Patents by Inventor Min Hee Woo

Min Hee Woo 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: 9815046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing the activated catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis comprising: a first step of reducing a catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; a second step of preparing liquid hydrocarbon in which a part or all of molecular oxygen is eliminated; and a third step of introducing the reduced catalyst prepared in the first step into the liquid hydrocarbon prepared in the second step while blocking its contact with air. Since the reduced catalyst used for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is introduced into liquid hydrocarbon from which molecular oxygen is removed or coated by liquid hydrocarbon, the catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis activated based on the present invention maintains a high activity even if exposed to the air for a long time, thereby easily facilitating the long-term storage and long-distance transfer of the reduced catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Kyoung Su Ha, Geun Jae Kwak, Min Hee Woo, Yun Jo Lee, Ki Won Jun
  • Publication number: 20160296918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing the activated catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis comprising: a first step of reducing a catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; a second step of preparing liquid hydrocarbon in which a part or all of molecular oxygen is eliminated; and a third step of introducing the reduced catalyst prepared in the first step into the liquid hydrocarbon prepared in the second step while blocking its contact with air. Since the reduced catalyst used for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is introduced into liquid hydrocarbon from which molecular oxygen is removed or coated by liquid hydrocarbon, the catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis activated based on the present invention maintains a high activity even if exposed to the air for a long time, thereby easily facilitating the long-term storage and long-distance transfer of the reduced catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Kyoung Su HA, Geun Jae KWAK, Min Hee WOO, Yun Jo LEE, Ki Won JUN
  • Patent number: 9259717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a catalyst activation method for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; a catalyst regeneration method for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; and a method for producing a liquid or solid hydrocarbon by using the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The temperatures required for a metal carbide producing and activating reaction is markedly lower than existing catalyst activation temperatures, and the catalyst can be activated under conditions that are the same as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction conditions, and thus there is no need for separate reduction equipment in the reactor, and a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst which has been used for a long time can be regenerated within the reactor without the catalyst being isolated or extracted from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Kyoung Su Ha, Geun Jae Kwak, Jae Hoon Jung, Joo Young Cheon, Min Hee Woo, Yun Jo Lee, Ki Won Jun
  • Publication number: 20150018438
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a catalyst activation method for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; a catalyst regeneration method for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; and a method for producing a liquid or solid hydrocarbon by using the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The temperatures required for a metal carbide producing and activating reaction is markedly lower than existing catalyst activation temperatures, and the catalyst can be activated under conditions that are the same as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction conditions, and thus there is no need for separate reduction equipment in the reactor, and a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst which has been used for a long time can be regenerated within the reactor without the catalyst being isolated or extracted from the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Kyoung Su Ha, Geun Jae Kwak, Jae Hoon Jung, Joo Young Cheon, Min Hee Woo, Yun Jo Lee, Ki Won Jun