Summary of activation energy (E_a), Arrhenius pre-exponential factor (A), and apparent polymerization rate constant at 150 °C (k_{app, 150 °C}) estimated from Borchardt and Daniels (B/D) approach using various initiators/initiating systems at heating rates of 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C min⁻¹.

Initiators/initiating systems	Heating rate, β (°C min−1)	Kinetic parameters
		E a a (kJ mol−1)	A b (min−1)	k app, 150 °C c (min−1)
Sn(Oct)2	5	79	5.42 × 1010	0.3150
	10	89	2.35 × 109	0.3162
	15	89	1.49 × 109	0.3747
	20	91	6.32 × 108	0.4163
Liquid Sn(OnC4H9)2	5	76	3.40 × 1010	0.5057
	10	78	2.65 × 1010	0.5742
	15	80	2.19 × 1010	0.6729
	20	84	2.87 × 1010	0.7696
Sn(Oct)2/nC4H9OH	5	78	7.82 × 109	0.4230
	10	84	2.59 × 1010	0.4322
	15	87	3.05 × 1010	0.4346
	20	88	2.57 × 1010	0.4936
Liquid Sn(OnC6H13)2	5	80	2.63 × 1011	0.2323
	10	87	3.40 × 1011	0.2352
	15	87	2.19 × 1011	0.2458
	20	87	2.07 × 1011	0.2773
Sn(Oct)2/nC6H13OH	5	89	3.64 × 1011	0.1710
	10	90	3.79 × 1011	0.1722
	15	92	4.63 × 1011	0.1975
	20	94	1.13 × 109	0.2172
Liquid Sn(OnC8H17)2	5	90	3.52 × 1011	0.1446
	10	91	4.36 × 109	0.1475
	15	96	9.56 × 109	0.1617
	20	97	9.48 × 109	0.1639
Sn(Oct)2/nC8H17OH	5	97	7.66 × 108	0.0372
	10	98	3.44 × 109	0.0943
	15	98	7.84 × 1010	0.1077
	20	100	1.27 × 1010	0.1082

^aB/D: multiple linear regression of eqn (12), −E_a/R = slope.

^bln (A) = intercept.

^c k _app = apparent rate constant at 150 °C = dα/dt/(1 − α)ⁿ.