• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.241-245
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• 1998

Two oxidation states of chromium commonly occur in natural soil/water systems, Cr(III) and Cr(VI). The oxidized form, Cr(VI), exists as the chromate ion and is more mobile and toxic than Cr(III). Therefore oxidation of Cr(III) by various Mn-oxides in natural systems is a very important environmental concern. Organic substances can inhibit the Cr(III) oxidation by binding, Cr(III) strongly and also by dissolving Mn-oxides. Most of Cr(III) oxidation studies were carried out using in vitro systems without organic substances which exist in natural soil/water systems. In this study effect of organic acids - oxalate and pyruvate - on Cr(III) oxidation by $birnessite({\delta}-MnO_2)$ was examined. The two organic acids significantly inhibited Cr(III) oxidation by birnessite. Oxalate showed more significant inhibition than pyruvate. As solution pH was lowered in the range of 3.0 to 5.0, the Cr(III) oxidation was more strongly depressed. Addition of more organic acids reduced the Cr(III) oxidation mare extensively. Different inhibition effects by the organic acids could be due to their ability of reductive dissolution of Mn-oxides and/or Cr(III) binding. Organic acids dissolved Mn-oxide during the Cr(III) oxidation by the oxide, Dissolution by oxalic acid was much greater than that by pyruvate, and the dissolution was more extensive at lower pH. Inhibition of Cr(III) oxidation was parallel to the dissolution of Mn-oxide by organic acids. Although the effect of Cr(III) binding by organic acids on Cr(III) oxidation is not known yet, Mn-oxide dissolution by organic acids could be a main reason for the inhibition of Cr(III) oxidation by Mn-oxide in presence of organic acids. Thus oxidation of Cr(III) to Cr(VI) by various Mn-oxides in natural systems could be much less than the oxidation estimated by in vitro studies with only Cr(III) and Mn-oxides.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.134-139
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• 2009

In this study, oxidation of As (III) as well as removal of total arsenic by adsorbents coated with single oxides or multi-oxides (Fe (III), Mn (IV), Al (III)) was investigated. In addition, multi-functional properties of adsorbents coated with multi-oxides were evaluated. Finally, application of activated carbon impregnated with Fe or Mn-oxides on the treatment of As (III) or As (V) was studied. As (V) adsorption results with adsorbents containing Fe and Al shows that adsorbents containing Fe show a greater removal of As (V) at pH 4 than at pH 7. In contrast adsorbents containing Al shows a favorable removal of As (V) at pH 7 than at pH 4. In case of iron sand, it has a negligible adsorption capacity for As (V) although it contains 217.9 g-Fe/kg-adsorbent, Oxidation result shows that manganese coated sand (MCS) has the greatest As (III) oxidation capacity among all metal oxides at pH 4. Oxidation efficiency of As (III) by IMCS (iron and manganese coated sand) was less than that by MCS. However the total removed amount of arsenic by IMCS was greater than that by MCS.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2019

Recently, groundwater contamination by mixed occurrence of arsenic (As) and nitrate ($NO_3{^-}$) has been a serious environmental issue all around world. In this study, we investigated the microbial As(III) oxidation characteristic under denitrification process to examine the feasibility of the microbial consortia in wetland sediment to simultaneously treat these two contaminants. The detail objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of $NO_3{^-}$ on the oxidation of As(III) in anaerobic environments and observe the microbial community change during the As oxidation under denitrification process. Results showed that the As(III) was completely and simultaneously oxidized to As(V) under denitrification process, however, it occurred to a much less extent in the absence of sediment or $NO_3{^-}$. In addition, the significant increase of As(III) oxidation rate in the presence of $NO_3{^-}$ suggested the potential of As oxidation under denitrification by indigenous microorganisms in wetland sediment. Genera Pseudogulbenkiania, and Flavisolibacter were identified as predominant microbial species driving the redox process. Conclusively, this study can provide useful information on As(III) oxidation under denitrifying environment and contribute to develop an effective technology for simultaneous removal of As(III) and $NO_3{^-}$ in groundwater.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.76-88
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• 2004

The catalytic oxidation reaction of several cycloolefins in $CH_2Cl_2$ have been investigated using non-redox metalloporphyrin(M = Ga(III), In(III) and TI(III) complexes as a catalyst and sodium hypochlorite as a terminal oxidant. Porphyrins were $(p-CH_3O)$TPP, $(p-CH_3)$TPP, TPP, (p-F)TPP, (p-Cl)TPP and $(F_{20})$TPP (TPP=5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphyrin) and olefins were cyclopentene, cyclohexene, cycloheptene and cyclooctene, The substrate conversion yield(%) was investigated according to the radius effect of non-redox metal ion, substituent effect and hindrance effect of metalloporphyrin. The conversion yield of cycloolefin was in the following order : $C_5$ < $C_6$ < $C_7$ = $C_8$.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.54-60
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• 2006

주문진사 및 석영사를 담체로 사용하여 코팅온도, 코팅시간, 및 초기 망간용액 주입농도를 변화시키면서 망간(IV)을 코팅시킨 모래흡착제($MnO_2$-Coated Sand, MCS)를 제조하였으며 As(III)의 산화효율을 비교하였다. MCS 제조의 최적조건은 코팅효율 및 As(III) 산화능으로 부터 선정하였다. 망간 코팅효율은 코팅시간에는 크게 영향을 받지 않았지만 코팅온도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 반면 As(III)의 산화능은 코팅온도가 증가됨에 따라 크게 감소하여 나타났다. 이러한 결과들을 고려하여 MCS의 최적 코팅 조건을 $150^{\circ}C$ 온도조건과 1시간의 가열시간으로 선정할 수 있었다. Mn(II) 주입농도가 늘어남에 따라 망간 코팅효율은 뚜렷이 증가하였지만 As(III)의 산화능은 0.8 Mn(II) mol/kg sand 조건에서 최대값을 보여주었다. MCS로 부터의 망간의 용출은 pH가 감소함에 따라 크게 증가하여 나타났다. 최적 조건에서 제조한 MCS를 사용하여 As(III)의 산화반응 특성을 회분식 실험을 통하여 조사한 결과, MCS의 As(III) 산화특성은 MCS의 농도에 대하여 비례적인 반응속도를 보여주었으며 pH가 감소할수록 As(III)의 산화속도가 증가하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

Arsenic (As), which is ubiquitous throughout the environment, represents a major environmental threat at higher concentration and poses a global public health concern in certain geographic areas. Most of the conventional arsenic remediation techniques that are currently in use have certain limitations. This situation necessitates a potential remediation strategy, and in this regard bioremediation technology is increasingly important. Being the oldest representativse of life on Earth, microbes have developed various strategies to cope with hostile environments containing different toxic metals or metalloids including As. Such conditions prompted the evolution of numerous genetic systems that have enabled many microbes to utilize this metalloid in their metabolic activities. Therefore, within a certain scope bacterial isolates could be helpful for sustainable management of As-contamination. Research interest in microbial As(III) oxidation has increased recently, as oxidation of As(III) to less hazardous As(V) is viewed as a strategy to ameliorate its adverse impact. In this review, the novelty of As(III) oxidation is highlighted and the implication of As(III)-oxidizing microbes in environmental management and their prospects are also discussed. Moreover, future exploitation of As(III)-oxidizing bacteria, as potential plant growth-promoting bacteria, may add agronomic importance to their widespread utilization in managing soil quality and yield output of major field crops, in addition to reducing As accumulation and toxicity in crops.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.89-94
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• 1998

크롬의 산화는 자연계에 존재하는 여러 가지의 Mn-oxide에 의해 일어나며 산화과정에 존재하는 크롬 화학종들은 반응계 내에서 흡착, 침전 현상을 유발할 수 있고 결과적으로 산화반응을 조절할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 birnessite와 pyrolusite에 의한 크롬의 산화에서 크롬 화학종이 반응에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다 Mn-oxide는 그 종류에 따라 크롬 산화력에서 큰 차이를 보였으며 용액의 pH와 초기 3가 크롬 첨가량도 산화반응에 큰 영향을 미쳤다. 동일 표면적당의 산화력을 비교하면 pyrolusite의 산화력은 birnessite의 5% 정도에 불과하였다. 이는 pyrolusite 의 결정도에 크게 기인하며 또한 양으로 하전된 표면 특성 때문에 반응물인 3가 크롬의 접근이 어렵고 반응산물인 6가 크롬의 흡착 등에 기인하는 것으로 보인다. Birnessite에 의한 산화반응에서 pH 3에서는 oxide의 표면에서의 크롬 화학종들의 흡착이나 침전 현상은 발견되지 않았으며 pyrolusite의 경우 일부 6가 크롬의 흡착이 나타났으나 침전현상은 발견되지 않았다. 따라서 pH 3의 경우 산화반응은 Mn-oxide의 특성에 따라 결정된다. Mn-oxide에 의한 크롬의 산화는 열역학적으로 용액의 pH가 높아질수록 더 진행되어야 한다. Birnessite의 경우 pH 5에서 오히려 산화반응이 현저히 저해되었는데 이는 birnessite의 표면에 형성되는 3가 크롬의 침전이 반응표면을 감소시킴으로써 나타나는 현상으로 판단된다. Pyrolusite의 경우 pH 3보다 pH 5에서 크롬의 산화는 더 일어나나 초기 3가 크롬의 첨가량이 많아지면서 반응이 억제된다. 일부 3가와 6가 크롬의 흡착이 일어나나 이 경우도 역시 pyrolusite의 표면에 형성되는 3가 크롬의 침전이 반응을 조절하는 주 요인으로 생각된다. Mn-oxide의 표면에 형성되는 3가 크롬의 침전은 산화가 일어날 수 있는 반응표면을 감소시키고 또한 반응물의 농도를 낮춤으로써 용액의 pH가 높고 3가 크롬의 첨가량이 많아질 때 크롬의 산화반응을 억제하는 주 요인이 되는 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한자원환경지질학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자원환경지질학회 2007년도 춘계 지질과학기술 공동학술대회
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• pp.342-342
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• 2007

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• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.1329-1334
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• 2007

The electrochemical oxidation of cerium(III) was carried out using divided and undivided electrochemical cells in nitric acid medium. It was found that divided cell with Nafion 324 as the separator gave good conversion yield with high current efficiency compared to the undivided cell. The efficiency of the divided electrochemical cell was further optimized in terms of cell voltage, temperature, flow rate of solution recirculation, concentrations of Ce(III) and nitric acid. The better conditions for 1 M Ce(III) in 3 M nitric acid were found to be 2.5 V, 363 K and 100 mL/min recirculation flow rate based on the current efficiency under the experimental conditions investigated. The Ce(IV) oxidant produced was used as a mediator for the mineralization of phenol. The mineralization efficiency of the cerium mediated electrochemical oxidation was found rapid and higher compared to the direct electrochemical oxidation based on CO2 evolution under the same conditions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.757-762
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• 2016

The group of Fe(III) oxide-reducing bacteria includes exoelectrogenic bacteria, and they possess similar properties of transferring electrons to extracellular insoluble-electron acceptors. The exoelectrogenic bacteria can use the anode in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) as the terminal electron acceptor in anaerobic acetate oxidation. In the present study, the anodic community was compared with the community using Fe(III) oxide (ferrihydrite) as the electron acceptor coupled with acetate oxidation. To precisely analyze the structures, the community was established by enrichment cultures using the same inoculum used for the MFCs. High-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed considerable differences between the structure of the anodic communities and that of the Fe(III) oxide-reducing community. Geobacter species were predominantly detected (>46%) in the anodic communities. In contrast, Pseudomonas (70%) and Desulfosporosinus (16%) were predominant in the Fe(III) oxide-reducing community. These results demonstrated that Geobacter species are the most specialized among Fe(III)-reducing bacteria for electron transfer to the anode in MFCs. In addition, the present study indicates the presence of a novel lineage of bacteria in the genus Pseudomonas that highly prefers ferrihydrite as the terminal electron acceptor in acetate oxidation.