Patents by Inventor Hee-Tae Beum
Hee-Tae Beum 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).
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Patent number: 9067852Abstract: A hybrid process comprising an adsorption process and a distillation process for the separation of butene-1 from a C4 hydrocarbon mixture gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. is provided. The hybrid process comprises introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbents which adsorb olefins selectively to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins selectively adsorbed in the adsortion tower to produce high purity C4 olefins mixture gas in which isobutane and normal butane was removed, and separating the high C4 olefins mixture gas (a mixture of butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, and a trace amount of C4 paraffins) via distinction to obtain high purity butene-1 including a trace amount of isobutane in the top of the distillation tower and obtain a mixture gas including trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene and a trace amount of normal butane in the bottom of the tower.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignees: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, SK ENERGY CO., LTDInventors: Jong-Ho Park, Jong-Nam Kim, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
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Patent number: 9034185Abstract: A method and apparatus for the separation of C4 olefins (butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, etc.) and C4 paraffins (normal butane, isobutane, etc) from a C4 hydrocarbon mixed gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. is provided. The apparatus includes several adsorption towers loaded with an adsorbent which selectively adsorb olefins and two distillation towers for the separation of the mixture gases of olefins/desorbents and paraffins/desorbents respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Jong-Nam Kim, Jong-Ho Park, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
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Publication number: 20150098890Abstract: This invention relates to a carbon dioxide absorbing composition including a sterically hindered alkanolamine, and to a method and apparatus for absorbing carbon dioxide using the same, wherein in a process and apparatus for absorbing and recovering carbon dioxide from a gas mixture including carbon dioxide, a solid-phase bicarbonate crystal including high-concentration carbon dioxide is crystallized from a carbon dioxide absorbing composition having absorbed carbon dioxide and is then selectively separated, thereby efficiently recovering and regenerating carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: TAESUNG JUNG, Jong-Nam Kim, Hee Tae Beum, Sang-Sup Han, Cheol-Ho Moon, Chang-Sin Jo
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Publication number: 20150098889Abstract: This invention relates to a carbon dioxide absorbing composition including a tertiary alkanolamine, and to a method and apparatus for absorbing carbon dioxide using the same, wherein in a process and apparatus for absorbing and recovering carbon dioxide from a gas mixture including carbon dioxide, a solid-phase bicarbonate crystal including high-concentration carbon dioxide is crystallized from a carbon dioxide absorbing composition having absorbed carbon dioxide and is then selectively separated, thereby efficiently recovering and regenerating carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Taesung JUNG, Jong-Nam KIM, Hee Tae BEUM, Sang-Sup HAN, Cheol-Ho MOON, Chang-Sin JO
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Publication number: 20150047504Abstract: Provided are a continuous oxygen adsorption and desorption device and an continuous oxygen adsorption and desorption method using the device, and more particularly, an continuous oxygen adsorption and desorption device for producing high-purity oxygen products by using a plurality of adsorption and desorption towers filled with an oxygen-selecting adsorption and desorption agent selected from BaMg(CO3)2 particles or particles in which either MgCO3 or Mg(OH)2 has been attached to the outside of BaMg(CO3)2, and also a continuous oxygen adsorption and desorption method using the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Jong-Ho Park, Tae Sung Jung, Hyung Chul Yoon, Young Tae Guahk, Hee-Tae Beum, Jong-kee Park, Sang-Sup Han, Jong-Nam Kim, Soon-Haeng Cho
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Publication number: 20150001443Abstract: The present invention provides an oxygen selective adsorbent containing BaxSr(1?x)Mgy(CO3)(1+y) or BaxSr(1?x)CO3 particles, increasing transition oxygen partial pressure, and representing high thermal stability and excellent oxygen sorption cavity, by adding another metal such as Sr to Ba which is active element for oxygen adsorption, so as to be capable of desorbing oxygen under lower vacuum even at the same operating temperature as existing oxygen selective adsorbents, and a preparation method thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Jong-Ho Park, Taesung Jung, Hee-Tae Beum, Jong-Kee Park, Sang-Sup Han, Dong Woo Cho
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Publication number: 20140148634Abstract: A method and apparatus for concentrating and recovering ethylene from the off-gas from an apparatus which produces gasoline, propylene and the like by fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) of heavy oils such as atmospheric residue, generated in a crude oil refining process, is provided. The method and apparatus can reduce the amount of ethylene rinse in the subsequent ethylene displacement desorption process by increasing the ethylene purity of a raw material gas and reducing the concentration of weakly adsorbing components in the raw material gas and can reduce the loss of a desorbent during a distillation process for separating the desorbent from the weakly adsorbing components. Thus, ethylene can be recovered from the off-gas from fluidized catalytic cracking of heavy oils at high concentration and low cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicants: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Jong Ho Park, Jong Nam Kim, Hee Tae Beum, Seong Jun Lee, Jang Jae Lee, Dong Wook Kim, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon Haeng Cho
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Publication number: 20130299737Abstract: Provided is a preparation method of an oxygen-selective adsorbent selectively adsorbing oxygen in the air and an oxygen-selective adsorbent prepared thereby. The preparation method includes: preparing BaMg(CO3)2 particles or particles in which MgCO3 or Mg(OH)2 are attached to the outside of BaMg(CO3)2; and sintering the particles at a high temperature. The oxygen-selective adsorbent according to the present invention may adsorb oxygen in the air at a fast rate as compared with an existing oxygen-selective adsorbent and have high thermal stability and excellent oxygen adsorptivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Jong Ho Park, Kwang Bok Yi, Jong Nam Kim, Hee Tae Beum, Jong Kee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon Haeng Cho, Taesung Jung
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Patent number: 8513475Abstract: The present invention relates to a method in which a catalytic reaction is used in order to produce hydrocarbons from renewable starting material derived from biological organisms such as vegetable lipids, animal lipids, and lipids extracted from macroalgae and microalgae, and more specifically relates to a method for selectively making a hydrocarbon, which is suitable for making gasoline or diesel, by removing the oxygen contained in the starting material without consuming hydrogen. In the present invention, the production takes place by bringing the starting material into contact with hydrotalcite, which constitutes a catalyst, thereby removing oxygen via a decarboxylation or decarbonylation reaction; and the starting material is one or more such material selected from triglycerides, fatty acids, and fatty acid derivatives obtained from a renewable source of supply originating from a biological organism.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy ResearchInventors: Chang-Hyun Ko, Jeong-Geol Na, Jong-Nam Kim, Kwang-Bok Yi, Sung-Youl Park, Jong-Ho Park, Hee-Tae Beum, Bo-Eun Yi
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Publication number: 20130206581Abstract: A process and apparatus for separating an olefin from mixed gases containing light olefins is provided. The process includes adsorbing the olefin of an olefin-containing mixed gas in an adsorption column packed with an adsorbent selectively adsorbing the olefin; discharging gases other than the olefin through the outlet of the adsorption column; desorbing the adsorbed olefin by displacement using a desorbent, and separating the olefin from the desorbent, thereby producing a high-purity olefin. The apparatus includes adsorption columns packed with an adsorbent selectively adsorbing an olefin, and at least two distillation columns for separating an olefin/desorbent mixture and an olefin poor stream/desorbent into their components. If the olefin concentration of the off-gas from an olefin rinse step is higher than that of a raw material gas, recovering the olefin from the off-gas is carried out before or after the adsorption step.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicants: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Jong Nam Kim, Jong Ho Park, Hee Tae Beum, Seong Jun Lee, Jang Jae Lee, Dong Wook Kim, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon Haeng Cho
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Patent number: 8436223Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the separation of C4 olefins and C4 paraffins from a C4 hydrocarbon mixed gas including butene-1, trans-2- butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The method of the present invention produces C4 olefins with high purity by introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbent selectively adsorbing olefins to adsorb C4 olefins and to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins adsorbed on the adsorption tower with a desorbent C5 hydrocarbon, C6 hydrocarbon, etc.), and then separating the C4 olefin and the desorbent by a distillation process.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignees: Korea Institute of Energy Research, SK Energy Co., LtdInventors: Jong-Nam Kim, Jong-Ho Park, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
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Patent number: 8431762Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid process comprising an adsorption process and a distillation process for the separation of butene-1 from a C4 hydrocarbon mixture gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The above hybrid process comprises introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbents which adsorb olefins selectively to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins selectively adsorbed in the adsorption tower to produce high purity C4 olefins mixture gas in which isobutane and normal butane was removed, and separating the high C4 olefins mixture gas (a mixture of butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, and a trace amount of C4 paraffins) via distillation to obtain high purity butene-1 including a trace amount of isobutane in the top of the distillation tower and obtain a mixture gas including trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene and a trace amount of normal butane in the bottom of the tower.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignees: Korea Institute of Energy Research, SK Energy Co., LtdInventors: Jong-Ho Park, Jong-Nam Kim, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
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METHOD FOR MAKING HYDROCARBONS BY USING A LIPID DERIVED FROM A BIOLOGICAL ORGANISIM AND HYDROTALCITE
Publication number: 20120253091Abstract: The present invention relates to a method in which a catalytic reaction is used in order to produce hydrocarbons from renewable starting material derived from biological organisms such as vegetable lipids, animal lipids, and lipids extracted from macroalgae and microalgae, and more specifically relates to a method for selectively making a hydrocarbon, which is suitable for making gasoline or diesel, by removing the oxygen contained in the starting material without consuming hydrogen. In the present invention, the production takes place by bringing the starting material into contact with hydrotalcite, which constitutes a catalyst, thereby removing oxygen via a decarboxylation or decarbonylation reaction; and the starting material is one or more such material selected from triglycerides, fatty acids, and fatty acid derivatives obtained from a renewable source of supply originating from a biological organism.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Chang-Hyun Ko, Jeong-Geol Na, Jong-Nam Kim, Kwang-Bok Yi, Sung-Youl Park, Jong-Ho Park, Hee-Tae Beum, Bo-Eun Yi -
Publication number: 20120110902Abstract: A sulfur compound adsorbent for solvent extraction of coal and methods using the same to adsorb sulfur compounds and refine coal are provided. The adsorbent for solvent extraction of coal serves to remove sulfur compounds from an organic solvent containing a coal's combustible component resulting from solvent extraction of low-grade coal and is composed of any one or a mixture of two or more selected from among alkali earth metal oxide, alkali earth metal hydroxide, aluminum oxide and activated carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Kwang Bok Yi, Jong Nam Kim, Si Hyun Lee, Chang Hyun Ko, Hee Tae Beum, In Baek Kim
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Publication number: 20100116639Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid process comprising an adsorption process and a distillation process for the separation of butene-1 from a C4 hydrocarbon mixture gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The above hybrid process comprises introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbents which adsorb olefins selectively to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins selectively adsorbed in the adsorption tower to produce high purity C4 olefins mixture gas in which isobutane and normal butane was removed, and separating the high C4 olefins mixture gas (a mixture of butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, and a trace amount of C4 paraffins) via distillation to obtain high purity butene-1 including a trace amount of isobutane in the top of the distillation tower and obtain a mixture gas including trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene and a trace amount of normal butane in the bottom of the tower.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, SK ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong-Ho Park, Jong-Nam Kim, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
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Publication number: 20100048971Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the separation of C4 olefins (butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, etc.) and C4 paraffins (normal butane, isobutane, etc.) from a C4 hydrocarbon mixed gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The method of the present invention produces C4 olefins with high purity by introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbent selectively adsorbing olefins to adsorb C4 olefins and to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins adsorbed on the adsorption tower with a desorbent (C5 hydrocarbon, C6 hydrocarbon, etc.), and then separating the C4 olefin and the desorbent by a distillation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, SK ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong-Nam Kim, Jong-Ho Park, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
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Patent number: 6022398Abstract: A high purity isobutane adsorption separation and purification apparatus is provided including a pressure regulator which regulates the pressure of an isobutane-containing gas; the at least one adsorption bed packed with zeolite 5A and carbon molecular sieve arranged downstream of and operatively associated with the pressure regulator; a flow control valve disposed between the pressure regulator and the at least one adsorption bed; a surge tank operatively associated with and for receiving a purified isobutane product from the at least one adsorption bed; a vacuum pump operatively associated with and for removal of impurities from the at least one adsorption bed; and valves disposed between the pressure regulator and the at least one adsorption bed, between the at least one adsorption bed and the surge tank, and between the at least one adsorption bed and the vacuum pump. An adsorptive separation and isobutane purification process is also provided which may be used with the apparatus of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1998Date of Patent: February 8, 2000Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy ResearchInventors: Soon-Haeng Cho, Sang-Sup Han, Jong-Nam Kim, Kuck-Tack Chue, Jung-Il Yang, Hee-Tae Beum