• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.61 no.2
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• pp.217-225
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• 2023

2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO), which is used in various fields such as cosmetics and fertilizers, is a high value-added substance and the demand for it is gradually increasing. 2,3-BDO produced from the fermentation of microorganisms not only contains by-products of fermentation, but also varies greatly in feed composition depending on fermentation conditions, so it is difficult to efficiently operate the separation process to reach the target purity of the product. Therefore, in this study, through dynamic optimization of the bio-based 2,3-BDO distillation process, the optimal control route was explored to control the 2,3-BDO concentration of the bottom product to 99 wt% or more, when feed concentration changes. Steady and dynamic state process simulation, proportional integral (PI) controller design, and dynamic optimization were sequentially performed. As a result, the error between the 2,3-BDO concentration and the set point of the bottom product was reduced by 75.2%.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.5-9
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• 2016

In the modern industrial society, huge amount of organic wastes have exceeded the society's self-cleaning capability, caused pollution of the whole environment, including water quality, soil, and the air, and become a big burden of waste treatment. Moreover, the emission of green house gases brought by the continual combustion of fossil fuels has facilitated the global warming. The simultaneous effect of initial and operational pH on $H_2$ yield was expressed using mathematical equation and optimized. The optimal initial and cultivation pH was 7.50 and 6.01, respectively. Addition of livestock wastewater to food waste substantially decreased the amount of alkali requirement and also improved the $H_2$ fermentation performance.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.115-117
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• 1998

생물 발효 공정에 의해 생산된 부탄올 수용액은 농도가 희박하여 농축 공정이 필요하다. 기존의 농축 공정 중 투과증발공정은 공비혼합물이나 비점이 근접한 혼합물등을 분리하는데 에너지가 적게 들고, 분리 효과가 뛰어나며, 조업이 용이하고, 공정이 차지하는 공간이 적다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 산업적으로 관심을 갖는 5 wt% 이하의 부탄올 수용액을 효과적으로 농축시키기 위해 투과증발공정이 사용된다. 현재 투과증발공정에 사용되는 막에는 elastomeric membrane, plasma treated membrane, UV-grafted membrane, polymer blend membrane이 연구 개발되어 사용되고 있는데, 이중 플라즈마 처리방법을 통해 막을 제조 할 경우, 플라즈마 대상 물질의 선택 폭이 넓고, 분리물과 막간의 친화력을 향상 시키기 위해 분리물과 유사한 화학구조를 갖게 할 수 있으며, 형성된 코팅 층이 crosslinking되어 안정성을 갖는 장점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 처리법을 통해 투과증발막을 제조하고 제조된 막을 부탄올 농축에 사용하여 막의 성능을 조사하였고, 막의 성능과 접촉 각, sorption, heat of mixing간의 상관 관계에 대해 살펴 보았다.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.452-458
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• 2001

Concentrations of ammonia in biological processes were controlled by PID controllers and also neural network based controllers (NN controllers). A flow injection analysis system has been to on-line monitor the concentrations of ammonia in a bioreactor. The effect of the analysis error and the residence time of samples on the control performance were studied. The optimal neural network structure was investigated by using computer simulation and found to be a 3(input layer)-2(hidden layer)-1(output layer). The NN controller is often time consuming, but it has advantage over the PID controller in sensitivity. The 3-2-1 NN controller has been applied to control the ammonia concentrations in a simulated bioprocess and also a real cultivation process of yeast. The good control performance showed that the 3-2-1 NN controller based on the FIA system can be used to control the concentration of substrates in biological processes very well.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.191-193
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• 2000

A whole-cell biocatalyst was constructed by immobilizing an enzyme on the surface of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The gene encoding Bacillus macerans cyclodextrin glucanotransferase(CGTase) was fused with the AGA2 gene encoding a small peptide disulfide-linked to the aga1, a cell wall protein of a-agglutinin. The plasmid was introduced S. cerevisiae and expressed in the medium consisting of 10g/L yeast extract, 20g/L peptone, and 20g/L galactose. The activity was detected with the formation of cyclodextrin(CD) from 10g/L soluble starch. Surface display of CGTase was also verified with the halo-test, flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence microscopy. The recombinant S. cerevisiae produced ${\alpha}-cyclodextrin$ more efficiently than the free CGTase by simultaneous fermentation and cyclization as yeast consumes glucose and maltose which are inhibitors for CD synthesis.

• Food Industry And Nutrition
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.45-51
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• 2003

본 연구는 생물공학적인 방법을 도입하여 폐기되는 신선초박에 H. erinaceum의 균사체를 발효시킨 배양생성물을 이용하여 기능성 건강 음료 개발을 검토 하고자 하였다. 1. 종균제조공정개발 : 기본 배지의 선발에서 Hericium erinaceum의 균사 생육에 적합한 배지를 선발하기 위하여 10여종의 고체배지를 사용하여 균사 생육 및 밀도를 조사한 결과는 YMPG 배지에서 59.8mm/14days로 균사 생육이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났고, 최적 온도는 20-$25^{\circ}C$ 범위에 가장 생육이 좋았으며, 배지의 pH를 조절하여 균사생육을 조사한 결과, pH는 5.5, 접종비는 전배양액 9%(v/v), 배양에 적합한 배지액량은 50mL, 최적교반속도는 120rpm이었다. 이러한 최적 조건 하에서 배양 경시 변화를 살펴 본 결과 당은 거의 일정한 속도로 감소하는 반면에 건조균체량은 배양 8일째까지 증가하다가 더 이상 변화가 없었다. 2. 발효공정개발: 수분함량이 200%(v/v)에서, pH5에서의 생육속도는 90mm/30 days, $25^{\circ}C$에서의 균사생육속도는 89mm/30days로 각각 H. erinaceum균사의 생육이 가장 우수한 결과를 얻었다 3.추출공정 및 시제품 제조: 녹즙을 생산한 후 폐기되는 신선초박에 액체 종균을 접종하여 ,40일 동안 배양시켜 생육 상태가 우수한 배양생성물만을 선별하여, 열수추출방법으로 10$0^{\circ}C$, 10시간 추출한 것을 음료제조의 원료로 하고, 음료의 기호성을 향상시키기 위해 유기산 및 한방추출물을 첨가하는 균사체음료의 조성비를 얻었다.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.355-360
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• 2000

A UVmutant of Candida rugosa IF00750 was made and used to convert butYlic acid to D-$\beta$-hydroxybutyric acid(D-$\beta$-HBA). Major regulating factors for D-$\beta$-HBA fennentation were investigated via chemostat analyses. The maximum specific productivity was achieved at a specific growth rate of $0.06h^{-1}$ where the glucose and butyric acid concentrations in the fermentor were 10 g/L and 8.7 g/L. respectively. A fed-batch fennentation was performed with maintenance of the optimum glucose and butyric acid concentrations. The D-$\beta$-HBA concentration after 120 h of cultivation reached 12.4 g/L, which was 4.7 times greater illan the concentration obtained by batch fermentation.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.198-203
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• 1984

Ethanol fermentation of chemically gelatinized starch and uncooked raw starch was nested with various starchy materials. Starches were gelatinized by 5.4% NaOH and neutralized by sulfuric acid. The patterns of $CO_2$ evolving and the ethanol yield for the chemically gelatinized starch resemble those obtained with thermally gelatinized starch. The alcoholic fermentation of raw starch was carried out by the simultanous saccharification-fermentation using a commercial glucoamylase and yeast. Ethanol yield from uncooked rice starch fermentation was highly comparable to that from cooked one. $CO_2$ evolving rates of the uncooked starches of corn, barley, tapioca and sweet potato were lower than those of the cooked starches. However, the final ethanol yields were similar or slightly lower, depending on the types of starch.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.683-693
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• 2014

This study was carried out to investigate the characteristics of the organic liquid fertilizer and find out optimum fermentation conditions of Effective Microorganisms (EM) including ascidian tunic. During the EM fermentation by adding ascidian tunic, electrical conductivity (EC) was increased, contrast to decrease the pH value, on related to the initial dosage molasses rate. Additionally, the total nitrogen quantity was shown to be increased on EM fermentation and the most effective increasing was recorded up to 220% on more than 15% molasses dosage condition. The phosphorus quantity was to be maximum rate on 21th of EM fermentation, and other contents, such to potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, had be shown an increasing patten during the fermentation period. After the EM fermentation, the concentration of hazardous material (Zn, As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Hg, Ni, pb) was measured below than the official criteria for commercial fertilizer. As a effective material in fermentated fertilizer, the 29 kinds free amino acids were detected and their total concentration was measured to 7080.94 mg/L.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.83-88
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• 2012

The algal bloom, resulting from eutrophication, has caused serious water quality problems in river and lake. Therefore, it has to be removed by any means including physicochemical or biological treatment for preserving water quality. This study was conducted to investigate the microalgae removal and energy production using combined electro-flotation and anaerobic hydrogen fermentation processes. The result showed that algae removal efficiency based on chlorophyll a removal increased with the current. At a current of 0.6A, the maximum microalgae removal efficiency of 95.9% was achieved. The treatability of anaerobic hydrogen fermentation was investigated to recover energy from microalgae removed by electro-flotation. The ultimate hydrogen yields of algae before and after ultrasonic pretreatment were 17.3 and 61.1 ml $H_2/g$ dcw(dry cell weight), respectively. The ultrasonic pretreatment of algae led to 3.4-fold higher $H_2$ production due to the increase of hydrolysis rate.