• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1023-1029
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• 2023

Biosurfactants reduce surface and interfacial tension due to their amphiphilic properties and are an eco-friendly alternative for chemical surfactants. In this study, a new yeast strain JAF-11 that produces a biosurfactant was selected using drop collapse method, and the properties of the extracts were investigated. The nucleotide sequences of the strain were compared with closely related strains and identified based on the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit ribosomal DNA (LSU) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. Neodothiora populina CPC 39399^T, the closest species with strain JAF-11, showed a sequence similarity of 97.75% for LSU and 94.27% for ITS, respectively. The result suggests that the strain JAF-11 represents a distinct species that cannot be assigned to any existing genus or species in the family Dothideaceae. Strain JAF-11 produced a biosurfactant reducing the surface tension of water from 72 mN/m to 34.5 mN/m on the sixth day of culture and the result of measuring the critical micelle concentration (CMC) by extracting the crude biosurfactant was found to be 24 mg/l. The molecular weight 502 of the purified biosurfactant was confirmed by measuring the fast atom bombardment mass spectrum. The chemical structure was analyzed by measuring ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), ¹³C NMR, and two-dimensional NMRs of the compound. The molecular formula was C₂₆H₄₆O₉, and it was composed of one octanoyl group and two hexanoyl groups to myo-inositol moiety. The new biosurfactant is the first report of a compound produced by a new yeast strain, JAF-11.

• 한국환경과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경과학회 1998년도 가을 학술발표회 프로그램
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• pp.2-4
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• 1998

Proliferation of Nocardia amarae cells in activated sludge has often been associated with the generation of nuisance foams. Despite intense research activities in recent years to examine the causes and control of Nocardia foaming in activated sludge, the foaming continued to persist throughout the activated sludge treatment plants in United States. In addition to causing various operational problems to treatment processes, the presence of Nocardia may have secondary effects on the fate of heavy metals that are not well known. For example, for treatment plants facing more stringent metal removal requirements, potential metal removal by Nocardia cells in foaming activated sludge would be a welcome secondary effect. In contrast, with new viosolid disposal regulations in place (Code o( Federal Regulation No. 503), higher concentration of metals in biosolids from foaming activated sludge could create management problems. The goal of this research was to investigate the metal sorption property of Nocardia amarae cells grown in batch reactors and in chemostat reactors. Specific surface area and metal sorption characteristics of N. amarae cells harvested at various growth stages were compared. Three metals examined in this study were copper, cadmium and nickel. Nocardia amarae strain (SRWTP isolate) used in this study was obtained from the University of California at Berkeley. The pure culture was grown in 4L batch reactor containing mineral salt medium with sodium acetate as the sole carbon source. In order to quantify the sorption of heavy metal ions to N amarae cell surfaces, cells from the batch reactor were harvested, washed, and suspended in 30mL centrifuge tubes. Metal sorption studies were conducted at pH 7.0 and ionlc strength of 10-2M. The sorption Isotherm showed that the cells harvested from the stationary and endogenous growth phase exhibited significantly higher metal sorption capacity than the cells from the exponential phase. The sequence of preferential uptake of metals by N. amarae cells was Cu>Cd>Ni. The specific surFace area of Nocardia cells was determined by a dye adsorption method. N.amarae cells growing at ewponential phase had significantly less specific surface area than that of stationary phase, indicating that the lower metal sorption capacity of Nocardia cells growing at exponential phase may be due to the lower specific surface area. The growth conditions of Nocardia cells in continuous culture affect their cell surface properties, thereby governing the adsorption capacity of heavy metal. The comparison of dye sorption isotherms for Nocardia cells growing at various growth rates revealed that the cell surface area increased with increasing sludge age, indicating that the cell surface area is highly dependent on the steady-state growth rate. The highest specific surface area of 199m21g was obtained from N.amarae cell harvested at 0.33 day-1 of growth rate. This result suggests that growth condition not only alters the structure of Nocardia cell wall but also affects the surface area, thus yielding more binding sites of metal removal. After reaching the steady-state condition at dilution rate, metal adsorption isotherms were used to determine the equilibrium distributions of metals between aqueous and Nocardia cell surfaces. The metal sorption capacity of Nocardia biomass harvested from 0.33 day-1 of growth rate was significantly higher than that of cells harvested from 0.5- and 1-day-1 operation, indicatng that N.amarae cells with a lower growth rate have higher sorpion capacity. This result was in close agreement with the trend observed from the batch study. To evaluate the effect of Nocardia cells on the metal binding capacity of activated sludge, specific surface area and metal sorption capacity of the mixture of Nocardia pure cultures and activated sludge biomass were determined by a series of batch experiments. The higher levels of Nocardia cells in the Nocardia-activated sludge samples resulted in the higher specific surface area, explaining the higher metal sorption sites by the mixed luquor samples containing greater amounts on Nocardia cells. The effect of Nocardia cells on the metal sorption capacity of activated sludge was evaluated by spiking an activated sludge sample with various amounts of pre culture Nocardia cells. The results of the Langmuir isotherm model fitted to the metal sorption by various mixtures of Nocardia and activated sludge indicated that the mixture containing higher Nocardia levels had higher metal adsorption capacity than the mixture containing lower Nocardia levels. At Nocardia levels above 100mg/g VSS, the metal sorption capacity of activate sludge increased proportionally with the amount of Noeardia cells present in the mixed liquor, indicating that the presence of Nocardia may increase the viosorption capacity of activated sludge.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.440-447
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• 2020

최근 간척지를 활용한 대규모 수출 원예 단지에 대한 수요가 증대되고 있고, 대규모 시설원예 단지 조성을 위한 현안 중에 하나는 경량 온실용 기초 설계 기준을 확립하는 것이다. 이를 위해 연약지반 기초 보강 방법에 관한 사전 연구들을 검토하였다. 대상 공법으로는 스파이럴, 나무, 쇄석 다짐 말뚝(팽이) 및 PF 공법이며, 성능 검증을 위해 인발저항력, 지내력, 침하량 측정 등의 시험이 수행되었다. 인발저항력은 동일한 직경에서 근입 깊이가 증가할수록 저항력이 상승하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 스파이럴과 나무 말뚝 기초의 성능을 비교하자면, 유사한 근입비와 마찰 면적을 갖는 기준에 대하여 스파이럴 말뚝의 인발저항력 0.8kN, 나무 말뚝은 인발저항력 1.1kN로 근소하게 나무 말뚝의 성능이 우수하다고 판단되었다. 추가적으로, 일정 근입비(L/D)의 범위에서의 직경 변화에 따른 인발저항력을 비교하였다. 근입비 10~12.1 범위에서는 직경 250mm구간, 근입비 14.6~16.7 범위에서의 직경 300mm구간에서 급격한 상승값을 보였으며, 근입비 범위에 따라 인발저항력 증가 폭이 다르게 나타나는 것을 확인하였다. 지반 지내력 검토를 위한 재하시험 결과의 경우, 상이한 보강 방법, 직경, 관입 깊이 등의 영향으로 단순 비교하는 것에 한계가 있지만, 나무 말뚝 105kN/㎡, 팽이 말뚝 826kN/㎡, PF방법 300kN/㎡ 수준의 최대 허용지지력을 보였다. 위 조건의 경우에, 팽이 말뚝, PF방법, 나무 말뚝 순으로 높은 지내력을 나타냈다. 간척지 기초 시공공법 타당성 검토를 위하여, 일부 국한된 시험 조건하에 인발저항력, 허용지지력, 침하량 측정 등 시험 평가 결과를 비교 검토하였다. 기초 보강 방법 별 일관성있는 경향을 파악하는데 한계가 있었지만, 풍속40m/s에서 온실에서 받는 인발력이 20kN수준이고(Yu 등, 2012), '97 한국형 유리온실 표준설계도에 명시된 온실의 기초 지내력 기준이 50kN/㎡인 점을 고려한다면 지내력 105kN/㎡ ~ 826kN/㎡ 범위의 기초보강 공법인 팽이, 나무말뚝 및 PF방법 모두 간척지 온실 기초에 적용하기 충분한 공법으로 간주 된다. 장기 침하량 모니터링 및 기초 보강 방법 별 수렴성과 재현성이 확보된 실증 데이터 보완을 통해, 온실 유형별 구조안정성과 경제성을 동시에 만족시킬 수 있는 기초 방식 선정과 설계 가이드라인 제시가 가능할 것이라고 판단된다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.471-484
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• 2009

본 연구는 덕유산국립공원 남덕유지역 낙엽활엽수림의 식생구조를 분석하기 위하여 2007년 5월부터 2008년 9월까지 식물사회학적 방법과 구배분석을 실시하여 임분의 구조와 특성을 비교하였다. 남덕유지역의 낙엽활엽수림을 분석한 결과, 신갈나무군락(전형하위군락, 철쭉꽃하위군락, 그늘사초하위군락), 졸참나무군락(전형하위군락, 굴참나무하위군락, 서어나문하위군락), 서어나무군락, 들메나무군락 및 층층나무군락으로 구분되었으며 군락간에는 종조성, 계층구조 및 식피율 등 생태적 특징에 많은 차이가 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 전체 군락에서 나타난 중요치는 신갈나무가 가장 높고(67.8) 다음으로 들메나무(44.8), 졸참나무(24.5), 당단풍(17.0), 층층나무(15.9), 쇠물푸레(11.5), 철쭉꽃(11.0), 까치박달(11.0), 쪽동백나무(10.9), 함박꽃나무(10.4), 서어나무(9.8) 등의 순으로 나타났다. 흉고직경급을 분석한 결과 신갈나무는 정규분포형의 밀도를 나타내고 있어 당분간은 이들 수종의 우점 상태가 계속될 것으로 보이며, 들메나무는 계곡부에 한정적으로 출현하며 어린 개체의 밀도가 높아 지형적인 극상림으로 발달될 것으로 판단된다. 졸참나무는 어린 개체와 중간 개체의 밀도가 높아 앞으로 계속 높은 우점도를 나타낼 것으로 사료된다. 남덕유지역의 낙엽활엽수림 식생을 식물사회학적 방법에 의하여 분류된 5개 군락과 11개의 환경 요인으로 DCCA ordination 분석한 결과 신갈나무 군락은 해발고가 높고 양이온치환용량과 전질소(C.E.C, T-N)가 많은 지역에 분포하였다. 들메나무군락은 해발고가 높고 수분과 치환성양이온(Ca, Mg, K)이 많은 곳에 분포하였으며, 졸참나무군락과 서언나무군락은 해발고가 낮고 양이온치환용량과 전질소가 적은 지역에 분포하였다. 층층나무군락은 타 군락과 비교해 볼 때 중간지역에 분포하였다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2000

CEM BIO P.E.필름으로 피복된 시설에서 300~1,100nm 사이의 분광투과율은 일반 P.E. 필름으로 피복된 시설보다 높았다. 전반적으로 시설내 광투과율은 이중피복, 골조, 기타시설물 때문에 노지에 비하여 절반 수준을 나타냈다. 순복사량은 CEM BIO P.E. 필름 피복시설이 5,424.5W.m$^{-2}$ 로서 일반 P.E.필름 피복시설보다 2.9% 낮았고, 광합성유효복사 투과율은 CEM BIO P.E.필름 피복시설이 3,861.2W.n$^{-2}$ 로서 일반 P.E. 필름 피복시설보다 3.8% 높았으며, 무가온기의 적산최저온도는 CEM BIO P.E. 필름 피복시설이 일반 P.E. 필름 피복시설보다 1일 평균 0.35$^{\circ}C$ 높았다. 정식후 30일의 풋고추 생육은 CEM BIO P.E. 필름 피복시설에서 초장, 경경, 엽면적, 생체중, 건물중 및 군락생산구조가 우수하였고, 과실은 과중이 11.28g으로 일반 P.E. 필름 피복시설 보다 1.25g 무거웠으며, 상품율은 2.7% 높았다. 1997년 11월 19일부터 1998년 3월 3일 사이의 수량은 CEM BIO P.E. 필름피복시설에서 7.4% 많았으나 전체적인 수량은 차이를 보이지 않았다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.236-241
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• 1994

The crystal structures of $Cd_6-A$ evacuated at $2{\times}10^{-6}$ Torr and 750$^{\circ}$C (a=12.216(l) ${\AA}$), and of the product of its reaction with Rb vapor (a= 12.187(l) ${\AA}$), have been determined by single-crystal x-ray diffraction techniques in the cubic space group Pm$\bar{3}$m at 21(l)$^{\circ}$C. Their structures were refined to the final error indices, $R_1$=0.055 and $R_2$=0.067 with 191 reflections, and $R_1$=0.066 and $R_2$=0.049 with 90 reflections, respectively, for which I>3${\sigma}$(I). In dehydrated $Cd_6-A$, six $Cd^{2+}$ ions are found at two different threefold-axis sites near six-oxygen ring centers. Four $Cd^{2+}$ ions are recessed 0.50 ${\AA}$ into the sodalite cavity from the (111) plane at O(3), and the other two extend 0.28 ${\AA}$ into the large cavity from this plane. Treatment at 250 $^{\circ}$C with 0.1 Torr of Rb vapor reduces all $Cd^{2+}$ ions to give $Rb_{13.5^-}$A. Rb species are found at three crystallographic sites: three $Rb^+$ ions lie at eight-oxygen-ring centers, filling that position, and ca. 10.5 $Rb^+$ ions lie on threefold axes, 8.0 in the large cavity and 2.5 in the sodalite cavity. In this structure, ca. 1.5 Rb species more than the 12 $Rb^+$ ions needed to balance the anionic charge of zeolite framework are found, indicating that sorption of $Rb^0$ has occurred. The occupancies observed can be most simply explained by two "unit cell" compositions, $Rb_{12^-}A{\cdot}Rb$ and $Rb_{12^-}A{\cdot}2Rb$, of approximately equal population. In sodalite cavities, $Rb_{12^-}A{\cdot}Rb$ would have a $(Rb_2)^+$ cluster and $Rb_{12^-}A{\cdot}2Rb$ would have a triangular $(Rb_3)^+$ cluster. Each of the atoms of these clusters must bind further through a six-oxygen ring to a large cavity $Rb^+$ to give $(Rb_4)^{3+}$ (linear) and $(Rb_6)^{4+}$ (trigonal). Other unit-cell compositions and other cationic cluster compositions such as $(Rb_8)^{n+}$ may exist.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.307-319
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• 2008

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: It is known that an anodic oxidation technique, one of the methods for the implant surface treatment, remarkably increased surface area, enhanced wettability and accelerated the initial bone healing. Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the wettability of anodized titanium surface which has a nanotubular structure, to assess osseointegration after the placement of implant with nano-size tubes on tibia of rats and to analyze quantitatively transferable rhBMP-2 on each surface. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Four different kinds of surface-treated titanium discs (polished (machined surface) group, micro (blasting surface) group, nano (anodizedmachined surface) group, and nano-micro (anodized-blasting surface) group) were fabricated (n=10). Three different media were chosen to measure the surface contact angles; distilled water, plasma and rhBMP-2 solution. After a single drop (0.025 $m{\ell}$) of solution, the picture was taken with the image camera, and contact angle was measured by using image analysis system. For the test of osseointegration, 2 kinds of anodized surface (anodized-machined surface, anodized-blasting surface) implants having 2.0 mm in diameter and 5.0 mm in length inserted into the tibia of Wistar rats. After 3 weeks, tibia were harvested and the specimens were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for histological analysis. To test the possibility of drug delivery, after soaking sample groups in the concentration of 250 ng/$m{\ell}$l of rhBMP-2 for 48 hours, the excess solution of rhBMP-2 were removed. After that, they were lyophilized for 24 hours, and then the rhBMP-2 on the surface of titanium was resolved for 72 hours in PBS. All the extracted solution was analyzed by ELISA. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed on the data. RESULTS: The wettability is improved by anodic oxidation. The best wettability was shown on the nano-micro group, and it was followed by nano group, micro group, and polished group. In the histological findings, all implants showed good healing and the new bone formation were observed along the implant surface. After 3 days, nano-micro group delivered the most amount of rhBMP-2, followed by nano group, micro group, and polished group. CONCLUSION: It indicated that anodic oxidation on blasting surface produce functionally graded nano-micro porous structure and enhance hydrophilicity of the surface and osseointegration. The findings suggest that the nano-micro porous structure could be a useful carrier of osteogenic molecules like rhBMP-2.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

칼슘 코발트 층상 산화물계에서 $Ca_3Co_2O_6$와 $Ca_3Co_4O_9$를 기본으로 하여 열전 특성 향상을 위해 Ca 위치를 Bi, Sr, La, K로 부분 치환하고, Co위치를 Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn로 치환한 다결정 산화물을 제조하여 $300{\sim}1000K$ 까지의 열전 특성을 분석하였다. Bi가 치환된 $Ca_3Co_4O_9$계의 $Ca_{2.7}Bi_{0.3}Co_4O_9$는 전기전도도 $85.4({\Omega}cm)^{-1}, Seebeck계수 $176.2{\mu}V/K$그리고 파워팩터 $265.2{\mu}W/K^m$로 가장 높은 열전 물성치가 관찰되었다. 열전 모듈 제조를 위해서 각각의 열전반도체의 성능지수Z($10^{-4}/K$)가 0.87, 0.41의 값인 p형 열전 소재로 $Ca_{2.7}Bi_{0.3}Co_4O_9$를, n형 열전 소재로($Zn_{0.98}Al_{0.02}$)O를 선택하여 열전쌍을 제조하였다. 제조된 2쌍의 기본 열전쌍은 120K의 온도차에서 약 30mV정도의 기전력이 나타났다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.809-815
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• 1996

$Y_2O_3$-based metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure on p-Si(100) has been studied. Films were prepared by UHV reactive ionized cluster beam deposition (r-ICBD) system. The base pressure of the system was about $1 \times 10^{-9}$ -9/ Torr and the process pressure $2 \times 10^{-5}$ Torr in oxygen ambience. Glancing X-ray diffraction(GXRD) and in-situ reflection high energy electron diffracton(RHEED) analyses were performed to investigate the crystallinity of the films. The results show phase change from amorphous state to crystalline one with increasingqr acceleration voltage and substrate temperature. It is also found that the phase transformation from $Y_2O_3$(111)//Si(100) to $Y_2O_3$(110)//Si(100) in growing directions takes place between $500^{\circ}C$ and $700^{\circ}C$. Especially as acceleration voltage is increased, preferentially oriented crystallinity was increased. Finally under the condition of above substrate temperature $700^{\circ}C$ and acceleration voltage 5kV, the $Y_2O_3$films are found to be grown epitaxially in direction of $Y_2O_3$(1l0)//Si(100) by observation of transmission electron microscope(TEM). Capacitance-voltage and current-voltage measurements were conducted to characterize Al/$Y_2O_3$/Si MIS structure with varying acceleration voltage and substrate temperature. Deposited $Y_2O_3$ films of thickness of nearly 300$\AA$ show that the breakdown field increases to 7~8MV /cm at the same conditon of epitaxial growing. These results also coincide with XPS spectra which indicate better stoichiometric characteristic in the condition of better crystalline one. After oxidation the breakdown field increases to 13MV /cm because the MIS structure contains interface silicon oxide of about 30$\AA$. In this case the dielectric constant of only $Y_2O_3$ layer is found to be $\in$15.6. These results have demonstrated the potential of using yttrium oxide for future VLSI/ULSI gate insulator applications.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.340-346
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• 2002

Capacitor material utilized in the downsizing passive devices and integration of passive devices requires the physical and electrical properties at given area such as capacitor thickness reduction, relative dielectric constant increase, low leakage current and thermal stability. common capacitor materials, $Al_2O_3$, $SiO_2$, $Si_3N_4$, $SiO_2$/$Si_3N_4$, TaN and et al., used until recently have reached their physical limits in their application to integration of passive devices. $Ta_2O_{5}$ is known to be a good alternative to the existing materials for the capacitor application because of its high dielectric constant (25~35), low leakage current and high breakdown strength. Despite the numerous investigations of $Ta_2O_{5}$ material, there have little been established the clear understanding of the annealing effect on capacitance characteristic and conduction mechanism. This study presents the dielectric properties $Ta_2O_{5}$ MIM capacitor structure Processed by $O_2$ RTA oxidation. X-ray diffraction patterns showed the existence of amorphous phase in $600^{\circ}C$ annealing under the $O_2$ RTA and the formation of preferentially oriented-$Ta_2O_{5}$ in 650, $700^{\circ}C$ annealing and the AES depth profile showed $O_2$ RTA oxidation effect gives rise to the $O_2$ deficientd into the new layer. The leakage current density respectively, at 3~1l$\times$$10_{-2}$(kV/cm) were $10_{-3}$~$10_{-6}$(A/$\textrm{cm}^2$). In addition, behavior is stable irrespective of applied electric field. the frequency vs capacitance characteristic enhanced stability more then $Ta_2O_{5}$ thin films obtained by $O_2$ reactive sputtering. The capacitance vs voltage measurement that, Vfb(flat-band voltage) was increase dependance on the $O_2$ RTA oxidation temperature.