본 연구에서는 선행 연구를 통해 고온전이반응(HTS: High Temperature Shift reaction)에서 높은 활성 및 안정성을 나타내는 Fe-Al-Cu 촉매에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 연구실 규모(3gcatal./batch)에서 공침법으로 제조된 Fe-Al-Cu 촉매 시스템을 대용량 규모로 스케일-업하기 위해 연구실 규모와 대용량 규모로 제조된 Fe-Al-Cu 촉매의 다양한 물리-화학적 특성을 XRD, H2-TPR, BET, N2 흡착 분석 등으로 분석하였다. 배치당 제조량을 달리하여 제조된 Fe-Al-Cu 촉매는 촉매반응장치를 통해 정량적으로 성능을 비교 평가하였으며 제조된 촉매의 성능을 입증하기 위해 상업용 Fe-Cr 촉매와 성능을 직접 비교하였다. 특히, 선행 연구를 통해 최적화된 고활성 및 고안정성 Fe-Al-Cu 촉매를 대용량 규모로 제조하여 제조량에 따른 성능 변화와 물리화학적 특성간의 상관관계에 대해 규명하였다.

본 연구에서는 폐기물가스화 후 생성되는 합성가스의 고순도 수소화를 위해 고온 수성가스전이반응(HT-WGS : High Temperature-Water Gas Shift) 반응용 특정 산화물(CeO2, ZrO2, TiO2 및 Al2O3)에 코발트를 담지한 촉매를 제조하고 그 산화환원특성을 비교 분석하였다. 특정 산화물에 Co를 함침법을 이용하여 담지하여 Co/CeO2, Co/ZrO2, Co/Al2O3, Co/TiO2 촉매를 각각 제조하였다. 제조된 Co 기반 촉매의 물리적 특성 분석은 BET 비표면적과 XRD 분석을 통해 수행하였고 CO 화학흡착과 H2-TPR 분석을 통해 산화환원 특성을 파악하고 동시에 물리-화학적 특성간의 상관관계를 해석하였다. H2-TPR 분석 및 CO 화학흡착 분석 결과, 코발트의 분산이 지지체 산화물의 환원성과 밀접한 상관관계를 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이 연구 결과는 Co/CeO2가 반응온도 350 ~ 550℃에서 활성 평가한 촉매 중에서 가장 우수한 활성을 나타내었다. 또한, Co/CeO2 촉매가 Co/ZrO2 및 Co/Al2O3 촉매보다 높은 촉매 활성 및 안정성을 나타내었다. Co/CeO2 촉매의 탁월한 활성 및 안정성은 지지체의 환원성과 높은 Co 금속의 분산에 기인하는 것으로 나타났다. 결과적으로 폐기물가스화로부터 생산된 합성가스를 고순도 수소로 전환하기 위한 HT-WGS 반응에서 Co/CeO2 촉매는 매우 유망한 촉매임을 알 수 있었다.

그래뉼은 중간 매개체의 도움 없이 미생물의 자가 고정화에 의해 형성된 미생물 응집체로 충격부하에 강하고, 높은 생물량 및 높은 침전성을 갖는 등 여러 장점을 바탕으로 폐수의 생물학적 처리 공정에 이용되고 있다. 그리고 낮은 강도의 초음파 조사를 이용하여 반응조 내 미생물의 활성도를 증가시켜 반응조 성능을 증대시키는 연구들이 보고되고 있다. 따라서, expanded granular sludge blanket (EGSB)를 이용한 선행연구를 통해, 저강도 초음파가 그래뉼 활성 및 수소발생에 미치는 긍정적인 영향을 확인하였다. 저강도 초음파(0.1 w/mL, 1 sec per 1 min) 처리로 수소 발생량이 65% 증가하였다. 본 연구에서는, 저강도 초음파 처리가 그래뉼의 형태학적 변화에 미치는 영향에 대해서 실험을 진행하였다. 저강도 초음파 처리와 재순환 적용 유무로, 4가지 반응조를 구성하고 연속 실험을 진행하여 각각의 반응조에서 그래뉼 샘플을 채취하였다. 각각의 그래뉼 샘플들은 기존의 분석 방법과 다르게 CMEIAS 프로그램을 이용하여 이미지 분석을 하여 그래뉼의 크기 및 형태를 파악하였고, VP-SEM을 이용하여 그래뉼 표면의 변화를 관찰하였다. 기존의 그래뉼 입도 분석은 많은 시간과 인력, 비용이 들어간다는 단점이 있어 무료 프로그램인 CMEIAS를 이용하여 새로운 방식으로 이미지 분석하였다. 이미지 분석 결과 저강도 초음파 처리와 재순환 적용이 각각 그래뉼 크기를 5% 증가됨을 확인하였고, 동시에 적용할 경우 그래뉼 크기가 20% 증가됨을 확인하였다. VP-SEM 결과 저강도 초음파 처리가 그래뉼 표면에 거친 형태를 매끄럽게 변화시키고 공극을 형성시키는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서, 저강도 초음파 처리와 재순환 적용은 그래뉼의 형태학적 변화에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳐 반응조 성능 향상에 영향을 미쳤을 것이라고 사료된다.

가축분뇨, 하수슬러지, 음식물류폐기물 등의 유기성폐자원을 이용한 바이오가스의 생산은 기존에 버려지고 있던 유기성폐기물을 에너지화 할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 동시에 온실가스를 감축할 수 있다는 점에서 각광받고 있다. 혐기성 소화조에서 발생하는 바이오가스에는 메탄(CH4)이 60~65%정도를 이루고 이산화탄소(CO2)가 30~35%이며, 미량 가스로 황화수소(H2S), 수분(Vapor) 등이 포함되어 있다. 바이오가스 중에 미량 존재하는 황화수소는 그 유독성이 매우 심하고, 촉매의 활성과 바이오가스의 이용효율을 저하시키며, 배관재질과 반응하여 설비를 부식시키고 연소 후에는 SO2로 산화하여 산성비의 원인 물질로 배출되어 대기 환경을 오염시키는 역할을 하고 있어 그 제거가 필수적이라 할 수 있다. 바이오가스 중에 황화수소 가스는 메탄발효 원료 중에 포함되어 있는 단백질과 아미노산을 구성하는 황과 황산염을 환원하는 황환원세균 등에 의하여 생성하는 유해가스이다. 따라서 원료 물질의 구성에 따라 황화수소의 농도가 달라지며, 황 함유량이 높은 하수슬러지를 이용한 바이오가스 생산설비에서는 황화수소 농도가 2,000 ppm을 상회한다. 이러한 황화수소를 제거하기 위한 정제방법으로는 습식, 건식, 생물이용 등으로 나누어지고 있으며, 처리 가스량, 유지관리비, 탈황 목표치 등을 감안하여 각각의 적정 방법을 선택하여 적용하고 있다. 이러한 황화수소의 거동을 파악하여 바이오가스 생산 및 이용 효율성을 증대시키고자, 국내 바이오가스 플랜트의 탈황설비를 중심으로 정밀 모니터링을 실시하였다.

본 연구에서는 음식물 쓰레기를 기질로 하여 수소생산을 수행하였을 때 중금속(구리)의 농도에 따른 수소생산 효율과 반응 조건, 수소생산에 기여하는 미생물 군집 분포의 변화를 살펴보고자 한다. 회분식 반응기가 사용된 이번 실험에서는 sucrose 1%(v/v)와 음식물 쓰레기가 탄소원으로 사용되었으며, 혐기성 조건을 충족하기 위하여 N2가스로 반응기 내를 10분간 purging한 뒤, 이를 완전 밀폐 시켰으며, 교반 속도와 실험 온도는 각각 200 rpm, 30±3℃로 유지되었다. 본 연구에서 수소생산은 실험 후 약 30-90시간 후 종료되는 것으로 나타났다. 수소생산의 yield값은 Cu 0.5ppm, 1ppm, 5ppm, 10ppm에서 각각 5.3016, 6.6363, 28.9388, 4.9398㎖ H2/g COD로 나타났다. 수소가스 발생량(Ph)과 최대 수소 생산률(Rh)은 Table 1에 나타내었다. 중금속의 농도에 따라 수소생산량을 비교해 보았을 때 Cu 5ppm>10ppm>1ppm>0.5ppm의 순서로 수소생산량이 많이 발생되었으며, 이는 약간의 중금속은 미생물의 성장에 촉진작용을 일으켜 수소생산을 활발하게 하는 것으로 판단되어지며, 일정 농도 이상으로 중금속의 농도가 높아지면 수소생산에 저해가 되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 실험의 여건 상 5, 10ppm실험시기 보다 0.5, 1pmm농도의 실험시기의 온도가 약 3℃ 낮았던 것으로 보아 온도의 영향이 수소생산에 영향을 미친 것으로 판단된다. 16S rDNA의 PCR-DGGE결과 음식물 쓰레기의 수소생산량과 비교하여 적은 수소를 생산한 중금속 첨가 반응액에서 발견된 Band 6과 7은 Lactococcus속으로 규명되었다. 이는 위 미생물들이 Clostridium속의 수소생산 활동을 저해시키는 역할로 작용했다고 판단된다.

This study was carried out to examine the characteristics of hydrogen sulfide adsorption using an iron hydroxide-based adsorbent. The prepared adsorbent was discussed with regard to its adsorption capacity and analyzed via surface analysis methods to illustrate the physical characteristics of hydrogen sulfide adsorption. As the drying temperature increased, the adsorption capacity of the adsorbent decreased from 29.15wt% to 22.73wt%. The adsorption capacity was decreased as the space velocity increased and showed an adsorption capacity of about 3.65 at 3,157.6 h−1. The effect of sulfur dioxide was to decrease the adsorption capacity from 29.15wt% to 27.94wt%. The adsorbent exhibited the amorphous type in its physical appearance based on XRD and EDS analysis.

Background : Cellular oxidative stress as reactive oxygen species (ROS), whether produced endogenously as a consequence of normal cell functions or derived from external sources, pose a constant threat to cells living in an aerobic environment as they can result in severe damage to DNA, protein, and lipids. The effects of Valeriana fauriei extract and fractions on hydrogen peroxide-induced neuronal cell damage are studied. Methods and Results : Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathological process of neurodegenerative diseases. Valeriana fauriei extract (VFE) and EA fractions (VFEA) was investigated total phenolic contents using method. VFE of total phenolic contents had 2.54 ± 0.01 mg/g, also, VFEA had a 18.78 ± 0.03 mg/g. High phenolic content of the VFEA is expected to better the inhibition of oxidative stress. VFE and VFEA were experimented to inhibit ROS induced 200 μM 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1). VFE of inhibit SIN-1 induced-ROS dose dependently and signficantly. In addition, VFEA inhibition was also dose dependant and significant. Moreover, The treatment of SH-SY5Y and SK-N-SH cells with VFEA significantly reduced hydrogen peroxide-induced generation of intercellular ROS. Conclusion : From the above results, we may suggest that VFEA might have useful as a material for functional food and pharmaceutics for the pathological process of neurodegenerative diseases.

Biogas has been used to remove water content and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Removing water requires a low temperature process; thus, our study investigated removing H2S under high pressure and low temperature. Several experiments were conducted to investigate removal of H2S from a biogas stream by optimizing chemical absorption and the chemical reaction with a Fe/EDTA solution. The roles of Fe/EDTA were studied to enhance removal efficiency of H2S due to oxidization by Fe+3/EDTA. The objective of this study was to explore the feasibility of enhancing toxic gas treatment in a biogas facility. A biogas purification strategy affords many advantages. For example, the process can be performed under mild environmental conditions and at low temperature, and it removes H2S selectively. As the Fe-EDTA concentration increased, the H2S conversion rate increased because the Fe-EDTA complex was highly stable. The optimal pH to stabilize the chemical complex during oxidation of H2S was 9.0.

Concentrations of hydrogen sulfide in ambient air have been measured from January 2014 to June 2016 in a coastal area near the Ulsan National Industrial Complex. The measurement sites were 1 km, 2.6 km, 5.6 km, and 20 km away from a kraft pulp mill, which is located at the most southern edge of the complex. Concentrations above 0.4 ppb were monitored every 5 min and the highest concentration of the day was determined. From a total of 775 measurement days, hydrogen sulfide concentrations > 20 ppb were recorded on 36 and 38 days at the measurement site closest to the mill and the residential area 2.6 km away from the mill, respectively. At the site farthest from the mill, the concentrations were always 20 ppb lower than the malodor regulation for the residential area but sometimes higher than the odor recognition threshold for hydrogen sulfide. Although several emission sources of hydrogen sulfide have been published in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register of Korea, the kraft pulp mill is considered to be the biggest contributor of atmospheric hydrogen sulfide in the southern coastal area of Ulsan.

Mussels are stubborn organism attached to solid substrate by byssus threads and caused operational problems in utility of power generating stations. Sole and combined usage of ultrasonic (28 kHz- and 42 kHz- frequencies) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has studied for control of blue mussel larvae and adult stage in seawater condition. A theoretical wo rking model using disinfection (Chick and Watson type) approaches is presented based on helpful results of experiments. This study also demonstrate that the combined treatment (ultra-sonication with H2O2) is overall highly efficient than individual treatment would, but on the basis of exposure time, the ultra-sonication was the most efficient among them. Therefore the development of sole and combined technique might be effective practical mitigation strategy against mussel attachment for water handling facilities.

Background : Reactive oxygen species (ROS), whether produced endogenously as a consequence of normal cell functions or derived from external sources, pose a constant threat to cells living in an aerobic environment as they can result in severe damage to DNA, protein, and lipids. The effects of Valeriana fauriei extract and fractions on hydrogen peroxide-induced neuronal cell damage are studied. Methods and Results : Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathological process of neurodegenerative diseases. Valeriana fauriei extract (VFE) and EA fractions (VFEA) was investigated total phenolic contents using method. VFE of total phenolic contents had 2.54 ± 0.01 mg/g, also, VFEA had a 18.78 ± 0.03 mg/g. High phenolic content of the VFEA is expected to better the inhibition of oxidative stress. VFE and VFEA were experimented to inhibit ROS induced 200 μM 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1). VFE of inhibit SIN-1 induced-ROS dose dependently and signficantly. In addition, VFEA inhibition was also dose dependant and significant. Moreover, Treatment of SH-SY5Y and SK-N-SH cells with VFEA significantly reduced hydrogen peroxide-induced generation of intercellular ROS. Conclusion : From the above results, we may suggest that VFEA might have useful as a material for functional food and pharmaceutics for the pathological process of neurodegenerative diseases.

These days, the development of various pre- and post-combustion techniques has been pursued in order to reduce the emission of CO2 in the fleet of coal-fired power plants, since it is of great importance to each country’s energy production while also being the single largest emitter of CO2. As part of this kind of research efforts, in this study, a novel burning method is tried by the co-burning of the pulverized coal with the stoichiometric mixture of the hydrogen and oxygen (H2+1/2O2) called as HHO. For the investigation of this idea, the commercial computational code (STAR-CCM+) was used to perform a series of calculation for the IFRF (International Flame Research Foundation) coal-fired boiler (Michel and Payne, 1980). In order to verify the code performance, first of all, the experimental data of IFRF has been successfully compared with the calculation data. Further, the calculated data employed with pure coal are compared with the co-burning case for the evaluation of the substituted HHO performance. The reduced amount of coal feeding was fixed to be 30% and the added amount of HHO to produce a similar flame temperature with pure coal combustion was considered as 100% case of HHO addition. This value varies from 100 to 90, 80, 60, 50, 0% in order to see the effect of HHO amount on the performance of pulverized coal-fired combustion with the 30% reduced coal feeding. One of the most important thing found in this study is that the 100% addition of HHO amount shows approximately the same flame shape and temperature with the case of 100% coal combustion, even if the magnitude of the flow velocity differs significantly due to the reduced amount of air oxidizer. This suggests the high possibility of the replacement of the coal fuel with HHO in order to reduce the CO2 emission in pulverized coal-fired power plant. However, an extensive parametric study will be needed in near future, in terms of the reduction amount of coal and HHO addition in order to evaluate the possibility of the HHO replacement for coal in pulverized coal-fired combustion.

The purpose of the present study is to examine characteristics of hydrogen sulfide adsorption using iron-activated carbon composite adsorbents prepared by ferric nitrate and ferric chloride. Prepared adsorbents were discussed on H2S adsorption capacity. Also, adsorbents were analyzed by surface analysis methods for illustrating the physical characteristics of H2S adsorption. The breakthrough tests of H2S were conducted at 3,333 ppm of inlet concentration, demonstrating that the adsorption capacity for iron-activated carbon composite adsorbents was in order of FC_AC (Ferric chloride_Activated carbon), FN_AC (Ferric nitrate_Activated carbon), FC (Ferric chloride) and FN (Ferric nitrate). Adsorption capacity of FC was 0.06 g/g, whereas FC_AC showed the highest capacity of 0.171 g/g. All adsorbents exhibited the amorphous type in physical appearance based on XRD analysis and high Fe content based on EDS analysis. The surface areas of composites were increased by adding activated carbon, exhibiting better adsorption capacity.

오디 당침출액(MSE)의 산화적 스트레스 개선 효과를 확인하기 위하여 HepG2 세포에 H2O2로 산화적 스트레스를 유도시킨 다음, MSE의 보호효과를 확인하였다. MSE를 40 일간 저장하여 DPPH radical scavensing을 통해 DPPH radical 소거능이 유의적으로 좋았던 저장 40일용 MSE를 선택하여 세포 실험에 적용하였다. HepG2 세포에 500 μM H2O2를 처리하여 산화적 스트레스를 유발시키고, MSE를 처리하여 세포 생존율을 확인한 결과, MSE 처리로 인한 세포 생존율이 유의적으로 증가하였고, ROS 생성과 과산 화물에 대한 지표로 측정된 MDA 농도도 MSE 처리로 인해 효과적으로 억제되었다. 또한, H2O2 처리로 감소된 SOD 및 CAT 활성이 MSE 처리로 인해 유의적으로 높아졌으며, H2O2를 처리로 인한 세포핵의 apoptosis body가 MSE 처리 로 인해 감소함을 확인하였으며, 이는 caspase-3 활성 MSE 가 억제시킴으로 인해 세포를 보호하고 있음을 확인하였 다. 이상의 결과로부터 오디 당침출액은 산화적 스트레스 로부터 야기되는 세포독성과 apoptosis로부터 세포 보호 효과를 확인함에 따라 향후 노화와 관련된 다양한 연구 소재의 기초 자료 및 질병 예방 소재로의 가능성을 확인하 였다.

Development and performance evaluation of the hydrogen generator by autothermal reforming process for emergency PEM fuel cell using methanol from process waste were carried out. Supply of gaseous hydrogen has been a technical barrier for its wide application. As a result, conventional reformer has either a separate heat source such as a catalytic combustor or a parallel process in the same reactor to generate heat. The later device is called ATR (Autothermal reforming). Typical product gas of ATR still contains a large amount of carbon monoxide that poisons electro-catalyst of the MEA. In the present study, we used the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide as a parallel exothermic reaction in the same reactor as the reformer. The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide releases water vapor and gaseous oxygen with enormous heat. The heat sustains the reforming reaction and the oxygen is used to recombine the carbon monoxide by oxidation. By parametric study, at the condition of 200oC and the rate of methanol to 40% of hydrogen peroxide is 4 to 1, the Carbon monoxide contents are reduced by less than 800 ppm. Using the present concept we could reduce the concentration of carbon monoxide in the product gas of the reformer by more than 80%. At that carbon monoxide contents, we can be possible to load the methanol-hydrogen peroxide ATR system without any devices.

In this study, the experiments which use the dry absorbent has been executed in order to find optimum HCl absorptionconditions. The absorbents in this experiment were Ca(OH)2-A, Ca(OH)2-B and CaO. They were put in a fixed-bed reactor.The reaction temperature of HCl/Ca(OH)2 systems were between 200~400oC and those of HCl/CaO systems werebetween at 500~700oC. The reaction gases were HCl and N2 mixtures (3000ppm). The reaction gas of 2L·min−1 wasfed into the reactor. As temperature increased, the conversion ratio of HCl in Ca(OH)2 particles also increased.Consequently, Ca(OH)2-B showed the maximum conversion ratio of 19% at 400oC. CaO also showed the similar tendencywith the result of Ca(OH)2. In case of same particle sizes, as reaction temperature increased, the reaction rate constant(k) also increased. The highest reaction rate constant of Ca(OH)2-B was 3,952min−1 at 400oC. All absorbents in thisexperiment showed that the reaction rate decreased with increasing the size of the particles at each temperature condition.The kinetics of the reaction between sorbents and HCl molecules showed that the activation energies were about 2.71~6.85kcal·mol−1 (averager 4.53kcal·mol−1) for Ca(OH)2-A, about 1.3011.51kcal·mol−1 (average 6.10kcal·mol−1) forCa(OH)2-B, and about 2.5314.3kcal·mol−1 (average 6.91kcal·mol−1) for CaO depending on conversion ratios.

In this study, the effect of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) pre-treatment for sewage sludge prior to anaerobic digestion wasassessed using a batch test with an objective to decrease nitrogen, dissolved sulfide and siloxane in sewage sludge. Atotal of 6 sets of experiments (Blank, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100g H2O2/kg wet sludge) were carried out, each with duplicates.To assess the effect of different dosages of H2O2 on anaerobic digestion, the treated sewage sludge was used for biochemical methane potential (BMP) test and SCODcr concentration. Due to the H2O2 pre-treatment, solubilization of SCODcr in pretreated sludge increased by 89% compared to raw sewage sludge, whereas T-N and NH3-N concentrationdecreased. Cumulative methane yields were increased for all pretreated samples due to increased sludge solubilizationthrough H2O2 pre-treatment. In addition, dissolved siloxane concnetrations were decreased for all pretreated samples. Thus,a reduction in dissolved siloxane concenrtation can decrease the siloxane generation potential of sludge during anaerobicdigestion. However, dissolved sulfide concentration remained same. Although H2O2 dosage did not show any furtherimpact on dissolved sulfide, they have significantly decreased T-N, NH3-N and dissolve siloxane concentrations beforeanaerobic digestion.

Sulfur hexafluoride has an extremely high global warming potential (GWP) because of strong absorption of infraredradiation and long atmospheric lifetime which cause the global warming effect. This study is to identify the effects ofdestruction and removal efficiency of SF6 by the addition of conditioning agent (oxygen, water vapor and hydrogen) whenusing the high ionization energy. The irradiation intensity of ionization energy was 2mA, 5mA, 10mA and 15mA. TheSF6 was completely removed with H2O and H2 gas injection at 2mA. Main by-products were HF and F2 gases. HF andF2 gas formation was increased with irradiation intensity increasing. Most of the by-products of particle were sulfur andmetal sulfate.

Several experiments have done to investigate the removal of hydrogen sulfide(H2S) synthetic gas from biogas streams by means of chemical absorption and chemical reaction with 0.1 M – 1 M Fe/EDTA solution. The hydrogen sulfide of biogas was bubbled through an gas-lift column with Fe/EDTA resulting in the formation of sulfur particles. Wide range of optimal operating conditions were tested for both Fe/EDTA solution and the biogas, and the optimal ratio of Fe/EDTA concentration for efficient removal of hydrogen sulfide was found. The roles of Fe/EDTA were studied to enhance the removal efficiency of hydrogen sulfide because of oxidizing by Fe+3/EDTA. The motivation of this investigation is first to explore the feasibility of enhancing the toxic gas treatment in the biogas facility. The biogas purification strategy affords many advantages. For instance, the process can be performed under mild environmental conditions and at low temperature, and it removes hydrogen sulfide selectively. The end product of separation is elemental sulfur, which is a stable material that can be easily disposed of with minor potential for further pollution. The process to address over 90% removal efficiency of hydrogen sulfide does offer considerable advantages unrealized.

The effects of NaCl concentration on bio-hydrogen production and microbial community by dark-fermentation were evaluated. The examined NaCl concentration was varied from 0 to 5%. When NaCl concentration ranged from 0 to 3%, the hydrogen production was insignificantly affected. 4% or more NaCl concentration decreased accumulated hydrogen production and the lag time was longer. In addition, the metabolite pathway of the bacteria were shifted from butyrate to acetate by microbial community changes with high concentration of NaCl. FISH analysis was achieved to analyze the microbial community after the dark-fermentation performance. Hydrogen producing bacteria, Clostridium sp. Cluster I and Cluster XI, was dominated with 0 ~ 3% of NaCl, while Eubacteria, general bacteria, was dominated with 4 ~ 5% of NaCl. Therefore, the growth and hydrogen production of the hydrogen producing bacteria were inhibited with over 4% of NaCl.