• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.763-769
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• 1995

As a mean to recover photosynthetic bacterial(PSB) cells and its practical uses in food industrial wastewater treatment, various biodegradable polyelectrolytes were first investigated for flocculation of suspended colloids in the PSB treatment process of soybean curd wastewater. Anionic polyelectrolytes such as sodium alginate and carrageenan were not effective but a cationic polyelectrolyte chitosan isolated from Portunus trituberclatus showed very effective flocculation activity. The concentration of chitosan, pH and temperature of wastewater for maximal flocculation were 40 mg/l, pH 7 and room temperature, respectively. Test using deacetylated chitosan to various degree showed higher flocculating activities in samples deacetylated over 75% and time for maximum flocculation was 40 min by stirring slowly under the above optimal conditions. Chitosan was not only effective to flocculate cells but also removed COD and MLSS of the wastewater. COD of 42% and MLSS of 87% were removed by addition of chitosan to the soybean curd wastewater treated with PSB.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.556-560
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• 1997

광합성세균을 이용한 고농도 유기폐수인 두부공업폐수의 정화처리와 동시에 두부공업폐수를 생물제초제인 ${\delta}-aminolevulinic$ acid (ALA) 생산용 대체기질로 이용할 목적으로 Rhodobacter capsulatus KK-10을 사용하여 COD 제거율과 ALA 생산능을 검토하였다. 사용된 두부공업폐수의 성상은 pH 4.2, COD/BOD와 BOD/N의 비율은 0.98 및 17.2, BOD : N : P의 함유비율은 10 : 6 : 4, 젖산 함유량 1,080 ppm 등으로 광합성세균의 생육에 적당한 조건이었다. 두부공업폐수에서 본 균주를 4일 동안 배양한 결과 약 94% COD 값의 감소와 1.2 g/l 균체생육을 보였으며 대수기 중기에서 ALA 탈수효소 저해제인 levulinic acid(LA)를 15 mM 첨가한 결과 55 mg/l의 ALA 생산량을 나타내었다. ALA의 전구물질인 succinate 및 glycine과 LA를 각각 15 mM의 농도로 동시 첨가시 최대 114 mg/l의 생산량을 보였다. 상기의 물질들을 각각 15 mM 농도로 연속 첨가한 후 ALA 생성량을 검토한 결과 LA 1회와 glycine과 succinate를 3회에 걸쳐 첨가하였을 때 120 mg/l로 가장 효과적이었으며 COD 제거율은 92%를 나타내었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.770-776
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• 1995

For the purpose of development of non-toxic and biodegradable flocculant, chitosan complex was isolated from Ganoderma lucidum wastes. The isolated complex was identified as the expected chitosan-glucan complex by IR specta. The complex was extracted by treatment of 50% NaOH solution at 120$\circ$C for 5 hrs, namely optimal condition and solubilized with 2% acetic acid for fur-ther use as flocculant. Preliminary experiments showed that the solubilized complex had higher flocculation activity of 1.3 fold than commercial chitosan at 400 mg/l concentration in soybean curd wastewater. Also the solubilized complex removed 83% of MLSS and 60% of COD in the soybean curd wastewater treated by photosynthetic bacteria, 50% of turbidity and 21% of MLSS in sugar industry wastewater, and 90% of turbidity and 89% of MLSS in alcohol fermentation wastewater. Bacterial cell flocculation activities of the solubilized chitosan-glucan complex were 89% in Bacillus subtilis broth, 81% in Streptococcus lactis broth, and more than 90% in Escherichia coli broth after standing for 2 days. The results reveal that chitosan-glucan complex from Ganoderma lucidum wastes can substitute for commercial chitosan as non-toxic and biodegradable flocculant.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.643-648
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• 2002

For wastewater treatment and utilization of the biomass, a photosynthetic bacterium was isolated based on its cell growth rate, cell mass, and assimilating ability of organic acids. The isolate was a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium that contained a single polar flagellum and formed a lamellar intracytoplasmic membrane (ICM) system, including bacteriochlorophyll $\alpha$. The major isoprenoid quinone component was identified as ubiquinone Q-10, and the fatty acid composition was characterized as to contain relatively large amount of C-16:0 (18.74%) and C-18:1 (59.23%). Based on its morphology, phototrophic properties, quinone component, and fatty acid composition, the isolate appeared to be closely related to the Rhodopseudomonas subgroup of purple nonsulfur bacteria. A phylogenetic analysis of the isolate using its 16S rRNA gene sequence data also supported the phenotypic findings, and classified the isolate closely related to Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Accordingly, the nomenclature of the isolate was proposed as Rhodopseudomonas palustris KUGB306. A bench-scale photosynthetic bacteria (PSB) reactor using the isolate was designed and operated for the treatment of soybean curd wastewater.