• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.649-655
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• 1999

Biofiltration of polluted gas streams contained $H_2S$ was studied. The experiments were performed in a laboratory-scale reactor with a porous ceramic media inoculated with sulfur oxidizing bacterium, TAS which was isolated from activiated sludge. The concentration of $H_2S$ in the inlet gas varied from 109 to 3,841 ppm, at the various space velocities(SV) of 50 $h^{-1}$ to 250 $h^{-1}$. Various tests have been conducted to evaluate the effects of such parameters as pH, concentration of sulfate ion and retention time on the pressure drop and maximum elimination capacity. The removal efficiency of $H_2S$ decreased as the $H_2S$ concentration or gas velocity increased in the inlet gas. Pressure drop was insignificant in this system. The maximum elimination capacity could reach up to 16.35g-S/kg-dry packing material/day.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.48-52
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• 2000

An autotrophic sulfur oxidizer, Thiobacillus sp. ASWW-2, was isolated from activated sludge, and its sulfur oxidation activity was characterized. Thiobacillus sp. ASWW-2 could oxidize elemental sulfur on the broad range from pH 2 to 8. When 5-50 g/L of elemental sulfur was supplemented as a substrate, the growth and sulfur oxidation activity of Thiobacillus sp. ASWW-2 was not inhibited. The specific sulfur oxidation rate of strain ASWW-2 decreased gradually until sulfate was accumulated in medium up to 10 g/L. In the range of sulfate concentration from 10 g/L to 50 g/L, the sulfur oxidation rate could keep over $2.0g-S/g-DCW{\cdot}d$. It indicated that Thiobacillus sp. ASWW-2 has tolerance to high concentration of sulfate.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.165-171
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• 1997

A sulfer-oxidizing bacterium was isolated from mine wastewater and characterized. The isolate was gra-negative, rod (0.2 * 1.2-1.5.mu.m), nonmotiloe, catalase positive, and oxidase prositive. The opotimal pH and temperature for growth were 7.0 and 30.deg.C. respectively. The optimum thiosulfate concentration was 70 mM and the maximum growth rate was 0.081 hr. The major ubiquinone contained in the isolate was Q-8. The cellular fatty acid composition was $C_{16 : 0}$, $C_{18 : 1}$, $C_{17cyc}$,and $C_{19cyc}$ as nonpolar fatty acids, and 3-OH C10 : 0 and 3-OH $C_{12 : 0}$ as hydroxylated fatty acids. The isolate was a facultative chemolithoautotroph which can grow autotrophically on sodium thiosulfate and sodium sulfide and which can grow heterotrophically on yeast extract. It can also grow mixotrophically on sodium thiosulfate and yeast extract. Comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate with that of Thiobacillus species and Paracoccus thiocyanatus revealed that it is closely related to T. caldus which belongs to the .betha.-subclass of the class Proteobacteria. However, the isolated could not grow at extremely low pH (pH 1-3.5). On the basis of the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, the isolate was tentatively named Thiobacillus sp. strain C.ain C.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2010

본 연구는 철근콘크리트 흄관의 내구성을 개선시킬 목적으로 흄관 내부에 폴리머 시멘트 모르타르로 라이닝 처리한 부분에 황산니켈 6수화물을 혼입시켜, 하수용으로 사용되는 철근콘크리트 흄관의 열화에 크게 영향을 미치는 황산화 세균의 번식을 억제하기 위하여 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 황산화세균의 증식을 억제시키기 위하여 황산니켈 6수화물의 농도에 따른 성능을 평가하였으며, 방균제에 함유된 황산이온이 시멘트 모르타르의 팽창요인 되어 역학적성질에 영향을 미칠 수 있기 때문에 팽창성 시험과, 니켈의 중금속의 용출로 환경오염은 물론 흄관의 내구성에 영향을 미치기 때문에 용출시험도 실시하였다. 본 연구 결과, 니켈계 방균제가 시멘트 콘크리트의 부식균인 Thiobacillus novellus의 증식을 억제하기 위해서는 20mM 이상을 사용하여야 효과가 있는 것으로 평가되었으며, 방균제를 혼입한 시멘트 모르타르의 압축강도 및 휨강도는 방균제의 혼입여부에 따라 크게 영향을 받지 않았다. 또한 방균제 혼입에 따른 특별한 팽창현상은 발견되지 않았으며, 모든 종류의 시멘트 모르타르에서 니켈성분이 전혀 용출되지 않았다. 본 연구를 통하여 철근콘크리트 흄관의 내구성 개선을 위하여, 흄관 내부의 라이닝과 함께 방균제를 혼입한다면, 두가지 방식재료의 성능이 서로 보완효과를 일으킬 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.753-756
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• 2011

A methane-oxidizing bacterium was isolated from the enriched culture of a landfill cover soil. The closest relative of the isolate, designated M6, is Methylocystis sp. Based on a kinetic analysis, the maximum specific methane oxidation rate and saturation constant were 4.93 mmol gdry cell $weight^{-1}{\cdot}h^{-1}$ and 23${\mu}M$, respectively. This was the first time a kinetic analysis was performed using pure methanotrophic culture. The methane oxidation by M6 was investigated in the presence of aromatic (m- and pxylene and ethylbenzene) or sulfur (hydrogen sulfide, dimethyl sulfide, methanthiol) compounds. The methane oxidation was inhibited by the presence of aromatic or sulfur compounds.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.649-653
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• 1996

황산화박테리아인 Thiobacillus sp. IW를 사용한 황함유악취 제거장치를 제작하기 위한 기초자료로서 균의 최적성장조건, 활성탄과 bioceramics에서의 고 정화특성을 조사하였다. Thiobacillus sp. IW는 최척 성장조건이 pH 7, $30^{\circ}C$이고, 이때 세대시간이 38 분으로 다른 황산화균에 비해 아주 빠른 성장속도를 보여주었다. 균의 최적성장조건은 활성탄을 담체로 사용할 경우 pH 5, $35^{\circ}C$였으며, bioceramic의 경우 pH 7~8, $35^{\circ}C$로 액상배양시와는 상이한 성장조건 을 보여주었다. pH, 온도의 변화에 대한 균의 성장은 활성단보다 bioceramics에서 보다 안정적이었고, 총균수도 많았다. 전체적으로 균의 성장속도면에서 는 bioceramics가 활성탄보다 우수한 담체로 사료된다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.325-329
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• 1997

Microbial treatment of the powdered waste tire was studied to recycle the waste tires. Chemoautotrophic acidophilic, iron-oxidizing bacterium was employed to unvulcanize the powdered tires. Biotreated rubber powder was compared to a untreated and a chemically treated powder. The results showed sulfur content of rubber powder(1.33%) were decreased to 1.22% by chemical treatment and 1.12% by microbial treatment for 20 days, 0.88%, for 30 days. One of the problems of the powdered utilization of the waste tires is that rubber powder leads to decrease mechanical properties when it is compounded with other virgin polymers. When tee biotreated powder was compounded with natural rubber, the mechanical properties were less decreased when untreated or chemically treated powder. Therefore, the microbial treatment can be one of useful methods to recycle the waste tire.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2000년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.333-338
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• 2000

At present, reinforced concrete pipe has been widely used as drain pipe. However, many reinforced concrete pipe is exposed at deteriorated environment by the growth of a sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from corroded concrete. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of lining by polymer-modified mortar on the development in durability of reinforced concrete pipe. Polymer-modified mortars ate prepared with various polymer typer as cement modifier and polymer-cement ratio and rested for compressive and flexural strengths, adhesion in tension, acid resistance test, freezing and thawing test, and lining test of product in the field. From the rest results, it is apparent that polymer-modified mortars have good mechanical properties and durability as lining material. In practice, all polymers can be used as lining materials for reinforced concrete pip, and type of polymer, and polymer-cement ratio and curing conditions are controlled for good lining product.

• 환경생물
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.183-190
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• 1999

The bioleaching of heavy metals from fly ash was performed by Thiobacillus thiooxidans MET isolated from the enrichment culture of an anaerobically digested sludge. The effect of solid concentrations on the efficiency of metal leaching was studied in shaken flasks. In the range of solid concentrations 20 g.L­$^1$to 100 g.L­$^1$T. thiooxidans MET oxidized S$^{0}$ to sulfate without any lag period. The final pH of slurry solution was decreased to below pH 1, and the final oxide-redox potential (ORP) was increased to over 420 mV in the solid concentrations below 100 g.L­$^1$. However, the initial lag period of 4 to 8 days was required to obtain the pH reduction and ORP increase of the slurry solutions in the range of solid concentrations 150 g.L­$^1$to 300 g.L­$^1$. The sulfur oxidation rate of T. thiooxidans MET in 20~100 g.L­$^1$solid concentrations was 0.70~0.75 g-S.L­$^1$ㆍ d­$^1$, but its sulfur oxidation activity was remarkably inhibited with increasing solid concentration over 150 g.L­$^1$. Increasing fly ash solids concentration in the range of solids concentration 20 g.L­$^1$ to 200 g.L­$^1$decreased the removal efficiency of Zn, Cu, Mn, Cr and Pb. The solubilization of heavy metals from fly ash was strongly correlated with the pH value of slurry solution. When the pH of slurry solution was reduced to 3, the solubilization process of Zn, Cu and Mn started, and their solubilization efficiency of Zn, Cu and Mn was progressively increased below pH 2. However, the solubilization process of Cr and Pb started at pH 2.5 and 2.0, respectively.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.956-966
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• 2011

Bioleaching studies of metals from a spent catalyst were conducted using both adapted and unadapted bacterial cultures. The bacterium used in this experiment was Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. A comparison of the kinetics of leaching was made between the two cultures by varying the leaching parameters, including the pulp density, particle size and temperature. Both cultures showed similar effects with respect to the above parameters, but the leaching rates of all metals were higher with the adapted compared to the unadapted bacterial cultures. The leaching reactions were continued for 240 h in the case of the unadapted bacterial culture, but only for 40 h in the case of the adapted bacterial culture. The leaching reactions followed first order kinetics. In addition, the kinetics of leaching was concluded to be a diffusion control model; therefore, the product layers were impervious.