number: 10213877
    Abstract: A kind of aluminum alloy and corresponding heat treatment process applied to manufacturing aluminum/steel cladding plates which are resistant to high temperature brazing belong to alloy materials technology field. In the aluminum/steel cladding plates, the aluminum part was alloyed with 0.76%˜0.78% Si and 0.055˜0.10% Er in weight percent and the rest was Al and some unavoidable impurity. The Steel part was 08Al steel. After cladding cold rolling with deformation of 55%±2%, the aluminum/steel cladding plates were annealed at 510˜535° C. for different times. Then simulated brazing process was performed to optimize the range of annealing time and temperature. The so produced Al/St cladding plates could not only effectively solve the low interface strength in Al/St cladding plates, but also meet the mechanical properties which were necessary for further processing of Al/St cladding plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Zuoren Nie, Kunyuan Gao, Shengping Wen, Hui Huang, Wenxia Ru
  • Patent number: 9957587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for efficiently enriching and recovering noble metals of platinum and palladium based on solvent extraction, wherein isoamyl alcohol is used as extracting agent and 2-methoxyphenyl thiourea is used as extraction-assisted complexing agent. 2-methoxy-phenyl thiourea is added to aqueous phase to react with platinum and palladium, and isoamyl alcohol is used as extracting agent to extract the organic phase, thus realizing the purpose of separating and extracting noble metals from base metals while enriching noble metals of platinum and palladium. The present invention, which can not only realize the separation of noble metals and base metals, but also enhance the enrichment and recovery ratios of noble metals of platinum and palladium, with low cost reagents, small influence on the environment and simple technical process, thus is a new and efficient extraction and enrichment system for noble metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xiaoli Xi, Zuoren Nie, Xiaokai Sun, Liwen Ma
  • Publication number: 20170008132
    Abstract: A kind of aluminum alloy and corresponding heat treatment process applied to manufacturing aluminum/steel cladding plates which are resistant to high temperature brazing belong to alloy materials technology field. In the aluminum/steel cladding plates, the aluminum part was alloyed with 0.76%˜0.78% Si and 0.055˜0.10% Er in weight percent and the rest was Al and some unavoidable impurity. The Steel part was 08Al steel. After cladding cold rolling with deformation of 55%±2%, the aluminum/steel cladding plates were annealed at 510˜535° C. for different times. Then simulated brazing process was performed to optimize the range of annealing time and temperature. The so produced Al/St cladding plates could not only effectively solve the low interface strength in Al/St cladding plates, but also meet the mechanical properties which were necessary for further processing of Al/St cladding plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: ZUOREN NIE, KUNYUAN GAO, SHENGPING WEN, HUI HUANG, WENXIA RU
  • Patent number: 9523140
    Abstract: A heat treatment process of high-Mg Er-containing aluminum alloy cold-rolled plates resistant to intergranular corrosion is disclosed, which belongs to the field of non-ferrous metals. The mass percentage of each component of high-Mg Er-containing aluminum alloy heat-rolled plates is, respectively, 5.8%-6.8% of Mg, 0.4%-0.8% of Mn, 0.15%-0.25% of Er, 0.15%-0.25% of Zr, the unavoidable impurities content being less than 4%, the balance being Al. The alloy hot-rolled plates are cold-rolled until the final cold deformation being 75%-90% after the intermediate annealing; the aluminum alloy cold-rolled plates undergo a stabilization annealing at the annealing temperature of 235° C. to 245° C. for 3.5-4 hours, and then is cooled in air to room temperature. This process significantly improves the resistance to intergranular corrosion while it does not reduce the strength of the alloy significantly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Zuoren Nie, Kunyuan Gao, Shengping Wen, Hui Huang, Rui Shao
  • Publication number: 20160208398
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for recycling waste carbide, wherein the waste carbide is directly used as anode and electrolyzed in the molten salt, comprising the following steps: 1) the vacuum dehydrating of the molten salt electrolyte; 2) electrolyzing the waste carbide, which is used as anode, and an inert electrode, which is used as cathode in the molten salt electrolyte with the electrolysis temperature of 350˜1000° C.; 3) separating and collecting the metal powder obtained by electrolysis from molten salt medium. According to the technical solutions of the present invention, tungsten and cobalt ions can be dissolved from the anode material-waste carbide directly into the molten salt medium and deposited on the cathode plate with being driven by the electrolysis voltage, to obtain the metal powder particles. The tungsten, cobalt and other products obtained by electrolysis can be used as carbide materials, high temperature structural materials, weapons materials, photocatalytic materials, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Zuoren NIE, Xiaoli XI
  • Publication number: 20160153066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for efficiently enriching and recovering noble metals of platinum and palladium based on solvent extraction, wherein isoamyl alcohol is used as extracting agent and 2-methoxyphenyl thiourea is used as extraction-assisted complexing agent. 2-methoxy-phenyl thiourea is added to aqueous phase to react with platinum and palladium, and isoamyl alcohol is used as extracting agent to extract the organic phase, thus realizing the purpose of separating and extracting noble metals from base metals while enriching noble metals of platinum and palladium. The present invention, which can not only realize the separation of noble metals and base metals, but also enhance the enrichment and recovery ratios of noble metals of platinum and palladium, with low cost reagents, small influence on the environment and simple technical process, thus is a new and efficient extraction and enrichment system for noble metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaoli Xi, Zuoren Nie, Xiaokai Sun, Liwen Ma
  • Publication number: 20140053959
    Abstract: A heat treatment process of high-Mg Er-containing aluminum alloy cold-rolled plates resistant to intergranular corrosion is disclosed, which belongs to the field of non-ferrous metals. The mass percentage of each component of high-Mg Er-containing aluminum alloy heat-rolled plates is, respectively, 5.8%-6.8% of Mg, 0.4%-0.8% of Mn, 0.15%-0.25% of Er, 0.15%-0.25% of Zr, the unavoidable impurities content being less than 4%, the balance being Al. The alloy hot-rolled plates are cold-rolled until the final cold deformation being 75%-90% after the intermediate annealing; the aluminum alloy cold-rolled plates undergo a stabilization annealing at the annealing temperature of 235° C. to 245° C. for 3.5-4 hours, and then is cooled in air to room temperature. This process significantly improves the resistance to intergranular corrosion while it does not reduce the strength of the alloy significantly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Zuoren Nie, Kunyuan Gao, Shengping Wen, Hui Huang, Rui Shao
  • Publication number: 20040191111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Er-containing aluminum alloys with greatly improved strength properties without significant deterioration of the toughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Zuoren Nie, Tounan Jin, Jingxia Zou, Tieyong Zuo