Patents by Inventor Kang-Sup Chung

Kang-Sup Chung 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: 8741150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium recovery device comprising a separator reservoir and manganese oxide, a lithium recovery method using the same, and a lithium adsorption/desorption system. The separator reservoir includes a vacant space therein and an outer wall made of a polymer or a membrane of other useful materials. The manganese oxide is contained, as an adsorbent, in the vacant space inside the separator reservoir. The lithium adsorption/desorption system enables lithium recovery through adsorption and desorption of lithium dissolved in seawater using a lithium adsorbent prepared with the manganese oxide in one system, wherein the manganese oxide can be used as a lithium adsorbent with high lithium selectivity. The invention uses a separator reservoir including an outer wall made of a porous polymer or a membrane of other useful materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Kang-Sup Chung, Jae-Chun Lee, Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20140127125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing lithium manganese oxide used as a lithium adsorbent and, more particularly, to a method for preparing lithium manganese oxide by a solid-phase reaction. According to the preparation method of the present invention, since the entire reaction is carried out only by the solid-phase reaction, it is possible to solve the problem of waste fluids produced during a conventional liquid-phase reaction, and the preparation method of the present invention is a single process, which is suitable for mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES (KIGAM)
    Inventors: Kang-Sup Chung, Tae Gong Ryu, Byoung Gyu Kim, Jung Ho Ryu
  • Publication number: 20140087071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ion-exchange manganese oxide lithium adsorbent using a porous structure and a method for preparing the same. The lithium adsorbent according to the present invention is highly dispersed on the surface of the porous structure, and thus it has excellent adsorption performance and physical stability and is easy to handle. Moreover, through the porous structure, the contact between a lithium-containing solution and the adsorbent is facilitated to maximize the adsorption capacity, thus making it possible to highly efficiently recover lithium ions from a solution containing a small amount of lithium ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES
    Inventors: Kang-Sup Chung, In-Su Park, Hye-Jin Hong, Jung-Ho Ryu, Tae-Gong Ryu, ByounGyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20110230332
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing oligomer/halloysite composite material including the steps of: adding halloysite powder to an oligomer solution to be mixed; heating the mixed material to expand air inside of halloysite nanotube; and filling the oligomer solution inside of the halloysite nanotube by cooling the mixed material to a room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)
    Inventors: Kang-Sup CHUNG, Yong-Jae SUH, Dae-Sup KIL, Hwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20110174739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium recovery device comprising a separator reservoir and manganese oxide, a lithium recovery method using the same, and a lithium adsorption/desorption system. The separator reservoir includes a vacant space therein and an outer wall made of a polymer or a membrane of other useful materials. The manganese oxide is contained, as an adsorbent, in the vacant space inside the separator reservoir. The lithium adsorption/desorption system enables lithium recovery through adsorption and desorption of lithium dissolved in seawater using a lithium adsorbent prepared with the manganese oxide in one system, wherein the manganese oxide can be used as a lithium adsorbent with high lithium selectivity. The invention uses a separator reservoir including an outer wall made of a porous polymer or a membrane of other useful materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Kang-Sup Chung, Jae-Chun Lee, Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 7943113
    Abstract: There is provided Lithium-manganese oxides expressed as the following chemical formula 1, Li1+xMn1?x?yMyO2+z,??[Chemical Formula 1] wherein 0.01?x?0.5, 0?y?0.3, ?0.2?z?0.2, and M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mn, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, W, Ag, Sn, Ge, Si, Al, and alloy thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Kang-Sup Chung, Jae-Chun Lee, Jin-Ki Jeong, Yang-Soo Kim, Hee-Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20090142255
    Abstract: There is provided Lithium-manganese oxides expressed as the following chemical formula 1, Li1+xMn1?x?yMyO2+z, ??[Chemical Formula 1] wherein 0.01?x?0.5, 0?y?0.3, ?0.2?z?0.2, and M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mn, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, W, Ag, Sn, Ge, Si, Al, and alloy thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Kang-Sup CHUNG, Jae-Chun LEE, Jin-Ki JEONG, Yang-Soo KIM, Hee-Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20090130485
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing oligomer/halloysite composite material including the steps of: adding halloysite powder to an oligomer solution to be mixed; heating the mixed material to expand air inside of halloysite nanotube; and filling the oligomer solution inside of the halloysite nanotube by cooling the mixed material to a room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)
    Inventors: Kang-Sup CHUNG, Yong-Jae SUH, Dae-Sup KIL, Hwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20080119350
    Abstract: There is provided a method for preparing an ion exchange type lithium adsorbent using a filter including: synthesizing precursor powder as lithium manganese oxide having a spinel structure; filling the precursor powder in the filter; and acid-treating the filter filled with the precursor powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Kang-Sup CHUNG, Jae-Chun LEE, Yong-Jae SUH, Dae-Sup KIL, Hwan LEE