• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.795-799
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• 2008

We have studied bioremediation of effective microorganisms on crude oil spill in Taean, west-coast of Korea. Oil contaminated soil samples were collected on December 14, 2007, seven days after the Hebei Spirit oil-spilled accident. Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) was measured to evaluate the effectiveness of effective microorganisms (EM) which were composed with yeast, photosynthetic bacteria and lactic acid bacteria on oil degradation. TPH concentration before EM treatment was 323.8 mg/kg, whereas TPH concentrations on 2 days after EM treatment and that of control (without EM) was 102.1 mg/kg and 170.6 mg/kg, respectively. On six days after EM treatment TPH was 91.3 mg/kg and that of control was 127.7 mg/kg. Percentages of degraded crude oil were 47.3% without EM and 68.5% with EM, 60.6% without EM and 71.8% with EM on 2 and 6 days after EM treatment, respectively. These results clearly showed that the application of effective microorganisms toward oil-contaminated soil was quite useful to degrade crude oil spill. These results were derived from the effects of biostimulation of microbial media nutrients and bioaugmentation of effective microorganisms. If we carefully apply these effective microorganisms, it can be a useful bioremediation method to recover oil-contaminated marine ecosystems.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.339-345
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• 2009

We evaluated the activity and abundance of the crude-oil-degrading bacterium Nocardia sp. H17-1 during bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil, using real-time PCR. The total petroleum hydrocarbon(TPH) degradation rate constants(k) of the soils treated with and without H17-1 were $0.103\;d^{-1}$ and $0.028\;d^{-1}$ respectively. The degradation rate constant was 3.6 times higher in the soil with H17-1 than in the soil without H17-1. In order to detect and quantify the Nocardia sp. H17-1 in soil samples, we quantified the genes encoding 16S ribosomal RNA(16S rRNA), alkane monooxygenase(alkB4), and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase(23CAT) with real-time PCR using SYBR green. The amounts of H17-1 16S rRNA and alkB4 detected increased rapidly up to 1,000-folds for the first 10 days, and then continued to increase only slightly or leveled off. However, the abundance of the 23CAT gene detected in H17-1-treated soil, where H17-1 had neither the 23CAT gene for the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons nor the catechol 2,3-dioxygenase activity, did not differ significantly from that of the untreated soil($\alpha$=0.05,p>0.22). These results indicated that H17-1 is a potential candidate for the bioaugmentation of alkane-contaminated soil. Overall, we evaluated the abundance and metabolic activity of the bioremediation strain H17-1 using real-time PCR, independent of cultivation.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.74-81
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• 1993

저온성 세균 Acinetobacter calcoaceticus A1-1의 유류분해 특성을 연구하기 위해 환경적 요인에 대한 영향을 살펴보았다. 이 세균의 성장율과 유화활성도에 대한 적정 환경조건은 온도 $15^{\circ}C$, pH 7.5, 염분도 0-3, 원유농도 0.1로 나타났고 질소원과 인원의 적정농도는$(NH_4)_2S0_4$과 $K_2HP0_4$, 형태로 각각 0.76 mM, 0.057mM이다. 온도에 따른 A.calcoaceticus A1-1의 유류분해 양상을 개스크로마토그라피로 분석한 결과 $10^{\circ}C$, $15^{\circ}C$에서 대부분의 탄화수소 피크가 감소되어 상당 정도의 유류분해를 관찰 할 수 있었다. 반면 $25^{\circ}C$의 경우에는 120시간 배양한 후에도 원유에 포함된 포화탄화수소 화합물들이 부분적으로만 분해되었다.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.285-294
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• 2023

This study is aimed to investigate the electrically conductive properties of epoxy nanocomposites exposed to an acidic environment under various mechanical loads. For simultaneous assessment of the acidic environment and mechanical load on the electrical conductivity of the samples, the samples with and without carbon nanotubes were exposed to the acidic environment under three different loading conditions for 20 days. Then, the aged samples' strength and flexural stiffness degradation under crude oil and bending stress were measured using a three-point flexural test. The aged samples in the acidic environment and under 80 percent of their intact ultimate strength revealed a 9% and 26% reduction of their electrical conductivity for samples with and without CNTs, respectively. The presence of nanoparticles declined flexural stiffness by about 16.39%. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the specimen were used to evaluate the dispersion quality of CNTs. The results of this study can be exploited in constructing conductive composite electrodes to be used in petroleum environments such as crude oil electrostatic tanks.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2001년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.578-581
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• 2001

A treatability study was conducted using a hydrocarbon-contaminated soil for the oPtimization of bioremediation strategy best fit to a given set of contamination. The applicability of nutrients, biosurfactant, and oil-degrading microorganisms were examined by monitoring $CO_2$ evolution and oil degradation The addition of inorganic nutrients in the form of slow released fertilizer accelerated the initial rate of $CO_2$ evolution by a factor of 3. The application of oil-degrading microorganisms did not significantly increased $CO_2$ evolution or biodegradation efficiency. Application of a commercial biosurfactant was most effect in terms of the total $CO_2$ evolution and the oil degradation rate. The results indicate that $CO_2$ evolution measurement was found to be a simple and reliable countermeasure of crude oil hydrocarbon mineralization for the rapid determination of the best-fit bioremediation strategy.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.71-75
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• 1990

한국 해안으로부터 우수 원유분해능 균주를 분리동정하여 그 특성을 관찰하였다. 이들 분리균주 중 우수 균주로는 Acinetobacter twoffii G1, Klebsiella pneumoniae L25, Pseudomonas maltophilia N246이 동정되었다. 이들 균주의 생장은 0.15%의 원유 농도와 3.5% sodium chloride에서 최대의 생장을 보여주었다. 이들 균주 중 X. campestris M12와 Xanthomonas sp. M28은 특별히 hexadecane과 octane을 그리고 P. maltophilia N246은 octane 을 탄소원으로 0.2-0.3%의 농도에서 최대로 분해하였다. K. pneumoniae L25에 의한 crude oil의 경Al적인 분해과정을 gas-liquid chromatography로 분석하였으며, 그 결과 긴 사슬의 alkane 보다 C14 이하의 짧은 사슬의 alkane을 보다 쉽게 이용하였으며 $30^{\circ}C$에서 8일간 배양시에 거의 모두 이용되었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.125-128
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• 2005

폴리스티렌의 열분해반응에서 분해반응속도 및 생성되는 오일 중에 함유된 스틸렌모노머와 부산물로 얻어지는 에틸벤젠, 알파메틸스티렌, 다이머, 트라이머 등은 반응온도 및 반응시간 등의 여러 가지 변수들에 의해 영향을 받았으며, 특히 반응시간에 따라 반응성 및 스티렌의 수율은 많은 차이를 보였다. 이 결과는 열분해 반응과정에서 생성되는 유기성 잔류물과 고화탄소의 영향 때문에 기인하였다. 연속열분해시간의 진행과 함께 생성되는 오일의 수율이 저하되었으며 오일에 함유되어 있는 스티렌의 선택도는 감소하였으며 부산물인 알파메틸스티렌, 에틸벤젠, 벤젠, 톨루엔 등의 부산물의 생성은 증가하였다. 본 연구결과로부터 새로운 연속반응을 위한 열분해반응기를 사용하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1966-1974
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• 2008

A typical tropical soil from the northeast of Brazil, where an important terrestrial oil field is located, was accidentally contaminated with a mixture of oil and saline production water. To study the bioremediation potential in this area, molecular methods based on PCR-DGGE were used to determine the diversity of the bacterial communities in bulk and in contaminated soils. Bacterial fingerprints revealed that the bacterial communities were affected by the presence of the mixture of oil and production water, and different profiles were observed when the contaminated soils were compared with the control. Halotolerant strains capable of degrading crude oil were also isolated from enrichment cultures obtained from the contaminated soil samples. Twenty-two strains showing these features were characterized genetically by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) and phenotypically by their colonial morphology and tolerance to high NaCl concentrations. Fifteen ARDRA groups were formed. Selected strains were analyzed by 16S rDNA sequencing, and Actinobacteria was identified as the main group found. Strains were also tested for their growth capability in the presence of different oil derivatives (hexane, dodecane, hexadecane, diesel, gasoline, toluene, naphthalene, o-xylene, and p-xylene) and different degradation profiles were observed. PCR products were obtained from 12 of the 15 ARDRA representatives when they were screened for the presence of the alkane hydroxylase gene (alkB). Members of the genera Rhodococcus and Gordonia were identified as predominant in the soil studied. These genera are usually implicated in oil degradation processes and, as such, the potential for bioremediation in this area can be considered as feasible.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1185-1192
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• 2012

This study investigated the hydrocarbonoclastic microbial community present on weathered crude oil and their ability to degrade weathered oil in seawater obtained from the Gulf St. Vincent (SA, Australia). Examination of the native seawater communities capable of utilizing hydrocarbon as the sole carbon source identified a maximum recovery of just $6.6{\times}10^1\;CFU/ml$, with these values dramatically increased in the weathered oil, reaching $4.1{\times}10^4\;CFU/ml$. The weathered oil (dominated by > $C_{30}$ fractions; $750,000{\pm}150,000mg/l$) was subject to an 8 week laboratory-based degradation microcosm study. By day 56, the natural inoculums degraded the soluble hydrocarbons (initial concentrations $3,400{\pm}700mg/l$ and $1,700{\pm}340mg/l$ for the control and seawater, respectively) to below detectable levels, and biodegradation of the residual oil reached 62% ($254,000{\pm}40,000mg/l$) and 66% ($285,000{\pm}45,000mg/l$) in the control and seawater sources, respectively. In addition, the residual oil gas chromatogram profiles changed with the presence of short and intermediate hydrocarbon chains. 16S rDNA DGGE sequence analysis revealed species affiliated with the genera Roseobacter, Alteromonas, Yeosuana aromativorans, and Pseudomonas, renowned oil-degrading organisms previously thought to be associated with the environment where the oil contaminated rather than also being present in the contaminating oil. This study highlights the importance of microbiological techniques for isolation and characterisation, coupled with molecular techniques for identification, in understanding the role and function of native oil communities.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1599-1606
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• 2011

유류분해에 있어 혼합미생물제제의 효과를 평가하기 위해 미생물제제의 처리성능과 microcosm test를 수행하였다. 유류분해세균은 0.5% Arabian heavy crude oil을 유일 탄소원으로 제공된 최소배지를 이용한 연속적인 농후배양을 통하여 분리하였다. 우수 유류분해 미생물조합인 3종의 균주(BS1, BS2, BS4)는 MSM배지에서 5일의 배양기간 동안 지방족 탄화수소를 48.4%, 방향족 탄화수소를 30.5% 생분해하였다. 처리성능 및 microcosm test는 Arabian heavy crude oil을 첨가한 후 3가지 처리조건인 무처리, 무기영양염처리 그리고 무기영양염 및 혼합미생물처리조건에서 유류화합물의 생물분해에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 무기영양염처리구와 무기영양염 및 혼합미생물처리구에서 지방족 탄화수소의 분해율은 실험기간 동안 유의하게 향상되었으며 두 실험구간 유의한 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 그러나 무기영양염 및 혼합미생물처리구에서 방향족 탄화수소의 생분해율은 무기영양염제만을 처리한 시험구와 비교하여 처리성능 시험의 경우 50% 그리고 microcosm test의 경우 13%를 향상시켰다. 본 연구의 결과로부터 혼합미생물제제는 실험실, 처리성능 및 microcosm test에서 지방족뿐만 아니라 방향족 탄화수소의 생물분해를 촉진하였다. 특히 혼합미생물제제는 방향족 탄화수소의 제거를 위한 생물정화기술의 적용에 있어 유용한 도구로 판단된다.