Patents by Inventor Min-Su Ko

Min-Su Ko 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: 9067852
    Abstract: A hybrid process comprising an adsorption process and a distillation process for the separation of butene-1 from a C4 hydrocarbon mixture gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. is provided. The hybrid process comprises introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbents which adsorb olefins selectively to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins selectively adsorbed in the adsortion tower to produce high purity C4 olefins mixture gas in which isobutane and normal butane was removed, and separating the high C4 olefins mixture gas (a mixture of butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, and a trace amount of C4 paraffins) via distinction to obtain high purity butene-1 including a trace amount of isobutane in the top of the distillation tower and obtain a mixture gas including trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene and a trace amount of normal butane in the bottom of the tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, SK ENERGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jong-Ho Park, Jong-Nam Kim, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
  • Patent number: 9034185
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the separation of C4 olefins (butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, etc.) and C4 paraffins (normal butane, isobutane, etc) from a C4 hydrocarbon mixed gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. is provided. The apparatus includes several adsorption towers loaded with an adsorbent which selectively adsorb olefins and two distillation towers for the separation of the mixture gases of olefins/desorbents and paraffins/desorbents respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Jong-Nam Kim, Jong-Ho Park, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
  • Patent number: 8436223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the separation of C4 olefins and C4 paraffins from a C4 hydrocarbon mixed gas including butene-1, trans-2- butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The method of the present invention produces C4 olefins with high purity by introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbent selectively adsorbing olefins to adsorb C4 olefins and to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins adsorbed on the adsorption tower with a desorbent C5 hydrocarbon, C6 hydrocarbon, etc.), and then separating the C4 olefin and the desorbent by a distillation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Korea Institute of Energy Research, SK Energy Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jong-Nam Kim, Jong-Ho Park, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
  • Patent number: 8431762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid process comprising an adsorption process and a distillation process for the separation of butene-1 from a C4 hydrocarbon mixture gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The above hybrid process comprises introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbents which adsorb olefins selectively to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins selectively adsorbed in the adsorption tower to produce high purity C4 olefins mixture gas in which isobutane and normal butane was removed, and separating the high C4 olefins mixture gas (a mixture of butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, and a trace amount of C4 paraffins) via distillation to obtain high purity butene-1 including a trace amount of isobutane in the top of the distillation tower and obtain a mixture gas including trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene and a trace amount of normal butane in the bottom of the tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Korea Institute of Energy Research, SK Energy Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jong-Ho Park, Jong-Nam Kim, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
  • Publication number: 20100116639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid process comprising an adsorption process and a distillation process for the separation of butene-1 from a C4 hydrocarbon mixture gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The above hybrid process comprises introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbents which adsorb olefins selectively to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins selectively adsorbed in the adsorption tower to produce high purity C4 olefins mixture gas in which isobutane and normal butane was removed, and separating the high C4 olefins mixture gas (a mixture of butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, and a trace amount of C4 paraffins) via distillation to obtain high purity butene-1 including a trace amount of isobutane in the top of the distillation tower and obtain a mixture gas including trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene and a trace amount of normal butane in the bottom of the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, SK ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Ho Park, Jong-Nam Kim, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho
  • Publication number: 20100048971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the separation of C4 olefins (butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, etc.) and C4 paraffins (normal butane, isobutane, etc.) from a C4 hydrocarbon mixed gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The method of the present invention produces C4 olefins with high purity by introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbent selectively adsorbing olefins to adsorb C4 olefins and to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins adsorbed on the adsorption tower with a desorbent (C5 hydrocarbon, C6 hydrocarbon, etc.), and then separating the C4 olefin and the desorbent by a distillation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, SK ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Nam Kim, Jong-Ho Park, Seong-Jun Lee, Min-Su Ko, Hee Tae Beum, Jongkee Park, Chang Hyun Ko, Sang Sup Han, Soon-Haeng Cho