• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.35-41
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• 2002

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of initial concentration on pilot-scale composting of diesel-con-laminated soil. Sandy soi] was used in this study. Target contaminant, diesel oil, was spiked. at about 10,000, 25,000, and 50,000 mg TPH/kg of dry roil. Mit ratio of soil to sludge was 1:0.5 as wet weight basis. Removal efficiencies for initial concentrations of 12,966,23,894 and 51,042 mg TPH/kg were 90, 93 and 54％, respectively, during 33 days of composting. Normal alkanes in TPH ranged from 15 to 22％ in initial soils. Volatilization of individual normal alkane in 1,999 mg n-alkanes/kgwas completed within 4 days, while n-alkane compounds of Cl1-Cl4 in 5,270 and 9,836 mg n-alkanes/kg were volatilized continuously during 33 days of composing operation. The first order degradation rate con-stants for 12,966, 23,894, and 51,042 mg TPH/kg were 0.058, 0.076, and 0.022/day, and those for 1,997 5,270, and 9,836 mg n-alkanes/kg were 0.093, 0.100, and 0.019/day, respectively. Considering TPH removal rate, $CO_2$porduction rate, and dehydrogenase activity, the concentration of 51,042 mg TPH/kg inhibited biodegradation of diesel-composting.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.81-91
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• 1993

This paper was carried out to isolate and identify Aeromonas caviae which can degrade Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate(SDBS) effectively. And the affecting factors for the ability of bacterial degradation were also studied. Frm October 1991 to February 1992, two hundred samples from sweage in Taegu area and Nakdong river waters in Talsung Gun area were tested. Minimal salt medium which contain SDBS only as a carbon source was used as a culture medium. The isolated new strain was identified as Aeromonas caviae Kim & Kweon. The optimal pH for SDBS degradation were 7.0 and temperature, $32^{\circ}C.$ It was taken 24 hours to degrade SDBS of 20mg/l completely under the optimal pH and temperature. And in the case of 30 mg/l of SDBS, it was taken 36 hours. The nitrogen sources were added to the minimal salt media containing 20mg/l of SDBS, and they were incubated at $32^{\circ}C$ for 14 hours. 86.9% SDBS were degraded after addition of 0.03% peptone as a organic nitrogen source. And 70.5% SDBS after addition of 0.05% ammonium sulfate as a inorganic nitrogen source. In the case of metal compounds(0.015%), the degradation rate for SDBS were 3.5 fold increased in the media containing magnesium chloride and calcium chloride than in the media that were not containing these metal compounds. And where the media containing magnesium chloride was 0.05%, the degradation rate was 65.8%. And above 0.3% NaCI, the degradation rate was decreased slowly.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.265-274
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• 1992

A mathematical model was proposed to predict the fate of a priority organic pollutant, anthracene, accidently spilled into a stream. The model consists of 6 differential equations with 5 input variables and 9 rate constants. Volatilization, biodegradation, adsorption/desorption, photodegradation as well as the convective inputs and outputs are included in the model. As a result of a series of dynamic simulations and sensitivity analyses under the given conditions, the concentrations of the organic chemical could be predicted within a detection limit in the stream. It was also suggested that the rate constant for diffusion/transport and adsorption rate constant are the most influential ones for predicting the chemical conentrations in dissolved and particulate phase. The model proposed appears to be a useful tool for assessing chemical spills.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.71-78
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• 1998

Pyrene is a common petroleum contaminant. This compound is recalcitrant to biological degradation and persists long in contaminated environments. A microcosm experiment was conducted to investigate the degradation rate of pyrene in three different of soil : rhizosphere soil ; non-rhizosphere soil ; and sterilized soil. The degradation rate followed the order of rhizosphere soil)non-rhizosphere soil)sterilized soil. And the rate did not change significantly when organic acids commonly found in the rhizosphere were added to each soil but it seemed to be well related to the increase of the number of microorganisms. Overall, it appears that pyrene is degraded faster in the rhizosphere soil which has the higher microorganism density.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.73-76
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• 2000

A novel, continuous bioreactor system combining a bubble column (absorption section) and a two-phase bioreactor (degradation section) has been designed to treat a gas stream containing benzene. The bubble column contained hexadecane as an absorbent for benzene, and was systemically chosen considering physical, biological, environmental, operational and economic factors. This solvent has infinite solubility for benzene and very low volatility. After absorbing benzene in the bubble column, the hexadecane served as the organic phase of the two-phase partitioning bioreactor, transferring benzene into the aqueous phase where it was degraded by Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Y234. The hexadecane was then continuously recirculated back to the absorber section for the removal of additional benzene. All mass transfer and biodegradation characteristics in this system were investigated prior to operation of the integrated unit, and these included: the mass transfer rate of benzene in the absorption column, the mass transfer rate of benzene from the organic phase into the aqueous phase in the two-phase bioreactor, the stripping rate of benzene out of the two-phase bioreactor, etc. All of these parameters were incorporated into model equations, which were used to investigate the effects of operating conditions on the performance of the system. Several experiments were conducted to show the feasibility of this system. This process is believed to be very practical for the treatment of high concentrations of gaseous pollutants.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.513-525
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• 2006

In recent decades, biofiltration has been widely accepted for the treatment of contaminated air stream containing low concentration of odorous compounds or volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this study, conventional biofilters packed with flexible synthetic polyurethane (PU) foam carriers were operated to remove toluene from a contaminated air stream. PU foams containing various amounts of pulverized activated carbon (PAC) were synthesized for the biofilter media and tested for toluene removal. Four biofilter columns were operated for 60 days to remove gaseous toluene from a contaminated air stream. During the biofiltration experiment, inlet toluene concentration was in the range of 0-150 ppm and EBRT (i.e., empty bed residence time) was kept at 26-42 seconds. Pressure drop of the biofilter bed was less than 3 mm $H_2O/m$ filter bed. The maximum removal capacity of toluene in the biofilters packed with PU-PAC foam was in the order of column II (PAC=7.08%) > column III (PAC=8.97%) > column I (PAC=4.95%) > column IV (PAC=13.52%), while the complete removal capacity was in the order of column II > column I > column III > column IV. The better biofiltration performance in column II was attributed to higher porosity providing favorable conditions for microbial growth. The results of biodegradation kinetic analysis showed that PU-PAC foam with 7.08% of PAC content had higher maximum removal rate ($V_m$=14.99 g toluene/kg dry material/day) than the other PU-PAC foams. In overall, the performance of biofiltration might be affected by the structure and physicochemical properties of PU foam induced by PAC content.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.173-184
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• 1990

A mathematical model was proposed to predict the predominant reactions and transport pathways of anthracene in a conventional activated sludge wastewater treatment system. The model consists of five differential equations with seven kinetic parameters and eighteen input variables. Volatilization, biodegradation, adsorption/desorption as well as the convective inputs and outputs are included in the model. The steady state calculations showed that volatilization (61%) in aeration tank and the withdrawal of primary sludge (33%) were two major pathways for removal of anthracene from the system. The overall removal was about 97%. The system reached a practical steady state at about 160 hours via dynamic modeling. The proposed model can give plausible predictions of the fate of priority organic pollutants in activated sludge processes.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.176-183
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• 2010

Endosulfan degrading ability of Klebsiella oxytoca KE-8 immobilized by entrapment with activated carbon was examined. Endosulfan degradation by the immobilized bacterial strains on several different activated carbon based support materials was investigated. Based on results, activated carbon ($8\times30$ mesh) was chosen as a support material. The immobilized Klebsiella oxytoca KE-8 with the cell density of 4 mg $g^{-1}$ (dry weight) degraded 22.18 ug $ml^{-1}$ endosulfan within 5 days at pH 7.0, $30^{\circ}C$ in batch shake flask cultures. Also, we an experimented recycle packed bed column mode and continuous packed bed column mode for endosulfan degradation. Under optimum operation condition, the immobilized cells in a laboratory scale pack bed column with support beads were able to degrade endosulfan completely in defined minimal salt medium at a maximum rate of 129.6 ug $ml^{-1}$ per day. Moreover, the endosulfan degradation activity could be demonstrated at $4^{\circ}C$ for one month without significant decrease in activity. Results of this study suggest that immobilized cells of Klebsiella oxytoca KE-8 might be applicable to endosulfan contaminated site.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.67-77
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• 1999

The biodegradation of algae coagulated with poly aluminum chloride(PAC) was investigated by using the thermophilic oxic process. The compositions of coagulated algae were 83.5% of water content, 24.6% of ash, 32% of organic carbon with in total solid, respectively. In present study, food waste oil was used for the increment of calorie of mixtures in order to accelate the microbial activity. As a result, the maximum temperature of mixtures was higher than $50^{\circ}C$ when the mixing ratio of food oil was over 10%. However the temperature indicated the lower than $50^{\circ}C$ when conditions of no mixing with waste food oil, and 5% of mixing ratio. Therefore, the optimum condition was 10% of the mixing ration at $217l{\cdot}m^{-3}{\cdot}min^{-1}$ of air supply rate. The conversion efficiency of carbon was highest as 92% at the optimum condition. And then water was evaluated from imxture without accumulation at 10% of mixing ratio. The thermophilic oxic process well conducted that is good process for the treatment of waste algae without effluents however it has to consider the retreatment of accumulated aluminum in the reactor.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.65-71
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• 2010

In this study, we have evaluated biodegradability of diesel-oxygenates including DBM and gasoline-oxygenates having similar physio-chemical properties using indigenous aerobic microorganisms from a diesel-contaminated soil. Toluene and Ethanol have shown higher biological activity and the first-order degradation rate constants ranged around $0.11{\sim}0.3day^{-1}$. However, MTBE, gasoline-oxygenate has shown as a limited substrate. Moreover, As increased initial concentrations of DBM and TGME, degradation rates of those were decreased relatively. As a strategy to evaluate biodegradability of DBM and TGME, reduction of diesel-oxygenates, $CO_2$ production and toxicity by algae were monitored. This results indicated possible mineralization of diesel-oxygenates, But we could predict that residual byproduct produced even though complete consumption of diesel-oxygenates were observed if algal toxicity variation considered. In conclusion, it is the first report that diesel-oxygenates including DBM could be biodegraded effectively by indigenous soil microorganisms and this result increased the possibility of bioremediation technology to apply into oil-contaminated sites.