I am doing a project on plastic biodegradation by G. mellonella larvae. I am doing a project on plastic biodegradation by G. mellonella larvae. I am just getting into this field and I want to know how I can determine the biodegradation. Do I have to use some mathematical formula? Thank you very much.
I guess it depends on the type of plastic material. Plastic material have different organic groups so. I think maybe XRD or FTIR you can compare before and after the degradation. To quantify is a bit difficult because it dependes on the type of plastic again. You need to have a control. In LAB experiments I would recommed to identify the main product of plastic degradation, and then use math to estimate how much by the amount of product you have. Using the concentration formule could be a good solution.
I am working with expanded polystyrene. I understand, thank you very much.
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