본 연구는 축산물 생산 환경에서 오염 가능한 Aspergillus ochraceus와 Rhodotorula mucilaginosa를 저감하기 위하여 자외선과 유기산을 활용하여 그 효과를 구명하였다. 이를 위하여 각각의 균 현탁액(107-108 spores/mL)을 칼 표면에 1 mL 접종하고 37oC에 건조한 후 각각의 처리 조건에 활 용하였다. 먼저 유기산 효과를 구명하기 위하여 아세트산, 젖산, 구연산을 활용하였으며 적정 농도 선정을 위하여 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5%의 농도로 제조하였다. 그 결과 아세트 산의 경우 약 5 log, 젖산은 최대 2 log CFU/cm2 감소하 였으나, 구연산의 경우 1 log 이하로 미미한 수준이었다. 이에 따라 유기산 처리 효과를 더욱 극대화하기 위해 자 외선과의 복합처리를 진행하고자 하였다. 두 균주는 모든 유기산에서 90% 이상 감소하여 초기 균주와 비교하였을 때 유의적인 차이(P<0.05)를 보였으며 특히 4%의 젖산은 자외선(360 mJ/cm2)과 함께 처리하였을 때, 2 log CFU/cm2 이상 감소하였으며 같은 조건에서 아세트산은 5 log CFU/ cm2이상의 저감능을 보였다. 그러나 본 연구에서 사용한 4% 농도의 아세트산으로 제조할 경우 이취가 매우 심하여 작업자가 생산환경에서 사용하기에 어려움이 있다. 이 에 따라서 현장에 적용하기 위한 유기산과 자외선 최적 처리 조건은 4% 젖산 용액에 1분간 침지한 후 자외선을 20분 가량(360 mJ/cm2) 살균 처리하는 방법으로 선정하였 다. 최종적으로 유기산 세척 및 자외선 처리가 된 칼로 돼 지고기 절단 작업을 수행하였을 때, 현장 오염 수준의 진 균류 농도에서 작업 후 돼지고기 표면으로 이행되는 오염 량은 모두 불검출 되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 실험실 규모 뿐만 아니라 최종적으로 현장에서 살균된 도구를 활용하 여 작업 시 고기 표면까지 이행되는 교차오염을 방지할 수 있는 것으로 사료된다.

Ultra-violet (UV) light is one of abiotic stress factors and causes oxidative stress in plants, but a suitable level of UV radiation can be used to enhance the phytochemical content of plants. The accumulation of antioxidant phenolic compounds in UV-exposed plants may vary depending on the conditions of plant (species, cultivar, age, etc.) and UV (wavelength, energy, irradiation period, etc.). To date, however, little research has been conducted on how leaf thickness affects the pattern of phytochemical accumulation. In this study, we conducted an experiment to find out how the antioxidant phenolic content of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) leaves with different thicknesses react to UV-A light. Kale seedlings were grown in a controlled growth chamber for four weeks under the following conditions: 20°C temperature, 60% relative humidity, 12-hour photoperiod, light source (fluorescent lamp), and photosynthetic photon flux density of 121±10 μmol m-2 s-1. The kale plants were then transferred to two chambers with different CO2 concentrations (382±3.2 and 1,027±11.7 μmol mol-1), and grown for 10 days. After then, each group of kale plants were subjected to UV-A LED (275+285 nm at peak wavelength) light of 25.4 W m-2 for 5 days. As a result, when kale plants with thickened leaves from treatment with high CO2 were exposed to UV-A, they had lower UV sensitivity than thinner leaves. The Fv/Fm (maximum quantum yield on photosystem II) in the leaves of kale exposed to UV-A in a low-concentration CO2 environment decreased abruptly and significantly immediately after UV treatment, but not in kale leaves exposed to UV-A in a high-concentration CO2 environment. The accumulation pattern of total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity and individual phenolic compounds varied according to leaf thickness. In conclusion, this experiment suggests that the UV intensity should vary based on the leaf thickness (age etc.) during UV treatment for phytochemical enhancement.

To apply UV-C as a non-heating sterilization method to increase the microbiological safety of fresh seedless watermelon products, reductions in E. coli and quality changes by treatment dose (0, 2, 4, 8, 14, 20 kJ/m2) were investigated. The pH, sugar content, and hardness of watermelon inoculated with E. coli were not significantly different according to the UV-C treatment dose, but the polyphenol content was significantly decreased compared to the controls (425.4 GAE μg/g F.W.). When treated with 2 and 4 kJ/m2, the lycopene content was 31.6 and 30.9 μg/g F.W., respectively, which was increased compared to the controls (28.5 μg/g F.W.). The arginine and citrulline content was also significantly increased compared to the controls. The number of E. coli was significantly decreased compared to the controls following UV-C treatment. Considering the degree of E. coli reduction, lycopene content, arginine content, citrulline content, and UV-C irradiation time, subsequent experiments were conducted by selecting a UV-C treatment dose of 2 kJ/m2. The results of confirming the degree of reduction in the number of E. coli colonies by a single treatment and combined treatment with UV-C 2 kJ/m2 and 70% ethanol showed that the combined treatment was most effective as colonies were decreased by 2.3 log CFU/g compared to the controls. Therefore, it is judged that UV-C 2 kJ/m2 radiation and combined treatment with 70% ethanol could be applied as a non-heating sterilization method for fresh watermelon slices.

후춧가루에 존재하는 식중독 균을 저감화시키기 위한 방법으로 UV-C와 mild heat를 병합 처리 가능성을 타진하였다. Escherichia coli O157:H7 (ATCC 35150)와 Salmonella Typhimurium (ATCC 19585)를 후춧가루에 각각 106, 107 CFU/g 수준으로 인위접종하여 2.32 W/cm2의 UV-C와 60℃ 의 mild heat을 10분에서 70분 동안 처리하였다. 그 후 미생물 분석 및 후춧가루의 품질변화를 측정하였다. UV-C를 단독으로 70분 동안 처리했을 때 E. coli O157:H7과 S. Typhimurium는 각각 1.89, 2.24 log CFU/g 수준으로 감소하였지만, UV-C와 mild heat을 70분 동안 병합처리 했을 때는 각각 2.46, 5.70 log CFU/g으로 감소하였다. E. coli O157:H7 보다는 S. Typhimurium의 저감효과가 더 컸다. 색도는 모든 처리구에서 유의적인 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 UV-C와 mild heat 병합처리는 후춧가루에 존재하는 식중독 균을 사멸시키는 데 효과적이기 때문에 산업적인 살균처리 기술로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

Poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) 필름은 여러 가지 우수한 필름 특성으로 인하여 다양한 방면에서 이용되 고 있다. 그러나 PET 필름은 낮은 표면에너지로 인하여 젖음성과 접착력이 약해 그 응용에 제약이 있다. 따라서 PET 필름이 유연 전자회로 기판으로 사용되기 위해서는 필름의 표면에너지를 필름 자체의 특성에 변화주지 않는 범위에서 변화시켜 낮춰줘야 할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 상용의 PET 필름에 자외선과 공기-플라스마 처리를 행하였으며, 각각의 조건에 따른 필름의 표면을 접촉각 측정기, X-선 분광기 등을 사용하여 조사하였다. 또한 시간에 따른 표면특성의 변화를 연구하였다. 그 결과 자외선과 공기-플라스마로 처리된 필름은 표면이 극성으로 변화하였으며, 시간에 따라 서서히 원래의 극성으로 돌아가는 것을 확인하였으며, 초기 상태로의 극성의 회복 시간은 자외선과 공기-플라스마 처리 시간과 관련되는 것을 확인하였다. 이는 PET 필름이 인쇄전자 분야에서 유연기판 재료로서 이용되는 데에 중요한 결과라고 할 수 있다.

역삼투막은 해수의 담수화, 하수 및 폐수 재이용, 산업용수등의 다양한 용도로 널리 사용되고 있다. 하지만 미생물, 콜로이드물질, 스케일, 유기물 등 막의 오염으로 인해 전력비 및 교체비등 운영비가 증가되는 문제를 야기시킨다. 산업 용수 플랜트에서는 역삼투막의 주요 오염 중 하나인 바이오파울링을 저감시키기 위하여 일반적으로 사용하는 염소, 오존 등의 산화성살균제외 CMIT, DBNPA 등 비산화성 살균제도 사용하게 되는데 높은 약품비용로 운영비 증가의 원인이 되기도 한다. 본 연구는 파일럿플랜트를 이용하여 BWRO공정의 자외선 소독 전 처리의 효과검증을 약 1년간 실시하였다. 테스트결과 시기별로 차이가 발생하였 지만 역삼투막의 차압 증가속도를 감소시켜 향후 플랜트 적용 시 운영비 절감에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

Study on effluent organic matter (EfOM) characteristic and removal efficiency is required, because EfOM is important in regard to the stability of effluents reuse, quality issues of artificial recharge and water conservation of aqueous system. UV technology is widely used in wastewater treatment. Many reports have been conducted on microbial disinfection and micro pollutant reduction with UV treatment. However, the study on EfOM with UV has limited because low/medium pressure UV lamp is not sufficient to affect refractory organics. The high intensity of pulsed UV would mineralize EfOM itself as well as change the characteristics of EfOM. Chlorine demand and DBPs formation is affected on the changed amounts and properties of EfOM. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect on EfOM, chlorine residual, and chlorinated DBPs formation with low pressure and pulsed UV treatment. The removal of organic matter through low pressure UV treatment is insignificant effect. Pulsed UV treatment effectively removes/transforms EfOM. As a result, the chlorine consumption is changed and chlorine DBPs formation is decreased. However, excessive UV treatment caused problems of increasing chlorine consumption and generating unknown by-products.

Aeration with low energy micro-bubble generation and UV/H2O2 processes was introduced to verify the possibility of oxidation treatment for acid mine drainage. During 10 hours of aeration with micro-bubbles, Fe and As concentrations were decreased to 18.1 and 61.8%, respectively, while Cu, Cd, Al were kept at influent concentrations. Other heavy metals such as Mn, Cr, Pb, Zn, and Ni concentrations fluctuated due to the repetition of oxidation and release. Twenty days of aeration indicated the oxidation possibility for Cu, Cd, and Al. With the employment of UV/H2O2 processes, more than 77% of Cu and Fe removed, whereas slightly more than 30% of Cd and Al removed.

This study investigates leaching and thermal treatment characteristics of mercury in waste phosphor powder from UV lamp for industrial use. Waste phosphor powder contaminated with mercury compounds requires proper treatment for final disposal. A sequential extraction procedure was conducted in order to estimate the stability of mercury compounds in waste phosphor powder. The fraction of mercury compounds leached in initial steps by ion-exchangeable and low acidic solutions was 62%, which would be unstable. Finally 36% of mercury compounds was left as a strongly stable form before last step of acid digestion by aqua regia. Mercury was decomposed rapidly during initial period in thermal treatment. However, the decomposition rate reached in steady later. Correlation of mercury content in residues with concentration of leaching extract was attempted in order to set a thermal treatment condition. When mercury content in residue of phosphor powder could be lowed up to about 13 mg-Hg/kg by thermally with satisfying the Korean leaching standard limit of 0.005 mg-Hg/L.

Background : The purpose of the present investigation is to enhance extracellular acidic protease production by subjecting a protease producing strain Cordyceps pruinosa DK-01 to random mutagenesis by UV irradiation after ethidium bromide treatment. Methods and Results : Mutants were screened as protease producers on the basis of zone of clearance and relative proteolytic activity (RPA) on skimmed milk agar plates. In addition, mutants showed strong pink-red color intensity and different RAPD profiling compared with wild type control. Four mutants were randomly selected and their extracellular enzyme activities were investigated. In liquid culture without casein, 2.2-, 2.9-, 5.2- and 4.4-fold higher acid protease activity was achieved from mutants DK-m9, -m11 and -m12, respectively, than that of wild type strain (11.13 ± 1.60 U/ml). In liquid culture with casein, 1.1-, 1.3-, 1.3 and 1.3-fold higher acid protease activity was achieved with those mutants were found to produce, respectively, than that of wild type strain (93.95 ± 12.84 U/ml). Maximum acid protease activity was noticed from a mutant DK-m11 in liquid culture with casein (121.18 U/ml) and without casein (57.65 U/ml). The extracellular acid protease produced from DJ-m11 that was active in the pH range 4.5-6.5 and optimum temperature for the activity was 37°C. Furthermore, we found a deformed, shorten structure of setae on the elytron surface of dynastid beetles treated with culture supernatant of the DK-m11. Conclusion : These findings have more impact on enzyme economy for biotechnological and insecticidal applications of fungal proteases.

수확 후 돌나물의 미생물학적 안전성 확보를 위해 1% acetic acid 침지 세척과 10 kJ/m2 UV-C 조사를 병합처리하여 10°C에서 6일간 저장하면서 미생물 수, 색도, 비타민 C 함량, 항산화능을 측정하였다. 돌나물에 병합처리 후 총 호기성 세균 수는 대조구와 비교하여 3.28 log CFU/g, 효모 및 곰팡이에서는 4.22 log CFU/g 감균 효과를 보였으며, 이러한 효과는 저장 6일 동안 유지되었다. Acetic acid와 UV-C 병합처리는 대조구와 비교하여 돌나물의 저장 중 Hunter 색도 값에 부정적인 영향을 끼치지 않았다. 또한 비타민 C 함량과 항산화능은 저장기간 동안 처리구와 대조구 모두 감소하였으나, 처리에 의한 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구 결과 acetic acid와 UV-C 병합처리가 수확 후 돌나물의 저장, 유통 시 미생물학적 안전성을 확보하고 품질 유지에 효과적인 hurdle technology라고 판단된다.

The photodegradation and by-products of the gaseous toluene with TiO2 (P25) and short-wavelength UV (UV254+185nm) radiation were studied. The toluene was decomposed and mineralized efficiently owed to the synergistic effect of photochemical oxidation in the gas phase and photocatalytic oxidation on the TiO2 surface. The toluene by the UV254+185nm photoirradiated TiO2 were mainly mineralized CO2 and CO, but some water-soluble organic intermediates were also formed under severe reaction conditions. The ozone and secondary organic aerosol were produced as undesirable by-products. It was found that wet scrubber was useful as post-treatment to remove water-soluble organic intermediates. Excess ozone could be easily removed by means of a MnO2 ozone-decomposition catalyst. It was also observed that the MnO2 catalyst could decompose organic compounds by using oxygen reactive species formed in process of ozone decomposition.