• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.220-225
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• 2014

A sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was operated to obtain thiosulfate-utilizing denitrifier cultivated with two types of electron accepter (nitrate and nitrite). Using the microbial biomass obtained from the SBR, batch tests were conducted with different nitrite concentrations (50 and 100 mg-N/L) at pH 7.0, 7.5 and 7.9 to see how free nitrous acid (FNA) negatively works on the thiosulfate-utilizing denitrification of nitrate. The specific denitrification rate (SDR) of nitrate was significantly influenced by pH and FNA. The presence of nitrite caused a remarked decrease of the SDR under low pH conditions, because of the microbiological inhibitory effect of FNA. The minimum SDR was observed when initial nitrite concentration was 100 mg-N/L at pH 7.0. Moreover. the SDR was influenced by the type of electron acceptor used during the SBR operation. Thiosulfate-utilizing denitrifier cultivated with nitrite showed smaller SDR on the thiosulfate-utilizing denitrification of nitrate than those cultivated with nitrate.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.399-406
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• 2015

A sequencing batch reactor was operated under different pH conditions to see the influence of free ammonia (FA) and free nitrous acid (FNA) to microbial community on ammonium partial nitrification. Long-term influences of FA and FNA were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Nitrite accumulation was successfully achieved at pH 8.2 and 6.3. The shifts in the microbial community were observed when influent ammonia concentration increased to 1 g $NH_4$-N/L at pH 8.2, and then when pH was dropped to 6.3. Both Nitrosomonas and Nitrosospira were selected during the startup of the reactor, and eventually became dominant members as ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. The results of molecular microbiological analysis strongly suggested that the composition of microbial community was changed according to the method used to control nitrite-oxidizing bacteria.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.383-390
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• 2008

Recently, the interests on economical nitrogen removal from wastewater are growing. As a method of the novel nitrogen removal technology, nitrogen removal via nitrite pathway by selective inhibition of free ammonia and free nitrous acid on nitrite oxidizing bacteria have been intensively studied. The inhibition effects of free ammonia and free nitrous acid are low when domestic wastewater is used, however, because of its relatively lower nitrogen concentration than the wastewater from industry and landfill, etc. In this study, a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) is proposed for nitrogen removal to investigate the effect of the low nitrogen concentration on nitrite accumulation. Nitrification efficiency reached almost 100% during the aerobic cycle and the maximum specific nitrification rate ($V_{max,nit}$) reached $17.8mg\;NH_4{^+}-N/g\;MLVSS{\bullet}h$. During the anoxic cycle, average denitrification efficiency reached 87% and the maximum specific denitrification rate ($V_{max,den}$) reached $9.8mg\;NO_3{^-}-N/g\;MLVSS{\bullet}h$. From the analysis the main reason of nitrite accumulation in the SBR was free nitrous acid rather than free ammonia. Nitrite accumulation increased with the decrease of organic content in the wastewater and the mechanism is not well understood yet. From the result of fluorescent in situ hybridization, the distribution of nitrite oxidizing bacteria was in equilibrium with ammonium oxidizing bacteria when nitrite accumulation did not occur.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.325-326
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• 2001

오존은 태양광선의 존재 하에 질소산화물과 VOCs가 관련하여 발생하는 생성물이다. 대기중의 VOCs 는 히드록실 라디칼(hydroxyl radical, OHㆍ)과 같은 자유 라디칼(free radical)과 반응하여 하이드로퍼옥시 라디칼(hydroperoxy radical, HO$_2$ㆍ)과 알킬 퍼옥시 라디칼(alkyl peroxy radical, RO$_2$ㆍ)을 생성해 낸다. 이 퍼옥시 라디칼들은 NO를 NO$_2$ㆍ로 산화시키며 또한 히드록실 라디칼을 재생하며 이 히드록실 라디칼은 다시 VOCs와 반응한다. 그리고, 이때 산화된 NO$_2$는 햇빛에 의해 NO와 자유산소원자(free oxygen atom)로 광분해 되는데, 여기서 생성된 자유산소인자는 산소분자와 반응하여 오존을 생성한다. (중략)

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.96-108
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• 2018

Large efforts have recently been made on research and development of sustainable and energy-efficient short-cut nitrogen removal processes owing to strong attention to the energy neutral/positive wastewater treatment system. Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria (anammox bacteria) have been highlighted since 1990's due to their unique advantages including 60% less energy consumption, nearly 100% reduction for carbon source requirement, and 80% less sludge production. Side-stream short-cut nitrogen removal using anammox bacteria and partial nitritation anammox (PN/A) has been well established, whereas substantial challenges remain to be addressed mainly due to undesired main-stream conditions for anammox bacteria. These include low temperature, low concentrations of ammonia, nitrite, free ammonia, free nitrous acid or a combination of those. In addition, an anammox side-stream nitrogen management is insufficient to reduce overall energy consumption for energy-neutral or energy positive water resource recovery facility (WRRF) and at the same time to comply with nitrogen discharge regulation. This implies the development of the successful main-stream anammox based technology will accelerate a conversion of current wastewater treatment plants to sustainable water and energy recovery facility. This study discusses the status of the research, key mechanisms & interactions of the protagonists in the main-stream PN/A, and control parameters and major challenges in process development.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.769-775
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• 2011

An experimental study of biofilm nitritation system for high-strength ammonium wastewater has been carried out to examine the temperature effect on different organic and solid concentration. Operating temperature varied from $35^{\circ}C$ to $15^{\circ}C$. The influent N concentration of identical three reactors was adjusted to about $300mg\;NH_4-N/L$. A control unit fed with a synthetic wastewater, while the others were fed with reject water which is consisted of the supernatant of both digester and thickener. The results indicated that nitrite accumulation was stable in temperature range of $35^{\circ}C$ to $25^{\circ}C$. However, nitritation was significantly reduced at below $20^{\circ}C$. Free ammonia (FA) and free nitrous acid (FNA) were major inhibitors to the nitrite oxidizer for nitrite accumulation in lower temperature. From the estimation of temperature coefficient (${\Theta}$) of biofilm and suspended nitritation system, biofilm nitritation system could absorb the negative temperature effect compared with suspended nitritation system.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2010

The high concentration of N in the wastewater from livestock farming generally renders the efficiency of the wastewater treatment. Therefore, removal of N in livestock wastewater is crucial for successful treatment. The current study was conducted to investigate the optimum conditions for partial nitrification under anaerobic condition following nitritation in TPAD-BNR(two-phase anaerobic digestion-biological nitrogen removal) operating system. Sequential operating test to stimulate partial nitrification in reactor showed that partial nitrification occurred at a ratio of 1.24 in $NO_2{^-}$-N:$NH_4{^+}$-N. With this result, a wide range of factors affecting stable nitritation were examined through regression analysis. In the livestock wastewater treatment procedure, the hydraulic retention time (HRT) and pH range for optimum nitrite accumulation in the reactor were 1-1.5 days and 7-8, respectively. It was appeared that accumulation of $NO_2{^-}$-N in the reactor is due to inhibition of the $NO_2{^-}$-N oxidizer by free ammonia (FA) while the effect of free nitrous acid was minimal. Nitrification was not influenced by DO concentration at a range of 2.0-3.0 mg/L and the difference in the growth rate between $NH_4{^+}$-N oxidizer and $NO_2{^-}$-N oxidizer was dependent on the temperature in the reactor.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.599-602
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• 1999

Chitosan을 아질산부해법을 이용하여 저분자화시킨 다음, 저분자량 chitosan의 유리 아민기와 trifluoroacetic anhydride를 반응시켜 새로운 함불소 chitosan 올리고머 유도체(FCO)를 합성하였다. 이들 반응의 진행은 FT-IR, $^{1}H\;NMR$, $^{19}F\{^{1}H\}NMR$ 등을 통해 확인하였다. FCO의 항바이러스 효과는 바이러스 감염용액에 다양한 농도의 FCO를 첨가하고 세포를 감염시킨 후, 36시간 후에 복제되고 있는 바이러스 DNA 양을 측정하여 조사하였다. 바이러스 복제는 FCO를 첨가하여 바이러스를 감염시킨 세포들에서, FCO를 첨가하지 않은 대조군에 비하여 첨가한 FCO의 농도에 비례하여 감소하여, FCO가 바이러스 감염을 효과적으로 억제함을 제시한다. 특히, 1% FCO의 감염용액으로 처리된 세포에서는 바이러스의 복제가 대조군에 비하여 40%로 감소하였다.

• 청정기술
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.126-134
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• 2023

직접촉매분해기술은 반도체 및 디스플레이 산업에서 아산화질소(N₂O)의 배출을 완화할 수 있는 유망한 기술이다. 본 연구는 7대 온실가스 중에 하나인 N₂O 직접촉매분해를 위한 γ-Al₂O₃ 촉매에 관한 것이다. 실험에 사용한 γ-Al₂O₃ 촉매는 뵘석 분말을 사용하여 압출 성형하여 제조하였으며, 반응은 직경 약 5 mm 크기로 분쇄한 촉매를 직경 25.4 mm (1인치) 반응기를 사용하여 수행하였다. N₂O 농도는 약 1%가 되도록 공급하였으며, 온도는 550-750 ℃, 압력은 상압, GHSV는 1800-2000 h-1에서 촉매반응 특성을 확인하였다. 분위기 가스로는 질소, 공기 그리고 공기+수분을 공급하여 N₂O 분해 특성과 산소의 영향 및 스팀의 영향을 확인하였다. 촉매 내구성은 N₂ 분위기에서 수행하였는데, 700 ℃에서 350 시간 동안 연속 운전을 통해 확인하였다. 실험결과 불활성 분위기(N₂)일 경우 700 ℃에서 N₂O 분해율이 100%에 가까운 수준까지 도달함을 확인하였고, 공기와 수분을 공급할 경우 분해율이 낮아짐을 확인하였다. 내구성 실험 결과 350 시간동안 촉매성능저하는 없었다. 따라서 뵘석 분말로 제조한 γ-Al₂O₃ 촉매는 N₂O 분해 특성에 우수할 뿐만 아니라 내구성 또한 우수하여 전자 산업을 비롯하여 질산제조공정 등 산소와 수분이 존재하는 경우에도 적용 가능할 것으로 기대한다.