• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1279-1286
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• 2013

Particle size and metal species are important to both soil microbial toxicity and phytotoxicity in the soil ecosystem. The effects of CuO and ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and microparticles (MPs) on soil microbial toxicity, phytotoxicity, and bioaccumulation in two crops (Cucumis sativus and Zea mays) were estimated in a soil microcosm. In the microcosm system, soil was artificially contaminated with 1,000 mg/kg CuO and ZnO NPs and MPs. After 15 days, we compared the microbial toxicity and phytotoxicity by particle size. In addition, C. sativus and Z. mays were cultivated in soils treated with CuO NPs and ZnO NPs, after which the treatment effects on bioaccumulation were evaluated. NPs were more toxic than MPs to microbes and plants in the soil ecosystem. We found that the soil enzyme activity and plant biomass were inhibited to the greatest extent by CuO NPs. However, in a Biolog test, substrate utilization patterns were more dependent upon metal type than particle size. Another finding indicated that the metal NP uptake amounts of plants depend on the plant species. In the comparison between C. sativus and Z. mays, the accumulation of Cu and Zn by C. sativus was noticeably higher. These findings show that metal oxide NPs may negatively impact soil bacteria and plants. In addition, the accumulation patterns of NPs depend on the plant species.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제87권1호
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• pp.106-112
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• 1998

본 연구는 토양의 화학적 특성과 탈질소, 황 환원에 관여하는 세균류 및 탈수소효소 활성의 관계를 살펴보고, 궁극적으로는 산림 토양생태계의 동태를 평가하는 도구로 탈수소효소를 활용할 수 있는지에 대하여 고찰한 것이다. 오염지역으로 여겨지는 온산공단 주변과 해안의 청정지역인 강화도 마니산에서 각각 침엽수림과 활엽수림을 산정, 총 4개 임분을 대상으로 본 연구를 수행하였는데, 마니산 토양은 온산공단 주변에 비하여 상대적으로 유기물, 질소, 유효인산 등의 함량이 높아 미생물의 활동에 유리한 것으로 여겨졌다. 한편, 탈질균이나 황산환원균은 지역간 차이가 없었던 반면, 탈수소효소의 활성은 지역이나 시기에 따른 변화를 뚜렷이 나타내어 두 종류의 미생물 정량기법에 비하여 훨씬 민감하게 나타났다. 또한, 탈수소효소는 미생물의 활성과 깊은 관계가 있는 것으로 여겨지는 유기물함량(r=0.53. p=0.004), 전질소(r=0.41. p=0.008)나 C/Ava. P 비율(r=-0.52. p=0.001) 등과 비교적 높은 상관관계를 나타내었다. 따라서, 비슷한 토성을 지녀야 비교가 가능하다는 다른 연구자들의 지적을 감안하여 수행한다면, 토양생태계의 동태를 파악하는 지표로서 탈수소효소를 활용할 수 있을 것으로 여겨진다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.1403-1412
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• 2013

Ethanol fuel production from lignocellulosic biomass is emerging as one of the most important technologies for sustainable development. To use this biomass, it is necessary to circumvent the physical and chemical barriers presented by the cohesive combination of the main biomass components, which hinders the hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose into fermentable sugars. This study evaluated the hydrolytic capacity of enzymes produced by yeasts, isolated from the soils of the Brazilian Cerrado biome (savannah) and the Amazon region, on sugarcane bagasse pre-treated with $H_2SO_4$. Among the 103 and 214 yeast isolates from the Minas Gerais Cerrado and the Amazon regions, 18 (17.47%) and 11 (5.14%) isolates, respectively, were cellulase-producing. Cryptococcus laurentii was prevalent and produced significant ${\beta}$-glucosidase levels, which were higher than the endo- and exoglucanase activities. In natura sugarcane bagasse was pre-treated with 2% $H_2SO_4$ for 30 min at $150^{\circ}C$. Subsequently, the obtained fibrous residue was subjected to hydrolysis using the Cryptococcus laurentii yeast enzyme extract for 72 h. This enzyme extract promoted the conversion of approximately 32% of the cellulose, of which 2.4% was glucose, after the enzymatic hydrolysis reaction, suggesting that C. laurentii is a good ${\beta}$-glucosidase producer. The results presented in this study highlight the importance of isolating microbial strains that produce enzymes of biotechnological interest, given their extensive application in biofuel production.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2002년도 생물공학의 동향 (X)
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• pp.469-472
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• 2002

균체 생산성 실험과 chitinase 생산성 실험을 비교해 볼 때, chitinase만을 생산하는 조건 에서는 배지성분에 chitin을 첨가해 주는 것이 좋으나, 해충 방제용으로 살균력을 증진시키기 위하여 균체량과 chitinase의 생성량 및 산업적, 경제적 사용이 용이한 배지를 고려할 때에는 쌀겨와 밀기울이 첨가된 배지가 좋은 배지임을 알 수 있었다. 또한 이 배지를 이용하였을 경우 균체는 1X$10^8$ cfu/g, chitinase는 370mU/g로 생산되었으며 생물검정결과 53-64%의 탁월한 살충효과를 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1311-1320
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 pilot 규모의 활성탄 공정을 운전하면서 입상활성탄(granular activated carbon: GAC) 단계에서부터 생물활성탄(biological activated carbon: BAC) 단계로 전환되고 난 후 까지 활성탄 재질별로 유기물 제거능과 미생물 군집특성을 함께 조사하였다. 활성탄 재질별 유기물 흡착능은 석탄계 재질의 활성탄이 가장 우수하였고, bed volume 20,000 이후부터는 3가지 활성탄들이 정성상태에 도달하였다. 부착세균의 생체량과 생산력 또한 석탄계 재질 활성탄에서 가장 높은 것으로 나타났으며, heterotrophic plate count(HPC), eubacteria(EUB), 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole(DAPI) 및 생산력은 각각 $0.95{\times}10^7{\sim}52.4{\times}10^7$ CFU/g, $3.8{\times}10^8{\sim}134.2{\times}10^8$ cell/g, $7.0{\times}10^8{\sim}250.2{\times}10^8$ cell/g 및 $1.2{\sim}3.4\;mg{\cdot}C/m^3{\cdot}h$의 범위로 나타났다. 그리고 부착세균의 생체량과 생산력은 모두 bed volume 20,000 이후부터 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 활성탄 재질별 부착세균 생체량과 세균 생산력에 대한 동화가능한 유기탄소(assimilable organic carbon: AOC) 제거율과의 상관성 평가에서는 석탄계 재질 활성탄이 가장 양호한 상관성을 보였으며, 항목별로는 세균 생산력에 대한 상관성이 상대적으로 높은 것으로 나타났다. Fluorescent in situ hybridization(FISH)에 의한 세균군집 구조 조사결과, bed volume 20,000까지는 모든 활성탄에서 $\alpha$ 그룹($\alpha$-proteobacteria)과 other bacteria가 우점하였고, bed volume 20,000 이상에서는 석탄계 재질 환성탄에서는 $\beta$ 그룹($\beta$-proteobacteria)과 $\gamma$ 그룹($\gamma$-proteobacteria)의 우점비율이 상승하였으나, 야자계와 목탄계에서는 $\alpha,\;\beta$ 및 $\gamma$ 그룹의 우점비율이 상승하는 것으로 조사되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.425-436
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• 2015

The carbon cycle came into the spotlight due to the climate change and forests are well-known for their capacity to store carbon amongst other terrestrial ecosystems. The annual organic carbon of litter production, forest floor litter layer, soil, aboveground and belowground part of plant, standing biomass, net primary production, uptake of organic carbon, soil respiration, etc. were measured in Mt. Worak in order to understand the production and carbon budget of Quercus serrata forest that are widely spread in the central and southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The total amount of organic carbon of Q. serrata forest during the study period (2010-2013) was 130.745 ton C ha^-1. The aboveground part of plant, belowground part of plant, forest floor litter layer, and organic carbon in soil was 50.041, 12.510, 4.075, and 64.119 ton C ha^-1, respectively. The total average of carbon fixation in plants from photosynthesis was 4.935 ton C ha^-1 yr^-1 and organic carbon released from soil respiration to microbial respiration was 3.972 ton C ha^-1 yr^-1. As a result, the net ecosystem production of Q. serrata forest estimated from carbon fixation and soil respiration was 0.963 ton C ha^-1 yr^-1. Therefore, it seems that Q. serrata forest can act as a sink that absorbs carbon from the atmosphere. The carbon uptake of Q. serrata forest was highest in stem of the plant and the research site had young forest which had many trees with small diameter at breast height (DBH). Consequentially, it seems that active matter production and vigorous carbon dioxide assimilation occurred in Q. serrata forest and these results have proven to be effective for Q. serrata forest to play a role as carbon storage and NEP.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.318-324
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 생물활성탄 공정에서 geosmin과 MIB의 제거시 생물분해와 흡착기작의 역할을 BAC와 biofilter를 이용하여 평가하였다. 정상상태에 도달한 BAC 공정에서 부착 박테리아들의 활성이 저하된 저수온기($9^{\circ}C$)에도 EBCT 30분의 조건에서는 geosmin과 MIB가 완전 제거되었다. 유입수의 수온이 $26^{\circ}C$일 때가 $9^{\circ}C$일 때보다 상층부분에서 부착 박테리아의 생체량과 활성도가 높았고, 여층의 하부로 갈수록 부착 박테리아의 생체량과 활성도의 감소율이 높게 나타났다. 이는 수온이 높을 때 상층부분에서 BOM 제거율이 높아 하층에 공급할 수 있는 BOM 양이 감소하기 때문이다. 부착 박테리아의 활성이 억제된 BAC 공정의 geosmin과 MIB의 제거율은 활성화된 BAC 공정에서의 제거율과 비교하여 큰 차이를 나타내지 않아 BAC 공정에서 geosmin과 MIB의 제거에 흡착기작의 기여도가 높게 나타났다. BAC 공정에서 geosmin과 MIB의 제거시 부착 박테리아에 의한 생물분해 기작과 활성탄 표면이 가지는 흡착 기작이 경쟁적으로 작용하였다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2012

This paper proposes a modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE) type membrane bioreactor (MBR) as a method of treatment for wastewater from food waste disposer. Micro-membrane filtration allows for an extremely low concentration of suspended solids in the effluent. The effluent of the reactor in question is characterized by a relatively high level of non-biodegradable organics, containing a substantial amount of soluble microbial products and biomass. Results obtained in this paper by measurement of membrane fouling are consistent with biomass concentration in the reactor, as opposed to chemical oxygen demand (COD). The MLE process is shown to be effective for the treatment of wastewater with a high COD/N ratio of 20, resulting in are markedly high total nitrogen removal efficiency. Denitrification could be improved at a higher internal recycle ratio. Despite the low concentration of influent phosphorus, the phosphorus concentration of the outflow is seen to be relatively high. This is because outflow phosphorous concentration is related to COD consumption, and the process operates at along solids retention time.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.54-63
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• 2007

중질유로 오염된 토양의 생물학적 정화에 있어 amendment의 처리효과를 보고자 포장에서 pilot 규모로 105일간 실험을 수행하였다. 실험기간 중 주기적으로 토양시료를 채취하여 유류성분과 생물학적 활성과 관련된 분석을 수행하였는데 퇴비의 처리구들에서 쌀겨+무기양분처리구에 비하여 유류성분의 분해활성이 현저하게 증가함을 확인할 수 있었다. 105일 경과 후 amendment 처리구들에서는 초기농도 $6,205{\pm}173mgkg^{-1}$의 $33{\sim}45%$가 소실된 반면 무처리구에서는 8%만이 분해된 것으로 나타났다. 퇴비처리구들에서 무처리구 및 쌀겨처리구에 비해서 높은 중질유 분해활성을 관찰할 수 있었는데 실험기간 중 모니터링한 생물학적 지표들 중 soil respiration, dehydrogenase, lipase, urease 등의 효소활성이 쌀겨처리구에 비해 현저하게 높은 활성이 관찰되었고 이들 미생물학적 지표들과 중질유의 분해정도 사이에는 높은 상관관계가 존재하였다(p < 0.01).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.459-463
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• 2015

This study evaluated the microbial conversion of coconut oil waste, a major agro-residue in tropical countries, into single cell oil (SCO) feedstock for biodiesel production. Copra cake was used as a low-cost renewable substrate without any prior chemical or enzymatic pretreatment for submerged growth of an oleaginous tropical mangrove fungus, Aspergillus terreus IBB M1. The SCO extracted from fermented biomass was converted into fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) by transesterification and evaluated on the basis of fatty acid profiles and key fuel properties for biodiesel. The fungus produced a biomass (8.2 g/l) yielding 257 mg/g copra cake SCO with ~98% FAMEs. The FAMEs were mainly composed of saturated methyl esters (61.2%) of medium-chain fatty acids (C12-C18) with methyl oleate (C18:1; 16.57%) and methyl linoleate (C18:2; 19.97%) making up the unsaturated content. A higher content of both saturated FAMEs and methyl oleate along with the absence of polyunsaturated FAMEs with ≥4 double bonds is expected to impart good fuel quality. This was evident from the predicted and experimentally determined key fuel properties of FAMEs (density, kinematic viscosity, iodine value, acid number, cetane number), which were in accordance with the international (ASTM D6751, EN 14214) and national (IS 15607) biodiesel standards, suggesting their suitability as a biodiesel fuel. The low cost, renewable nature, and easy availability of copra cake, its conversion into SCO without any thermochemical pretreatment, and pelleted fungal growth facilitating easier downstream processing by simple filtration make this process cost effective and environmentally favorable.