• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1908-1919
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• 2015

This work investigated the potential of curcumin (CCM) and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) to inhibit N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated biofilm formation in gram-negative bacteria from membrane bioreactor (MBR) activated sludge. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of CCM alone against all the tested bacteria were 200-350 μg/ml, whereas those for EGCG were 300-600 μg/ml. Biofilm formation at one-half MICs indicated that CCM and EGCG alone respectively inhibited 52-68% and 59-78% of biofilm formation among all the tested bacteria. However, their combination resulted in 95-99% of biofilm reduction. Quorum sensing inhibition (QSI) assay with known biosensor strains demonstrated that CCM inhibited the expression of C4 and C6 homoserine lactones (HSLs)-mediated phenotypes, whereas EGCG inhibited C4, C6, and C10 HSLs-based phenotypes. The Center for Disease Control biofilm reactor containing a multispecies culture of nine bacteria with one-half MIC of CCM (150 μg/ml) and EGCG (275 μg/ml) showed 17 and 14 μg/cm² of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on polyvinylidene fluoride membrane surface, whereas their combination (100 μg/ml of each) exhibited much lower EPS content (3 μg/cm²). Confocal laser scanning microscopy observations also illustrated that the combination of compounds tremendously reduced the biofilm thickness. The combined effect of CCM with EGCG clearly reveals for the first time the enhanced inhibition of AHL-mediated biofilm formation in bacteria from activated sludge. Thus, such combined natural QSI approach could be used for the inhibition of membrane biofouling in MBRs treating wastewaters.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.571-580
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• 2008

The influence of bacterial stress on anaerobic hydrogen-producing microorganisms was investigated in batch tests using serum bottles. Several physical and chemical stresses (i.e., heating, adding methane producing inhibitor and chemical acidification) were adapted as a pretreament of the seed sludge. In this experiment, the cultivation temperature were set at mesophilic ($35^{\circ}C$) and thermophilic conditions ($55^{\circ}C$) with adjusting pH at 5, 6, and 7 when using the mixture of food waste and activated sludge as a substrate. In conjunction with the pretreatment, hydrogen production was significantly enhanced as compared with that from untreated sludge. However, less biogas (hydrogen and methane) was produced without the pH control, resulted from the decrease of pH to below 4, mainly due to the formation of VFAs. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas were analyzed as main components of the biogas while methane not detected. With an application of chemical acidification, the highest hydrogen production value of 248 ml/l/day achieved at pH 7 and $35^{\circ}C$. In addition, more hydrogen gas produced when the ratio of butyric/acetic acid ratio increased. The optimum pH and temperature for hydrogen production were found to be 7 and $35^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.669-676
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different Hydraulic Retention Times (HRTs) on the contaminant removal efficiency using Aerobic Granular Sludge (AGS). A laboratory-scale experiment was performed using a sequencing batch reactor, and the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), nitrogen, orthophosphate removal efficiency, AGS/MLSS ratio, and precipitability in accordance with the HRT were evaluated. As a result, the COD removal efficiency was not significantly different with the reduction in HRT, and at a HRT of 6 h, the removal rate was slightly increased owing to the increase in organic loading rate. The nitrogen removal efficiency was improved by injection of influent division at a HRT of 6 h. As the HRT decreased, the MLSS and AGS tended to increase, and the sludge volume index finally decreased to 50 mL/g. In addition, the size of the AGS gradually increased to about 1.0 mm. Therefore, the control of HRT provides favorable conditions for the stable formation of AGS, and is expected to improve the contaminant removal efficiency with the selection of a proper operation strategy.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2024

Biological nutrient removal is gaining increasing attention in wastewater treatment plants; however, it is adversely affected by low temperatures. This study examined temperature effects on nutrient removal and morphological stability of the granular and denitrifying phosphorus accumulating organisms (PAO and DPAO, respectively) using sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) at 5, 10, and 20 ℃. Lab-scale SBRs were continuously operated using anaerobic-anoxic and anaerobic-oxic cycles to develop the PAO and DPAO granules for 230 d. Sludge granulation in the two SBRs was observed after approximately 200 d. The average removal efficiency of soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) and PO₄^3--P remained >90% throughout, even when the temperature dropped to 5 ℃. The average removal efficiency of NO₃^--N remained >80% consistently in DPAO SBR. However, nitrification drastically decreased at 10 ℃. Hence, the removal efficiency of NH₄⁺-N was decreased from 99.1% to 54.5% in PAO SBR. Owing to the increased oxygen penetration depth at low temperatures, the influence on nitrification rates was limited. The granule in DPAO and PAO SBR was observed to be unstable and disintegrated at 10 ℃. In conclusion, morphological characteristics showed that changed conversion rates at low temperatures in aerobic granular sludge altered both nutrient removal efficiencies and granule formation.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.525-532
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• 1999

This study was conducted to evaluate capability of dyeing wastewater treatment for 3 type reactors. These reactors were Packed Bed Reactor(PBR), Fluidized Bed reactor(FBR) and Moving Media Complete Mixing Activated Sludge reactor(MMCMAS). Experiments of PBR and FBR were performed by various packing ratios and organic loading rates, experiments of MMCMAS were performed by various organic loading rates. In order to obtain ${SBOD}_5$ removal efficiencies of more than 90%, the F/Mv ratios of PBR, FBR, MMCMAS were 0.11 kgBOD/kgMLVSS$\cdot$d, 0.12 kgBOD/kgMLVSS$\cdot$d, and 0.37 kgBOD/kgMLSS$\cdot$d, respectively. So MMCMAS system which has more active microorganisms showed better capability of organic removal and also stronger dynamic and shock loadings than those of PBR and FBR. In PBR and FBR, the media packing ratio of 20% showed better performance of organic matters removal effciencies than 10% and 30%, but sludge production rate at media packing ratio of 30% was relatively lower than that of 10% and 20%. When more than 90% organic matters removal efficiency was obtained, the ratios of attached biomass to total biomass at PBR, FBR, MMCMAS were 89~99%, 87~98%, and 54~80%, respectively. The ratio of attached biomass to total biomass was low in MMCMAS. This was formation of thin biofilm due to shear force between rotaing disc and water. The average sludge production rates(kgVSS/kgBODrem.) of PBR, FBR and MMCMAS were 0.20, 0.29 and 0.54, respectively.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.37-45
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• 1995

유가공폐수 처리를 위한 UASB 의 성능과 운전상의 문제점을 조사하였다. 인공 유가공폐수는 부하3.9kg $COD/m^3.day$까지 성공적으로 운전이 가능하였으며, 이 때 90% 이상의 COD 제거율과 단위 체적당 1.23 I/I.day 의 가스가 발생하였다. 그러나, 부하 2.1kg $COD/m^3.day$ 에서는 침전부 표변에 스컴층이 형성되면서 슬러지부상과 유실이 관찰되었다. 혈청병 (SBT) 실험으로 측정된 우유공장 실폐수와 아이스크림폐수의 생화학적 메탄생성능(BMP) 은 각각 0.135, 0.66ml $CH_4/mg\;COD_{added}$이었다. 반응조의 슬러지 활성도는 식종 초기에 0.159g $COD-CH_4/g$ VSS.d 에서 운전 90 일이 경과하는 동안에 8배 이상 증가하였다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1135-1142
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• 2009

본 연구는 고분자 응집제를 이용하여 짧은 시간에 입상형태의 슬러지를 제조한 다음, 입상슬러지를 호기성 입상화 장치에 주입하여 입상화를 시도하였다. 각 반응조에서 호기성 입자의 형성에 따른 입자의 크기, 밀도, 입자내 미생물 체외분비 고분자물질 등의 물리.화학적인 특성을 조사하였다. 입상형태의 슬러지를 호기성 입상화 장치에 주입하여 COD 부하량 3, 6, 9 $kg{\cdot}COD/m^3{\cdot}d$로 35일간 운전한 결과 최종 형성된 호기성 입장의 평균 크기는 각각 3.6 mm, 4.3 mm, 3.4 mm 이었고 호기성 입자의 침강속도는 각각 1.5 cm/s, 1.6 cm/s, 1.2 cm/s 이었다. COD 부하량에 따른 미생물 군집체의 비성장속도는 0.12 $d^{-1}$, 0.135 $d^{-1}$, 0.133 $d^{-1}$이었으며 전반적으로 호기성 입상화 장치에서는 COD 부하량이 $6kg{\cdot}COD/m^3{\cdot}d$로 운전된 반응조에서 호기성 입자의 물리 화학적인 특성이 우수하였다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2010

초경공구의 제조공정에서 발생하는 WC-Co 초경합금 슬러지로부터 텅스텐의 순환활용을 위한 기초연구가 수행되었다. 왕수를 사용하여 슬러지로부터 코발트를 침출함과 동시에 탄화텅스텐을 텅스텐산으로 변환시켜 회수하였다. 왕수농도, 반응온도와 시간, 광액농도 등이 코발트의 침출과 텅스텐산의 생성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였으며 최적조건을 도출하였다. 왕수농도 100 vol.%, 반응온도 $100^{\circ}C$, 반응시간 60분에서슬러지의 광액농도가 400 g/L에 도달할 때 까지 슬러지로부터 코발트의 완전한 추출이 이루어졌으나, 슬러지에 존재하는 모든 탄화텅스텐이 텅스텐산으로 완전히 전환되는 것은 광액농도가 150 g/L 이하일 때 이었다. 생성된 텅스텐산을 암모니아 용액에 용해함으로서 금속 불순물들을 불용성 잔사로 제거하는 것이 가능하였다. 증발결정 공정을 통하여 정제된 암모늄 텅스테이트 용액으로부터 99.85%의 순도를 가지는 암모늄 파라텅스테이트($(NH_4)_{10}{\cdot}H_2W_{12}O_{42}{\cdot}4H_2O$)를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2001년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.335-338
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• 2001

With the use of the electron microscopy and X-ray phase analysis the regularities of carbon deposit formation in process of methane and propane pyrolysis on the zeolites, Kazakhstan natural clays, chrome and bauxite sludge containing metal oxides of iron subgroup, have been studied. In process of over-carbonization the trivalent iron was reduced to metal form. In addition, the carbon tubes of divers morphology had been impregnated with ultra-dispersed metal particles. The kinetic parameters of carbon formation in process of methane decomposition on the zeolite CoO mixture surface were investigated by method of thermo-gravimetric analysis. The morphology and structure of formed carbon fibrils, with the metal particles fixed at their ends, have been investigated, the formation of branched carbon fibrils pattern, so called octopus, being found.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 반도체용 실리콘 기판 가공 과정에서 발생한 슬러지 재활용을 위해 탄화 반응에 의한 탄화규소(SiC) 분말 합성 공정을 적용한 결과를 제시하고자 한다. 입수한 슬러지는 실리콘 기판을 탄화규소 연마재를 사용하여 가공하는 과정에서 발생하므로 실리콘과 탄화규소가 혼합된 형태였으며 가공 설비로부터 발생한 철 불순물이 포함되어 있었다. 슬러지는 절삭유가 포함되어 있어 점성이 있는 유체 형태였으며 대기 건조를 통해 분말 형태로 변화된 후 산 세정을 통한 철 성분 제거 및 탄화에 의한 탄화규소 분말 합성 과정을 거치게 된다. 슬러지에 포함된 실리콘과 탄화규소의 비율에 따라 탄화 반응에 필요한 탄소량이 달랐으며 탄화규소의 함량이 커질수록 탄소 부족 현상으로 인해 비화학량론적 탄화물(SiC_x, x<1) 형성이 촉진되어 순수한 탄화규소 합성이 이루어지지 않는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 비화학량론적 탄화물은 잉여 탄소 추가와 고에너지 밀링에 의한 탄화 반응성 증가를 통해 제거할 수 있었으며 결과적으로 산 세정과 밀링 과정에 의해 슬러지로부터 순수한 탄화규소 분말 합성이 가능함을 확인할 수 있었다.