• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.14-17
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• 2002

To increase the efficiency of a two-stage anaerobic wastewater digestion system, various polymers were added to the methanogenic reactor as supports. The addition of polyurethane addition (6%, w/v) to the methanogenic reactor facilitated the organic loading rate (2-day Hydraulic Retention Time), higher than that of the conventional methanogenic reactor (6-day HRT). During the operation of the polyurethane-added reactor, a significant decrease in the organic mass in the effluent (COD 5-6 kg/l) was achieved, compared to that of the conventional reactor (COD 15-20 kg/l). The methane gas production rate also improved about 3-fold in the polyurethane-added reactor. More biomass was found to accumulate in the polyurethane-liquid phase (volatile solid, 26-28kg) than in the free-liquid phase (volatile solid, 5- 7 kg/l) after 90 days of operation. A scaled-up experiment with a polyurethane-added 2.5-1 reactor confirmed the previous results, and no adverse effects such as plugging or channeling due to decreased efficiency was observed even after 4 months of operation.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.456-459
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• 2000

A pilot scale experiment was performed for a year to develop a two-phase anaerobic process for piggery wastewater treatment (COD: 6,000mg/L, BOD: 4,000mg/L, SS: 500mg/L, pH 8.4, alkalinity 6,000mg/L). The acidogenic reactor had a total volume of 3㎥, and the methanogenic reactor, an anaerobic up-flow sludge filter, combining a filter and a sludge bed, was also of total volume 3㎥(1.5㎥ of upper packing material). Temperatures of the acidogenic and methanogenic reactors kept at 20$^{\circ}C$ and 35$^{\circ}C$, respectively. When the pH of the acidogenic reactor was controlled at 6.0-7.0 with HCl, the COD removal efficiency increased from 50 to 80% over a period of six months, and as a result, the COD of the final effluent fell in the range of 1,000-1,500 mg/L. BOD removal efficiency over the same period was above 90%, and 300 to 400 mg/L was maintained in the final effluent. The average SS in the final effluent was 270 mg/L. The methane production was 0.32㎥ CH$_4$/kg COD(sub)removed and methane content of the methanogenic reactor was high value at 80-90%. When the pH of the acidogenic reactor was not controlled over the final two months, the pH reached 8.2 and acid conversion decreased compared with that of pH controlled, while COD removal was similar to the pH controlled operation. Without pH control, the methane content in the gas from methanogenic reactor improved to 90%, compared to 80% with pH control.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2013

The diversity and distribution of methanogenic archaea in a four-compartment anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) treating sugar refinery wastewater were investigated by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). At an organic loading rate of 5.33 kg $COD/m^3{\cdot}day$, the ABR could perform steadily with the mean chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 94.8% and the specific $CH_4$ yield of 0.21 l/g $COD_{removed}$. The $CH_4$ content in the biogas was increased along the compartments, whereas the percentage of $H_2$ was decreased, indicating the distribution characteristics of the methanogens occurred longitudinally down the ABR. A high phylogenetic and ecological diversity of methanogens was found in the ABR, and all the detected methanogens were classified into six groups, including Methanomicrobiales, Methanosarcinales, Methanobacteriales, Crenarchaeota, Arc I, and Unidentified. Among the methanogenic population, the acid-tolerant hydrogenotrophic methanogens including Methanoregula and Methanosphaerula dominated the first two compartments. In the last two compartments, the dominant methanogenic population was Methanosaeta, which was the major acetate oxidizer under methanogenic conditions and could promote the formation of granular sludge. The distribution of the hydrogenotrophic (acid-tolerant) and acetotrophic methanogens in sequence along the compartments allowed the ABR to perform more efficiently and steadily.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.629-637
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• 2000

고형물 함유 유기폐수의 효율적인 메탄에너지 회수를 위해서 이상소화 반응시스템에 정밀여과시스템을 결합하여 시험하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 막분리 시스템은 산발효조내에 침지시켜 압축공기로 주기적으로 역세척하였고 셀룰로오스재질의 $0.5{\mu}m$ 크기의 막공경을 가진 카트릿지 형태의 정밀여과막을 사용하였다. 메탄발효조는 플라스틱 충진물을 반응기부피의 반 정도 채운 AUBF (Anaerobic Upflow Sludge Bed Filter) 를 사용하였다. 합성폐수는 선분 5,000 mg/L을 기질로 사용하였으며 운전부하에 따른 COD 제거특성을 조사하였다. 산발효조의 HRT는 10일에서 4.5일까지 단계적으로 감소시켰고 이때의 유기물 용적부하는 0.5에서 $1.0kg\;COD/m^3-day$ 로 변회되었다. 한편, 메탄발효조의 HRT는 2.8일에서 0.5일까지 단계적으로 감소시켰고 이때의 유기물 용적부하는 0.8에서 $5.8kg\;COD/m^3-day$까지 변화되었다. 산발효조의 경우 체류시간 4~5 일에서 80% 이상의 우수한 산선환율을 나타내었다. 메탄발효조의 경우에는 장기간의 운전을 통한 슬러지의 입상화에 기인하여 유기물 부하의 변동에 크게 관련없이 95% 이상 (처리수 COD 300 mg/L 이하)의 우수한 COD 제거특성을 나타내었다. 막분리형 이상소화공정은 산발효조의 미생물농도를 증가시켜 산전환율을 향상시킬 수 있는 가능성을 보여 주었고, 복합형 염기성 반응기는 우수한 COD 및 SS 제거를 나타내었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.210-213
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to investigate the performances of organic removal and methane recovery in the full scale two-phase anaerobic system. The full scale two-phase anaerobic system was consists of an acidogenic ABR (Anaerobic Baffled Reactor) and a methanognic UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactor. The volume of acidogenic and methanogenic reactors is designed to 28.3 $m^3$ and 75.3 $m^3$. The two-phase anaerobic system represented 60-82% of COD removal efficiency when the influent COD concentration was in the range of 7,150 to 16,270 mg/L after screening (average concentration is 10,280 mg/L). After steady-state, the effluent COD concentration in the methanogenic reactor showed 2,740 $\pm$ 330 mg/L by representing average COD removal efficiency was 71.4 $\pm$ 8.1% when the operating temperature was in the range of 19-32$^{\circ}C$. The effluent SCOD concentration was in the range of 2,000-3,000 mg/L at the steady state while the volatile fatty concentration was not detected in the effluent. Meanwhile, the COD removal efficiency in the acidogenic reactor showed less than 5%. The acidogenic reactor played key roles to reduce a shock-loading when periodic shock loading was applied and to acidify influent organics. Due to the high concentration of alkalinity and high pH in the effluent of the methanogenic reactor, over 80% of methane in the biogas was produced consistently. More than 70 % of methane was recovered from theoretical methane production of TCOD removed in this research. The produced gas can be directly used as a heat source to increase the reactor temperature.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.256-262
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to investigate the performances of organic removal and methane recovery by using a full scale two-phase anaerobic system. The full scale two-phase anaerobic process was consists of an acidogenic anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) and a methanognic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. The volumes of acidogenic and methanogenic reactors were designed to $28.3m^3$ and $75.3m^3$. The two-phase anaerobic system represented 60-82% of COD removal efficiency when the influent COD concentration was in the range of 7,150 to 16,270 mg/L after screening (average concentration is 10,280 mg/L). After steady-state, the effluent COD concentration in the methanogenic reactor showed $2,740{\pm}330 mg/L$ by representing average COD removal efficiency was $71.4{\pm}8.1%$ when the operating temperature was in the range of $19-32^{\circ}C$. The effluent SCOD concentration was in the range of 2,000-3,000 mg/L at the steady state while the volatile fatty acid concentration was not detected in the effluent. Meanwhile, the COD removal efficiency in the acidogenic reactor showed less than 5%. The acidogenic reactor played key roles to reduce a shock-loading when periodic shock loading was applied and to acidify influent organics. Due to the high concentration of alkalinity and high pH in the effluent of the methanogenic reactor, over 80% of methane in the biogas was produced consistently. More than 70% of methane was recovered from theoretical methane production of TCOD removed in this research. The produced gas can be directly used as a heat source to increase the reactor temperature.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.211-217
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• 1996

난분해성 물질로 알려진 2,4,6-trichlorophenol를 혐기성 미생물의 cometabolism을 이용하여 처리할 경우 높은 탈염소화 속도를 얻기 위하여 전자콩여체 를 선정하기 위하여 회분식 실험을 수행하였다. 회분식 실험은 Serum bottle에서 중량천 폐수처리장 의 1차 소화조에서 채취한 혐기성 소화슬러지를 사 용하여 2,4,6-trichlorophen이의 환원척 탈염소화 반 응을 유도하였다. 탈염소화 과정에셔 중간생성물을 조사하였고 혐기성 미생물의 성장과 유지를 위한 에 너지원인 전자공여체에 따른 탈염소화 속도를 비교 하였다. 회분식 실험결과 2,4,6 - trichlorophenol은 ortho위치의 염소가 치환되어 2,4- Oichlorophenol 로 탈염소화되 었다2,4-dichlorophenol은 다시 ortho위치의 염소가 치환되어 4-chlorophenol로 탈 염소화되 었다. Acetate, ethanol, glucose와 metha nol를 전자공여 체로 사용한 결과 ethanol을 사용한 경우에 서 2,4,6-trichlorophenol의 탈염소화 속도가 가장 빠른 것으로 관찰되었다.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.175-182
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• 1998

For the recycling of swine takes 2 different steps in fermenting procedure, acidogenic reactor and methanogenic reactor, the activity of involved microbes can be maintained at the maximum level. This study showed applying 2 separate steps in anaerobic fermentation has improved fermenting efficiency over the conventional 1 step fermentation. Accordingly, the results are coincident with the hypothesis in which 2 steps acidogenic and methanogenic reactor fermentation is more efficient than conventional (1 step) fermentation that makes poisonous materials be obviate and abate. And the results also get the effective performance in the production of methane gas.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.365-369
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• 2000

반응기의 performance를 결정하는 중요한 요소는 methane 생성균의 활성을 측정하는 것이다. Methanogen의 활성을 측정하는 방법으로 SMA가 유일하게 사용되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 methanogen의 활성을 측정하는 다른 대안으로 CLSM image의 정량 분석 방법을 확립하였다. CLSM의 결과는 약 5시간 안에 얻을 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 분자 생물학적인 기술을 많이 요하지 않는다. 또한, sludge내부의 상태와 methanogen의 분포정도를 사진으로 볼 수 있는 장점이 있다. 따라서 SMA와 함께 CLSM image 정량 분석은 UASB반응기의 start-up 동안의 methanogen의 활성을 측정하기 위한 유용한 방법으로 제안할 수 있다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.539-545
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• 2009

A feasibility of a pilot scale two-phase anaerobic digestion with ultra filtration system treating garbage leachate were evaluated. The treatment system consisted of a thermophilic acidogenic reactor, a mesophilic methanogenic reactor, and an UF membrane. The average COD removal efficiency of the treatment system was 95% up to the OLR of 3.1 g COD/L/d. The higher COD removal efficiency with membrane unit resulted from the removal of some portion of soluble organics by membrane as well as particulate materials. When the membrane unit was in operation, bulk liquid in acidogenic and methanogenic reactors was partially interchanged, which maintained the acidogenic reactor pH over 5.0 without external chemical addition. Also, with the production of methane in the acidogenic reactor, the organic loading rate of the methanogenic reactor reduced. The initial flux of the membrane unit was $50{\sim}60L/m^2/hr$, but decreased to $5 L/m^2/hr$ after 95 days of operation due to clogging caused by particulate materials such as fibrous materials in garbage leachate. To prevent clogging caused by particulate materials, a pretreatment system such as screening is required. With the improvement with membrane unit operation, the two-phase anaerobic digestion with ultra filtration system is expected to have the possibility of treating garbage leachate.