Abstract
This study shows that microbial growth and decay in a biodegradation process of exogenously depolymerizable polymer are controlled by consumption of monomer units. Experimental outcomes for residual polymer were incorporated in inverse analysis for a degradation rate. The Gauss-Newton method was applied to an inverse problem for two parameter values associated with the microbial population. A biodegradation process of polyethylene glycol was analyzed numerically, and numerical outcomes were obtained.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 012015 |
| Journal | IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 324 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 6 2018 |
| Event | 2017 5th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Civil Engineering, ICMEMSCE 2017 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: Dec 15 2017 → Dec 16 2017 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Engineering(all)
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Watanabe, M., & Kawai, F. (2018). Computational analysis for biodegradation of exogenously depolymerizable polymer. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 324(1), [012015]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/324/1/012015