Patents by Inventor Woonkyoung Park

Woonkyoung Park 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: 11932549
    Abstract: It is introduced that a device of manufacturing lithium sulfate comprising: a reaction body in which a reaction of lithium phosphate and sulfuric acid is performed, the reaction body being divided into an upper space and a lower space; a pressurizer for applying pressure to the inside of the reaction body; a stirrer disposed in the upper space for stirring the lithium phosphate and sulfuric acid to produce a mixture containing lithium sulfate and phosphoric acid; and a filter disposed inside the reaction body and separating the filtrate containing the phosphoric acid into the lower space by filtering the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO CO., LTD, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Juyoung Kim, Ki Young Kim, Woonkyoung Park, Jung Kwan Park, Woo Chul Jung, Kwang Seok Park, Hyun Woo Lee, Sang Won Kim, Heok Yang, Seung Taek Kuk
  • Patent number: 11655150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing lithium phosphate, comprising: passing a lithium-containing solution through an aluminum-based adsorbent to adsorb lithium on the aluminum-based adsorbent, passing the distilled water or an aqueous solution having a lower lithium concentration than the lithium-containing solution through the aluminum-based adsorbent on which the lithium is adsorbed to obtain a lithium-containing desorption solution, and putting a phosphorous supplying material in the lithium-containing desorption solution to obtain lithium phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: POSCO CO., LTD, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyun Woo Lee, Woonkyoung Park, Heok Yang, Kwang Seok Park, Seung Taek Kuk, Ki Young Kim, Sang Gil Lee, Woo Chul Jung, Gi-Chun Han, Juyoung Kim, Young-Seon Ko, Jin Yeop Wi
  • Publication number: 20230038391
    Abstract: A method of extracting lithium from a lithium-containing solution according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: obtaining a lithium chloride solution from the lithium-containing solution; and crystallizing and removing sodium chloride in the obtained lithium chloride solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Woo Chul JUNG, Woonkyoung PARK, Kiyoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20220194796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium compound manufacturing method comprising the steps of heat treatment of lithium-containing ore; roasting the heat-treated ore with sulfuric acid to prepare an acid product; mixing the acid product with leaching water to prepare a leachate; purifying the leachate; and adding a phosphorus supply material and a basic material to the purified leachate to obtain a solid lithium phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Kiyoung Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Young-Seon Ko, Hyun Woo Lee, Kwang Seok Park, Juyoung Kim, Woonkyoung Park, Sang Won Kim, Woo Chul Jung, Kee Uek Jeung, Jung Kwan Park, Dong Soo Kim, Sang Gil Lee, Jin Yeop Wi, Young-Su Kwon
  • Publication number: 20210300774
    Abstract: It is introduced that a device of manufacturing lithium sulfate comprising: a reaction body in which a reaction of lithium phosphate and sulfuric acid is performed, the reaction body being divided into an upper space and a lower space; a pressurizer for applying pressure to the inside of the reaction body; a stirrer disposed in the upper space for stirring the lithium phosphate and sulfuric acid to produce a mixture containing lithium sulfate and phosphoric acid; and a filter disposed inside the reaction body and separating the filtrate containing the phosphoric acid into the lower space by filtering the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Juyoung Kim, Ki Young Kim, Woonkyoung Park, Jung Kwan Park, Woo Chul Jung, Kwang Seok Park, Hyun Woo Lee, Sang Won Kim, Heok Yang, Seung Taek Kuk
  • Publication number: 20210094014
    Abstract: There is provided a lithium adsorption molded body including a lithium adsorbent; and a copolymer including a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 2. (In the Chemical Formulas 1 and 2, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or a C1 to C10 alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Seung Taek Kuk, Young-Su Kwon, Woonkyoung Park, Kwang Seok Park, Young-Seon Ko, Heok Yang
  • Publication number: 20200407225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing lithium phosphate, comprising: passing a lithium-containing solution through an aluminum-based adsorbent to adsorb lithium on the aluminum-based adsorbent, passing the distilled water or an aqueous solution having a lower lithium concentration than the lithium-containing solution through the aluminum-based adsorbent on which the lithium is adsorbed to obtain a lithium-containing desorption solution, and putting a phosphorous supplying material in the lithium-containing desorption solution to obtain lithium phosphate
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun Woo LEE, Woonkyoung PARK, Heok YANG, Kwang Seok PARK, Seung Taek KUK, Ki Young KIM, Sang Gil LEE, Woo Chul JUNG, Gi-Chun HAN, Juyoung KIM, Young-Seon KO, Jin Yeop WI
  • Publication number: 20190233297
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of preparing a lithium compound that includes preparing a lithium phosphate, mixing the lithium phosphate with sulfuric acid to obtain a mixture, converting the lithium phosphate into lithium sulfate through a reaction in the mixture, and separating the lithium sulfate in a solid phase, wherein in the step of converting the lithium phosphate into lithium sulfate through the reaction in the mixture, a sum concentration ([P+S] mol/L) of phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) in a liquid phase of the mixture is greater than or equal to 5 mol/L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Juyoung Kim, Ki Young Kim, Woo Chul Jung, Kwang Seok PARK, Hyunwoo Lee, Woonkyoung Park, Sang Won Kim, Jung Kwan Park, Heok Yang, Sung Kook Park, Seung Taek Kuk
  • Patent number: 10239041
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carbonation device including: a storage tank storing a carbonation subject solution; a droplet spray unit spraying the carbonation subject solution from the storage tank as droplets; a carbonation reaction tank disposed with the droplet spray unit and filled with a carbonation gas under a predetermined pressure to provide a slurry by a carbonation reaction of the droplet-sprayed carbonation subject solution with the filled carbonation gas; a carbonation gas supply unit supplying the carbonation gas into the carbonation reaction tank to maintain the carbonation gas in the carbonation reaction tank under the predetermined pressure; and a slurry outlet unit ejecting the slurry from the carbonation reaction tank to maintain the slurry formed in the carbonation reaction tank within a predetermined level, and a method of carbonation using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Im Chang Lee, Ki Young Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Woonkyoung Park, Kee Uek Jeung, Chang Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20150023127
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carbonation device including: a storage tank storing a carbonation subject solution; a droplet spray unit spraying the carbonation subject solution from the storage tank as droplets; a carbonation reaction tank disposed with the droplet spray unit and filled with a carbonation gas under a predetermined pressure to provide a slurry by a carbonation reaction of the droplet-sprayed carbonation subject solution with the filled carbonation gas; a carbonation gas supply unit supplying the carbonation gas into the carbonation reaction tank to maintain the carbonation gas in the carbonation reaction tank under the predetermined pressure; and a slurry outlet unit ejecting the slurry from the carbonation reaction tank to maintain the slurry formed in the carbonation reaction tank within a predetermined level, and a method of carbonation using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Im Chang Lee, Ki Young Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Woonkyoung Park, Kee Uek Jeung, Chang Ho Song