The reaction rate, equilibrium, and flow injection analysis methods were fundamentally evaluated for the determination of aqueous ammonia. The selected indophenol blue method was based on the formation of indophenol blue in which ammonium ion reacted with hypochlorite and phenol in alkaline solution. In the optimized reaction condition, the reaction followed 1st order reaction kinetics and the final product was stable. The absorbance measurements before and after the equilibrium were utilized for the reaction rate and equilibrium methods. The reaction rate methods, based on the relative analytical signals for the possibility of eliminating interferents, were shown to have good linear calibration curves but the detection limit and the calibration sensitivity were poorer than those in the equilibrium method. The detection limits were 32-49 ppb and 24 ppb for the reaction rate and equilibrium methods, respectively. In the flow injection analysis, the absorbance was measured before the equilibrium reached and thus resulted in 30% reduction of calibration sensitivity. However, the detection limit was 11 ppb, indicating that the peak-to-peak noise for the blank was remarkably improved. Compared to the manual methods, the optimized experimental condition in a closed reaction system reduced the blank absorbance and the inclusion of ammonia from the atmosphere was prevented. In addition, highly reproducible mixing of sample and reagents and analytical data extracted from continuous recording showed excellent reproducibility.

본 연구는 자연조건에서 생육된 벼를 수정 후 13일에서 15일에 일정한 환경조건으로 옮긴 다음 공기유입속도의 변화(200-280-360-440 ml/min.)에 따른 벼의 광합성 반응을 알아보기 위하여 진행되었다. 공기유입속도의 변화에 따른 경시적인 광합성반응에서, 기공전도율은 처리 후 초기에 급속히 감소한 다음 일정시간동안 동요되다가 약 1시간에서 1시간30분후에 평형상태에 도달되었다. 이와 유사한 변화는 탄소동화율에서도 찾아 볼 수 있었다. 기공전도율은 공기유입속도가 증가함에 따라 감소하였는데, 그 감소율은 탄소동화율에서 나타나는 감소율과 일치되는 경향이었다. 공기의 흐름을 분당 440 ml로 하여 전분이 축적되는 기간동안 처리하였을 경우, 전분덩어리들 간의 결합구조가 느슨하며 전분덩어리를 횡단하였을 경우에는 미세한 구멍이 발생됨을 관찰할 수 있었다. 이상에서 알 수 있는 것은 공기유입속도의 증가에 따른 기공전도율과 탄소동화율은 상호간 관계가 밀접함을 알 수 있으며 공기유입속토의 증가는 광합성과정에서 CO2 흡수 및 광합성의 최종산물인 전분구조에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 시사한다.

Effect of the liquid circulation velocity on the biofilm development was investigated in an inverse fluidized bed biofilm reactor(IFBBR). To observe the effect of the influent COD concentration on biofilm simultaneously, the influent COD value was adjusted to 1000㎎/ℓ for 1st reactor, and 2500㎎/ℓ for 2nd reactor. The liquid circulation velocity was adjusted by controlling the initial liquid height. As the liquid circulation velocity was decreased, the settling amount of biomass was increased and the amount of effluent biomass was decreased. Since the friction of liquid was decreased by the decrease of liquid circulation velocity, the biofilm thickness was increased and the biofilm dry density was decreased. In the 1st reactor, the SCOD removal efficiency was constant regardless of the variation of the liquid circulation velocity, but it was increased by the decrease of the liquid circulation velocity because of more biomass population in 2nd reactor.