• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2014

Fenton reaction with zerovalent iron (ZVI) and $Fe^{2+}$ ions was studied to treat pharmaceutical wastewaters (PhWW) including antibiotics and non-biodegradable organics. Incremental biodegradability was assessed by monitoring biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) changes during Fenton reaction. Original undiluted wastewater samples were used as collected from the pharmaceutical factory. Experiments were carried out to obtain optimal conditions for Fenton reaction under different $H_2O_2$ and ion salts (ZVI and $Fe^{2+}$) concentrations. The optimal ratio and dosage of $H_2O_2$/ZVI were 5 and 25/5 g/L (mass basis), respectively. Also, the optimal ratio and dosage of $H_2O_2/Fe^{2+}$ ions were 5 and 35/7 g/L (mass basis), respectively. Under optimized conditions, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency by ZVI was 23% better than the treatment with $Fe^{2+}$ ion. The reaction time was 45 min for ZVI and shorter than 60 min for $Fe^{2+}$ ion. The COD and total organic carbon (TOC) were decreased, but BOD was increased under the optimal conditions of $H_2O_2$/ZVI = 25/5 g/L, because organic compounds were converted into biodegradable intermediates in the early steps of the reaction. The BOD/TOC ratio was increased, but reverse-wise, the COD/TOC was decreased because of generated intermediates. The biodegradability was increased about 9.8 times (BOD/TOC basis), after treatment with ZVI. The combination of chemical and biological processes seems an interesting combination for treating PhWW.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.597-603
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• 2012

Non-thermal plasma processing using a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) has been investigated as an alternative method for the degradation of non-biodegradable organic compounds in wastewater. The active species such as OH radical, produced by the electrical discharge may play an important role in degrading organic compound in water. The degradation of N, N-Dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline (RNO) was investigated as an indicator of the generation of OH radical. The DBD plasma reactor of this study consisted of a plasma reactor, recycling pump, power supply and reservoir. The effect of diameter of external reactor (15 ~ 40 mm), width of ground electrode (2.5 ~ 30 cm), shape (pipe, spring) and material (copper, stainless steel and titanium) of ground electrode, water circulation rate (3.1 ~ 54.8 cm/s), air flow rate (0.5 ~ 3.0 L/min) and ratio of packing material (0 ~ 100 %) were evaluated. The experimental results showed that shape and materials of ground were not influenced the RNO degradation. Optimum diameter of external reactor, water circulation rate and air flow rate for RNO degradation were 30 mm, 25.4 cm/s and 4 L/min, respectively. Ground electrode length to get the maximum RNO degradation was 30 cm, which was same as reactor length. Filling up of glass beads decreased the RNO degradation. Among the experimented parameters, air flow rate was most important parameters which are influenced the decomposition of RNO.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.108-117
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• 2005

본 연구는 퇴비의 원료로 지정된 제약업종 공정오니 및 화장품 제조업 폐수처리오니를 시용한 후 고추를 재배하여 생육과 적과수량, 시기별로 토양 및 식물체 중 중금속 함량과 유해 유기화합물을 조사하였고, 시기별 토양에 대해 생물검정을 실시하였다. 토양 중 유기물 및 질소는 시험재료의 성분함량이 높은 처리구에서 높았다. 토양 중금속 전함량의 경우 Zn, Cr, Ni은 생육기간 동안 변화가 거의 없었으며, Cu, Pb, As, Cd은 수확기에 갑자기 함량이 증가하였고, 1 N HCl 가용함량에서는 Cd, As를 제외하고는 생육시기에 따른 함량의 차이는 없었다. 고추의 생육은 초기에는 오니구에서 화학비료구보다 전반적으로 불량하였는데, 이는 유기물 함량이 높고 질소함량이 낮아서 생육 후기까지 회복되지 못하였기 때문인 것으로 보였다. 고추 잎과 줄기의 질소함량은 생육 초기 및 중기에 모든 오니 처리구에서 낮았고, 수확기에 제약오니 1구에서 높았던 것은 이들 시험재료의 유기물 및 질소성분의 함량과 특성에 기인된 것으로 보였다. 식물체 중 중금속 함량에서 잎은 As 성분을 제외하고 다른 성분들은 생육 초기 및 중기에 함량이 높았다가 수확기에 감소하였으며, 줄기는 전 성분이 수확기에 감소하는 경향이었다. 고추의 총 적과수량은 화학비료>제약오니 3>돈분>제약오니 1>제약오니 2구 순으로 낮아졌으며, 화장품오니구는 타 처리구보다 상당히 감소하였다. 화장품오니구의 HEM 함량은 $4.80g\;kg^{-1}$, PAHs 함량은 $2,263.2{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$으로 다른 처리구보다 월등히 높았고, 생물검정법의 일환인 상추종자 유근신장 조사에서는 화장품 오니구가 무처리구에 비해 20% 이상 낮은 신장율을 보였다.

• 청정기술
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.133-144
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• 2003

본 연구는 불용성 산화물계 촉매전극을 제조하고 이를 이용하여 난분해성 유기물질을 포함하고 있는 염색폐수를 대상으로 전해처리 실험을 수행하였으며, 이때 전해시스템에 사용된 가용성 전극(Fe, Al)과 불용성 전극 [SUS, R.C.E(Replaced Catalyst Electrode);금속산화물 전극]에 대한 환경오염물질의 처리 효율성과 각 전극에 대한 유용성 여부를 비교 고찰하였고, 또한 전해 처리 효율성을 극대화하기 위한 전해처리 조건들에 관해 조사하였다. 이 결과 오 폐수 처리를 위한 전기분해 공정의 실용화에 있어서 가장 큰 문제점 중의 하나인 전극 안정성은 불용성 산화물계 촉매전극을 제조 사용함으로써 해결될 수 있었으며 이에 따른 실험결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 불용성 전극인 R.C.E 제조시 $RuO_2-SnO_2-IrO_2-TiO_2$의 4성분계 혼합물의 몰 비가 70/20/5/5이 될 때 내구성이 가장 양호함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 2. 불용성 전극인 R.C.E를 이용한 염색폐수 처리 시 전극간 거리 5mm, 전해시간 60분, 인가전압 10 V, 처리 용량 $0.5{\ell}$의 실험 조건에서 90% 이상의 양호한 CODMn 처리효율을 얻을 수 있었으며 또한 T-N 제거에도 양호한 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2003

The effect of ozone oxidation on bio-degradability of leachate was studied. Ozone oxidation process was used as pre-treatment process to enhance performance of biological process in treating landfill leachate. Optimum ozone injection rate and contact time in this experiment was $160{\;}mg{\;}O_/{\ell}{\cdot}hr$ and 45 minutes, respectively. Bio-degradability was enhanced 5.08% by ozone oxidation. The ratio of ozone demand/DOC concentration was $0.049~0.091{\;}mg{\;}O_3/mg{\;}DOC$. The increase of bio-degradability depending on ozone injection rate(D) and contact time(T) can be expressed as follows ; The rate of bio-degradation of DOC was increased proportionally with the increase of ozone injection rate and contact time irrespective of landfill site age. The increase of bio-degradability by ozone addition was not satisfactory. It is hard to expect significant increase in bio-degradability by ozone treatment only. Thus, it is evaluated that ozone oxidation can not increase biodegradability significantly in concentrated wastewater composed of complex organic compound such as leachate.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2005

The effect of ozone oxidation on biodegradability of leachate was studied. Ozone oxidation process was used as pre-treatment process to enhance performance of biological process in treating landfill leachate. Optimum ozone dosing rate and contact time in this experiment was $160mg\;O_3/L$ hr and 45 minutes, respectively. Biodegradability was enhanced 5.08% by ozone oxidation. The ratio of ozone demand/DOC concentration was $0.049{\sim}0.091mg\;O_3/mg$ DOC. The increase of biodegradability depending on ozone dosing rate(D) and contact time(T) can be expressed as follows ; ${\Delta}E=0.00479{\cdot}D^{0.773}{\cdot}T^{0.800}$ The biodegradation rate of DOC was increased proportionally with the increase of ozone dosing rate and contact time irrespective of landfill site age. The increase of biodegradability by ozone addition was not satisfactory. It is hard to expect significant increase in biodegradability by ozone treatment only. Thus, it is evaluated that ozone oxidation can not increase biodegradability significantly in concentrated wastewater composed of complex organic compound such as leachate.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.54-62
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• 1998

20 bacterial strains capable of growing on phenol minimal medium were isolated from soil and wastewater by the enrichment culture technique, and among them, one isolate which was the best in the cell growth was selected and identified as Bacillus sp. SH3 by its characteristics. Strain SH3 could grow with phenol as the sole carbon source up to 15 mM, but did not grow in minimal medium containing above 20 mM of phenol. The optimal conditions of temperature and initial pH for growth and phenol degradation were 30$^{\circ}$C and 7.5, respectively. This strain could grow on various aromatic compounds such as catechol, protocatechuic acid, gentisic acid, o-, m-, p-cresol, benzoic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, anthranilic acid, phenyl acetate and pentachlorophenol, and the growth-limiting log P value of strain SH3 on organic solvents was 3.1. In batch culture, strain SH3 degraded 97% of 10 mM phenol in 48 hours. In continuous culture under the conditions of 20 mM of influent phenol concentration and 0.050 hr$^{-1}$ of dilution rate, the treatment rate of phenol was 94%.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.319-326
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• 1992

The Louisiana crawfish industry comprises the largest concentration of crustacean aquaculture in the United States. Processing plants throughout the culture region annually generate as much as 80 million pounds of peeling waste during recovery of the 15% (by weight) edible tail meat. A commercial oil extraction process for recovery of carotenoid astaxanthin from crawfish waste has been developed. Crawfish pigment in its various forms finds applications as a source of red intensifying agents for use in aquaculture and poultry industries. Crawfish shell, separated in the initial pigment extraction step, is an excellent source of chitin. Applicable physicochemical procedures for isolation of chitin from crawfish shell and its conversion to chitosan have been developed. Crawfish chitosan has been demonstrated to be both an effective coagulant and ligand-exchange column material , respectively, for recovery of valuable organic compounds from seafood processing wastewater.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.663-677
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• 2003

The concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the ambient air were measured at three sites (Samil-dong, SRO and EFMC) in Yeosu industrial complex during September 2000 to August 2001. Air samples were collected for 24 hours in Silicocan canister (6l) with constant flow samplers every 6 days and analyzed using a cryogenic preconcentration system and a GC/MS. At each site, we identified 35 species known as on both the carcinogenic and mutagenicity by the EPA US (TO-14 manual). No relationship was found between YOCs concentration at three sampling points. Furthermore, the result shows that there appears to be a variety distribution of the concentration. BTX, vinyl chloride and high concentrations of 1,2-dichloroethane were observed at the sampling sites. Especially, high concentration of toxic VOCs, such as vinyl chloride, chloroform, 1,2-dichloroethane and benzene were shown at environmental facilities management cooperation (EMFC) site. They seem to be emitted from the facility of wastewater treatment in Yeosu industrial complex. It was difficult to tell the seasonal variation of total VOCs concentration. Nevertheless, the concentration in winter was typically higher than in summer The concentrations of toxic VOCs contents in Yeosu industrial complex were generally lower than those in Ulsan complex, although those were similar or less than in Seoul and Daegu. Whereas, toluene and styrene emitted from Yeosu industrial complex were higher than those of Edmonton industrial complex in Canada. Especially, toluene was third times higher than those observed from Texas, USA.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.1230-1239
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• 2010

Five bacterial species, capable of degrading the recalcitrant organic compounds (ROCs) diethyleneglycol monomethylether (DGMME), 1-amino-2-propanol (APOL), 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), diethyleneglycol monoethylether (DGMEE), tetraethyleneglycol (TEG), and tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide (sulfolane), were isolated from an enrichment culture. Cupriavidus sp. catabolized $93.5{\pm}1.7$ mg/l of TEG, $99.3{\pm}1.2$ mg/l of DGMME, $96.1{\pm}1.6$ mg/l of APOL, and $99.5{\pm}0.5$ mg/l of NMP in 3 days. Acineobacter sp. catabolized 100 mg/l of DGMME, $99.9{\pm}0.1$ mg/l of NMP, and 100 mg/l of DGMEE in 3 days. Pseudomonas sp.3 catabolized $95.7{\pm}1.2$ mg/l of APOL and $99.8{\pm}0.3$ mg/l of NMP. Paracoccus sp. catabolized $98.3{\pm}0.6$ mg/l of DGMME and $98.3{\pm}1.0$ mg/l of DGMEE in 3 days. A maximum $43{\pm}2.0$ mg/l of sulfolane was catabolized by Paracoccus sp. in 3 days. When a mixed culture composed of the five bacterial species was applied to real wastewater containing DGMME, APOL, NMP, DGMEE, or TEG, 92~99% of each individual ROC was catabolized within 3 days. However, at least 9 days were required for the complete mineralization of sulfolane. Bacterial community diversity, analyzed on the basis of the TGGE pattern of 16S rDNA extracted from viable cells, was found to be significantly reduced in a conventional bioreactor after 6 days of incubation. However, biodiversity was maintained after 12 days of incubation in an electrochemical bioreactor. In conclusion, the electrochemical reduction reaction enhanced the diversity of the bacterial community and actively catabolized sulfolane.