• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Biology Conference
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• 1994.05a
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• pp.39-39
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• 1994

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Biology Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.18-18
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• 2000

• KSBB Journal
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.157-161
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• 2007

This study is to investigate the biological degradation and the characteristics of MEA, a pH regulator to be put in the cooling water circulation system for power plants, loading to elevate concentrations of COD and N when eluted into the water environment. MEA, $NH_4^+$ and CODcr were monitored in flask cultures and in a batch aerator. MEA was found to be biologically degradable, producing substantial amount of ammonia (max. 78.1%) in a form of $NH_4^+$ and other carboneous intermediates. The degradation reaction rates were similar one another over all MEA concentrations tested as the activated sludge (microbial consortium) was acclimated to MEA with the gradual and stepwise increase in MEA input into the batch aerator. Also, MLVSS kept increasing with increasing MEA input. The COD-based degradation reaction order was determined to be 1.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.193-201
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• 1999

This study was conducted to check the applicability of pilot-scale co-composting for the remediation of diesel contaminated soil during the winter. Nutrients and microbes were added to enhance the efficiency of bioremediation and fermenting composts were also added to stimulate the microbial activities. As a result. the soil pile was kept at adequate temperature for the bioremediation during the test period of 30∼40 days and initial concentration(2,340mg TPH/kg dry soil) was reduced to 216mg TPH/kg dry soil (approximately 91% removal). During the initial 10∼30 days, it was found that the TPH concentration and the microbial population were rapidly reduced and increased. respectively. The co-composting technology studied can be effectively applied to remediate the diesel contaminated soil during the winter.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.501-507
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• 2022

PET (Polyethylene terephthalate), a representative plastic material, has useful physicochemical properties such as high durability and economic feasibility, and is used in various industrial fields such as bottles, fibers, and containers. Due to the recent increase in plastic usage including disposable products, eco-friendly strategy using microorganisms have drawn attention differentiated from conventional landfill and incineration methods. In this study, a soil-derived Streptomyces javensis Inha503 containing a PETase gene was selected and the ability to hydrolyze PU (Polyurethane) was confirmed through agar plate diffusion assay. This strain was cultured with PET for a month, and PET decomposition ability was also confirmed through a scanning electron microscope. Moreover, cloning and heterologous expression of S. javensis Inha503 PETase gene exhibited PET activity in the PETase non-containing S. coelicolor, confirming for the first time the presence of functional PETase gene in Streptomyces species.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.198-201
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• 2001

In-situ flushing의 적용에 따른 농도 저감이 생물학적 분해에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여, 초기농도 13mg/kg dry soil과 3mg/kg dry soil인 토양을 생물학적으로 처리한 결과 제거효율은 각각 86% 및 81%였으며, 두 가지 토양 모두 24시간 이후에는 미생물에 의한 작용이 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 토양상에서 용액상으로의 미생물에 의한 작용이 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 토양상에서 용액상으로의 물질전이 속도가 율속 단계로 작용하고 있기 때문이라 생각된다. 토양에 잔류하는 계면활성제가 생물학적 분해에 미치는 영향을 본 결과, 잔류하는 계면활성제에 의해 물질전이 속도가 향상되어 생분해가 지속적으로 일어났으며 초기농도 3mg/kg dry soil인 경우 120시간이 경과한 후 89%의 제거효율을 나타내었다. 계면활성제와 보조용매가 동시에 잔류하는 경우에는 계면활성제에 대한 순응기간이 보다 길어지는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 메탄올과 에탄올의 경우 각각 84%의 제거효율을 나타내었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.59-61
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• 2001

휘발성 유기화합물로 오염된 가스 제거를 위한 최적 조건을 찾고자 VOC를 생물학적 처리방법 중 하나인 생물여과기를 이용하여 조사하였다. 100여일 운영 후, 25와 $45^{\circ}C$조건 보다 $32^{\circ}C$조건에서 휘발성 유기화합물의 분해력이 높게 나타났다. 생물여과기는 다양한 휘발성 유기화합물 농도와 EBRT 조건에서 약 100일간 운전되었으며, 최대 제거량 128 $g/m^{3}h$에서 113 $g/m^{3}h$ 임을 알 수 있었다. 휘발성 유기화합물은 체류시간 1～3 min에서 제거율이 30～96%까지 변화하는 것을 보여 주었다. 이상의 휘발성 유기화합물 중 일부는 심각한 환경문제를 야기시키므로 이들 휘발성 유기화합물을 완전 제거하거나 최소화시킬 수 있다면 생물여과 시스템은 안정성과 경제적 측면에서 매우 바람직하겠다. 본 연구 결과는 미생물을 이용한 생물여과법이 효과적인 처리 공정임을 보여주었고 혼합된 휘발성 유기화합물이 존재하더라도 그 성분을 동시에 분해할 수 있다는 결과를 보여 주었다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.410-413
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• 2000

Lab-scale trickling bioreactor(TBR) containing the biofilm of Pseudomonas cepacia G4 was developed for the treatment of trichloroethylene(TCE) in a waste gas stream. The effect of phenol feeding on the efficiency of TCE biodegadation in TBR was investigated with the change of inlet phenol concentration from 0 to 4.71 ppm. When 0.94 ppm of phenol was supplied, the best performance of TBR was maintained with the TCE removal efficiency of 58.1%. These results showed that the appropriate supply of phenol could stimulate TCE removal efficiency in TBR.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.447-450
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• 2000

Microorganism, including some bacteria isolated from soil, were found to secrete an extracellular soymilk-clotting enzyme. Using this bacterial enzyme experiments were carried out to optimize the hydrolyzing conditions for the production of soy peptides. The soy peptides produced by hydrolyzing 11S globulin with enzyme treatment at $65^{\circ}C$, pH 6.1, for 1hr were found to have a accessible possibility. The obtained coagulum by enzymatic reaction was very flocculation with fine structural formation. Properties of peptide Y and W of the enzyme hydrolysates at pH 6.1 were superior to that of isoelectric precipitation because these peptides were miscible with water in all proportions.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.971-980
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• 2000

Mixed methanotrophs (MM) secreting soluble methane monooxygenase(sMMO) were immobilized on celite R-635 to degrade trichloroethylene(TCE) in methanotrophic consortium biofilm reactor(MCBR) system. Further neutralization of celite R-635 was not needed for immobilization because effluent pH was stabilized at neutral after 4 hour washing. It took 130 days to develop biofilm on celite R-635 and the color of the celite changed gradually from white to red. After biofilm developed, influent methane and oxygen were decreased from 2.5~4 and 8~10 ppm to 0.5~1 and 1~2 ppm, respectively, With influent 2 ppm of TCE and 10 hours of retention time, 79.9% of TCE was degraded in the MCBR system.