Effects of microbial population in degradation process of xenobiotic polymers

Abstract

Microbial depolymerization processes of exogenous type are studied for biodegradation of polyethylene glycol. The time factor of a degradation rate is the microbial population which grows on degraded monomer units as the carbon source. Numerical simulation shows that our model is of practical use. References

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