• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.328-332
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• 2011

Ethanol production using glycerol as a carbon source was performed by Enterobacter aerogenes immobilized on calcium alginate beads. To improve the ethanol production, the optimal conditions such as loading amount of immobilized cells and glycerol concentration were investigated. The optimal loading amount of immobilized cells and glycerol concentration were 10 mL of calcium alginate bead and 10 g/L, respectively. Consequently, glycerol consumption rate, ethanol concentration and yield were 0.32 g/$L{\cdot}h$, 3.38 g/L and 0.43 g/g on the batch production, respectively. Continuous production of ethanol was successfully achieved using two types of immobilized cell reactors (continuous stirred tank reactor and packed bed reactor) from 10 g/L of glycerol. In the continuous stirred tank reactor, glycerol consumption, ethanol concentration, specific productivity and yield were 9.8 g, 4.67 g/L, 1.17 g/$L{\cdot}h$, 0.48 g/g, respectively. The concentration of produced ethanol was 38-44% higher comparison to batch fermentation, and continuous stirred tank reactor showed better performance than packed bed reactor.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2010

The objective of this study was to investigate microbial removal using layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and iron (hydr)oxides (IHs) immobilized onto granular media. Column experiments were performed using calcium alginate beads (CA beads), LDHs entrapped in CA beads (LDH beads), quartz sand (QS), iron hydroxide-coated sand (IHCS) and hematite-coated sand (HCS). Microbial breakthrough curves were obtained by monitoring the effluent, with the percentage of microbial removal and collector efficiency then quantified from these curves. The results showed that the LDH beads were ineffective for the removal of the negatively-charged microbes (27.7% at 1 mM solution), even though the positively-charged LDHs were contained on the beads. The above could be related to the immobilization method, where LDH powders were immobilized inside CA beads with nano-sized pores (about 10 nm); therefore, micro-sized microbes (E. coli = 1.21 ${\mu}m$) could not diffuse through the pores to come into contact with the LDHs in the beads, but adhere only to the exterior surface of the beads via polymeric interaction. IHCS was the most effective in the microbial removal (86.0% at 1 mM solution), which could be attributed to the iron hydroxide coated onto the exterior surface of QS had a positive surface charge and, therefore, effectively attracted the negatively-charged microbes via electrostatic interactions. Meanwhile, HCS was far less effective (35.6% at 1 mM solution) than IHCS because the hematite coated onto the external surface of QS is a crystallized iron oxide with a negative surface charge. This study has helped to improve our knowledge on the potential application of functional granular media for microbial removal.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2008

Streptococcus faecalis var. liquefaciens를 calcium alginate gel에 고정화 후 CPP생산 가능성을 실험하였다. 균체를 회수하여 담체에 고정화하는 방법보다는 배양액 전체를 고정화하는 방법이 보다 높은 생산성으로 CPP를 생산하였다. Streptococcus faecalis var. liquefaciens 전세포 고정화 방법에 의한 sodium casenate로부터의 CPP 생산의 최적조건은 bioreactor부피대비 bead사용량이 30%, 반응온도는 $50^{\circ}C$, 반응 pH는 7.0, 기질의 농도는 10% 이었다. 또한, 고정화 균체를 이용한 연속적인 생산은 회분식 반응에서 설정된 최적 조건하에서 20% 수준의 CPP를 최소한 1개월 이상 연속적으로 생산할 수 있었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2010

Glutathione S-transferase는 식물의 해독작용에 중추적인 역할을 하는 화학 효소이다. 본 연구에서는 제초제 검출 키트 개발에 응용을 위하여 식물 해독작용에 중추적인 역할을 하는 glutathione Stransferase의 고정화 방법을 연구하였다. Chloroacetanilide계 제초제에 높은 효소 활성을 보이는 벼 유래 OsGSTF3에 공유결합을 통한 polystyrene-alkylamine 비드와 리간드결합을 통한 agarose-aminoalkyl 비드,포괄법을 통한 Na-alginate 비드를 이용하여 고정화를 실시하였다. 정제된 OsGSTF3 10 mg을 사용하여 고정화 하였을 때 0.62 mg/g 비드로 polystyrene-alkylamine에 가장 효율적으로 고정화 되었다. 고정화 된 OsGSTF3의 효소 활성은 야생형의 30%를 나타내었으며, 재사용에 의한 효소활성 측정시 3회 까지 처음 활성의 80% 이상을 유지하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.313-319
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• 1993

다공성 실리카표변에 폴리에틸렌이민과 글루타르 알데히드로 전화당 효소를 고정화시키고 자당과 에 탄올로부터 메틸 프룩토시드를 합성한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 다공성 설리카를 폴리에틸렌이 민으로 표면처리하여 얻어진 고정화 담체는 그 다공 성 구조와 표면화학적 특성이 효소의 고정화에 적합 하여 전화당 효소에 대한 고정화 함량 120mg/g, 활 성도 lOOD/mg을 얻어 배당체의 합성반응에서 필요 로 하는 고정화 촉매를 제조할 수 었었으며 고정화 담체 표변에 형성된 폴리에틸렌이민 피막은 효소 부근에 친수성 분위기를 유지하여 높은 효소활성을 나 타내었고 에틸 프룩토시드가 효소에 접근하여 가수 분해되는 반응을 억제하여 메틸 프룩토시드의 수율 과 농도를 크게 증가시켰다. 자당과 메탄올 수용액 으로부터 메틸 프룩토시드를 합성한 결과, 자당 농도 O.291mol/l , 메탄올 농도 30%(v/v), 반응온도 $25^{\circ}C$, pH 4.8, 효소활성도 2U/ml일 때 자당의 전화 율 91.2%, 에틸 프룩토사드 농도 27.0g/l , 그 평균 수율 55.9%을 얻었으며, 위의 연구결과로부터 고정화 효소에 의한 배당체의 합성반응이 연속생산공정 으로 연구개발 될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.154-157
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• 2004

고정화된 Aspenillus niger 세포가 우유공장폐수에서 발효로 구연산을 생산하는데 이용되었다. 구연산 생산균주로서 A. niger ATCC 9142가 3일간 전배양되었으며, 약 2.5∼3.5 mm Ca-alginate beads 로 포획되었다. 최적의 pH와 온도는 각각 3.0과 $30^{\circ}C$였다. 발효에 대한 최적 희석률은 $0.025h^{－1}$ 인 것으로 계산되었다. 구연산의 최대 생산량은 최적화된 발효조건과 함께 4.5 g/$\ell$에서 얻어졌다. 고정화된 Aspergillus niger ATCC 9142에 의해 생산된 구연산의 수율은 70.3%였다. Shake-flask배양실험에 비해 연속식 배양실험 결과가 고정화 세포에 의해 20%증가되었다. 따라서 우유공장폐수는 구연산 발효기질로서의 이용가치가 있다고 볼 수가 있겠다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2058-2071
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• 2015

A comparative study was conducted to evaluate precision and accuracy in controlling the temperature dependence of encapsulated microbial time-temperature integrators (TTIs) developed using two different emulsification techniques. Weissela cibaria CIFP 009 cells, immobilized within 2% Na-alginate gel microbeads using homogenization (5,000, 7,000, and 10,000 rpm) and Shirasu porous glass (SPG) membrane technologies (10 μm), were applied to microbial TTIs. The prepared micobeads were characterized with respect to their size, size distribution, shape and morphology, entrapment efficiency, and bead production yield. Additionally, fermentation process parameters including growth rate were investigated. The TTI responses (changes in pH and titratable acidity (TA)) were evaluated as a function of temperature (20℃, 25℃, and 30℃). In comparison with conventional methods, SPG membrane technology was able not only to produce highly uniform, small-sized beads with the narrowest size distribution, but also the bead production yield was found to be nearly 3.0 to 4.5 times higher. However, among the TTIs produced using the homogenization technique, poor linearity (R²) in terms of TA was observed for the 5,000 and 7,000 rpm treatments. Consequently, microbeads produced by the SPG membrane and by homogenization at 10,000 rpm were selected for adjusting the temperature dependence. The E_a values of TTIs containing 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 g microbeads, prepared by SPG membrane and conventional methods, were estimated to be 86.0, 83.5, and 76.6 kJ/mol, and 85.5, 73.5, and 62.2 kJ/mol, respectively. Therefore, microbial TTIs developed using SPG membrane technology are much more efficient in controlling temperature dependence.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.566-571
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• 2005

Process of screw-pumping system (SPS) was optimized for mass production of encapsulated bifidus. SPS entrapment device was composed of feeding component, with optimized nozzle size and length of 18G (0.91 cm) and 4 mm, respectively, screw pump, and 37-multi-nozzle. Screw component had five wing turns [radius (r)=26 to 15 mm] from top to bottom of axis at 78-degree angle from middle of the screw, and two wings were positioned at screw edge to push materials toward nozzle. For nozzle component, 37 nozzles were attached to 20-mm round plate. Air compressor was attached to SPS to increase productivity of encapsulated bifidus. This system could be operated with highly viscous (more than 300 cp) materials, and productivity was higher than $1128\;{\pm}\;30\;beads/min$. Viability of encapsulated bifidus was $5.45\;{\times}\;10^8\;cfu$/bead, which is superior to that of encapsulated bifidus produced by other methods ($2.51{\times}10^8\;cfu$/bead). Average diameter of produced beads was $2.048\;{\pm}\;0.003\;mm$. Survival rate of SPS-produced encapsulated bifidus was 90% for Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem test and 88% in fermented milk (for 14 days). These results show SPS is effective for use in development of economical system for mass production of viable encapsulated bifidus.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.648-653
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• 2006

기존 바이오필터 기술의 문제점인 불안정한 VOCs 제거효율을 개선하기 위하여 미생물을 고분자물질에 고정화시킨 새로운 담체를 개발하였으며, styrene을 대상으로 개발된 담체의 특성을 실험적으로 조사하였다. 복합고분자담체는 천연고분자물질인 alginate와 인공고분자물질인 polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) 혼합액에 분말활성탄과 고농도 미생물 배양액을 배합하여 3 mm 크기의 구형으로 제조하였다. 회부실험 결과 제조된 복합고분자담체는 활성탄의 흡착능력이나 미생물의 생분해속도의 감소 없이 대상 VOC인 styrene을 빠른 속도로 저감할 수 있었다. 복합고분자담체를 적용한 바이오필터 장기운전 실험에서는 유입부하량 $245g/m^3/hr$에서도 95% 이상의 styrene 분해능을 나타내어, 문헌에 제시된 기존 바이오필터의 styrene 최대분해능을 초과하였다. 오염물질이 고농도로 단기간 유입되는 조건에서도 고정화된 활성미생물에 의한 생분해반응과 함께 담체에 첨가된 분말활성탄의 흡착반응에 의해 오염물질이 효과적으로 제어되었으며, 오염물질 유입농도가 낮아진 후에 활성탄에 흡착된 styrene이 미생물에 의해 분해됨을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 활성탄과 미생물을 고분자물질로 고정화하여, 활성탄의 단점(장기간 사용하기 위해서는 재생이 필요)과 미생물반응의 단점(변동부하에 처리효율이 낮음)을 동시에 최소화시켰으며, 생물학적 VOCs 저감효과를 극대화시킬 수 있었다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2000

Cell-Cell interaction and the extracellular matrix (ECM) are belisved to play essential roles during in vitro culturing of primary hepatocytes in the control of differentiation and in the maintenance of tissue spcific functions. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of degree of cell-cell contact (DCC) on liver sperific function of rat promary hepatocytes. Hepatocyte aggregates with various with various degrees of cell-cell contantact, I. e., dispersed cell, longish aggregate, rugged aggregate, and smooth spheroid were obtained at 1, 5-6, 15-20, and 36-48 hrs, respectively in suspension cultures grown in spinner flasks embedded in Caalginate bead and collagen gel in order. The may result from mass transfer limitation and shear damage caused by agitation during aggregation. The rugged aggregate showed a higer viability and albumin secretion rate than the dispersed cells or the other aggregates. This result indicates the possible enhancement of a bioartificial liver's (BAL) performance using primary hepatocytes and the reduction in time to prepare a BAL through optimization of the immobilization time.