• A Field Study on the Enhancement of Landfarming Performance Using Oil-degradable Microbes Adapted to Various Temperature Range
  • Yu, Jae-Bong;Kim, Jeong-Ho;Kim, Guk-Jin;Oh, Seung-Taek;Lee, Cheol-Hyo;Park, I-Kyong;Chang, Yoon-Young;
  • SK Engineering and Construction;SK Engineering and Construction;OIKOS Co. Ltd.;OIKOS Co. Ltd.;OIKOS Co. Ltd.;Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University;Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University;
  • 생장 온도 범위별 최적의 유류분해 미생물을 이용한 토양경작 정화기술의 효율성 제고에 관한 현장 적용성 연구
  • 유재봉;김정호;김국진;오승택;이철효;박이경;장윤영;
  • SK건설;SK건설;(주)오이코스;(주)오이코스;(주)오이코스;광운대학교 환경공학과;광운대학교 환경공학과;
Abstract
Bioremediation has been applied as a proven technology in remediation of TPH contaminated soil. However, the efficiency of biodegradation is dependent on temperature as microbial activity is depressed at lower temperature ranges ($30^{\circ}C{\sim}80^{\circ}C$). The objective of this study was to develop microbes with enhanced activities at the stated temperature conditions and to evaluate the remediation effectiveness of these microbes in TPH contaminated soil. Experiments were conducted to isolate hydrocarbon degradable microbial consortia cultured under different temperature conditions. It was found that there were 5 strains of mesophilic ($30^{\circ}C$) and 3 strains of psychrophilic ($80^{\circ}C$) microbes. The TPH concentration was reduced from 4,044 mg/kg to 1,084 mg/kg, (73.2%) in 10 days by using mesophilic microbial consortia and from 5,427 mg/kg to 1,756 (67.6%) in 50 days with psychrophilic microbial consortia in laboratory cultures under controlled conditions. This rate determination excluded physical degradation such as venting and dilution. A field study was then performed to examine the feasibility of applying these microbes in the land-farming process. In this case, 87.1% of the 2,560 mg/kg TPH contaminated soil was degraded in 56 days. The biodegradation rate coefficient (k) was $0.0374\;day^{-1}$. Findings of this study provide viable options for applying microbes for bioremediation of TPH in lower temperature conditions.

생물학적 정화는 TPH로 오염된 지역을 정화하는 효과적인 방법으로 적용되고 있다. 하지만 미생물의 분해 활성이 적정온도 이하, 이상의 온도에서는 감소하기 때문에, 생분해 효율이 온도의 변화에 많은 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 이번 연구의 목적은 유류 분해 효율이 우수한 중저온성 미생물을 분리하여 TPH로 오염된 지역에 적용할 때의 정화효율을 평가해 보는 것이다. 먼저 탄화수소 분해효율이 뛰어난 중온성($30^{\circ}C$)미생물 5종과 저온성($80^{\circ}C$) 미생물 3종의 consortia를 분리하였으며, 이들 미생물 consortia를 실험실내에서 유류로 오염된 토양에 적용해 본 결과, 중온성 미생물의 경우 초기 TPH 4,044 mg/kg이 10일 경과 후 1,084 mg/kg으로 73.2%, 저온성 미생물은 TPH 5,427 mg/kg이 50일 경과 후 1,756 mg/kg으로 67.6%의 처리효율을 보였다. 이 분해율은 휘발이나 희석에 의한 물리적 저감을 포함한다. 이후 분리된 미생물들을 토양 경작 현장에 적용해 본 결과, TPH 2,560 mg/kg의 오염이 56일 경과 후 87.1%의 제거율을 보였으며, 이때의 생분해 반응 속도상수는 $0.0374\;day^{-1}$이었다. 본 연구 결과는 저온, 중온 상태에서 미생물을 이용한 생물학적 정화가 더 다양하게 이용될 수 있는 가능성을 보여준 것으로 판단된다.

Keywords: Microbes;Mesophilic;Psychrophilic;Landfarming;Hydrocarbon;

Keywords: 미생물;중온성미생물;저온성미생물;토양경작;탄화수소 분해;

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  • 2009; 14(5): 10-17

    Published on Oct 31, 2009