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Polymer Degradation and Stability 52 (1996) 361-363 © 1996 Elsevier Science Limited Printed in Northern Ireland. All rights reserved ELSEVIER Contents of Volume 52 Number 1 1 Gas phase oxygen effect on chain scission and monomer content in bulk poly(methyl methacrylate) degraded by external thermal radiation J. E. BROWN & T. KASHIWAGI (USA) The synthesis and evaluation of novel photosensitisers for controlled degradation of polyethylene R. ACOSTA, M. GARCIA, A. ROSALES, C. GONZALEZ, L. BERLANGA, G. ARIAS (Mexico) & N. S. ALLEN (UK) Synergistic effects of some phenolic inhibitors used in polyethylene stabilization—ll. Oxyluminescence method for studying the synergistic effects cf some binary mixtures of phenolic stabilizers T. SETNESCU, S. JIPA, R. SETNESCU & I. MIHALCEA (Romania) Thermal decomposition of biodegradable polyesters—i: Poly(B-hydroxybutyric acid) F.-D. KOPINKE, M. REMMLER & K. MACKENZIE (Germany) Degradation of the electrical properties of chlorine-doped poly(seleno-p-arylen diamine)s H. M’HARZI, G. SAFOULA, A. CONAN, J. C. BERNEDE (France), F. DIAZ, A. GODOY (Chile), P. MOLINIE & M. SPIESSER (France) Viscometric study of chain scission in polystyrene K. K. CHEE (Malaysia) Infrared studies of thermal oxidative degradation of polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene thermoplastic elastomers S.-M. WANG, J.-R. CHANG, R. C.-C. TSIANG (Taiwan) An electron spin resonance analysis on y-irradiated poly(glycolic acid) and its copolymers with lactic acid A. BABANALBANDI, D. J. T. HILL, J. H. O’DONNELL & P. J. POMERY (Australia) The photostabilisation of water-borne acrylic coating systems N. S. ALLEN, C. J. REGAN, R. MCINTYRE, B. JOHNSON & W. A. E. DUNK (UK) Problems of ageing and stabilization of poly(vinyl chloride) K. Z. GUMARGALIEVA, V. B. IVANOV, G. E. ZAIKOV, JU. V. MOISEEV & T. V. POKHOLOK (Russia) Relationship between the diad composition and product yields in the thermal degradation of poly(methy! methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) G. S. GEORGIEV, S. B. ILIEV (Bulgaria) & |. C. MCNEILL (UK) Thermal stability studies of some chitosan—metal ion complexes using differential scanning calorimetry K. SREENIVASAN (India) The thermal degradation of poly(allyl methacrylate) S. ZULFIOAR, A. PIRACHA & K. MASUD (Pakistan) Effect of compatibilizer and curing system on the thermal degradation of natural rubber/EVA copolymer blends P. JANSEN & B. G. SOARES (Brazil) ‘ Thermal properties of optically active polytriphenylmethy!l methacrylate derivatives containing pyridyl groups in bulky side groups WEIHONG LIU, YANFANG LIU, YINGHAI LIU, JUNGANG GAO, YONGMING CHEN, CHUANFU CHEN & FU XI (China) Calendar of events Number 2 Papers presented at the 20th Meeting of the Polymer Degradation Discussion Group held in Glasgow, September 13-15 1995 109 Environmental impacts associated with the application of radical-scavenging stabilizers in polymers J. POSPISIL (Czech Republic) & H.-J. WEIDELI (Switzerland) 361 Contents of Volume 52 Long-wave photochemistry of di-methoxylated compounds related to lignin N. A. WEIR, J. ARCT, A. CECCARELLI & D. PUUMALA (Canada) Thermooxidative degradation of polyolefins in the solid state. Part 1: Experimental kinetics of functional group formation F. GUGUMUS (Switzerland) Thermooxidative degradation of polyolefins in the solid state. Part 2: Homogeneous and heterogeneous aspects of thermal oxidation F. GUGUMUS (Switzerland) Thermooxidative degradation of polyolefins in the solid state. Part 3: Heterogeneous oxidation model F. GUGUMUS (Switzerland) Thermal degradation behaviour of some alternating copolymers |. C. MCNEILL, S. AHMED, L. MEMETEA, M. H. MOHAMMED (UK), G. E. ZAIKOV & A. YA. POLISHCHUK (Russia) Diagnosing mechanisms of oligomer formation in the thermal degradation of polymers R. S. LEHRLE, D. J. ATKINSON, D. M. BATE, P. A. GARDNER, M. R. GRIMBLEY, S. A. GROVES, E. J. PLACE & R. J. WILLIAMS (UK) Stabilization of poly(vinyl chloride) by 3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazin-5-one derivatives F. CH. KARIMOV, A. K. MAZITOVA, V. KH. KHAMAEV, G. E. ZAIKOV & K. S. MINSKER (Russia) Stabilisation of polyisoprene rubber by 3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazin-5-one derivatives E. YA. DAVYDOV, A. K. MAZITOVA, V. P. PUSTOSHNYI, V. KH. KHAMAEV, G. E. ZAIKOV & K. S. MINSKER (Russia) 205 FTIR analysis of gases evolved from cotton and flame retarded cotton fabrics pyrolysed in air A. R. HORROCKS, D. PRICE (UK) & M. AKALIN (Turkey) 215 Calendar of events Number 3 217 Degradation of polyethylene glycol. A study of the reaction mechanism in a model molecule: Tetraethylene glycol J. GLASTRUP (Denmark) 223 The effect of different molecular weight of soft segments in polyurethanes on photooxidative stability E. GOVORCIN BAJSIC, V. REK (Croatia), A. SENDIJAREVIC, V. SENDIJAREVIC & K. C. FRISH (USA) 235 Kinetics of thermal degradation and related changes in the structure of blends of poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) (PEA) and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) S. MOHANTY, P. G. MUKUNDA & G. B. NANDO (India) Investigation of the degradation of thermoplastic polyurethane reinforced with short fibres R. A. CORREA, R. C. R. NUNES & V. L. LOURENCO (Brazil) The thermal behaviour of some epoxy-acrylic polymers based on phenol and para-alkyl substituted phenols C. N. CASCAVAL, D. ROSU & |. AGHERGHINEI (Romania) Degradation of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer during its cathodic delamination from a steel substrate A. A. KORZHENKO & G. S. SHAPOVAL (Ukraine) Thermal degradation characteristics of natural rubber vulcanizates modified with phosphorylated cashew nut shell liquid A. R. R. MENON, C. K. S. PILLAI & G. B. NANDO (India) A study of the thermal degradation of several poly(monoalkylaryl itaconates) J. L. VELADA, E. HERNAEZ, L. C. CESTEROS & |. KATIME (Spain) Weight losses and molecular weight changes correlated with the evolution of hydroxyacids in simulated in vivo degradation of homo- and copolymers of PLA and PGA M. HAKKARAINEN, A.-C. ALBERTSSON & S. KARLSSON (Sweden) Thermal degradation of phenyl methacrylate-styrene copolymers S. ZULFIQAR, K. MASUD, B. SIDDIQUE & A. PIRACHA (Pakistan) ao of antioxidant action: the role of O-macroalkyl hydroxylamines in the photoantioxidant mechanism of HAL X.-J. HU (China) & G. SCOTT (UK) On the influence of sands on low density polyethylene photodegradation A. SANCHEZ-SOLIS & M. R. ESTRADA (Mexico) Comparison of various thermal and photoageing conditions on the oxidation of titanium dioxide pigmented linear low density polyethylene films N. S. ALLEN & H. KATAMI (UK) Contents of Volume 52 Study on biodegradability of PCL/SAN blend using composting method E.-J. CHOI & J.-K. PARK (South Korea) Characterization of recycled celluloses: thermogravimetry/Fourier transform infra-red coupling and thermogravimetry investigations C. DEVALLENCOURT, J. M. SAITER & D. CAPITAINE (France) Chemical modification and spectroscopic analysis of jute fibre F. KHAN & S. R. AHMAD (UK) Thermal degradation studies of copolymers of chlorotrifluoroethylene and methyl methacrylate S. ZULFIOAR, M. RIZVI, A. MUNIR, A. GHAFFAR (Pakistan) & I. C. MCNEILL (UK) Thermal degradation of poly(a-methylstyrene) in solution G. MADRAS, J. M. SMITH & B. J. MCCOY (USA) Calendar of events