• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.923-929
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• 2012

Optimization of culture conditions for L-asparaginase production by submerged fermentation of Aspergillus terreus MTCC 1782 was studied using a 3-level central composite design of response surface methodology and artificial neural network linked genetic algorithm. The artificial neural network linked genetic algorithm was found to be more efficient than response surface methodology. The experimental $_L$-asparaginase activity of 43.29 IU/ml was obtained at the optimum culture conditions of temperature $35^{\circ}C$, initial pH 6.3, inoculum size 1% (v/v), agitation rate 140 rpm, and incubation time 58.5 h of the artificial neural network linked genetic algorithm, which was close to the predicted activity of 44.38 IU/ml. Characteristics of $_L$-asparaginase production by A. terreus MTCC 1782 were studied in a 3 L bench-scale bioreactor.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.293-298
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• 2014

An anaerobic photosynthetic treatment process utilizing purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria (PNSB) was applied to the recovery of organic carbon from food processing wastewater. PNSB cells, by-product from the treatment, have high nutrition such as proteins and vitamins which are a good alternative for fish feed. Effects of light source on performance of anaerobic photosynthetic process were investigated in this study. Two bench-scale photo-bioreactors were lighted with infrared light emitting diodes (LEDs) and tungsten lamps covered with infrared transmitting filter, respectively, aiming to supply infrared light for photosynthetic bacteria growth. The photo-bioreactors were operated to treat noodle-processing wastewater for 323 days. Hydraulic retention time (HRT) was set as 6 days. Organic removals in the photo-bioreactor lighted with infrared LEDs (91%-95%) was found higher than those in photo-bioreactor with tungsten lamps with filter (79%-83%). Biomass production in a 150 L bench-scale photo-bioreactor was comparable to a 8 L small-scale photo-bioreactor in previous study, due to improvement of light supply efficiency. Application of infrared LEDs could achieve higher treatment performance with advantages in energy efficiency and wavelength specifity.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2002

The biological removal of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) was studied in a bench-scale bioreactor using a bacterial culture of strain OK-5 originally Isolated from soil samples contaminated with TNT. The TNT was completely removed within 4 days of incubation in a 2.5 L bench-scale bioreactor containing a newly developed medium. The TNT was catabolized in the presence of different supplemented carbons. Only minimal growth was observed in the killed controls and cultures that only received TNT during the incubation period. This catabolism was affected by the concentration ratio of the substrate to the biomass. The addition of various nitrogen sources produced a delayed effect for the TNT degradation. Tween 80 enhanced the degradation of TNT under these conditions. Two metabolic intermediates were detected and identified as 2-amino-4, 6-dinitrotoluene and 4-amino-2, 6-dinitrotoluene based on HPLC and GC-MS analyses, respectively. Strain OK-5 was characterized using the BIOLOG system and fatty acid profile produced by a microbial identification system equipped with a Hewlett Packard HP 5890 II gas chromatograph. As such, the bacterium was identified as a Stenotrophomonas species and designated as Stenotrophomonas sp. OK-5.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.899-905
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• 2019

Recently, an innovative method for wastewater treatment and nutrient removal was developed by combining the sequence batch reactor and membrane bioreactor to overcome pollution caused by shipboard sewage. This system is a modified form of the activated sludge process and involves repeated cycles of mixing and aeration. In the present study, the bacterial diversity and dominant microbial community in this wastewater treatment system were studied using the MACROGEN next generation sequencing technique. A high diversity of bacteria was observed in anaerobic and aerobic bioreactors, with approximately 486 species. Microbial diversity and the presence of beneficial species are crucial for an effective biological shipboard wastewater treatment system. The Arcobacter genus was dominant in the anaerobic tank, which mainly contained Arcobacter lanthieri (8.24%), followed by Acinetobacter jahnsonii (5.81%). However, the dominant bacterial species in the aerobic bioreactor were Terrimonas lutea (7.24%) and Rubrivivax gelatinosus (4.95%).

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.113-122
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• 2002

A bench-scale anoxic membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, consisting of a bioreactor coupled to a ceramic crossflow ultrafiltration module, was evaluated to treat a synthetic wastewater containing alkaline hydrolysis byproducts (hydrolysates) of RDX, The wastewater was formulated the same as RDX hydrolysates, and consisted of acetate, formate, formaldehyde as carbon sources and nitrite, nitrate as electron accepters. The MBR system removed 80 to 90% of these carbon sources, and approximately 90% of the stoichiometric amount of nitrate, 60% of nitrite. The reactor was also operated over a range of transmembrane pressures, temperatures, suspended solids concentration, and organic loading rate in order to maximize treatment efficiency and permeate flux. Increasing transmembrane pressure and temperature did not improve membrane flux significantly. Increasing biomass concentration in the bioreactor decreased the permeate flux significantly. The maximum volumetric organic loading rate was $0.72kg\;COD/m^3/day$, and the maximum F/M ratio was 0.50 kg N/kg MLSS/day and 1.82 kg COD/kg MLSS/day. Membrane permeate was clear and essentially free of bacteria, as indicated by heterotrophic plate count. Permeate flux ranged between 0.15 and $2.0m^3/m^2/day$ and was maintained by routine backwashing every 3 to 4 day. Backwashing with 2% NaOCl solution every fourth or fifth backwashing cycle was able to restore membrane flux to its original value.

• 한국환경기술학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.550-555
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• 2018

국제 해사기구 (IMO)에서 MARPOL 73/78은 조문과 여섯 개의 부속서로 구성되어 있다. Annex IV는 선박의 하수를 규제한다. 2012년 제 64회 결의안에서 선박에서 배출되는 하수 중 영양염류를 제거하도록 규제하였다. 2014년 해양수산부의 지원으로 영양염류를 제거 할 수 있는 대용량 폐수처리 장치를 개발하였다. Sequence Batch Reactor (SBR)와 Membrane Bio Reactor (MBR)를 결합한 새로운 공정이 개발되었다. 현존하는 SBR 공정의 사이클에서는 침전을 제외하고 통기 및 교반만을 사용하였고, 상기 막은 처리 된 물을 배출 시키는데 사용하였다. 본 연구에서는 MACROGEN 사의 NGS 분석 기술을 이용하여 Bench 규모 폐수처리 설비를 이용한 하수처리장 원수를 처리하기 위한 최적 운전조건에서 폭기조 내 미생물의 우점종을 분석하였다. 그 결과 Bacteroidetes는 호기성 박테리아의 27.1 %를 차지했으며 Gammaproteobacteria는 혐기성 박테리아의 16.8 %를 차지하였다. Operational taxonomic unit ratio에 Others 항목이 차지하는 비율도 상당하다고 볼 수 있는데 기존의 오수처리를 위해 필요했던 미생물 외에 아직 NCBI (National center for Biotechnology Information)에 등록되지 않은 미생물일 가능성이 있어 추후 연구가 필요하다고 판단된다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2001

PAHs로 오염된 토양을 슬러리 생물반응기로 처리할 경우, 재순환수와 계면활성제 첨가가 PAHs 제거율에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 하였다. 대부분 실험결과에서 1차 반응모델이 0차 반응모델보다 phenanthren과 pyrene의 제거율을 설명하는데 높은 상관계수를 나타냈다. 재순환수 및 CMC(critical micelle concentration)이상으로 계면활성제를 첨가한 실험에서 첨가하지 않은 경우 보다 phenanthrene과 pyrene의 제거율이 향상되었다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2014

For the first time in Bangladesh, a bench scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) unit was tested in treating a textile wastewater in the industry premises of EOS Textile Mills LTD, Dhaka for three months. The performance of the unit was compared with that of the conventional activated sludge treatment plant, which is in operation in the same premises. The COD and BOD removal efficiency of the MBR unit reached to around 90% and 80% respectively in 20 days whereas the removal efficiency of the conventional treatment plant was as low as 40-50% and 38-40% respectively. The outlet COD and the BOD level for the MBR unit remained stable in spite of the fluctuation in the feed value, while the conventional effluent treatment plant (ETP) failed to keep any stabilized level. The performance of the MBR unit was much superior to that of the functional ETP and the water treated by the MBR system can meet disposal standard.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1997

본 연구의 목적은 슬러리상 생물반응기를 이용한 석유계탄화수소 오염토양의 처리에 있어서 고형물함량 및 혼합강도의 영향을 평가하는 것이다. 디이젤오염토양의 슬러리상 생물학적 처리에 대한 수행결과는 실험실규모에서 얻어졌고 TPH(총 석유계탄화수소)는 생물학적 처리와 연관하여 평가되었다. TPH의 생물학적 및 비생물학적 거동은 디이젤내의 화합물에 의해 이전에 노출되지 않은 토양을 이용하여 결정되었다. 투입량에 대한 반응기부피는 고형물함량을 최대화함으로써 줄여질 수 있다. 고형물함량 50% 및 20%를 적용한 결과 생물학적 TPH 제거율에 있어서 약간의 차이(57.5%:61.6%)를 보여주었다. 혼합과 토양입자의 부유는 오염물의 탈착 및 생물학적 분해에 있어서 매우 중요하다. 이러한 관점에서 본 연구는 두가지 혼합강도를 이용하여 수행되었다. 70rpm을 이용한 반응기의 경우 20rpm을 적용한 반응기에 비하여 토양입자의 부유 및 TPH의 제거율에 있어서 더 좋은 결과를 나타내었다. 20rpm을 적용한 반응기의 경우 토양입자의 완전한 부유가 일어나지 않았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.615-621
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• 2010

The viability of low-temperature sulfate reduction with hydrogen as electron donor was studied with a bench-scale gas-lift bioreactor (GLB) operated at $9^{\circ}C$. Prior to the GLB experiment, the temperature range of sulfate reduction of the inoculum was assayed. The results of the temperature gradient assay indicated that the inoculum was a psychrotolerant mesophilic enrichment culture that had an optimal temperature for sulfate reduction of $31^{\circ}C$, and minimum and maximum temperatures of $7^{\circ}C$ and $41^{\circ}C$, respectively. In the GLB experiment at $9^{\circ}C$, a sulfate reduction rate of 500-600 mg $l^{-1}d^{-1}$, corresponding to a specific activity of 173 mg ${SO_4}^{2-}g\;VSS^{-1}d^{-1}$, was obtained. The electron flow from the consumed $H_2$-gas to sulfate reduction varied between 27% and 52%, whereas the electron flow to acetate production decreased steadily from 15% to 5%. No methane was produced. Acetate was produced from $CO_2$ and $H_2$ by homoacetogenic bacteria. Acetate supported the growth of some heterotrophic sulfate-reducing bacteria. The sulfate reduction rate in the GLB was limited by the slow biomass growth rate at $9^{\circ}C$ and low biomass retention in the reactor. Nevertheless, this study demonstrated the potential sulfate reduction rate of psychrotolerant sulfate-reducing mesophiles at suboptimal temperature.