Kinetics of free-radical copolymerization: the pseudo-kinetic rate constant method

The pseudo-kinetic rate constant method in which the kinetic treatment of a multicomponent polymerization reduces to that of a homopolymerization is a useful tool to analyse the kinetics of copolymerization. This method is applicable not only for the systems described by the terminal model for copolymerization but also for those described by the higher order Markov chain statistics such as the penultimate model. It has also been clarified that this method can practically be applicable even when the effect of the chain length dependent bimolecular termination reaction is significant.