This study was conducted to examine the effects of defaunation (removal of live protozoa) on fermentation characteristics, degradation of ryegrass hay and CH4 (methane) production by rumen microbes when incubated with plant oils (SO, sunflower oil and LO, linseed oil) in vitro. Sodium lauryl sulfate (0.000375 g/ml) as a defaunation reagent was added into the culture solution and incubated anaerobically up to 24 h at 39℃. pH from defaunation was increased for all treatments from 6 h incubation times (p<0.01-0.001) compared with those from fauantion. Concentration of ammonia-N from defaunation is higher than that from faunation at 3 h (p<0.001), 12 h (p<0.05) and 24 h (p<0.001) incubation times. Defaunation decreased (p<0.01-0.001) total volatile fatty acid concentration at all incubation times. Molar proportions of C2 (acetate, p<0.05-0.001) and butyrate (p<0.01-0.001) were also decreased by defaunation at all incubation times. Molar proportion of C3 (propionate), however, was increased by defaunation at all incubation times (p<0.001). Thus the rate of C2 to C3 was decreased by defaunation at all incubation times (p<0.001). Defaunation decreased ED (effective degradability) of dry matter (p<0.001) and ED of neutral detergent fiber (p<0.001) of ryegrass hay. Defaunation decreased total gas, CH4 production, CH4 % in total gas and CH4/CO2 at all incubation times (p<0.001). Oil supplementation decreased total gas (p<0.05-0.001), CH4 production (p<0.001) and CH4 % in total gas (p<0.001) compared with control at all incubation times. The result of this study showed that defaunation combined with oil supplementation may cause an alteration of microbial communities and further medicate the fermentation pattern, resulting in both reduction of degradation of ryegrass hay and CH4 production. No difference, however, was observed in all the examinations between SO and LO.

The objective of this study was to know the in vitro effects of supplemental anthelmintic plant extracts on the inhibition of protozoa for reducing methane production in the rumen. A fistulated Holstein cow was used as a donor of rumen fluid. The plant extracts (Lonicera japonica, Zanthoxylum piperitum, Pyrethrum, Torreya nucifera, Ruta graveolens) known to have anthelmintic effect were added to the in vitro fermentation bottles containing the rumen fluid and medium. The rumen protozoal population was depressed by the addition of Pyrethrum, Torreya nucifera and Ruta graveolens. The methane production was also significantly (p<0.05)reduced by addition of Pyrethrum (2.20 ml/g DM), Torreya nucifera (2.36 ml/g DM) and Ruta graveolens (2.20 ml/g DM). The microbial growth in the treatments of Ruta graveolens or anthoxylum piperitum was the greatest after 12 h and 24 h incubations, respectively. The results of this study indicated that anthelmintic plant extracts appeared to reduce methane production by inhibition of ruminal protozoa related with the methanogens living endosymbiotic in protozoal cells.

자동차 연료용 바이오가스의 고순도 메탄 분리정제를 위해 2단 재순환 분리막 공정을 연구하였다. 2단 재순환 분리막공정을 개발하기 위해 폴리설폰(Polysulfone) 중공사 모듈을 채택하여 이산화탄소, 메탄의 순수투과도를 측정하였다. 또한 모델 혼합가스를 대상으로 모듈의 메탄농도와 압력에 대해 투과실험을 수행하여 메탄의 농도와 회수율에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 그 결과를 토대로 2단 재순환 분리막 파일럿 플랜트를 제작하였으며 현장에서 발생되는 바이오가스를 대상으로 공정변수에 대한 메탄 회수율과 농도에 관한 투과실험을 수행하였다. 제습기와 탈황설비 등의 전처리설비를 거쳐 가스 내의 수분을 500 ppm 이하, 바이오가스내의 황화수소 농도를 20 ppm 이하로 제거하였으며 그 정제된 혼합가스를 대상으로 파일럿 분리막 공정의 막면적비에 따른 운전결과를 알아보기 위하여 1, 2단의 막면적비가 각각 1:1, 1:3, 2:2가 되도록 구성하여 실험을 진행한 결과, 1단의 막면적은 1 m2로 동일하고 2단의 면적비가 1 m2에서 3 m2로 증가하였을 경우 최종 공급유량은 6.6 L/min에서 80.7 L/min로 그리고 메탄 회수율은 메탄순도 95%에서 47.1%에서 92.5%로 증가하였다. 또한, 막 면적비가 1:1로 동일한 경우 전체 면적이 2배로 증가함에 따라서 유량은6.6 L/min에서 100.8 L/min로 회수율은 47.1에서 88.3%를 나타내었다. 1:3 면적비에서 공급유량이 증가하는 경우, 최종 메탄 순도는 감소하고 메탄 회수율은 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 운전압력이 증가할수록 공급유량은 증가하고 회수율은 다소 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 실험을 통해 유효막면적, 공급압력과 공급유량의 변화가 공정 성능향상에 중요한 영향을 미친다는 것을 확인하였다.

Food waste leachate (FWL) is a serious pollutant waste coming from the food waste recycling facilities in Korea. FWL has a high organic matter content and high COD to nitrogen (COD/N) ratio, which can disturb efficient methane production in the anaerobic digestion of FWL. In the present study a microalga, Clorella vulgaris (C.V), was used as co-substrate for the FWL anaerobic digestion in order to supply nutrients, decrease the COD/N ratio and increase its methane yield. Different co-digestion mixtures (COD/N ratios) were studied by using biochemical methane potential test and modified Gompertz equation for kinetic study. Mixed substrate of FWL and C. vulgaris in the co-digestion clearly showed more the biomethane yield than the sole substrates. The maximum methane production, 827.7 mL-CH4/g-VS added, was obtained for COD/N ratio of 24/1, whereas the highest improvement of methane yield was found for COD/N ratio of 15/1.

An in vitro study was conducted to investigate the effect of propionate precursor (malate or fumarate) on fermentation characteristics, production of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and methane (CH₄) by rumen microbes when incubated with linoleic acid (C18:2) as a CLA precursor. Total CH₄ production for 12h incubation, however, was greatly reduced (P＜0.0001) by all the supplements compared to that of control, and its production from M-LA or F-LA treatment was smaller than that from LA treatment. Supplementation of M-LA or F-LA also increased concentrations of cis9, trans11-CLA (P＜0.039 - P＜0.001) for all incubation times and trans10,cis 12-CLA at 1h (P＜0.013), 3h(P＜0.036) and 12h (P＜0.025) incubation times compared to LA supplementation.

The experiment was carried out to determine the optimum application rate of liquid waste from methane fermentation (LW) and its effect on botanical composition, dry matter yields and nutrient quality of pasture mixtures. Experimental fields was designed a

The present study investigated the effect of forage sources and their inclusion levels in diet on the rumen fermentation of Korea traditional goat. Timothy and alfalfa were used as forage sources. Forages were mixed with concentrate diet in different ratios. The ratios of forage to concentrate diets were varied to 1:9, 5:5 and 9:1. The rumen fluid of goat was gathered from slaughter house. Dry matter digestibility was decreased and methane production was increased as forage levels in diet was increased. When forage sources, timothy and alfalfa, were compared, groups with timothy showed greater methane production than the groups of alfalfa. Molar ratio of produced acetate and valerate were increased when forage level in diet was increased. In the case of propionate and butyrate, they were decreased as elevated forage levels in diet. The result of this study provided a basic information for rumen fermentation of Korean traditional goat and these information could be applied in the development of nutritional and feeding strategy.

Organic wastewater generated from polyester manufacturing processes was selected from H company to investigate the feasibility of anaerobic digestion that produces gases including methane. Bio Methane Potential (BMP) tests were conducted to measure the gas production and methane concentration for 7 process wastewater and 2 kinds of sludges from the H company. Also, along with monitoring pH and alkalinity during the anaerobic digestion process, the concentrations of COD and 1,4-dioxane were measured with 4 different operating conditions for N Emulsion (NE) and Ethylene Glycol (EG) wastewater. The BMP tests showed that 65% of methane was produced from NE and EG wastewater. This suggests that the organic wastewater from H company can be effectively treated by an anaerobic digester by which more than 90% of COD was removed.

하수처리과정에서 발생하는 슬러지의 부피를 줄이는 동시에 이들의 유기물 성분을 메탄 등의 바이오가스로 전환하기 위해 중온(35℃)에서의 혐기소화 공정이 널리 적용되고 있다. 혐기소화공정의 안정성이나 에너지 투입량 측면에서는 중온혐기소화가 적합하다고 알려져 있지만, 높은 유기물 부하량(organic loading rate, OLR)을 처리하기 위해 반응속도를 상승시키거나 SRT(sludge retention time)을 줄이기 위해 고온(55℃) 혐기소화를 적용하기도 한다. 고온 혐기소화공정을 새롭게 시작할 때 접종물을 기존의 고온 혐기소화공정으로부터 얻기 힘든 경우 중온혐기소화액을 고온에서 적응시켜 접종하기도 한다. 이때 온도를 적응시키는 방법에 따라 공정 효율이 달라지는데, 연구에서는 중온혐기소화액으로부터 고온 혐기소화 접종물을 제작하기 위한 방법으로 온도를 올리는 방법을 달리하였을 때 이들의 메탄 생산과 미생물 군집에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 하였다. 본 연구수행을 위해 광주 제 1 하수처리장에서 중온혐기소화액, 1, 2차 농축 슬러지 등을 샘플링 하여 두 대의 반응기(Working volume : 3L)를 설치하여 회분식(Batch)운전 후 연속교반탱크형반응기(CSTR)로 운전(SRT 20, 40일)하였다. 먼저 한 대의 반응기는 35℃에서 55℃로 한 번에 온도변화를 주었고, 다른 반응기의 경우에는 35℃에서 하루에 1도씩 올려서 약 20일에 걸쳐 55℃로 올린 뒤 55℃로 유지하였다. 반응기의 효율을 확인하기 위해 메탄 발생량, total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), total chemical oxygen demand (tCOD), soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD), soluble components (protein, carbohydrate), pH 등을 측정하였으며, NGS (next generation sequencing)를 활용하여 혐기소화 전/후의 소화액의 미생물 군집변화를 알아보았다.

하수처리시설의 방류수 수질기준은 계속적으로 강화되고 있으며, 이러한 기준을 충족시키기 위해 다양한 공법을 적용하려는 노력들이 증가하고 있다. 지금까지는 질소, 인 처리를 목적으로 활성슬러지 공법을 많이 적용해왔지만, 활성슬러지 공법의 경우 용존산소 및 온도 유지, 미생물의 생장에 필요한 탄소원이 부족할 경우 추가적인 메탄올 공급의 필요 등과 같은 문제점들을 가지고 있어 대안책이 필요한 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 응집제 주입을 통해 유기물 뿐만 아니라 질소, 인 등을 제거하여 활성슬러지 공법을 대체할 수 있는 응집-침전 1차 처리(Chemically enhanced primary treatment, CEPT)의 최적화 과정을 진행하였으며, 추가적으로 CEPT 슬러지를 이용하여 혐기성 소화를 진행하였을 때 메탄 생성효율에는 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 확인하고자 하였다. 먼저 문헌조사를 통해 총 7개의 후보군(FeCl2, FeCl3, FeSO4, PACl, Al2(SO4)3, 키토산, glucan)을 선정하였으며, jar-test를 통해 응집제로써의 적용가능성 및 최적 주입량을 확인하였다. Jar-test의 경우 광주 제 1하수처리장으로 들어오는 하수 원수 500ml를 이용하여 진행하였으며, 급속교반(150rpm, 1분), 완속교반(40rpm, 10분), 침전(10분) 순으로 진행한 뒤 상징액을 통해 저감효과를 확인하였다. 90% 이상의 탁도 저감효과를 보인 FeCl3, PACl, Al2(SO4)3 대상으로 CEPT 슬러지를 제작하여 혐기성 소화를 진행하였다. jar-test에서는 PACl이 응집제 주입량 대비 가장 높은 탁도저감효과를 보인 반면, 혐기성 소화 공정에서는 PACl을 이용하여 제작한 CEPT 슬러지의 메탄 발생효율이 가장 낮고, FeCl3를 주입한 경우에 가장 메탄발생효율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 PACl의 Al 성분이 미생물의 생장을 저해한 반면, FeCl3의 경우에는 Fe3+가 Fe2+로 환원되는 과정에서 유기물로부터 H+를 받아 유기물의 분해속도를 촉진시켰기 때문인 것으로 추측된다.

In this study the production of methane gas and the removal efficiency of nutrients in the anaerobic co-digestion facilitieswith food waste/food waste leachate (FWL), animal manure and food waste leachate (A-MIX), and sewage sludge andfood waste leachate (S-MIX) were investigated. The average amount of the theoretical methane production was 578.4CH4·L/kg·VSin from the anaerobic digestion facilities with FWL, 606.0CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with A-MIX and 570.0CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with S-MIX, respectively. The amount of the practical methane production was 350.7CH4·L/kg·VSin from the anaerobic digestion facilities with FWL, 379.5CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with A-MIX and 348.8CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with S-MIX, respectively. The nutrient compositions of FWL were 3.2g/100g for carbohydrates, 1.8g/100g for proteins and 1.9g/100g for lipids. The nutrient compositions of A-MIX were 0.4g/100g for carbohydrates,2.55g/100g for proteins 0.4g/100g and 0.7g/100g for lipids, respectively. The nutrient compositions of S-MIX were0.4g/100g for carbohydrates, 2.4g/100g for proteins 1.6g/100g and 0.4g/100g for lipids, respectively. The removalratio of carbohydrate was very high over 75% in all facilities and that of lipid was very low below 25%.

본 연구는 Terpenoid 함유 식물 추출물을 이용하여 in vitro 반추위 발효성상 및 메탄생성에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행하였다. 반추위액은 티머시(timothy)와 농후사료를 6:4의 비율로 급여한 반추위 cannula가 시술된 한우 암소에서 채취하였다. 본 실험에 사용한 식물 추출물은 박하(Mint), 소나무(Pine), 삼나무(Japan cedar), 초피나무(Sichuan pepper), 편백(Hinoki cypress) 그리고 해송(Japanese black pine)을 사용하였으며, 반추위액과 McDougall buffer를 1:2의 비율로 혼합한 배양액을 0.3g 티머시와 식물 추출물(기질의 5%)이 담긴 50ml serum bottle에 혐기상태로 15ml를 분주하였다. Serum bottle은 39℃, 150rpm으로 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 48 및 72시간 동안 배양하였다. 실험 결과 pH 값은 점점 감소하였으며, 전 배양시간에 걸쳐 대조구보다 유의적(p<0.05)으로 높았다. 건물 소화율은 배양 3시간대는 Mint 처리구만 유의적(p<0.05)으로 높았으나, 이후 24시간까지 모든 처리구에서 유의성이 없었다. 총 가스 발생량은 전 처리구에서 유의적(p<0.05)으로 낮았으며, 이산화탄소 발생량은 배양 12시간대까지 감소하였으나, 그 이후는 유의적 차이가 없었다. 메탄 발생량의 경우 24시간대에 대조구에 비해 모든 첨가구에서 유의적(p<0.05)으로 감소하였다. 미생물 성장량은 첨가구에 따라 각각 다른 양상을 나타냈으나 24시간대는 모든 처리구에서 유의적(p<0.05)으로 성장량이 감소하였다. 암모니아 측정량은 배양 12시간부터 첨가구에서 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 72시간대는 감소하였다. acetic acid 및 propionic acid도 대조구보다 유의적(p<0.05)으로 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 결과적으로 본 실험에 사용한 Terpenoid 함유 식물 추출물 6종 모두 소화율에 영향을 미치지 않으며 메탄저감 효과를 나타내었다. 특히 Mint 및 Pine 추출물은 총 VFA, acetic acid 및 propionic acid의 생성을 증가시켰으며 상기의 결과를 종합하였을 때, 반추위 발효성상에 악영향을 미치지 않으며 메탄 발생을 저감하는 식물 추출물로는 Mint 및 Pine이 적합하다고 생각된다.

For the practical feasibility of lactic acid (LA) fermentation process, a continuous operation using mixed culture and the use of cheap and non-food raw materials are essential. In this study, a continuous LA fermentation of food waste was attempted using indigenous mixed culture. During the operation, temperature was gradually increased from 35℃ to 55℃, with showing the highest performance at 50℃. At 35-45℃, other organic acids such as acetic acid and butyric acid were also observed. At 50℃ and HRT 1.0 d, both LA production yield and its productivity were maximized to 1.8 mol LA/mol hexoseadded and 1.4 g LA/L/hr, respectively. A pyrosequencing result showed that Lactobacillus amylolyticus was the predominant species performing LA fermentation of food waste. The combined process of nanofiltration and water-splitting electrodialysis could recover highly purified LA from the fermentation broth by removing 95% of mineral ions and 77% of ammonium and glucose.

Methane production from grain dust was studied using a 3 L laboratory-scale anaerobic plug flow digester. The digester was operated at; temperature of 35, 45, and 55℃ hydraulic retention time(HRT) of 6 and 12 days; and influent concentration(S_0) of 7.8 and 9.0 % total solids(%TS). With ten different operation conditions, this study showed the significant effects of temperature, hydraulic retention time, and influent concentration on methane production, The highest methane-production rate achieved was 1.903 (L methane) /(L digester)(day) at 55℃, 6 days HRT, and S_0 of 7.8 %TS. A total of 3.767 L of biogas per day with a methane content of 50.57% was obtained from this condition. The ultimate methane yield(B_0 was found to be a function of temperature and influent concentration, and was described as : B_0= 0.02907T-0.1263-0.00297(T-10)(%TS), where TS is the total solids in the liquid effluent, and T is temperature(℃). Our results showed that thermophilic condition is better than mesophilic for grain dust stabilization in an anaerobic plug flow digester.