• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제98권5호
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• pp.576-583
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• 2009

Based on the stem analysis and biomass measurement of 36 trees and 1,576 branches in Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica (Mongolian pine) plantations of Northeast China, this study was conducted to develop estimation model equation for leaf biomass of a single tree and branch, to examine the vertical distribution of leaf biomass in the crown, and to evaluate the proportional ratios of biomass by tree parts, stem, branch, and leaf. The results indicated that DBH and crown length were quite appropriate to estimate leaf biomass. The biomass of single branch was highly correlated with branch collar diameter and relative height of branch in the crown, but not much with stand density, site quality, and tree height. Weibull distribution function would have been appropriate to express vertical distribution of leaf biomass. The shape parameters from 29 sample trees out of 36 were less than 3.6, indicating that vertical distribution of leaf biomass in the crown was displayed by bell-shaped curve, a little inclined toward positive side. Apparent correlationship was obtained between leaf biomass and branch biomass having resulted in linear function equation. The stem biomass occupied around 80% and branch and leaf made up about 20% of total biomass in a single tree. As the level of tree class was increased from class I to class V, the proportion of the stem biomass to total biomass was gradually increased, but that of branch and leaf became decreased.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2014

Ordinary heterotrophic organism (OHO) active biomass plays key roles in biological wastewater treatment processes. However, due to the lack of measurement techniques, the OHO active biomass exists hypothetically within the design and simulation of biological wastewater treatment processes. This research was purposed to develop a quick and easy quantifying technique for the OHO active biomass applying a modified batch aerobic growth test. Two nitrification-denitrification activated sludge systems, with 10- and 20-day sludge ages, were operated to provide well-cultured mixed liquor to the batch tests. A steady state design model was firstly applied to quantify the "theoretical" OHO active biomass concentration of the two parent systems. The mixed liquor from the parent systems was then inoculated to a batch growth test and a batch digestion test to estimate the "measured" OHO active biomass concentration in the mixed liquor. The measured OHO active biomass concentrations with the batch growth test and the batch digestion test were compared to the theoretical concentrations of the parent system. The measured concentrations with the batch growth test were generally smaller than the theoretical concentrations. However, the measured concentrations with the batch aerobic digestion tests showed a good correlation to the theoretical concentrations. Thus, a different microbial growth condition (i.e., a higher food/biomass ratio) in the batch growth test, compared to the parent system or the batch digestion test, was found to cause underestimation of the OHO active biomass concentrations.

• 생태와환경
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.205-211
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 다른 환경에서 채집된 윤충류 개체의 체장을 측정하고 기존에 제시된 윤충류 생체량 측정 방법에 적용하여, 생체량 값의 분포 검증 및 비교를 실시하였다. 이를 바탕으로 적절한 윤충류 생체량 계산 방법에 대해 고찰하고, 체장 측정 없이 종별 생체량의 대푯값을 사용하는 것이 가능한지에 대한 여부를 판단했다. 검증을 위한 대상으로 국내외적으로 우점하고 단순한 형태를 가지는 Polyarthra 속을 선정, 한강, 낙동강 및 팔당호에서 시료를 채집, 분석하였다. 지점에 따른 Polyarthra spp. 개체의 체장은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내어, 지점별 체장의 차이가 생체량 대푯값을 이용하는데 발생하는 오차의 원인이 될 수 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 보다 정확한 생체량 계산을 위해 윤충류 개체의 체장 측정은 필수적인 것으로 판단되며, 생체량 계산 시 오차가 5% 이하일 확률을 99% 이상으로 높이기 위해서는 44개체 이상의 체장을 측정해야 하는 것으로 나타났다. 측정한 체장을 이용한 생체량 계산에는 EPA 계산식 대비 McCauley (1984)의 계산식을 사용하는 것이 보다 적합할 것으로 보이지만, 기술 검증이 어려운 항목이기 때문에 향후 본 조사에서 보여진 지점 간 변이 이외에 윤충류의 복잡한 형태 및 다양한 부속지의 변화 등을 고려하여 다양한 종을 대상으로 한 추가적인 분석이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.331-334
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• 2002

Culture conductivity and on-line NADH fluorescence were used to measure cellular growth in plant cell suspension cultures of Podophyllum hexandrum. An inverse correlation between dry cell weight and medium conductivity was observed during shake flask cultivation. A linear relationship between dry cell weight and culture NADH fluorescence was obtained during the exponential phase of batch cultivation In a bioreactor under the pH stat (pH 6) conditions. It was observed that conductivity measurement were suitable for biomass characterisation under highly dynamic uncontrolled shake flask cultivation conditions. However, if the acid/alkali feeding is done for pH control the conductivity measurement could not be applied. On the other hand the NADH fluorescence measurement allowed online-in situ biomass monitoring of rather heterogenous plant cell suspension cultures in bioreactor even under the most desirable pH stat conditions.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 염소와 모노클로라민을 이용하여 생물막이 제거되는 특성을 알아보았다. 염소와 모노클로라민을 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 mg/L의 농도로 잔류시킨 수돗물을 생물막이 형성되어 있는 모형 수도관에 연속적으로 공급하고, 관 표면으로부터 부착성 HPC와 biomass를 측정하였다. 염소는 생물막을 구성하는 미생물의 비활성화와 표면으로부터 생물막 matrix를 제거하는데 높은 효과를 나타낸 반면에 모노클로라민은 생물막 matrix를 제거하는데 염소보다 상대적으로 낮은 효율을 나타냈다. 특히 모노클로라민을 이용한 소독 처리에서는 세균과 EPS가 결합된 생물막 matrix가 관 표면으로부터 대부분 제거되지 않은 상태로 존재하였다. 비록 2.0 mg/L의 잔류염소가 생물막 제거에 높은 효과를 보였지만, 관 표면에는 여전히 낮은 수준(<10 $CFU/cm^2$ as 부착성 HPC, <5 ${\mu}g/cm^2$ as biomass)의 생물막이 잔류하고 있었다. 생물막의 제거 특성을 평가하는데 있어서 biomass의 측정이 효과적인 수단인 것으로 판단되었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.351-355
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• 2001

호흡율 측정법을 이용하여 하수의 유기물 성분을 ASM No.1에서 제안한 네 가지 성분으로 구분하였다. Ss의 경우 전체 TCOD의 10-16%, Xs의 경우 32-50%, S$_1$의 경우 8-1% 정도를 차지하는 것으로 나타났으며, X$_1$의 경우 2-47% 정도를 차지하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 그리고 이 결과는 외국의 결과와 비교해 볼 때 Ss 성분이 10% 작을 반면 X$_1$ 성분은 10% 정도 큰 것으로 비교되었다. 하수의 미생물 농도를 분석한 결과, active heterotrophic biomass가 TCOD의 10-23% 정도를 차지하고 있었으며, active autotrophic biomass는 검출되지 않았다. 본 실험은 현재 TCOD, SCOD로 구분하는 하수의 유기물 성분을 미생물의 이용 정도를 나타내는 호흡률 측정법으로 세분화함으로서, 본 실험 방법을 이용하여 유기물 분해 과정 및 탈질화 그리고 인 제거 기작에 사용되는 유기물에 대한 정보를 구체적으로 제공할 수 있음을 보여 주었다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.864-871
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• 2016

This study was conducted to compare and analyze gross calorific values from measurement methods of lignocellulosic biomass and calculation data from calorific value prediction models based on the elemental content. The deviation of Liriodendron tulipifera (LT) and Populus euramericana (PE) was shown 7.7 cal/g and 7.4 cal/g respectively in palletization method, which are within repeatability limit 28.8 cal/g of ISO FDIS 18125. In the case of Thailand charcoal (TC), nontreatment method and palletization method was satisfied with repeatability limit as 22.8 cal/g and 8.8 cal/g respectively. Seowon charcoal (SC) was shown deviation of 11.4 cal/g in nontreatment method, because the density and chemical affinity of sample increases as the carbon content increases from heat treatment at high temperature in the case of TC and SC. In addition, after applying the elemental content of each of these samples to the calorific value prediction models, the study found that Model Equation (3) was relatively consistent with measured calorific values of all these lignocellulosic biomass. Thus, study about the correlation between the density and size of particle should be conducted in order to select the measurement method for a wide range of solid biofuels in the future.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.34-41
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• 2001

It is well known that bioassay on the low organic matters in water have developed from the two methods. One is assimilable organic carbon(AOC) that makes use of the maximum growth biomass of the pure strains for the standard substrates, the other is biodegradable dissolved organic carbon(BDOC) that determines the fraction of dissolved organic carbon(DOC) available for microbial utilization. The purpose of this study was to upgrade the measurement method of BDOC in natural water or drinking water. BBOC was determined by means of the bacterial growth and the DOC decrease at the same time. The origin inoculums were used to the suspended bacteria from Han River water, The initial optimum biomass and incubation time for initial DOC were induced by variation of nutrient repression and inoculums. The time reached to minimum DOC was selected as incubation time. The initial optimum biomass for Han river water was about 1000~5000 CFU/mL, respectively. In a sufficient biomass, suitable incubation time was about 3~5 day. It was indirectly calculated BDOC on maximum growth rate by measuring growth yield of indigenous bacteria. But it was difficult to adapt growth yield coefficient because of irregular bacterial growth. The measured 3 day BDOC was close to BDOC calculated with our proposed experimental equation between DOC and BDOC. It shows that the quantification of BDOC with this experimental equation can be used indirectly.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.204-211
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• 2011

To yield high concentrations of protein expressed by genetically modified Escherichia coli, it is important that the bacterial strains are cultivated to high cell density in industrial bioprocesses. Since the expressed target protein is mostly accumulated inside the E. coli cells, the cellular product formation can be directly correlated to the bacterial biomass concentration. The typical way to determine this concentration is to sample offline. Such manual sampling, however, wastes time and is not efficient for acquiring direct feedback to control a fedbatch fermentation. An E. coli K12-derived strain was cultivated to high cell density in a pressurized stirred bioreactor on a pilot scale, by detecting biomass concentration online using a capacitance probe. This E. coli strain was grown in pure minimal medium using two carbon sources (glucose and glycerol). By applying exponential feeding profiles corresponding to a constant specific growth rate, the E. coli culture grew under carbon-limited conditions to minimize overflow metabolites. A high linearity was found between capacitance and biomass concentration, whereby up to 85 g/L dry cell weight was measured. To validate the viability of the culture, the oxygen transfer rate (OTR) was determined online, yielding maximum values of 0.69 mol/l/h and 0.98mol/l/h by using glucose and glycerol as carbon sources, respectively. Consequently, online monitoring of biomass using a capacitance probe provides direct and fast information about the viable E. coli biomass generated under aerobic fermentation conditions at elevated headspace pressures.

• ALGAE
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.149-151
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• 2004

Freshwater algae make up a very important portion of the autotrophic component of the aquatic food web. Therefore, the study of freshwater algal structure and biomass is central to aquatic ecosystem studies. Due to variations in cell shape and size for each species (or taxon) and survey site, cell abundance (or cell numbers per chosen volume) often leads to misrepresentation of the true importance of some species because of the great differences in size of various algae. Thus, it is necessary to investigate the freshwater algal species of a site in order to calculate the cell volume. Although direct cell counting, species volume measurement, as well as biomass calculation are time-consuming and requiring specialists in taxonomy.