Patents by Inventor Sun Hoon Kwon

Sun Hoon Kwon 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: 6596521
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing organic acid by high-efficiency fermentation, which comprises the steps of continuous culture of organic acid bacteria and collection of organic acid produced from the culture employing a cell-recycle multiple-stage continuous fermentor with serially connected fermentors, each of which comprises a fermentor containing a ferment container, temperature controller, stirrer, and pH controller; pumps for efflux-circulation of media from the fermentor; and, cell separator for separation and circulation of media from the pumps. According to the present method, the high-concentration lactic acid of 90 g/L can be produced with the high productivity of 50 g/L/h, which can reduce the facility cost and production cost in the bulk manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ho Nam Chang, Yong Keun Chang, Sun Hoon Kwon, Woo Gi Lee, Pyung Cheon Lee, Ik Keun Yoo, Seong Jin Lim
  • Patent number: 6406628
    Abstract: The present invention provides to a method for removing nitrogen and phosphorous in wastewater simultaneously from wastewater by employing fermentation broth obtained by anaerobic fermentation of organic solid wastes. The method for removing nitrogen and phosphorous in wastewater of the invention comprises the steps of subjecting organic waste material to anaerobic fermentation at 30 to 40° C. for 2 to 4 days by using anaerobic sludge to obtain fermentation broth; and, adding the fermentation broth to a sequencing batch reactor with alternating anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic cycles under anaerobic and anoxic conditions in a separate manner. In accordance with the present invention, nitrogen in the influent wastewater can be removed more than 95% in total and phosphorous concentration can be kept below 1 ppm regardless of the concentration of organic materials in the influent wastewater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ho Nam Chang, Seong Jin Lim, Sun Hoon Kwon, Woo Gi Lee, Dong Won Choi