• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.480-487
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• 2013

Bioenergy is classified to one of the renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, hydro and tidal energies. It should be noted that all the renewable energies contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases emission. In some cases, energy from wastes was also categorized as a renewable energy in our country even though it has only negligible effect on the emission reduction. In this paper, we tried to identify the bioenergy in order to follow the global indices of the renewable energy. The indices evaluated here were whether a resource is renewable, biogenic, biodegradable, combustible and organic. Biogenic and combustible were selected as the indices to identify the bioenergy. It was also suggested that combustible as an index can be exchangeable to organic.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2007

The increasing industrialization of the world has led to precipitous rise for the demand of petroleum-based fuels. The world is presently confronted with the twin crises of fossil fuel depletion and environmental pollution. The search for alternative fuels, which promise a harmonious correlation with sustainable development, energy conservation, efficiency and environmental preservation, has become highly pronounced in the present. Bioenergy is playing an increasingly important role as an alternative and renewable source of energy. Use of Bioenergy has several potential environmental advantages. The most important perhaps is reduction in life cycle greenhouse gases emissions relatives petroleum fuels, since bioenergy is derived from plants which convert Carbon dioxide ($CO_{2}$) into Carbohydrates in their growth. Bioenergy includes solid biomass, biomas and liquid bio-fuels which are fuels derived from crop plants, and include biomass that's directly burned. The two most important bio liquid fuels today are bioethanol from fermenting grain, grass, straw or wood, and biodiesel from plant seed oil.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2012

Biodiesel was produced by "transesterification" of vegetable oils and animal fats as an alternative to petroleum diesel. The research analysed the fuel characteristics of biodiesel, the yield of by-products and biodiesel, using several vegetable oils - rapeseed oil, camellia oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, perilla oil, palm oil, olive oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil and animal fats such as lard, tallow, and chicken fat. The results showed the yields of biodiesel made from the vegetable oils and animal fats were $90.8{\pm}1.4{\sim}96.4{\pm}0.9%$ and $84.9{\pm}1.1{\sim}89.6{\pm}1.5%$ respectively. Production rates and oxidation characteristics were different depending on the fats applied.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.299-307
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• 2011

본 연구는 수도권 매립예정 간척지 중 대규모의 유휴지에 농촌진흥청 국립식량과학원에서 특허 출원한 물억새의 일종인 거대억새1호, 간척지 자생 물억새 및 자생 갈대의 에너지 작물을 바이오에너지 생산 목적으로 쓰레기 매립 예정지에서 재배한 최초의 연구로서 매립예정 간척지의 적응성 및 활용가치가 높은 에너지 작물을 선정함과 동시에 간척지 토양의 하수슬러지 고화물 처리로 인한 에너지 작물의 생육 상태 모니터링 및 토양화학성의 변화를 조사하였다. 1. 각 시험구의 토양 pH범위는 6.7~8.3이었으며 하수슬러지 고화물을 처리한 시험구는 원지반토보다 낮은 pH를 나타내었다. 원지반토의 염농도는 하수슬러지 고화물을 처리한 시험구에 비해 높은 치환성 나트륨 함량을 보이며 높은 염농도를 나타내었다. 2. 하수슬러지 고화물 처리구의 토양 유기물 함량은 재식 초기에는 원지반토에 비해 4배와 7배 높았고, 생육후기에도 2.9~5.6%로 원지반토의 0.75%에 비해 많았다. 3. 각 시험구의 에너지 작물 생육조사결과 거대억새1호가 다른 에너지 작물에 비해 간척지 토양에 하수슬러지 고화물을 투입한 시험구에 대한 적응력이 우수한 것으로 판단되었다. 4. 간척지에 하수슬러지 고화물의 투입으로 인하여 염해 완충능이 향상되는 등 토양이화학성이 개선되었으며, 에너지 작물의 생육이 원지반토에 비해 양호했던 점을 보아 매립예정 간척지의 토양 복토제로서 활용 가능성을 확인하였다. 5. 각 시험구의 에너지 작물 수확 후 마른줄기 수량을 조사한 결과 거대억새1호는 타 에너지 작물에 비해 가장 높은 바이오매스량을 나타내며, 거대억새1호는 바이오에너지 생산을 위한 최적의 에너지 작물임을 확인하였다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2020년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.43-43
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• 2020

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.70-70
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• 2021

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1285-1289
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• 2016

A split-column photobioreactor (SC-PBR), consisting of two bubble columns with different sizes, was developed to enhance the photon utilization efficiency in an astaxanthin production process from Haematococcus lacustris. Among the two columns, only the smaller column of SC-PBR was illuminated. Astaxanthin productivities and photon efficiencies of the SC-PBRs were compared with a standard bubble-column PBR (BC-PBR). Astaxanthin productivity of SC-PBR was improved by 28%, and the photon utilization efficiencies were 28-366% higher than the original BC-PBR. The results clearly show that the effective light regime of SC-PBR could enhance the production of astaxanthin.

• 한국육종학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2010

Finding alternative and renewable energy sources has become an important goal for plant scientists, especially with the demand for energy increasing worldwide and the supply of fossil fuel being depleted. The most important biofuel to date is bioethanol which is produced from sugars (sucrose and starch) found in corn and sugarcane. Second generation bioethanol is targeting studies that would allow the use of the cell wall (lignocellulose) as a source of carbon by non-food plants. Plant scientists, including breeders, agronomists, physiologists and molecular biologists, are working towards the development of new and improved energy crops especially, how to design crops for bioenergy production and increased biomass generation for biofuel purposes. This review focuses on: i) the current status of first generation bioenergy production, ii) the limitations of first and second generation bioenergy, and iii) ongoing research to overcome challenging issues in second generation bioenergy.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2018년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.89-89
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• 2018

우리나라, 중국 및 일본을 포함한 동북아시아가 원산이며 바이오매스량이 많은 억새(Miscanthus spp.)는 바이오에너지 생산을 위한 원료작물로서 가치가 높아, 바이오에탄올 생산용 원료작물로 주목을 받고 있다. 독일 등 유럽과 미국에서는 바이오에탄올 생산용 작물로 주로 종간 교잡 이질 3배체인 불임성 억새(M. x giganteous)를 대상으로 연구하고 있다. 이렇게 단일유전형을 갖는 품종의 재배에는 특정 병과 해충에 약하며 자연재해에도 취약성을 나타내므로 억새가 바이오에너지작물로 자리 잡기 위해서는 다양한 유전형의 억새 품종 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구는 우리나라의 자생 억새 3종을 기내배양하고 탈분화 및 재분화 시스템을 구축하여 억새 품종 육성 시 효율을 높이기 위해서 실시하였다. 억새 종자로부터 캘러스의 유도는 MS배지보다 N6배지 에서 좋았으며, 식물생장조절제로 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)와 6-Benzyl aminopurine (BA)를 조합처리한 처리구보다 2,4-D만을 단독처리하였을 때 캘러스 유도율이 더 높았다. 억새 종에 따른 캘러스 유도율은 물억새가 가장 낮고, 거대억새가 가장 높았으며, 3 ~ 5 mg/L의 2,4-D가 첨가된 N6배지에서 배발생 캘러스(embryogenic callus)가 발생하였다. 억새 신초 및 줄기의 절간에서의 캘러스 유도율은 전반적으로 종자에 비하여 낮았으며, 미성숙화기로부터의 캘러스 유도는 억새 종에 따른 차이가 없었으며, 5mg/L의 2,4-D가 첨가된 배지에서 캘러스 유도율이 가장 높게(90 ~ 95%) 나타났다. 형성된 배발생 캘러스로부터 식물체의 재분화는 N6배지에서는 재분화 식물체가 발생하지 않았고, 1 ~ 3mg/L의 BA와 0.1ml/L의 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA)가 첨가된 MS배지에서만 식물체가 재분화되였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1446-1451
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• 2012

Levodopa or L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) is the precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine. L-DOPA is a famous treatment for Parkinson's disease symptoms. In this study, electroenzymatic synthesis of L-DOPA was performed in a three-electrode cell, comprising a Ag/AgCl reference electrode, a platinum wire auxiliary electrode, and a glassy carbon working electrode. L-DOPA had an oxidation peak at 376 mV and a reduction peak at -550 mV. The optimum conditions of pH, temperature, and amount of free tyrosinase enzyme were pH 7, $30^{\circ}C$, and 250 IU, respectively. The kinetic constant of the free tyrosinase enzyme was found for both cresolase and catacholase activity to be 0.25 and 0.4 mM, respectively. A cyclic voltammogram was used to investigate the electron transfer rate constant. The mean heterogeneous electron transfer rate ($k_e$) was $5.8{\times}10^{-4}$ cm/s. The results suggest that the electroenzymatic method could be an alternative way to produce L-DOPA without the use of a reducing agent such as ascorbic acid.