• 제목/요약/키워드: Agricultural bioresource

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바이오매스 합성가스를 이용한 혼소식 디젤엔진 발전기의 적용성 평가 (Assessment of Dual Fuel Engine Performance Using Biomass Syngas)

  • 윤여성;서도현;강구;최선화;홍성구
    • 한국농공학회논문집
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    • 제59권1호
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    • pp.109-116
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    • 2017
  • Biomass gasification produces syngas or producer gas as low calorific fuel gas that can be used as a fuel for combustion or prime movers as well as chemical synthesis. Internal combustion engines are readily available with lower costs and easily used for producing distributed power using biomass syngas. In this study, a dual fuel diesel engine was used to evaluate its performance when biomass syngas is used for fuel. The engine was originally developed for biogas application with a diesel engine with a 2,607 cc displacement. Both diesel fuel and syngas consumptions were observed at the different load conditions. The results indicate that the dual fuel engine showed a reasonably good performance and up to 63 % of diesel fuel saving.

Monitoring of Leuconostoc Population During Sauerkraut Fermentation by Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

  • Kim, So-Young;Yoo, Ki-Seon;Kim, Yu-Jin;Seo, Eun-Young;Kim, Beom-Soo;Han, Nam-Soo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제21권10호
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    • pp.1069-1072
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    • 2011
  • A real-time PCR assay method was established to monitor Leuconostoc spp. populations via specific amplification of the dextransucrase gene. Quantification of L. mesenteroides B-512F using both genomic DNA and cell suspensions yielded a log-linear correlation spanning approximately 5 log units. By using this method, monitoring changes of Leuconostoc spp. during sauerkraut fermentation was successfully accomplished with accuracy after inoculation of starter and sugars (sucrose and maltose).

Buffering Effects of Calcium Salts in Kimchi: Lowering Acidity, Elevating Lactic Acid Bacterial Population and Dextransucrase Activity

  • Seo, Eun-Chae;Moon, Jin-Seok;Jung, Jee-Yun;Kim, Ji-Sun;Eom, Hyun-Ju;Kim, So-Young;Yoon, Hyang-Sik;Han, Nam-Soo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제19권12호
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    • pp.1644-1649
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    • 2009
  • This study investigates the buffering effects of calcium salts in kimchi on the total acidity, microbial population, and dextransucrase activity. Calcium chloride or calcium carbonate was added to dongchimi-kimchi, a watery radish kimchi, and the effects on various biochemical attributes were analyzed. The addition of 0.1% calcium chloride produced a milder decrease in the pH after 24 days of incubation, which allowed the lactic acid bacteria to survive longer than in the control. In particular, the heterofermentative Leuconostoc genus population was 10-fold higher than that in the control. When sucrose and maltose were also added along with the calcium salts, the dextransucrase activity in the kimchi was elevated and a higher concentration of isomaltooligosaccharides was synthesized when compared with the control. Calcium chloride was determined as a better activator compound of dextransucrase than calcium carbonate, probably because of its higher solubility. Therefore, the results of this study confirm the ability of the proposed approach to modulate the kimchi fermentation process and possibly enhance the quality of kimchi based on the addition of dietary calcium salts.

QUALITY OF KOREAN GINSENG DRIED WITH A PROTOTYPE CONTINUOUS FLOW DRYER USING FAR INFRARED RAY AND HEATED-AIR

  • Park, S. J.;Kim, S. M.;Kim, M. H.;Kim, C. S.;Lee, C. H.
    • 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국농업기계학회 2000년도 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING. V.II
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    • pp.388-395
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    • 2000
  • This study was performed to examine the effects of infrared (IR)/heated-air combination drying on some quality attributes of Korean white ginsengs. Ginseng roots were dried in a dryer where both the far infrared ray and heated-air are available as drying energy sources. Diametral shrinkage, external color, total saponin content, and ginsenosides and free sugar composition of the IR/heated-air combination dried ginsengs were measured and compared with those of commercial white ginseng products. The external color became lower in lightness and higher in saturation as the IR radiating plate temperature increased. IR/heated-air combination dried white ginsengs at IR plate temperature of 100$^{\circ}C$ was comparable to the commercial white ginseng products in color characteristics. Diametral shrinkage ratios ranged from 20 to 36% and appeared to be independent on the different drying methods. No definite evidence could be found whether the IR/heated-air combination drying and the conventional. hot-air drying practice resulted in white ginsengs having different ginsenoside contents and compositions. No conclusion could be made on whether the various drying treatments used in the study had effects on the free sugar contents and compositions of white ginsengs.

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Microbial Biodegradation and Toxicity of Vinclozolin and its Toxic Metabolite 3,5-Dichloroaniline

  • Lee, Jung-Bok;Sohn, Ho-Yong;Shin, Kee-Sun;Kim, Jong-Sik;Jo, Min-Sub;Jeon, Chun-Pyo;Jang, Jong-Ok;Kim, Jang-Eok;Kwon, Gi-Seok
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.343-349
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    • 2008
  • Vinclozolin, an endocrine disrupting chemical, is a chlorinated fungicide widely used to control fungal diseases. However, its metabolite 3,5-dichloroaniline is more toxic and persistent than the parent vinclozolin. For the biodegradation of vinclozolin, vinclozolin- and/or 3,5-dichloroaniline-degrading bacteria were isolated from pesticide-polluted agriculture soil. Among the isolated bacteria, a Rhodococcus sp. was identified from a 16S rDNA sequence analysis and named Rhodococcus sp. T1-1. The degradation ratios for vinclozolin or 3,5-dichloroaniline in a minimal medium containing vinclozolin $(200{\mu}ml)$ or 3,5-dichloroaniline $(120{\mu}g/ml)$ were 90% and 84.1%, respectively. Moreover, Rhodococcus sp. T1-1 also showed an effective capability to biodegrade dichloroaniline isomers on enrichment cultures in which they were contained. Therefore, these results suggest that Rhodococcus sp. T1-1 can bioremediate vinclozolin as well as 3,5-dichloroaniline.