Patents by Inventor Zuxin XU

Zuxin XU 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: 11977068
    Abstract: A method for testing ecotoxicity of disinfection by-products (DBPs) is disclosed, including the following steps: firstly, hatching and culturing a brine shrimp to obtain a second-instar brine shrimp larvae; secondly, putting the brine shrimp larvae into a water sample containing the DBPs, obtaining a survival rate through acute toxicity exposure and chronic toxicity exposure, respectively, to calculate the toxicity of the water sample to brine shrimp. The new method includes both acute and chronic toxicity tests. The test water sample can be either a single substance solution or an actual disinfection water sample. The brine shrimp has high sensitivity and is convenient to hatch and culture. The raw materials are inexpensive and easily available. The requirements for the culture environment are not high, and the toxicity end-point is clear. The new method is simple, sensitive and economical, and therefore, a popularization is feasible in sewage and reuse water plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wenhai Chu, Zuxin Xu, Xinmiao Luan
  • Patent number: 11920986
    Abstract: A sewer pipe inflow and infiltration diagnosis method based on a distributed fiber-optic temperature measurement system is provided. The inflow and infiltration diagnosis method includes the following steps: S1: transmitting, by an optical time-domain reflectometer, an original optical signal to a temperature sensing fiber-optic cable provided in a sewer pipe; S2: feeding back, by the temperature sensing fiber-optic cable, a modulated optical signal to the optical time-domain reflectometer due to a temperature effect; S3: subjecting the modulated optical signal to photoelectric conversion, so as to acquire binary information; S4: converting the binary information into decimal information; S5: drawing a spatiotemporal map of a water temperature; and S6: eliminating a background noise value, identifying an abnormal water temperature point, determining an inflow and infiltration point of the sewer pipe, and determining an abnormal inflow and infiltration point of the sewer pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hailong Yin, Zuxin Xu, Longtian Guo, Ming Xie
  • Publication number: 20230416167
    Abstract: A microbial inoculant for high-speed humification of organic waste and a preparation method thereof are provided. According to the present disclosure, the microbial inoculant is prepared from Geobacillus stearothermophilus GT1, Thermus tengchongensis GT2, and Thermus amyloliquefaciens GT3. According to the present disclosure, the microbial inoculant prepared from hyperthermophiles with different functions directionally degrades proteins, promotes humification, and degrades complex polysaccharides and organic waste. The resulting products contain rich surface oxygen-containing functional groups, which can adsorb heavy metals and reduce the heavy metal migration rate. Meanwhile, the preparation method of the microbial inoculant provided by the present disclosure can solve the problem that multiple microbial strains are difficult to enrich, and materials for preparing the microbial inoculant can be recycled, which are environmentally friendly and free of secondary pollution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Bin DONG, Xinru ZHONG, Xin LI, Haoxuan HAN, Danni SHEN, Zuxin XU
  • Publication number: 20230408345
    Abstract: A sewer pipe inflow and infiltration diagnosis method based on a distributed fiber-optic temperature measurement system is provided. The inflow and infiltration diagnosis method includes the following steps: S1: transmitting, by an optical time-domain reflectometer, an original optical signal to a temperature sensing fiber-optic cable provided in a sewer pipe; S2: feeding back, by the temperature sensing fiber-optic cable, a modulated optical signal to the optical time-domain reflectometer due to a temperature effect; S3: subjecting the modulated optical signal to photoelectric conversion, so as to acquire binary information; S4: converting the binary information into decimal information; S5: drawing a spatiotemporal map of a water temperature; and S6: eliminating a background noise value, identifying an abnormal water temperature point, determining an inflow and infiltration point of the sewer pipe, and determining an abnormal inflow and infiltration point of the sewer pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hailong YIN, Zuxin XU, Longtian GUO, Ming XIE
  • Publication number: 20230202855
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for strengthening a biological manganese oxidation using a magnetic field and use thereof. The method includes steps of inoculating a manganese-oxidizing microorganism into a culture medium containing Mn2+, performing magnetization treatment in a culture process, and then collecting a biogenic manganese oxide. The method includes steps of performing a primary magnetic field treatment at a magnetic field intensity of 0.2-50 mT for 1-5 h when culturing is performed for 6-12 h, continuing culturing after the primary magnetization treatment, and performing magnetization treatment once every other 24 h for culture time of 72 h. A magnetic field is applied to accelerate an oxidation rate of a manganese-oxidizing microorganism to Mn2+and a biological manganese oxidation rate is respectively improved by 36.4% and 23.8% under an action of an alternating magnetic field or a constant magnetic field within 72 h.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mei Wang, Zuxin Xu, Bin Dong, Mengke CUI, Sisi Chen, Yifan ZENG, Chun LU
  • Publication number: 20230080455
    Abstract: A grid-based source-tracing method and system for sewage outfalls and a storage medium are provided. The method specifically includes the steps of: dividing a river into multiple reaches; determining monitoring sites according to the divided reaches; acquiring on-line monitoring data of each of the monitoring sites, and calculating soft measurement data; determining a river reach with sewage outfalls according to upstream and downstream soft measurement data; and intensively arranging monitoring sites in the river reach with sewage outfalls to subdivide the river reach with sewage outfalls, thereby determining a position of a sewage outfall. The method divides the river into multiple reaches and performs the grid-based source-tracing for the sewage outfall of the river gradually. In real practice, with online conductivity and water level monitoring data, the method can effectively determine the river reach with sewage outfalls using soft measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hailong YIN, Yiyuan LIN, Zuxin XU
  • Publication number: 20230036097
    Abstract: The present application is related to a method for controlling heavy metal scouring pollution in mines by using a humified product, which comprises steps of: (1) carrying out mixed fermentation on sludge and hyperthermophiles to breed polar humified groups, and then carrying out mixed fermentation on the fermented material and a native material of humus precursors to induce massive production of humus until the humus content reaches a required standard; and (2) mixing and maintaining the humified product of the sludge reaching the standard with mine soil polluted by heavy metals to remedy the polluted mine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bin Dong, Zuxin Xu
  • Publication number: 20220220016
    Abstract: A fungus having manganese oxidation capacity is provided. The fungus can oxidize Mn2+ in a water body into a water-insoluble manganese oxide; and the Mn2+ oxidizing fungus is Cladosporium sp. XM01 strain with the accession number of CGMCC NO. 21083. The Cladosporium sp. XM01 strain is used to oxidize Mn2+ in a natural water body, and has stable operation within a range of room temperature (15-30° C.) and a range of neutral pH (6.0-7.5) and high Mn2+ oxidation efficiency; moreover, the XM01 strain may oxidize Mn2+ cyclically, thereby achieving the in-situ remediation of water bodies or soils polluted by heavy metals or trace organic substances. The manganese oxides generated through oxidization in the growth process of the strain have a good application potential in sewage treatment, water environment restoration, soils and other fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mei Wang, Zuxin Xu, Bin Dong
  • Publication number: 20210318285
    Abstract: A method for testing ecotoxicity of disinfection by-products (DBPs) is disclosed, including the following steps: firstly, hatching and culturing a brine shrimp to obtain a second-instar brine shrimp larvae; secondly, putting the brine shrimp larvae into a water sample containing the DBPs, obtaining a survival rate through acute toxicity exposure and chronic toxicity exposure, respectively, to calculate the toxicity of the water sample to brine shrimp. The new method includes both acute and chronic toxicity tests. The test water sample can be either a single substance solution or an actual disinfection water sample. The brine shrimp has high sensitivity and is convenient to hatch and culture. The raw materials are inexpensive and easily available. The requirements for the culture environment are not high, and the toxicity end-point is clear. The new method is simple, sensitive and economical, and therefore, a popularization is feasible in sewage and reuse water plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Wenhai CHU, Zuxin XU, Xinmiao LUAN