• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.35-42
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• 1995

To evaluate the stability of the compost made from food wastes, which were treated in the fermenting tank for 96 hours and then composted additionally in the static pile, physico-chemical properties and phytotoxicities were investigated. When food wastes were treated in the fermenting tank for 96 hours at $55{\sim}60^{\circ}C$, there is the effect of decreasing about 60% of total weight and improving the storage and the handling. However, it is impossible to make the matured compost in the fermenting tank within 2~3 days, which is the operating condition recommended by manufacturers. To use compost in the agricultural field, after treating food wastes in the fermenting tank for 2~3 days, it needs to compost additionally in the staic pile under the suitable fermenting condition over 6 weeks.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 1997

The fermentative conversion of food wastes into feed was investigated by seeding of mixed inoculum YM (Youngjin Environmental co.), and thermotolerant yeast Kl. marxianus. For 6 days' fermentaion, the fermentation method of 2 days' aerobic followed by 4 days' anaerobic was better for the production of organic acids and increasing total microbial population than 6 days' continuous aerobic or anaerobic fermentation. By seeding YM, the total microbial count increased about 100 times of the control group. In addition, Kl. marxianus seeding together with YM increased total viable cell count, but did not increase yeast count significantly.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.507-510
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 음식물 찌꺼기를 원료로 생균 발효사료를 생산하기 위해 단시간 호기적 발효에 필요한 고온성 균주를 개발하고자 하였다. 폐기물 처리장이나 경작연수가 10년 이상 경과된 농경지 야산의 토양 등 유기물질이 많은 장소에서 채취한 토양은 종균원으로 이용하였다. 1차 Screening을 통해 재배지(B group), 폐기물 처리장(F group), 야산(W group)에서 채취한 토양과 시판 발효용 종균제로부터 고온성 세균들을 분리한 뒤 고온.호기적 속성 발 효에 적합한 균주를 가려내기 위해 발효실험을 통한 2차 screening을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 재배지 토양으로부터 Bl, B2, B3, B4, B6, 폐기물 처리장으로부터 Fl, F2, 야산으로부터 W1, W3, W4 등의 세균이 선발되었다. 이들 중 특히 B6는 발효개시 4시간만에 생균수가 1.3$\times$$10^{9}$m1에 이르러 높은 중식속도를 나타냈고, 8시간만에 최고치인 7.5$\times$$10^{9}$ml까지 증가하여 호기적 고온성 속성 발효에 적합한 균주로 사료되었다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.51-64
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• 1994

To compost the food garbage with the dry bean curd and sawdust as the bulking agents, the method of high-speed fermentation by the characteristic microorganisms group was applied. The results of experiments are summarized as follows ; 1. Korean food garbage, which is high in water content, is difficult to compost only by microorganism fermentation without the addition of bulking agents such as dry bean curd cake and sawdust. 2. Weight reduction rates are ranging from 35.6% to 64.5% and varying with the composition of food garbage. The less weight reduction rate is, the longer continuous-fermentation is. And the color of compost is changing sequentially as yellow -> brown -> black. 3. Comparing with the controlled microorganism group, the weight reduction rate and $H_2CO_3$ production rate in the characteristic microorganism group fermentation reactors are higher. And the fermentation rate is satisfactory when the characteristic microorganism group is added. 4. The value of fermented composting as fertilizer diminishes, and the contents of Total Nitrogen, $P_2O_5$, $K_2O$ increase on the condition that the fermentation continues. However, the organic contents and C/N ratio diminish as the fermentation continues. 5. The high-speed fermentation technology demonstractes the possibility of recycling as well as the reduction of composting time provided that it is applied as a pretreatment process for composting.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.95-112
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• 1998

For the effective disposal of organic food wastes, we seleted 4 strains of microorganism from 186 microbial candidate via enzyme activity test, salt tolerance, food decomposition rate, stability and safety of strains. The identity of these 4 strains are as follows : Fungi is Rhizopus sp., yeasts are Galactomyces sp., Pichia sp. and Hyphopichia sp., In the 50L fermenter scale, we tested various fermenting factor for the optimization of conditions of food waste decomposition using 4 selected strains. The optimum fomenting conditions were as follows : BIO-CHIP Volume 25-30 L, BIO CHIP size 2.0-6.0mm, air flow 200-280L/min, mixing intensity 2-4rpm, temperature $30-45^{\circ}C$. In these fermenting conditions, the efficiency of decomposition(rate of weight loss of food wastes) were 93%. Also the quality of fermenting output were assayed at the basis of fertilizer, and the results were as good as general compost.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.247-256
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• 2006

This study has been conducted for the process of food wastes disposal using surplus capacity of established sewage treatment plant by co-digestion of fermented food wastes and sewage sludge after thermophilic acid fermentation of food wastes. The co-digestion of thermophilic acid fermented food wastes and sewage sludge was performed by semi-continous method in mesophilic anaerobic digestion reactor. It showed great digestion efficiency as the average SCOD and VS removal efficiency in organic loading rate 3.30g VS/L.d. were 74.2% and 73.6%, and the gas production rate and average methane content were 0.440 L/g $VS_{add}.d$ and 66.5%, respectively. Based on the results of this study, the co-digestion of thermophilic acid fermented food wastes and sewage sludge in sewage treatment plant is able to improve treatment efficiency of anaerobic digestion reactor and to dispose food wastes simultaneously, and was proved excellent economical efficiency comparing with any other treatment methods.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.355-357
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 산생성효율의 최적 운전인자 도출을 위하여 중온 및 고온혐기성산발효공정에서의 유기물부하에 따른 산발효 효율을 비교 검토하였으며, 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 유기물 부하별로 고온과 중온 조건에서 실험을 진행했을 때 VFA생성과 pH변화를 비교했을 때, 고온 조건이 중온조건보다 더 높은 부하율에서 운전이 가능한 것으로 나타났으며, 생성되는 VFA의 농도도 더 높은 것으로 나타났으며, pH의 변화는 고온 조건에서 4.8$\sim$6.2, 중온 조건에서 5.8$\sim$6.7로 고온에서 중온보다 pH가 낮게 나타났다. 고온과 중온에서 유기물 부하별로 산발효시 생성된 유기산의 구성성분을 비교했을 때, 고온에서 생성된 유기산이 중온보다 acetic acid의 비율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 음식물찌꺼기 고온 산발효액의 성상에서 $SCOD_{Cr}$/TKN, $SCOD_{Cr}$/T-P이 각각 18.9, 73.4로 나타나 하수처리장에서 저부하 유기물 유입시에 탄소원으로 충분히 활용 가능한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.99-104
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• 2001

The influence of agitation speed on the yeast growth was investigated in the production of probiotic feed from pulverized liquified food wastes by aerobic fermentation. A yeast Kluyvermyces marxianus was selected through a preliminary screening. The yeast was cultured by 2liter jar fermenter. in 10% solid(w/v) substrate of liquified food waste at $35^{\circ}C$ with each different agitation speed of 500, 900 and 1200 rpm. For the acceleration of enzyme excretion mixed culture with Aspergillus oryzae was also attempted and the results were compared to those of single culture. As results the viable cell number was increased by increasing agitation speed. But it showed highest value in 900rpm and then decreased in 1200rpm. The mixed culture increased amylase activity and growth rate, but did not seem to enhance the highest viable cell count in the final fermentation stage.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.24-30
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• 2000

In this study, to determine the optimum fermentation process for the feed production of food wastes and estimate the practical value of fermented feed using kudzu creeper and sawdust as bulking agent. This study considered initial C/N ratio control as the fermentation process variables. The result are summarized as follows. Minimum water contents of byproducts in the fermentation feed production showed 39%(kudzu), 37%(sawdust) at the C/N ratio 25 and 45%(kudzu, sawdust) at the C/N ratio 35. Temperature variations in the fermentation feed production at the C/N ratio 25 indicated $68^{\circ}C$(kudzu), $70^{\circ}C$(sawdust). Optimum condition of fermentation process of water content, C/N ratio and permeability (porous structure of the mixture). For optimum fermentation gravitationally dewatered garbage, the proper mixing ratios of kudzu(moisture contents : 17.3%) and sawdust(moisture contents : 13.2%) were 41% and 39%, respectively. Major biological reaction in the aerobic fermentation feed production occurred during 12~24hrs.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.23-23
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• 2000

In this study, to determine the optimum fermentation process for the feed production of food wastes and estimate the practical value of fermented feed using kudzu creeper and sawdust as bulking agent. This study considered initial C/N ratio control as the fermentation process variables. The results are summarized as follows. Minimum water contents of byproducts in the fermentation feed production showed 3994(kudzu), 37%( sawdust) at the C/N ratio 25 and 45%(kudzu, sawdust) at the C/N ratio 35. Temperature variations in the fermentation feed production at the C/n ratio 25 indicated 68'C(kudzu), 70'C (sawdust).Optimum condition of consists of fermentation process of water content, C/N ratio and permeability (porous structure of the mixture). For optimum fermentation of gravitationally, dewatered garbage, the proper mixing ratios of kudzu(moisture contents : 17.3%) and sawdust(moisture contents : 13.2%) were 41% and 39%, respectively Major biological reaction in the aerobic fermentation feed production occurred during 12~14hrs