A general computer approach for calculating rate constants from near-equilibrium kinetic studies

A general computer approach for estimating rate constants from relaxation times is described. The programme CORNEK is essentially a least-squares refinement programme applied to non-linear systems. It uses directly the differential forms of the first derivatives of mass-balance and rate equations, thus avoiding the time-consuming derivations of near-equilibrium rate equations. The programme has been tested for binary systems such as Cu-histamine, Cu-serine, and the ternary system Cu-histamine-serine.