THERMOCHIMICA ACTA

VOL. 333, NO. 1, JULY 1999


Contents

Study on thermodynamic properties of a double salt, K2Mg(IC)3)4-2H20
T.-Z. Wang, Y. Yu, Y. Liu, P.-J. Zhon and S.-S. Qu (Wuhan, PR China) ................................... 1

Thermochemistry of aniline-derivative adducts of nickel(ll) acetylacetonate
P.O. Dunstan (Sao Paulo, Brazil) ............................................................. 5

Kinetics and mechanism of thermal decomposition of silver oxide
B.V. L'vov (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation). .................................................. 13

Kinetics and mechanism of thermal decomposition of mercuric oxide
B.V. L'vov (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation). .................................................. 21

Temperature-modulated DSC using higher harmonics of the Fourier transform
R. Androsch and B. Wunderlich (Knoxville, TN, USA) ............................................. 27

Energy turnover of human large bowel adenocarcinoma in comparison to adenomatous and normal mucosa
G. Kehrer (Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany) and H. Bosseckert (Jena, Germany). ............................ 33

Calorimetric investigations of insect metabolism and development under the influence of a toxic plant extract
M. Harak (Tallinn, Estonia), 1. Lamprecht (Berlin, Germany), A. Kuusik, K. Hiiesaar, L. Metspalu and U. Tartes
(Tartu, Estonia) ...................................................................... 39

A test reaction from macrocyclic chemistry for calorimetric titrations
H.-J. Buschmann and E. Schollmeyer (Krefeld, Germany)............................................ 49

Study on the depolarization transitions of the modified epoxy resins containing penta-coordinated aromatic phosphate by
thermally stimulated current technique with the relaxation mapping analysis
J.-F. Lin, C.-F. Ho, S.-Y. Wu and S.K. Huang (Taipei, Taiwan) ........................................ 55

Instrument dependence and influence of heating rate, mass,dH, purge gas and flow rate on the difference between the
experimental and programmed temperature of the instrument
R. Keuleers, J. Janssens and H.O. Desseyn (Antwerp, Belgium)........................................ 67

TSC/RMA study on the depolarization transitions of TDI-based polyurelhane elastomers with the variation in
NCO/OH content
J.-M. Hsu, D.-L. Yang and S.K. Huang (Taipei, Taiwan). ............................................ 73

DSC-Measurements of amber and resin samples
R Jablonski, A. Golloch and W. Borchard (Duisburg, Germany). ....................................... 87

A thermal analysis of the crystallization of amorphous Fe(87)Zr(7)B(6)
C. Wan-rong and T. Guo-hua (Jiangsu, China) ................................................... 95

_____________________________

THERMOCHIMICA ACTA

VOL. 333, NO. 2, AUGUST 1999


Thermodynamics and Calorimetry

Thermochemical study on the growth metabolism of human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells inilibited by water-soluble
metalloporphyrins
A. Tan, B. Xu (Beijing, China), S. Huang and S. Qu (Wuhan, China).................................... 99

Kinetics of the toxic action of Pb2+ on Rhiwpus nigricans as studied by microcalolimeti'y
L. Yi, Y. Chengnong, W. TianZhi, Z. Ruming, Q. Songsheiig and S. Ping (Wlihan, Cliina) ..................... 103

A study on the interaction between cisplatin and urease
W. Du, Z. Li, B. Wang and Y. Zhang (Beijing, PR China) .......................................... 109

Thermal Analysis
The devitrification behavior of calcium phosphate glass with TiO2 addition
J.-S. Lee (Taipei, Taiwan, Chungli, Taiwan and Lungtan, Taiwan) and C.-K. Hsu (Taipei, Taiwan)................ 115

Analysis and prediction of the Arrhenius parameters of low-temperature thermolysis of nitramines by means of the 15N NMR
spectroscopy
S. Zeman (Pardubice, Czech Republic) ....................................................... 121

Using DTA to quantitatively determine enthalpy change over a wide temperature range by the "mass-difference baseline
method"
J. Yang and C. Roy (Sainte-Foy, Canada). ..................................................... 131

The thermal decomposition mechanism of zinc monosalicylates
J. Sun, L. Yuan and K. Zhang (Wuhan, China).................................................. 141

Polymorphism and polymorphic transformation of photographic coupler
N. Li, R.A. Shanks (Melbourne, Australia), I.H. Coopes, D.M. Murphy and K. Hawkins (Coburg, Australia) ......... 147

Comparative thermoanalytical investigation of the cross-linking behaviour of three different paraffin waxes in the
presence of dicumyl peroxide
A.S. Luyt (Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa) and K. Ishripersadh (Durban, South Africa) ........................ 155

Effect of milling on the thermal behaviour of poly(ethylene terephthalale)
J. Font, J. Muntasell (Barcelona, Spain) and E. Cesari (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) .......................... 169


Thermogravimetric analysis of (we) Chinese used tires
H. Cui, J. Yang and Z. Lili (TaiyLian. China) ................................................... 173

On the paper "an integral method of non-isothermal kinetic analysis" by R.E. Lyon. which appeared in Thermochirnica
Acta 297 (1997) 117


P. Budrugeac (Bucharest, Romania). E. Segal (Flisabeta. Romania) and C. Popescu (Bucharest, Rornania) ........... 177

Characterization and thermodynamic study of ultra-fine particle of Ni-B amorphous alloy
S.-H. Meng, Z.-C. Tan, Y.-J. Song and L. Wang (Dalian, China) ...................................... 179

Other
Electric field calibration in micro-electrode chambers by temperature measurements
H. Glasser, T. Schnelle, T. Mtiller and G. Fuhr (Berlin, Germany) ..................................... 183

Erratum to "QSAR based on biological microcalorimetry The interaction of Saccharomyces cerivisiae with hydrazides"
[Thermochimica Acta 328 (1998) 91-971
M.L.C. Montanari (Belo Horizonte MG. Brazil), A.E. Beezer (Canterbury, UK) and C.A. Montanari
(Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil) .............................................................. 191

Author index........................................................................... 193

Subject index........................................................................... 195

Volume Contents ........................................................................ 199

_____________________________

Thermochimica Acta VOL. 332, NO. 1, JULY 1999 ThermodynGmics and Calorimetry The use of experimental thermodynamic data in the phase equiliblia veritication Z, Moser and K. Fitzner (Krakow, Poland).
1 Temperature programmed desorption studies on a new active zinc oxide calalysl S.P. Naik and J.B. Fernandes (Gao, India)
21 Strain effects in phenyl substiUited melliaries. Geminal interactions between phenol and alkoxycarhonyl substituent S.P. Verevkin (Rostock, Germany
) 27
Thermal Analysis
Round robin test on the kinetic evaluation of a complex solid slate reaction from 13 Luli'opean lahoratorics. Part 1. Kinetic TG-analysis H.L- Andersen, A. Kemrnler (Greifswald, Germany), G.W,H. Hohne (lJIm, CJennany), K, Heldt and R, Strey (Greifswald, Ge
rmany) 33
Round robin tesl on the kinetic evaluation of a complex solid slate icaclion Irom 13 European lahoralones- Pan 2. Kinetic TG-analysis H.L. Anderson, R, Strey (Grcifswald, Germany), G.W,H. Hohne (Ulm, Gerinany), A. Kemmler and K. Heldt (Greifswald, Germany
) 55
The influence of moisture on microbial activity of soils A.G.S. Prado and C. Airoldi (Sao Paulo, Brazil) . 71
Pyrolysis kinetics of blends of Tuncbilek lignite with Denizli peat Y. Guldogan, T Durusoy and TO. Bozdemir (Ankara, Turkey) 75
The second dissociation constant of carbonic acid in ethanol-water mixture troin 5 C to 45 C J.-Z. Yang, D.-Z, Lu, C-J Hou and J, Wang (Shenyang. China) .
83
Dehydration behaviour of a natural gypsum and a phosphogypsum during nailing CA, Strydom (Pretoria, South Africa) and J,H, Potgieter (Cleveland, South AFrica) 89
Other
Thernio-kinetic research method for faster reactions: modifier method of distorted thermoanalytical CLirve X,-C, Zeng, Y Chen, X.-N, Chen (Cheng du, China), J.Q. Xie (Zigong, China) and K-B, Jiang (Nanning. China) 97

_____________________________

THERMOCHIMICAL ACTA

VOL. 332, NO. 2, 1999

Contents

Editorial.............................................................................. 103


Size effect of metastable states on semicrystalline polymer structures and morphologies
S.Z.D. Cheng, L. Zhu, C.Y. Li, P.S. Honigfort (Akron, OH, USA) and A. Keller (Bristol, UK) .................. 105

High pressure differential scanning calorimetry on polymers
G.W.H. Hohne (Ulm, Germany) ............................................................ 115

Structure correlated properties of metallocene catalysed polyethylenes by modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry
J.J. Janimak and G.C. Stevens (Guildford, UK).................................................. 125

Localised thermal analysis of a packaging film
D.M. Price, M. Reading (Loughborough, UK), A. Hammiche, H.M. Pollock (Lancaster, UK) and M.G. Branch (Coventry, UK) 143

Investigating the effect of the thermal component of atmospheric plasmas on commodity polymers
M.J. Shenton and G.C. Stevens (Guildford, UK) ................................................. 151

The relaxation frequency as observed in thermally stimulated depolarisation current experiments in polymers
J.F. Mano (Guimaraes, Portugal). ........................................................... 161

Stress release in oriented HIPS as observed by dynamic mechanical analysis
J.F. Mano (Guimaraes, Portugal). ........................................................... 171

The temperature calibration on cooling of differential scanning calorimeters
J.A. Martins (Guimaraes, Portugal) and J.J.C. Cruz-Pinto (Aveiro, Portugal) ............................... 179

Life assessment of cable paper using slow thermal ramp methods
R.J. Heywood (Leatherhead, UK), G.C. Stevens (Guildford, UK), C. Ferguson (Leatherhead, UK) and A.M. Ernsley (Guildford, UK) 189

Thermogravimetry-infrared evolved gas analysis of the anomalous thermal decomposition of thiophene fulgamic acid
D.M. Price (Leicestershire, UK), S.P. Church and C.P. Sambrook-Smith (Coventry, UK). ...................... 197

Thermal transitions in freeze-dried carrot and its cell wall components
D.M.R. Georget, A.C. Smith and K.W. Waldron (Norwich, UK). ...................................... 203

A calorimetric flow vessel optimised for measuring the metabolic activity of animal cells
Y.H. Guan, P.C. Lloyd and R.B. Kemp (Aberystwyth, UK) .......................................... 211

Approaches to teaching thermal analysis
P.J. Haines and T.J. Lever (Surrey, UK)....................................................... 221


Author index..................................................................... 227

Subject index,.......................................................................... 229

Volume contents...................................................................... 233

_____________________________