TITLE:
Mathematical Modeling and Inverse Analysis for Microbial Depolymerization Processes of Xenobiotic Polymers
AUTHORS:
Masaji Watanabe, Fusako Kawai
KEYWORDS:
Microbial Depolymerization, Polyetylene Glycol 4000, Mathematical Model, Inverse Problem, Numerical Simulation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering,
Vol.7 No.12,
December
20,
2019
ABSTRACT: Microbial depolymerization processes of xenobiotic polymers are discussed. A mathematical model is formulated and inverse problems for a time factor and a molecular factor of a degradation rate are described. Experimental outcomes are introduced in inverse analyses. Once the time factor and the molecular factor are obtained, the microbial depolymerization process is simu-lated. Numerical techniques are illustrated and numerical results are presented.