• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.179-189
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• 2019

This study aimed to investigate the effect of temperature and solid retention time (SRT) on membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactors (MBRs). For this purpose, a lab-scale submerged MBR system was used. This system operated at two SRTs of 15 and 5 days, three various temperatures (20, 25 and $30^{\circ}C$) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 8 h. The results indicated that decreased the cake layer resistance and increased particles size of foulant due to increasing temperature and SRT. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis show that the cake layer formed on the membrane surface, contained high levels of proteins and especially polysaccharides in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) but absorbance intensity of EPS functional groups decreased with temperature and SRT. EEM analysis showed that the peak on the range of Ex/Em=220-240/350-400 in SRT of 15 and temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ indicates the presence of fulvic acid in the cake. In addition, as the temperature rise from 20 to $30^{\circ}C$, concentration of soluble microbial products (SMP) increased and COD removal reached 89%. Furthermore, the rate of membrane fouling was found to increase with decreasing temperature and SRT.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.389-395
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• 2017

In this paper, we investigate the characteristics of membrane fouling caused by water temperature in the Membrane bioreactor(MBR) process and try to derive the membrane fouling control by chemical enhanced backwashing(CEB). The extracellular polymeric substances(EPS) concentration was analyzed according to the water temperature in the MBR, and the membrane fouling characteristics were investigated according to the conditions, with sludge & without sludge, through a lab-scale reactor. As shown in the existing literature the fouling resistance rate was increased within sludge with the water temperature was lowered. However, in the lab-scale test using the synthetic wastewater, the fouling resistance increased with the water temperature. This is because that the protein of the EPS was more easily adsorbed on the membrane surface due to the increase of entropy due to the structural rearrangement of the protein inside the protein as the water temperature increases. In order to control membrane fouling, we tried to derive the cleaning characteristics of CEB by using sodium hypochlorite(NaOCl). We selected the condition with the chemicals and the retention time, and the higher the water temperature and the chemical concentration are the higher the efficiencies. It is considered that the increasing temperature accelerated the chemical reaction such as protein peptide binding and hydrolysis, so that the attached proteinaceous structure was dissolved and the frequency of the reaction collision with the protein with the chemical agent becomes higher. These results suggest that the MBRs operation focus on the fouling control of cake layer on membrane surface in low temperatures. On the other hand, the higher the water temperature is the more the operation strategies of fouling control by soluble EPS adsorption are needed.

• 공업화학
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.521-526
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• 2006

폐수를 재이용하기 위한 고도처리 시스템으로서 분리막 생물반응조(Membrane Bioreactor, MBR)는 기존의 활성슬러지 공정(Activated Sludge Process, ASP)에 비하여 많은 장점을 가지고 있다. 도시 하수 중에 포함된 유기물과 영양염류를 동시에 제거하기 위하여 침지형 정밀여과(Microfiltration, MF) 막을 이용한 무산소/호기(Anoxic/Oxic, A/O)형 MBR에서 투과플럭스를 $10.2L/m^2{\cdot}h$로 일정하게 유지하면서 고형물 체류시간(Solids Retention Time, SRT) 변화에 따른 막 여과 특성을 조사하였다. 실험 결과, SRT를 증가시킬수록 체외고분자물질(Extracellular Polymeric Substances, EPS)내 단백질/탄수화물(Protein/Carbohydrate, P/C) 비가 높아져서 막 오염이 빠르게 진행되었다. A/O MBR에 RO막을 결합한 A/O MBR-RO 공정을 폐수의 고도처리에 적용하고자 하였으며, 성능평가를 위해 A/O MBR-RO 공정과 기존의 활성슬러지 공정에 MF와 RO막을 결합한 ASP-MF-RO 공정의 유기물 및 영양염류 제거율을 비교하였다. 실험 결과 A/O MBR-RO 공정이 ASP-MF-RO 공정보다 더 우수한 처리효율을 나타내었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.627-631
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• 2007

슬러지의 침전성에 영향을 미치는 인자는 F/M비, 유입수의 성분과 조성, 처리수온, 포기조의 pH, 슬러지 일령, 사상성세균의 증식 등으로 알려져 있으며, 유기산의 잔류량이 EPS의 분비에 영향을 미쳐 슬러지의 침강성에 영향을 주게 된다. 바실러스를 이용한 공법에서 생물 반응조는 특히 바실러스 종의 우점화를 위한 포자화의 진행을 이루는데 중요한 것으로 알려져 있으나 이에 대한 기작 설명은 아직 미흡한 실정이다. 바실러스를 이용한 B3 공법과 RABC 공법으로 운전 중인 처리장의 생물반응조는 점감포기를 하고 있으며 침전조에서 포자를 형성한 바실러스가 생물반응조로 반송되면 1.6mg/L로 높아진 DO농도와 유기물질 유입으로 바실러스가 발아를 하고 활성도가 높아지며, 0.5mg/L로 낮아진 DO농도로 인하여 포자를 형성하면 EPS 추출물질 중 Protein의 함량이 109.95mgEPS/gSS에서 131.77 mg EPS/gSS로 증가하고 SVI는 85mL/g에서 96mL/g사이로 양호함에 따라 DO농도가 EPS 추출물질 중 Protein의 생성에 영향을 미치며 Protein의 함량이 침전에 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 Protein/Carbohydrate 비율에 따라 침강성은 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 RABC 공법에서는 Protein/Carbohydrate의 비가 침전에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타난 반면, B3 공법에서는 Protein/carbohydrate의 비에 영향을 크게 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.405-415
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• 2021

MMBR system has been suggested as a promising system to resolve harvesting problems induced from low settling efficiency of microalgae. And recently, a lot of research on reducing fouling at the MMBR system has investigated focused on EPS in many cases. EPS of microalgae mainly consists of polysaccharides and protein components, and is produced through photosynthesis and nitrogen-carbon metabolic pathways. Especially, P-EPS is one of major compounds which occur membrane fouling phenomenon, as its hydrophobic protein components cause floc formation and cake layer accumulation. And it is already known that almost every microalgae can metabolize P-EPS or Chl-a when nitrogen sources as a substrate is insufficient or exhausted situation. With the above backgrounds, uptake rates of P-EPS or Chl-a by Scenedesmus quadricauda according to the type of carbon source and nitrogen concentration were evaluated in order to verify correlation between carbon source vs P-EPS production, and indeed Scenedesmus quadricauda uses P-EPS or Chl-a when the amounts of nitrogen sourc es in the feed is not satisfied. As a result, it was shown that P-EPS and Chl-a production were increased proportional to nitrogen concentration under organic carbon condition. And especially, the amo unts of P-EPS and Chl-a in the cell were diminished with the nitrogen source becomes insufficient or exhausted. Because P-EPS accelerates fouling at the MMBR system, P-EPS degradation by Scenedesmus quadricauda in order to get nitrogen source may contribute to reducing fouling. About a affects of N-consumed Chl-a to the MMBR fouling, more survey is needed. On the contrary, considering the purpose of MMBR system of this study, i.e. harvesting useful high value microalgae efficiently feeding adequate industrial process wastewater, it seems like difficult to maintain satisfied metabolic activity and to harvest with high yield rate using nitrogen-poor MMBR feed.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2015

본 연구는 소수성 막 재질에 대한 막오염도를 평가하고자 수동흡착의 개념을 도입하여 정상운전을 위한 막 모듈 이외에 수동흡착 시험용 막 모듈을 설치하여 유출을 시키지 않은 상태에서 막 표면에 부착되는 미생물에 의한 막오염 정도를 분석함으로써 소수성 막오염 잠재성을 평가하고자 하였으며, 이때 운전조건으로 유기물 유입부하를 변화시켜 평가하였다. 이와 더불어 오염된 멤브레인을 세 가지 세정방법(두가지 물리적 세정과 화학적 세정)을 통해 막 세정 전후의 막오염 회복률을 평가하였다. 막오염 평가인자로는 반응조 내 MLSS 농도와 EPS 농도를 조사하였으며, 여과저항 값을 산정하여 막오염 전과 후, 세정 3단계 전과 후를 비교 평가하였다. 실험 결과로서, COD 농도가 750 mg/L인 가장 높은 부하량 조건에서 반응조 내 EPS 농도와 수동흡착 시험용 멤브레인의 여과저항 값이 가장 높게 나타났다. 또한 여과저항 값이 초기 운전 시작 후 차이를 보였지만 60일 이후의 최종 여과저항은 거의 일정하게 나타났는데, 이는 막 표면에 부착된 미생물량이 임계점에 이르러 수동흡착만으로는 더 이상의 막오염은 진행되지 않은 것으로 판단된다. PAds 상태에서 유기물 유입부하에 따른 오염된 막의 세정 전후의 여과저항 측정 결과에서는 3단계 세정 후 평균 회복률이 각각 Run 1이 78%, Run 2가 72%, Run 2가 69%로 유기물 부하가 높을수록 회복률이 떨어지는 것으로 나타났으며, 반면에 물리적 세정에 의한 복원률이 40일 경부터 Run 2와 Run 3의 물리적 세정에 의한 회복률이 낮아지는 것으로 보아 높은 유기물 부하로 인한 막표면의 케이크 형성으로 막오염이 심화된 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.473-486
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• 2019

In the aquatic environment, microorganisms are predominantly organized as biofilms. Biofilms are formed by the aggregation of microbial cells and are surrounded by a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) secreted by the microbial cells. Biofilms are attached to various surfaces, such as the living tissues, indwelling medical devices, and piping of the industrial potable water system. Biofilms formed from a single species has been extensively studied. However, there is an increased research focus on multispecies biofilms in recent years. It is important to assess the microbial mechanisms underlying the regulation of multispecies biofilm formation to determine the drinking water microbial composition. These mechanisms contribute to the predominance of the best-adapted species in an aquatic environment. This review focuses on the interactions in the multispecies biofilms, such as coaggregation, co-metabolism, cross-species protection, jamming of quorum sensing, lateral gene transfer, synergism, and antagonism. Further, this review explores the dynamics and the factors favoring biofilm formation and pathogen transmission within the drinking water distribution systems. The understanding of the physiology and biodiversity of microbial species in the biofilm may aid in the development of novel biofilm control and drinking water disinfection processes.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2018

Direct membrane filtration (DMF) of wastewater has many advantages over conventional biological wastewater treatment processes. DMF is not only compact, but potentially energy efficient due to the lack of biological aeration. It also produces more biosolids that can be used to produce methane gas through anaerobic digestion. Most of ammoniacal nitrogen in wastewater is preserved in effluent and is used as fertilizer when effluent is recycled for irrigation. In this study, a technical feasibility of DMF was explored. Organic and nitrogen removal efficiencies were compared between DMF and membrane bioreactor (MBR). Despite the extremely high F/V ratio, e.g., $14.4kg\;COD/m^3/d$, DMF provided very high COD removal efficiencies at ~93%. Soluble microbial products (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were less in DMF sludge, but membrane fouling rate was far greater than in MBR. The diversity of microbial community in DMF appeared very narrow based on the morphological observation using optical microscope. On the contrary, highly diverse microbial community was observed in the MBR. Microorganisms tended to form jelly globs and attach on reactor wall in DMF. FT-IR study revealed that the biological globs were structurally supported by feather-like materials made of secondary amines. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) study showed microorganisms mainly resided on the external surface of microbial globs rather than the internal spaces.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.458-464
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• 2016

This study evaluated the dewatering efficiency of inorganic dehydrating agents that contain oyster shells. A filter press dehydrator was used for this study. The experiments were performed by the single injection of calcium-based chemicals, the single injection of oyster shells, and the mixed injection of oyster shells and calcium-based chemicals. The moisture content of the dewatered cake generated after dehydration confirmed that the best dewatering efficiency was found at the mixing ratios of CaCO₃ to sludge, oyster shell to sludge, and inorganic dehydrating agent to sludge of 3:1, 10:1, and 1.5:2.5:1, respectively. The moisture contents exhibited less than 58% when the injection mixing ratio of inorganic dehydrating agent to sludge was 1.5:2.5:1. From EPS, SEM, and EDX analysis, it was found that the calcium adsorbed on the sludge surface could reduce extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) and enhanced the dewaterbility. Based on the above results, it is considered possible to apply inorganic dehydrating agents containing recycled oyster shells in sludge dewatering in order to reduce sludge.

• 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.