Patents by Inventor Soo Kil Kang

Soo Kil Kang 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: 20240400918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of refining waste plastic pyrolysis oil, the method including the steps of: S1) pyrolyzing waste plastics to produce pyrolysis oil; S2) separating monomers from a depolymerization product recovered by depolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with alcohol and adding a remaining depolymerization residue to the pyrolysis oil; S3) mixing the depolymerization residue with the pyrolysis oil to produce refined pyrolysis oil; and S4) separating the refined pyrolysis oil and the depolymerization residue. The refined pyrolysis oil may have a reduced content of impurities, such as nitrogen. Also provided is a method of removing nitrogen in pyrolysis oil by mixing, with pyrolysis oil, a residue generated during a recycling process of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which should be disposed of as waste, and exhibits an effect of significantly reducing a content of nitrogen in pyrolysis oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hwan Jo, Soo Kil Kang, Ho Won Lee, Yong Seong Jeong, Se Rah Moon
  • Patent number: 12152200
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics, the method including: a pretreatment process of pretreating waste plastics; a pyrolysis process of producing pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; a lightening process of producing pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; and a distillation process of distilling the pyrolysis oil to obtain refined hydrocarbons, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor, and a system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hwan Jo, Soo Kil Kang, Yong Woon Kim, Min Gyoo Park, Min Woo Shin, Jin Seong Jang
  • Patent number: 12139676
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons according to embodiments of the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is prevented, and may produce refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins, and solid coke, from waste plastic pyrolysis oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Woon Kim, Seo Yeong Kang, Soo Kil Kang, Min Gyoo Park, Young Moo Park, Min Woo Shin, Jae Hwan Lee, Jin Seong Jang, Sang Hwan Jo
  • Patent number: 12139674
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is prevented, and may produce lightened refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities from waste plastic pyrolysis oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Woon Kim, Seo Yeong Kang, Soo Kil Kang, Min Gyoo Park, Young Moo Park, Min Woo Shin, Jae Hwan Lee, Jin Seong Jang, Sang Hwan Jo
  • Publication number: 20240360372
    Abstract: The present invention disclosure relates to a method for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics, the method including: a pretreatment process; a pyrolysis process; a lightening process; a dehydration process; a hydrotreating process; and a distillation process. Further, the present invention disclosure relates to a system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hwan JO, Soo Kil KANG, Yong Woon KIM, Min Gyoo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jin Seong JANG
  • Publication number: 20240360373
    Abstract: A method and associated system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and associated system provide for pretreating waste plastics; a producing a pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; producing in a lightening process a pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; dehydrating a first mixed solution, obtained by mixing the produced pyrolysis oil with washing water and a demulsifier, by applying a voltage to the first mixed solution; hydrotreating a second mixed solution obtained by mixing the dehydrated first mixed solution with a sulfur source to produce a refined pyrolysis oil from which impurities are removed; and coking the refined pyrolysis oil, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hwan JO, Yong Woon KIM, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Ik Hwan NA, Min Woo SHIN, Seung Han YU, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Yong Seong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240352352
    Abstract: The methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium chloride salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may prevent deactivation of a catalyst used in a process, such that the refining efficiency may be excellent, and the process may be operated for a long period of time. In addition, it is possible to produce, from waste plastic pyrolysis oil, refined hydrocarbons including aromatic hydrocarbons that may implement high-value-addition, which have a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO
  • Publication number: 20240351870
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and system for producing syngas containing hydrogen from waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The method and system for producing syngas containing hydrogen from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. The method and system for producing syngas containing hydrogen according to the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because a catalyst used in the process is prevented from being deactivated, and may produce lightened and refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins from waste plastic pyrolysis oil and may thus produce syngas containing hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO
  • Publication number: 20240352322
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium chloride salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons according to the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is prevented, and may produce refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities, a low content of olefins, and a high octane number from waste plastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO
  • Publication number: 20240352359
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium chloride salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons according to the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is prevented, and may produce, from waste plastics, refined hydrocarbons including aromatic hydrocarbons that have a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins and may implement high-value-addition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO
  • Publication number: 20240351871
    Abstract: A method and associated system for producing syngas containing hydrogen from waste plastics. The method and system provide for pretreating waste plastics; producing a pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; producing from a lightening reaction a pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; dehydrating a first mixed solution, obtained by mixing the produced pyrolysis oil with washing water and a demulsifier, by applying a voltage to the first mixed solution; hydrotreating a second mixed solution obtained by mixing the dehydrated first mixed solution with a sulfur source to produce a refined pyrolysis oil from which impurities are removed; and gasifying the refined pyrolysis oil, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hwan JO, Yong Woon KIM, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Ik Hwan NA, Min Woo SHIN, Seung Han YU, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Yong Seong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240352350
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is prevented, and may produce lightened refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities from waste plastic pyrolysis oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO
  • Publication number: 20240352327
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium chloride salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, refined hydrocarbons having excellent quality due to a significantly low content of impurities and a significantly low content of olefins may be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO
  • Publication number: 20240352348
    Abstract: A method and associated system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method includes: pretreating waste plastics; producing pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; producing in a lightening process pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; and isomerizing the pyrolysis oil, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor. The system produces refined hydrocarbons from the waste plastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hwan JO, Yong Woon KIM, Soo Kil KANG, Ik Hwan NA, Min Gyoo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Seung Han YU, Jin Seong JANG, Yong Seong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240352357
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the methods and system for producing refined hydrocarbons according to embodiments of the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is prevented, and may produce refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins, and solid coke, from waste plastic pyrolysis oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO
  • Publication number: 20240352334
    Abstract: A method and associated system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system provide for pretreating waste plastics; producing a pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; producing in a lightening process a pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; dehydrating a first mixed solution, obtained by mixing the produced pyrolysis oil with washing water and a demulsifier, by applying a voltage to the first mixed solution; hydrotreating a second mixed solution obtained by mixing the dehydrated first mixed solution with a sulfur source to produce a refined pyrolysis oil from which impurities are removed; and alkylating a third mixed solution obtained by mixing the refined pyrolysis oil and olefins, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hwan JO, Yong Woon KIM, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Ik Hwan NA, Min Woo SHIN, Seung Han YU, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Yong Seong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240352347
    Abstract: A method and associated system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system provide for: pretreating waste plastics; producing pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; producing in a lightening process pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; and subjecting the pyrolysis oil to secondary pyrolysis, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor. The system produces refined hydrocarbons from the waste plastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hwan JO, Yong Woon KIM, Soo Kil KANG, Ik Hwan NA, Min Gyoo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Seung Han YU, Jin Seong JANG, Yong Seong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240352325
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, refined hydrocarbons having excellent quality due to a significantly low content of impurities and a significantly low content of olefins may be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO
  • Publication number: 20240352329
    Abstract: A method and associated system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system provide for: pretreating waste plastics; producing pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor, producing in a lightening process pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; and dewaxing the pyrolysis oil, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor. The system produces refined hydrocarbons from the waste plastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hwan JO, Yong Woon KIM, Soo Kil KANG, Ik Hwan NA, Min Gyoo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Seung Han YU, Jin Seong JANG, Yong Seong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240352342
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium chloride salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons according to the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is reduced or prevented, and may produce refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins from waste plastic pyrolysis oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yong Woon KIM, Seo Yeong KANG, Soo Kil KANG, Min Gyoo PARK, Young Moo PARK, Min Woo SHIN, Jae Hwan LEE, Jin Seong JANG, Sang Hwan JO