• 환경위생공학
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2007

The recent investigation indicates that the kinetic constants for anionic ions were merely the result of ion exchange between the algae cell wall surface and the anionic ion. In this study, Zygnema sterile and Lepocinclism textra, floating flagellate alga as the dominant algae strains, were cultivated using HRABR(High Rate Algae Biomass Reactor) and the cultivation conditions were 24 hrs. and 12 hrs. irradiation and it was studied how this algal biomass acts on the biosorption mechanism of anionic N and P. Results are as follows : 1. Calculating the specific chl.-a growth rate using Michaelis-Menten model, the one of 24hrs. irradiation was about 55 times higher than the one of 12 hrs. irradiation 2. Calculating the specific chl.-a growth rate using Kuo model, the one of 24 hrs. irradiation was about 2.26 times higher than the one of 12 hrs. irradiation 3. Langmuir model can apply to the biosorption mechanism of anionic N and P in HRABP. 4. Regarding the chlorophyll-a concentration as unit weight of sorbent, the ion selectivity coefficients for N and P are as follows : $(NH_3-N)+(NO_3-N)$ in 24 hrs. irradiation ; 44.984 $PO_4-P$ in 24 hrs. irradiation ; 24.237 $(NH_3-N)+(NO_3-N)$ in 12 hrs. irradiation ; 1432.851 $PO_4-P$ in 12 hrs. irradiation ; 599.076

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.216-222
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• 2018

The growth characteristics of Spirulina platensis were investigated using four photo-bioreactors with $CO_2$-mixed air flows. Each reactor was operated under a specific condition: 3% $CO_2$ at 50 mL/min, 3% $CO_2$ at 150 mL/min, 6% $CO_2$ at 50 mL/min, and 6% CO2 at 150 mL/min. The 3% $CO_2$ at 150 mL/min condition produced the highest algal growth rate, while the 6% $CO_2$ at 150 mL/min conditioned produced the lowest. The algal growth performance was suitably assessed by the linear growth curve rather than the exponential growth. The medium pH decreased from 9.5 to 8.7-8.8 (3% $CO_2$) and 8.4-8.5 (6% $CO_2$), of which trends were predicted only by the pH-carbonate equilibrium and the reaction kinetics between dissolved $CO_2$ and $HCO_3{^-}$. Based on the stoichiometry between the nutrient amounts and cell elements, it was predicted that depleted nitrogen (N) at the early stage of the cultivation would reduce the algal growth rates due to nutrient starvation. In this study, use of the photobioreactors capable of good light energy distribution, proper ranges of $CO_2$ in bubbles and medium pH facilitated production of high amounts of algal biomass despite N limitation.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.283-288
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• 2013

침수식물인 Ceratophyllum demersum (C. demersum)의 영양염류 제거 효율과 남조류 성장 억제 능력을 평가하기 위해 총 6개의 반응조에서 9일간 회분식 실험을 실시하였다. 실험이 시작되고 약 84 hr 후 C. demersum는 pH, DO에 대한 안정적인 일주기 경향을 보였다. 영양염류인 $NH_3{^+}$, $NO_3{^-}$, $PO{_4}^{3-}$를 대상으로 저감률을 검토한 결과 실험초기부터 9일간 지속적인 감소를 보였고 특히 24 hr 이내에서 빠른 감소를 나타내었다. C. demersum의 단위면적당 생체량과 영양염류 제거율 사이에 높은 상관관계($r^2{\geq}0.96$, p<0.001)가 도출되었으며, 피복도가 높을수록 오염물 저감 효율이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 높은 밀도의 반응조에서는 C. demersum의 활성화 차이가 있었으며, 그럼에도 불구하고 수질정화 효과가 나타난 것은 침수식물에 존재하는 부착조류나 미생물의 영향이 큰 것으로 여겨진다. Microcystis aeruginosa (M. aeruginosa)는 C. demersum의 생장밀도 2,500 g $fw/m^2$ (피복도 100%) 조건에서 성장률 0.31 /day를 보였으나 대조구는 0.47 /day을 나타내었다. 세포수 비교에서는 실험구보다 대조구가 약 1.7배 높게 나타나 C. demersum의 남조류 성장 억제 능력을 시사하였다.