• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.10-17
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• 2006

Laboratory-scale two-dimensional aquifer physical model studies were conducted to assess the effect of air injection rate and air injection pattern on the removal of disel contaminated soil and groundwater by air/bio-sparging. The experimental results were represented that the optimal conditions in this experiment were as air injection rate of 1,000 ml/min and pulsed air injection pattern(15 min on/off). The results of the TPH reduction, DO consumption and $CO_2$ production indicate the effective biodegradation evidence of diesel. Based on our results, The minimal $O_2$ supply and pulsed air injection pattern could effectively enhance the diesel removal and the pulsing air injection had effect on oxygenation in this system. Thus, the cost of operating air/bio-sparging system will be reduced if optimal air injection rate and pulsed air injection pattern are applied to remediate contaminants.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.45-53
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• 2000

Two extraction methods for total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) from contaminated soil were evaluated. The soil used for this study was sandy loam. Diesel oil was selected as representative petroleum hydrocarbons and was spiked at 100, 10,000, 50,000mg TPH/kg dry soil. Percentage recovery of TPH by shaking method was higher compared to Soxhlet extraction. At extraction time of 2 hours and sample to solvent ratio of 1 : 5, the highest percentage recovery was obtained. In this condition, percentage recovery of TPH in soil contaminated with 100mg/kg and 50,000mg/kg as TPH was 95.9% and 95.5%, respectively The volume of solvent lost by volatilization in shaking method was relatively small compared to Soxhlet extraction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2001.09a
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• pp.160-163
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 Fe$^{0}$ /$H_2O$$_2$ 시스템을 이용하여 디젤 오염토양의 산화처리효율과 경제성 향상을 위한 실험을 수행하였다. 앞선 연구결과에서 최적 pH조건은 3이었으며, 과산화수소와 철 분말의 양은 비례적으로 증가할수록 처리효율이 높게 나타났다. 1) 이번 연구에서는 pH조절에 따른 처리효율의 향상효과를 알아보기 위해 pH 값을 3으로 일정하게 유지하여 반응을 수행하였으며, 일정 철 분말 농도조건에서 과산화수소의 주입방법에 따른 반응변화를 살펴보기 위해 과산화수소를 여러 비율로 분할 주입하면서 실험을 실시하였다. 본 연구결과에 따르면 pH를 3으로 일정하게 유지함으로써 초기에만 pH를 3으로 조정한 이전의 연구에서 반응이 경과함에 따라 나타나는 pH상승에 따른 처리효율의 감소 효과를 줄며 전체적인 TPH 처리효율을 10%이상 높일 수 있었으며, 같은 양의 TPH 제거에 소모되는 과산화수소의 양을 20% 정도 줄일 수 있었다. 과산화수소의 분할주입에 따른 반응향상효과 실험에서는 5회에 걸쳐 분할 주입한 경우에 3시간 이후 경미한 반응성 향상효과를 얻을 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 과산화수소를 분할하여 주입함으로써 한번에 주입한 경우에 비하여 유기물의 산화에 직접적으로 참여하지 않는 과산화수소의 scavenging 효과를 최소화할 수 있음을 보여주는 것이다. 따라서 최적 pH의 일정 유지와 과산화수소의 분할주입으로 철 분말을 이용한 펜톤유사반응의 처리효율과 경제성 제고 모두에 있어서 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.102-107
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• 2003

With the enrichment culture technique, bacterial strains which degrade diesel oil were isolated from soil contaminated with diesel oil. One of the isolates named GENECO 1 showed the highest activity for emulsification of diesel oil as well as the highest growth rate. This strain, GENECO 1, was identified as a Pseudomonas sp. based on its biochemical, physiological characteristics and 16S rDNA sequences. The optimal cultural conditions for cell growth and oil emulsifying activity of its culture were as follow; $30^{\circ}C$ for temperature, 7.0 for pH. Diesel oil degradation was analysed by the gas chromatography. More than 95% of 1% treated diesel oil were converted into a form no longer extractable by mixed organic solvents after 96 hours incubation.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.1825-1832
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• 2000

Column experiments were conducted by using soil columns, to investigate feasibility and efficiency of in-situ ozone enhanced remediation for diesel-contaminated soil. The injection of gaseous ozone into soil column revealed the enhanced decomposition of ozone due to the catalytic reaction between ozone and metal (e.g., Fe, Mn etc.) oxides as evidenced by as much as 25 times shorter half-life of ozone in a sand packed column than in a glass beads packed column. Substantial retardation in the transport of and the consumption of ozone were observed in the diesel contaminated field soil and sand packed columns. After 16 hrs ozonation, 80% of the initial mass of diesel (as diesel range organic) concentration of $800{\pm}50mg/kg$, was removed under the conditions of the flow rate of 50mL/min and $6mg-O_3/min$. Whereas, less than 30% of diesel was removed in the case of air injection. Analysis of the residual TPH(total petroleum hydrocarbon) and selected 8 aliphatics of diesel compounds in the inlet and the outlet of the column confirmed that diesel nonselectively reacted with ozone and then shifted to lower carbon numbered molecules. Water content also was found to be an important parameter in employing ozone to the hydrocarbon-contaminated soil.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Health Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.110-114
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• 2005

인공적으로 디젤류에 오염시킨 5kg의 토양이 충전된 두 개의 실험 column을 이용해서 외부 온도변화 효과를 최소화하기 위해서 $25^{\circ}C{\pm}2.5$로 유지시켰으며, 유량속도도 10ml/min로 일정하게 유지시켰다. 또한 수분은 활동범위 능력의 $60{\sim}80%$에서 유지시켰다. 따라서 연속식과 간헐 주입식 모드를 운전비용의 감소 및 효율의 향상 측면에서 모드의 평가를 위한 방법으로 이용기간 동안 총세균 수, 유류분해균 수의 변화, 탈수소효소 활성도의 변화 추이 분석을 하였다. 두 venting 모드별로 본 총 종속영양균 수와 유류분해균 수는 모두 대등한 성장률을 보였으며, 반응일 수에 따라 비교된 탈수소효소 활성도 반응 90일 동안 비슷한 활성을 유지 했다.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.137-147
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• 1999

Fluidized-bed thermal desorber coupled with a heat pipe was investigated for the remediation of soil contaminated with diesel oils. Thermal gravimetric analysis by Cahn-balance indicated that the desorption of diesel oils from the soil particles was mainly governed by the internal diffusion at low concentration of less than 0.5 wt. % of oils in the soil particles. In fluidized-bed experiments. increase of fluidizing gas velocity reduced the residual oils of the contaminated soils, the increase of soil feed rate decreased efficiency of fluidized-bed desorber. A mathematical model was developed by incorporating Fickian diffusion kinetics into the Kunii-Levenspiel model Simulation results showed reasonable agreement for the performance of fluidized-bed thermal desorber.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.90-96
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• 2003

This study was performed to evaluate effect of extraction mode on SVE efficiency for fuel-contaminated soil. A gas station was selected for this study. As a result of pressure test in well head, soil texture of contaminated site under the gas station was very different from site to site. SVE system was operated in intermittent mode (1hr extraction / 3hr rest) or continuous mode. Capacity of air blower was $1m^3/min$. Extration mode test was conducted in two severe contaminated sites. In both two sites, cumulative TPHgas mass of intermittent extraction mode was higher than that of continuous mode. Considering long term operation of SVE in a field, in general, it was thought that intermittent extraction mode was effective in view of vaporized TPHgas mass and electrical cost.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.453-457
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• 2009

Contamination of marine environment with hazardous and toxic chemicals is more common these days. Bioremediation is the application of microorganism or microbial processes to degrade environmental contaminant. Because of low water solubility and volatility of diesel, bioremediation is more efficient than physical and chemical methods. The objective of this study is biodegradation of diesel in sea water by using Rhodococcus fascians which is isolated petroleum-contaminated soil. R. fascians was cultured on sea water containing diesel to determine the diesel degradability. Changes in biodegradability of diesel with various inoculum sizes, diesel concentrations, initial pH, and culture temperature were analyzed by TPH analysis using gas chromatography. The inoculum size 2% was effective for biodegrdation of diesel in sea water by R. fascians. When diesel concentration was 5%, the growth of cell was inhibited by the toxicity of diesel. The optimal temperature and initial pH for degradation of diesel in sea water were $27^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.413-424
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• 2021

In order to enhance rhizoremediation performance, which remediates contaminated soils using the interactions between plants and microorganisms in rhizosphere, it is required to develop effective microbial resources that simultaneously degrade contaminants and promote plant growth. In this study, heavy metal-resistant rhizobacteria, which had been cultivated in soils contaminated with heavy metals (copper, cadmium, and lead) and diesel were isolated from rhizospheres of maize and tall fescue. After that, the isolates were qualitatively evaluated for plant growth promoting (PGP) activities, heavy metal tolerance, and diesel degradability. As a result, six strains with heavy metal tolerance, PGP activities, and diesel degradability were isolated. Strains CuM5 and CdM2 were isolated from the rhizosphere soils of maize, and were identified as belonging to the genus Cupriavidus. From the rhizosphere soils of tall fescue, strains CuT6, CdT2, CdT5, and PbT3 were isolated and were identified as Fulvimonas soli, Cupriavidus sp., Novosphingobium sp., and Bacillus sp., respectively. Cupriavidus sp. CuM5 and CdM2 showed a low heavy metal tolerance and diesel degradability, but exhibited an excellent PGP ability. Among the six isolates, Cupriavidus sp. CdT2 and Bacillus sp. PbT3 showed the best diesel degradability. Additionally, Bacillus sp. PbT3 also exhibited excellent heavy metal tolerance and PGP abilities. These results indicate that the isolates can be used as promising microbial resources to promote plant growth and restore soils with contaminated heavy metals and diesel.