• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.510-516
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• 1988

본 연구는 균주로 Rhodospirillum rubrum KS-301, 증식 제한 기질로 글루코오스, 고정화 담체로 Ca alginate를 사용한 고정화 생물 반응기를 조작할 때 담체에 의해 형성되는 물질전달 저항에 대한 도입 기질의 농도, 희석속도의 영향을 고찰하였다. 또한 효율인자를 평가하기 위해 속도식 변수를 구하였다. 충전층 반응기의 경우 외부 액막 물질전달 저항보다는 내부 물질전달 저항이 우세함을 알 수 있었고 총괄 효율인자는 희석속도의 증가에 따라 감소하였다. 연속 교반 탱크 반응기의 경우 외부 액막 물질전달 저항은 무시할 수 있으며 총괄 효율인자는 희석속도에 영향을 받지 않았다. 희석속도 0.2/h, 비드 반경 0.15cm, 초기 글루코오스 농도 1.0g/L의 실험조건에서 총괄 효율인자는 충전층 반응기와 연속 교반 반응기에서 각각 0.70과 0.77이었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.256-265
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• 1993

본 연구는 광합성 미생물 R. rubrum KS-301을 이용한 연속 반응기인 고정층 반응기와 연속 교반탱크 반응기에서 실험을 수행하여 도입 포도당 농도, 희석속도에 대한 수소 생산성과 고정화 담체에 의해서 형성되는 내부, 외부 및 총괄 물질전달 저항, 반응 속도식 변수 등을 평가한 후 비교하였다. 고정층 반응기에서의 겉보기 $K_m$은 희석속도의 증가에 따라 감소하며, 연속 교반탱크 반응기의 경우는 희석속도 $0.4h^{-1}$ 이상에서는 거의 일정한 값을 나타내었다. 고정층 반응기에서의 수소 생산성과 물질전달 실험결과는 연속 교반탱크 반응기에서와 비슷한 경향을 보이나 두 반응기를 비교하면 수소 생산성과 외부 효율인자는 교반탱크 반응기일 때가 크고, 내부 효율인자는 고정층 반응기일 때가 컸다. 그러나 총괄 효율인자는 두 반응기가 도입 포도당 농도에 따라서는 비슷한 수치를 나타내었다.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 1999

Anaerobic digestion is a naturally occuring microbial process involving the decomposition of organic materials such as livestock manure. This study explores the effect of the operating conditions, HRT (Hydraulic Retention Time) and feeding frequency on treatment efficiency for digestion of pig slurry, which has been one of most difficult organic waste for proper treatment in livestock production industry in Korea at the present time. The pilot-scale CSTR of 5 m3 in volume was designed. manufactured, and operated at the temperature of 35$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$. The digester was designed to hydraulically stir for complete mixing and to supply heat from the water bath to maintain mesophilic temperature. The HRT of the digester for Test 1 and Test 2, and Test 3 was set for 17 days and 13 days respectively and pig slurry was fed once a day with 300$\ell$ each for Test 1 and Test 3, while twice with 150$\ell$each for Test 2. Test 2 showed better performance by increase of 4% in VS removal efficiency and 5% in biogas production rate. This is mainly attributed to smaller temperature drop by feeding frequently with half amount, which eventually led to lesser impact on anaerobic mocrobes in the digester. Test 2 maintained optimum pH 7.8 which uplifted the activaton of sulfur-reduction bacteria, alkalinity of around 4,000mg/$\ell$, VA of over 3,000mg/$\ell$ for whole period of experiment. Further research may require to provide the practical operation strategy of anaerobic treatment system for treatment of pig slurry.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.30-44
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• 2011

본 총설은 광석으로부터 우라늄의 미생물 침출시 사용하는 Acidithiobacillus forrooxidans, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans 그리고 Leptospirillum ferrooxidans 등에 역할과 침출반응에 관하여 기술하였다. 미생물에 의한 우라늄의 침출반응은 박테리아가 우라늄 광석과 직접 반응하기 보다는 박테리아가 $U^{4+}$를 산화시키는데 필요한 $Fe^{3+}$를 공급하고, $Fe^{3+}$가 우라늄 광석과 반응하는 간접반응기구(indirect mechanism)에 의하여 일어난다. 건식제련법과 같은 전통적인 금속회수 공정에 비하여 환경친화적이고 경제적인 장점 때문에 저품위 광물자원으로부터 유기금속을 회수하는데 미생물 제련법이 널리 활용되고 있다. 현재 우라늄은 heap, dump 그리고 in situ를 이용한 미생물 침출법으로 회수되고 있다. Bioheap의 공기 투입량, 교반반응용기의 디자인 및 조업 개선 분야에서 기술개발이 지속적으로 이루어졌으며 최근에는 미생물 침출반응에 투입된 박테리아의 특성 개선 및 균주수를 제어하기 위한 molecular biology 분야에서 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.581-591
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• 2020

In this study, two types of reactors were operated to examine the properties of methanol uptake under the high-rate denitrification process. In a sequencing batch reactor, the denitrifying activity was enriched up to 0.80 g-N/g-VSS-day for 72 days. Then, the enriched denitrifying sludge was transferred to a completely stirred tank reactor (CSTR). At the final phase on Day 46-50, the nitrogen removal efficiency was around 100% and the total nitrogen removal rate reached 0.097±0.003 kg-N/㎥-day. During the continuous process, the sludge settling index (SVI30) was stabilized as 118.3 mL/g with the biomass concentration of 1,607 mg/L. The continuous denitrifying process was accelerated by using a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) with a total nitrogen removal rate of 0.403±0.029 kg-N/㎥-day with a high biomass concentration of 8,433 mg-VSS/L. Because the reactor was open to ambient air with the dissolved oxygen range of 0.2-0.5 mg-O2/L, an increased organic carbon requirement of 5.58±0.70 COD/NO3--N was shown for the SBR in comparison to the value of 4.13±0.94 for the test of the same biomass in a completely anaerobic batch reactor. The molecular analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene showed that Methyloversatilis discipulorum and Hyphomicrobium zavarzinii were the responsible denitrifiers with the sole organic carbon source of methanol.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.87-103
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• 2021

Anaerobic digestion (AD) refers to the biological process which can convert organic substrates to biogas in the absence of oxygen. The aim of this study was to determine the capability of feedstock to produce biogas and to quantify the biogas yield from different feedstocks. A co-digestion approach was carried out in a continuous stirred tank reactor operated under mesophilic conditions and at a constant organic loading rate of 0.0756 g COD/ L.day, with a hydraulic retention time of 25 days. For comparison, mono-digestion was also included in the experimental work. 2 L working volumes were used throughout the experimental work. The seed culture was obtained from composting as substrate digestion. When the feedstock was added to seeding, the biogas started to emit after three days of retention time. The highest volume of biogas was observed when the seeding volume used for 1000mL. However, the lowest volume of biogas yield was obtained from both co-digestion reactors, with a value of 340 mL. For methane yield, the highest methane production rate was 0.16 L CH4/mg. The COD with yield was at 8.6% and the lowest was at 0.5%. The highest quantity of methane was obtained from a reactor of Euphorbiaceae peel with added seeding, while the lowest methane yield came from a reactor of Euphorbiaceae stems with added seeding. In this study, sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) was used as a buffering solution to correct the pH in the reactor if the reactor condition was found to be in a souring or acidic condition.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.1325-1334
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• 2022

Global warming has accelerated in recent decades due to the continuous consumption of petroleum-based fuels. Cyanobacteria-derived biofuels are a promising carbon-neutral alternative to fossil fuels that may help achieve a cleaner environment. Here, we propose an effective strategy based on the large-scale cultivation of a newly isolated cyanobacterial strain to produce phycobiliprotein and biodiesel, thus demonstrating the potential commercial applicability of the isolated microalgal strain. A native cyanobacterium was isolated from Goryeong, Korea, and identified as Pseudanabaena mucicola GO0704 through 16s RNA analysis. The potential exploitation of P. mucicola GO0704 was explored by analyzing several parameters for mixotrophic culture, and optimal growth was achieved through the addition of sodium acetate (1 g/l) to the BG-11 medium. Next, the cultures were scaled up to a stirred-tank bioreactor in mixotrophic conditions to maximize the productivity of biomass and metabolites. The biomass, phycobiliprotein, and fatty acids concentrations in sodium acetate-treated cells were enhanced, and the highest biodiesel productivity (8.1 mg/l/d) was achieved at 96 h. Finally, the properties of the fuel derived from P. mucicola GO0704 were estimated with converted biodiesels according to the composition of fatty acids. Most of the characteristics of the final product, except for the cloud point, were compliant with international biodiesel standards [ASTM 6761 (US) and EN 14214 (Europe)].

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1127-1134
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• 2022

Herein , the effect of changes in the organic loading rate in anaerobic digestion was evaluated. The experiment was carried out by a laboratory -scale semi-continuous stirred tank reactor, and feedstock was food-waste leached. The organic loading rate was increased by 0.5 kgVS/m3 in each phase from 1.0 kgVS/m3 to 4.0 kgVS/m3. At the end of the operation, to check the failure of the reactor, the organic loading rate was increased by 1.0 kgVS/m3 in each phase and reached 6.0 kgVS/m3. This shows that the biogas yield decreased as organic loading rate increased. Biogas production seemed to be unstable at 3.5-6.0 kgVS/m3. Moreover, biogas production dramatically fell to approximately 0 mL at 6.0 kgVS/m3, which was decided as the operation failure on the 16th day of the las tphase. The result of the reactor analysis shows that the cumulation of volatile fatty acid increased as the organic loading rate increased. This seems to occur due to the decreasein pH in the reactor and led to extinction of anaerobic bacteria, which were the biogas products. Although the buffer compound (alkalinity) could prevent the decline in pH, the concentration of alkalinity was found to be lacking at a high organic loading rate

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.1531-1541
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• 2023

Lipase is a well-known and highly in-demand enzyme. During the last decade, several lipase optimization studies have been reported. However, production costs have always been a bottleneck for commercial-scale microbial enzyme production. This research aimed to optimize the conditions for lipase production by Limtongozyma siamensis DMKU-WBL1-3 via a One-Factor-At-a-Time (OFAT) approach combined with statistical methods while using a low-cost substrate. Results suggest that low-cost substrates can be substituted for all media components. An optimal medium was found, using response surface methodology (RSM) and central composite design (CCD), to consist of 0.50% (w/v) sweet whey, 0.40% (w/v) yeast extract (food grade), and 2.50% (v/v) palm oil with the medium pH adjusted to 4 under shaking flask cultivation. From an economic point of view, this work was successful in reducing production costs while increasing lipase productivity. The medium costs were reduced by 87.5% of the original cost while lipase activity was increased by nearly 6-fold. Moreover, lipase production was further studied in a 2-L stirred-tank fermentor. Its activity was 1,055.6 ± 0.0 U/ml when aeration and agitation rates were adjusted to 1 vvm and 170 rpm, respectively. Interestingly, under this optimal lipase production, the yeast showed accumulated lipids inside the cells. The primary fatty acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) that is typically linked to health benefits. This study hence reveals promising lipase production and lipid accumulation by L. siamensis DMKU-WBL1-3 that are worthy of further study.

• 공업화학
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.537-543
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• 1993

N-헥산과 증류수로 이루어진 비혼화성 액상계에서 교반에 의한 액-액분산을 해석하였다. 교반기는 blade형태가 flat, 60mesh와 40mesh의 금망, 그리고 60mesh금망의 외부에 금속띠를 두른 4가지의 6-bladed turbine 교반기를 사용하였다. 실험결과, 동일한 교반속도에서 유기상의 분산정도와 교반기의 소요동력은 blade형태가 flat>solid edged>60mesh>40mesh의 순서이었으며 유기상의 부피비가 증가할수록 완전분산에 필요한 최소교반속도가 증가되었다. 또한 분산상의 액적의 평균직경은 교반속도의 증가에 따라 감소하였으며 동일한 교반속도에서는 Solid edged$d_{32}$)은 다음과 같이 유기상의 부피비(${\phi}$)와 Weber number($N_{We}$)의 함수로 나타낼 수 있었다.$d_{32}/D=a(1+b{\phi})N_{We}{^{-0.6}}$.