Thermochimica Acta, 206 (1992) v—vi Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam CONTENTS (Abstracted / Indexed in: Curr. Contents: Phys., Chem. Earth Sci.; Eng., Technol. Appl. Sci., Chem. Abstr., PASCAL / CNRS) REGULAR PAPERS Thermodynamics and Calorimetry Propriétés thermodynamiques des fluoropérovskites de potassium (KCaF,) et de rubidium (RbCaF;) (10-300 K): transition de phase F. Koussinsa, B. Bonnetot et M. Diot (Villeurbanne, France) Thermochemical study of adducts of tetramethylthiourea with antimony and bismuth triiodides L.C.R. dos Santos, S.F. de Oliveira, J.G.P. Espinola (Paraiba, Brazil) and C. Airoldi (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Thermodynamic functions of activation for viscous flow of cholesterol in some non-aqueous solutions C. Klofutar, S. Paljk and S. Golc-Teger (Ljubljana, Slovenia) Thermodynamics of associated solutions. Prediction of excess molar enthalpies of ternary mixtures containing methanol, an active non-associating component and n-heptane from binary data I. Nagata and K. Miyamoto (Kanazawa, Japan) A model for the interaction between hydrophilic and hydrophobic solutes — aqueous solutions containing biuret or urea and hydroxylated substances G. Castronuovo, R.P. Dario, C. Della Volpe and V. Elia (Naples, Italy) Superheating of solid and liquid metals in the process of pulse heating M.M. Martynyuk (Moscow, Russian Federation) Thermal behaviour and properties of n-alkylammonium decavanadates P. Roman, A. Aranzabe and A. Luque (Bilbao, Spain) Excess thermodynamic functions: G® and S® of binary organic eutectic systems B.L. Sharma, N.K. Sharma and M. Rambal (Jammu, India) Thermal Analysis Thermal decomposition of bis(5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinoloxovanadium(IV) complexes with pyridines R. Lozano, F. de Jests, J. Roman (Madrid, Spain) and J.L. de la Pena (Toledo, Spain) A DSC study of the phase transition in potassium thiocyanate C.D. Hamilton and J.E. House, Jr. (Normal, IL, USA) Cyclic voltametry and differential scanning calorimetry of lubricating oils: amine antioxidants P.G. Laye, D.J. Rose and N. Taylor (Leeds, UK) Specific heat of pure and doped LiRbSO,, crystals M.E. Kassem, M. El-Muraikhi, L. Al-Houty (Doha, Qatar) and A.A. Mohamed (Cairo, Egypt) Synthesis of magnesium titanates: comparative study between mechanical and coprecipitated mixtures M.J. Martinez-Lope, M.P. Baura-Pena and M.E. Garcia-Clavel (Madrid, Spain) Untersuchungen am System BaTiO ,—CaTiSiO, T. Miller und H.-P. Abicht (Halle, Germany) Synthesis, solid state characterization and thermal behaviour of some ft-butylammonium poly- molybdates P. Roman, A. San José, A. Aranzabe and A. Luque (Bilbao, Spain) Effects of sugars and polyols on the gel-—sol transition of kappa-carrageenan gels K. Nishinari (Tsukuba, Japan) and M. Watase (Ohya, Japan) Effects of sugars and polyols on the gel-—sol transition of agarose by differential scanning calorimetry M. Watase (Ohya, Japan), K. Kohyama and K. Nishinari (Tsukuba, Japan) Effects of fixatives on high order chromatin structure: a calorimetric study L. Vergani, G. Mascetti, P. Gavazzo and C. Nicolini (Genoa, Italy) Thermal investigation and structural characterisation of some Cd-picoline-iodides prepared from solution G. Liptay (Budapest, Hungary), T. Wadsten (Stockholm, Sweden) and G. Kenessey (Buda- pest, Hungary) Influence of sintering temperature and lead content on the formation of the high temperature superconducting phase in Bi,_,Pb,Sr,Ca,Cu,0O, M. Puri, S. Cuvier, J. Bear and L. Kevan (Houston, TX, USA) The phase behaviour of some mixtures of lead(II) carboxylates with phosphatidylcholines H.D. Burrows, C.F.G.C. Geraldes, M.d.G.M. Miguel, T.J.T. Pinheiro (Coimbra, Portugal) and J.J.C. Cruz Pinto (Braga, Portugal) Thermoanalytical study of La,Ni,Cu,_,O, preparation from mixed nitrates of lanthanum, nickel and copper T.C. Vaimakis (loannina, Greece) A thermal and mass spectrometric study of synthetic johannite [Cu(UO,),(SO,),(OH),]-8H,O F. Sokol (Pilsen, Czech and Slovak Federal Rep.) and J. Cejka (Prague, Czech and Slovak Federal Rep.) Thermal activation of coal tailings E. Jaimez, A. Espina, R. Llavona, J.G. Canibano and J. Rodriguez (Oviedo, Spain) Characterization of artificially weathered foils of polyvinyl chloride by means of thermal methods of analysis H.U. Hoppler (St. Gallen, Switzerland) and W. Surer (Kiisnacht, Switzerland) Complexation with diol host compounds. Part 9. Structures and thermal analyses of inclusion compounds of trans-9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-diphenyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene with acetonitrile and 3-hydroxypropionitrile M.R. Caira, L.R. Nassimbeni, W.-D. Schubert (Rondebosch, South Africa) and F. Toda (Matsuyama, Japan) Thermal decomposition kinetics of Cu(II) chelates of substituted chalcones K.G. Mallikarjun and R.S. Naidu (Tirupati, India) CrVMoO, and phase equilibria in the V,Mo,O4).—CrVMoO, system J. Walczak, E. Filipek and P. Tabero (Szczecin, Poland) Isothermal vapour-—liquid equilibrium for the ternary system ethanol + acetonitrile + acetone at 45°C I. Nagata and K. Miyazaki (Kanazawa, Japan) Other Topics A kinetic and mechanistic study of the thermal decomposition of nickel permanganate A.K. Galwey (Belfast, Ireland, UK), S.A.A. Fakiha and K.M. Abd El-Salaam (Makkah Al-Mukaramah, Saudia Arabia) Adsorption et désorption de l’eau vapeur sur un polymere polyacrylique superabsorbant. Partie II. Cinétiques d’adsorption et de désorption. Influence du cyclage et du temps de stockage M. Bakass, A. Mokhlisse, M. Ben Chanaa (Marrakech, Maroc) et M. Lallemant (Dijon, France) Phase diagram of the system LiF—Na,AIF,-Na,FSO,. Experimental study and calculation P. Fellner and J. Gabéova (Bratislava, Czech and Slovak Federal Rep.) Metal chelates of some Schiff base ligands. Chelating tendencies of 2,5-pyrrolediylbis| N-(o-hy- droxyphenylaldimine)] (SBH,) A.A.T. Ramadan (Cairo, Egypt) Author Index Subject Index