• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.73-77
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• 2003

Red mud is a waste material formed during the production of alumina when the bauxite ore is subjected to caustic leaching. It is a brick-red colored highly alkaline (pH 10-12) sludge containing mostly oxides of iron, aluminum, titanium, and silica. Red mud, due to its high aluminum, iron, and calcium contents, has been suggested as a cheap adsorbent for removal of toxic metals (e.g., As, Cr, Pb, Cd) as well as for water or wastewater treatment. The basic advantage of red mud is its versatility in application. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of red mud on stabilization and fixation of heavy metals (such as Pb, Cu, C $r^{6+}$, Cd, Zn) contained in the Al-coating sludge and soil. The results showed that the concentration of heavy metals leached from the treated sludge and soil was low, meeting the regulatory permit level.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2015

본 연구는 이온수기의 필터에 관련된 것으로 요즘 건강에 많은 관심을 가지고 있는 물은 그 종류도 매우 다양하다. 그 중에서 이온 수기는 의료기기로 분류되어 식약청에서 승인을 거친 후 제조할 수 있고, 기능을 가지고 있는 물을 만드는 시스템이다. 이온 수기는 기본적으로 저장되고 포장된 물이 아니며 이온 수기는 수도나 지하수에 직접 연결되어 여러 가지 필터를 통해 깨끗하게 정수된 pH7~7.5의 중성수를 격막을 이용하여 전기 분해하면 물속에 있는 음이온과 양이온을 격막을 통해서 -전극 쪽에는 칼슘($Ca^+$), 칼륨($K^+$), 마그네슘($Mg^+$), 나트륨($Na^+$)을 포함한 물로 인체에 유익한 미네랄이 포함된 알칼리이온수를 얻을 수 있다. 일반적으로 이온수기에서 전기분해의 전압의 크기를 조절하여 Ph농도를 5~9까지 변화를 주어 사용한다. 통상1단(pH8), 2단(pH8.5), 3단(pH9), 4단(pH9.5)으로 알칼리 이온 수에 사용되고 -1단(pH6.0), -2단(pH5.0)의 산성이온수로 사용하고 있다. 그런데 초기 필터의 상태를 확인해 보면 직수에서 필터를 통과한 정수상태에서 물은 약알칼리로 출수된다는 것이 큰 문제이다. 따라서 초기에 설정된 이온수의 pH값은 필터가 안정화된 후 값은 전혀 틀린 값이 나온다는 것을 확인하였다. 즉 초기에 설정된 이온수기의 pH 값은 사용 중 크게 변화하여 참값이 될 수 없음을 규명하였다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해서는 필터를 일정시간 통수 세척을 해서 사용하거나 필터의 초기 산성화 처리를 해서 중성화하여야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2001

The optimum dosage of quicklime in producing organic fertilizer using livestock wastes vith a greater than 80% water content was analysed. After one day had elapsed to allow for the organic fentilizer to dry, the quicklime dosage and the composition of the organic fertilizer were analysed. Any from done to the organic fertilizer was also assessed. The amount of the quicklime required to stabilize livestock wastes was determined by water content of livestock wastes. For J farm(slurry style) of which livestock wastes have 94.6% of water concentration, less than 3% of total amount of livestock wastes, for H farm (scraper style) of which livestock wastes have 85% of water concentration, less then 4% of total livestock wastes and Y farm(traditional style) of which livestock wastes have 80% of water concentration, less then 5% of total livestock wastes. Generally, in order to pack the organic fertilizer, water containing quicklime0stabilized livestock wastes should be less than 35%. It takes 9 days to keep this water content for the wastes from H and Y farms(less than 85% in water content), and 12 days for the wastes from J (94.6% in water content). According to the classification standard for compost constitution by Higgins, the crude fertilizers from all 3 farms had high grade $K_2O$ and CaO, the middle grade T-N and middle or low grade $P_2O_5$. Stabilization by quicklime is known to inhibit bacterial decomposition of organic matter and the activity of pathogenic organisms. In this study, more then 99.99% of coliform group, fecal group and viable cell count were reduced. Our results indicate that livestock wastes of greater 80% water content could be used to produce organic fertilizer without the addition of a material for moisture control.

• 광물과산업
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• 제26권
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• pp.1-12
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• 2013

In this study, an accelerated carbonation process was applied to stabilize hazardous heavy metals of industrial solid waste incineration (ISWI) bottom ash and fly ash, and to reduce $CO_2$ emissions. The most commonly used method to stabilize heavy metals is accelerated carbonation using a high water-to-solid ratio including oxidation and carbonation reactions as well as neutralization of the pH, dissolution, and precipitation and sorption. This process has been recognized as having a significant effect on the leaching of heavy metals in alkaline materials such as ISWI ash. The accelerated carbonation process with $CO_2$ absorption was investigated to confirm the leaching behavior of heavy metals contained in ISWI ash including fly and bottom ash. Only the temperature of the chamber at atmospheric pressure was varied and the $CO_2$ concentration was kept constant at 99% while the water-to-solid ratio (L/S) was set at 0.3 and $3.0dm^3/kg$. In the result, the concentration of leached heavy metals and pH value decreased with increasing carbonation reaction time whereas the bottom ash showed no effect. The mechanism of heavy metal-stabilization is supported by two findings during the carbonation reaction. First, the carbonation reaction is sufficient to decrease the pH and to form an insoluble heavy metal-material that contributes to a reduction of the leaching. Second, the adsorbent compound in the bottom ash controls the leaching of heavy metals; the calcite formed by the carbonation reaction has high affinity of heavy metals. In addition, approximately 5 kg/ton and 27 kg/ton $CO_2$ were sequestrated in ISWI bottom ash and fly ash after the carbonation reaction, respectively.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2009

본 연구는 안정화제를 이용한 윈위치 화학적 고정(In-situ Chemical fixation) 방법으로 휴, 폐광산 주변 중금속 오염농경지 정화 방법의 적용성을 자연상태에 보다 근접한 컬럼시험을 통해 평가하였다. 특히 특정원소가 아닌 다원소로 오염된 토양을 대상으로, 두가지 이상의 안정화제 조합을 시도하여 최적 비율을 산정하였다. 컬럼시험에 사용된 안정화제들은 $FeSO_4\;+\;KMnO_4$, $CaCO_3$, 영가철, 슬러지(탄광폐수처리소택지 발생) 및 지올라이트 등이었으며 비소가 주 오염원인 경북 달성 지역 소재 광산에서 밭토양을 채취하여 시험한 결과 비소의 경우 $FeSO_4\;+\;KMnO_4$, > 지올라이트 등의 순서로 좋은 효율을 보였으며 구리의 경우 영가철과 슬러지가 안정화 효율을 보였다. 황화철 혼합제재의 경우 대부분의 중금속들에 대해 가장 좋은 효율을 보임에도 용출 초기 pH 4정도의 산성으로 인해 중금속이 다량 용출되므로 pH를 조정하거나 전처리를 거칠 경우 안정화 효율이 증가할 것으로 판단된다. 컬럼은 시험 시작에 앞서 증류수로 72시간 이상 포화한 것과 사전에 포화과정 없이 바로 물을 흘려 넣은 두 조합을 동시에 운영하였으며 전자가 더 좋은 효율을 나타낸다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.332-339
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• 2010

The lipase from Mucor racemosus NRRL 3631 was partially purified by fractional precipitation using 60% ammonium sulfate, which resulted in a 8.33-fold purification. The partially purified lipase was then immobilized using different immobilization techniques: physical adsorption, ionic binding, and entrapment. Entrapment in a 4% agar proved to be the most suitable technique (82% yield), as the immobilized lipase was more stable at acidic and alkaline pHs than the free enzyme, plus 100% of the original activity was retained owing to the thermal stability of the immobilized enzyme after heat treatment for 60 min at $45^{\circ}C$. The calculated half-lives (472.5, 433.12, and 268.5 min at 50, 55, and $60^{\circ}C$, respectively) and the activation energy (9.85 kcal/mol) for the immobilized enzyme were higher than those for the free enzyme. Under the selected conditions, the immobilized enzyme had a higher $K_m$ (11.11 mM) and lower $V_{max}$ (105.26 U/mg protein) when compared with the free enzyme (8.33 mM and 125.0 U/mg protein, respectively). The operational stability of the biocatalyst was tested for both the hydrolysis of triglycerides and esterification of fatty acids with glycerol. After 4 cycles, the immobilized lipase retained approximately 50% and 80% of its original activity in the hydrolysis and esterification reactions, respectively.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.44-48
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• 1999

The ionization of tyrosine residue is known to be involved in the stabilization of transition-state in catalysis of astacin based upon the astacin-transition state analog structure. Two tyrosine residues, Tyr-216 and Tyr-219, are conserved in all MMPs related with astacin family, We replaced Tyr-216 and Tyr-219 into phenylalanine, respectively and the zinc binding properties, kinetic parameters, and pH dependence of each mutant are determined in order to examine the role of tyrosine residue in matrilysin catalysis. Both mutants contain two zinc atoms per mol of enzyme, indicating that either tyrosime does not affect the zinc binding property of the enzyme. Y216F and Y219F mutants are highly active and the kcat/Km values are only decreased 1.1-1.5-fold compared to the wild-type enzyme. The decrease in the activity of the mutants is essentially due to the increase in Km value. The pH dependencies of the kcat/Km values for both mutants are similar to the corresponding dependencies obtained with the wild type enzyme. The pKa values at the alkaline side of both mutants are not changed. These kinetic and pH dependence results indicate that the ionization of active site tyrosine residue of matrilysin is not reflected in the kinetics of peptide hydrolysin as catalyzed by astacin.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.108-116
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• 2001

It is difficult to task to achieve high biological nutrient removal from municipal wastewater because of low organic content. Volatile fatty acids(VFAs) produced from acid fermentation of food wastes can be utilized as external carbon sources for the biological nutrient process. Significant reduction and stabilization of the food wastes can also be obtained from the acid fermentation. The objective of this study is to evaluate characteristics of acid fermentation of the food wastes. Results obtained from the batch experiment of various organic wastes showed that the food wastes had high potential to be used as an external carbon source because of the largest production of the VFAs with low nitrogen and phosphorus content. The fish waste was found to be the next possible organic waste, while the others such as radish cabbage and molasses waste showed high VFAs consumption potential as a results of high nitrogen and phosphorus content. alkaline hydrolysis of the food waste was carried out using NaOH prior to the acid fermentation. As the alkali addition increased, solubilization of the organics as well as TSS reduction increased. However, fraction of soluble COD to total COD became stable after a sharp increase. Alkali addition greater than 0.5g NaOH per g TS resulted in significant increase in pH.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.34-44
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• 2021

Acid mine drainage (AMD) resulting from pyrite oxidation in mining areas, subsequently leads to soil acidification accompanied by lowering pH and high concentration of metals and metalloids in its surrounding environment. Regarding to this, the microbial amelioration has been considered as a promising option for a more cost-effective and eco-friendlier countermeasure, compared to the use of alkaline chemicals. This study was aimed to evaluate influencing factors in microbially-mediated amelioration of acidic soil spiked by simulated AMD. For this, microcosm experiments were conducted by acid-neutralizing bacterial consortium (dominated by Klebsiella sp. and Raoultella sp.) under the various conditions of AMD spikes (0-2,500 mg SO42-/L), together with acidic mine soil (0-100 g) or sphagnum peat (0-5 g) in the 200 mL of nutrient medium. The employed bacterial consortium, capable of resisting to high level of sulfate concentration (up to 1,500 mg SO42-/L) in low pH, generated the ammonium while concomitantly reduced the sulfate, subsequently contributing to the effective soil stabilization with an evolution of soil pH up to neutral. Furthermore, it demonstrates that suitable condition has to be tuned for successful microbial metabolism to facilitate with neutralization during practical application.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2009

옥외 철제문화재는 외부에 노출되어 있으므로 환경오염인자나 산성비에 의한 염($Cl^-$)의 영향으로 부식이 발생되기 때문에 탈염처리 등 보존처리가 필요하다. 그러나 현재 옥외 철제문화재의 보존처리는 강화처리에 한정되어 있어 염에 대한 손상정도나 염을 제거하는 탈염처리 방법에 대한 연구는 거의 없는 실정이다. 기존에 사용하고 있는 탈염방법은 주로 매장 철제문화재를 대상으로 하여 탈염용액에 침적시키는 방법이기 때문에 옥외 철제문화재에 적용하기에는 어려움이 있다. 이러한 점을 감안하여 탈염용액을 재료에 흡수시켜 철제문화재에 흡착시키고 증발을 막기 위해 방수 필름으로 포장하는 탈염 방법을 실험해 보았다. 옥외 철제문화재에 적용 가능한 탈염처리 방법을 알아보기 위하여 우선 매장 철제문화재를 대상으로 실험하였으며, 탈염흡수재료로는 전통한지, 거즈, cotton wipers, 흡습지를 선정하였고, 탈염용액은 NaOH 0.1M를 사용하였다. 또한 기존의 침적탈염방법을 함께 실행하여 흡착탈염방법과의 효율성을 비교해 보았다. 본 탈염실험에 대한 안정성 평가를 위하여 실체현미경과 SEM-EDS, XRD, pH측정과 이온크로마토그래피분석(IC)을 실시하였다. 실험 결과 흡습지가 기존 탈염 방법과 유사한 탈염 효과를 얻을 수 있음을 확인 할 수 있었다.