• 공업화학
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2022

As a possible feedstock for biodiesel, the marine green alga Tetraselmis sp. was cultivated under different conditions of phototrophic, mixotrophic and heterotrophic cultures. Glycerol, a byproduct from biodiesel production process, was used as the carbon source of mixotrophic and heterotrophic culture. The effects of glycerol supply and nitrate-repletion were compared for different trophic conditions. Mixotrophic cultivation exhibited higher biomass productivity than that of phototrophic and heterotrophic cultivation. Maximum lipid productivity of 55.5 mg L^-1 d^-1 was obtained in the mixotrophic culture with 5 g L^-1 of glycerol and 8.8 mM of nitrate due to the enhancement of both biomass and lipid accumulation. The major fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in the produced biodiesel were palmitic acid (C16:0), oleic acid (C18:1), linoleic acid (C18:2), and linolenic acid (C18:3). The degree of unsaturation was affected by different culture conditions. The biodiesel properties predicted by correlation equations based on the FAME profiles mostly complied with the specifications from the US, Europe and Korea, with the exception of the cold-filter plugging point (CFPP) criterion of Korea.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.377-382
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• 2009

본 연구는 다양한 조건에서의 실험을 위한 C. minutissima의 500 mL flask의 종 배양을 통해 고농도의 균주 획득 후, 가장 효율적인 배양 방식을 보인 fed-batch를 통한 autotrophic, heterotrophic, mixotrophic 조건하에서 바이오디젤용 지질 생산의 최적 배양 조건을 찾아야했다. 먼저, fed-batch의 Heterotrophic 배양 시 유기 탄소 원으로 glucose의 가장 효율적인 안정한 초기농도가 10 g/L임을 확인했다. 이 후, 20 L 배양기를 이용한 batch, fed-batch의 heterotrophic 배양에서 fed-batch배양의 경우 지질 생성양이 1.62배 정도 더 높았으며, 최대 균체량 역시 4 (g-dry wt./L)정도 높으며, 또한 디젤용 지질로 적합한 $C_{18}$의 조성 역시 49%이상 차지하여, 옥외 대량 배양 시 유기탄소 원으로 적절한 glucose의 이용을 통한 효율적인 배양방법임을 알 수 있다. 이 결과를 바탕으로, glucose를 포함한 배지를 0.5 L/day로 공급하여 유가 식 배양을 각 배양 조건에 따라 비교 실시했다. 그 결과 mixotrophic의 경우 다른 배양 조건에 비해 각각 24 (g-dry wt./L)의 최대 군체 농도와 함께 43 (%, w/w)의 높은 지질 생성량을 보였다. 또한 생성되는 지질의 조성이 균체 당 바이오 디젤용 양질의 지질 생성이 가능하였다. 또한 fed-batch 배양 이후 0.047 (% lipid/g-dry wt./day)의 비 생산 속도를 유지하며, 일정 균체 농도를 유지하는 경우 지속적인 지질 생성이 가능함을 보여주었다. 이러한 세 가지 배양 조건하에서 지질 추출을 통한 지방산 조성을 살펴본 결과 mixotrophic 배양 하에 디젤용으로 잘 알려진 $C_{17}$, $C_{18}$의 지방산 조성은 각각 18%와 49%의 생성을 보여주었다. 이 결과들을 바탕으로 이 균주를 이용해 옥외 배양이나 배양 조에서 대량 배양이 가능함을 확인했으며, 특히, 옥외배양을 위한 혼합영양 배양조건하에 배양 공정의 scale-up에 대한 추가적인 연구를 통해 C. minutissima 미세조류로부터 바이오 디젤의 보다 경제적 생산이 가능하도록 하고자 한다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2018

본 연구는 혼합영양 배양 조건에서 acetate의 주입이 Anabena azollae의 성장에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 4가지 종류의 acetate 중 ethyle acetate가 Anabena azollae의 성장에 가장 효과적이라고 밝혀졌으며, 주입한 ethyle acetate의 농도가 증가할수록 성장속도는 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 40 mM의 ethyl acetate의 경우 비성장속도는 $0.979day^{-1}$, 최대바이오매스 생산성은 $0.293g\;L^{-1}\;d^{-1}$로 본 연구에서 배양속도가 가장 빠른 것으로 판명되었다. Acetic acid와 butyl acetate의 경우 Anabena azollae 성장을 방해하는 것으로 나타났다. Aetration의 경우 0.54 vvm에서 성장속도가 가장 빨랐다. 반연속배양에서는 aeration 실험이 끝난 후 연속하여 ethyle acetate 주입을 하여 배양을 하였다. 회분식실험에 비해 반연속배양에서의 비성장속도와 최대바이오매스 생산성은 모두 감소하였지만 최대 농도는 5.91 g/L로 가장 큰 값을 나타내었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.271-278
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• 2019

Mass cultivation of microalgae is necessary to achieve economically feasible production of microalgal biodiesel. However, the high cost of nutrients is a major limitation. In this study, corncob extract (CCE) was used as an inorganic and organic nutrient source for the mass cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris). Chemical composition analysis of CCE revealed that it contained sufficient nutrients for mixotrophic cultivation of C. vulgaris. The highest specific grow rate of C. vulgaris was obtained at pH of 7-8, temperature of $25-30^{\circ}C$, and CCE amount of 5 g/L. In the analysis using various growth models, Luong model was found to be the most suitable empirical formula for mass cultivation of C. vulgaris using CCE. Analysis of biomass and production of triacyglycerol showed that microalgae grown in CCE medium produced more than 17.23% and 3% more unsaturated fatty acids than cells cultured in Jaworski's Medium. These results suggest that growing microalgae in CCE-supplemented medium can increase lipid production. Therefore, CCE, agricultural byproduct, has potential use for mass cultivation of microalgae.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.337-343
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• 2020

Haematococcus sp.를 대상으로 mixotroph 형태에서 배양을 위한 배지 최적화 연구를 수행하였다. 기본 배지로는 modified MS 배지가 적절했으며, 탄소원으로는 glucose가, 그리고 농도는 10 g/l가 적합하였다. 질소원으로는 KNO₃를 선정하였으며, 농도는 1.9 g/l이 최적이었다. 최적의 배지조건에서 Haematococcus sp.를 초기 접종량(0.18 g/l)로 접종하여 14일 후에 5.58 ± 0.25 g/l로 성장하였으며, 이는 건조 세포중량 기준으로 약 31배의 성장한 것이다. 이때 생성된 클로로필은 172.16 ± 7.79 mg/l였으며, 카로티노이드는 42.33 ± 1.91 mg/l이었다. 본 연구의 결과는 추후 미세조류 대량 배양과 대사산물의 생산에 이용가능한 기초자료가 될 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.945-946
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• 2012

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2014

This study investigated the potential use of various organic carbon sources (glucose, glycerol and acetate) and different concentrations of $CO_2$ for culturing marine microalga Dunaliella tertiolecta. Cell growth and lipid production were monitored under heterotrophic, mixotrophic and photoautotrophic modes of cultivation. D. tertiolecta showed the ability to grow under mixotrophic (acetate and glucose), heterotrophic (glucose) and photoautotrophic condition under high $CO_2$ concentration (15%). With all the organic carbon sources (glucose, glycerol and acetate) tested in this study, 1~5% acetate enhanced cell growth rate and lipid content, while higher concentrations of acetate (10% and 15%) were inhibitory and resulted in cell death.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.1325-1334
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• 2022

Global warming has accelerated in recent decades due to the continuous consumption of petroleum-based fuels. Cyanobacteria-derived biofuels are a promising carbon-neutral alternative to fossil fuels that may help achieve a cleaner environment. Here, we propose an effective strategy based on the large-scale cultivation of a newly isolated cyanobacterial strain to produce phycobiliprotein and biodiesel, thus demonstrating the potential commercial applicability of the isolated microalgal strain. A native cyanobacterium was isolated from Goryeong, Korea, and identified as Pseudanabaena mucicola GO0704 through 16s RNA analysis. The potential exploitation of P. mucicola GO0704 was explored by analyzing several parameters for mixotrophic culture, and optimal growth was achieved through the addition of sodium acetate (1 g/l) to the BG-11 medium. Next, the cultures were scaled up to a stirred-tank bioreactor in mixotrophic conditions to maximize the productivity of biomass and metabolites. The biomass, phycobiliprotein, and fatty acids concentrations in sodium acetate-treated cells were enhanced, and the highest biodiesel productivity (8.1 mg/l/d) was achieved at 96 h. Finally, the properties of the fuel derived from P. mucicola GO0704 were estimated with converted biodiesels according to the composition of fatty acids. Most of the characteristics of the final product, except for the cloud point, were compliant with international biodiesel standards [ASTM 6761 (US) and EN 14214 (Europe)].

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.539-544
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• 2008

A mutant of Arthrospira platensis PCC 9108, strain M9108, obtained by mutagenesis with UV treatment, was able to mixotrophically grow in an SOT medium containing 40 g of glucose/l. The biomass and specific growth rate of strain M9108 (4.10 g/l and 0.70/d) were 1.9-fold and 1.4-fold higher, respectively, than those of the wild type (2.21 g/l and 0.58/d) under mixotrophic culture condition. In addition, when compared with the wild type, the content of ${\gamma}$-linolenic acid (GLA) in the mutant was increased when glucose concentration was increased. Compared with the wild type, the GLA content of the mutant was 2-fold higher in autotrophic culture and about 3-fold higher in mixotrophic culture. Thus, the mutant appears to possess more efficient facility to assimilate and metabolize glucose and to produce more GLA than its wild-type strain.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2016

Microalgae are functional foods because they contain special anti-aging inhibitors and other functional components, such as ecosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Many of these functional dietary components are absent in animals and terrestrial plants. Thus, microalgae are widely utilized in human functional foods and in the feed provided to farmed fish and terrestrial livestock. Many marine organisms consume microalgae, often because they are in an appropriate portion of the cell size spectrum, but also because of their nutritional content. The nutritional requirements of marine organisms differ from those of terrestrial animals. After hatching, marine animals need small live forage species that have high omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid contents, including EPA and DHA. Euglena cells have both plant and animal characteristics; they are motile, elliptical in shape, 15-500 μm in diameter, and have a valuable nutritional content. Mixotrophic cell cultivation provided the best growth rates and nutritional content. Diverse carbon (fructose, lactose, glucose, maltose and sucrose) and nitrogen (tryptone, peptone, yeast extract, urea and sodium glutamate) supported the growth of microalgae with high lipid contents. We found that the best carbon and nitrogen sources for the production of high quality Euglena cells were glucose (10 g L^–1) and sodium glutamate (1.0 g L^–1), respectively.