• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.221-221
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• 2021

토양의 강도와 점성을 높여주는 바이오폴리머를 제방 호안에 도포하면 기존의 다른 호안 재료들과 마찬가지로 제방을 보호하는 것이 가능하다. 특히 바이오폴리머는 천연 토양과 혼합하여 사용하므로 다른 인공적인 호안재료들에 비해 생태적으로 유리하다. 하지만 바이오폴리머는 결합되어지는 토양의 점도, 공극률, 입도 등의 토양이 가지는 특성에 따라 성능이 변화하기 때문에 바이오폴리머를 이용한 혼한토를 제방 호안에 적용하기 위해서는 적절한 강도를 가지게 하는 토양을 선정해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 바이오폴리머를 마사토 및 황토 등과 결합하여 시험구를 설치하고 식생환경을 조성한 뒤 실규모 실험수로에서 수리 실험을 수행하여 바이오폴리머를 이용한 호안 공법의 침식 저항 성능을 평가하고 토양의 종류에 따라 성능을 비교하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.224-224
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• 2020

새롭게 개발된 미생물의 부산물인 바이오 폴리머는 토양의 강도를 높이고, 식물의 생장을 촉진시킨다. 본 연구에서는 실규모 수리 실험을 수행하여 바이오 폴리머를 이용한 호안 공법의 침식 저항 성능을 평가하였다. 실험을 위하여 다수의 호안 공법 시험체를 제작하였고, 이 시험체를 실 규모 실험수로에 설치하고 수리 실험을 통해 토양 손실과 이에 따른 한계 소류력을 결정하였다. 실험에는 일반 흙을 피복한 시험체, 바이오 폴리머와 혼합한 흙을 피복한 시험체, 식생매트와 바이오 폴리머 혼합토를 결합한 시험체 등이 사용되었다. 실험결과 재료나 식생의 활착도에 따른 차이는 있었으나 바이오 폴리머를 이용한 시험체의 침식 저항 성능이 바이오 폴리머를 이용하지 않은 시험체에 비해 높게 나타나는 것은 일관되게 확인 할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 바이오 폴리머를 이용한 호안공법이 기존 호안 공법의 침식 저항성능을 향상 시킬 수 있음을 보여준다. 바이오 폴리머를 제방 호안 시공에 활용한다면 홍수로 인한 제방의 유실이나 파괴를 상당 부분 예방할 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.22-22
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• 2022

점성질의 바이오폴리머를 토양과 혼합하면 흙 입자 사이에 유기막이 형성되고 이로 인해 흙의 결합력이 상승하여 흐르는 물속에서도 결합을 유지시킬 수 있게 된다. 이러한 바이오폴리머의 성질을 이용한다면 물과 접촉이 많은 제방의 강도를 보다 높일 수 있을 것이다. 국내 제방 중에는 지역에 따라 모래 성분이 많은 제방이 존재하며, 이러한 제방들은 홍수 시 파손이나 붕괴의 위험을 항상 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 국내 현황을 참고하여 제체로 사용하기에 적합하지 않은 조립질의 모래에서도 바이오폴리머를 활용할 수 있는지를 확인하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 모래와 바이오폴리머를 혼합, 도포한 시험체를 만들고 이를 실규모 실험수로에 설치하여 소하천 규모의 흐르는 물에 노출시킨 후 시험체가 어느 정도까지 침식에 저항할 수 있는지를 분석하였다. 시험체는 식생이 활착되지 않은 상태와 식생이 활착된 상태의 두 가지 조건으로 제작하였다. 두 조건 모두 바이오폴리머로 인해 모래의 결합력이 높아지는 것을 실험을 통해 확인할 수 있었다. 특히 식생이 활착된 경우에는 흐르는 물에서의 침식 저항 능력이 식생이 없는 경우보다 월등히 상승하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.270-270
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• 2019

미생물의 부산물인 바이오 폴리머와 혼합된 토양의 수리안정성이 증가하는 효과를 시험하기 위하여 안동 하천실증연구센터 실규모 수로에 물관리연구사업의 "친환경 신소재를 이용한 고강도 제방 기술 개발" 연구과제에서 개발 중인 바이오 폴리머와 혼합된 토양을 도포하여 시험구를 만들고 수리안정성에 관한 실험을 수행하였다. 실험에서는 바이오 폴리머와 마사토를 혼합하여 사용하였으며, 바이오 폴리머와 혼합된 토양은 도포 두께, 식생 유무 등에 따라 구분하였다. 실험은 물의 소류력과 토양손실과의 관계를 통하여 수리안정성을 평가하는 ASTM 시험법을 준용하여 진행하였고, 실험 결과를 통하여 새로 개발된 바이오 폴리머가 토양의 수리안정성을 증가 시키는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 특히 바이오 폴리머가 도포된 토양에 식생이 활착되었을 경우 강한 소류력이 발생하는 흐름에서도 토양 손실이 매우 적게 발생하였으며, 이를 통하여 개발된 바이오 폴리머의 성능을 일부 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.304-313
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• 2019

Biopolymer based on microbial β-glucan and xanthan gum is effective for vegetation and has a function of enhancing soil strength, which can be used as soil reinforcement and stabilization materials in river embankment. The purpose of this study is to verify the vegetation effect of the surface of levee by biopolymer with seed spraying method. Mixed soils with biopolymer were used to cover the surface of embankments. The strength is higher in biopolymer-treated soil and xanthan gum based biopolymer has advantage for quality control in field scale. In addition, the vegetation of F. arundinacea and L. perenne showed various reactions with types of biopolymers. Biopolymer has a positive effect on the vegetation of them. In contrast, root growth tended to decrease in biopolymer-treated soils. The results indicate that root growth is slow down due to increasing ability to retain water in biopolymer-treated soil. In order to apply biopolymer to river embankment, it is necessary to examine the effects of biopolymers on a wide range of plant species in river embankment.

• Land and Housing Review
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.109-119
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• 2021

Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions has rapidly increased abnormal climate events and geotechnical engineering hazards in terms of their size and frequency accordingly. Biopolymer-based soil treatment (BPST) in geotechnical engineering has been implemented in recent years as an alternative to reducing carbon footprint. Furthermore, thermo-gelating biopolymers, including agar gum, gellan gum, and xanthan gum, are known to strengthen soils noticeably. However, an explicitly detailed evaluation of the correlation between the factors, that have a significant influence on the strengthening behavior of BPST, has not been explored yet. In this study, machine learning regression analysis was performed using the UCS (unconfined compressive strength) data for BPST tested in the laboratory to evaluate the factors influencing the strengthening behavior of gellan gum-treated soil mixtures. General linear regression, Ridge, and Lasso were used as linear regression methods; the key factors influencing the behavior of BPST were determined by RMSE (root mean squared error) and regression coefficient values. The results of the analysis showed that the concentration of biopolymer and the content of clay have the most significant influence on the strength of BPST.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.163-173
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• 2018

The biopolymer (BP) used in this study is mainly composed of xanthan gum and ${\beta}$-glucan derived from microorganism and has been introduced as a novel material for soil stabilization. However, the broad applicability of BP has been suggested in the field of geotechnical engineering while little information is available about the effects of BP on the vegetation. The goal of this study is to find the BP effects on the growth of Camelina sativa L. (Camelina) under drought condition. For more thorough evaluation of BP effects on the plant growth, we examined not only morphological but also physiological traits and gene expression patterns. After 25 days of drought treatment from germination in the soil amended with 0, 0.25, 0.5, and 1% BP, we observed that the BP concentration was strongly correlated the growth of Camelina. When plants were grown under drought stress, Camelina in 0.5% BP mixture showed better physiological parameters of the leaf stomatal conductance, electrolyte leakage and relative water content compared to those in control soil without BP. Plant recovery rate after re-watering was higher and the development of lateral root was lower in BP amended soil. RNA expression of Camelina leaf treated with/without drought for 7 and 10 days showed that aquaporin genes transporting solutes at bio-membrane, CsPIP1;4, 2;1, 2;6 and TIP1;2, 2;1, were induced more in the plants with BP amendment and drought treatment. These results suggest that the soil amended with BP has a positive effect on the transport of nutrients and waters into Camelina by improving water retention in soil under drought condition.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.208-217
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• 2020

A biopolymer based on microorganism-derived β-glucan and xanthan gum is being studied as a new eco-friendly material that stabilizes the riverbank slope, and also promotes vegetation growth. However, it is still inconclusive whether biopolymers have a positive effect on plant performance in the riverbanks which are subjected to various climatic factors and plant competitions. For a practical ecological evaluation of the biopolymers, their effect on plant growth promotion was studied in a natural environment. Considering the relationship between competition and plant community formation, the effects of biopolymers on competition were also investigated. For four plant species (Echinochloa crus-galli, Pennisetum alopecuroides, Leonurus japonicus, and Coreopsis lanceolata), the biopolymer effects under intra/interspecific competition were tested at the riverbank (20 m × 10 m) near Samjigyo Bridge in Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do. A biopolymer powder was mixed with water and commercial soil following the manufacturer's recommendations. The soil mixed with the biopolymer was filled in a pot or applied to the surface of the commercial soil with a thickness of 3 cm. Across the competition treatments, the biopolymer treatment promoted root growth of the target plant species and decreased the specific leaf area. The total biomass and shoot dry weight of P. alopecuroides increased in response to the biopolymer treatment. The competition treatment decreased the total biomass and shoot dry weight compared to the case without competition. Notably, such a competitive effect was similar in all the biopolymer treatments. Thus, biopolymers, when mixed with soil, promote the growth of some plant species, but do not appear to affect the competitive ability of plants.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.55-63
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• 2024

Xanthan gum biopolymer is an ecofriendly ground stabilizer that maintains stability in a wide range of temperatures and pH values. The binding effect of sandy soil particles realized by injecting xanthan gum biopolymer is dependent on the xanthan gum matrix, which is formed during the drying process; thus a study on the effects of the drying process of the xanthan gum solution on the changes in stiffness characteristics of sandy soil is required. In this study, shear wave velocity and electrical resistivity were monitored in sandy soil specimens saturated with biopolymer solutions of different gravimetric concentrations to investigate the improvement effects of biopolymer-treated sandy soils with the drying process. The experimental results reveal that both shear wave velocity and electrical resistivity increase during drying process. The results demonstrate the stiffness improvement effects of biopolymer-treated sandy soils. In addition, a higher stiffness improvement effect was monitored in the biopolymer-treated sandy soils with a higher gravimetric concentration. The results of this study may be used to estimate the stiffness improvement effects of sandy soils treated with biopolymer solutions with the drying process.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.262-273
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• 2020

Amending biopolymers such as β-glucan (BG) and Xanthan gum (XG) generally enhances soil strength by ionic and hydrogen bonds between soil particles. Thus, biopolymers have been studied as eco-friendly construction materials in levees. However, physiological responses of plants grown on soil amended with biopolymers are not fully understood. This study focuses on the effects of biopolymers on the growth of Camelina sativa L. (Camelina) under excess zinc (Zn) stress. The optimal concentrations of BG and XG were confirmed to have a 0.5% ratio in soil depending on the physiological parameters of Camelina under excess Zn stress. The Zn binding capacity of biopolymers was investigated using 1,5-diphenylthiocarbazone (DTZ). The reduction of Zn damage in Camelina was evaluated by analyzing the Zn content and expression of heavy metal ATPase (HMA) genes under excess Zn stress. Amendments of BG and XG improved Camelina growth under excess Zn stress. In DTZ staining and ICP-OES analysis, Camelina grown on BG and XG soil showed less Zn uptake than normal soil under excess Zn stress. The Zn-inducible CsHMA3 gene was not stimulated by either BG or XG amendment under excess Zn stress. Moreover, both BG and XG amendments in soil exhibit Zn-stress mitigation similar to that of Zn-tolerant CsHMA3 overexpres sed Camelina. These results indicate that biopolymer-amended soils may influence the prevention of Zn absorption in Camelina under excess Zn stress. Thus, BG and XG are proven to be suitable materials for levee construction and can protect plants from soil contamination by Zn.