Numerical Study on Microbial Depolymerization Process of Xenobiotic Polymer

Abstract

This study demonstrates mathematical analysis of biodegradation processes of xenobiotic polymers. A model for microbial population is based on the fact that growth rate of microorganisms is proportional to the microbial population and consumption rate of parts of carbon sources. The model is paired with a model for weight distribution. Those models lead to inverse problems for a molecular factor and a time factor of degradation rate. Solution of the inverse problems allows us to simulate the biodegra-dation process.