• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.73-80
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• 2009

Biofilters use porous solid media to support microorganisms and allow access to the contaminants in the airflow. The characteristics of media used in biofilters vary greatly, and therefore it is important to select the appropriate media in order to obtain a large enough surface attachment area and uniform pore. This study was performed to compare hydrogen sulfide ($H_2S$) removal efficiencies of three biofilter media; coconut fiber, ceramic, and polyurethane. The biofilter packed with coconut fiber showed stable removal activity when inlet loading was changeable, and was restored rapidly when the moisture content decreased. However, the coconut fiber suffered from low durability. To cope with this problem a media of fibrinous polypropylene was developed to strengthen the durability of the coconut fiber. Biofilter column experiments using the fibrinous polypropylene media demonstrated over 99% of removal efficiencies at pH as low as 3 and 6 seconds of EBRT (empty bed gas residence time). Due to its superior physical characteristics, it is expected that the $H_2S$ treatment performance will increase when the new fibrinous polypropylne media is applied in commercial biofilter systems.

• Clean Technology
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.257-264
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• 2015

Conventional physicochemical technologies for algae growth inhibition have economical and environmental pollution problems. This study attempted to overcome the problems by nature-friendly biological inhibition technology using fibrous carrier. The experimental results showed that the most effective carrier material, polyester, exhibited the highest biofilm thickness. The removal efficiency for nutrient salts, such as nitrogen and phosphorous, and algae growth inhibition of polyester carrier was 14.59%, 6.36%, and 77%, respectively, which is higher than for control group. These result indicate that the polyester carrier is available in eutrophic lake.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.381-383
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• 2003

In the experimental result of the pressure-drop classified by media, the fibrous media was not much as compared with other media and maintained a stabilized removal efficiency in long-time operation.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.41-45
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• 2007

It is very important that selection of packing media with large surface area, high limited back pressure in biofilter. The object of this study is the isolation of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and the removal of hydrogen sulfide in biofilter by media. This investigation led to the following results: 1) we isolated Thiobacillus sp. IW. at an abandoned coal mine in Hwasun, Jeonnam Province. 2) The inorganic media showed better results than the organic media from experiments looking at removal characteristics and changes in pressure drop using various media. 3) Among the inorganic media, fibril and PU media showed best performance.

• Journal of Animal Environmental Science
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.167-174
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• 2010

This study was performed to evaluate the removal effects of nutritive salts and organic pollutants in experimental aeration reactor for treatment of piggery slurry. In this study, three types of reactors were manufactured and operated. The fibrous media was equipped in one of three reactors. Another reactor was equipped with the siliceous media and the other reactor used as a control was equipped with typical aeration system only. Treatment efficacy of three types of reactors were evaluated according to the pollutants removal rate of the piggery slurry. The results obtained in this study are as follows : 1) In the reactor containing fibrous media, the removal efficiency of BOD, T-N and T-P was 11%, 13.9% and 21.2%, respectively. 2) In the reactor containing siliceous media, the removal efficiency of BOD, T-N and T-P was 6.9%, 25.3% and 47.8%, respectively. 3) In the reactor not containing media, the removal efficiency of BOD. T-N and T-P was 6.1%, 8.1.% and 23.6%, respectively. 4) Sludge accumulation in the reactor equipped with filamentous media was lower than that of other experimental reactors.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.21 no.1 s.96
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• pp.34-41
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• 2006

The aim of this study is the development of biological removal process of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) in odor gas, which is generated from the waste food recycling process. To develop the removal process of odor gas, MEK, the selection of proper biofilter support was carried out. When the biofilter equipment was passed by synthetic odor gas composed of 250 ppm of MEK, the maximum removal was achieved to $586.6g-MEK/m^3\;hr$ for polypropylene fibril as support. Under the same experimental conditions, the maximum removal in polyurethane support was obtained to $359.7 g-MEK/m^3\;hr$. Finally, the maximum removal in volcanic stone support was $56.2g-MEK/m^3\;hr$.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.27 no.9
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• pp.917-922
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• 2005

The wastewaters from textile and dyeing industries are difficult to treat due to its high pH, temperature, color intensity and non-biodegradable organic contents. This study investigated the removal of recalcitrant organics in a dyeing wastewater by using a packed bed reactor (PBR) that contained cell-immobilized pellets. The feed, obtained from an effluent of a biological treatment plant, had $SCOD_{Cr}$ of 330 mg/L and $SBOD_5$ of 20 mg/L on average. In immobilizing the cells to a Polyethylene Glycol(PEG) based medium, activated sludges from either a sewage treatment plant or an industrial wastewater treatment plant were used. When the empty bed contact time (EBCT) was above 8 hrs in the PBR, the $COD_{Cr}$ removal efficiency was over 50% and the $COD_{Mn}$ concentration was 72 mg/L or lower on average, which was substantially lower than the discharge standard of 90 mg/L. The results indicated that the optimum EBCT in the PBR was 8 hrs. The PBR with cell-immobilized pellets was effective as an advanced treatment process after an activated sludge process for treating dyeing wastewaters.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.20 no.5 s.94
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• pp.341-344
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• 2005

This research was performed for developing of biological treatment process of odor gas such as MEK, $H_2S$, and toluene, which was generated from the food waste recycling process. To establish the operational conditions of odor gas removal by small-scale biofiltration equipment, it was continuously operated by using toluene as a treating odor object. When the odor treating microorganisms were adhered to fibril form biofilter, high removal efficiency over $93\%$ was obtained by biofilm formation. At 400 ppm of inlet odor gas concentration and 10 sec of retention time, the removal efficiency was $76\%$ and $93\%$ in 1 st stage reactor and End stage reactor, respectively. However, the removal efficiency remained over $97\%$ at the operational conditions above 15 sec of retention time.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2012.03a
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• pp.92-92
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• 2012

나노필라멘트 섬유는 직편물 등으로 구조/용도 다양화 가능하다. 나노필라멘트 섬유는 소재특유의 닦음성, 흡착성, 고밀도 특성 등을 활용하여 직편물의 형태로 다양한 용도 개발이 가능하며, 나노기술을 접목시킨 새로운 기능성과 고성능 섬유 소재 개발을 통한 자동차 분야의 개발 트랜드인 고급화, 경량화, 고성능화 추진을 위해 연료전지, 신슐레이터, 고성능 필터, 시트나 도어트림, 헤드라인과 같은 인테리어류와 전자 분야의 제조원가 절감, 공정 단순화를 위해 프린터 토너, 하드디스크 연마제, 다용도 No Dust Cleaner 등의 개발, 의료/바이오 분야의 혈액필터, 수술용 보호제, 창상억제제(유착 방지막), 항균마스크, 의료용 약물전달 시스템 및 환경 분야의 정수/공기 정화 시스템, 건축 토목용 보강제, 고(高)인성 콘크리트, 폐수처리용 슬러리 담체(Matrix) 등 다양한 분야로 용도 개발이 가능하다. 본 연구는 나노필라멘트의 다양한 분야로의 용도 개발 적용의 기초연구로서, 부직포 상으로 얻어지는 나노섬유 제조기술의 단점인 직경의 불균일, 물리적 특성의 한계와 필라멘트가 아닌 단섬유로 인해 발생하는 용도 및 상품 개발에의 제한성을 개선하기 위하여 연속적으로 필라멘트를 생산가능한 해도형 복합방사 방법을 도입하여 개발한 장섬유 필라멘트 형태의 해도형 나노 섬유 소재를 활용하는 것으로 방사된 SDY 형태의 나노필라멘트 섬유를 제직상에서의 작업성 용이 및 직물의 벌키성 증대와 Crimp성을 향상 시켜 터치감 및 후가공에 용이할 수 있도록 DTY를 제조함에 있어 기존 일반 POY사에서의 DTY공정과는 달리 소재의 특성 즉, 해도사의 해성분 및 도성분의 후공정을 감안하여 최적의 Crimp는 발현하되 단면의 형상을 유지할 수 있는 다양한 사가공 조건을 설정 하고 이에 따라 가공사를 생산하여 공정조건에 따른 가공사의 물성 및 수축특성을 비교 분석 하여 염색 및 후가공시 소재의 물성 및 수축특성이 미치는 영향성을 살펴보고자 하였다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.552-555
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• 2001

This work reported concerns the removal of mixtures of methyl ethyl ketone (MEKJ, methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) and BTXs, which find wide application as industrial solvents, using the biofilter by the microbial consortium, The biofilter was constructed from acryl columns and was 400 mm in length and 55 mm in diameter and the height of fibrous packing material which made of PVC was 160 111111, 8 seconds of the retention time, pH 6.5 - 7.5 and the initial inlet concentration of MEK, MIBK and BTXs were 220 ppm. The removal efficiency of the gaseous mixtures was relatively low during the initial 2 days after inoculum of the microbial consortium, after 3 days, however, the efficiency was increased remarkably. In this study, The removal efficiency of the biofilter for the mixtures show the high degree from one day after inoculum of the microbial consortium, having no relation to the fluctuation of the inlet concentration of MEK, MIBK and BTXs.