• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.535-548
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• 2022

Recently, the construction industry has focused on eco-friendly materials instead of traditional materials due to their harmful effects on the environment. To this end, biopolymers are among proper choices to improve the geotechnical behavior of problematic soils. In the current study, serish biopolymer is introduced as a new binder for the purpose of sand improvement. Serish is a natural polysaccharide extracted from the roots of Eremurus plant, which mainly contains inulins. The effect of serish biopolymer on sand treatment has been investigated through performing unconfined compressive strength (UCS), California bearing ratio (CBR), as well as wind erosion tests. The results demonstrated that serish increased the compressive strength of dune sand in both terms of UCS and CBR. Also, wind erosion resistance of the sand was considerably improved as a result of treatment with serish biopolymer. A microstructural study was also conducted via SEM images; it can be seen that serish coated the sand particles and formed a strong network.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.482-487
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• 2000

Optimization of submerged culture conditions for the production of exo-biopolymer from Paecilomyces japonica ws studied. Maltose, yeast extract, and potassium phosphate were the most suitable sources of carbon, nitrogen, and inorganic salt, respectively, for both production of the exo-biopolymer and mycelial growth. The optimal culture conditions in a flask culture were pH 5.0, $25^{\circ}C$, and 150 rpm in a medium containing (as in g/l) 30 maltose, 6 yeast extruct, 2 polypeptone, $0.5{\;}K_3HPO_4,{\;}0.2{\;}KH_2PO_4,{\;}0.2{\;}MnSO_4{\cdot}5H_2O,{\;}0.2{\;}MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$. Exo-biopolymer production and mycelial growth in the above suggested medium were significantly increased in a 2.5-1 jar fermentor, where the maximum biopolymer concentration was 8 g/l. The morphological changes of the mycelium in the submerged culture were observed within pH ranges from 4.0 to 9.0; i.e., growth of the filamentous form was optimal at culture pHs of 5.0 and 6.0, whereas pellet was formed at other pHs.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.336-340
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• 1993

생물고분자 생산을 위하여 오니에서 slime을 생산하는 Zoogloea ramigera 115를 선택하였다. 추출한 생물고분자는 카드뮴, 아연 같은 금속에 대해서 높은 흡착성능을 나타냈다. 특히 발효조 broth는 높은 흡착성능을 나타냄으로써 부가적인 분리공정없이 생물흡착제로서 사용 가능할 것이다. 생물고분자는 calcium alginate bead 형태로 고정화되어 유가금속 회수를 위하여 충전층 반응기에 사용되었다. 생물흡착제는 구리, 카드뮴, 망간, 아연에 대하여 80% 또는 그이상의 높은 제거율을 나타냈으며 흡착-탈착-재흡착 실험에서 높은 안정성을 나타냈다. 고정화된 생물고분자 시스템은 이온교환수지와 같은 다른 중금속 제거 시스템과 경쟁력 및 잠재적인 산업상 응용 가능성을 보였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2021

Injection grouting is one of the most common ground improvement practice to increase the strength and reduce the hydraulic conductivity of soils. Owing to the environmental concerns of conventional grout materials, such as cement-based or silicate-based materials, bio-inspired biogeotechnical approaches are considered to be new sustainable and environmentally friendly ground improvement methods. Biopolymers, which are excretory products from living organisms, have been shown to significantly reduce the hydraulic conductivity via pore-clogging and increase the strength of soils. To study the practical application of biopolymers for seepage and ground water control, in this study, we explored the injection capabilities of biopolymer-based grout materials in both linear aperture and particulate media (i.e., sand and glassbeads) considering different injection pressures, biopolymer concentrations, and flow channel geometries. The hydraulic conductivity control of a biopolymer-based grout material was evaluated after injection into sandy soil under confined boundary conditions. The results showed that the performance of xanthan gum injection was mainly affected by the injection pressure and pore geometry (e.g., porosity) inside the soil. Additionally, with an increase in the xanthan gum concentration, the injection efficiency diminished while the hydraulic conductivity reduction efficiency enhanced significantly. The results of this study provide the potential capabilities of injection grouting to be performed with biopolymer-based materials for field application.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.340-346
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• 1996

고점성을 갖는 미생물 생물 고분자에 대한 발효공정 분석 및 조절 연구의 일환으로 알카리 내성 Ba cillus sp.를 사용한 생물고분자의 발효 중 배양액의 유변학적 성질에 대한 경시변화를 조사하였으며, 균 체생육 및 생물 고분자의 생산과 유변학 특성 변화와의 상관관계를 검토하였다. 배양액의 유변학은 배양시간 경과에 따라 현저하 게 변화하여 더욱 점성이 있고, 또 의가소성이 증대 하면서 비뉴우톤 유체로서 거동하였다. 발효 중 유 통지수, 점조도지수, 항복융력 빛 겉보기 점도 등 유 변학 특성값은 균체증식에는 거의 영향을 받지 않고, biopolymer의 합성과 밀접한 상관성을 보였다. 또 유변학적 특성값의 변화는 생물고분자 농도만의 함수가 아니고 발효진행과 상관성을 보였고, 생물고 분자의 생성이나 기질 소비의 완료 직전에 최대값을 나타내었다. 따라서 이들 변화의 특성화는 발효경과 또는 완료에 대한 양호한 지표를 공급할 수 있음을 시사하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.167-174
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• 1991

토양으로부터 생물고분자의 생산균주로 분리한 알칼리 내성 Bacillus sp.의 생물고분자 생산을 위한 최적 배양조건을 검토하였고, 반응 표면분석법에 의한 생산 최적화를 수행하였다. 최대의 생물고분자 생산은 soluble starch 8%, yeast extract 0.75%, $NaNO_3$ 0.1%, $MgSO_4\;7H_2O$ 0.05% 및 $Na_2CO_3$ 1%(pH 10)의 조성배지에서 배양온도 $30^{\circ}C$로 36시간 이상 진탕배양하였을 때 얻어졌으며, 이때의 생물고분자 생산량은 약 44g/l(대당수율로는 약 55%)이었다. C/N비, 온도 및 pH를 독립변수로 한 반응 표면분석에 의한 생물고분자 생산의 최적조건은 C/N비 15.16, 배양온도 $34.62^{\circ}C$ 및 pH 9.50의 정상점에서 얻어졌으며, 이 조건에서 생물고분자의 생산량은 66.84g/l로 추정 되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.485-496
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• 2019

Sealing of leakage in waterfront or water-retaining structures is one of the major issues in geotechnical engineering practices. With demands for biological methods as sustainable ground improvement techniques, bioclogging, defined as the reduction in hydraulic conductivity of soils caused by microbial activities, has been considered as an alternative to the chemical grout techniques for its economic advantages and eco-friendliness of microbial by-products. This study investigated the feasibility of bioaugmentation and biostimulation methods to induce fermentation-based bioclogging effect in coarse sands. In the bioaugmentation experiments, effects of various parameters and conditions, including grain size, pH, and biogenic gas generation, on hydraulic conductivity reduction were examined through a series of column experiments while Leuconostoc mesenteroides, which produce an insoluble biopolymer called dextran, was used as the model bacteria. The column test results demonstrate that the accumulation of bacterial biopolymer can readily reduce the hydraulic conductivity by three-to-four orders of magnitudes or by 99.9-99.99% in well-controlled environments. In the biostimulation experiments, two inoculums of indigenous soil bacteria sampled from waterfront embankments were prepared and their bioclogging efficiency was examined. With one inoculum containing species capable of fermentation and biopolymer production, the hydraulic conductivity reduction by two orders of magnitude was achieved, however, no clogging was found with the other inoculum. This implies that presence of indigenous species capable of biopolymer production and their population, if any, play a key role in causing bioclogging, because of competition with other indigenous bacteria. The presented results provide fundamental insights into the bacterial biopolymer formation mechanism, its effect on soil permeability, and potential of engineering bacterial clogging in subsurface.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.397-402
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• 1989

Methylobacterium organophilum 이 탄소원과 에너지원으로서 메탄올로부터 생성하는 새로운 다당류계 생물고분자의 화학적 성질과 물성학적 성질을 관찰하였다. 분리정제한 다당류의 분자량은 약 4-5$\times$$10^6$ dalton 정도로 고분자량을 지니고 있다. 다당류의 화학적 조성은 건조중량의 66%가 탄수화물로 구성되어 있으며 이들의 88%가 환원당으로 구성되어 있다. 특이하게 본 고분자는 건조중량의 4.7%가 단백질로 구성되어 있다. 다당류는 glucose, galactose, 그리고 mannose을 몰비로 2:3:2 함유하고 있으며 탄수화물 이외에도 pyruvic acid, uronic acid, acetic acid 등을 함유하고 있다. 정제된 다당류를 증류수에 용해시켜 농도별로 점도를 측정한 결과 비뉴톤성 성질 중 pseudoplastic 성질을 보였으며 농도가 증가함에 따라서 겉보기점도 증가가 월등히 높았다. 동일한 1% 용액의 경우 K(consistency index)값을 비교하면 xanthan gum에 비해 약 10배정도 높은 18,000 cp 값을 나타내었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.221-230
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• 2023

The liquefaction of soil occurs when a soil loses strength and stiffness because of applied stress, such as an earthquake or other changes in stress conditions that result in a loss of cohesion. Hence, a method for improving the strength of liquefiable soil needs to be developed. Many techniques have been presented for their possible applications to mitigate liquefiable soil. Recently, alternative methods using biopolymers (such as xanthan gum, guar gum, and gellan gum), nontraditional additives, have been introduced to stabilize fine-grained soils. However, no studies have been done on the use of carrageenan as a biopolymer for soil improvement. Due to of its rheological and chemical structure, carrageenan may have the potential for use as a biopolymer for soil improvement. This research aims to investigate the effect of adding carrageenan on the soil strength of treated liquefiable soil. The biopolymers used for comparison are carrageenan (as a novel biopolymer), xanthan gum, and guar gum. Then, sand samples were made in cylindrical molds (5 cm × 10 cm) by the dry mixing method. The amount of each biopolymer was 1%, 3%, and 5% of the total sample volume with a moisture content of 20%, and the samples were cured for seven days. In terms of observing the effect of temperature on the carrageenan-treated soil, several samples were prepared with dry sand that was heated in an oven at various temperatures (i.e., 20℃ to 75℃) before mixing. The samples were tested with the direct shear test, UCS test, and SEM test. It can increase the cohesion value of liquefiable soil by 22% to 60% compared to untreated soil. It also made the characteristics of the liquefiable increase by 60% to 92% from very loose sandy soil (i.e., ϕ=29°) to very dense sandy soil. Carrageenan was also shown to have a significant effect on the compressive strength and to exceed the liquefaction limit. Based on the results, carrageenan was found to have the potential for use as an alternative biopolymer.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 1991년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.21-28
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• 1991