This study aimed to develop an efficient recycling process for wastewater generated from soil-washing used to remediate uranium (U(VI))-contaminated soil. Under acidic conditions, U(VI) ions leached from the soil were precipitated and separated through neutralization using hydrazine (N2H4). N2H4, employed as a pH adjuster, was decomposed into nitrogen gas (N2), water (H2O), and hydrogen ions (H+) by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The residual N2H4 was precipitated when the pH was adjusted using sulfuric acid (H2SO4) to recycle the wastewater in the soil-washing process. This purified wastewater was reused in the soil-washing process for a total of ten cycles. The results confirmed that the soil-washing performance for U(VI)-contaminated soil was maintained when using recycled wastewater. All in all, this study proposes an efficient recycling process for wastewater generated during the remediation of U(VI)-contaminated soil.

The removal of cesium (Cs) from contaminated clay minerals is still a challenge due to the limited efficiency of the process. Thus, this study aimed to enhance the removal for Cs+ ions during the conventional acid washing process by incorporating a bead-type adsorbent. Polyacrylonitrile-based nickel potassium hexacyanoferrate (NiFC-PAN) was utilized as the Cs adsorbent to selectively adsorb Cs+ ions in a strongly acidic solution that contained competing ions. To enable easy separation of clay particles and protect the adsorbent from harsh environmental conditions, PAN was deliberately constructed as large beads. The synthesized adsorbent (NiFC/PAN in a 2:1 ratio) displayed high selectivity for Cs+ ions and had a maximum capacity of 162.78 mg/g for Cs+ adsorption in 0.5 M HNO3 solution. Since NiFC-PAN exhibited greater Cs selectivity than the clay mineral (hydrobiotite, HBT), adding NiFC-PAN during the acid washing substantially increased Cs desorption (73.3%) by preventing the re-adsorption for Cs+ ions on the HBT. The acid treatment in the presence of NiFCPAN also significantly decreased the radioactivity of 137Cs-HBT from 209 to 27 Bq/g, resulting in a desorption efficiency of 87.1%. Therefore, these findings suggest that the proposed technique is a potentially useful and effective method for decontaminating radioactive clay.

간장게장은 우리나라 전통 식품 중의 하나로 생 꽃게를 세척한 후 간장소스를 첨가하고 저온에서 숙성시켜 포장 하여 상업적으로 판매하고 있다. 하지만, 간장게장 제조 특성 상 열처리를 하지 않기 때문에, 간장게장의 미생물학적 품질을 유지하는데 어려움이 따른다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 원물 꽃게의 초기 미생물 저감화를 위해 여러 살균세척제의 효능을 비교하고 저장 중 간장게장 제품의 미생물학적 품질을 유지하기 위해 키토산의 항균 효능을 평가하였다. 먼저, 상온에서 생 꽃게를 염소수(50 mg/L), 과초산(40 mg/L), acetic acid (5%), lactic acid(5%)에 각각 10분간 침지시켜 일반세균수를 분석하였다. 결과를 살펴보면, 여러 살균세척제 중 5% acetic acid 세척이 생 꽃게에 존재하는 일반세균수를 약 1.5 log CFU/g까지 감소시켜 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 키토산 효능을 평가하기 위해 현재 상업적으로 제조되고 있는 간장게장(방법 1; 전해수 세척), 5% acetic acid로만 세척된 꽃게(방법 2), 5% acetic acid로 세척된 꽃게에 0.5%(방법 3)와 1%(방법 4)의 수용성 키토산이 첨가된 간장으로 제조된 간장게장을 각각 4oC와 12oC에서 최대 30일까지 저장하면서 일반세균수, 대장균군 및 대장균수를 측정하였다. 12oC에서 저장된 간장게장의 일반세균 수는 7일이 지났을 때 약 8 log CFU/g까지 증가하였다. 4oC의 경우, 1% 키토산이 첨가된 군(방법 4)에서 20 일 동안 약 2.9 log CFU/g까지만 증가한 것으로 나타나 키 토산 무첨가군(방법 1과2)과 0.5% 첨가군(방법 3)(4.2~4.5 log CFU/g)에 비하여 훨씬 효과적이었다. 본 결과에 따라, 생 꽃게를 5% acetic acid로 세척한 후 간장게장에 1% 키토산을 첨가하여 냉장온도에서 저장한다면 간장게장 제품의 미생물학적 품질 향상에 큰 도움이 될 것으로 여겨진다.

The purpose of this study is to develop a method to cultivate lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as a by-product in the fermentation of kimchi through the use of Chinese cabbage leaves. A method to reduce the initial number of microorganisms using citric acid and ethanol to wash cabbage leaves was investigated. In this experiment, Chinese cabbage leaves were washed using a mixture of 3% citric acid and 7% ethanol and the washed cabbage leaves were juiced and used as a sample. The total microorganisms of kimchi cabbage juice (KCJ) was reduced from log 6.53 CFU/g to log 3.69 CFU/g by washing with citric acid and ethanol, and lactic acid bacteria from log 4.40 CFU/g to log 2.01 CFU/g. The salinity of KCJ was appropriate for the growth of lactic acid bacteria but the pH was too low. The yield of washing, juice extraction, and total were 80.82%, 79.32%, and 64.11%, respectively. KCJ made by washing with citric acid and ethanol was good for the culture broth of lactic acid bacteria.

A continuous process of persulfate oxidation and citric acid washing was investigated for ex-situ remediation of complex contaminated soil containing total recoverable petroleum hydrocarbons (TRPHs) and heavy metals (Cu, Pb, and Zn). The batch experiment results showed that TRPHs could be degraded by Fe2+ activated persulfate oxidation and that heavy metals could be removed by washing with citric acid. For efficient remediation of the complex contaminated soil, two-stage and three-stage processes were evaluated. Removal efficiency of the two-stage process (persulfate oxidation - citric acid washing) was 83% for TRPHs and 49%, 53%, 24% for Cu, Zn, and Pb, respectively. To improve the removal efficiency, a three-stage process was also tested; case A) water washing - persulfate oxidation - citirc acid washing and case B) persulfate oxidation - citric acid washing (1) - citric acid washing (2). In case A, 63% of TRPHs, 73% of Cu, 60% of Zn, and 55% of Pb were removed, while the removal efficiencies of TRPHs, Cu, Pb, and Zn were 24%, 68%, 62%, and 59% in case B, respectively. The results indicated that case A was better than case B. The three-stage process was more effective than the two-stage process for the remediation of complex-contaminated soil in therms of overall removal efficiency.

This study was aimed at determining the changes in heavy metal removal efficiency at different acid concentrations in a micro-nanobubble soil washing system and pickling process that is used to dispose of heavy metals. For this purpose, the initial and final heavy metal concentrations were measured to calculate the heavy metal removal efficiency 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, and 120 min into the experiment. Soil contaminated by heavy metals and extracted from 0~15 cm below the surface of a vehicle junkyard in the city of U was used in the experiment. The extracted soil was air-dried for 24 h, after which a No. 10 (2 mm) was used as a filter to remove large particles and other substances from the soil as well as to even out the samples. As for the operating conditions, the air inflow rate in the micro-nano bubble soil washing system was fixed at 2 L/min,; with the concentration of hydrogen peroxide being adjusted to 5%, 10%, or 15%. The treatment lasted 120 min. The results showed that when the concentration of hydrogen peroxide was 5%, the efficiency of Zn removal was 27.4%, whereas those of Ni and Pb were 28.7% and 22.8%, respectively. When the concentration of hydrogen peroxide was 10%, the efficiency of Zn removal was 38.7%, whereas those of Ni and Pb were 42.6% and 28.6%, respectively. When the concentration of hydrogen peroxide was 15%, the efficiency of Zn removal was 49.7%, whereas those of Ni and Pb were 57.1% and 42.6%, respectively. Therefore, the efficiency of removal of all three heavy metals was the highest when the hydrogen peroxide concentration was 15%.

제주산 하우스 감귤의 유통전 처리에 따른 선도변화를 분석한 결과, 유통 중 가용성고형물은 온도조건이나 처리방법에 따라 큰 차이가 없이 거의 일정하게 유지되었다. 산 함량 및 경도는 유통초기에 비해 전체적으로 감소되었으나 저온유통처리구가 상온유통처리구에 비해 높게 유지되었고 상온과 저온유통 조건에서 모두 전해산화수 및 왁스코팅 처리가 대조구보다 높게 유지되었다. 과실 내부의 초기 발생량은 1% 내외였지만 상온유통조건에서는 기간이 경과됨에 따라 증가

A study on the removal of Pb ion from Pb-contaminated soil was carried out, using ex-situ extraction process. Tartaric acid (TA) and iminodiacetic acid sodium salt (IDA) as a washing agent were evaluated as a function of concentration, reaction time, mixing ratio of washing agent and recycling of washing agent. TA showed a better extraction performance than IDA. The optimum washing condition of TA and IDA were in the ratio of 1 : 15 and 1 : 20 between soil and acid solution during 1 hr reaction. The total concentrations of Pb ion by TA and IDA at three repeated extraction, were 368.8 ppm and 267.5 ppm, respectively. The recovery of Pb ion from washing solution was achieved by adding calcium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, form the precipitation of lead hydroxide and lead sulfide, and optimum amounts of sodium sulfide and calcium hydroxide were 7 g/ℓ for the TA washing solution and 4 g/ℓ , 5 g/ℓ for the IDA washing solution, respectively. The efficiency of recycle for TA and IDA washing solution were 78.8%, 95.1% and 89.2%, 96.6%, at third extractions under Na2S and Ca(OH)2, respectively.