The lack of seed sludges for Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria (AOB) and slow-growing ANaerobic AMMonium OXidation (ANAMMOX) bacteria is one of the major problem for large-scale application. In this study, 24m3 of single-stage SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor) was operated to remove nitrogen from reject water using AOB and ANAMMOX bacteria cultivated from activated sludge in the field. The ANAMMOX activity was found after 44 days of cultivation in the ANAMMOX cultivation reactor, and then 0.66 kg N/m3/d of the nitrogen removal rate was achieved at 0.78 kg N/m3/d of the nitrogen loading rate at 153 days of cultivation. The AOB cultivation reactor showed 0.2 kg N/m3/d of nitrite production rate at 0.4 kg N/m3/d of nitrogen loading rate after 36 days of operation. The cultivated ANAMMOX bacteria and AOB was mixed into the single-stage SBR. The feed distribution was applied to remove total nitrogen stably in the single-stage SBR. The nitrogen removal rate in the single-stage SBR was gradually enhanced with an increase of specific activities of both AOB and ANAMMOX bacteria by showing 0.49 kg N/m3/d of the nitrogen removal rate at 0.56 kg N/m3/d of the nitrogen loading rate at 54 days of operation.

Applicability of corrosion inhibitor was evaluated using pilot scale water distribution pipe simulator. Calcium hydroxide was used as corrosion inhibitor and the corrosion indices of the water were investigated. Corrosion indices, Langelier saturation index (LI) increased by 0.8 and calcium carbonate precipitation potential (CCPP) increased by 9.8 mg/L. This indicated that corrosivity of water decreased by corrosion inhibitor and the effects lasted for 18 days. Optimum calcium hydroxide dose was found to be 3~5 mg/L for corrosion inhibition. We suggest that monitoring of CCPP as well as LI need to be conducted to control corrosivity of water.

반 건조 소화 하수슬러지와 폐플라스틱을 혼합하여 파일롯 규모(85.3kg/hr)의 연속식 저온 (510℃~530℃) 열분해 실험을 하였다. 실험결과 열분해가스 발생량은 투입물 건량의 최대 68.3%, 발열 량은 40.9 MJ/Nm3 이었으며, 연속식 열분해에 따른 외기 유입율이 19.6%이었다. 오일은 투입물 건량 의 4.2%가 발생하였고, 저위발열량은 32.5 MJ/kg 이었으며 시설부식 등을 일으킬 수 있는 황과 염소의 함량이 각각 0.2% 이상이었다. 투입물 건량의 27.5%가 발생한 탄화물의 저위 발열량은 10.2 MJ/kg 이 었고, 용출시험 결과 지정폐기물에 해당하지 않았다. 열분해가스의 연소 배가스는 일산화탄소, 황산화물, 시안화수소 등의 배출농도가 특히 높았고, 다이옥신 (PCDDs/DFs)은 0.034 ng-TEQ/Sm3 로서 법적 기 준치 이내였다. 건조 배가스 응축으로 발생한 폐수는 수질오염물질 47개 항목 중 총질소, n-H 추출물질, 시안 등의 고농도 항목이 많아 전처리 후 하수처리장 등에서의 병합처리 방식을 고려할 필요가 있었다.

In this study, a direct contact membrane module was manufactured to be used in a pilot scale membrane distillation process to treat 3 m3/day of the digestate produced from anaerobic digestion of livestock manure. In order to investigate the performance of the membrane module, permeate flux was measured with and without spacer inside the module under various condition of temperature difference and cross flow velocity (CFV) through the membrane surfaces. Flux recovery rate after chemical cleaning was also investigated by applying three different cleaning methods. Additionally, thermal energy consumption was theoretically simulated based on actual pilot plant operation conditions. As results, we observed flux of the module with spacer was almost similar to the theoretically predicted value because the installation of spacer reduced the channeling effect inside the module. Under the same operating condition, the permeate flux also increased with increasing temperature difference and CFV. As a result of chemical in-line cleaning using NaOCl and citric acid for the fouled membranes, the recovery rate was 83.7% compared to the initial flux when NaOCl was used alone, and 87% recovery rate was observed when only citric acid was used. However, in the case of using only citric acid, the permeate flux was decreased at a rapid rate. It seemed that a cleaning by NaOCl was more effective to recover the flux of membrane contaminated by the organic matter as compared to a cleaning by citric acid. The total heat energy consumption increased with increasing CFV and temperature difference across the membrane. Thus, further studies should be intensively conducted to obtain a high permeate flux while keeping the energy consumption to a minimum for a practical application of membrane distillation process to treat wastewater.

Membrane-based gas separation is one of the next generations’ gas separation technology for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Membrane process has the advantages of i) low energy consumption without a phase change during the separation, ii) small footprint and easy scale-up of membrane modules, and iii) clean process without any emission of harmful byproducts. However, the requirement of CO2 separation membrane for CCS has limited the application of gas separation membranes in the industrial field. Here, we demonstrate the strategies to approach to the current limitation by developing a high flux of polymeric hollow fiber membrane. The membrane performance in this work is 900 GPU (1 GPU = 10-6 cm3/cm2‧sec‧cmHg) of CO2 permeance. The CO2 capture pilot plant using multi-stage membrane processes at KDHC has been on-site tested.

Angelica gigas Nakai has been used for traditional Korean medicine which acts anti-inflammatories, protects the liver, and enhances the immune system. Subcritical water extraction (SWE) is an eco-friendly extraction method in which the pressure is applied between the boiling point and critical temperature of water that maintains the liquid state. The aim of study was to determine the optimal extraction conditions for subcritical water extraction of the decursin and nodakenin from Angelica gigas Nakai, comparing two scales, laboratory-scale (22 mL) and pilot-scale (8 L) devices to assess the feasibility of industrial applications. Extraction efficiencies were evaluated by measuring total polyphenol contents and DPPH radical scavenging activity with a spectrophotometer, extraction yields of decursin and nodakenin with a high-performance liquid chromatography. The subcritical water extraction conditions of pilot-scale were as follows: extraction temperature of 150, 170, 190 and 210°C; extraction times of 5, 10, 15, and 20 min. The highest yields of decursin and nodakenin were at 190°C/15 min (17.65 mg/g Angelica gigas) and 170°C/20 min (4.35 mg/g Angelica gigas), respectively. These were not significantly different from the maximum contents of decursin (13.49 mg/g Angelica gigas), and nodakenin (4.66 mg/g Angelica gigas) for lab-scale subcritical water extraction. The maximum values for total polyphenol content and DPPH scavenging activity of subcritical water extraction were 64.32 mg/g Angelica gigas and 74.4%, respectively. On the other hand, those of conventional extraction method using methanol (60°C/120 min) were obtained as 14.31 mg/g Angelica gigas and 41.9%. Therefore, the subcritical water extraction is a rapid and efficient method for extracting polyphenols and anti-oxidative compounds.

식품 포장재 내 곤충 침입을 방지하기 위해 방향유를 함유한 방충 필름이 연구되고 있으나 파일럿 규모의 생산 장비를 이용한 연구는 드물다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 파일럿 규모의 생산 장비로 미세캡슐화된 시나몬방향유(cinnamon oil, CO) 함유 식품 포장 필름을 개발하고 필름의 방충효과와 이화학적 특성을 평가하는 것이었다. 모든 필름은 파일럿 규모의 그라비아 인쇄기(Roto Gravure Printing Press, Ilsung Machinary Co., Ltd., Gumi, Korea)와 적층기(Dry laminating & Extrusion laminating machine, INT CO., Ltd; Ansan, Korea)로 제작되었다. 폴리비닐알코올 수용액(0.02%, w/w, 폴리비닐알코올/증류수)을 사용하여 CO (5.2%, w/w, CO/PVA 수용액) 미세캡슐 에멀션을 제조하였고, 0,1 또는 2% (w/w, CO/미세캡슐 CO 에멀션)의 미세캡슐 CO 에멀션을 잉크(54 또는 61%, w/w, 잉크/전체 혼합액)와 시너(thinner) (23 또는 26%, w/w, 시너/전체 혼합액)에 혼합하여 인쇄 용액을 만들었다. 만들어진 용액을 폴리프로필렌필름(30 μm)에 그라비아 인쇄기로 인쇄한 후, 인쇄된 면에 저밀도폴리에틸렌 필름(40 μm)을 올려놓고 적층(lamination)하여 방충 필름(75 μm 두께)을 제작하였다. 소규모와 파일럿 규모로 진행된 필름의 방충효과 측정에는 화랑곡 나방(Plodia interpunctella) 유충을 사용하였고, 개발된 필름의 시남알데하이드 방출률, 인장 및 수분 차단 특성 그리고 열 중량을 분석하였다. 파일럿 규모 인쇄기와 적층기는 미세캡슐 CO 에멀션이 사용된 방출필름을 연속적이고 균일하게 생산하였다. 미세캡슐 2% CO 에멀션 제형으로 제작된 필름이 가장 높은 방충능을 보였으며, 미세캡슐화가 방충효과를 유지하면서 시남알데하이드의 보존성을 높여 방충효과를 유지하는 데 효과적임을 알 수 있었다. 열 중량분석 결과를 통해 미세캡슐화와 적층이 CO의 휘발을 막는 데 효과적임을 확인했다. 필름의 인장강도, 신장률, 탄성률 그리고 수증기 투과성은 각각 40.4-45.4 MPa, 87.1-87.6%, 831.8-838.1 MPa, 그리고 0.0078-0.0082 g·mm·h-1·kPa-1·m-2이 었으며, 이 결과들은 개발된 방충 필름의 인장 및 수분특성에 변화를 주지 않는 것으로 관찰되었다(p>0.05). 연구를 통해 파일럿 플랜트 규모에서 방충 필름을 성공적으로 제작할 수 있었고, 방충효과와 이화학적 특성 결과를 통해 제작된 방충 필름의 상업적 적용 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

Medium pressure and mixed enzyme were used to hydrolyze raw anchovy under controlled conditions at a batchpilot plant-scale process for the production of anchovy protein hydrolysates (APH). Mass balance calculations were carried out so that the degree of protein solubilization and yields could be estimated. Almost complete hydrolysis could be achieved in 12 h, at 50oC and 75 MPa, with no pH adjustment, at 1% (10 g/kg) mixed enzyme using raw anchovy. This was achieved with the addition of water (1/2 raw anchovy/water). The degrees of protein solubilization and yield were 63.50% and 55.61%, respectively. Fractionation using UF/NF pilot scale systems was carried out for producing four different fractions on the APH. Successive fractionation on UF and NF membranes allowed the concentration of the peptides of selected sizes without, however, carrying out sharp separations, and with some MW classes being found in several fractions. Spray drying processes for 10 kDa permeate were described to increase their usability. The free amino acid profile of the fractions was identical to that of the APH.

In this study, a fluorescent silica nano particle is used as the surrogate for challenging test of membrane surface integrity. The particles are functionalized by a fluorescent dying agent so that as an ultraviolet light is imposed a bright fluorescent image from the particles can be taken. If a membrane surface is damaged and has a compromised part larger than the size of surrogate the fluorescent particles would pass through and contained in the permeate. An operator can directly notice whether the membrane surface is damaged or not by detecting a fluorescent image taken from the permeate. Additionally, the size of compromised part is estimated through analysing the fluorescent image in which we surmise the mass of particles included in the permeate by calculating an average RGB value of the image. The pilot scale experiments showed that this method could be applied successfully to determine if a membrane surface had a damaged parts regardless of the test condition. In the testing on the actual damaged area of 4.712 mm2, the lowest error of estimating the damaged area was –1.32% with the surrogate concentration of 80 mg/L, flux of 40 L/m2/hr for 25 minutes of detection. A further study is still going on to increase the lowest detection limit and thus decrease the error of estimation.

The purpose of this study were to translate the Fullerton Advanced Balance (FAB) scale into Korean and to verify the content validity by utilizing a back-translation method with a view to assessing balance function and the risk of falling in a clinical research setting. This research was conducted in six steps. First, three Korean physical therapists translated the FAB scale into Korean. Second, two bilingual professors of physical therapy and a physical therapist evaluated translation conformity of Korean-translated FAB scale. In the third and fourth steps, twelve physical therapists evaluated the degree of translation comprehension, and a translator back-translated the Korean FAB scale into the original language. Fifth, a bilingual professor of physical therapy and two native speakers evaluated the technical and conceptual equivalence between the original and translation versions. In this process, inappropriate translated items were revised using recommended substitute words or sentences, and all items were evaluated on the basis of three points or more on a rating scale in terms of translation comprehension, and the technical and conceptual equivalence of the back-translation. In the sixth and last step, the translation verification committee completed the final Korean version. The above process indicated that the content validity of the Korean-translated FAB scale was established by means of systematic translation methods, and it can therefore be used to assess balance function and the risk of falls in a clinical research setting.

A microencapsulated cinnamon oil (CO)-coated film was developed using a pilot-plant scale film coating system. CO microencapsulated with polyvinyl alcohol was incorporated with a printing ink and the ink mixture was applied to the surface of a polypropylene (PP) film as an ink coating using a gravure printing press at a speed of 20-200 m/min. The tensile strength, percentage elongation at break, elastic modulus, and water vapor permeability of the PP films with and without coating with the microcapsules were not significantly different (p > 0.05), which indicates that the coating did not alter those properties of the films. Microencapsulation effectively prevented the volatilization of CO in the films. The microencapsulated system may be extended to other food-packaging films for which the same ink-printing platform is used. The results from this study imply that the oil-microencapsulated films could be potentially produced by a modern film manufacturing system.

방사능 오염 토양 복원을 위해 실험실 규모의 동전기 복원장치를 제작하여 가동 하던 중 토양 내 존재하던 금속이온의 용출로 금속 산화물이 발생하여 음극의 전류 흐름을 차단하는 문제가 발생하였다. 전류의 차단으로 토양 내 우라늄 제거 능력이 상실되어 이러한 문제를 해결하는 해결 방안을 모색하여 개선된 동전기 복원 장치를 제작하였다. 개선된 실험실 규모 동전기 복원 장치를 이용하여 토양복원 실험을 25 일간 수행 하였을 때 우라늄 잔류 농도는 0.81 Bq/g으로 약 96.8%의 제거 효율을 보였으며, 초기 우라늄 농도 50 Bq/g 일 때 우라늄 규제 해제 농도인 1 Bq/g 이하로 제거 되기 까지는 34 일의 복원 기간이 필요하고, 초기 우라늄 농도 75 Bq/g, 100 Bq/g 일 때 각 42 일, 49 일이 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

BCAP 유전자를 지니는 pRB374-BCAP2와 pLip-BCAP2를 B. clausii I-52에 도입 후, 염색체 integration에 의해 구성된 pHPS9-BCAP 형질전환체(B. clausii C5)와 alkaline protease 발현율을 비교하였다. 최적화 배지(대두박 2%, 밀가루 1%, 구연산나트륨 0.5%, K2HPO4 0.4%, Na2HPO4 0.1%, NaCl 0.4%, MgSO4⋅7H2O 0.01%, FeSO4⋅7H2O 0.05%, 물엿 2.5%, 탄산나트륨 0.6%)에서 액침배양(37℃, 48 h, 650 rpm, 1 vvm) 시, pRB374- BCAP2 및 pHPS9-BCAP 형질전환체 각각은 15% 및 61% 정도 alkaline protease 생산이 증가하였다. 그러나 pLip-BCAP2 형질전환체에서는 변화가 없었다. 최고의 활성 균주인, B. clausii C5를 300 L 규모 pilot-scale 액침 배양(37℃, 30 h, 250 rpm, 1 vvm) 시, alkaline protease 생산은 105,685 U/mL로 측정되었다.

본 연구는 LNG를 연료로 사용하는 화력발전소 보일러에서 배출되는 1,000 Nm3/day의 연소 배가스에 포함된 8 ∼10%의 CO2를 대상으로 순도 99%, 회수율 90%로 회수할 수 있는 실증규모의 다단계 막분리 공정에 관한 운전 결과이다. 이를 위해 본 연구팀에서는 가소화 안정성이 우수한 폴리이서설폰 중공사막을 개발하고 CO2/N2의 분리특성을 연구한바 있 으며[1], 소형 모듈을 이용하여 압력 및 CO2의 조성 변화에 따른 투과 특성을 실험과 향류 방식의 전산 모사를 통하여 확인 하여 막분리에 의한 CO2의 회수 가능성을 확인한 바 있다[2-4]. 이러한 선행 연구결과를 바탕으로 pilot 규모의 다단계 막분 리 plant를 설계하여 제작, 설치, 운전하였으며 그 운전 결과를 다단계 공정의 수치 모사 결과와 비교하였다. 전체 공정은 크게 배출되는 배가스 내의 수분을 전단에서 제거하기 위한 제습 공정과 후단에 재순환이 가능한 4단계 막분리 공정으로 구성되어 있다. 4단 분리막 공정에서 배출되는 최종 CO2의 농도는 운전 조건에 따라 95∼99%의 CO2가 0.15∼0.2 ton/day 의 회수율 70∼95% 회수규모로 얻어졌다. 얻어진 실험 결과는 수치 모사 결과와 비교하였을 때 매우 잘 일치 하는 것을 알 수 있었으며 운전 중 전체 공정은 안정적으로 작동하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 다단계 막분리 공정을 통한 배가스에서 CO2를 성공적으로 분리할 수 있었다.

The treatment of piggery wastes was carried out at pilot scale using a multilayered metal-activated carbon system followed by carbon bed filtration. The physicochemical properties were obtained from treated samples with aqueous solutions containing metallic ions such as Ag+, Cu2+, Na+, K+ and Mn2+, which main obsevations are subjected to inspect surface properties, color removal properties by Uv/Vis and EDX. Multilayered metal-activated carbons were contacted with waste water to investigation of the simultaneous catalytic effect for the COD, BOD, T-N and T-P removal. The removal results for the piggery waste using multilayered metal-activated carbon bed was achieved the satisfactory removal performance under permitted values of Ministry of Environment of Korea. The high efficiency of the multilayered metal-activated carbon bed was determined by the performance of this material for trapping, catalytic effect and adsorption of organic solid particles.

원전의 정상운전이나 해체시 발생될 수 있는 토양의 제염을 위한 토양제염장치를 개발하였으며 실증 실험을 수행하였다. 제염장치를 이용한 제염실험을 종합해본 결과 제염조건에 큰 상관없이 이상의 제염율을 얻을 수 있었다. 방사능 준위 및 토양입도에 의한 실험결과를 보면 낮은 방사능 농도 및 고입도의 제염율이 다소 높음을 알 수 있었다. 제염용액과 토양질량의 비에 따른 제염율은 제염제 부피를 두배로 높였을 경우 방사능 농도가 높은 경우에 큰 것으로 나타났다. 반복 제염은 의 다소 작은 입자에 더욱 효과적으로, 제염이 어려운 작은 입자의 반복제염시 방사능 저감 효과가 비교적 크게 나타났다. 본 오염토양 제염장치를 활용하면 원전에서 발생되는 오염토양의 방사능 농도를 줄일 뿐 아니라 처분양을 줄여 저장공간의 확보에 기여할 뿐만 아니라 향후 원전의 해체시에도 유용하게 활용될 수 있으리라 생각된다.