Solvability of a nonlinear parabolic problem arising in modeling surface reactions

Abstract

We investigate the existence, uniqueness, and long-time behavior of classical solutions to a coupled system of seven nonlinear parabolic equations. Four of them are determined in the interior of a region, and the other three are solved on a part of the boundary. In particular, such systems arise in modeling of surface reactions that involve the bulk diffusion of reactants toward and reaction products from the biocatalyst surface and surface diffusion of the intermediate reaction products.