• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2008

Simultaneous removal of ternary gases of $NH_3$, $H_2S$ and toluene in a contaminated air stream was investigated over 180 days in a biofilter. A commercially available inorganic/polymeric composite chip with a large void volume (bed porosity > 0.80) was used as a microbial support. Multiple microorganisms including Nitrosomonas and Nitrobactor for nitrogen removal, Thiobacillus thioparus (ATCC 23645) for $H_2S$ removal and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 15692), Pseudomonas putida (ATCC 17484) and Pseudomonas putida (ATCC 23973) for toluene removal were used simultaneously. The empty bed residence time (EBRT) ranged from 60 - 120 seconds and the inlet feed concentration was $0.0325\;g/m^3-0.0651\;g/m^3$ for $NH_3$, $0.0636\;g/m^3-0.141\;g/m^3$ for $H_2S$, and $0.0918\;g/m^3-0.383\;g/m^3$ for toluene, respectively. The observed removal efficiency was 2% - 98% for $NH_3$, 2% - 100% for $H^2S$, and 2% - 80% for toluene, respectively. Maximum elimination capacity was about $2.7\;g/m^3$/hr for $NH_3$, > $6.4\;g/m^3$/hr for $H_2S$ and $4.0\;g/m^3$/hr for toluene, respectively. The inorganic/polymeric composite carrier required 40 - 80 days of wetting time for biofilm formation due to the hydrophobic nature of the carrier. Once the surface of the carrier was completely wetted, the microbial activity became stable. During the long-term operation, pressure drop was negligible because the void volume of the carrier was two times higher than the conventional packing materials.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.222-228
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• 1998

The characteristics of cometabolic removal of xylenes by Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Y234 were investigated. m-Xylene was found to be degraded while ο- and p-xylene were biotransformed into cresols in the presence of benzene or toluene. A lower level of benzene was required than that of toluene to remove the same amount of xylenes, which suggested benzene was a more effective primary substrate than toluene. ο-Xylene was found to be the most toxic to Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Y234 followed by p-xylene and m-xylene. Rates of cell decay during cometabolic removal of ο-, m-, or p-xylene were decreased by up to $76\%$ when benzene-adapted cells were inoculated. Xylenes were removed efficiently using benzene-adapted cells.

• 분석과학
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2018

The biodegradation of toluene vapor was investigated using a new type of biofilter equipped with a laboratory-scale evaporative cooler model packed with wood wool fibers (area: $360cm^2$). For the purpose of this study, the biofilter system was inoculated with Pseudomonas sp. RSST (MG 279053). The performance of this biofilter, assessed in terms of toluene removal efficiency (and elimination capacity), was as high as 99 % at a loading rate of $6g/h{\cdot}m^2$. The toluene removal efficiency decreased in an exponential manner with the increase in the loading rate. The cooler model-based biofilter was able to remove more than 99 % of toluene using Pseudomonas sp. RSST (MG 279053) as an effective inoculum. This biofilter is designed to operate under batch conditions for the removal of toluene in confined environments (e.g., automotive plants, boiler rooms in manufacturing facilities, and offshore drilling platforms).

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.179-182
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• 2000

Toluene-degrading bacterium, Microbacterium esteraromaticum CS3-1 was isolated from the biofilter for the removal of BTEX. Microbacterium esteraromaticum CS3-1 was shown to utilize toluene as a primary carbon and energy source. Effect of mixed BTEX gases on toluene degradation rate by M. esteraromaticum CS3-1 was investigated in this study. Toluene degradation rate was 2.26(only toluene), 2.06(toluene+benzene), 2.57(toluene+ethylbenzene), and 4.74(toluene+xylene) mmole $toluene\;{\cdot}\;g-DCW^{-1}\;{\cdot}\;h^{-1}$. Toluene degradation rate was 2.26(only toluene), 1.23(toluene+benzene+ethylbenzene), 1.52 (toluene+ethylbenzene+xylene), and 1.76(toluene+benzene+ethylbenzene+xylene) mmole $toluene\;{\cdot}\;g-DCW^{-1}\;{\cdot}\;h^{-1}$. The presence of BTEX compounds over three mixtures had a negative effect on toluene degradation rate. Toluene degradation rates were enhanced by the presence of ethylbenzene or xylene, whereas the presence of benzene had a negative effect on toluene degradation rate in comparison with toluene degradation rate when only toluene is existent.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 플라스틱과 Woodchip을 주원료로 하여 복합플라스틱계 담체를 개발하고 성능평가를 실시하였다. 개발담체는 기존상용화 담체에 비하여 처리효율 및 미생물 부착성 등은 유사하였으나, 경제적인 측면에서 우수한 것으로 평가되었다. 담체의 성능평가는 Lab scale의 바이오트리클링필터에 개발담체를 충진하여 톨루엔과 황화수소를 대상으로 제거효율 및 운전인자 등을 평가하였다. 본 연구에서 톨루엔 제거효율은 가스유입량 $1.5\;m^3/hr$, 유입농도 260ppm, 공탑체류시간 42s 운전조건에서 90% 이상으로 높게 나타내었으며, 톨루엔 최대제거능은 $77\;g/m^3{\cdot}hr$이었다. 황화수소와 톨루엔 동시제거 실험에서는 $H_2S$와 톨루엔이 효과적으로 제거되었다. $H_2S$의 최대제거능은 $100\;g-S/m^3{\cdot}hr$이었으며, $H_2S$ 농도가 100 ppm까지는 톨루엔제거에 영향을 주지 않았으나 $H_2S$ 농도가 증가함에 따라 톨루엔 제거효율은 감소되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2000

A suitable packing material for biofiltration of monoaromatic solvent vapors was selected among various types of packing materials such as peat, bark chips, vermiculite, and Hydroballs. A previously isolated strain, Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes BTXO2, which could utilize toluene, m-and p-xylene as carbon and energy sources was used as a biofilter inoculum. Four glass biofilters (6 cm dia. x 60 cm) were individually packed with each of the packing materials and solvent vapors were passed through the columns. During three weeks of peat biofilter operation, average removal efficiencies of toluene, m-and p-xylene were 90.4%, 95.3%, and 82.1%, respectively. With the other packings, the efficiencies were in the range of 10.1 to 58.6％ which were significantly lower than those of the peat biofilter. The peat biofilter was continually operated for approximately nine months and the biofilter sustained its degradation activity during the operation period with minimal maintenance. At steady state, average removal rates of toluene, m- and p-xylene vapors were estimated as 14.2, 5.5, and 8.1 g m$\^$-3/ packing h$\^$-1/, respectively.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.336-342
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• 2013

산업에서 널리 사용되고 있는 Trichloroethylene (TCE)은 토양 및 지하수의 오염을 일으키며, 암 유발물질로 환경에서 반드시 제거해야 하는 물질이다. 본 연구에서는 미생물 고정화 담체를 이용한 TCE로 오염된 지하수 처리 시스템의 세균 군집구조를 조사하고, 우점종을 분리 및 동정하고 TCE 제거특성을 확인하였다. TCE로 오염된 지하수 처리공정의 세균군집을 16S rRNA 유전자 라이브러리의 염기서열 분석방법을 이용하여 조사한 결과, 주요 개체군은 BTEX 분해세균으로 알려진 Pseudomonas 속이었으며 Pseudomonas putida 그룹이 가장 우점하였다. Pseudomonas putida 그룹의 우점은 높은 toluene과 TCE의 농도에서 기인한 것으로 생각된다. TCE로 오염을 제거하기 위한 미생물 반응기에서 toluene과 TCE 분해 세균을 분리 배양하였으며 Pseudomonas sp. DHC8로 명명하였다. 형태학적 특징, 생리 생화학적 특징, 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열분석 결과 DHC8 균주는 P. putida 그룹에 속하는 것으로 확인되었다. Pseudomonas sp. DHC8을 이용하여 TCE (0.83 mg/L)와 toluene (60.61 mg/L)에 대해 분해실험을 실시하였을 때 12.5시간 동안 TCE는 72.3%, toluene은 100.0% 제거되었다. 또한, TCE와 toluene의 제거속도는 각각 0.02 ${\mu}mol/g$-DCW/h와 2.89 ${\mu}mol/g$-DCW/h였다. 본 연구 결과는 TCE의 생물정화를 위한 반응기의 최대 효율을 유지하기 위한 노력에 도움이 될 것이다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2015

The photocatalytic decomposition characteristics of toluene, acetone, and methyl mercaptan (MM) by UV reactor installed with $TiO_2$-coated perforated plane were studied. The removal efficiency of single toluene, acetone, and MM vapor was increased with increasing oxygen concentration, but decreased with increasing inlet concentration. Elimination capacity of single toluene, acetone, and MM vapor was obtained to be $628g/m^3{\cdot}day$, $1,041g/m^3{\cdot}day$, and $2,158g/m^3{\cdot}day$, respectively. Also, the photocatalytic decomposition of binary vapor consisted of toluene and acetone, toluene and MM, acetone and MM were observed. Elimination capacity of toluene mixed with acetone, toluene mixed with MM, acetone mixed with toluene, acetone mixed with MM, MM mixed with toluene, and MM mixed with acetone was $327g/m^3{\cdot}day$, $512g/m^3{\cdot}day$, $128g/m^3{\cdot}day$, $266g/m^3{\cdot}day$, $785g/m^3{\cdot}day$ and $883g/m^3{\cdot}day$, respectively. The inhibitory effect of acetone was higher than MM in photocatalytic decomposition of toluene, the inhibitory effect of toluene was higher than MM photocatalytic decomposition of acetone, and the inhibitory effect of toluene was higher than acetone in photocatalytic decomposition of MM.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.519-525
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• 2008

생물살수여과법을 이용하여 대표적인 휘발성 유기물질인 toluene, styrene과 악취물질인 $H_2S$를 운전조건에 따른 제거 특성에 대해 실험적 고찰을 중심으로 진행하였다. $H_2S$ 제거 특성 고찰을 위한 autotroph과 mixotroph 조건하에서는 $H_2S$ 부하율이 낮은 조건($10g/m^3{\cdot}hr$)에서는 두 조건에서 모두 제거율이 99% 이상을 나타냈다. 부하율이 증가하면서 제거율이 감소하였으며, mixotroph 조건하에서 제거율이 다소 높았다. 방향족 휘발성 유기화합물질인 toluene과 styrene 농도변화에 따른 부하율과 제거용량 관계에서 toluene 부하율이 $40g/m^3{\cdot}hr$ 이하에서는 농도에 관계없이 제거율이 거의 99%를 나타내나 부하율이 증가함에 따라서 제거율은 감소하며 부하율이 증가해도 제거용량이 더 이상 증가하지 않는 최고제거용량을 나타내고 있으며 toluene 농도가 0.2, 0.5과 $1.0g/m^3$일 때 최고제거용량은 각각 40, 45, $60g/m^3{\cdot}hr$으로 나타내고 있다. toluene으로 순응된 살수여과탑에 styrene을 주입하여 순응시킨 후 styrene 제거 실험결과는 toluene 실험결과와 유사한 경향을 나타내었으나 전체적으로 제거효율이 낮게 나타났다. 순환살수액 유량 등의 적정 운전조건은 탑내 미생물의 활성도, 반응기 물리/화학적 특성에 따라 물질전달, 탑내 주입된 공기의 분배, 살수액 통과 경로, 미생물 분포도, 공극율 등에 따라 제거효율이 달라지므로 이를 고려한 적정 운전조건이 결정되어야 한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1121-1129
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• 2008

A series of steady-state and short-term experiments on a three-phase circulating-bed biofilm reactor (CBBR) for removing toluene from gas streams were conducted to investigate the effect of macroporous-carrier size (1-mm cubes versus 4-mm cubes, which have the same total surface area) on CBBR performance. Experimental conditions were identical, except for the carrier size. The CBBR with 1-mm carriers (the 1-mm CBBR) overcame the performance limitation observed with the CBBR with 4-mm carriers (the 4-mm CBBR): oxygen depletion inside the biofilm. The 1-mm CBBR consistently had the superior removal efficiencies of toluene and COD, higher than 93% for all, and the advantage was greatest for the highest toluene loading, $0.12\;M/m^2-day$. The 1-mm carriers achieved superior performance by minimizing the negative effects of oxygen depletion, because they had 4.7 to 6.8 times thinner biofilm depths. The 1-mm carriers continued to provide protection from excess biomass detachment and inhibition from toluene. Finally, the 1-mm CBBR achieved volumetric removal capacities up to 300 times greater than demonstrated by other biofilters treating toluene and related volatile hydrocarbons.