Patents by Inventor Hyoung JUN
Hyoung JUN 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: 12522557Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a diester-based material, more particularly, a method of preparing a diester-based material, which is carried out by a continuous preparation process of a diester-based material including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, the reaction unit including a reactor which esterifies dicarboxylic acid and alcohol, including: esterifying dicarboxylic acid and alcohol in a reactor of the first reaction unit to produce a reaction product, and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product to a reaction unit at a rear end through a lower discharge line; and supplying a liquid material through a liquid supply line connected to a lower discharge line of the reactor of the first reaction unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 13, 2026Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Song Hoon Lee, Hyoung Jun, Yun Gon Heo
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Patent number: 12486215Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a diester-based compound, and, more particularly, to a method of manufacturing a diester-based compound, which is performed using a continuous process including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units spanning from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, wherein each of the reaction units includes a reactor, and the method includes: supplying a feed stream including a dicarboxylic acid and an alcohol into the first reactor; esterifying the feed stream to prepare a reaction product; and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product into the reactor of the rear reaction unit. In this case, a conversion rate of the esterification reaction in the first reactor is controlled in a range of 50 to 80%.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 2, 2025Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Song Hoon Lee, Hyoung Jun, Yun Gon Heo
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Patent number: 12420255Abstract: An esterification reaction apparatus and an esterification reaction method, the esterification reaction apparatus comprising a reaction tank having an accommodation part, in which a raw material containing carboxylic acid and alcohol is accommodated, a heating unit configured to individually heat partition regions that are partitioned into N regions in a vertical direction of the accommodation part, and a controller configured to control the heating unit so that only the partition regions in which a liquid is accommodated among the N partition regions are heated, thereby performing an esterification reaction of the raw material.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyoung Jun, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Jin Sung Park
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Publication number: 20250256221Abstract: A neutralization/water separation tank for an esterified product including: a neutralization part in which a crude product mixture containing alcohol and an ester compound, a neutralizing agent, and water are put to produce a neutralized mixture; a water separation part which divides the neutralized mixture into a floating layer and an aqueous layer; a first partition wall which extends upward from a bottom surface to provide an upper passage and by which the neutralization part and the water separation part are partitioned; and a second partition wall which extends downward from a ceiling to provide a lower passage, wherein the water separation part includes: a first water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the neutralization part through the upper passage; and a second water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the first water separation part through the lower passage, wherein the first water separation part and the second water separationType: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2025Publication date: August 14, 2025Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Hyoung JUN, Jin Sung PARK
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Patent number: 12337262Abstract: A neutralization/water separation tank for an esterified product including: a neutralization part in which a crude product mixture containing alcohol and an ester compound, a neutralizing agent, and water are put to produce a neutralized mixture; a water separation part which divides the neutralized mixture into a floating layer and an aqueous layer; a first partition wall which extends upward from a bottom surface to provide an upper passage and by which the neutralization part and the water separation part are partitioned; and a second partition wall which extends downward from a ceiling to provide a lower passage, wherein the water separation part includes: a first water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the neutralization part through the upper passage; and a second water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the first water separation part through the lower passage, wherein the first water separation part and the second water separationType: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Hyoung Jun, Jin Sung Park
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Patent number: 12290769Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a diester-based material production unit including a reaction device in which an esterification reaction of dicarboxylic acid and a primary alcohol is performed, a column in which the gas-liquid separation of the primary alcohol and the water introduced is performed, a heat exchanger installed on a gas phase line of the column to remove heat of the gas phase line, a flash drum in which separation of a liquid phase and a gas phase is performed in the mixture stream including the primary alcohol and the water, a condenser installed on the flash drum upper line, and a layer separator in which the layer separation of a mixture of a liquefied primary alcohol and water into an organic layer and an aqueous layer is performed, wherein one or more lines through which recirculated primary alcohol from the flash drum and the layer separator flows are connected to an upper portion of the column.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Hyoung Jun, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Jin Sung Park
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Patent number: 12275698Abstract: A diester-based material can be prepared continuously including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, the reaction unit including a reactor which esterifies dicarboxylic acid and alcohol, includes: esterifying dicarboxylic acid and alcohol in a reactor of the first reaction unit to produce a reaction product, and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product to a reaction unit at a rear end, wherein an operating pressure of the reactor of the first reaction unit is 0.4 kg/cm2G to 5.5 kg/cm2G, an operating pressure is reduced from a reactor of any one reaction unit of reaction units from a second reaction unit to the nth reaction unit, and an operating temperature is increased from the reactor of the first reaction unit to the reactor of the nth reaction unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Song Hoon Lee, Hyoung Jun, Yun Gon Heo
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Publication number: 20250065292Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation system and a preparation method of a diester-based composition. A first alcohol which is a reaction raw material is added to waste water as an extracting agent, and layer separation is performed to separate a second alcohol which is another reaction raw material in the waste water. Accordingly, the amount of alcohol discharged as waste water can be reduced, and an eco-friendly process operation is possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Joon Ho SHIN, Hyoung JUN, Chan Hyu JIN
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Patent number: 12186729Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation system and a preparation method of a diester-based composition. A first alcohol which is a reaction raw material is added to waste water as an extracting agent, and layer separation is performed to separate a second alcohol which is another reaction raw material in the waste water. Accordingly, the amount of alcohol discharged as waste water can be reduced, and an eco-friendly process operation is possible. In addition, it is economical and efficiency to use the alcohol separated again as a reaction raw material.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Joon Ho Shin, Hyoung Jun, Chan Hyu Jin
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Patent number: 11975991Abstract: A neutralization/water separation device for an esterified product including: a neutralization tank in which a crude product mixture containing alcohol and an ester compound, a neutralizing agent, and water are put to produce a neutralized mixture; a water separation tank disposed below the neutralization tank to divide the neutralization mixture into a floating layer and an aqueous layer; a partition wall extending downward from a ceiling of the water separation tank to provide a lower passage in the water separation tank; and a transfer line that transfers the neutralized mixture from the neutralization tank to the water separation tank, where the water separation tank includes: a first water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the neutralization tank through the transfer line; and a second water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the first water separation part through the lower passage, where the first water separation part and the seconType: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Hyoung Jun, Jin Sung Park
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Patent number: 11840510Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing system and a manufacturing method which are capable of continuously manufacturing an ester-based composition, and has a technical feature of being capable of manufacturing an ether-based composition continuously, economically, and efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyoung Jun, Chan Hyu Jin, Jeong Ju Moon, Joo Ho Kim
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Patent number: 11794162Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat exchange system which is capable of saving energy consumed in a whole process by exchanging heat of different streams from each other, included in a continuous preparation system of a diester-based composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Hyoung Jun, Chan Hyu Jin
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Publication number: 20230150910Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a diester-based material, more particularly, a method of preparing a diester-based material, which is carried out by a continuous preparation process of a diester-based material including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, the reaction unit including a reactor which esterifies dicarboxylic acid and alcohol, including: esterifying dicarboxylic acid and alcohol in a reactor of the first reaction unit to produce a reaction product, and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product to a reaction unit at a rear end through a lower discharge line; and supplying a liquid material through a liquid supply line connected to a lower discharge line of the reactor of the first reaction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
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Publication number: 20230150911Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a diester-based compound, and, more particularly, to a method of manufacturing a diester-based compound, which is performed using a continuous process including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units spanning from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, wherein each of the reaction units includes a reactor, and the method includes: supplying a feed stream including a dicarboxylic acid and an alcohol into the first reactor; esterifying the feed stream to prepare a reaction product; and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product into the reactor of the rear reaction unit. In this case, a conversion rate of the esterification reaction in the first reactor is controlled in a range of 50 to 80%.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
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Patent number: 11512166Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for continuously manufacturing an ester-based composition and a manufacturing system therefor, the method improving a manufacturing yield by optimizing process variables of each reactor of a reaction unit in which a plurality of reactors are connected in series.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Jeong Ju Moon, Hyoung Jun, Sung Kyu Lee, Chan Hyu Jin, Joo Ho Kim
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Publication number: 20220371984Abstract: A diester-based material can be prepared continuously including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, the reaction unit including a reactor which esterifies dicarboxylic acid and alcohol, includes: esterifying dicarboxylic acid and alcohol in a reactor of the first reaction unit to produce a reaction product, and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product to a reaction unit at a rear end, wherein an operating pressure of the reactor of the first reaction unit is 0.4 kg/cm2G to 5.5 kg/cm2G, an operating pressure is reduced from a reactor of any one reaction unit of reaction units from a second reaction unit to the nth reaction unit, and an operating temperature is increased from the reactor of the first reaction unit to the reactor of the nth reaction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
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Publication number: 20220314186Abstract: An esterification reaction apparatus and an esterification reaction method, the esterification reaction apparatus comprising a reaction tank having an accommodation part, in which a raw material containing carboxylic acid and alcohol is accommodated, a heating unit configured to individually heat partition regions that are partitioned into N regions in a vertical direction of the accommodation part, and a controller configured to control the heating unit so that only the partition regions in which a liquid is accommodated among the N partition regions are heated, thereby performing an esterification reaction of the raw material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyoung Jun, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Jin Sung Park
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Publication number: 20220220058Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a diester-based material production unit including a reaction device in which an esterification reaction of dicarboxylic acid and a primary alcohol is performed, a column in which the gas-liquid separation of the primary alcohol and the water introduced is performed, a heat exchanger installed on a gas phase line of the column to remove heat of the gas phase line, a flash drum in which separation of a liquid phase and a gas phase is performed in the mixture stream including the primary alcohol and the water, a condenser installed on the flash drum upper line, and a layer separator in which the layer separation of a mixture of a liquefied primary alcohol and water into an organic layer and an aqueous layer is performed, wherein one or more lines through which recirculated primary alcohol from the flash drum and the layer separator flows are connected to an upper portion of the column.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Hyoung JUN, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Jin Sung PARK
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Publication number: 20220203323Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat exchange system which is capable of saving energy consumed in a whole process by exchanging heat of different streams from each other, included in a continuous preparation system of a diester-based composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Hyoung JUN, Chan Hyu JIN
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Publication number: 20220193574Abstract: A neutralization/water separation tank for an esterified product including: a neutralization part in which a crude product mixture containing alcohol and an ester compound, a neutralizing agent, and water are put to produce a neutralized mixture; a water separation part which divides the neutralized mixture into a floating layer and an aqueous layer; a first partition wall which extends upward from a bottom surface to provide an upper passage and by which the neutralization part and the water separation part are partitioned; and a second partition wall which extends downward from a ceiling to provide a lower passage, wherein the water separation part includes: a first water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the neutralization part through the upper passage; and a second water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the first water separation part through the lower passage, wherein the first water separation part and the second water separationType: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Hyoung JUN, Jin Sung PARK