A recycling soap was prepared from non-cooking oils. The effects of physical and chemical properties of the recycling soap on biodegradation are expected to be different due to the thermal histories of the non-cooking oils.
Therefore, the biodegradation rate of the recycling soap was studied by using Klebsiella pneumoniae(K. pneumoniae), and the growth rate of K.pneumoniae in soap solution was observed.
The biodegradation rate of the recycling soap appeared to be slower as the thermal histories of the non-cooking oils became larger. This might be resulted from hydrolysis, in which the ester bonds in the oils are broken to produce hydroxyl group. It was also observed that the growth rate of the microorganism decreased with the increase in the thermal histories of the oils. As a result, it is desired that recycling soap should be produced from the non-cooking oils with the proper ranges of thermal histories to reduce water contamination. The non-cooking oils with larger thermal histories are considered to be recycling through the cracking process before used.

• 신춘환(동서대학교 환경공학과) | Choon-Hwan Shin
• 김희숙(경성대학교 식품공학과) | Hee-Suk Kim
• 허근태(경성대학교 재료공학과) | Keun-Tae Huh