Patents by Inventor Kyu-Pal Kim

Kyu-Pal Kim 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: 8829066
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerization reactor for producing a super absorbent polymer comprising: a reaction unit; a monomer composition supply unit being connected to the reaction unit and supplying a monomer composition solution containing a monomer, a photoinitiator, and a solvent; an agitating shaft extended in the reaction unit from one end of the reaction unit connected to the monomer composition supply unit to the other end of the reaction unit; a plurality of agitating blades installed around the agitating shaft; and a light irradiation unit providing light to the monomer composition solution furnished from the monomer composition supply unit, and a method of producing super absorbent polymers by using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Won, Gi-Cheul Kim, Sang-Gi Lee, Kyu-Pal Kim, Chang-Sun Han
  • Patent number: 8697812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer, including the steps of: preparing a hydrous gel phase polymer by thermal polymerizing or photo-polymerizing a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator; drying the hydrous gel phase polymer; milling the dried polymer; adding a surface cross-linking agent to the milled polymer; and elevating the temperature of the polymer including the surface cross-linking agent at a speed of 3° C./min to 15° C./min, and carrying out a surface cross-linking reaction at 100° C. to 250° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Won, Chang-Sun Han, Gi-Cheul Kim, Sang-Gi Lee, Kyu-Pal Kim, Sung-Soo Park, Gyu Leem
  • Publication number: 20140058048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer, including the steps of: preparing a hydrous gel phase polymer by thermal polymerizing or photo-polymerizing a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator; drying the hydrous gel phase polymer; milling the dried polymer; adding a surface cross-linking agent to the milled polymer; and elevating the temperature of the polymer including the surface cross-linking agent at a speed of 3° C./min to 15° C./min, and carrying out a surface cross-linking reaction at 100° C. to 250° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Won, Chang-Sun Han, Gi-Cheul Kim, Sang-Gi Lee, Kyu-Pal Kim, Sung-Soo Park, Gyu Leem
  • Publication number: 20140051813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method of a superabsorbent polymer, and specifically to a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer including the steps of: preparing a hydrous gel phase polymer by thermal polymerizing or photo-polymerizing a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator; drying the hydrous gel phase polymer; milling the dried polymer; classifying the milled hydrous gel phase polymer into two or more grades by particle size; adding a surface cross-linking agent to each hydrous gel phase polymer classified into two or more grades; and carrying out a surface cross-linking reaction of the hydrous gel phase polymer to which the surface cross-linking agent is added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: LG Chem, LTD
    Inventors: Tae-Young Won, Chang-Sun Han, Gi-Cheul Kim, Sang-Gi Lee, kyu-pal Kim, Sung-Soo Park, Gyu Leem
  • Publication number: 20120108695
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerization reactor for producing a super absorbent polymer comprising: a reaction unit; a monomer composition supply unit being connected to the reaction unit and supplying a monomer composition solution containing a monomer, a photoinitiator, and a solvent; an agitating shaft extended in the reaction unit from one end of the reaction unit connected to the monomer composition supply unit to the other end of the reaction unit; a plurality of agitating blades installed around the agitating shaft; and a light irradiation unit providing light to the monomer composition solution furnished from the monomer composition supply unit, and a method of producing super absorbent polymers by using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Won, Gi-Cheul Kim, Sang-Gi Lee, Kyu-Pal Kim, Chang-Sun Han
  • Publication number: 20120035294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing super absorbent polymers, and more specifically to a process for preparing super absorbent polymers comprising the steps of: forming a monomer composition comprising water-soluble, ethylenic unsaturated monomers and non-reactive fine particles having a diameter of 20 nm to 1 mm; and subjecting the monomer composition to a thermal polymerization or a UV-induced polymerization. In the present invention, introducing fine particles into the monomer composition can provide paths for effectively discharging moisture or heat from the super absorbent polymers during or after a polymerization, thereby making it possible to obtain high quality super absorbent polymers showing a low water content and a low temperature and thus having excellent properties and enabling one to expect an energy-saving effect in a drying process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Gi-Cheul Kim, Sang-Gi Lee, Kyu-Pal Kim, Tae-Young Won, Chang-Sun Han
  • Publication number: 20110290920
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a shredder for super absorbent polymer that comprises: an inlet portion for feeding a plate-shaped super absorbent polymer; a pulverizing portion for pulverizing the super absorbent polymer fed through the inlet portion; and an outlet portion for discharging the pulverized super absorbent polymer from the pulverizing portion. The pulverizing portion comprises: a rotary drum to which a plurality of rotary blades are attached; at least fixed blade for pulverizing the super absorbent polymer in cooperation with the plural rotary blades; and a housing for holding the rotary drum and the at least one fixed blade. Each rotary blade has a shape of polygon with at least one vertex having an acute angle of at most 45°. The present invention is also to provide a preparation method for super absorbent polymer using the shredder for super absorbent polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Gi-Cheul Kim, Chang-Sun Han, Sang-Gi Lee, Kyu-Pal Kim, Sung-Soo Park, Jin-Hyun Bae, Tae-Young Won, Gyu Leem