• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2022

Ever since bioplastics were globally introduced to a wide range of industries, the disposal of used products made with bioplastics has become an issue inseparable from their application. Unlike petroleum-based plastics, bioplastics can be completely decomposed into water and carbon dioxide by microorganisms in a relatively short time, which is an advantage. However, there is little information on the specific degraders and accelerating factors for biodegradation. To elucidate a new strain for biodegrading poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), we screened out one PHB-degrading bacterium, Microbulbifer sp. SOL03, which is the first reported strain from the Microbulbifer genus to show PHB degradation activity, although Microbulbifer species are known to be complex carbohydrate degraders found in high-salt environments. In this study, we evaluated its biodegradability using solid- and liquid-based methods in addition to examining the changes in physical properties throughout the biodegradation process. Furthermore, we established the optimal conditions for biodegradation with respect to temperature, salt concentration, and additional carbon and nitrogen sources; accordingly, a temperature of 37℃ with the addition of 3% NaCl without additional carbon sources, was determined to be optimal. In summary, we found that Microbulbifer sp. SOL03 showed a PHB degradation yield of almost 97% after 10 days. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the potent bioplastic degradation activity of Microbulbifer sp., and we believe that it can contribute to the development of bioplastics from application to disposal.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.583-591
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• 2002

Biodegradation of fat, oil, and grease (FOGs) plays an Important role in wastewater management and water pollution control. However, many industrial food-processing and food restaurants generate FOG-containing waste waters for which there Is no acceptable technology for their pretreatment. To solve these problems, this study evaluated the feasibility of effective FOG-degrading microorganisms on the biodegradation of olive oil and FOG-containing wastewater. Twenty-two strains capable of degrading FOGs were isolated from five FOG-contaminated sites for the evaluation of their FOG degradation capabilities. Among twenty-two strains tested, the lipase-producing Pseudomonas sp. strain D2D3 was selected for actual FOG wastewater treatment. Its biodegradability was performed at 3$0^{\circ}C$ and pH 8. The extent of FOG removal efficiency was varied for each FOG tested, being the highest for olive oil and animal fat (94.5% and 94.4%), and the lowest for safflower oil (62%). The addition of organic nitrogen sources such as yeast extract, soytone, and peptone enhanced the removal efficiency of FOGs, but the addition of the inorganic nitrogen nutrients such as $NH_4$Cl and $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ did not increase. The $KH_2PO_4$ sources in 0.25% to 0.5% concentrations showed more than 90% degradability. As a result, the main pathway for the oxidation of fatty acids results in the removal of two carbon atoms as acetyl-CoA with each reaction sequence: $\beta$-oxidation. Its lipase activity showed 38.5 U/g DCW using the optimal media after 9 h. Real wastewater and FOGs were used for determining the removal efficiency by using Pseudomonas sp. strain D2D3 bioadditive. The degradation by Pseudomonas sp. strain D2D3 was 41% higher than that of the naturally occurring bacteria. This result indicated that the use of isolated Pseudomonas sp. strain D2D3 in a bioaugmentating grease trap or other processes might possibly be sufficient to acclimate biological processes for degrading FOGs.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2013

고농도 질소를 함유한 하 폐수를 아질산염 축적 경로를 통하여 처리하고자 생물막공정과 연속혼합반응조의 탈질공정을 결합하여 운전하였다. 생물막 반응조의 폴리에틸렌 담체 표면에 아질산염 산화균에 비해서 암모늄 산화균의 성장을 촉진하여 아질산염을 선택적으로 축적하고자 반응조 온도를 $35^{\circ}C$로 유지하면서 석달 이상 장기간 운전하였음에도 불구하고 유입수 암모늄(500 mg-N/L)의 일부만 아질산염(240 mg-N/L)으로 전환되었다. 하지만 pH를 7.5에서 8.0으로 증가시켰을 때, 아질산염 산화균들이 높은 암모니아 농도에 성장 저해를 받아 생물막 공정에서 아질산염 축적을 성공적으로 이끌어낼 수 있었다. 생물막 공정의 수리학적 체류시간을 12시간으로 운전하였을 때, 반응조의 성능이 급격하게 저하되어 유입수의 암모늄이 완전히 산화되지 않았다. 하수슬러지의 생분해성을 높이기 위해서 다양한 가용화 기술을 적용한 결과, 알칼리와 초음파 처리를 순차적으로 병합하였을 때, 가장 높은 가용화율(58%)을 얻을 수 있었으며, 이를 탈질반응조의 외부탄소으로 사용하였다. FISH 분석결과로부터 담체표면에 암모늄 산화균인 Nitrosomonas와 Nitrospirar계열의 미생물들이 우점종이었으며 일부 아질산염 산화균인 Nitrobacter 계열의 미생물도 소량이지만 관찰되었다.