Patents & Projects
Patents
C.H. Lee, H.S. Oh, S.R. Kim, J.K. Lee, S.Y. Park, Container in which biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms are immobilized, and water treatment apparatus using membrane using same, European Patent, EP 11832779.0, 2011 (Registered in 2013)
C.H. Lee, H.S. Oh, S.R. Kim, J.K. Lee, S.Y. Park, Container in which biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms are immobilized, and water treatment apparatus using membrane using same, Japanese Patent, JP 5850441, 2013 (Registered in 2015)
C.H. Lee, H.S. Oh, S.R. Kim, J.K. Lee, S.Y. Park, Container with biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms immobilized therein and membrane water treatment apparatus using the same, Chinese Patent, CN 103153881 B, 2013 (Registered in 2015)
C.H. Lee, H.S. Oh, S.R. Kim, J.K. Lee, S.Y. Park, Immobilization container for biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms and membrane water treatment apparatus using the same, PCT/KR2011/007666, 2011
C.H. Lee, H.S. Oh, J.K. Lee, S.Y. Park, Immobilization column for biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms and membrane water treatment apparatus using the same, Korean Patent, 10-1585169, 2010 (Registered in 2016)
H.S. Oh, Quorum quenching- column to control biofouling in reverse osmosis water treatment process, Korean Patent, 10-2021-0121643, 2022
M.H. Kim, H.S. Oh, K. Kim, B.K. Hwang, H. Kim, A. Noori, Bacillus sp. SDC-U1 strain with quorum quenching activity, composition for inhibiting biofilm including the same and system for treating water using the same for membrane bioreactor, Korean Patent, 10-2022-0071579, 2022
M.H. Kim, H.S. Oh, K. Kim, B.K. Hwang, H. Kim, A. Noori, Bacillus sp. SDC-U1 strain with quorum quenching activity, composition for inhibiting biofilm including the same and system for treating water using the same for membrane bioreactor, US Patent, 2023/0399248 A1, 2023
Project
Fouling analysis of membrane for water treatment, “Industry-Academia Cooperative Technology Development Project (LINC 3.0)”, NRF, Korea, 2023.6 ~ 2023.12 (29,500 k KRW) – Role: Principal Investigator
Development of less energy and low fouling MBR innovative technology and excellent durable membrane products, “Water and Sewage Innovation Technology Development Project”, KEITI, Korea, 2021.04 ~ 2024.12 (4,065,100 k KRW) – Role: Collaborator
Development of microbial signaling system control technology to reduce biofouling in the membrane bioreactor for industrial wastewater treatment and improve the production of treated water, “Industry-Academic Research Project”, Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea, 2021.1 ~ 2023.3 (234,300 k KRW) – Role: Principal Investigator
[PLAY-e3] PROGRAM, “Green Convergence Technology Manpower Nurturing Specialized Graduate School Project (Field: Post-Plastics)”, KEITI, Korea, 2020.10 ~ 2024.2 (4,137,000 k KRW) – Role: Collaborator
Improving the efficiency of anaerobic wastewater treatment by controlling microbial quorum sensing, “Young Researcher Program”, NRF, Korea, 2020.3 ~ 2023.2 (460,000 k KRW) – Role: Principal Investigator
Establishment of a model for solving regional environmental problems using the Environmental Services Platform, “Priority Research Institute Program”, NRF, Korea, 2020.6 ~ 2023.2 (2,695,000 k KRW) – Role: Collaborator
Development of technology to remove microplastics in the Han River, Seoul Green Environment Center, Korea, 2020.4 ~ 2020.12 (40,000 k KRW) - Role: Principal Investigator
Efficiency of UF as a pretreatment of RO desalination (Lab test), “Desalination for Industrial Water Supply Turnkey Project”, Korea, 2019.8 ~ 2019.12 (68,000 k KRW) – Role: Principal Investigator
Bacterial signaling mechanism based biofouling control technology in membrane water treatment systems, “Beginning independent Researcher Program”, NRF, Korea, 2018.9 ~ 2020.8 (60,000 k KRW) – Role: Principal Investigator
Enhancement of process efficiency of IC-SBR, “Environmental Technology Verification Project”, H-ENTECH Co., Ltd, 2019.2 ~ 2020.1 (100,000 k KRW) – Role: Collaborator
Analysis on the mechanism of biofilm formation by modelling signal molecule diffusion and development of next generation reverse osmosis system for advanced water treatment using quorum quenching, “Fostering Next-generation Researchers Program”, NRF, Korea, 2015 ~ 2016 (33,000 k KRW) – Role: Principal Investigator
Research Professor - Dr. Anburajan Parthiban
Improvement of bioenergy and biopolymer production through application of quorum sensing technology to anaerobic microbiome, “Basic Science Research Program”, NRF, Korea, 2021.06 ~ 2024.05 (210,000 k KRW) – Role: Principal Investigator
Research Professor - Dr. Roent Dune Cayetano
Effects of acyl-homoserine lactone on methane recovery and membrane biofouling of anaerobic membrane bioreactor, “Basic Science Research Program”, NRF, Korea, 2022.06 ~ 2025.05 (210,000 k KRW) – Role: Principal Investigator