Patents by Inventor Yeon-Uk Choo
Yeon-Uk Choo 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).
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Publication number: 20230348355Abstract: A diester-based compound is continuously prepared in a total of n reaction units serially connected, each reaction unit includes a reactor and layer separator. The preparation includes: supplying and esterifying a feed stream including a dicarboxylic acid and an alcohol into a first reactor to prepare a reaction product, and supplying a lower draw-off stream including the reaction product into reactors of rear reaction units; supplying an upper draw-off stream of the first reactor into a first layer separator, refluxing a lower draw-off stream including an alcohol from the first layer separator into the first reactor; and supplying an upper draw-off stream of at least one reactor of second to and nth reactors into each of the layer separators, splitting a portion of the lower draw-off stream including the alcohol from each of the layer separators, and refluxing only a portion of the split stream into each of the reactors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE
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Patent number: 11794162Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat exchange system which is capable of saving energy consumed in a whole process by exchanging heat of different streams from each other, included in a continuous preparation system of a diester-based composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee, Yeon Uk Choo, Hyoung Jun, Chan Hyu Jin
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Publication number: 20230150910Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a diester-based material, more particularly, a method of preparing a diester-based material, which is carried out by a continuous preparation process of a diester-based material including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, the reaction unit including a reactor which esterifies dicarboxylic acid and alcohol, including: esterifying dicarboxylic acid and alcohol in a reactor of the first reaction unit to produce a reaction product, and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product to a reaction unit at a rear end through a lower discharge line; and supplying a liquid material through a liquid supply line connected to a lower discharge line of the reactor of the first reaction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
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Publication number: 20230150911Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a diester-based compound, and, more particularly, to a method of manufacturing a diester-based compound, which is performed using a continuous process including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units spanning from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, wherein each of the reaction units includes a reactor, and the method includes: supplying a feed stream including a dicarboxylic acid and an alcohol into the first reactor; esterifying the feed stream to prepare a reaction product; and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product into the reactor of the rear reaction unit. In this case, a conversion rate of the esterification reaction in the first reactor is controlled in a range of 50 to 80%.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
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Publication number: 20220402853Abstract: The present invention relates to a reaction control method in which a conversion rate of a reaction may be predicted from a flow rate of a feed introduced into a reactor and a flow rate of product water generated in the reactor, and through which the conversion rate of the reactor may be easily controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Jae Hun Jeong, Sung Kyu Lee
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Publication number: 20220371984Abstract: A diester-based material can be prepared continuously including a reaction part in which a total of n reaction units from a first reaction unit to an nth reaction unit are connected in series, the reaction unit including a reactor which esterifies dicarboxylic acid and alcohol, includes: esterifying dicarboxylic acid and alcohol in a reactor of the first reaction unit to produce a reaction product, and supplying a lower discharge stream including the reaction product to a reaction unit at a rear end, wherein an operating pressure of the reactor of the first reaction unit is 0.4 kg/cm2G to 5.5 kg/cm2G, an operating pressure is reduced from a reactor of any one reaction unit of reaction units from a second reaction unit to the nth reaction unit, and an operating temperature is increased from the reactor of the first reaction unit to the reactor of the nth reaction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Song Hoon LEE, Hyoung JUN, Yun Gon HEO
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Publication number: 20220356144Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system which increases the efficiency of an entire process by integrating a reflux unit in a system for producing a diester-based composition in which a plurality of reactors are connected in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Jae Hun JEONG
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Patent number: 11485692Abstract: A method for preparing ethylene including: feeding a thermally cracked compressed stream to a first distillation apparatus selectively operating as a first deethanizer or a depropanizer; and feeding an overhead discharge stream of the first distillation apparatus to a second distillation apparatus. When the first distillation apparatus is operated as the first deethanizer, a bottom discharge stream of the second distillation apparatus is fed to a C2 separator. When the first distillation apparatus is operated as the depropanizer, the bottom discharge stream of the second distillation apparatus is passed through a third distillation apparatus and fed to the C2 separator.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Tae Woo Kim, Sung Kyu Lee, In Seop Kim, Joon Ho Shin, Yeon Uk Choo
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Publication number: 20220314186Abstract: An esterification reaction apparatus and an esterification reaction method, the esterification reaction apparatus comprising a reaction tank having an accommodation part, in which a raw material containing carboxylic acid and alcohol is accommodated, a heating unit configured to individually heat partition regions that are partitioned into N regions in a vertical direction of the accommodation part, and a controller configured to control the heating unit so that only the partition regions in which a liquid is accommodated among the N partition regions are heated, thereby performing an esterification reaction of the raw material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyoung Jun, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Jin Sung Park
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Publication number: 20220220058Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a diester-based material production unit including a reaction device in which an esterification reaction of dicarboxylic acid and a primary alcohol is performed, a column in which the gas-liquid separation of the primary alcohol and the water introduced is performed, a heat exchanger installed on a gas phase line of the column to remove heat of the gas phase line, a flash drum in which separation of a liquid phase and a gas phase is performed in the mixture stream including the primary alcohol and the water, a condenser installed on the flash drum upper line, and a layer separator in which the layer separation of a mixture of a liquefied primary alcohol and water into an organic layer and an aqueous layer is performed, wherein one or more lines through which recirculated primary alcohol from the flash drum and the layer separator flows are connected to an upper portion of the column.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Hyoung JUN, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Jin Sung PARK
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Publication number: 20220212157Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for continuously producing a dicarboxylate-based composition and a production system therefor, the method improving a production yield by optimizing process variables of each reactor of a reaction unit in which a plurality of reactors are connected in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Jae Hun JEONG
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Publication number: 20220213019Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous production system and a diester-material production unit included therein, wherein the production unit includes a reaction device in which an esterification reaction of dicarboxylic acid and a primary alcohol is performed, a column in which gas-liquid separation of the primary alcohol and the water introduced is performed, a heat exchange device for recovering heat of a gas phase line of the column, a condenser installed at a rear end of the heat exchange device and liquefying a mixture of a gas-phase primary alcohol and water, and a layer separator in which the layer separation of a mixture of a liquefied primary alcohol and water is performed, wherein the heat exchange device includes one or more of a first heat exchanger for performing heat exchange with a raw material feed line of the reaction device, a second heat exchanger for performing heat exchange with a line through which a low temperature stream flows in a process, and a third heat exchanger for perfoType: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Seok Goo LEE
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Publication number: 20220203323Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat exchange system which is capable of saving energy consumed in a whole process by exchanging heat of different streams from each other, included in a continuous preparation system of a diester-based composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Hyoung JUN, Chan Hyu JIN
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Publication number: 20220193574Abstract: A neutralization/water separation tank for an esterified product including: a neutralization part in which a crude product mixture containing alcohol and an ester compound, a neutralizing agent, and water are put to produce a neutralized mixture; a water separation part which divides the neutralized mixture into a floating layer and an aqueous layer; a first partition wall which extends upward from a bottom surface to provide an upper passage and by which the neutralization part and the water separation part are partitioned; and a second partition wall which extends downward from a ceiling to provide a lower passage, wherein the water separation part includes: a first water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the neutralization part through the upper passage; and a second water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the first water separation part through the lower passage, wherein the first water separation part and the second water separationType: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Hyoung JUN, Jin Sung PARK
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Publication number: 20220185761Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous production method of a diester-based material in a continuous production process comprising a reaction part in which a total of N reaction units from a first reaction unit to an N-th reaction unit are connected in series. The method comprising the step of feeding dicarboxylic acid and a primary alcohol, wherein the feed of the primary alcohol is divided into front-end feed of being fed into a first reaction unit and rear-end feed of being fed into one or more reaction units selected among from a second reaction unit to an N-th reaction unit, wherein the amount of the rear-end feed is 5 to 80 wt % based on the total feed amount of the primary alcohol into a reaction part, and the N is an integer of 3 to 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Jae Hun JEONG, Sung Kyu LEE, Yeon Uk CHOO, Hyun Kyu KIM, Seok Goo LEE
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Publication number: 20220177404Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation system and a preparation method of a diester-based composition. A first alcohol which is a reaction raw material is added to waste water as an extracting agent, and layer separation is performed to separate a second alcohol which is another reaction raw material in the waste water. Accordingly, the amount of alcohol discharged as waste water can be reduced, and an eco-friendly process operation is possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Joon Ho SHIN, Hyoung JUN, Chan Hyu JIN
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Publication number: 20220177407Abstract: A neutralization/water separation device for an esterified product including: a neutralization tank in which a crude product mixture containing alcohol and an ester compound, a neutralizing agent, and water are put to produce a neutralized mixture; a water separation tank disposed below the neutralization tank to divide the neutralization mixture into a floating layer and an aqueous layer; a partition wall extending downward from a ceiling of the water separation tank to provide a lower passage in the water separation tank; and a transfer line that transfers the neutralized mixture from the neutralization tank to the water separation tank, where the water separation tank includes: a first water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the neutralization tank through the transfer line; and a second water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the first water separation part through the lower passage, where the first water separation part and the seconType: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Yeon Uk CHOO, Sung Kyu LEE, Hyun Kyu KIM, Chan Hyu JIN, Hyoung JUN, Jin Sung PARK
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Patent number: 11286216Abstract: A method for preparing ethylene, including: passing a feed stream containing C1 and C2 hydrocarbon compounds through a first heat exchanger and feeding the feed stream passed through the first heat exchanger to a second gas-liquid separator; feeding a part of a bottom discharge stream of the second gas-liquid separator to a demethanizer, passing an overhead discharge stream of the second gas-liquid separator through a second heat exchanger, feeding the overhead discharge stream of the second gas-liquid separator passed through the second heat exchanger to a third gas-liquid separator; feeding a bottom discharge stream of the third gas-liquid separator to the demethanizer; feeding a bottom discharge stream of the demethanizer to a C2 separator; feeding an overhead discharge stream of the C2 separator to a second compressor; passing a part of a compressed discharge stream of the second compressor through the first heat exchanger and feeding the part of the compressed discharge stream of the second compressor paType: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Tae Woo Kim, In Seop Kim, Sung Kyu Lee, Joon Ho Shin, Yeon Uk Choo
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Publication number: 20210363074Abstract: A method for preparing ethylene, including: passing a feed stream containing C1 and C2 hydrocarbon compounds through a first heat exchanger and feeding the feed stream passed through the first heat exchanger to a second gas-liquid separator; feeding a part of a bottom discharge stream of the second gas-liquid separator to a demethanizer, passing an overhead discharge stream of the second gas-liquid separator through a second heat exchanger, feeding the overhead discharge stream of the second gas-liquid separator passed through the second heat exchanger to a third gas-liquid separator; feeding a bottom discharge stream of the third gas-liquid separator to the demethanizer; feeding a bottom discharge stream of the demethanizer to a C2 separator; feeding an overhead discharge stream of the C2 separator to a second compressor; passing a part of a compressed discharge stream of the second compressor through the first heat exchanger and feeding the part of the compressed discharge stream of the second compressor paType: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Tae Woo Kim, In Seop Kim, Sung Kyu Lee, Joon Ho Shin, Yeon Uk Choo
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Patent number: 11103803Abstract: A distillation device including: a first distillation column having first top, bottom and upper outlets and first upper and lower inlets; a second distillation column equipped with a top condenser and a bottom reboiler, and having second top, bottom and upper outlets and second upper and lower inlets; a vapor recompressor; a heat exchanger; a first supply line supplying a feedstock to the first lower inlet; a first connection line transferring a first bottom flow to the second lower inlet via the heat exchanger; and a second connection line transferring a second top flow to the top condenser via the heat exchanger after passing through the vapor recompressor. The first bottom flow flowing through the first connection line and the second top flow flowing through the second connection line are heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger. A distillation method of a feedstock using the distillation device.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Tae Woo Kim, Sung Kyu Lee, Joon Ho Shin, Yeon Uk Choo