• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.671-678
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• 2000

Reaction characteristics of simultaneous removal of SOx and NOx have been investigated in a thermogravimetric analyzer and tubular fixed bed reactor using the $CuO/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ sorbent/catalyst. Sulfur removal capacity of $CuO/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ sorbent/catalyst is largely enhanced above both the temperature of $450^{\circ}C$ and the loading of 6wt% due to the participation of alumina support in a sulfation reaction. The NO reduction efficiency of 8wt% $CuO/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ sorbent/catalyst shows the maximum value at $370^{\circ}C$ and then decreases with the increase of reaction temperature due to the oxidation of $NH_3$ gas. The presence of sulfate on the surface of sorbent/catalyst enhances the optimum reaction temperature showing the maximum deNOx efficiency. In the simultaneous removal of SOx and NOx at $250^{\circ}C$. deNOx activity of $CuO/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ sorbent/catalyst is rapidly decreased due to the formation of ammonium salts such as $NH_4HSO_4$. In the simultaneous removal reaction of SOx and NOx, the optimum temperature showing the maximum deNOx efficiency increases to $400^{\circ}C$ due to the presence of $SO_2$ gas.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.09a
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• pp.122-125
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• 2004

본 연구는 친환경적 유기흡착제로서 휴믹물질의 활용성을 평가하기 위한 기초 연구로서 Peat moss에서 추출된 불용성 휴믹성분인 피트휴민(p-Humin)을 충진한 컬럼을 이용하여 카드뮴과 구리이온에 대한 파과곡선을 얻었고, 각 금속이온에 대한 제거능을 비교해 보았다. 카드뮴의 경우, 파과시간은 7.5 hr, 77 BV로 나타났으며, 구리의 경우, 7.3 hr, 76 BV으로 나타났다. Thomas model로부터 구한 최대 흡착량은 구리가 44.66 mg/g로 카드뮴의 41.61 mg/g보다 높게 나타났다. 0.05 N HNO$_3$를 이용한 탈질실험 결과, 각 중금속에 대한 회수율은 95% 이상으로 높았다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.971-976
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• 2008

Water pollution by ammonium ion and nitrate is a common and growing problem in the ecosystem. Process of biological removal consists of nitrification and denitrification by bacteria. Ammonium is oxidized generally to nitrate by nitrification and nitrate is reduced to dinitrogen gas in the subsequent denitrification process. Although natural zeolite is well known for its ability to preferentially remove ammonium, it is not sufficiently removing ammonium ion and nitrate by adsorption. In order to overcome this problem, a method of biological removal with zeolite is used for simultaneous removal of ammonium and nitrate. As a result, in case of shaking culture with 1% seed and passing through zeolite column, the process revealed that ammonium ion could be removed completely after 14 hours. The removal of nitrate using columns with naturally adsorbed bacteria onto zeolite reached approximately 100% after 4 hours.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 2006

In this study, nitrogen removal characteristics of SBR3 process, which is two-sludge system of sequencing batch reactor(SBR) type, were investigated, with comparison of those of SBR1 process, which is conventional SBR process, and SBR2 process, which was designed to enhance denitrification efficiency through step-feeding of wastewater, using domestic wastewater. SBR3 process of two-sludge type can perform external nitrification, on which nitrification occurs in separated reactor, and enhanced denitrification using biosorbed organics. In the results with domestic wastewater, T-N removal efficiency of SBR3 process was better than those of SBR1 and SBR2 processes. It was observed that bigger difference of T-N removal efficiency between SBR3 process and SBR1 & SBR2 processes was showed at low C/N ratio than that at high C/N ratio resulting from more efficient use of organics by biosorption mechanism in denitrification of SBR3 process than those of SBR1 and SBR2 processes. In addition, T-N removal efficiency of SBR3 process according to influent T-N loading rate was better than those of SBR1 and SBR2, even though influent T-N loading rate of SBR3 process was higher than that of SBR1 and SBR2 process resulting from operation of SBR3 process in short hydraulic retention time(HRT) by external nitrification.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1093-1097
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• 2006

하천수계는 여러 인자들의 상호작용을 통하여 변화하게 되며, 하천 자정능력에 관한 연구는 이를 중심으로 진행되어 왔다. 여러 환경 요인 중 하상재료는 하천의 조도와 수생태계의 특성을 변화시키게 되며, 유입수의 성상에 따라 수저퇴적물이 쌓이거나, 생물막이 형성되는 매개체 역할을 하게 된다. 특히, 하천의 폭이 좁고 수심이 얕은 개울에서는 하상 퇴적물이 수질에 기여하는 영향이 큰 것으로 알려져 있다. 국내하천의 경우 하상재료가 주로 모래와 자갈이 주를 이루고 있으며, 수심이 낮아 빛의 투과성이 양호하여 부착조류의 증식 및 하상재료(모래 및 자갈 등)를 기질로 한 생물막 형성 등 하상재료는 하천환경의 변화 및 수질변화가 일어나는데 상당한 기여를 하는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 하천의 하상재료가 설치된 수로를 이용하여 이화학적요소를 조사, 분석함으로써 하상재료를 통한 수질변화 특성을 비교.검토 하였다. 그 결과 하상재료의 입경이 클수록 DO 변화가 더 큰 폭으로 증가 하였으며, 수위와 유속의 경우 수위가 낮으면서 유속이 적정수준일 경우 DO 증가가 나타나는 것으로 관측되었다. 하천수가 수로에 의해 순환되면서 유기물 저감속도의 측정결과 초기 흡착, 침전 등의 물리적 작용이 부착조류 증식 등의 생물학적 작용보다 우선되면서 입자성 유기탄소(POC)의 제거속도가 용존성 유기탄소(DOC) 의 경우보다 더 빠르고 우선되는 것으로 조사되었다. 영양염류의 경우 부착성조류에 의한 질소 제거능은 실제 질산화작용은 활발히 이루어졌으나 탈질작용에 의한 총질소의 제거는 미비한 것으로 나타났으며, 총인은 입자성유기탄소가 제거되는 것과 유사한 경향을 나타내 제거 기작이 대부분 흡착, 침전에 의한 물리적 자정 작용에 기인한 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 하상재료 입경 변화에 따른 수질변화 특성은 기질(하상재료)의 입경이 작을수록 오염물질의 분해능이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같이 여러 하천환경 요인 중 하상재료에 의한 하천환경의 다양한 변화는 수질변화 및 자정능력에 큰 영향을 미치게 된다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.1923-1930
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• 2012

Mn-Cu catalysts were tested for selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3. Influence of initial reaction temperature was studied for NOx conversion in which reaction temperature was changed three patterns. NOx conversion of catalysts calcined at 200, 300 and $340^{\circ}C$ was measured during the changing temperature. Hydrogen conversion efficiency of calcined catalysts was also measured in the $H_2$-TPR system. The deactivation effect of $SO_2$ on catalyst was investigated with the on-off control of $SO_2$ supply. The catalyst which calcined above $340^{\circ}C$ was somewhat deactivated with thermal shock. The reason of deactivation was draw from the results of surface area and hydrogen conversion.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.9
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• pp.4250-4256
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• 2011

Mn catalyst promoted with Cu were prepared and tested for selective catalytic reduction of $NO_x$ with $NH_3$. Performance of each catalyst was investigated for $NO_x$ activity while changing temperature, space velocity, water content and $O_2$ concentration. Hydrogen conversion efficiency of catalyst was also measured in the $H_2$-TPR system. The inhibition effect of water on catalyst was investigated with the on-off control of water supply. High activity of Mn-Cu catalyst was observed for $160{\sim}260^{\circ}C$. It is found that increase of oxygen concentration acts as a promotor to the increase of catalyst activity but water content acts as a inhibitor.

• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2005

Tidal flats have been regarded to carry out transformation and removal of land-derived organic matter, and this purifying capability of organic matter by tidal flats is one of very important reasons for their conservation. However, integral biogeochemical studies on production and decomposition of organic matter by benthic microbes in tidal flats have been absent in Korea, although the information is indispensable to quantification of the purifying capability. Our major goals in this multidisciplinary research were to understand major biogeochemical processes and rates mediated by diverse groups of microbes dominating material cycles in the tidal flats, and to assess the contribution of benthic microbes to removal of organic matter and nutrients in the tidal flats. Our study sites were Ganghwa and Incheon north-port tidal flats that had been regarded as naturally well reserved and organically polluted, respectively. Our research group measured over 3 years primary production, biomass and community structure of primary producers, abundance and production of bacteria, enzyme activities, distribution of protozoa and protozoan grazing rates, rates of denitrification and sulfate reduction, early sediment diagenesis, primary production and respiration based on oxygen microelectrode. We analyzed major features of each biogeochemical process and their interactions. The results are compiled in the following articles in this special issue: An (2005), Hwang and Cho (2005), Mok et at. (2005), Na and Lee (2005), Yang et at. (2005), and Yoo and Choi (2005).

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.369-378
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• 2018

This study was conducted to evaluate effects of dietary microbial probiotics on the growth and disease resistance of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), and the effects of the probiotic bioaugmentation on the microbial community structure and water quality. For the analysis, 80 juvenile fish (average weight, $25.7{\pm}7.6g$; average length, $15.2{\pm}1.7cm$) were fed a basal diet containing a commercial microbial product CES-AQ1 (CES; $1{\times}10^9\;CFU/kg$ diet) in an RAS for 8 weeks. Weight gain, the specific growth rate, feed efficiency, and protein efficiency ratio of the fish fed the CES diet in the RAS were 1.5~2.5 times higher than those of fish fed the basal diet alone, or the basal diet containing oxytetracycline (OTC), yeast plus bacterium, or Bacillus subtilis in a still water system. There was no significant difference in the pathogen challenge test between fish fed the OTC diet and fish fed the CES diet in the RAS, suggesting the CES-AQ1 probiotic used in the RAS as a potential replacement for antibiotics. The RAS biofilter maintained the highest microbial diversity and appeared to harbor microbial communities with ammonium oxidation, denitrification, and fish pathogen suppression functions. Ammonia, which is hazardous to fish, was significantly decreased to < 0.5 mg/L in 19 days, indicating the effectiveness of probiotic supplementation to maintain good water quality in RAS. These results suggest that the intestinal microbial communities of fish are stabilized by a probiotic-containing diet (CES) and that bioaugmentation with probiotics may be an eco-friendly and economical supplement for aquaculture of olive flounder, promoting both good water quality and fish health in an RAS.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.136-147
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• 2005

Leachate from landfill sites contains high organics, chloride and ammonium nitrogen in concentration which might be potentially major pollutants to surface and groundwater environment. Most of landfill leachate treatment plants in Korea consist of biological processes to remove BOD and nitrogen. However, the efficiencies of refractory organics removal, nitrification and denitrification have not met frequently the national effluent regulation of wastewater treatment facility, especially in winter season. Simultaneous removal of organics and nitrogen from leachate is strongly necessitated to meet the national regulation on effluents from leachate treatment facilities. The intermittently aerated biological activated carbon fluidized bed(IABACFB) process was applied to treat real landfill leachates containing refractory organics and high concentration of ammonium nitrogen. The IABACFB reactor consisted of a single bed in which BAC fluidizing and an aerating column. The fluidized bed is intermittently aerated through the blower located at the aerating column. Experiments were performed to evaluate the applicability of Intermittently Aerated BACFB for simultaneous removal of refractory organic carbon and ammonium nitrogen of leachate. Organics and ammonia nitrogen($NH{_4}{^+}-N$)are oxidized during the aerobic stage, and nitrite-nitrate nitrogen($NO{_x}{^-}-N$) are removed to nitrogen gas through denitrification reaction during anoxic state. The IABACFB reactor condition reached a steady state within 40 days since the reactors had been operated. The blowing mode of 60 min.-On/60 min.-OFF is more compatible to remove TOC and ($NH{_4}{^+}-N$) operated. The blowing mode of 60 min.-On/60 min.-OFF is more compatible to remove TOC and ($NH{_4}{^+}-N$) simultaneously than the mode of 30 min.-On/90 min.-OFF. The average removal efficiencies of TOC, the refractory organic carbon, and the average efficiencies of nitrification and denitrification were 90%, 75%, 80%, 95%, respectively.