Patents by Inventor Se Won Baek

Se Won Baek 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).

  • Publication number: 20160376214
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus used for the recovery method. The method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention may remarkably reduce the amount of extraction solvent used and energy consumption of the total process, and minimize polymerization of (meth)acrylic acid in the recovery process, thus enabling stable recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and operation of a continuous process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Se Won BAEK, Jong Hun SONG, Sul Hee YOO
  • Patent number: 9517997
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus used for the continuous recovery method. The continuous recovery method of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention may maintain a recovery rate of (meth)acrylic acid equivalent to that of the previous recovery method, and yet may significantly reduce energy consumption, and may minimize polymerization of (meth)acrylic acid in the recovery process, thus providing more improved operation stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Jong-Hun Song, Sul-Hee Yoo
  • Publication number: 20160200656
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus used for the recovery method. The method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention may effectively remove scum, thus enabling stable operation of the continuous process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jong Hun SONG, Se Won BAEK, Sul Hee YOO, Yoon Jae MIN
  • Publication number: 20160200657
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus used for the recovery method. The method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention may minimize loss of (meth)acrylic acid particularly in the distillation process, and yet enables stable operation of the distillation process and energy reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jong Hun SONG, Se Won BAEK, Sul Hee YOO, Yoon Jae MIN
  • Publication number: 20160145185
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus used for the recovery method. The method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention may effectively remove scum formed in the continuous recovery process of (meth)acrylic acid, and simultaneously recover (meth)acrylic acid with excellent efficiency, thus enabling more stable operation of the continuous process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Se Won BAEK, Jong Hun SONG, Sul Hee YOO, Yoon Jae MIN
  • Publication number: 20150203431
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus used for the continuous recovery method. The continuous recovery method of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention may maintain a recovery rate of (meth)acrylic acid equivalent to that of the previous recovery method, and yet may significantly reduce energy consumption, and may minimize polymerization of (meth)acrylic acid in the recovery process, thus providing more improved operation stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Jong-Hun Song, Sul-Hee Yoo
  • Patent number: 9005532
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid, and more specifically to a method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid, including: conducting gas phase oxidation of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propane, propylene, butane, i-butylene, t-butylene, and (meth)acrolein in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a mixed gas containing (meth)acrylic acid; quenching the (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas to remove high boiling point by-products in the (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas; contacting the high boiling point by-product-free (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas with water or an aqueous solution to obtain an aqueous solution containing (meth)acrylic acid; and purifying the aqueous solution containing (meth)acrylic acid to obtain (meth)acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Hyun-Kyu Kim, Dong-Hyun Cho, Jun-Seok Ko
  • Patent number: 8772534
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of recovering a (meth)acrylic acid ester, which comprises the steps of: (a) carrying out an esterification reaction between an alcohol and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid ester, wherein a byproduct is generated together with the (meth)acrylic acid ester; and (b) subjecting the byproduct generated in step (a) to a reaction with a catalyst and water in a reactor, wherein the water is fed into the reactor in order that water content exceeds 0 wt % but is 10 wt % or less in the reactor based on the total weight of reactants comprising the byproduct, the catalyst and the water, and thereby separating the (meth)acrylic acid, the alcohol and the (meth)acrylic acid ester contained in the byproduct from the byproduct to obtain the (meth)acrylic acid, the alcohol and the (meth)acrylic acid ester as a recovered product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Hyun-Kyu Kim, Jun-Seok Ko, Kyoung-Su Ha, Sung-Koo Park, Dong-Hyun Woo
  • Patent number: 8716525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid, and more specifically to a method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid, including: conducting gas phase oxidation of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propane, propylene, butane, i-butylene, t-butylene, and (meth)acrolein in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a mixed gas containing (meth)acrylic acid; quenching the (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas to remove high boiling point by-products in the (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas; contacting the high boiling point by-product-free (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas with water or an aqueous solution to obtain an aqueous solution containing (meth)acrylic acid; and purifying the aqueous solution containing (meth)acrylic acid to obtain (meth)acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Hyun-Kyu Kim, Dong-Hyun Cho, Jun-Seok Ko
  • Patent number: 8703995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an alkyl (meth)acrylate, and more specifically to a method of preparing an alkyl (meth)acrylate which comprises the steps of: carrying out an esterification reaction with reactants comprising an alkanol and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of an organic acid catalyst with a conversion rate of about 70% or more; supplying reaction products of the esterification reaction to a distillation tower equipped with a reboiler at the lower end to purify them; recovering a upper discharge comprising an alkyl (meth)acrylate and water at the upper part of the distillation tower and recovering a lower discharge comprising high boiling materials and water at the lower part of the distillation tower; separating the lower discharge of the distillation tower into a water layer and an organic layer; and recirculating the water layer separated from the lower discharge so as to be used in the esterification reaction, wherein each of the steps occurs continuously and the low
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Seok Ko, Hyun-Kyu Kim, Se-Won Baek, Dong-Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20140105792
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid, and more specifically to a method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid, including: conducting gas phase oxidation of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propane, propylene, butane, i-butylene, t-butylene, and (meth)acrolein in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a mixed gas containing (meth)acrylic acid; quenching the (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas to remove high boiling point by-products in the (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas; contacting the high boiling point by-product-free (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas with water or an aqueous solution to obtain an aqueous solution containing (meth)acrylic acid; and purifying the aqueous solution containing (meth)acrylic acid to obtain (meth)acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Se-Won BAEK, Hyun-Kyu KIM, Dong-Hyun CHO, Jun-Seok KO
  • Publication number: 20130317253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid, and more specifically to a method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid, including: conducting gas phase oxidation of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propane, propylene, butane, i-butylene, t-butylene, and (meth)acrolein in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a mixed gas containing (meth)acrylic acid; quenching the (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas to remove high boiling point by-products in the (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas; contacting the high boiling point by-product-free (meth)acrylic acid-containing mixed gas with water or an aqueous solution to obtain an aqueous solution containing (meth)acrylic acid; and purifying the aqueous solution containing (meth)acrylic acid to obtain (meth)acrylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Hyun-Kyu Kim, Dong-Hyun Cho, Jun-Seok Ko
  • Publication number: 20130085291
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an alkyl (meth)acrylate, and more specifically to a method of preparing an alkyl (meth)acrylate which comprises the steps of: carrying out an esterification reaction with reactants comprising an alkanol and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of an organic acid catalyst with a conversion rate of about 70% or more; supplying reaction products of the esterification reaction to a distillation tower equipped with a reboiler at the lower end to purify them; recovering a upper discharge comprising an alkyl (meth)acrylate and water at the upper part of the distillation tower and recovering a lower discharge comprising high boiling materials and water at the lower part of the distillation tower; separating the lower discharge of the distillation tower into a water layer and an organic layer; and recirculating the water layer separated from the lower discharge so as to be used in the esterification reaction, wherein each of the steps occurs continuously and the low
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Seok Ko, Hyun-Kyu Kim, Se-Won Baek, Dong-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 8246790
    Abstract: The present invention provides a (meth)acrylic acid collecting method for collecting a (meth)acrylic acid from a mixed gas that includes an organic byproduct, a steam, and a (meth)acrylic acid that are generated in a production reaction of the (meth)acrylic acid, which includes the steps of a) contacting the mixed gas that includes the organic byproduct, the steam, and the (meth)acrylic acid with a (meth)acrylic acid absorption solvent to obtain a gas that includes the organic byproduct and the steam and the (meth)acrylic acid containing solution while the gas and the (meth)acrylic acid containing solution are separated from each other; b) contacting the gas that includes the organic byproduct and the steam that are obtained in the step a with the organic byproduct absorption solvent to obtain the gas that includes the steam and the organic byproduct containing solution while the gas and the organic byproduct containing solution are separated from each other; c) supplying the gas that includes the steam that
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Kyoung-Su Ha, Sung-Kyoo Park, Jun-Seok Ko, Dong-Hyun Woo, Young-Bae Kim, Jung-Hoon Chang
  • Publication number: 20110230675
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of recovering a (meth)acrylic acid ester, which comprises the steps of: (a) carrying out an esterification reaction between an alcohol and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid ester, wherein a byproduct is generated together with the (meth)acrylic acid ester; and (b) subjecting the byproduct generated in step (a) to a reaction with a catalyst and water in a reactor, wherein the water is fed into the reactor in order that water content exceeds 0 wt % but is 10 wt % or less in the reactor based on the total weight of reactants comprising the byproduct, the catalyst and the water, and thereby separating the (meth)acrylic acid, the alcohol and the (meth)acrylic acid ester contained in the byproduct from the byproduct to obtain the (meth)acrylic acid, the alcohol and the (meth)acrylic acid ester as a recovered product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Hyun-kyu Kim, Jun-Seok Ko, Kyoung-Su Ha, Sung-Koo Park, Dong-Hyun Woo
  • Patent number: 8013185
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing unsaturated aldehydes and/or unsaturated fatty acids from olefins using a fixed-bed catalytic partial oxidation reactor, in particular, a start-up method upon packing with catalysts and initiating the reaction, and a process for producing unsaturated aldehydes and/or unsaturated fatty acids with high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Seok Ko, Kyoung-Su Ha, Sung-Kyoo Park, Sung-Soo Park, Se-Won Baek, Dong-Hyun Woo, Seong-Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20110060158
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing (meth)acrylate by esterification reaction of reactants containing (meth)acrylic acid and alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, the preparation method for (meth)acrylate is characterized in that a hydrazine compound or derivative thereof is put into an esterification reactor; and (meth)acrylate prepared by the same. The present invention effectively prevents impurities generated by aldehyde that is contained in the raw material (meth)acrylic acid from remaining in a production apparatus and the catalyst, so that the process for producing (meth)acrylate proceeds smoothly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Kyu Kim, Dong-Hyun Cho, Jun-Seok Ko, Kyong-Yong Cha, Se-Won Baek, Dong-Hyun Woo
  • Publication number: 20100224478
    Abstract: The present invention provides a (meth)acrylic acid collecting method for collecting a (meth)acrylic acid from a mixed gas that includes an organic byproduct, a steam, and a (meth)acrylic acid that are generated in a production reaction of the (meth)acrylic acid, which includes the steps of a) contacting the mixed gas that includes the organic byproduct, the steam, and the (meth)acrylic acid with a (meth)acrylic acid absorption solvent to obtain a gas that includes the organic byproduct and the steam and the (meth)acrylic acid containing solution while the gas and the (meth)acrylic acid containing solution are separated from each other; b) contacting the gas that includes the organic byproduct and the steam that are obtained in the step a with the organic byproduct absorption solvent to obtain the gas that includes the steam and the organic byproduct containing solution while the gas and the organic byproduct containing solution are separated from each other; c) supplying the gas that includes the steam that
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Se-Won Baek, Kyoung-Su Ha, Sung-Kyoo Park, Jun-Seok Ko, Dong-Hyun Woo, Young-Bae Kim, Jung-Hoon Chang
  • Publication number: 20100036157
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing unsaturated aldehydes and/or unsaturated fatty acids from olefins using a fixed-bed catalytic partial oxidation reactor, in particular, a start-up method upon packing with catalysts and initiating the reaction, and a process for producing unsaturated aldehydes and/or unsaturated fatty acids with high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Jun-Seok Ko, Kyoung-Su Ha, Sung-Kyoo Park, Sung-Soo Park, Se-Won Baek, Dong-Hyun Woo, Seong-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 7517147
    Abstract: Disclosed is a structure for guiding the installation of a thermowell for temperature sensor, which is used to measure the axial temperature inside a fixed-bed catalyst reaction tube when it is filled with a catalyst, at a predetermined location in the reaction tube. In addition, a method for installing a thermowell for temperature sensor is provided. The method includes the steps of installing a structure for guiding the installation of a thermowell for temperature sensor in a reaction tube and fixing the thermowell for temperature sensor while filling the reaction tube with a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Soo Park, Kyoung Su Ha, Jun Seok Ko, Seong Pil Kang, Se Won Baek, Eun Ju Kim