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Decoding complexity of chemical reactions

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Three approaches for grasping chemical complexity using data of kinetic measurements are presented, i.e. ‘gray-box’ approach, non-steady-state kinetic monitoring (“chemical calculus”) and pattern analysis. All approaches are illustrated by original results.

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Yablonsky, G.S. Decoding complexity of chemical reactions. Theor Found Chem Eng 48, 608–613 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S004057951405025X

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