Polymer Additives

I. UV Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers.- Recent Developments in Photodegradation and Photostabilization of Polydienes.- Advances in UV Stabilization of Polyethylene.- Hindered Amines as Antioxidants in UV Exposed Polymers.- Effect of Various Additives on the Photodegradation of Polyurethanes.- Photochemical Degradation and Biological Defacement o f Polymers — I.- UV Stabilization of Instant Color Photographs.- Photochemical Grafting of Acrylated Azo Dyes on Polymeric Surfaces VI. Effect of 1,2 Diphenyl, 2,2-Dimethoxy, Ethanone as Photoinitiator of the Grafting of Some Acryloxy-Substituted of Aromatic Diazenes onto Poly-(propylene) and Poly(caprolactam) Fibers.- II. Oxidative Degradation and Stabilization.- Critical Phenomena in the Inhibited Oxidation of Polymers.- Critical Temperature for Solubility of a Phenolic Antioxidant.- An Automated, Multistation, Oxygen Uptake System.- Recent Developments in Phosphorus Stabilizers.- Thermooxidation and Stabilization of Urethane and (Urethane-urea) Block Copolymers.- III. Stabilization of PVC.- Model Compounds Studies to Establish the Basic Mechanism for Tin Stabilizers in PVC.- Reactions of PVC with Organotin Stabilizers Under Controlled Conditions.- New Mercapto Esters as Intermediates for PVC Stabilizers.- IV. Flame Retardance and Smoke Suppression.- The effects of Bromine and Antimony-Containing Flame Retardants on the Burning Characteristics of Polyethylene.- Molybdenum Smoke Suppressants in PVC.- Mechanism of PVC Fire Retardance by Molybdenum (VI) Oxide. Further Evidence in Favor of the Lewis Acid Theory.- V. Plasticizers, Fillers and Additives.- Diffusion of Additives and Plasticizers in PVC — III. Diffusion of Three Phthalate Plasticizers in PVC.- Effect of Additives on Properties of Coating Processes ofPolyphenylquinoxalines.- Effect of Pigments on the Aging Characteristics of Polyolefins.- Dynamic Mechanical Investigations of Highly Filled Polyethylene.- The Use of Titanate Coupling Agents for Improved Properties and Aging of Plastic Composites and Coatings.- Compounding of Additives and Fillers.- The Effect of Lubricants on the Extrusion Characteristics of PVC.- Precipitated Calcium Carbonates as Ultraviolet Stabilizers and Impact Modifiers in PVC Siding and Profiles.- Iron Compounds as Adhesion Promoters for Bitumen.