Components Order of Reaction (n) Rates of reaction (Pa.s/min) Rate Constant (k) R2 SA 1 2 3 8 × 10-3 7 × 10-4 5.9 × 10-5 8 × 10-3 (min)-1 7 × 10-4 (Pa.s)(min)-1 2.95 × 10-5(Pa.s)-2(min)-1 0.967 0.901 0.807 SB 1 2 3 7 × 10-3 6 × 10-4 6 × 10-5 7 × 10-3 (min)-1 6 × 10-4 (Pa.s)(min)-1 3 × 10-5 (Pa.s)-2(min)-1 0.933 0.966 0.917 SC 1 2 3 7 × 10-3 6 × 10-4 6 × 10-5 7 × 10-3 (min)-1 6 × 10-4 (Pa.s)(min)-1 3 × 10-5 (Pa.s)-2 (min)-1 0.937 0.962 0.774

Table 2: Results for kinetic study of styrenated resins. R2=coefficient of determination; SA, SB and SC=Styrenated alkyd resins A, B and C respectively.