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Methane Mitigation Technology Using Methanotrophs: A Review

Methanotrophs을 이용한 메탄 저감 기술 최신 동향

  • Cho, Kyung-Suk (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Jung, Hyekyeng (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University)
  • 조경숙 (이화여자대학교 환경공학과) ;
  • 정혜경 (이화여자대학교 환경공학과)
  • Received : 2017.07.31
  • Accepted : 2017.09.19
  • Published : 2017.09.28
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Abstract

Methane, which is emitted from natural and anthropogenic sources, is a representative greenhouse gas for global warming. Methanotrophs are widespread in the environment and play an important role in the biological oxidation of methane via methane monooxygenases (MMOs), key enzymes for methane oxidation with broad substrate specificity. Methanotrophs have attracted attention as multifunctional bacteria with promising applications in biological methane mitigation technology and environmental bioremediation. In this review, we have summarized current knowledge regarding the biodiversity of methanotrophs, catalytic properties of MMOs, and high-cell density cultivation technology. In addition, we have reviewed the recent advances in biological methane mitigation technologies using methanotrophs in field-scale systems as well as in lab-scale bioreactors. We have also surveyed information on the dynamics of the methanotrophic community in biological systems and discussed the various challenges pertaining to methanotroph-related biotechnological innovation, such as identification of suitable methanotrophic strains with better and/or novel metabolic activity, development of high-cell density mass cultivation technology, and the microbial consortium (methanotrophs and non-methanotrophs consortium) design and control technology.

메탄은 자연적인 발생원과 인위적인 발생원에 의해 배출되며 지구온난화를 야기하는 대표적인 온실가스이다. 메탄을 탄소원과 에너지원으로 이용하는 메탄산화세균은 메탄의 생물학적 산화에 중요한 역할을 한다. 메탄산화세균의 서식지는 매우 다양하며 메탄산화반응의 핵심 효소인 methane monooxygenases (MMOs)는 메탄뿐 아니라 다른 기질을 산화할 수 있는 기질특이성을 가지고 있다. 이러한 메탄산화세균의 특성으로 인해 생물학적 메탄 저감 기술과 생물정화기술 분야에서 메탄산화세균의 활용에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 총설 논문에서는 메탄산화세균의 종류, MMOs의 특성과 메탄산화세균의 고농도 배양 기술에 관한 최근 정보를 정리하였다. 또한 메탄산화세균을 이용한 생물학적 메탄 저감 관련 실험실 규모와 매립지 현장에서의 기술 개발 현황 및 적용 결과를 소개하였다. 이러한 생물학적 메탄 저감 시스템에서 메탄산화세균의 군집 거동 특성도 고찰하였다. 마지막으로, 메탄산화세균을 활용한 생물공학기술의 혁신을 위해 필요한 과제로 대사활성이 우수하거나 신규 대사능력을 가진 메탄산화세균의 지속적인 탐색 연구, 고농도 세포 대량배양기술 개발 및 미생물 컨소시움(메탄산화세균과 비메탄산화세균의 컨소시움) 디자인 및 관리 기술 등이 필요함을 제안하였다.

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