Mathematical modelling and computational analysis of enzymatic degradation of xenobiotic polymers

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1497-1514

  Watanabe, Masaji ^a   Kawai, Fusako ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enzymatic random depolymerization; Hyperbolic partial differential equation; Mathematical model; Numerical simulation; Polyvinyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENZYMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

ENZYMATIC RANDOM DEPOLYMERIZATION; HYPERBOLIC PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; XENOBIOTIC POLYMERS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENZYMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

EID: 33746898257     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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