  In this paper we show that the dynamics of a class of kinetic compartmental
models with bounded capacities, monotone reaction rates and a strongly
connected interconnection structure is persistent. The result is based on the
chemical reaction network (CRN) and the corresponding Petri net representation
of the system. For the persistence analysis, it is shown that all siphons in
the Petri net of the studied model class can be characterized efficiently.
Additionally, the existence and stability of equilibria are also analyzed
building on the persistence and the theory of general compartmental systems.
The obtained results can be applied in the analysis of general kinetic models
based on the simple exclusion principle.
