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Polymer Degradation and Stability 42 (1993) 353-355 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 42 Number 1 Polymer complexes: XXIV. Physico-chemical studies on coordination and stability in relation to IR data for poly(cinnamaldehyde-anthranilic acid) complexes of d-block elements A. Z. El-Sonbati, A. A. El-Bindary, M. A. Diab, M. A. El-Ela & S. A. Mazrouh (Egypt) Primary thermal degradation mechanisms of PET and PBT G. Montaudo, C. Puglisi & F. Samperi (Italy) Model experiment on the protection effect in polymers: radiolysis of liquid squalane in the presence and absence of additives Y. S. Soebianto, Y. Katsumura, K. Ishigure, J. Kubo, T. Koizumi, H. Shigekuni & K. Azami (Japan) The thermal degradation of poly(phenylene sulphide)—Part 1 O. A. Peters (Nigeria) & R. H. Still (UK) The thermal degradation of poly(arylene sulphide)—Part 2. Vacuum pyrolysis of low molar mass poly(phenylene sulphide) O. A. Peters (Nigeria) & R. H. Still (UK) Light stabilizers of HALS type with regulated molecular mass S. Chmela, P. Hrdlovité (Slovak Republic) Thermo-oxidative degradation of linear low density polyethylene melts G. Williams, M. R. Kamal & D. G. Cooper (Canada) Quantitative analysis of additives in polyethylene by MID mass spectrometry ies A. I. Vit, M. N. Galbraith, J. H. Hodgkin (Australia) & Deng Yan (China) Kinetics of the thermal degradation of partially para-brominated polystyrenes . . . . B. Boinon, W. Abboud, A. Bouras (France) & D. Ainad-Tabet (Algeria) Time-dependent delayed radiation-induced conductivity in nickel polymethacrylate— F. A. Khwaja, M. M. Pasha, M. Ashgar & G. S. Bhatti (Pakistan) Thermal-mechanical degradation of linear polyethylene copolymer polymerized with two supported catalyst systems A. Harlin (Finland) The mechanism of the low-temperature oxidation of polypropylene P. Gijsman, J. Hennekens & J. Vincent (Netherlands) Crystallization behavior and thermal stability of HDPE filled during polymerization L. Minkova (Bulgaria) & P. L. Magagnini (Italy) Quantum-chemical study of radical reactions in polymer systems II. Study of mechanism of regeneration of nitroxyl radicals from HALS inhibitors by acylperoxyl radical attack—comparison with peroxyl radicals O. Kysel & P. Mach (Slovak Republic) Calendar Number 2 Polymeric light stabilizers based on siloxanes H. Friedrich, I. Jansen & K. Riihlmann (Germany) 353 Polymer Degradation and Stability (42) (1993) © 1993 Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd. Contents of Volume 42 Surface modification of bisphenol-A-polycarbonate by far-UV radiation. Part II. In air M. R. Adams & A. Garton (USA) Studies on the thermooxidation of ethers and polyethers. Part III: Inhibition of the thermooxidation of polyether alcohols by trivalent phosphorus compounds U. Hahner & W. D. Habicher (Germany) Studies on the thermooxidation of ethers and polyethers. Part IV: Inhibition of the high temperature oxidation of polyether alcohols by trivalent phosphorus compounds . U. Hahner & W. D. Habicher (Germany) Thermo-oxidation of crosslinked polyethylene: Influence of the antioxidant P. V. Zamotaev, Z. Strel’tsova (Ukraine), L. Matisova-Rychla & I. Chodak (Slovak Republic) Development of a light dosimeter sensitive to the visible region of the solar spectrum . N. S. Allen, E. Pratt, D. M. McCormick & A. Davis (UK) Thermal degradation of commercial fluoropolymers in air B. B. Baker Jr & D. J. Kasprzak (USA) Medium effects on the thermal dehydrochlorination of poly(vinyl chloride) V. H. Tran, C. Garrigues, T. P. Nguyen & P. Molinié (France) Compatibility of HALS-nitroxides with polyolefins V. Dudler (Switzerland) Recycling of heterogeneous plastics wastes. II—The role of modifier agents F. P. La Mantia (Italy) Calendar of events Number 3 Cellulose thiocarbonate-ferric nitrate redox system induced graft copolymerization of vinyl monomers on to cotton fabric M. H. El-Rafie, M. K. Zahran & A. Hebeish (Egypt) Photodegradation of UV screeners J. E. Pickett & J. E. Moore (USA) In-vitro detection of 2,4- and 2,6-TDA as degradation products of a polyesterurethane foam H.-M. Do Luu & K. D. White (USA) The efficiency of 2-(2-hydroxphenyl) imidazole derivatives as copper deactivators in radiation crosslinked low density polyethylene K. Schipschack, H. Wagner, J. Beger & R. Neumann (Germany) Effect of oxygen on the degradation of polypropylene initiated by ionizing irradiation. B. A. Gorelik, I. V. Kolganova (Russia), L. Matisova-Rychla (Slovak Republic), G. I. Listvojb, A. M. Drabkina, A. G. Golnik (Russia) Photo-oxidation of polydimethylsiloxane oils Part II1I—effect of dimethylene groups Y. Israéli, J. Lacoste, J. Cavezzan & J. Lemaire (France) Polymer degradation mechanisms: New approaches R. Lehrle, D. Atkinson, S. Cook, P. Gardner, S. Groves, R. Hancox & G. Lamb (UK) Thermal and photooxidative behaviour of 2-hydroxybenzophenone stabilisers in polyolefin films: Effect of 4-butoxy-4-amino-tetramethylpiperidine substitution . . . . N. S. Allen, M. Edge, J. He, W. Chen (UK), K. Kikkawa & M. Minagawa (Japan) Thermal oxidative degradation of an epoxy resin N. Rose, M. Le Bras, R. Delobel, B. Costes & Y. Henry (France) Thermal and photochemical degradation of dodecylsulfate-doped polypyrrole W. A. Gazotti Jr, V. F. Juliano & M.-A. De Paoli (Brazil) An in situ Raman spectroscopic study of the degradation of PVC J. P. H. M. Hillemans, C. M. C. J. Colemonts (Belgium), R. J. Meier & B. J. Kip (The Netherlands) Contents of Volume 42 Physical spreading of oxidation in solid polypropylene as studied by chemiluminescence M. Celina, G. A. George (Australia) & N. C. Billingham (UK) The thermal degradation of poly(di-n-hexyl itaconate) prepared in the presence of n-dodecyl mercaptan I. G. Popovié (Yugoslavia), L. Katsikas (Germany & Russia), K. A. Voloshchuk (Russia), S. Schrétter (Germany & Yugoslavia) & J. S. Veliékovié (Yugoslavia) Calendar of events