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Polymer Degradation and Stability 38 (1992) 274-276 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 38 Number 1 Effect of p-xylene on the photoinduced formation of polyethylene radicals HITOSHI KUBOTA & MANABU KIMURA (Japan) Dynamic mechanical properties of epoxidised natural rubber vulcanisates: Effect of curing system and ageing SUSY VARUGHESE & D. K. TRIPATHY (India) The role of B-hydrogen in the degradation of polyesters P. SIVASAMY, M. PALANIANDAVAR (India), C. T. VJAYAKUMAR & K. LEDERER (Austria) Effect of selenium on the thermal oxidation and oxidative pyrolysis of high-density polyethylene JOHN SCHEIRS, OSKAR DELATYCKI, STEPHEN W. BIGGER (Australia) & NORMAN C. BILLINGHAM (UK) On the structure of sulpha-containing foamed coke and the combustibility of filled polymers K. M. GIBOV, L. N. SHAPOVALOVA & A. SH. CHERDABAEV (Kazakhstan) A theoretical approach to understanding the connection between ignitability and flammability parameters of organic polymers A. BUCSI & J. RYCHLY (Czechoslovakia) The photo-oxidation of EPDM rubber: Part V—mechanical properties degradation of vulcanized filled samples MARILE GUZZO & MARCO-A. DE PAOLI (Brazil) Oxygen diffusion effects in thermally aged elastomers R. L. CLOUGH & K. T. GILLEN (USA) Photooxidation kinetics in crosslinked polymer coatings D. R. BAUER, D. F. MIELEWSKI & J. L. GERLOCK (USA) A quantum chemical study of the degradation and the maximum polyene length in PVC ROBERT J. MEIER & BERT J. KIP (The Netherlands) Thermal and photooxidative behaviour of novel 4-substituted alicyclic amino-2- hydroxybenzophenone stabilizers in polypropylene and high density polyethylene films N. S. ALLEN, M. EDGE, S. CONWAY, D. A. DOYLE, E. M. HOWELLS (UK), K. KIKKAWA, M. MINAGAWA & T. SEKIGUICHI (Japan) Calendar of events Number 2 A theoretical approach to understanding the connection between ignitability and flammability parameters of organic polymers A. BUCSI & J. RYCHLY (Czechoslovakia) Photooxidation and stabilisation of mixed acid dyed nylon 6,6 film and fibres: influence of thermal history, delustrant and relationship with luminescent species NORMAN S. ALLEN, MICHELLE LEDWARD & GORDON W. FOLLOWS (UK) Performance evaluation of antioxidants in polyethylene by DSC RENU BHAREL, R. C. ANAND, VEENA CHOUDHARY & I. K. VARMA (India) 274 Polymer Degradation and Stability (38) (1992) © 1992 Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd. Polymer Degradation and Stability 38 (1992) 274-276 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 38 Number 1 Effect of p-xylene on the photoinduced formation of polyethylene radicals HITOSHI KUBOTA & MANABU KIMURA (Japan) Dynamic mechanical properties of epoxidised natural rubber vulcanisates: Effect of curing system and ageing SUSY VARUGHESE & D. K. TRIPATHY (India) The role of B-hydrogen in the degradation of polyesters P. SIVASAMY, M. PALANIANDAVAR (India), C. T. VJAYAKUMAR & K. LEDERER (Austria) Effect of selenium on the thermal oxidation and oxidative pyrolysis of high-density polyethylene JOHN SCHEIRS, OSKAR DELATYCKI, STEPHEN W. BIGGER (Australia) & NORMAN C. BILLINGHAM (UK) On the structure of sulpha-containing foamed coke and the combustibility of filled polymers K. M. GIBOV, L. N. SHAPOVALOVA & A. SH. CHERDABAEV (Kazakhstan) A theoretical approach to understanding the connection between ignitability and flammability parameters of organic polymers A. BUCSI & J. RYCHLY (Czechoslovakia) The photo-oxidation of EPDM rubber: Part V—mechanical properties degradation of vulcanized filled samples MARILE GUZZO & MARCO-A. DE PAOLI (Brazil) Oxygen diffusion effects in thermally aged elastomers R. L. CLOUGH & K. T. GILLEN (USA) Photooxidation kinetics in crosslinked polymer coatings D. R. BAUER, D. F. MIELEWSKI & J. L. GERLOCK (USA) A quantum chemical study of the degradation and the maximum polyene length in PVC ROBERT J. MEIER & BERT J. KIP (The Netherlands) Thermal and photooxidative behaviour of novel 4-substituted alicyclic amino-2- hydroxybenzophenone stabilizers in polypropylene and high density polyethylene films N. S. ALLEN, M. EDGE, S. CONWAY, D. A. DOYLE, E. M. HOWELLS (UK), K. KIKKAWA, M. MINAGAWA & T. SEKIGUICHI (Japan) Calendar of events Number 2 A theoretical approach to understanding the connection between ignitability and flammability parameters of organic polymers A. BUCSI & J. RYCHLY (Czechoslovakia) Photooxidation and stabilisation of mixed acid dyed nylon 6,6 film and fibres: influence of thermal history, delustrant and relationship with luminescent species NORMAN S. ALLEN, MICHELLE LEDWARD & GORDON W. FOLLOWS (UK) Performance evaluation of antioxidants in polyethylene by DSC RENU BHAREL, R. C. ANAND, VEENA CHOUDHARY & I. K. VARMA (India) 274 Polymer Degradation and Stability (38) (1992) © 1992 Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd. Contents of Volume 38 Photo-degradable polystyrene Part I: enhancing the photo-degradability of polystyrene by the addition of photosensitizers KEVIN SIKKEMA, G. S. CROSS, M. J. HANNER & D. B. PRIDDY (USA) Photo-degradable polystyrene Part II: styrene-co-vinyl KEVIN SIKKEMA, M. J. HANNER, J. D. BRENNAN, P. B. SMITH & D. B. PRIDDY (USA) Benzophenone-sensitized photodegradation of polystyrene films under atmospheric conditions C. S. LIN, W. L. LIU, Y. S. CHIU & SHIH-YENG HO (Taiwan) The photostability of shrinkproofing polymer systems on wool fabric J. I. KIM & S. K. DAVID (Australia) Effect of chromium on the oxidative pyrolysis of gas-phase high-density polyethylene as determined by dynamic thermogravimetry J. SCHEIRS, S. W. BIGGER (Australia) & N. C. BILLINGHAM (UK) The surface photo-oxidation of polystyrene: Part I—The application of ToF-SIMS to monitor changes in polymer chain length L. O’TOOLE, R. D. SHORT (UK), F. A. BOTTINO, A. POLLICINO & A. RECCA (Italy) Xanthan behaviour in water-based drilling fluids WENBING XIE & JACQUELINE LECOURTIER (France) On the structure of sulpha-containing foamed coke and the combustibility of filled polymers K. M. GIBOV, L. N. SHAPOVALOVA & A. SH. CHERDABAEV (Kazakhstan) Book review Number 3 Dimerisation of isoprene in a mass spectrometer source in GC-MS analysis SALLY GROVES & ROY LEHRLE (UK) Thermal degradation of short kevlar fibre-thermoplastic polyurethane composite . . . SUNIL K. N. KUTTY, G. B. NANDO & TAPAN K. CHAKI (India) The effects of y-radiation on polyacrylonitrile D. J. T. HILL, A. P. LANG, J. H.O 'DONNELL & P. J. POMERY (Australia) The effects of y-radiation on copolymers of styrene and acrylonitrile D. J. T. HILL, A. P. LANG, J. H. O.DONNELL & P. J. POMERY (Australia) The development of controlled-release antioxidants: A successful system demonstrated by its effect on the stabilisation of rubber FIONA E. KEEN, ROY S. LEHRLE (UK), EMMA JAKAB & TAMAS SZEKELY (Hungary) The kinetics of thermal degradation of polymers exhibiting a compensation effect and a linear variation of activation energy with degree of degradation P. BUDRUGEAC (Romania) Studies of the alkaline degradation of cellulose: Part 1. Changes in the characteristics of cellulose with time and temperature SAMIA A. HELMY & HODA A. ABD EL-MOTAGALI (Egypt) Ultrasonic, dielectric and mechanical investigation of kaolin-filled styrene-butadiene rubber mixed with a new bifunctional ingredient A. W. AZIZ, K. N. ABD-EL-NOUR, A. F. YOUNAN & A. M. EID (Egypt) Irradiation of poly-p,L-lactide C. BIRKINSHAW, M. BUGGY, G. G. HENN & E. JONES (Eire) 276 Contents of Volume 38 Kinetics of polymer degradation involving the splitting off of small molecules: Part 8. Thermal degradation of polyvinyl esters PETER SIMON & MILAN RYBAR (Czechoslovakia) Curing of poly(p-phenylene sulfide) M. WEJCHAN-JUDEK & B. PERKOWSKA (Poland) Stabilization of polypropylene against y-initiated oxidation: Stabilizer attack during radiolysis S. FALICKI, D. J. CARLSSON (Canada), J. M. COOKE & D. J. GOSCINIAK (USA) Announcement