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).

  • Patent number: 12522557
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Song Hoon Lee, Hyoung Jun, Yun Gon Heo
  • Patent number: 12486215
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Song Hoon Lee, Hyoung Jun, Yun Gon Heo
  • Patent number: 12420255
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyoung Jun, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Jin Sung Park
  • Publication number: 20250256221
    Abstract: 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 separation
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Hyoung JUN, Jin Sung PARK
  • Patent number: 12337262
    Abstract: 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 separation
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Hyoung Jun, Jin Sung Park
  • Patent number: 12290769
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Hyoung Jun, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Jin Sung Park
  • Patent number: 12275698
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Song Hoon Lee, Hyoung Jun, Yun Gon Heo
  • Publication number: 20250065292
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Joon Ho SHIN, Hyoung JUN, Chan Hyu JIN
  • Patent number: 12186729
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Joon Ho Shin, Hyoung Jun, Chan Hyu Jin
  • Patent number: 11975991
    Abstract: 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 secon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Hyoung Jun, Jin Sung Park
  • Patent number: 11840510
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyoung Jun, Chan Hyu Jin, Jeong Ju Moon, Joo Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11794162
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Hyoung Jun, Chan Hyu Jin
  • Publication number: 20230150910
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
  • Publication number: 20230150911
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
  • Patent number: 11512166
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Jeong Ju Moon, Hyoung Jun, Sung Kyu Lee, Chan Hyu Jin, Joo Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20220371984
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
  • Publication number: 20220314186
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyoung Jun, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Jin Sung Park
  • Publication number: 20220220058
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Hyoung JUN, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Jin Sung PARK
  • Publication number: 20220203323
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Hyoung JUN, Chan Hyu JIN
  • Publication number: 20220193574
    Abstract: 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 separation
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Hyoung JUN, Jin Sung PARK