• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1976-1982
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• 2007

In the current studies, we characterized the degradation of a hot mixture of benzene and toluene (BT) gases by a thermophilic biofilter using polyurethane as a packing material and high-temperature compost as a microbial source. We also examined the effect of supplementing the biofilter with yeast extract (YE). We found that YE substantially enhanced microbial activity in the thermophilic biofilter. The degrading activity of the biofilter supplied with YE was stable during long-term operation (approximately 100 d) without accumulating excess biomass. The maximum elimination capacity ($1,650\;g{\cdot} m^{-3}{\cdot} h^{-1}$) in the biofilter supplemented with YE was 3.5 times higher than that in the biofilter without YE ($470\;g{\cdot} m^{-3}{\cdot} h^{-1}$). At similar retention times, the capacity to eliminate BT for the YE-supplemented biofilter was higher than for previously reported mesophilic biofilters. Thus, thermophilic biofiltration can be used to degrade hydrophobic compounds such as a BT mixture. Finally, 168 rDNA polymerase chain reaction-DGGE (PCR-DGGE) fingerprinting revealed that the thermophilic bacteria in the biofilter included Rubrobacter sp. and Mycobacterium sp.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.530-535
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• 2013

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of slurry composting and biofiltration (SCB) liquid manure application on shoot growth, fruit qualities and soil chemical properties in peach orchard. SCB liquid manure was fertigated ten times from April to October in SCB plot, whereas chemical fertilizer was treated two times as basal and additional fertilizers in control plot. The shoot growth, leaf nitrogen and potassium content, soil exchangeable K, fruit weight and yield were higher in SCB plot than in control. Soluble solid content and acidity, soil organic matter, soil available phosphate and soil exchangeable Mg showed no significant difference between treatments, and the leaf calcium and magnesium content were lower in SCB plot than in control. In conclusion, fertigating SCB liquid manure in peach orchard has positive effects on fruit weight and yield, and it is suggested that periodical soil testing is needed because of the possibility of K accumulation in SCB liquid manure treated soil when the orchard is fertigated based on the soil nitrogen content.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2006

The effects of turning frequency were examined on the efficiency of composting lime treated excess sludge amended with sawdust from the activated sludge process after a liquid/solids separation process. The raw and excess sludge from the activated sludge process associated with the hog wastewater treatment system is a significant problem and composting is an effective method far reducing the pollution potential of hog wastewater sludge. The coagulant used sludge composting and ammonia emissions from composting are not well established. The effect of compost properties such as high total carbon, C/N ratio and pH value on performance of composting sludge and biofiltration of ammonia from composting process were investigated. The ammonia emission was not significantly increased during composting. The ammonia concentrations of the exhaust air of composter were ranged from 0.5 and 7 ppm about 12 days after composting. The performance of the hog wastewater sludge composting was the most sensitive to chemical treated sludge properties such as high total carbon and high C/N ratio of the initial compost mixes. Temperature in compost and ammonia emission were not greatly affected by the turning frequency.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.174-179
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• 2009

The InSub system(applied for a patent) was developed, as it combined the indirectly aerated submerged biofiltration(InSub) reactor and Anaerobic/ Anoxic reactor. This system which can eliminate organism and nutrient materials at the same time, which is safe and economical to be maintained and managed is more simple process than the complicated existing biological advanced sewage treatment system. The most suitable HRT of this study showed 9 hours. As looking into the effluent concentration and removal efficiency of each item at 9 hours of HRT, each effluent concentration for $SS,\;BOD5,\;COD_{Mn},\;and\;COD_{Cr}$ was 1.46 mg/L, 7,09 mg/L, 9.84 mg/L and 16.42 mg/L. And their removal efficiency was 96.98%. 90.59%, 77.18% and 83.92%, respectively. Each effluent concentration of T-N and T-P was 10.42 mg/L and 1.04 mg/L. Their removal efficiency was 73.38% and 61.62%, respectively. This pilot plant experiment(the state was without the internal recycling.) followed a variety of HRT. The results confirmed that it was to be advanced sewage treatment system with high efficiency when it combined with the internal recycling.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.139-152
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• 2017

Excessive amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and odorants discharged into the environment are highly dangerous to human health as well as to ecological systems. Biological treatments of waste gas streams, called biofiltration, containing VOCs and odorous compounds has gained much attention because biofilters are more cost effective and environmentally friendly than conventional air pollution control technologies. This review provides an overview of biotrickling filtration, which is a type of biofiltration including continuous trickled-water flow inside filter media, for VOC and odor abatement. The configuration, design, cost effectiveness, removal capacity and environmental impact of this techniques and the future research and development needs in this area are all considered.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2004

A biofiltration system using activated carbon/polyurethane composite as solid support inoculated with Bacillus sp. was developed for treating a gaseous stream containing high concentrations of H$_2$S. The effects of operating condition such as the influent H$_2$S concentration and the empty bed contact time (EBCT) on the removal efficiency of H$_2$S were investigated. The biofilter showed the stable removal efficiencies of over 99 ％ under the EBCT range from 15 to 60 sec at the 300 ppmv of H$_2$S inlet concentration. When the inlet concentration of H$_2$S was increased, the removal efficiencies decreased, reaching 95 and 74％, at EBCTs of 10 and 7.5 sec, respectively. The maximum elimination capacity in the biofilter packed with activated carbon/polyurethane composite media was 157 g/m$^3$/hr.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2003

Dairy manure amended with crop and forest residues (moisture 69% wet basis, C/N 22) was composted in a 605 L pilot-scale vessel using continuous air flow (56 L/min) for 19 days. Three pilot-scale sawdust biofilters (moisture 63%, pH 5.0) were built to clean biological waste gas from the composting process. For each methods, two replicated experiments were monitored over a period of three weeks. The system was evaluated to determine the biofilter media depth that would be adequate for compost odour reduction. The compost air cleaning was measured based on ammonia gas concentration before and after passing through the biofilter. Ammonia gas removal efficiency over 3 weeks was 42, 75 and 87% at sawdust biofilter media depth levels of 202, 400 and 600 mm, respectively. Each sawdust biofilter was operated at a moisture content in the range of 60~62% (wb), a temperature from 15 to $25^{\circ}C$, an average pressure drop from 240 to 340 Pa and a detention time from 60 to 180 seconds during the biofiltration process.

• 웰빙융합연구
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2023

Purpose: VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are all the organic compounds that react with solar rays and increase the concentration of ozone in the troposphere and are partially also known as carcinogens. The adsorption using activated carbon is usually applied to remove VOCs. Research design, data and methodology: The 20 places of surface coating facilities were selected to evaluate the emission amount of VOCs in Seoul. In addition, the removal efficiency of VOCs in 25 places of automobile coating facilities was evaluated. Results: The average emission amount of VOCs was 10.903 kg/hr from automobile coating facilities, while 3.520 kg/hr from other surface coating facilities. The removal efficiency in adsorption with the combustion catalytic process has the mean value of 87.9% and the regeneration efficiency of activated carbon has the mean value of 95.0%. Conclusions: The removal efficiency in adsorption with the biofiltration process has the mean value of 89.8% and the regeneration efficiency of activated carbon has the mean value of 94.8%. The removal efficiency in the plasma catalyst process has the mean value of 79.3%.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.206-214
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• 2011

SCB액비, 저장액비, 화학비료, 지하수 및 무처리에 따른 포플러 및 버드나무 클론, 백합나무의 생존율은 전체 평균 94.4%로 나타나 양호하였으며, 잎과 줄기의 비율은 각각 63.5%, 36.5%로 매년수확구의 식재당년 지상부 biomass는 잎의 비율이 높았다. 처리구별 줄기발생 수는 SCB액비, 저장액비, 화학비료, 지하수 및 무처리구가 평균 4.2, 4.6, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9개로 크게 차이가 나타나지 않았으며 버드나무 클론들의 줄기 수가 포플러 클론 및 백합나무 보다 많았다. 줄기직경과 지상부 biomass에 대하여 개체당 유도된 회귀모델을 통해 추정된 biomass 생산량은 화학비료>저장액비>지하수>SCB액비>무처리구 순으로 나타났다. 수종 및 클론별 지상부 biomass 생산량은 모든 처리구에서 현사시 클론들이 우수하게 나타났으며, SCB액비 처리에 따른 잎과 줄기의 질소함량을 분석한 결과 무처리구 보다 질소함 량이 높게 나타나 SCB액비에 함유된 질소를 체내에 흡수하는 것으로 판단된다. 따라서, SCB액비를 biomass 매년수확구에 처리한 결과 화학비료, 저장액비, 지하수 처리구보다 생산량이 적게 나타났지만 무처리구 보다는 생산량이 증가하여 향후 처리방법이나 적정 처리량 등을 구명하여 적용한다면 화학비료와 비슷한 효과를 얻을 수 있고 가축분뇨 처리비용도 절감할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 그러나 본 연구는 biomass 매년수확구의 식재당년의 결과이며, 식재한 묘목의 수령이 증가하고 입지환경에 적응되면 바이오매스 생산량도 대폭 증가할 것이므로 이와 같은 연구가 반복적으로 수행되어야 보다 확실한 결과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.459-468
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• 2011

SCB액비 처리가 백합나무의 생장에 미치는 영향을 조사하고 수확된 백합나무를 원료로 한 바이오에탄올 생산량 비교를 위하여, 처리량별로 처리구를 설정하고 상대 생장량, 바이오매스 생장량, 엽특성 및 구성당과 에탄올 생산량을 각각 분석하였다. SCB액비 처리를 통해 백합나무의 바이오매스 생장량(64.67 %) 및 Glucose 함량(6.07 %)이 증가하였고 이는 SCB액비에 함유된 양료 성분과 수분 함량이 엽록소 생산에 영향을 끼쳤기 때문으로 사료된다. 바이오에탄올 생산에 앞서 SCB액비 처리되어 생장한 백합나무를 유기용매 전처리 및 약산 전처리를 하였으며 반응 온도($150^{\circ}C$), 승온 시간(40분), 반응 시간(10분)은 모두 동일하게 진행하였다. 전처리 효율은 중 처리구를 유기용매 전처리(w/1% 황산) 하였을 때 잔여율이 44.81%로 가장 높았으며, 치환성 양이온이 전처리 효과를 증진시킨 것으로 보인다. 전처리 된 시료를 동시당화발효하여 바이오에탄올을 생산하였으며 초기 투입량 대비 가장 높은 에탄올 생산 수율은 대 처리구에서 얻을 수 있었으나(16.11%), 바이오매스 생산량을 고려하면 중 처리구의 에탄올 생산량이 가장 많았으며, 대조구 대비 72.93% 증가하였다.