Patents by Inventor Chul Ham

Chul Ham 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: 10777834
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for supplying molten carbonate fuel cell with electrolyte and a molten carbonate fuel cell using the same, wherein a molten carbonate electrolyte is generated from a molten carbonate electrolyte precursor compound in a molten carbonate fuel cell and is supplied to the molten carbonate fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sung Pil Yoon, Jonghee Han, Hyung Chul Ham, Chang Won Yoon, Sun-Hee Choi, Hyun Seo Park, Yeong Cheon Kim, Chang-Whan Lee, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Tae Hoon Lim, Suk Woo Nam, Seong Cheol Jang
  • Patent number: 10710877
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogen generating apparatus and a hydrogen generating method, wherein the hydrogen generating apparatus generates hydrogen by dehydrating formic acid, and comprises: a reactor for containing water and a heterogeneous catalyst; a formic acid feeder for feeding formic acid into the reactor; and a moisture remover for removing moisture generated from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chang Won Yoon, Suk Woo Nam, Yeong Cheon Kim, Jonghee Han, Sung Pil Yoon, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Taekhyun Oh, Tae Hoon Lim, Jin Young Kim, Sun-Hee Choi, Hyung Chul Ham
  • Patent number: 10688474
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a catalyst for a dehydrogenation reaction of formate and a hydrogenation reaction of bicarbonate, the method including: adding a silica colloid to a polymerization step of polymerizing aniline and reacting the resulting mixture to form a poly(silica-aniline) composite; carbonizing the corresponding poly(silica-aniline) composite under an atmosphere of an inert gas; removing silica particles from the corresponding poly(silica-aniline) composite to form a polyaniline-based porous carbon support; and fixing palladium particles on the corresponding polyaniline-based porous carbon support to prepare the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Rutgers University
    Inventors: Chang Won Yoon, Hyung Chul Ham, Suk Woo Nam, Tewodros Asefa, Katherine Koh, Jonghee Han, Sung Pil Yoon, Hyun Seo Park, Mina Jeon
  • Publication number: 20200086302
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a catalyst for electrochemical ammonia synthesis and a method for producing the same. The catalyst has an ammonia synthesis activity up to several times to several tens of times of the activity of the existing single metal or metal oxide catalysts. Thus, when using the catalyst, it is possible to provide a method for electrochemical ammonia synthesis having an improved ammonia production yield and rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hyun Seo Park, Kahyun Hur, Min-Soek Kim, Jimin Kong, Jong Hyun Jang, Chang Won Yoon, Hyung Chul Ham, Suk Woo Nam, Jonghee Han, Ara Jo
  • Patent number: 10461350
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical reaction cell enhancing a reduction reaction. The electrochemical reaction cell enhancing a reduction reaction comprises: a membrane electrode assembly including a polymer electrolytic membrane, a cathode formed by sequentially stacking a first gas diffusion layer and a first catalyst layer on one surface of the electrolytic membrane, and an anode formed by sequentially stacking a second catalyst layer and a second gas diffusion layer on the other surface of the electrolytic membrane; a first distribution plate stacked on the first catalyst layer to supply a reaction gas and a cathode electrolytic solution dissolved with the reaction gas to the first catalyst layer along separate channels; and a second distribution plate stacked on the second gas diffusion layer to supply an anode electrolytic solution to the second gas diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Jang, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Sung Jong Yoo, Jin Young Kim, Hyung Chul Ham, Dirk Henkensmeier, So Young Lee, Hyun Seo Park, Youngseung Na, Min Gwan Ha
  • Patent number: 10435296
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid hydrogen storage material including 1,1?-biphenyl and 1,1?-methylenedibenzene, the liquid hydrogen storage material including the corresponding 1,1?-biphenyl and 1,1?-methylenedibenzene at a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:2.5. The corresponding liquid hydrogen storage material has excellent hydrogen storage capacity value by including materials having high hydrogen storage capacity, and is supplied in a liquid state, and as a result, it is possible to minimize initial investment costs and the like required when the corresponding liquid hydrogen storage material is used as a hydrogen storage material in a variety of industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chang Won Yoon, Dajung Han, Yeong Cheon Kim, Hyun Seo Park, Hyung Chul Ham, Sung Pil Yoon, Jonghee Han, Tae Hoon Lim, Suk Woo Nam
  • Patent number: 10411266
    Abstract: Provided are: a dry reforming catalyst, in which a noble metal (M) is doped in a nickel yttria stabilized zirconia complex (Ni/YSZ) and an alloy (M-Ni alloy) of the noble metal (M) and nickel is formed at Ni sites on a surface of the nickel yttria stabilized zircona (YSZ); a method for producing the dry reforming catalyst using the noble metal/glucose; and a method for performing dry reforming using the catalyst. The present invention can exhibit a significantly higher dry reforming activity as compared with Ni/YSZ catalysts. Furthermore, the present invention can have an improved long-term performance by suppressing or preventing the deterioration. Furthermore, the preparing method is useful in performing the alloying of noble metal with Ni at Ni sites on the Ni/YSZ surface and can simplify the preparing process, and thus is suitable in mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Suk Woo Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Yeong Cheon Kim, Yong Min Kim, Jonghee Han, Sung Pil Yoon, Hyung Chul Ham, Jihoon Jeong, Seok-Keun Koh
  • Patent number: 10276875
    Abstract: An anode for a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) having improved creep property by adding CeO2 and/or Cr for imparting creep resistance to nickel-aluminum alloy and nickel as materials for an anode is provided. Improved sintering property, creep property and increased mechanical strength of a molten carbonate fuel cell may be obtained accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Korean Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hyung Chul Ham, Min-Jae Lee, Chang-Whan Lee, Seong Cheol Jang, Sun-Hee Choi, Hyun Seo Park, Chang Won Yoon, Sung Pil Yoon, Jonghee Han, Suk Woo Nam, Tae Hoon Lim, Jin Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20190039890
    Abstract: A hydrogen production device is provided. The device comprises: a dry reforming reaction unit for directly reacting methane and carbon dioxide in biogas to produce a synthesis gas containing hydrogen; and a gas shift unit for reacting carbon monoxide in the synthesis gas produced in the dry reforming reaction unit with water vapor to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and for capturing the produced carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Hyung Chul HAM, Byeong Wan KWON, Chan Hyun LEE, Joohyeng OH, Seong Cheol JANG, Sun-Hee CHOI, Hyun Seo PARK, Chang Won YOON, Jonghee HAN, Sung Pil YOON, Suk Woo NAM, Ki Bong LEE
  • Patent number: 10186712
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction, including an alloy in which two metals are mixed, in which the corresponding alloy is an alloy of iridium (Ir); and silicon (Si), phosphorus (P), germanium (Ge), or arsenic (As). The corresponding catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction may have excellent price competitiveness while exhibiting a catalytic activity which is equal to or similar to that of an existing Pt catalyst. Accordingly, when the catalyst is used, the amount of platinum catalyst having low price competitiveness may be reduced, so that a production unit cost of a system to which the corresponding catalyst is applied may be lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyung Chul Ham, Jinwon Cho, Hyun Seo Park, Jong Hyun Jang, Sung Jong Yoo, Chang Won Yoon, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Sung Pil Yoon, Jonghee Han, Suk Woo Nam
  • Publication number: 20180269493
    Abstract: Provided are: a dry reforming catalyst, in which a noble metal (M) is doped in a nickel yttria stabilized zirconia complex (Ni/YSZ) and an alloy (M-Ni alloy) of the noble metal (M) and nickel is formed at Ni sites on a surface of the nickel yttria stabilized zircona (YSZ); a method for producing the dry reforming catalyst using the noble metal/glucose; and a method for performing dry reforming using the catalyst. The present invention can exhibit a significantly higher dry reforming activity as compared with Ni/YSZ catalysts. Furthermore, the present invention can have an improved long-term performance by suppressing or preventing the deterioration. Furthermore, the preparing method is useful in performing the alloying of noble metal with Ni at Ni sites on the Ni/YSZ surface and can simplify the preparing process, and thus is suitable in mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Suk Woo NAM, Chang Won YOON, Yeong Cheon KIM, Yong Min KIM, Jonghee HAN, Sung Pil YOON, Hyung Chul HAM, Jihoon JEONG, Seok-Keun KOH
  • Patent number: 9993806
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a catalyst for a dehydrogenation reaction of formic acid, the method including: preparing a nitrogen-doped carbon support; forming a mixed solution including a first aqueous metal precursor solution which includes palladium (Pd) and a second aqueous metal precursor solution which includes nickel (Ni); and forming a catalyst for a dehydrogenation reaction of formic acid by stirring the nitrogen-doped carbon support with the mixed solution, and then immobilizing alloy particles of Pd and Ni on the nitrogen-doped carbon support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chang Won Yoon, Yeong Cheon Kim, Hyun Seo Park, Hyung Chul Ham, Sung Pil Yoon, Jonghee Han, Suk Woo Nam, Seong Cheol Jang
  • Publication number: 20180138534
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical reaction cell enhancing a reduction reaction. The electrochemical reaction cell enhancing a reduction reaction comprises: a membrane electrode assembly including a polymer electrolytic membrane, a cathode formed by sequentially stacking a first gas diffusion layer and a first catalyst layer on one surface of the electrolytic membrane, and an anode formed by sequentially stacking a second catalyst layer and a second gas diffusion layer on the other surface of the electrolytic membrane; a first distribution plate stacked on the first catalyst layer to supply a reaction gas and a cathode electrolytic solution dissolved with the reaction gas to the first catalyst layer along separate channels; and a second distribution plate stacked on the second gas diffusion layer to supply an anode electrolytic solution to the second gas diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jong Hyun JANG, Hyoung-Juhn KIM, Sung Jong YOO, Jin Young KIM, Hyung Chul HAM, Dirk HENKENSMEIER, So Young LEE, Hyun Seo PARK, Youngseung NA, Min Gwan HA
  • Publication number: 20180123139
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction, including an alloy in which two metals are mixed, in which the corresponding alloy is an alloy of iridium (Ir); and silicon (Si), phosphorus (P), germanium (Ge), or arsenic (As). The corresponding catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction may have excellent price competitiveness while exhibiting a catalytic activity which is equal to or similar to that of an existing Pt catalyst. Accordingly, when the catalyst is used, the amount of platinum catalyst having low price competitiveness may be reduced, so that a production unit cost of a system to which the corresponding catalyst is applied may be lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Hyung Chul HAM, Jinwon CHO, Hyun Seo PARK, Jong Hyun JANG, Sung Jong YOO, Chang Won YOON, Hyoung-Juhn KIM, Sung Pil YOON, Jonghee HAN, Suk Woo NAM
  • Publication number: 20180093889
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid hydrogen storage material including 1,1?-biphenyl and 1,1?-methylenedibenzene, the liquid hydrogen storage material including the corresponding 1,1?-biphenyl and 1,1?-methylenedibenzene at a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:2.5. The corresponding liquid hydrogen storage material has excellent hydrogen storage capacity value by including materials having high hydrogen storage capacity, and is supplied in a liquid state, and as a result, it is possible to minimize initial investment costs and the like required when the corresponding liquid hydrogen storage material is used as a hydrogen storage material in a variety of industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Chang Won YOON, Dajung HAN, Yeong Cheon KIM, Hyun Seo PARK, Hyung Chul HAM, Sung Pil YOON, Jonghee HAN, Tae Hoon LIM, Suk Woo NAM
  • Publication number: 20180085738
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a catalyst for a dehydrogenation reaction of formate and a hydrogenation reaction of bicarbonate, the method including: adding a silica colloid to a polymerization step of polymerizing aniline and reacting the resulting mixture to form a poly(silica-aniline) composite; carbonizing the corresponding poly(silica-aniline) composite under an atmosphere of an inert gas; removing silica particles from the corresponding poly(silica-aniline) composite to form a polyaniline-based porous carbon support; and fixing palladium particles on the corresponding polyaniline-based porous carbon support to prepare the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Rutgers University
    Inventors: Chang Won Yoon, Hyung Chul Ham, Suk Woo Nam, Tewodros Asefa, Katherine Koh, Jonghee Han, Sung Pil Yoon, Hyun Seo Park, Mina Jeon
  • Publication number: 20180078925
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a catalyst for a dehydrogenation reaction of formic acid, the method including: preparing a nitrogen-doped carbon support; forming a mixed solution including a first aqueous metal precursor solution which includes palladium (Pd) and a second aqueous metal precursor solution which includes nickel (Ni); and forming a catalyst for a dehydrogenation reaction of formic acid by stirring the nitrogen-doped carbon support with the mixed solution, and then immobilizing alloy particles of Pd and Ni on the nitrogen-doped carbon support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Chang Won YOON, Yeong Cheon KIM, Hyun Seo PARK, Hyung Chul HAM, Sung Pil YOON, Jonghee HAN, Suk Woo NAM, Seong Cheol JANG
  • Publication number: 20180048009
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for supplying molten carbonate fuel cell with electrolyte and a molten carbonate fuel cell using the same, wherein a molten carbonate electrolyte is generated from a molten carbonate electrolyte precursor compound in a molten carbonate fuel cell and is supplied to the molten carbonate fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Sung Pil YOON, Jonghee HAN, Hyung Chul HAM, Chang Won YOON, Sun-Hee CHOI, Hyun Seo PARK, Yeong Cheon KIM, Chang-Whan LEE, Hyoung-Juhn KIM, Tae Hoon LIM, Suk Woo NAM, Seong Cheol JANG
  • Patent number: 9806346
    Abstract: Disclosed is a homogeneous catalyst having a single phase of Perovskite oxide, wherein at least one doping element is substituted at site A, site B or sites A and B in ABO3 Perovskite type oxide so that the wettability with a liquid molten carbonate electrolyte may be decreased. The catalyst may have high catalytic activity, inhibit catalyst poisoning caused by creepage and evaporation of a liquid molten carbonate electrolyte, maintain high reaction activity for a long time, provide high methane conversion, and allow production of synthetic gas having a high proportion of hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sung Pil Yoon, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Chang Won Yoon, Seong Cheol Jang, Sun-Hee Choi, Jonghee Han, Hyung Chul Ham
  • Patent number: 9799904
    Abstract: A polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is provided. The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell includes a phosphoric acid-doped polyimidazole electrolyte membrane and a complex catalyst. In the complex catalyst, an alloy or mixture of a metal and a chalcogen element is supported on a carbon carrier. The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell exhibits further improved long-term operation, power generation efficiency, and operational stability at high temperature. The complex catalyst can be produced by a simple method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Jang, Hee-young Park, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Dirk Henkensmeier, Sung Pil Yoon, Suk Woo Nam, Hyung Chul Ham, Tae-Hoon Lim, Jonghee Han, Sung Jong Yoo, Eun Ae Cho