• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.1248-1256
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• 2014

자죽염(purple bamboo salt; PBS)을 제조하는 공정에 영향을 미치는 원염(갯벌천일염, MSS; 죽염, BS)의 종류, 대나무 첨가에 따른 BS의 이화학적 특성, 황 화합물, 미네랄 함량 및 환원력을 비교 분석하고, 이를 통해 PBS에 함유된 $SO_2$와 산화환원전위(ORP)의 발생 원인을 분석하였다. BS를 고온에서 용융시켜 제조한 PBS에서 630 ppm의 $SO_2$가 검출되었다. PBS의 원료 염과 RB에서는 $SO_2$가 검출되지 않았으나, 염화물, 황산염류, 탄산염류와 대나무(RB)를 함께 탄화시켜 $SO_2$ 검출 원인을 확인한 결과 황산칼륨에 의해 782 ppm이 발생하였다. BS의 $SO_2$는 BSRB1(13.88)~BSRB4(109.13 ppm)에서만 발생하였고 $SO{_3}{^{2-}}$는 MSSRB4와 BSRB2~BSRB4에서만 발생하였으며, 시간이 경과함에 따라 증가되는 경향을 나타내었다. $SO_4{^{2-}}$는 시간이 지남에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며 $SO_2$와 $SO_3{^{2-}}$가 많을수록 낮은 함량을 나타내었다. ORP는 모두 시간이 지남에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었고 BS에서 더 높은 수준을 나타내었으며, BSRB4(-211.40 mV)에서 가장 높은 환원력을 나타내었다. 일반적 특성 중 불용분은 BS에서 더 높았으며 RB가 탄화되어 남은 물질들이 영향을 미친 것으로 판단된다. Ca, K, Mg의 경우 굽는 시간 경과에 따라 MSS는 감소, BS는 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. BSRB4의 Ca는 1.4배, Mg는 1.5배 증가하였고 K 함량은 1.8배 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 미량 미네랄은 굽는 시간 경과에 따라 MSS에서 Li, Al, Mn, Fe, Sr이 증가되었고, BS에서 Al, Fe, Ni가 증가하였다. 음이온(Cl, $NO_3$, Br)과 중금속(Pb, Cd, Hg, As)은 각 요인에 대한 영향을 받지 않았다. 결론적으로 BS의 기능성을 나타내는 환원력은 $SO_2$ 및 $SO_3{^{2-}}$와 같은 저분자 황화합물에 의한 것이며, 이는 한 번 굽는 과정을 거친 BS를 사용하고 이에 RB를 첨가하여 고온에서 용융하는 시간이 길수록 이들 황화물질이 많아져 환원력이 증가된다는 것을 의미하는 것이다.

• 청정기술
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2018

리튬이온전지의 음극활물질로 사용되는 $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$를 건식 볼밀법으로 합성하였고, $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$의 전기화학적 특성을 향상시키기 위하여 탄소소재인 polyvinyl chloride (PVC)를 첨가하였다. PVC는 $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$를 합성하고 난 후에 첨가하였을 때 스피넬 구조를 갖는 물질이 잘 합성되었음을 X-ray diffraction (XRD) 실험으로 확인하였다. 합성하기 전에 탄소재를 첨가하여 열처리를 한 경우에는 탄소재가 미량 첨가되더라도 다른 결정구조의 물질이 합성되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 탄소재를 첨가하지 않은 $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$의 경우 전기전도도 값이 약 $10{\mu}S\;m^{-1}$으로 부도체에 가까운 매우 작은 값을 보였다. 탄소를 첨가함에 따라서 전기전도도가 크게 향상되었으며, 압력을 증가시킬 경우에 최대 10,000배 이상 증가되었다. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) 분석결과 탄소를 첨가할 경우 저항에 해당하는 반원의 크기가 감소하였으며, 이는 전극내의 저항이 감소하였음을 보여준다. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) 분석에 의하면 탄소를 첨가할 경우에 산화피크와 환원피크의 전위차가 줄어 들었으며, 이는 리튬이온의 삽입과 탈리의 속도가 증가하였음을 의미한다. PVC를 9.5 wt% 첨가한 물질의 경우, 0.2 C-rate에서 $180mA\;h\;g^{-1}$, 0.5 C-rate에서 $165mA\;h\;g^{-1}$, 5C-rate에서 $95.8mA\;h\;g^{-1}$의 용량을 나타냄으로써 우수한 출력 특성을 보여주었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.33-44
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• 2009

LPG를 저장하는 지하공동의 수장막 시스템은 고압의 가스가 공동 밖으로 새어나가지 못하도록 원활한 지하수의 흐름과 안정적인 지하수두 유지가 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 전남 여수 LPG공동의 유출수 및 주변 지하수의 수질특성을 파악하기 위하여 2007년 2월, 5월, 8월, 10월에 걸쳐 시료채취, 현장측정 및 실내 수질분석을 실시하였다. 현장 측정 결과 pH는 약산성에서 중성으로 나타났고 10월로 갈수록 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 전기전도도는 소금적치장과 인접한 관정의 경우 $10.47{\sim}38.50\;mS/cm$로 매우 높게 나타났다. 용존산소는 $0.20{\sim}8.74\;mg/L$로 매우 넓은 범위를 보였고, 산화환원전위는 평균 159 mV로 비교적 산화환경임을 나타냈다. 또 $Fe^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$의 농도는 대부분 3 mg/L 미만으로 나타났다. 수질유형은 유출수의 경우 4차례 모두 Na-Cl type로 나타났으나 지하수의 경우 소금적치장 인접 관측정은 Na-Cl type으로 높은 TDS를 보였다. 다른 지하수 관측정은 전형적인 $Ca-HCO_3$ type으로 나타났다. 미생물 분석결과 호기성세균의 수가 $573{\sim}39,520\;CFU/mL$로 비교적 높게 검출되었다. 본 연구에서 수리화학 및 미생물학적 특성을 분석한 결과 지하수와 유출수는 여수 저장공동의 운영에 있어서 큰 문제를 일으키지 않을 것으로 사료된다. 그러나 미생물 증식의 제어와 수리적 안정성을 유지하기 위해서는 지속적인 모니터링이 요구된다.

• 광물과 암석
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.313-331
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• 2022

무기 자연 수소(H₂)는 천연가스의 주요 구성성분이지만, 청정 및 재생 가능한 에너지로써 글로벌 에너지 분야에서 그 중요성이 다소 과소평가되고 있다. 이 논문은 우리가 과거에 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 광범위한 환경에서 무기 자연 수소가 대륙 암석권에서 대량 생성된다는 최근 논문들을 바탕으로 자연 수소의 발생 기작과 이와 관련된 다양한 지질학적 특징들을 검토하였다. 지금까지 확인된 자연 수소의 주요 근원암은 (1) 초고철질암, (2) 철(Fe²⁺)이 풍부한 암석으로 구성된 강괴, (3) 우라늄이 풍부한 암석이다. 이 암석들은 선캄브리아 시대 결정질 기반암 그리고 중앙 해령과 대륙기반의 오피올라이트(ophiolite), 페리도타이트(peridotite) 암체에서 사문암화된 초고철질암과 밀접하게 관련된다(Zgonnik, 2020). 이 근원암들에서 자연 수소를 생성하는 무기적 작용은 (a) 광물(예, 감람석)의 Fe²⁺이 산화되는 동안 물의 환원, (b) 방사성 붕괴로 인한 수전해, (c) 규산염 암석의 기계적 파괴(예, 단층) 동안 물과 표면 라디칼의 반응 등이며, 자연 수소는 자유 기체(51%), 다양한 광물 내의 유체포유물(29%), 지하수의 용존기체(20%) 형태로 발견된다(Zgonnik, 2020). 우리나라의 경우 아직 자연 수소 연구가 수행되지는 않았지만, 경상분지 내 무기 자연 수소의 생성과 부존 가능성은 두꺼운 퇴적분지 내에서 초고철질암, 층간 현무암층과 철/구리 부화대 존재, 그리고 페름기-제3기 동안 능동적 대륙 연변부에서 여러 번의 화성활동 등을 포함한 지질학적/지구화학적 특성을 고려하면 상당히 높은 것으로 평가된다. 최근 지질 기원의 자연 수소를 연구/탐사하는 국외 학자들과 산업체들은 가까운 미래에 자연 수소가 깨끗하고 재생 가능한 획기적인 에너지원 역할을 할 것으로 전망하고 있다. 따라서 우리나라에서 자연 수소의 경제적 활용을 위한 부존지 발견 여부와 상관없이 지하의 암석-유체 상호작용에 관한 통합 연구를 통해 아직 밝혀지지 않은 자연 수소의 성인과 탐사는 차세대 핵심 연구임이 분명하다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.3-4
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• 2004

Results will be presented from two field studies that evaluated the in-situ treatment of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) using aerobic cometabolism. In the first study, a cometabolic air sparging (CAS) demonstration was conducted at McClellan Air Force Base (AFB), California, to treat chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) in groundwater using propane as the cometabolic substrate. A propane-biostimulated zone was sparged with a propane/air mixture and a control zone was sparged with air alone. Propane-utilizers were effectively stimulated in the saturated zone with repeated intermediate sparging of propane and air. Propane delivery, however, was not uniform, with propane mainly observed in down-gradient observation wells. Trichloroethene (TCE), cis-1, 2-dichloroethene (c-DCE), and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration levels decreased in proportion with propane usage, with c-DCE decreasing more rapidly than TCE. The more rapid removal of c-DCE indicated biotransformation and not just physical removal by stripping. Propane utilization rates and rates of CAH removal slowed after three to four months of repeated propane additions, which coincided with tile depletion of nitrogen (as nitrate). Ammonia was then added to the propane/air mixture as a nitrogen source. After a six-month period between propane additions, rapid propane-utilization was observed. Nitrate was present due to groundwater flow into the treatment zone and/or by the oxidation of tile previously injected ammonia. In the propane-stimulated zone, c-DCE concentrations decreased below tile detection limit (1 $\mu$g/L), and TCE concentrations ranged from less than 5 $\mu$g/L to 30 $\mu$g/L, representing removals of 90 to 97%. In the air sparged control zone, TCE was removed at only two monitoring locations nearest the sparge-well, to concentrations of 15 $\mu$g/L and 60 $\mu$g/L. The responses indicate that stripping as well as biological treatment were responsible for the removal of contaminants in the biostimulated zone, with biostimulation enhancing removals to lower contaminant levels. As part of that study bacterial population shifts that occurred in the groundwater during CAS and air sparging control were evaluated by length heterogeneity polymerase chain reaction (LH-PCR) fragment analysis. The results showed that an organism(5) that had a fragment size of 385 base pairs (385 bp) was positively correlated with propane removal rates. The 385 bp fragment consisted of up to 83% of the total fragments in the analysis when propane removal rates peaked. A 16S rRNA clone library made from the bacteria sampled in propane sparged groundwater included clones of a TM7 division bacterium that had a 385bp LH-PCR fragment; no other bacterial species with this fragment size were detected. Both propane removal rates and the 385bp LH-PCR fragment decreased as nitrate levels in the groundwater decreased. In the second study the potential for bioaugmentation of a butane culture was evaluated in a series of field tests conducted at the Moffett Field Air Station in California. A butane-utilizing mixed culture that was effective in transforming 1, 1-dichloroethene (1, 1-DCE), 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane (1, 1, 1-TCA), and 1, 1-dichloroethane (1, 1-DCA) was added to the saturated zone at the test site. This mixture of contaminants was evaluated since they are often present as together as the result of 1, 1, 1-TCA contamination and the abiotic and biotic transformation of 1, 1, 1-TCA to 1, 1-DCE and 1, 1-DCA. Model simulations were performed prior to the initiation of the field study. The simulations were performed with a transport code that included processes for in-situ cometabolism, including microbial growth and decay, substrate and oxygen utilization, and the cometabolism of dual contaminants (1, 1-DCE and 1, 1, 1-TCA). Based on the results of detailed kinetic studies with the culture, cometabolic transformation kinetics were incorporated that butane mixed-inhibition on 1, 1-DCE and 1, 1, 1-TCA transformation, and competitive inhibition of 1, 1-DCE and 1, 1, 1-TCA on butane utilization. A transformation capacity term was also included in the model formation that results in cell loss due to contaminant transformation. Parameters for the model simulations were determined independently in kinetic studies with the butane-utilizing culture and through batch microcosm tests with groundwater and aquifer solids from the field test zone with the butane-utilizing culture added. In microcosm tests, the model simulated well the repetitive utilization of butane and cometabolism of 1.1, 1-TCA and 1, 1-DCE, as well as the transformation of 1, 1-DCE as it was repeatedly transformed at increased aqueous concentrations. Model simulations were then performed under the transport conditions of the field test to explore the effects of the bioaugmentation dose and the response of the system to tile biostimulation with alternating pulses of dissolved butane and oxygen in the presence of 1, 1-DCE (50 $\mu$g/L) and 1, 1, 1-TCA (250 $\mu$g/L). A uniform aquifer bioaugmentation dose of 0.5 mg/L of cells resulted in complete utilization of the butane 2-meters downgradient of the injection well within 200-hrs of bioaugmentation and butane addition. 1, 1-DCE was much more rapidly transformed than 1, 1, 1-TCA, and efficient 1, 1, 1-TCA removal occurred only after 1, 1-DCE and butane were decreased in concentration. The simulations demonstrated the strong inhibition of both 1, 1-DCE and butane on 1, 1, 1-TCA transformation, and the more rapid 1, 1-DCE transformation kinetics. Results of tile field demonstration indicated that bioaugmentation was successfully implemented; however it was difficult to maintain effective treatment for long periods of time (50 days or more). The demonstration showed that the bioaugmented experimental leg effectively transformed 1, 1-DCE and 1, 1-DCA, and was somewhat effective in transforming 1, 1, 1-TCA. The indigenous experimental leg treated in the same way as the bioaugmented leg was much less effective in treating the contaminant mixture. The best operating performance was achieved in the bioaugmented leg with about over 90%, 80%, 60 % removal for 1, 1-DCE, 1, 1-DCA, and 1, 1, 1-TCA, respectively. Molecular methods were used to track and enumerate the bioaugmented culture in the test zone. Real Time PCR analysis was used to on enumerate the bioaugmented culture. The results show higher numbers of the bioaugmented microorganisms were present in the treatment zone groundwater when the contaminants were being effective transformed. A decrease in these numbers was associated with a reduction in treatment performance. The results of the field tests indicated that although bioaugmentation can be successfully implemented, competition for the growth substrate (butane) by the indigenous microorganisms likely lead to the decrease in long-term performance.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2016년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.19-20
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• 2016

Sesquiterpenoids are defined as $C_{15}$ compounds derived from farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP), and their complex structures are found in the tissue of many diverse plants (Degenhardt et al. 2009). FPP's long chain length and additional double bond enables its conversion to a huge range of mono-, di-, and tri-cyclic structures. A number of cyclic sesquiterpenes with alcohol, aldehyde, and ketone derivatives have key biological and medicinal properties (Fraga 1999). Fungi, such as the wood-rotting Polyporus brumalis, are excellent sources of pharmaceutically interesting natural products such as sesquiterpenoids. In this study, we investigated the biosynthesis of P. brumalis sesquiterpenoids on modified medium. Fungal suspensions of 11 white rot species were inoculated in modified medium containing $C_6H_{12}O_6$, $C_4H_{12}N_2O_6$, $KH_2PO_4$, $MgSO_4$, and $CaCl_2$ for 20 days. Cultivation was stopped by solvent extraction via separation of the mycelium. The metabolites were identified as follows: propionic acid (1), mevalonic acid lactone (2), ${\beta}$-eudesmane (3), and ${\beta}$-eudesmol (4), respectively (Figure 1). The main peaks of ${\beta}$-eudesmane and ${\beta}$-eudesmol, which were indicative of sesquiterpene structures, were consistently detected for 5, 7, 12, and 15 days These results demonstrated the existence of terpene metabolism in the mycelium of P. brumalis. Polyporus spp. are known to generate flavor components such as methyl 2,4-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethyl benzoate; 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyl benzoic acid; 3-hydroxy-5-methyl phenol; and 3-methoxy-2,5-dimethyl phenol in submerged cultures (Hoffmann and Esser 1978). Drimanes of sesquiterpenes were reported as metabolites from P. arcularius and shown to exhibit antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus (Fleck et al. 1996). The main metabolites of P. brumalis, ${\beta}$-Eudesmol and ${\beta}$-eudesmane, were categorized as eudesmane-type sesquiterpene structures. The eudesmane skeleton could be biosynthesized from FPP-derived IPP, and approximately 1,000 structures have been identified in plants as essential oils. The biosynthesis of eudesmol from P. brumalis may thus be an important tool for the production of useful natural compounds as presumed from its identified potent bioactivity in plants. Essential oils comprising eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoids have been previously and extensively researched (Wu et al. 2006). ${\beta}$-Eudesmol is a well-known and important eudesmane alcohol with an anticholinergic effect in the vascular endothelium (Tsuneki et al. 2005). Additionally, recent studies demonstrated that ${\beta}$-eudesmol acts as a channel blocker for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction, and it can inhibit angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo by blocking the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway (Seo et al. 2011). Variation of nutrients was conducted to determine an optimum condition for the biosynthesis of sesquiterpenes by P. brumalis. Genes encoding terpene synthases, which are crucial to the terpene synthesis pathway, generally respond to environmental factors such as pH, temperature, and available nutrients (Hoffmeister and Keller 2007, Yu and Keller 2005). Calvo et al. described the effect of major nutrients, carbon and nitrogen, on the synthesis of secondary metabolites (Calvo et al. 2002). P. brumalis did not prefer to synthesize sesquiterpenes under all growth conditions. Results of differences in metabolites observed in P. brumalis grown in PDB and modified medium highlighted the potential effect inorganic sources such as $C_4H_{12}N_2O_6$, $KH_2PO_4$, $MgSO_4$, and $CaCl_2$ on sesquiterpene synthesis. ${\beta}$-eudesmol was apparent during cultivation except for when P. brumalis was grown on $MgSO_4$-free medium. These results demonstrated that $MgSO_4$ can specifically control the biosynthesis of ${\beta}$-eudesmol. Magnesium has been reported as a cofactor that binds to sesquiterpene synthase (Agger et al. 2008). Specifically, the $Mg^{2+}$ ions bind to two conserved metal-binding motifs. These metal ions complex to the substrate pyrophosphate, thereby promoting the ionization of the leaving groups of FPP and resulting in the generation of a highly reactive allylic cation. Effect of magnesium source on the sesquiterpene biosynthesis was also identified via analysis of the concentration of total carbohydrates. Our current study offered further insight that fungal sesquiterpene biosynthesis can be controlled by nutrients. To profile the metabolites of P. brumalis, the cultures were extracted based on the growth curve. Despite metabolites produced during mycelia growth, there was difficulty in detecting significant changes in metabolite production, especially those at low concentrations. These compounds may be of interest in understanding their synthetic mechanisms in P. brumalis. The synthesis of terpene compounds began during the growth phase at day 9. Sesquiterpene synthesis occurred after growth was complete. At day 9, drimenol, farnesol, and mevalonic lactone (or mevalonic acid lactone) were identified. Mevalonic acid lactone is the precursor of the mevalonic pathway, and particularly, it is a precursor for a number of biologically important lipids, including cholesterol hormones (Buckley et al. 2002). Farnesol is the precursor of sesquiterpenoids. Drimenol compounds, bi-cyclic-sesquiterpene alcohols, can be synthesized from trans-trans farnesol via cyclization and rearrangement (Polovinka et al. 1994). They have also been identified in the basidiomycota Lentinus lepideus as secondary metabolites. After 12 days in the growth phase, ${\beta}$-elemene caryophyllene, ${\delta}$-cadiene, and eudesmane were detected with ${\beta}$-eudesmol. The data showed the synthesis of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons with bi-cyclic structures. These compounds can be synthesized from FPP by cyclization. Cyclic terpenoids are synthesized through the formation of a carbon skeleton from linear precursors by terpene cyclase, which is followed by chemical modification by oxidation, reduction, methylation, etc. Sesquiterpene cyclase is a key branch-point enzyme that catalyzes the complex intermolecular cyclization of the linear prenyl diphosphate into cyclic hydrocarbons (Toyomasu et al. 2007). After 20 days in stationary phase, the oxygenated structures eudesmol, elemol, and caryophyllene oxide were detected. Thus, after growth, sesquiterpenes were identified. Per these results, we showed that terpene metabolism in wood-rotting fungi occurs in the stationary phase. We also showed that such metabolism can be controlled by magnesium supplementation in the growth medium. In conclusion, we identified P. brumalis as a wood-rotting fungus that can produce sesquiterpenes. To mechanistically understand eudesmane-type sesquiterpene biosynthesis in P. brumalis, further research into the genes regulating the dynamics of such biosynthesis is warranted.