Patents by Inventor Gyunhyeok Ahn

Gyunhyeok Ahn 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: 20240026040
    Abstract: A continuous polymerization reactor for super absorbent polymer is disclosed. The continuous polymerization reactor includes a cylindrical body; a discharge part with a diameter decreasing downward, positioned at a lower part of the body; an inlet positioned at an upper part of and connected to the body, into which a monomer composition is introduced; an outlet positioned at a lower part of the discharge part, from which hydrogel polymer is discharged; and a discharge valve opening or closing the outlet, wherein a ratio (H1/D1) of a sum (H1) of a height of the body and a height of the discharge part to a diameter (D1) of the body is 2 to 4. In addition, a continuous polymerization reaction system comprising the continuous polymerization reactor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Gyunhyeok AHN, Yoon Jae MIN, Seul Ah LEE, Gicheul KIM, Hee Kwan PARK, Kyunghoon MIN
  • Patent number: 11613591
    Abstract: A method for preparing a super absorbent polymer and a superabsorbent polymer prepared from the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes mixing super absorbent polymer particles, water and an additive form a hydrated super absorbent polymer, wherein the super absorbent polymer particles comprise a base polymer powder including a cross-linked polymer polymerized from a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acidic group of which at least a part is neutralized, and a surface cross-linked layer formed on the base polymer powder, wherein the surface cross-linked layer is formed by further cross-linking the cross-linked polymer, and wherein the additive including a polyoxyalkylene aliphatic hydrocarbon ether carboxylic acid. The method can appropriately control the water content of the super absorbent polymer by water-addition or the like to suppress crushing or the like during transfer, and also can suppress deterioration of physical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kyu Pal Kim, Ui Seok Chung, Gyunhyeok Ahn, Gicheul Kim
  • Publication number: 20210340301
    Abstract: A method for preparing a super absorbent polymer and a superabsorbent polymer prepared from the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes mixing super absorbent polymer particles, water and an additive form a hydrated super absorbent polymer, wherein the super absorbent polymer particles comprise a base polymer powder including a cross-linked polymer polymerized from a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acidic group of which at least a part is neutralized, and a surface cross-linked layer formed on the base polymer powder, wherein the surface cross-linked layer is formed by further cross-linking the cross-linked polymer, and wherein the additive including a polyoxyalkylene aliphatic hydrocarbon ether carboxylic acid. The method can appropriately control the water content of the super absorbent polymer by water-addition or the like to suppress crushing or the like during transfer, and also can suppress deterioration of physical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Pal Kim, Ui Seok Chung, Gyunhyeok Ahn, Gicheul Kim
  • Publication number: 20210317237
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer that can appropriately control the water content of the super absorbent polymer by hydration or the like to suppress crushing or the like during transfer, and also can suppress deterioration of physical properties, such as production of giant particles and nonuniformity of water content during hydration step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ui Seok Chung, Kyu Pal Kim, Gyunhyeok Ahn, Gicheul Kim