Shuai Zou

Title: Shuai Zou and Nano-Modified Sol-Gel Soil Stabilization

Introduction

Shuai Zou is an inventor based in Hong Kong, China, whose work includes a patent for stabilizing high-water-content soils and marine mud. His invention addresses the challenge of turning wet, difficult-to-handle material into compactable reclamation fill.

Latest Patents

Zou’s patent, “Nano-modified sol-gel technology for accelerated soil stabilization,” describes a reclamation-fill stabilizing composition designed for waste soils and marine mud. The composition combines a hydrolysis polymerization agent, a gelling geopolymerization agent, a sol-gel immobilization agent, and a nano-modification agent. Together, these components react with and immobilize water, form a three-dimensional alumino-silicate microstructure, and provide additional crystal nuclei to enhance stabilization.

The composition is mixed with high-water-content soil, rapidly transforming it into compactable fill. The patent describes a curing period as short as three hours. After stabilization, the treated material can be compacted into layers approximately 240–300 millimeters thick, with a California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of at least 15%. Zou has 1 patent listed in the information provided.

Career Highlights

Zou is associated with the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute. His patented work focuses on applying chemical, physical, and nano-modification processes to improve the practical use of wet soils in reclamation and construction.

Collaborations

The coworkers identified in the provided information are Chung Kong Chau and Nok Hang Enoch Wong. Their names are included as colleagues associated with Zou’s work; the specific nature of their contributions to the patent is not stated.

Conclusion

Shuai Zou’s patent presents a rapid soil-stabilization approach that combines polymerization, geopolymerization, sol-gel immobilization, and nano-modification to convert marine mud and other wet soils into compactable reclamation fill.