• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2012

시멘트를 이용한 고형화/안정화의 여러 기작 중 시멘트 페이스트의 구성물인 monosulfate와 ettringite에 초점을 맞춰 이들을 각 각 합성하고 인공비소폐수에서의 비소 제거 실험을 실시했다. 소성과 중탕 과정을 거쳐 $Ca^{2+}$와 $Al^{3+}$이 mainlayer를 이루고 있으며, $SO_4^{2-}$가 interlayer에 삽입되어 있는 CaAl-monosulfate와 $Ca^{2+}$와 $Al^{3+}$가 column형태의 구조로, $SO_4^{2-}$가 channel형태로 구성되어 있는 CaAl-ettringite를 합성했다. 순수하게 합성된 시료로 1.335 mmol/L As(V) 농도의 수용액을 각각 0.054 mmol/L As(V)와 0.300 mmol/L As(V)까지 감소시켰다. PXRD와 FESEM을 이용하여 반응 전 후의 시료 결정 구조와 상 분석을 행함으로써 이온교환에 의해 인공비소폐수의 비소가 제거 된 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2011

팔당호, 경안천과 하수처리수에서 Scenedesmus sp.가 성장이 가능하고 영양 염류를 제거할 수 있는지를 확인하였다. TN과 TP 농도가 각각 1.9과 0.02 mg $L^{-1}$인 팔당호 광동교에서 채취한 시료에 Scenedesmus sp.를 접종한 다음, 교반한 경우에 미세조류가 증식하고 영양 염류 농도가 50% 감소하였다. 또 TN과 TP 농도가 3.0과 0.09 mg $L^{-1}$인 경안천 시료에 Scenedesmus Sp.를 접종한 결과, 규조류 등과 경쟁에 의하여 미세조류 현존량은 239~259 chl. ${\alpha}\;m^{-3}$로 낮았으나, 역시 영양 염류는 접종율과 관계없이 약 50% 감소하였다. 하수처리수에는 이미 Scenedesmus sp.가 존재하고 있었고 대조구와 접종한 실험구 사이에는 미세조류의 현존량의 작은 차이가 있었으나 처리효율은 큰 차이가 없었다. 팔당호와 같은 상태의 영양 염류를 가지고 있는 자연수에서는 Scenedesmus sp.를 접종하고 교반을 가하면, 미세 조류의 생체량이 증가하고 영양염류를 제거할 수 있음이 확인되었고 하수처리수에서는 따로 Scenedesmus sp.를 접종하지 않아도 영양 염류를 제거할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.438-442
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• 2007

본 연구는 3-전극계와 전기화학적 활성미생물 (EAB)을 이용한 BOD 측정용 바이오센서의 개발에 대한 것이다. 바이오센서의 측정능력 조사를 위하여, 인공폐수 및 실제폐수가 사용되었다. 폐수 시료의 유입조건은 유입속도 2 mL/min, 유입시간 10분, 유입간격은 50분으로 설정하였고, EAB의 전자수용체로 정전압이 적용된 작업전극을 사용하였으며 이때, 정전압기 (potentiostat)를 이용하여 +0.7 V를 인가하여 주었다. 인공폐수와 실제폐수를 이용한 BOD 측정의 정확성 분석결과, BOD 변화에 대해 발생전류 역시 비례적으로 변화하는 것을 확인하였으며 각각 0.99 및 0.98의 높은 상관계수 (BOD vs. Coulombic yield, $BOD_5$ vs. Coulombic yield)를 가지는 것을 확인하였다. BOD (혹은 $BOD_5$) 변화에 대한 반응시간은 30분 이내로 확인되어 실시간 측정에 적합함을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과들을 토대로 EAB 및 3-전극계를 이용한 폐수의 BOD 측정용 센서의 구성이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.119-133
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• 2015

Water pollution means that the physical, chemical and biological properties of water are changing. In this study, adsorption was chosen as the treatment method because it is an eco-friendly and low cost approach. Magnetite is a magnetic material that can synthesize chemical precipitation. Magnetite was used for the removal of copper in artificial water samples. For this purpose, metal removal from water dependent on the pH, initial concentration of metal, amount of adsorbent and effect of sorption time were investigated. Magnetite was characterized using XRD, SEM and particle size distribution. The copper ions were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The adsorption of copper on the magnetite was studied in a batch process, with different aqueous solutions of Cu (II) at concentrations ranging from 10 to $50mg\;l^{-1}$. Optimum conditions for using magnetite were found to be concentration of $10mg\;L^{-1}$, pH: 4.5, contact time: 40 min. Optimum adsorbent was found to be 0.3 gr. Furthermore, adsorption isotherm data were analyzed using the Langmuir and Freundlich equations. The adsorption data fitted well with the Freundlich ($r^2=0.9701$) and Langmuir isotherm ($r^2=0.9711$) equations. Kinetic and equilibrium aspects of the adsorption process were studied. The time-dependent Cu (II) adsorption data were described well by a pseudo-second-order kinetic model.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.114-118
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• 2015

In this study, we have developed a microbe-carrier that combined Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and zeolite for removal of Zn and As in contaminated seawater. Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, one of the sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) microorganism was exhibited stable growth characteristics in highly salted water and strong resistance to Zn and As contaminated seawater. Moreover, zeolites are one of the most useful carrier to remove heavy metals from wastewaters. The results showed that SRB immobilized zeolite carrier can enhance removal ratio of Zn and As. In addition, heavy metals tended to be better removed in medium at conditions of $37^{\circ}C$. In case of heavy metal concentration, they were effectively removed ranging from 50 to 100 ppm. These results show that SRB-zeolite carriers hold great potential to remove cationic heavy metal species from industrial wastewater in marine environment.

• ALGAE
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.195-199
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• 2002

We investigated the association of Chlorella vulgaris and E. coli W9110 in removal of total organic carbon with the lab-scaled continuous river water flow system (CRWFS). Artificial wastewater was applied at two levels of organic carbon concentration; 1,335 $mg{\cdot}l^{-1}$ in the treatment (T)-1 and 267 $mg{\cdot}l^{-1}$ in T-2. The highest densities of C. vulgaris were $8.3{\times10^6\;cells{\cdot}ml^{-1}$ in T-1 and $6.9{\times}10^6\;cells{\cdot}ml^{-1}$ in T-2. The maximum densities of E. coli W3110 were $2.0{\times}10^8$ clony forming unit (CFU)${\cdot}ml^{-1}$ in T-1 and $3.9{\times}10^8\;CFU{\cdot}ml^{-1}$ in T-2. The densities increased during the first 11 days in T-q and 4 days in T-2, and decreased rapidly till 35th day, then increased slightly afterwards. This trend was prominent in T-2. It was inplied that wider range of nutrients was required in the growth of heterotrophic bacteria in T-2 than in T-1. The algal biomass should be increased effectively for the successful removal of organic carbon.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.192-196
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• 2005

Abstract Oligotrophic microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were tested for the continuous monitoring of low biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) by using artificial wastewater, containing glucose and glutamate, as check solution. Ten times diluted trace mineral solution was used to minimize the background current level, which is generated from the oxidation of nitrilotriacetate used as a chelating agent. The feeding rate of 0.53 ml/min could increase the sensitivity from 0.16 to 0.43 ${\mu}$A/(mg BOD/l) at 0.15 ml/min. The dynamic linear range of the calibration curve was between 2.0 and 10.0 mg BOD/l, and the response time to the change of 2 mg BOD/l was about 60 min. The current signal from an oligotroph-type MFCs increased with the increase in salts concentration, and the salt effect could be eliminated by 50 mM phosphate buffer.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.244-253
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• 2010

The quality of marine sediments from the industrialized coastal areas of Korea (Ulsan Bay, Masan Bay, and artificial Lake Shihwa) was investigated using a bacterial bioluminescence toxicity test. Sediment toxicity results were compared with the levels of chemical contamination (trace metals, organic wastewater markers, acid volatile sulfides, total organic carbon). Effective concentration 50% (EC50) of sediments ranged from 0.014 to 1.126 mg/mL, which is comparable to or lower than values in contaminated lakes, rivers, and marine sediments of other countries. Sediment reference index (SRI) ranged from 13 to 1044, based on the EC50 of the negative control sample. Mean average SRI values in Masan Bay and Lake Shihwa were approximately 8 and 9 times as high as that in Ulsan Bay, indicating higher sediment toxicity and greater contamination in the two former regions. Sediment toxicity were strongly associated with the concentrations of some chemicals, suggesting that this test may be useful for determining potential chemical contamination in sediments.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.503-509
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• 2005

The production of manganese peroxidase (MnP) by Irpex lacteus, purified to electrophoretic homogeneity by acetone precipitation, HiPrep Q and HiPrep Sephacryl S-200 chromatography, was shown to correlate with the decolorization of textile industry wastewater. The MnP was purified 11.0-fold, with an overall yield of $24.3\%$. The molecular mass of the native enzyme, as determined by gel filtration chromatography, was about 53 kDa. The enzyme was shown to have a molecular mass of 53.2 and 38.3 kDa on SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, respectively, and an isoelectric point of about 3.7. The enzyme was optimally active at pH 6.0 and between 30 and $40^{\circ}C$. The enzyme efficiently catalyzed the decolorization of various artificial dyes and oxidized Mn (II) to Mn (III) in the presence of $H_2O_2$. The absorption spectrum of the enzyme exhibited maxima at 407, 500, and 640 nm. The amino acid sequence of the three tryptic peptides was analyzed by ESI Q- TOF MS/MS spectrometry, and showed low similarity to those of the extracellular peroxidases of other white-rot basidiomycetes.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2017

The valorization of domestic wastes becomes a very important research axis that can reduce the energy consumption and protect our environment. The objective of this study is to remove zinc ions from wastewater by using banana peels after their activation as sensor in the working electrode for an environmental application. Banana peels were dried, crushed and treated with sulfuric acid then mixed with polyaniline to improve their electrical conductivity. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were used for electrochemistry tests. The obtained voltammogramms at well optimized conditions of applied potential of -1.3 V/SCE and initial zinc concentration of 0.2M during 2 hours of electrolysis, showed the reduction peak of the zinc at a potential of -1.14 V/SCE, which confirmed the activity of this electrode. The modeling of experimental data revealed that the adsorption was fitted by the Langmuir isotherm with a maximal adsorption capacity of 3.4188 mg/g. Changes in the structure of the powder after the electrosorption was noticed by SEM and EDX. Finally, the dosage of the electrolytic solution showed a diminution of the zinc concentration with yield of 99.99%.