• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.139-151
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• 2015

Biofilms are aggregates of microorganisms present in a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) adhered to a surface. Formation of a biofilm in the environment on farms and in dairy plants comprises several stages: attachment, growth (development), and detachment. Generally, biofilms are harmful to humans and need to be controlled. Stainless steel (SS) surfaces that are untreated or are scratched comprise substrata that are especially vulnerable to biofilm formation; therefore, SS surfaces should be polished and sanitized. Various approaches are available for the destruction of biofilms; cleaning-in-place (CIP) is the method mainly used in dairy plants. Further study on optimum detergents, cleaning conditions, and methods for this purpose is needed.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2020

In this study, the performance and antifouling properties of polysulfone (PSf) and polyvinylidene fluoride/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVDF/PVP) membranes in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) were investigated. The membranes were prepared via phase inversion method, and then characterized by a set of analyses including contact angle, porosity and water flux and applied in a lab-scale MBR system. Soluble microbial product (SMP), extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), FTIR, gel permission chromatography (GPC) and particle size distribution (PSD) analyses were also carried out for MBR system. The results showed that the MBR with PSf membrane had higher hydrophobic organic compounds which resulted in formation of larger flocs in MBR. However, in this MBR had high compressibility coefficient of cake layer was higher (n=0.91) compared to MBR with PVDF/PVP membrane (n=0.8); hence, the fouling was more profound. GPC analysis revealed that compounds with molecular weight lower than 2 kDa are more formed on PSf membrane more than PVDF/PVP membrane. The results of FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of polysaccharide and protein compounds on the cake layer of both membranes which was in good agreement with EPS analysis. In addition, the results showed that their concentration was higher for the cake on PSf membrane.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.189-203
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• 2015

Membrane biofouling impedes wide application of membrane bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater treatment. Recently, quorum sensing (QS) mechanisms are accounted for one of major mechanisms in biofouling of MBRs. In this study, vanillin was applied to investigate reduction of biofouling in MBRs. MBR sludge was analyzed to contain QS signal molecules by cross-feeding biosensor assay and HPLC. In addition, the inhibitory activity of vanillin against bacterial quorum sensing was verified using an indicator strain CV026. The vanillin doses greater than 125 mg/L to 100 mL of MBR sludge showed 25% reduction of biofilm formed on the membrane surfaces. Two MBRs, i.e., a typical MBR as a control and an MBR with vanillin, were operated. The TMP increases of the control MBR were more rapid compared to those of the MBR with the vanillin dose of 250 mg/L. The treatment efficiencies of the two MBRs on organic removal and MLSS were maintained relatively constant. Extracellular polymeric substance concentrations measured at the end of the MBR operation were 173 mg/g biocake for the control MBR and 119 mg/g biocake for the MBR with vanillin. Vanillin shows great potential as an anti-biofouling agent for MBRs without any interference on microbial activity for wastewater treatment.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.285-293
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• 2017

The effects of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) on the corrosion and scaling of the Q235 carbon steel has been investigated in the simulated sewage water and oil field gathering pipelines production water, using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDS), and three-dimensional stereoscopic microscope. Results indicated that the concentration of SRB reached the maximum value on the ninth day in simulated sewage water with a large amount of scaling on the surface of specimen. In oil field gathering pipelines, a large amount of scaling and mineralization of mineral salts and thick deposition of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) layers were also observed on the surface of specimen. The thickness of biofilm was about $245{\mu}m$ within 30 days. After adding microbicides, the thickness of corrosion products film was only up to $48-106{\mu}m$ within 30 days, suggesting that SRB could induce biomineralization. Under-deposit corrosion morphology was uniform in the absence of microbicides while local corrosion was observed in the presence of microbicides.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2010

본 연구는 연안해역에서 발생하는 적조의 현장 제어기술로 전자빔을 이용하고자 적조사멸에 대한 전자빔 조사의 효율성을 평가하였다. Prorocentrum minimum, Prorocentrum micans, Cochlodinium polykrikoides, Heterosigma akashiwo, Alexnadrium catenella의 5종을 실험대상 적조로 선정하여 배양하였으며, 실제 경남 통영(2007. 8. 15)에서 발생한 적조에 대해서도 동일한 실험을 수행하였다. 전자빔 조사선량은 1 kGy, 2 kGy, 4 kGy, 8 kGy로 1 kGy의 전자빔 조사로 50~65%의 적조사멸율을 보였으며, 1일 경과 시 86~97% 사멸하였다. Chlorophyll-a의 경우 조사 즉시 50~64% 감소하고, 1일 경과한 뒤 72~93%의 감소율을 보였다. 또한 전자빔 조사 즉시 S-protein은 28~47%, S-carbohydrate는 16~45% 가 증가하였으며, 1일의 시간 경과 후에는 S-protein이 77~138%, S-carbohydrate가 77~212%까지 증가하였다. 또한 투과 전자현미경을 통해 전자빔 조사 전후의 적조세포 관측을 통하여 세포의 파괴 및 세포내 구성물질의 용출을 확인할 수 있었다. 이렇듯 적조에 전자빔을 조사함으로써 Extracellular Biopolymer에 의한 Flocculation을 유도하여 적조를 침강 제어할 수 있다. 또한 전자빔 조사 전 후 Alexandrium catenella의 PSP(Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) 패독 분석 결과 1 kGy의 전자빔을 조사함으로써 전자빔을 조사하지 않은 적조 대비 PSP 독성 함량이 48% 감소하여 전자빔조사가 유독적조의 사멸 뿐만 아니라 제독에도 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다.