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a.) PJOOURWNAEL ORF B.A: i' SOURGES ELSEVIER Volume 59, Numbers 1-2, March-April 1996 Contents Preface R. Wyeth (Melbourne, Vic., Australia) Keynote Addresses The Basel Convention: effect on the Asian secondary lead industry J.W. Elmer (Melbourne, Australia) Review of factors that affect the deep cycling performance of valve-regulated lead/acid batteries K. Peters (Manchester, UK) Materials for Lead/Acid Batteries Leady oxide for lead/acid battery positive plates: scope for improvement? .................cccceseeceececeeeeeececeeceeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeees M.G. Mayer (London, UK), D.A.J. Rand (Vic., Australia) A view on chemically synthesized expanders for lead/acid battery negative plates G.I. Aidman (Redlands, CA, USA) Active-material additives for high-rate lead/acid batteries: have there been any positive advances? .................ccececeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees K. McGregor (Port Melbourne, Vic., Australia) Automotive lead/acid battery separators: a global overview W. Bohnstedt ( Norderstedt, Germany ) Separators for automotive lead/acid batteries: selection of suitable types for different climate zones H. Endoh (Gifu, Japan) Lead/Acid Battery Manufacture and Performance Study and application of several-step tank formation of lead/acid battery plates H. Chen, Y. Wei, Y. Luo (Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China), S. Duan (Beijing, People’s Republic of China) Microstructure and properties of continuously cast, lead-alloy strip for lead/acid battery grids N.-Y. Tang, E.M.L. Valeriote, J. Sklarchuk (Mississauga, Ont., Canada) The effects of geometrical and process variables on the quality of cast-on-strap joints S.M. Cook, C.S. Lakshmi, J.B. See (Boolaroo, NSW, Australia), D.M. Rice (Melbourne, Vic., Australia) Lead/acid battery myths P.T. Moseley (Research Triangle Park, NC, USA) en a OE NF nsec ccdctncconschccdssciedsedeneneseseieessnscsessscdessusdedsbenbeneisapnnsteadeeenertes A.F. Hollenkamp (Port Melbourne, Vic., Australia) Requirements for batteries in remote-area power-supply systems based on technical modelling and field experience D. Butler (Castlemaine, Vic., Australia) The battery recycling loop: a European perspective F. Ahmed (Gravesend, UK) Valve-regulated Lead/Acid Batteries Valve-reguiated lead/acid batteries: they are not all the same! ............ccccccccccsccssccscccccccccsceccesccecescceeccssescceccesceuesessoscecees 115 L.S. Holden (Blue Bell, PA, USA) External recombination system for vented lead/acid batteries used in float service C. Zoellner ( Brilon, Germany ) Elsevier Science S.A. Contents Evaluation of lead—calcium-tin—aluminium grid alloys for valve-regulated lead/acid batteries S. Zhong, H.K. Liu, S.X. Dou (Wollongong, NSW, Australia), M. Skyllas-Kazacos (Sydney, NSW, Australia) A review of physical properties of separators for valve-regulated lead/acid batteries G.C. Zguris (West Groton, MA, USA) New operational strategies for gelled-electrolyte lead/acid batteries R.H. Newnham, W.G.A. Baldsing (Port Melbourne, Vic., Australia) Valve-regulated lead/acid batteries for SLI use in Japan T. Isoi, H. Furukawa (Kanagawa, Japan) Development of valve-regulated lead/acid batteries for distributed power requirements G.J. May (Market Harborough, UK) Failure modes of valve-regulated lead/acid batteries K. Nakamura, M. Shiomi, K. Takahashi, M. Tsubota ( Kyoto, Japan) Lead/Acid Batteries for Electric Vehicles Collaboration in research — the ALABC:Brite-EuRam lead/acid electric-vehicle battery project A. Cooper (London, UK) Valve-regulated lead/acid batteries for electric vehicles: present and future K. Suzuki, K. Nishida, M. Tsubota (Kyoto, Japan) Evaluation of lead/acid batteries under simulated electric-vehicle duty: development of design parameters on the basis of SFUDS performance A.F. Hollenkamp, L.T. Lam, C.G. Phyland, N.C. Wilson (Port Melbourne, Vic., Australia) Design and development of a zero-emission scooter for Taiwan C.T. Liu (Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC), B.M. Lin, J.S. Pan (Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC) Expert Panel Discussions Valve-regulated lead/acid batteries D.A.J. Rand (Vic., Australia), L.S. Holden (Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA), G.J. May (Harborough, UK), R.H. Newnham ( Vic., Australia), K. Peters (Manchester, UK) Lead/acid battery technology J.E. Manders (Melbourne, Vic., Australia), L.T. Lam (Port Melbourne, Vic., Australia), K. Peters (Manchester, UK), R.D. Prengaman (Dallas, TX, USA), E.M. Valeriote (Mississauga, Ont., Canada) List of Delegates Author Index Subject Index The publisher encourages the submission of articles in electronic form thus saving time and avoiding rekeying errors. A leaflet describing our requirements is available from the publisher upon request.