• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.418-421
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• 2006

균질계 염기촉매를 이용한 바이오디젤을 생산하기 위한 전이에스테르화 반응의 원료유지 중에 유리지방산이 과다하게 존재하게 되면 유리지방산이 염기촉매와 결합하여 지방산 염 (비누)을 생성하여 상당량의 염기촉매를 소비하게 되어 촉매 투여량의 증가를 가져오게 된다. 또한 생성된 지방산 염 (비누)은 바이오디젤과 글리세롤의 상분리를 어렵게 하여 바이오디젤의 후처리 공정과 생산에 문제점을 야기시킨다. 따라서, 원료유지 내의 유리지방산은 균질계 염기촉매를 이용한 바이오디젤 생산공정에서는 원료중의 유리지방산은 반드시 제거되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 원료유지에 고농도로 함유된 유리지방산을 제거하기 위하여 촉매로 ferric sulfate를 대상으로 전처리 공정을 수행한 결과 높은 유리지방산 (20%)을 함유하고 있는 모사 유지에서도 다른 이온교환수지에 비하여 우수한 성능을 얻었다. Ferric sulfate의 첨가량이 증가할수록, 메탄올의 첨가량이 증가할수록 유리지방산의 제거율이 증가하였다. 특히, ferric sulfate는 유지에 대해 낮은 용해성을 가지고 있어 반응 후 반응물로부터 쉽게 분리할 수 있고, ashing process를 통하여 재생이 가능하므로 원료유지의 전처리에 유용하게 적용할 수 있으리라 판단된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.337-345
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• 2021

Lipase (triacylglycerol lipase, EC 3.1.1.3) is an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing triacylglycerol, to produce fatty acids and glycerol and reverse the reaction of triacylglycerol synthesis from fatty acids and glycerol through transesterification. Applications of lipase are quite widespread in the industrial sector, including in the detergent, paper, dairy, and food industries, as well as for biodiesel synthesis. Lipases by yeasts have attracted industrial attention because of their fast production times and high stability. In a previous study, a lipase-producing yeast isolate was identified as Zygosaccharomyces mellis SG1.2 and had a productivity of 24.56 U/mg of biomass. This productivity value has the potential to be a new source of lipase, besides Yarrowia lypolitica which has been known as a lipase producer with a productivity of 0.758 U/mg. Lipase production by Z. mellis SG1.2 needs to be increased by optimizing the production medium. The aims of this study were to determine the significant component of the medium for lipase production and methods to increase lipase production using the optimum medium. The two methods used for the statistical optimization of production medium were Taguchi and RSM (Response Surface Methodology). The data obtained were analyzed using Minitab 18 and SPSS 23 software. The most significant factors which affected lipase productivity were olive oil and peptones. The optimum medium composition consisted of 1.02% olive oil, 2.19% peptone, 0.05% MgSO₄·7H₂O, 0.05% KCl, and 0.2% K₂HPO₄. The optimum medium was able to increase the lipase productivity of Z. mellis SG1.2 to 1.8-fold times the productivity before optimization.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.288-294
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• 2013

한국산 고지질 Botryococcus를 확보하기 위해 시료채취를 하였고, 실험실에서 Botryococcus sp.를 분리하였다. 분리된 Botryococcus sp.는 현미경으로 그 크기와 형태를 관찰하였고, 분자적 동정을 위해 18S rRNA gene과 ITS region의 염기서열을 분석함으로써 Botryococcus sudeticus J2로 명명하였으며, 생태학적 특성 연구를 위해 문헌조사를 통해 국내의 Botryococcus 속의 분포를 조사를 실시하였다. 동정된 B. sudeticus J2의 생리적 특성 분석을 위해 배양실험을 수행하였고, 생장률과 바이오매스 생산성 그리고 광합성효율을 측정하였다. 또한 바이오디젤 생산을 위한 조류주로서의 가치를 판단하기 위해 총 지질함유량과 지방산 조성을 분석하였다. B. sudeticus J2의 생태적, 생리적 연구 후 2배의 광량과 2% $CO_2$ 조건에서 배양을 수행함으로써 최적 배양조건을 탐색하고자 하였다. 분리된 B. sudeticus J2는 비교를 위한 B. braunii UTEX 572보다 높은 바이오매스 생산성과 지질생산성을 보였으나 바이오매스 생산을 위한 다른 후보 미세조류에 비해서는 낮은 생장률을 보였다. 따라서 바이오디젤 생산을 위한 조류로 B. sudeticus J2를 활용하기 위해서는 본 연구에서 밝혀진 광저해에 대한 내성에 초점을 맞추어 최적 배양을 위한 광조건을 탐색하는 연구가 필요하다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 저온 해양성 미세조류인 Nannochloropsis sp.를 대상으로 (주)아이엠비즈에서 개발한 수직형 고효율 광배양기를 통한 생산성 평가를 목적으로 2톤의 배양액으로 자가영양의 옥외생장실험을 진행하였다. 한달간 진행된 실험에서, 0.1%의 $CO_2$를 주입한 배양에서는 일평균 0.953g/L의 생산성을 나타냈으며, 공기만을 주입했을 경우에는 0.574g/L의 생산성을 나타냈다. 온도의 분포는 최저 $20^{\circ}C$에서 최고 $31^{\circ}C$에 이르렀으며, 이 범위에서 온도에 따른 생산성의 변화는 크게 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 빛의 세기는 최저 5,000럭스에서 최고 4만 럭스 내외로 조사되었으며, 빛의 세기와 미세조류의 생장사이에 매우 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 한편, 본 실험에서 시도된 개발된 배양기를 통한 가압부상에 의한 조류의 수확방법은 효과가 매우 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2007

The transport biofuel is emerging a promising option to realize the sustainable growth of our society. Two biofuels, bioethanol and biodiesel, are currently used in the transport sector. As the production of biofuels is getting activated, the stable supply of the feedstocks is becoming a critical issue. Active works have been carried out to secure the stable supply of the raw materials for the production of biofuels. One approach is the breeding of the energy crops to get higher productivity and / or the desirable fuel properties. The other approach is finding new energy crops which may not be used for edible purpose. First current aspects and challenging issues for the implementation of biofuels have been introduced. Finally the recent works and future prospects on the development of the energy crops are summarized.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1235-1243
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• 2020

The use of microalgal biomass as feedstock for biofuels has been discussed for decades as it provides a sustainable approach to producing fuels for the future. Nonetheless, its feasibility has not been established yet and various aspects of biomass applications such as CO₂ biofixation should also be explored. Therefore, in this study, the CO₂ biofixation and lipid/carbohydrate production potential of Chlorella sp. ABC-001 were examined under various nitrogen concentrations. The highest biomass productivity and CO₂ biofixation rate of 0.422 g/l/d and 0.683 g/l/d, respectively, were achieved under a nitrogen-rich condition (15 mM nitrate). Carbohydrate content was generally proportional to initial nitrate concentration and showed the highest value of 41.5% with 15 mM. However, lipid content showed an inverse relationship with nitrogen supplementation and showed the highest value of 47.4% with 2.5 mM. In consideration as feedstock for biofuels (bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas), the sum of carbohydrate and lipid contents were examined and the highest value of 79.6% was achieved under low nitrogen condition (2.5 mM). For lipid-based biofuel production, low nitrogen supplementation should be pursued. However, considering the lower feasibility of biodiesel, pursuing CO₂ biofixation and the production of carbohydrate-based fuels under nitrogen-rich condition might be more rational. Thus, nitrogen status as a cultivation strategy must be optimized according to the objective, and this was confirmed with the promising alga Chlorella sp. ABC-001.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1547-1554
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• 2015

The potential of microalgae biofuel has not been realized because of the low productivity and high costs associated with the current cultivation systems. In this study, a new low-cost and transparent attachment material was tested for cultivation of a filamentous algal strain, Stigeoclonium sp., isolated from wastewater. Initially, the different materials tested for Stigeoclonium cultivation in untreated wastewater were nylon mesh, polyethylene mesh, polypropylene bundle (PB), polycarbonate plate, and viscose rayon. Among the materials tested, PB led to a firm attachment, high biomass (53.22 g/m², dry cell weight), and total lipid yield (5.8 g/m²) with no perceivable change in FAME profile. The Stigeoclonium-dominated biofilm consisted of bacteria and extracellular polysaccharide, which helped in biofilm formation and for effective wastewater treatment (viz., removal efficiency of total nitrogen and total phosphorus corresponded to ~38% and ~90%, respectively). PB also demonstrated high yields under multilayered cultivation in a single reactor treating wastewater. Hence, this system has several advantages over traditional suspended and attached systems, with possibility of increasing areal productivity three times using Stigeoclonium sp. Therefore, multilayered attached growth algal cultivation systems seem to be the future cultivation model for large-scale biodiesel production and wastewater treatment.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.257-266
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• 2016

Nitrogen is one of the most critical nutrients affecting cell growth and biochemical composition of microalgae, ultimately determining the lipid or carbohydrate productivity for biofuels. In order to investigate the effect of nitrogen sources on the cell growth and biochemical composition of the marine microalga Tetraselmis sp., nine different N sources, including NaNO₃, KNO₃, NH₄NO₃, NH₄HCO₃, NH₄Cl, CH₃COONH₄, urea, glycine, and yeast extract were compared at the given concentration of 8.82 mM. Higher biomass concentration was achieved under organic nitrogen sources, such as yeast extract (2.23 g L⁻¹) and glycine (1.62 g L⁻¹), compared to nitrate- (1.45 g L⁻¹) or ammonium-N (0.98 g L⁻¹). All ammonium sources showed an inhibition of cell growth, but accumulated higher lipids, showing a maximum content of 28.3% in ammonium bicarbonate. When Tetraselmis sp. was cultivated using yeast extract, the highest lipid productivity of 36.0 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹ was achieved, followed by glycine 21.5 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹ and nitrate 19.9 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹. Ammonium bicarbonate resulted in the lowest lipid productivity of 14.4 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹. The major fatty acids in Tetraselmis sp. were palmitic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids, regardless of the nutritional compositions, indicating the suitability of this species for biodiesel production.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.205-209
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• 2018

The spectral composition of light can affect the growth and biochemical composition of photosynthetic microalgae. This study examined the use of light filtering through a solution of soluble colored additives, a cost-effective method to alter the light spectrum, on the growth and lipid production of an oleaginous microalga, Nannochloropsis gaditana (N. gaditana). Cells were photoautotrophically cultivated under a white light emitting diode (LED) alone (control) or under a white LED that passed through a solution of red and yellow color additive (4:1 ratio) that blocked light below 600 nm. The specific growth rate was significantly greater under filtered light than white light ($0.2672d^{-1}$ vs. $0.1930d^{-1}$). Growth under filtered light also increased the fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) yield by 22.4% and FAME productivity by 80.0%, relative to the white light control. In addition, the content of saturated fatty acids was greater under filtered light, so the biodiesel products had better stability. These results show that passing white light through an inexpensive color filter can simultaneously enhance cellular growth and lipid productivity of N. gaditana. This approach of optimizing the light spectrum may be applicable to other species of microalgae.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.328-336
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 국내 낙동강 수계에서 신규하게 분리된 미세조류인 Parachlorella sp. 종의 바이오매스 및 지방산 생산성에 대한 배지의 영향을 연구하였다. 미세조류 배양에 통상적으로 사용되는 BG-11, TAP, BBM 배지를 사용하여 바이오매스 생산성은 TAP 배지에서, 지방산 축적은 BBM 배지에서 가장 잘 일어나는 것으로 확인되었고, 지방산 생산성을 향상시키기 위해 암모니아와 아세트산을 사용하는 TAP 배지의 조성을 변화하여 BBM 배지처럼 지방산 축적을 유도하며 바이오매스 생산성을 증가시킨 MTAP 배지를 개발하였다. 전체적인 바이오매스와 지방산 생산성을 높이기 위해서는 MTAP-1 배지가 적합하여 바이오매스 생산성과 지방산 생산성은 기존의 TAP 배지 대비 각각 14%, 45% 증가하였다. 생리 활성 효과로 인해 관심도가 높은 오메가-3 지방산의 생산에는 MTAP-4 배지가 가장 적합하여 바이오매스 생산성과 오메가-3 지방산 생산성이 기존 BBM 배지 대비 각각 18%, 39% 증가하여 목표 중점 생산물질(바이오매스, 총 지방산, 또는 오메가-3 지방산)의 생산성을 향상시킬 수 있는 신규 배지 2종의 조성을 개발하였다.