Mechanistic models for ethylene copolymerization with Ziegler–Natta
catalysts contain many kinetic rate constants. Precise estimates of key
parameters are required if the models are to be used to obtain reliable
predictions of polymer properties for a specified catalyst over a range of
polymerization conditions. In this paper, a novel method is developed to
assist modelers in assessing whether their model parameters will be
estimable from existing or proposed experimental data, and in determining