• KSBB Journal
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.347-364
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• 1994

Airlift bioreactors are extensively used in the fields of aerobic fermentation, animal and plant cell cultures. This review article evaluates the present research activities in the field of airlift bioreactors. The published research works on the design parameters such as types, location and properties of gas sparser, hydrodynamic properties such as phase holdups mixing, liquid circulation rate, mass and heat transfer rates are summarized. Also, recommendations are presented for designing airlift bioreactors.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2009

질소제거 하수고도처리공정에서 암모니아산화균은 질소제거에 핵심 역할을 하는 독립영양세균이다. 하수처리 생물반응기에는 다양한 암모니아산화균이 서식하며 군집조성도 시간에 따라 변화한다. 본 연구에서는 생물반응기의 운전인자 및 환경조건이 암모니아산화균 군집구조의 조성과 다양성에 영향을 미친다는 가설을 설정하였다. 이 가설을 검증하기 위해 질산화 반응이 활발한 포항, Palo Alto, Nine Springs, Marshall 하수처리장 활성슬러지 생물반응기로부터 암모니아산화균의 ammonia monooxygenase subunit A 유전자 clone library를 제작하였다. 하수처리 생물반응기에는 Nitrosomonas europaea, N. oligotropha, N.-like, Nitrosospira lineage에 속하는 암모니아산화균이 주로 발견되었으며, N. communis, N. marina, N. cryotolerans lineage에 속하는 암모니아산화균은 주종을 이루지 못했다. 암모니아산화균 군집조성은 하수처리장별로 차이를 보였는데, 포항, Palo Alto, Marshall 하수처리장에서는 N. oligotropha lineage에 속하는 암모니아산화균이 가장 빈번히 발견되었고, Nine Springs 하수처리장에서는 N. europaea lineage에 속하는 암모니아산화균이 주종을 이루었다. 한편, 암모니아산화균 군집조성과 생물반응기 운전인자(HRT, SRT, MLSS) 및 환경조건(온도, pH, COD, $NH_3$, $NO_3{^-}$)의 연관성은 다변수 통계분석법인 Redundancy Analysis 방법을 이용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과, 생물반응조의 COD와 $NO_3{^-}$ 농도가 하수처리 생물반응기에서 암모니아산화균 군집구조를 결정하는 통계학적으로 유의한 변수로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.349-357
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• 2021

Monoclonal antibodies are widely used as diagnostic reagents and for therapeutic purposes, and their demand is increasing extensively. To produce these proteins in sufficient quantities for commercial use, it is necessary to raise the output by scaling up the production processes. This review describes recent trends in high-density cell culture systems established for monoclonal antibody production that are excellent methods to scale up from the lab-scale cell culture. Among the reactors, hollow fiber bioreactors contribute to a major part of high-density cell culture as they can provide a tremendous amount of surface area in a small volume for cell growth. As an alternative to hollow fiber reactors, a novel disposable bioreactor has been developed, which consists of a polymer-based supermacroporous material, cryogel, as a matrix for cell growth. Packed bed systems and disposable wave bioreactors have also been introduced for high cell density culture. These developments in high-density cell culture systems have led to the monoclonal antibody production in an economically favourable manner and made monoclonal antibodies one of the dominant therapeutic and diagnostic proteins in biopharmaceutical industry.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.54-60
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• 1999

축산폐수의 효율적 처리와 최적 메탄발생을 위하여 AF 그리고 이단의 ASBF-PR과 ASBF-SP 실험실적 생물반응기를 구성하고 $35^{\circ}C$ 항온조에서 수리학적체류시간 $1{\sim}2$일 그리고 유기물부하 $1.1{\sim}63kg-COD/m^3{\cdot}d$까지 연속 운전하여 처리효율을 비교, 분석하였다. 하수종말처리장의 혐기성 소화조 잉여 슬러지에 의한 혐기성 생물반응기의 식종은 효과적이었으며, 적응 기간은 약 40일 정도가 소요되었다. 생물반응기는 COD 제거율 $66.4{\sim}84.9$% 그리고 바이오 가스 발생량은 제거된 COD 기준 $0.333{\sim}0.796m^3/kg-COD{\cdot}d$. 으로 축산폐수의 처리에 효율적이었으며 유입 COD의 증가와 수리학적체류시간의 감소에 의한 유기물부하 증가의 경우 COD 제거율은 감소하고 바이오가스 발생량은 증가하였다. 높은 유기물부하에서 AF와 ASBF-PR의 처리효율은 비슷하였으며 ASBF-SP보다 우수하였다. 생물반응기에 충진된 미디어의 공극율과 공극의 크기가 비표면적에 비교하여 유기물질 제거능력 향상에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 유입수 TKN 농도가 $1,540{\sim}1,870mg/L$ 범위에서 메탄발효 미생물의 활동은 저해영향을 받아 생물반응기의 처리효율과 바이오가스 발생량은 각각 50% 이하로 감소되는 것으로 나타났으므로 혐기성 소화가 축산폐수의 처리에 주 공정으로 응용된다면 전처리에 의한 TKN의 제거는 필수적이다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.528-534
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• 2005

Hairy root cultures have demonstrated great promise in terms of their biosynthetic capability toward the production of secondary metabolites, but continue to constitute a major challenge with regard to large-scale cultures. In order to assess the possibility of conducting mass production of biomass, and the extraction of useful metabolites from Panax ginseng. P. ginseng hairy roots, transformed by Rhizobium rhizogenes KCTC 2744, were used in bioreactors of different types and sizes. The most effective mass production of hairy roots was achieved in several differently Sized air bubble bioreactors compared to all other bioreactor types. Hairy root growth was enhanced by aeration, and the production increased with increasing aeration rate in a 1 L bioreactor culture. It was determined that the hairy root growth rate could be substantially enhanced by increases in the aeration rate upto 0.5vvm, but at aeration rates above 0.5vvm, only slight promotions in growth rates were observed. In 20 L air bubble bioreactors, with a variety of inoculum sizes, the hairy roots exhibited the most robust growth rates with an inoculum size of 0.1% (w/v), within the range 0.1 to 0.7% (w/v). The specific growth rates of the hairy root decreased with increases in the inoculum size.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.2047-2058
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• 2000

양돈폐수의 효율적인 혐기성 처리를 위하여 실험실 규모 UASB, AF, 그리고 이단 ASBF 생물반응기를 구성하고 HRT 1일과 OLR $5.1kg-COD/m^3{\cdot}d$까지 200일간 연속운전하고 운전인자가 공정에 미치는 영향과 처리효율을 비교하였다. 양돈폐수는 유기물, 고형물, 그리고 암모니아를 고농도로 함유하고 있으며 축사의 형태와 계절의 변화에 큰 영향을 받는다. 하수종말처리장 혐기성 소화조 잉여 슬러지에 의한 혐기성 생물반응기의 식종은 효과적이었으며 적응기간은 약 40일 정도 소요되었으나 media로 충전된 필터형 생물반응기인 AF와 이단 ASBF의 적응 속도가 UASB보다 빨랐다. 유입수 T-N 370~800mg/L에서 생물반응기는 77~91% 의 높고 안정된 COD 제거율을 보였으나 유입수 T-N 760~1,310 mg/L에서 COD 제거율은 24~94%로 불안정하였으며 전반적으로 감소되었다. 양돈폐수에 함유된 암모니아는 메탄균에 대한 저해작용을 나타낼 수 있는 충분한 농도이므로 효율적인 혐기성 소화처리를 위하여 전처리로서 암모니아의 제거는 필수적이다. 생물반응기는 $1.1{\sim}2.2kg-COD/m^3{\cdot}d$의 비교적 낮은 OLR에서 COD 제거효율은 78.9~81.5%, 그리고 biogas 발생량은 $0.39{\sim}0.59m^3/kg-COD_r$로 효과적이었으나 유입수 COD의 증가 혹은 HRT 단축운전에 의한 OLR의 증가에 따라 COD 제거효율은 감소하였으며 UASB는 AF와 이단 ASBF보다 COD 제거효율 감소폭이 컸다. AF와 이단 ASBF는 충전된 media와 이단화에 의하여 biomass의 보유능력이 우수하며 높은 OLR에도 안정적이며 높은 COD 제거율올 나타내므로 고농도의 유기물을 함유하며 축사의 형태와 계절에 따라 특성의 변화가 큰 양돈폐수의 처리에 효율적이다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2006

The operational characteristics of anaerobic bioreactors in treating swine wastewater were evaluated upto hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 1 day and organic loading rate (OLR) of $5.1kg-COD/m^3{\cdot}d$ for 200 days. The bioreactors were effective in treating swine wastewaters with COD removal efficiency of $78.9{\sim}81.5%$ and biogas generation of $0.39{\sim}0.59m^3/kg-COD_r$ at OLR of $1.1{\sim}2.2kg-COD/m^3{\cdot}d$. The two-stage ASBF anaerobic bioreactors was effective in treating different characteristics of swine wastewaters since they showed high and stable COD removal efficiency at high OLR due to effective retention of biomass by media and staging. The effects of ammonia on anaerobic digestion were investigated by operating two-stage ASBF reactors using swine wastewaters as influent without and with ammonia removal at HRT of $1{\sim}2$ days and OLR of $2.2{\sim}9.6kg-COD/m^3{\cdot}d$ for 250 days. The COD removal efficiency and biogas generation of two-stage ASBF reactors was decreased by increasing influent ammonia concentrations to 1,580 mg (T-N)/L with increasing OLR to $6.3kg-COD/m^3{\cdot}d$, while those were increased by maintaining influent ammonia concentrations below 340 mg (T-N)/L by MAP precipitation with increasing OLR to $9.6kg-COD/m^3{\cdot}d$. Initial inhibition of ammonia on anaerobic processes was observed at a concentration of 760 mg (T-N)/L and the COD removal efficiency and biogas generation dropped to 1/2 at ammonia concentration ranges of $1,540{\sim}1,870mg$ (T-N)/L. It is essential to remove ammonia in swine wastewaters to an initial inhibition level before anaerobic processes for the effective removal of COD.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.131-138
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• 2024

The effect of magnetite particles on the anaerobic digestion (AD) of furfural wastewater was investigated using sequential anaerobic batch tests. The batch tests with four 500 mL anaerobic bioreactors were performed under two conditions: FC treatment for AD of furfural without magnetite particles, and FM treatment for AD of furfural with magnetite particles. The FC bioreactors showed a decreasing methane production rate (MPR) across the sequential batches, with a final batch MPR of 11.3 ± 0.4 mL CH₄/L/d, indicating the need for a methanogenesis enhancer to achieve high-rate AD of furfural. Conversely, FM bioreactors exhibited significantly higher MPR, exceeding FC values by 4-196%, with a final batch MPR of 33.5 ± 0.1 mL CH₄/L/d, which was about three times higher than FC. Additionally, FM bioreactors had faster degradation rates of furfural, valeric acid, and acetic acid compared to FC, with values exceeding those in PC by 3.0, 1.14, and 2.8 times, respectively. These results demonstrate that magnetite particles can enhance the AD of furfural not only by accelerating methanogenesis but also by accelerating the anaerobic degradation of furfural and its intermediates, such as volatile fatty acids. This study provides valuable insights for developing high-rate AD systems for furfural wastewater treatment.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2001

Traditional culture technology of medicinal plants mainly depends on the field culture, which has many problems. With progress of modern culture technology, it has become possible to produce valuable secondary metabolites from medicinal plants. In this paper, we discuss about the pigment and saikosaponin production from too medicinal plants, Carthamus tinctorius and Bupleurum falcatum, through bioreactor culture system. A two-stage bioreactor culture system was established for the production of yellow and red pigments and saikosaponins by cell suspension cultures of Carthamus tinctorius and Bupleurum falcatum. In Carthamus tinctorius, balloon type airlift bioreactors and column type airlift bioreactors were employed for the tell culture and for the pigment production, respectively. The greatest pigment production was obtained on White medium supplemented with 4 mg/L kinetin, high levels of sucrose concentration and photosynthetic photon flux. In Bupleurum falcatum, adventitious roots were cultured in balloon type airlift bioreactors and the root growth was greatest on SH medium containing 5 mg/L IBA and 0.2 mg/L kinetin. HPLC analysis showed that the contents of main active saikosaponins a, c, and d in adventitious roots were almost the same as those in field cultured root.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.293-298
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• 2014

An anaerobic photosynthetic treatment process utilizing purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria (PNSB) was applied to the recovery of organic carbon from food processing wastewater. PNSB cells, by-product from the treatment, have high nutrition such as proteins and vitamins which are a good alternative for fish feed. Effects of light source on performance of anaerobic photosynthetic process were investigated in this study. Two bench-scale photo-bioreactors were lighted with infrared light emitting diodes (LEDs) and tungsten lamps covered with infrared transmitting filter, respectively, aiming to supply infrared light for photosynthetic bacteria growth. The photo-bioreactors were operated to treat noodle-processing wastewater for 323 days. Hydraulic retention time (HRT) was set as 6 days. Organic removals in the photo-bioreactor lighted with infrared LEDs (91%-95%) was found higher than those in photo-bioreactor with tungsten lamps with filter (79%-83%). Biomass production in a 150 L bench-scale photo-bioreactor was comparable to a 8 L small-scale photo-bioreactor in previous study, due to improvement of light supply efficiency. Application of infrared LEDs could achieve higher treatment performance with advantages in energy efficiency and wavelength specifity.