• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.308-313
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• 1997

Ceftriaxone, an effective third generation cephalosporin with a wide range of antimicrobial activity, has become widely used by pediatricians for a variety of bacterial infections including meningitis. It has been associated with the development of sludge or stone in the gallbladder of some patients treated with this drug. Ceftriaxone associated biliary sludge has unusual acoustic characteristics and resembles gallstone. The sludge can cause symptoms such as cramping abdominal pain, and disappears after stopping ceftriaxone administration. Because of these seemingly confusing observations, it is important for the clinicians to recognize these findings that ceftriaxone treatment can cause. We report a case of ceftriaxone associated biliary sludge in Korean children. A 6-year-old girl who was treated for meningitis with ceftriaxone (100mg/kg/day) developed cramping upper abdominal pain from 5th hospital day. Physical examination, liver function tests and X-ray revealed no specific abnormal findings. But abdominal ultrasound revealed high amplitude echogenic sludge with prominent post-acoustic shadow in gallbladder and its diameter was 1.5cm. We stopped ceftriaxone administration and tried conservative care. Abdominal cramping pain subsided after 3 days of ceftriaxone removal. Second abdominal ultrasound confirmed the disappearance of sludge at 3 weeks later.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.125-136
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• 1992

Digestion of a municipal wastewater sludge by the anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) was investigated to evaluate the performance of the ASBR process at a critical condition of high-solids-content fined. The reactors were operated at an HRT of 10 days with an equivalent loading rate of 0.8-1.5 gVS/L/d at 35$^{\circ}C$ The main conclusions drawn from this study were as follows: 1. Digestion of a municipal wastewater sludge was possible using the ASBR in spite of high concentration of settleable solids in the sludge. The ASBRS with 3- and 4-day cycle period showed almost identical high digestion performances. 2. No adverse effect on digestion stability was observed In the ASBRS in spite of withdrawal and replenishment of 30% or 40% of liquid contents. A conventional anaerobic digester could be easily converted to the ASBR without any stability problem. 3. Flotation thickening occurred in thicken step of the ASBRS throughout steady state, and floating bed volume at the end of thicken period occupied about 70% of the working volume of the reactor Efficiency of flotation thickening in the ASBRS could be comparable to that of additional gravity thickening of a completely mixed digester. 4. Solids were accumulated rapidly in the ASBR during start-up period. Solids concentrations in the ASBRS were 2.6 times higher than that in the completely mixed control reactor at steady state. Dehydrogenase activity had a strong correlation with the solids concentration. Dehydrogenase activity of the digested flu형e in the ASBR was 2.9 times higher than that of the flu형e in the control reactor, and about 25 times higher than that of the subnatant in the ASBR. 5. Remarkable increase in equivalent gas production of 52% was observed at the ASBRS compared with the control reactor in spite of similar quality of clarified effluent from the ASBRS and control reactor. The increase in gas production from the ASBRS was believed to be combined results of accumulation of microorganisms, higher driving force applied, and additional long-term degradation of organics continuously accumulated.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.37-45
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• 1995

유가공폐수 처리를 위한 UASB 의 성능과 운전상의 문제점을 조사하였다. 인공 유가공폐수는 부하3.9kg $COD/m^3.day$까지 성공적으로 운전이 가능하였으며, 이 때 90% 이상의 COD 제거율과 단위 체적당 1.23 I/I.day 의 가스가 발생하였다. 그러나, 부하 2.1kg $COD/m^3.day$ 에서는 침전부 표변에 스컴층이 형성되면서 슬러지부상과 유실이 관찰되었다. 혈청병 (SBT) 실험으로 측정된 우유공장 실폐수와 아이스크림폐수의 생화학적 메탄생성능(BMP) 은 각각 0.135, 0.66ml $CH_4/mg\;COD_{added}$이었다. 반응조의 슬러지 활성도는 식종 초기에 0.159g $COD-CH_4/g$ VSS.d 에서 운전 90 일이 경과하는 동안에 8배 이상 증가하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.241-250
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• 2009

지난 수 년간 본 연구팀은 새로운 티탄염 응집제를 이용하여 폐수를 응집한 후 생산된 슬러지에서 산화티탄을 생산하는 연구를 진행하였다. 티탄염의 응집 효율은 일반적으로 많이 사용되는 철염과 알루미늄염 응집제와 비슷하였으며 슬러지를 소성하여 제조한 산화티탄은 상용 산화티탄보다 더 넓은 표면적과 높은 광촉매 활성을 나타내었다. 산화티탄의 광촉매 활성 향상과 pH를 높이기 위해 응집보조제로서 철, 알루미늄, 칼슘을 사용하여 광촉매 활성이 높은 Fe, Al, Ca 도핑 산화티탄을 제조하였다. 이 기술의 실제 적용 가능성을 확인하기 위하여 염색폐수 파일럿 장치에 적용한 결과, 우수한 유기물 제거 능력과 빠른 응집체 형성이 확인되었다. 염색폐수 슬러지에서 제조한 산화티탄은 높은 유기물 제거 광촉매 활성과 물 광분해에 의해 수소를 생성하였다. 티탄염 응집제와 슬러지에서 제조한 산화티탄의 독성을 D. magna로 조사한 결과, 낮은 독성을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 총설은 미래의 슬러지 재활용 기술로 높은 적용 가능성을 가지는 티탄염으로 제조한 산화티탄의 특성을 체계적으로 정리하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.719-723
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• 2013

Nitrification in wastewater treatment emits a significant amount of nitrous oxide ($N_2O$), which is one of the major greenhouse gases. However, the actual mechanism or metabolic pathway is still largely unknown. Selective nitrification inhibitors were used to determine the nitrification steps responsible for $N_2O$ emission with activated sludge and enriched nitrifiers. Allylthiourea (86 ${\mu}M$) completely inhibited ammonia oxidation and $N_2O$ emission both in activated sludge and enriched nitrifiers. Sodium azide (24 ${\mu}M$) selectively inhibited nitrite oxidation and it led to more $N_2O$ emission than the control experiment both in activated sludge and enriched nitrifiers. The inhibition tests showed that $N_2O$ emission was mainly related to the activity of ammonia oxidizers in aerobic condition, and the inhibition of ammonia monooxygenase completely blocked $N_2O$ emission. On the other hand, $N_2O$ emission increased significantly as the nitrogen flux from nitrite to nitrate was blocked by the selective inhibition of nitrite oxidation.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.993-997
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• 2007

The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor can be effective for treating simple organic compounds containing high concentration of ammonia nitrogen. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency was about 80% at ammonia nitrogen concentration up to 6,000 mg-N/L. This result also showed that it would be possible to treat propionate effectively at free ammonia nitrogen concentration up to 724 mg-N/L if sufficient time was allowed for adaptation. However the specific methanogenic activity (SMA) of granule was lower than that of granule in the reactor with lower ammonia nitrogen concentration. At 8,000 mg-N/L, the inhibition of high ammonia concentration was observed with evidence of increase of the volatile suspended solids (VSS) concentration in the effluent. It might be ascribed to the decrease in the content of extracellular polymer (ECP), which resulted to the sloughing off of obligated proton-reducing acetogens and heterogenotrophic methanogens from the exterior of granular sludge. This caused a great portion of the finely sludge to be easily washed out. Therefore, failure to maintain the balance between these two groups of microorganism cause accumulation of the hydrogen partial pressure in the reactor, which could have inhibited the growth of acetate utilizing methanogens.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.550-558
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• 2003

Digestion of primary sludge was conducted to evaluate the effects of reactor configuration using UAD, CUAD, TPAD, and semi-continuos CSTR. Highest VSS reduction and gas production were obtained in CUAD at all HRT. More efficient digestion was accomplished in upflow digesters compared to TPAD and CSTR. Higher thickening of solids in reactor and longer solids retention were main reasons for the enhanced digestion in CUAD and UAD. Performance based on the SRT of CUAD was nearly identical to that of UAD. However, those of TPAD and CSTR were lower than that of CUAD. Particulate and soluble organics in upflow reactors were well adsorbed due to secreted extracellular polymeric substances from the sludge granules. These might result in close proximity of microorganisms and substrates and enhanced hydrolysis. Additionally, diverse anaerobic microorganisms and neutral pH in upflow reactor could induce more activity of hydrolytic enzymes and sludge granules might offer lower thermodynamic energy state. While, excessive mixing in CSTR could break conglomerates of enzymes and substrates into fine particles, which resulted in lowered hydrolysis. Low pH level in acid fermenter of TPAD lowered hydrolysis of the particulate substrates.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.283-288
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• 2007

연속회분식반응조(SBR) 공정에서 슬러지 체류시간(SRT)에 따른 중금속의 독성도 변화를 측정하였다. 중금속은 구리(Cu), 카드뮴(Cd) 및 아연(Zn)을 사용하였고, SRT는 $2\sim30$일로 변화시켰으며, 독성도는 INT-dehydrogenase 활성도의 변화로 측정하였다. 중금속의 농도가 증가함에 따라 독성도가 증가하였으며, Cu가 Zn 및 Cd 보다 독성도가 높았다. SRT를 변화시켰을 때 $IC_{50}$ 값이 Cu의 경우 $0.37\sim1.96$ mg/L의 범위를 나타내었으며, Cd의 경우는 $15.4\sim16.9$ mg/L를 나타내었다. 또한 Zn의 경우는 $9.70\sim23.4$ mg/L의 범위를 나타내었다. Cu와 Zn의 경우, SRT가 증가함에 따라 독성이 감소하였으며, 이는 긴 SRT에서 세포외 중합체의 농도가 증가하기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 중금속을 포함한 산업폐수를 처리하는 SBR 공정에서 SRT를 길게 운영하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.161-170
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• 2014

It is essential to decrease energy consumption and excess sludge to economically operate sewage treatment plant. This becomes more important along with a ban on sea dumping and exhaustion of resource. Therefore, many researchers have been study on energy consumption reduction and strategies for minimization of excess sludge production from the activated sludge process. The aeration cost account for a high proportion of maintenance cost because sufficient air is necessary to keep nitrifying bacteria activity of which the oxygen affinity is inferior to that of heterotrophic bacteria. Also, additional costs are incurred to stabilize excess sludge and decrease the volume of sludge. There were anoxic, aerobic, membrane, deairation and concentration zone in this MBR process. Continuous aeration was provided to prevent membrane fouling in membrane zone and intermittent aeration was provided in aerobic zone through ammonia sensor. So, there was the minimum oxygen to remove $NH_4-N$ below limited quantity that could be eliminated in membrane zone. As the result of this control, energy consumption of aeration system declined by between 10.4 % and 19.1 %. Besides, we could maintain high MLSS concentration in concentration zone and this induced the microorganisms to be in starved condition. Consequentially, the amount of excess sludge decrease by about 15 %.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2006

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the development of the anammox process by the use of granular sludge selected from a digestion reactor as a potential seed source in a lab-scale UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge blanket) reactor system. The reactor was operated for approximately 11 months and was fed by synthetic wastewater. After 200 days of feeding with $NH_4^+\;and\;NO_2^-$ as the main substrates, the biomass showed steady signs of ammonium consumption, resulting in over 60% of ammonium nitrogen removal. This report aims to present the results and to more closely examine what occurs after the onset of anammox activity, while the previous work described the start-up experiment and the presence of anammox bacteria in the enriched community using the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique. By the last month of operation, the consumed $NO_2^--N/NH_4^+-N$ ratio in the UASB reactor was close to 1.32, the stoichiometric ratio of the anammox reaction. The obtained results from the influent-shutdown test suggested that nitrite concentration would be one key parameter that promotes the anammox reaction during the start-up enrichment of anammox bacteria from granular sludge. During the study period, the sludge color gradually changed from black to red-brownish.