Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (한국수산과학회)
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Immobilization of Nitrifier Consortium for the Removal of Ammonium Ion in the Recirculating Aquaculture System

양어장수내의 암모니아성 질소제거를 위한 질화세균군의 고정화

  • KIM Sung-Koo (Dept. of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • SEO Jae-Koan (Dept. of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • LEE Jong-Seok (Dept. of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • KONG In-Soo (Dept. of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • SUH Keun-Hack (Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Published : 1997.09.01
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Abstract

The immobilization of a microorganism has been rapidly progressed with the development of biotechnology in recent years. Although it has been used as a tool to isolate products from biological media in various areas, it has not yet been practiced in the treatment of waste water. In this paper, we suggest a possibility to apply the immobilization technique In the recirculating aquaculture system. We examined the ability of $NH_4^+$ removal by nitrifier consortium immobilized in $Ba^{++}-alginate$, k-carrageenan and agar bead at the concentration of 50 g/L, respectively. In order to use the immobilized nitrifier consortium as media in the fludized bed reactor, the strength of bead was measured. $Ba^{++}-alginate$ as a support material showed higher strength of bead. Also, the nitrifier consortium immobilized in $Ba^{++}-alginate$ showed higher nitrification activity that could remove 20 mg/L ammonium ion than those immobilized in other two support materials, carrageenan and agar. The immobilized nitrifier consortium showed better nitrification activity than free nitrifier consortium.

최근 biotechnology 발전과 같이하여 미생물 고정화법이 급속히 진보하였다. 도처에 있는 biological midia로부터 products를 추출하기 위해 미생물 고정화법은 많이 적용되고 있지만 아직 하수처리에 적용은 되고 있지 않다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 순환 양식 시스템에 고정화기술의 적용 가능성을 타진하였다. fludized bed reactor에서 bead에 고정화된 질화세균군을 사용하기 위해서는 고정화 bead의 내구성이 높아야함으로 각 고정화법에 따른 강도는 $Ba^{++}-alginate$ bead가 1450g의 breaking force로 가장 높은 내구력을 지니고 있음으로 가장 적합한 bead라고 할 수 있었다. 또한 20 mg/L ammonium ion을 제거 하는데 $Ba^{++}-alginate$ bead는 다른 두 bead보다 훨씬 논은 활성을 나타내었으며, 아울러 고정화 질화세균군이 비고정화 질화세균군보다 높은 질화 효율을 보여 주었다.

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