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PURPOSE: A high speed production method of hydrogen using a granulated thermophilic strain mixture is provided to enlarge a stirring effect through inner circulation and to constantly maintain a pH value in a reactor, thereby continuously reducing hydraulic retention time (HRT) and to maximize hydrogen production speed. CONSTITUTION: A high speed production method of hydrogen using a granulated thermophilic strain mixture comprises the steps of: heating sludge of a digester, sewage sludge, or soil at high temperature and preparing a strain mixture including hydrogen-producing bacteria; culturing the strain mixture in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR); adding the mixture strain into an expanded granular sludge bed digestion (EGSB) and granulating the strain mixture; adding a substrate to the EGSB; adding nutrients and a buffer solution to the EGSB; and performing fermentation in the EGSB and obtaining hydrogen. The nutrients increase the size of granules of the strain mixture. The buffer solution maintains the EGSB at pH 5-6.
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PURPOSE: A method for producing lactic acid using a continuous anaerobic reactor containing granular lactic acid bacteria sludge is provided to reduce the volume of a reaction tank by short HRT(Hydraulic Residence Time), to enhance a production rate, and to continuously produce the lactic acid without additional culture or change of microorganisms. CONSTITUTION: A method for continuously producing lactic acid comprises: a step of culturing anaerobic digester sludge in a reactor and obtaining lactic acid bacteria containing Bacillus sp. and Lactobacillus sp.; a step of adding the lactic acid bacteria to the continuous anaerobic digester sludge and granulating; a step of adding a substrate to the continuous anaerobic digester sludge; and a step of fermenting and obtaining lactic acid. The lactic acid is obtained at 50-60 deg. C and at pH 4.5-5.
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PURPOSE: A method for biologically preparing hydrogen using organic waste is provided to treat food waste in an eco-friendly method. CONSTITUTION: A method for biologically preparing hydrogen using organic waste comprises: a step of pulverizing the organic waste; a step of fermenting the waste under an anaerobic dark fermentation condition to prepare a first fermentation containing lactic acid; a step of isolating the first fermentation into a solid phase and a liquid phase; a step of putting the liquid phase into a photoreactor; a step of seeding hydrogen-producing bacteria to the liquid phase materials; and a step of fermenting the liquid phase materials under an anaerobic light fermentation condition. The organic waste is food waste. The hydrogen producing bacteria are Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides KD131. [Reference numerals] (AA) Food waste 20-50 g carbo.COD/L pH=5.5; (BB) Lactic acid fermentation(glucose conversion efficiency: 80%); (CC) Photosynthesis fermentation(Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131)
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PURPOSE: A method for producing hydrogen using condition-optimized Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131 is provided to maximize hydrogen productivity. CONSTITUTION: A method for producing hydrogen using Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131 comprises a step of culturing Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131 using succinate as a carbon source and (NH_2)_4SO_4 or glutamate as a nitrogen source. The initial concentration and pH of the bacteria is 0.45 g dcw/l-0.67 g dcw/l and pH 6-7.
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본 발명은, 막의 오염을 최소화할 수 있도록 막모듈의 구성을 제안하고, 생물배양기의 혐기 발효조에서 유입된 배양액 유입관로와 혐기성 수소생성균을 포함하는 보류액 환류관로를 통해 연결되어진 외부스트림 흡입형 분리막 모듈이 부착된 구성을 제안하여 발효기 내 혐기 미생물 농축을 위한 막 모듈이 적용된 최적 수소생산 생물배양장치에 관한 것이다. 이를 위해 본 발명은, 수소를 발생시키기 위한 혐기세균이 저장된 혐기 발효조와; 상기 혐기세균이 수소를 생산하도록 하기 위한 기질을 혐기 발효조로 공급하는 기질 공급조와; 상기 기질 공급조에서 공급된 기질에 혐기세균이 결합하여 발생된 수소를 전달 받아 이를 포집하는 수소가스 포집장치와; 상기 수소가스 포집장치를 통해 혐기세균의 발효액을 전달받아 이를 농축하며 농축과정을 제어하기 위한 외부스트림 흡입형 막 모듈로 적용된 분리막 모듈과; 상기 분리막 모듈을 통과한 투과액을 전달받아 이를 여과하여 저수하는 투과액 수집조와; 상기 투과액 수집조에서 여과된 투과액을 다시 분리막 모듈로 공급하여 분리막 오염물질을 세척하는 역세공정라인;을 포함하여 구성된다. 혐기발효, 생물배양기, 농축막공정, 수소생산, 흡입형 분리막모듈
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PURPOSE: A Rhodobacter sphaeroides-derived mutant strain which generates hydrogen even without light is provided. CONSTITUTION: A photosynthetic bacteria mutant strain which is able to generate hydrogen is produced by adding pyrubic acid lyase and formic acid lyase to Rhodobacter sphaeroides(KCTC 12085). A complex of the pyruvic acid lyase and formic acid lyase is isolated from Rhodospirillum rubrum.
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A microbial biofuel cell is provided to improve the battery capacity by forming nanowires (or nanorods) having high conductivity to a negative electrode. A microbial biofuel cell comprises a negative electrode(110) formed with a plurality of nanowires(112) delivering the electrons reduced by the reducing power generated by the energy metabolism of microorganism; a positive electrode(120) formed with a transition metal(122) capable of being oxidized with the oxygen; a reaction bath(130) to contact one side of the positive electrode with the air; an electrolyte(140) accommodated inside the reaction bath; and a microbial catalyst(150) accommodated inside the reaction bath.
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A method for producing and purifying hydrogenase is provided to produce the highly concentrated hydrogenase by culturing Thiocapsa roseopersicina in an acetate-added culture medium and purify the hydrogenase with stable activity from a culture material of the Thiocapsa roseopersicina. A method for producing and purifying hydrogenase comprises the steps of: (a) treating fungi bodies obtained by centrifuging a culture solution obtained by culturing Thiocapsa roseopersicina with ultrasonic wave to lyse the fungi bodies; (b) precipitating the fungi body lysate using 60% ammonium sulfate to obtain an inactive hydrogenase fraction; (c) heat-treating the fraction at a temperature of 55-65 deg.C for 15-25 minutes; (d) subjecting the fraction to an anion exchange chromatography using KCl as a solvent; (e) subjecting the fraction to a hydrophobic interaction chromatography using a 2M ammonium sulfate-added potassium phosphate buffer solution(50mM, pH 7.0); (f) subjecting the fraction to an anion exchange chromatography using 20mM Tris-HCl buffer solution as a solvent; (g) subjecting the fraction to a gel filtration chromatography using a phosphate buffer(50 mMpH 7.0) including 150 mM KCl; and (h) subjecting the fraction to a gel electrophoresis using 10% polyacrylamide gel.