Background: Some phenolics detected in the soil may inhibit the seed germination and seedling growth of ginseng (Panax ginseng). This study investigated the effect of irrigation and ginseng root residue addition on the soil microbial community and root rot disease in 2-year-old ginseng. Methods and Results: Each 20 ℓ pot was filled with soil infected with ginseng root rot pathogens, and irrigated daily with 2 ℓ of water for one month. After the irrigation treatment, ginseng fine root powder was mixed with the irrigated soil at a rate of 20 g per pot. In descending order, NO3 −, electric conductivity (EC), exchangeable Na (Ex. Na) and K (Ex. K) decreased due to irrigation. In descending order, NO3 −, EC, Ex. K, and available P2O5 increased with the additon of ginseng powder to the soil. The abundance of Trichoderma crassum decreased with irrigation, but increased again with the incorporation of ginseng powder. The abundance of Haematonectria haematococca increased with irrigation, but decreased with the incorporation of ginseng powder. The abundance of Cylindrocarpon spp. and Fusarium spp., which cause ginseng root rot, increased with the incorporation of ginseng powder. The abundance of Arthrobacter oryzae and Streptomyces lavendulae increased with irrigation. The abundance of Streptomyces lavendulae decreased, and that of Arthrobacter spp. increased, with the incorporation of ginseng powder. Aerial growth of ginseng was promoted by irrigation, and ginseng root rot increased with the incorporation of ginseng powder. Conclusions: Ginseng root residues in the soil affected soil nutrients and microorganisms, and promoted ginseng root rot, but did not affect the aerial growth of ginseng.

Background : Root rot is a major factors of replanting failure in ginseng cultivation. Some of the phenolics detected in the soil could inhibit the seed germination and seedling growth of ginseng. Methods and Results : Water of 2 ℓ was irrigated per pot (20 ℓ) into the soil infected with ginseng root rot pathogens for one month every day. After the irrigation treatment, the powder of ginseng fine root of 20 g per pot was mixed with the irrigated soil. NO3 -, electric conductivity (EC), exchangeable Na (Ex. Na) and K (Ex. K) were decreased in descending order by irrigation. NO3 -, EC, Ex. K, and available P2O5 were increased in descending order by incorporation of ginseng powder into soil. Trichoderma crassum was decreased by irrigation, but it was increased again by incorporation of powder. Haematonectria haematococca was increased by irrigation, but it was decreased by incorporation of powder. Cylindrocarpon spp. and Fusarium spp. causing ginseng root rot were increased by incorporation of powder. Arthrobacter oryzae and Streptomyces lavendulae were increased by irrigation. Streptomyces lavendulae was decreased, and Arthrobacter spp. was increased by incorporation of powder. Aerial growth of ginseng was promoted by irrigation, and ginseng root rot was increased by incorporation of powder. Conclusion : The residues of ginseng root in the soil affected soil nutrients and microorganisms, and promoted ginseng root rot, but did not affect the aerial growth of ginseng.

폐기물 수출입 제도는 국가 간 이동 시에 발생하는 환경오염 및 불법교역을 방지하기 위하여 시행되고 있다. 이를 위해 1983년 3월 스위스 바젤에서는 “유해폐기물의 국가 간 이동 및 그 처리의 통제에 관한 바젤협약”을 채택하여 유해폐기물의 불법적 이동에 따른 환경오염 방지 및 개도국의 환경사업을 지원하고 있다. 우리나라는 1994년 2월 28일 이 협약에 가입하였고 이 후 ｢폐기물의 국가 간 이동 및 그 처리에 관한 법률｣의 제･개정을 통하여 수출입 폐기물을 규제폐기물과 관리폐기물로 구분하여 관리하고 있다. 현재 수출입되는 폐기물의 발생량은 매년 증가하는 추세를 보이고 있으며 수입 신고대상 폐기물 중 가장 많은 비중을 차지하는 것은 연소잔재물로써 2016년 기준 1,297,094 톤/년에 이르고 있다. 연소잔재물은 2008년부터 꾸준히 증가해 대부분 일본에서 수입하고 있는 실정이며 비용의 문제가 가장 큰 이유다. 예를 들어 국내에서 발생한 연소잔재물을 사용할 경우에는 육상운송 등의 비용이 따르지만, 일본에서 수입하는 경우에는 오히려 처리비용을 받고 있기 때문이다. 국내에서는 이를 시멘트 대체원료, 보조연료로 대부분 사용하여 건축자재로 활용하고 있기 때문에 국회 및 민간단체 등에서 환경과 인체의 유해성에 대한 문제를 제기하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 위와 같이 연소잔재물의 관리 필요성이 제기됨에 따라 수출입 현황 및 국내 현황의 흐름을 조사하고, 국내에서 어떠한 형식으로 활용되는지 파악하고자 한다.

In this study, we evaluated anti-inflammatory effect of biji in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Biji inhibited the generation of NO and PGE2 through the suppression of iNOS and COX-2 expression. In addition, biji attenuated the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β induced by LPS. Biji blocked LPS-mediated IκB-α degradation and subsequently inhibited p65 nucleus accumulation in RAW264.7 cells, which indicates that biji inhibits NF-κB signaling. In addition, biji suppressed p38 phosphorylation induced by LPS. Our results suggests that biji may exert anti-inflammatory activity through blocking the generation of the inflammatory mediators such as NO, PGE2, iNOS, COX-2, TNF-α and IL-1β via the inhibiting the activation of NF-κB and p38. From these findings, biji has potential to be a candidate for the development of chemoprevention or therapeutic agents for inflammatory diseases.

Using a mixture of sewage sludge and woody waste, optimal conditions for the bio-briquette process of carbonization residue were evaluated by compressive strength and bulk density. For the bio-briquette process, the optimal conditions were determined to be a molding temperature of 110oC and a moisture content of 10%. As the lignin in the carbonization residue can be used as a natural binder because of its plasticizing property, the bio-briquette process uses this property. To increase the compressive strength to >3.50 MPa, binders such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), guar gum, and starch were mixed in the carbonization residue. At 3 wt.% of PVA, 3 wt.% of guar gum, and 5 wt.% of starch, the conditions of binder usage were evaluated. To examine the cost in the bio-briquette production with the addition of the binder, the proportion of binder cost for the bio-briquette production were evaluated at 9.2% for PVA, 8.6% for guar gum, and 3.3% for starch, and starch was determined to be the best binder for the bio-briquette process.

This study evaluated the heating value derived from waste trees generated by thinning in Daejeon Metropolitan City. These trees are generated and stored in the forest without being handled separately after thinning. They can be used as a source of energy as they have a high heating value and, to avoid landslides during heavy rain, must be taken away from the forests properly. In 2014, statistical data of waste trees in Daejeon showed there were 2,152,352 m3 of conifers, 924,836 m3 of broad-leaved trees, and 662,914 m3 of mixed forest. The moisture content of conifers was 15.8%, that of broad-leaved trees was 11.5%, and that of mixed forest was 13.7%. The ash content of conifers was 7.0%, that of broadleaved trees was 4.0%, and that of mixed forest was 11.4%. All three types of tree satisfy the moisture and ash content criteria for fluff type Bio-SRF, i.e., 25% and 15%, respectively. Therefore, they are deemed sufficiently valuable as a source of energy. The heavy metal (Hg, Cd, Pb, As, Cr) content of conifers, broad-leaved trees and mixed forests each satisfies the heavy metal content criteria for Bio-SRF, i.e., 0.6 mg/kg, 5.0 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, 5.0 mg/kg, and 70 mg/kg, respectively. The lower heating value of conifers was 5,070 kcal/kg, that of broad-leaved trees was 4,660 kcal/kg, and that of mixed forest was 4,820 kcal/kg. All three types of tree satisfy the lower heating value criteria for Bio-SRF, which is 3,000 kcal/kg, and, therefore, are deemed sufficiently valuable as a source of energy.

최근 국제수은협약(Minamata Convention on Mercury)의 채택에 합의함에 따라 회원국들은 수은사용 및 배출 저감에 대한 관리방안을 준비하고 있다. 국내 산업시설에서 발생되는 지정폐기물은 시료특성에 따라 적정처리하며, 일부는 매립하여 최종 처분한다. 용출시험기준을 만족하더라도 매립된 폐기물에 불안정한 형태로 함유된 수은화합물은 최종 매립 후 환경으로 유출될 수 있다. 따라서, 폐기물 및 처리 후 발생하는 부산물을 대상으로 수은에 대한 안정도평가가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 UV램프 폐형광체를 대상으로 500℃ 및 600℃에서 열적처리를 진행하였다. 발생하는 잔류물을 대상으로 총 5단계로 구성된 단계별 용출법(Sequential Extraction Procedure, SEP)을 적용하여 시료에 함유된 수은 화합물의 안정도를 평가하고자 하였다. 각 단계별 용매로써 증류수(1단계), 0.1M CH3COOH+0.01M HCl(2단계), 1M KOH(3단계), 2M HNO3(4단계) 및 Aqua regia(5단계)를 사용하였다. 1~3단계에서 용출되는 수은화합물은 안정도가 약해 환경으로 쉽게 유출되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 4~5단계의 것은 강한 화학적 결합을 이루고 있으므로 이동성이 낮아 안정한 물질로 알려져 있다. 1~3단계를 S1, 4~5단계를 S2로 분류하여 수은 화합물의 안정도를 평가하였다. 처리 전 시료의 수은 함량은 108.7 mg-Hg/kg이며, S1단계에서 62%, S2단계에서 37.5%가 용출되었다. 500℃, 600℃ 열적처리 후 발생된 잔류물의 수은 함유 농도는 각각 17.3 mg-Hg/kg, 11.6 mg-Hg/kg으로 분석되었다. S1단계에서 각각 25%, 20%가 용출되었으며, S2단계에는 각각 75%, 80% 용출되었다. 열적처리 과정에서 안정도가 약한 수은화합물이 제거되었다. 처리 후 잔류물에 함유된 안정한 형태의 수은화합물의 처분 방안에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.

전 세계적으로 지속적인 화석연료의 사용으로 인하여 화석 연료가 고갈되고 있을 뿐만 아니라 화석 연료를 사용하면서 발생하는 환경오염 때문에 대체에너지를 찾는데 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 이와 더불어 정부는 신재생에너지 보급을 늘리기 위하여 노력하고 있으며, 국내 연간 신재생에너지 생산량 중 폐기물 및 바이오매스에 의한 신재생 에너지 보급률이 약 70% 이상을 차지하고 있다. 특히, 국내에서 발생되는 폐기물은 높은 재활용률 덕분에 가연분 함량이 높아 열 회수 시설에 적용 시 화석원료의 대체제로 사용 가능성이 크다고 할 수 있다. 그러나 폐기물 고형 연료화 시설의 경우 반입량 대비 30 ~ 45%의 비율로 잔재물이 배출되어 매립되거나 일부는 소각시설에 의해 처리되고 있는 실정이다. 특히 이를 그대로 매립 하였을 경우 오염부하를 증가시킬 수 있으며, 매립에 의한 처분비용으로 전체 시설 운영비의 약 20%가 소요되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 폐기물 고형 연료 잔재물을 이용한 소각 공정에서 적용하였으며 이러한 공정에서 발생한 바닥재를 보도나 광장의 포장에 사용되는 인터로킹 블록으로 활용하는 방안을 마련하였다. 이에 바닥재에 대한 기초특성분석을 하고 혼합된 벽돌의 흡수율, 휨강도, 압축강도, 치수 등을 분석하여 바닥재 혼합비에 따른 블록 특성 변화를 관찰하였다.

Due to the increasing sewage sludge generation from wastewater treatment facilities, sewage sludge has been reconsidered as a renewable energy source in various ways. Lipid extraction from sewage sludge is an applicable method for biodiesel production. Higher biodiesel production yields can be achieved through the improvement of lipid recovery efficiency. Although sewage sludge has different features due to its types and steps in treatment plants, lipid content of sewage sludge generally ranges from 10 to 15%. Among solvent extraction methods, the highest lipid recovery efficiencies were observed for chloroform-methanol extraction: 13.6-14.6% for primary sludge, 10.6-12.1% for waste-activated sludge, and 2.9-4.2% for digested sludge. The extraction residue of sludge can be used as biosolid refuse fuel (bio-SRF). After lipid extraction, the residue had decreased volatile matter and carbon content. Consequently, the calorific value of the residue decreased by 3,000 kcal/kg. The level of calorific value can be available to use bio-SRF.

Converting biomass to biocrude oil has been extensively studied worldwide as a renewable energy technology and a solution to global warming caused by overuse of fossil fuels because it is a carbon neutral fuel that originates from biomass and, thus, could help prevent climate change. Fast pyrolysis is an effective technology for producing biocrude-oil, and woody biomass is usually used as feedstock. Although many studies have been performed with this feedstock, high production cost and low higher heating value (HHV) have frequently reported as challenging barriers to commercialization. Thus, coffee ground residue was selected as an alternative feedstock to overcome this barrier due to its higher HHV than other biomasses, as well as an expected improvement in the recycling rate of organic waste from many coffee shops. A kinetic study on the thermal decomposition reaction of ground coffee residue was carried out previously to investigate pyrolysis characteristics by thermogravimetric analysis, and its kinetic parameters were studied using two calculation models. A bubbling-fluidized-bed reactor was used for fast pyrolysis and the yield and characteristics of the biocrudeoil from ground coffee residue were investigated at reaction temperatures of 400-600°C. The activation energy of the decomposition reaction was calculated separately to be 41.57 kJ/mol and 44.01-350.20 kJ/mol with the above two methods. The highest biocrude-oil content was about 51.7wt% at 550°C.

지속적인 화석 연료의 사용으로 인해 발생하는 환경오염 때문에 대체에너지를 찾는데 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 국내에서 발생되는 폐기물은 가연분 함량이 높아 폐기물 고형연료로 생산할 경우 화석원료의 대체제로 사용 가능성이 크다. 이러한 SRF는 최근 주목 받기 시작한 기술로 폐기물을 선별･파쇄 및 건조를 거쳐 생산되며, 국내 SRF의 발열량 기준은 약 3,500kcal/kg 으로 화석연료 및 바이오매스와 비교했을 때 연료로 사용하는데 문제가 없을 정도의 품질기준을 만족시키고 있다. 하지만 SRF의 생산 효율이 60%이하로 낮은 실정에 있어, 연료로 사용가능한 폐기물들이 버려지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이를 극복하기 위한 방안으로 SRF를 생산하고 남은 잔재물(저품위 폐기물)을 다시 고형연료로 생산하여 열처리 시설에서 에너지 회수 시설에 적용하기 위한 실험의 하나로 저품위 폐기물의 기초특성분과 본 폐기물의 연소특성에 대해서 평가하였다. 실험결과 비록 MBT(Mechanical Biological Treatment) 처리를 거친 저품위 폐기물을 사용했지만 기존 SRF 연소특성과 비교했을 때 좋은 연소특성을 보였으며, 대기배출허용기준 또한 만족하였다. 본 연구에서는 SRF를 이용하여 에너지화 기술 중 하나인 가스화기술을 적용해 실험을 진행하였다. 실험조건으로는 고정층 반응기에서 공기 산화제를 사용하였으며 반응온도와 시료투입량을 900℃와 1g/min으로 고정하였다. 최적 ER(Equivalent ratio)을 찾기 위하여 0.2,0.4,0.6으로 변화를 주었다. 또한, 가스특성을 평가하기 위하여 Micro-GC를 통해 합성가스의 조성을 파악하였으며, 건조가스수율, 냉가스 효율, 탄소 전환율을 가스화특성 평가 인자로 사용하였다.

Quality characteristics of Yanggaeng prepared with water extract (CRE) and powder (CRP) of roasted coffee ground (CR) were investigated. Total polyphenol content and DPPH raidcal scavenging ability of water extract of CRE were 13.52 g/mL and 78.75%, respectively. The pH ranges of Yanggaeng prepared with CRE (CREY) and CRP (CRPY) were 7.10~7.29 and 6.95~7.15, respectively. The DPPH radical scavenging activities of CREY containing 0.1~1.0% CRE showed 8.77~43.10% and CRPY containing 0.1~1.0% CRP showed 5.28~14.92%. The total polyphenol contents and DPPH radical scavenging activity of CREY and CRPY increased significantly with increasing CRE and CRP concentrations (p<0.05). Sensory evaluation which includes taste, flavor, texture, and overall acceptability of CREY and CRPY were higher than that of control. The overall acceptability showed the highest levels in Yanggaeng containing 0.5% CRE and containing 0.3% CRP. These results indicate the potential use of roasted coffee ground residue as a valuable resource for development of side menu in coffee restaurants.

In this study, a lower heating value for automobile shredder residue incineration facilities (12 facilities) was calculated using a heat balance method, and a recoverable energy potential was calculated after calculating the effective energy output and the effective energy use according to automobile shredder residue incineration. An analysis of the calculation results showed that the effective output and the effective use had average values of 64.5% (49.8-80.2%) and 31.3% (7.1-57.5%) in an ASR incineration plant, respectively. The calculated ratio of effective use to effective output was an average value of 33.2% (3.0-57.8%). Therefore, in order to improve the efficiency of effective energy used, it is necessary to make more effort to devise various measures.

In this study, the malt residue was torrefied. The torrefaction of malt residue was investigated in a horizontal tubular reactor under nitrogen flow at a temperature ranging from 200 to 450℃. This study presents the effects of torrefaction on the basic characteristics of malt residue. The torrefied malt residue products were characterized in terms of their energy yield, ash content and volatile fraction. The gaseous products were also analyzed. It was found that the malt residue undergoes changes in their physical and chemical properties during torrefaction. Furthermore, the energy and mass yield were found to decrease with an increase in the torrefaction temperature, whereas the higher heating value increased gradually up to 450℃ on increasing the torrefaction temperature.

Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT), widely spread in Europe, is a process combined with mechanical separation and biological treatment. This is an alternative technology that can accomplish WtE (Waste-to-Energy) and landfill diversion. Bio-drying, aimed to produce high quality SRF, focused on removing moisture of waste through generated heat when biodegradable organic material is partially degraded by micro-organism. However, most of SRF production facilities in Korea consist of mechanical treatment. In those, 40% of input waste have been generated as residue disposed of in landfill. As a result of physico-chemical characteristic analysis of residue from target facilities, composition of food wastes, papers and plastics ranged 6.7 ~ 18.3%, 9.1 ~ 17.3%, and 5.8 ~ 12.2%, respectively. The moisture content of residue was about 43%, and low heating value was analyzed a range of 1,300 up to 1,900 kcal/kg. Results showed that combustible material having potential to produce SRF is discarded and the amount of biodegradable material such as food waste is still large. Therefore, we assumed it may cause pollution in terms of landfill gas emission and high concentrated leachate generation. In this study, recent trends of Bio-drying is discussed as the alternative technology to solve problems at SRF production facilities in South Korea.

According to the quality standards of the BIO-SRF(Bio-Solid Fuel Products) in Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources enforcement regulations, chloride is regulated to less than 0.5wt.%. The reason why chloride was regulated may generate HCl and dioxin when bio-solid fuel was burnt. Chloride and chloride compounds can be presented the characteristic of corrosiveness. These materials is reacted with iron to produce ferric chloride. Ferric chloride is oxidized to ferric oxide and ferric oxide can cause a pipe corrosion to short boiler life in combustion facility. There are several reactions to reduce Cl concentration in organic wastes and some wastes can be used in nucleophile reaction as reductive agents. Nucleophile(Nu) material can be represented by phosphate, nitrate, sulfate etc. Nu materials can substitute them for chlorine-based compounds(X-: Cl-, Br-, I-). Nu materials can reduce the harmfulness and chlorine concentration by substituting them for chlorine-based compounds of the solid fuel product produced by carbonization. In order to produce solid fuel product from organic wastes, carbonization among pyrolysis processes is suitable because nucleophile reaction should be an endothermic reaction, which heat must be entered to solid fuel product from outside. In this study, sewage sludge is used as a reductive agent to evaluate the characteristics of the reduction reaction in carbonization process because a large amount of Nu material is contained in sewage sludge. In order to evaluate the effect of Nu materials to control chloride in the residue of carbonization, waste wood mixed with sewage sludge was used in carbonization process.

This study investigated the optimal sequential hydrolysis conditions by comparing with reducing sugar yield ofsequential hydrolysis of Laminaria japonica processing residue. After acid-catalyzed hydrothermal hydrolysis, sequentialenzymatic hydrolysis was performed with single enzymes such as Celluclast® 1.5L, Saczyme, and Alginate Lyase, andtheir mixture. As a result, the yield of reducing sugar by sequential hydrolysis with the mixed enzymes was the highest,but there would be an economical problem with excessive enzyme loading. Therefore, considering the reducing sugaryield and economics, it is thought that hydrolysis by the mixed enzymes has no advantage, thus, using the Celluclast®1.5L in the sequential hydrolysis was practically more appropriate. The optimal sequential hydrolysis conditions ofLaminaria japonica processing residue were determined to be 8% v/w of enzyme injection, 42.6oC of reaction temperature,pH 4.1, and 26 hours of reaction time after acid-catalyzed hydrothermal hydrolysis (0.108 N-HCl, 144oC of reactiontemperature, and 22 minute of reaction time).

There have been a lot of efforts to increase recycling rate by more utilization of end of life vehicles (ELVs) in Korea.The target of recycling rate was set to 85% until 2014 and 95% after 2015 with including up to 10% of energy recovery,according to the law of “regulation about resource recycling of electrical and electronic products and automobiles”.Therefore, to achieve 95% of recycling rate by the year of 2015, the automobile and recycling industries should developan innovative technology to treat automobile shredder residues (ASRs) by efficient means of reduction or conversion toenergy, which were generated as final left-over after recovering all the valuables from ELVs. As one of the options toconvert to energy forms, the gasification of them was proposed. In this study the gasification experiment was performedusing ASRs at fixed-bed reactor with a capacity of 1kg/hr, at different temperatures of 800, 1,000 and 1,200oC, and atequivalence air ratios ranging from 0.1 to 0.5. The syngas (H2+CO) yield from ASR gasification experiment was obtainedup to 86% in maximum and about 40% in minimum in the experimental conditions given. There was a trend that theamount of syngas increased with elevated temperatures and the calorific value also showed similar trend with syngasproduction.

In order to prevent the spreading infectious disease in domestic animal, livestock excretion should be controlled bysterilization. The basic concept of sterilization can be described by thermal treatment under vacuum state. From the basicconcept of sterilization, livestock excretion can be converted to produce renewable energy using the method ofcarbonization and the method of carbonization can also be reduced greenhouse gas effectively. Chicken manure is usedas a sample of renewable energy source in the carbonization reactor. The basic energy characteristics of chicken manuresuch as proximate analysis, and heating value are estimated. The carbonization residue of chicken manure which isobtained from carbonization experiment is subject to several analyses in order to examine the energy characteristics suchas heating value, fuel ratio, combustible index and yield. As increased carbonization temperature, both heating value andfuel ratio (fixed carbon/volatile combustible) of the residue are increased up to 350oC but yield of the residue is decreased.From the results of bulk density, fuel ratio and total heating value of the residue, the optimal conditions of carbonizationtemperature and time can be decided by about 350oC and 15min. Since the residue of chicken manure can not be satisfiedwith the standard of the third grade of solid fuel product, it is desirable that chicken manure be modified with othermaterials to improve an energy potential and to use as a clean fuel.

본 연구는 비지 koji를 제조하여 개량식 알메주와 0, 50, 100%비율로 혼합하여 90일간 발효시켜 양조간장을 제조 한 후 품질 평가한 결과는 다음과 같다. 담금액의 염농도는 17.15∼17.22%를 나타내었으며, 비지 koji의 첨가량 증가에 따라 수용성 고형분은 각각 8.73, 6.12, 2.50%로 감소하였으 며, 간장의 완충능은 알메주만을 사용한 경우에 1.25로 가 장 높은 값을 보였다. 발효액의 pH는 발효 기간이 증가할수 록 낮아졌으며, 비지 koji 50%에서 4.92를 나타내었다. 알메 주, 비지 koji 50, 100% 각각 첨가한 간장의 산도는 1.09, 0.98 및 0.47%로 나타났다. 비지 koji 50%를 혼합하여 발효 시킨 간장에서 protease와 α-amylase의 효소활성은 발효 30 일에 각각 26.55, 6.41 unit/mL로 높았으며, 발효기간이 증가 하면서 감소하는 경향을 보였다. Tyrosine 함량은 발효기간 중 증가하였으며, 발효 90일에 275.2 mg%로 비지 koji 50% 를 사용한 간장에서 가장 높았다. 환원당과 총당의 함량은 발효 초기에는 알메주에서 높은 값을 나타내었으나, 발효 60일에는 비지 koji를 첨가한 간장에서 높은 총당 함량을 보였으며 90일에는 약간 감소하였다. 간장용액 갈색도는 발효시간에 따라 증가하였으며, 400/500 nm에 대한 흡광 비율값의 범위는 알메주 100%(1.25∼3.65), 비지 koji 50%(1.25∼3.65), 비지 koji 100%(1.25∼5.14)로 나타났다. 알메주 또는 비지 koji 50%를 첨가한 경우에 발효기간이 증가하면서 glutamine을 제외한 glutamic acid 등 대부분 유리 아미노산 함량이 증가하였으며, 반면에 비지 koij 100%를 사용한 간장은 매우 낮은 총아미노산 함량을 나타 내었다. 관능검사 결과 비지 koji 50%을 이용하여 제조된 양조간장은 짠맛과 색도에서 차이를 제외하고는 유사한 값을 보였으며, 알메주 만을 사용한 간장의 기호도가 좋았 으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 따라서 알메주에 비지 koji 50%를 첨가하여 발효시킨 양조간장은 일반성분, 색상과 맛 등 기호성이 양호하였다.