JOURRAL OF M ELSEVIER Volume 57, Number 1-2, Sept./Dec. 1995 Contents Proceedings of Battery Recycling ’95, Lucerne, Switzerland, 26-28 April 1995 Preface A. Antenan (Dietikon, Switzerland), B. Scrosati (Rome, Italy) Environmental impact of mercury and other heavy metals . O. Lindqvist (Goteborg, Sweden) Impact of household batteries in landfills S. Panero, C. Romoli, M. Achilli, E. Cardarelli, B. Scrosati (Rome, Italy) Situation in the European Community and Germany concerning regulations about used batteries with an outlook on other countries .. W. Genest (Berlin, Germany) Collection of spent batteries in Rome A. Muzi (Rome, Italy) General overview of battery waste management in Japan T. Kanemaru, T. Matsuoka (Ehime, Japan) The BATENUS process for recycling mixed battery waste S. Frohlich, D. Sewing (Siershahn, Germany ) The Wimmis project R. Burri, A. Weber (Wimmis, Switzerland) The Pecos project W.R. Meador (Pecos, TX, USA) Economic considerations of battery recycling based on the Recytec process P. Ammann ( Dietikon, Switzerland) The engagement of the largest Swiss retailer in battery recycling P. Bar (Zurich, Switzerland) Battery-recycling as a part of the Swiss waste management concept H.-P. Fahrni (Berne, Switzerland) A financing system for battery recycling in Switzerland H. Jordi (Berne, Switzerland) Heavy metals in municipal solid waste incineration residues M. Lemann, R. Walder, A. Schwyn (Zurich, Switzerland) Recycling zinc batteries: an economical challenge in consumer waste management J.-P. Wiaux, J.-P. Waefler (Geneva, Switzerland) Market for nickel—cadmium batteries F. Putois (Romainville, France) Nickel—cadmium battery recycling evolution in Europe J. David ( St.Quentin—Fallavier, France) COBAT: collection and recycling spent lead acid batteries in Italy C. Sancilio (Rome, Italy) Recycling of lead/acid batteries in a small plant J.-L. Bourson (Tournes, France) Elsevier Science S.A. Contents er I, OG OD GNINT caccsccnccsnnccevercencetencecssssceesesbensdabeesestessbensbeeusdeumessbiaenell 85 P. Ruetschi, F. Meli, J. Desilvestro ( Y verdon-les-Bains, Switzerland) Articles Corrosion and anodic behaviour of zinc and its ternary alloys in alkaline battery electrolytes A.R. Suresh Kannan, S$. Muralidharan, K.B. Sarangapani, V. Balaramachandran, V. Kapali (Tamilnadu, India) LiMn,O, for 4 V lithium-ion batteries V. Manev, B. Banov, A. Momchilov, A. Nassalevska (Sofia, Bulgaria) Response of a solid oxide fuel cell to load change E. Achenbach (Jiilich, Germany) Modification of Tig3sZfo.6sNi;.2VoeMno.2 alloy powder by electroless nickel coating and its influence on discharge formance S.N. Jeng, H.W. Yang, Y.Y. Wang, C.C. Wan (Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC) Electrochemical oxidation of propylene carbonate (containing various salts) on aluminium electrodes K. Kanamura, T. Okagawa, Z. Takehara ( Kyoto, Japan) Studies on Li-Mn-O spinel system (obtained from melt-impregnation method) as a cathode for 4 V lithium batteries Part II. Optimum spinel from y-MnOOH Y. Xia, M. Yoshio (Saga, Japan) Effect of electrode porosity on the performance of natural Brazilian graphite electrodes V. Manev, I. Naidenov, B. Puresheva (Sofia, Bulgaria), G. Pistoia (Rome, Italy) Short Communication Study of the electrochemical performance of nickel hydroxide L. Hui, D. Yunchang, Y. Jiongliang, W. Zeyun (Henan, China) Conference Report Conference Calendar The publisher encourages the submission of articles in electronic form thus saving time and avoiding rekeying errors. A leaflet describing our requirements is available from the publisher upon request.