Orientador: Carlos Rocha Gomes Torres / Banca: Sérgio Eduardo de Paiva Gonçalves / Banca: Eduardo Moreira da Silva / Resumo: Este estudo comparou cinco tipos de agentes químicos catalisadores adicionados ao Peróxido de Hidrogênio a 35%, quanto à sua eficiência no clareamento em consultório. Utilizaram-se cento e vinte dentes bovinos, cujas coroas e raízes foram desgastadas, adquirindo as dimensões de um incisivo central humano. Os espécimes foram divididos através de dois cortes longitudinais, desprezando-se as metades linguais. As metades vestibulares receberam profilaxia com jato de bicarbonato, limpeza em ultra-som e condicionamento ácido na porção dentinária. A seguir, os espécimes foram armazenados em recipientes contendo solução de café solúvel a 25%, por duas semanas. Terminado o período de escurecimento, foi realizada mensuração inicial da cor obtida, através do aparelho Easy Shade, que permitiu quantificá-la através do método CIE Lab*. Os espécimes foram divididos em seis grupos, correspondentes ao ativador químico: a) controle (CON); b) cloreto férrico (CF); c) sulfato ferroso (SF); d) gluconato de manganês (GM); e) cloreto de manganês (CM); f) extrato de raiz de amora (RA). Cada grupo recebeu três aplicações, por dez minutos, do gel clareador formado pela mistura de três gotas do Peróxido para uma gota de ativador. Em seguida, foi realizada uma nova mensuração da cor. Os testes de analise de variância e Tukey ('alfa'= 5%) mostraram diferenças estatisticamente significantes para os valores do parametro 'delta'E dos géis GM, CM e RA para com o gel CON. Concluiu-se que a presença dos ativadores químicos GM, CM e RA resultou...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This study compared the capacity of five catalyser chemical added to 35% Hidrogen Peroxide to intensify the in-office dental bleaching. One hundred and twenty bovine teeth had been used and their crowns and roots had been consumed to acquire the dimensions of a human central incisor. The specimens had been divided trough one longitudinal cut, disdaining the lingual halves The facial halves had received a bicarbonate spurt prophylaxis, ultrasound cleaned and acid etching on the dentin portion. The specimens had been stored in containers contends 25% coffee solution, for two weeks. Finished the period of blackout, initial measurement of the gotten color was carried trough the Easy shade device, that it allowed to quantify it trough the method CIE Lab*. The samples had been divided in six groups, related to the chemical activator: a) control (CON); b) ferric chloride(CF); c) ferrous sulphate (SF); d) manganese gluconate (GM); e) manganese chloride(CM); f) extract of malberry root (RA). Each group received three applications of the bleaching gel, formed by the mixture of three Peroxide drops for one activator drop, during ten minutes. A new color measurement was carried trough, then. The tests of variance analysis and Tukey ('alfa' = 5%) had shown significant differences for the values of parameter 'delta'E of the gel GM, CM e RA for the gel COM. It was concluded that the presence of the chemical activators GM, CM e RA resulted in a significantly better bleaching that group CON. / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-05-11Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:51:27Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 batista_gr_me_sjc.pdf: 2236555 bytes, checksum: 65a2f6aac8135018f2d5ad5eee47f39c (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a eficiência de agentes ativadores químicos, em aumentar a efetividade do tratamento clareador pela técnica auto-administrada, utilizando gel de peróxido de carbamida a 10%. Foram utilizados 145 dentes incisivos bovinos e de cada dente foram obtidos 2 discos de esmalte-dentina das faces vestibulares, empregando-se uma broca tipo trefina, totalizando 290 espécimes, cada um com 1mm de esmalte, 1mm de dentina e 3 mm de diâmetro. A leitura inicial da cor dos espécimes foi feita, utilizando-se o sistema CIE L*a*b*, por meio de um espectrofotômetro CM 2600d (Konica Minolta). Os espécimes foram divididos em grupos de forma estratificada de acordo com o valor de L* apresentado. Foi utilizado para todos os grupos um gel de peróxido de carbamida a 10%, sendo que foi determinado um grupo controle positivo (CP), onde não foi adicionado nenhum agente químico e um grupo controle negativo (CN), onde os espécimes ficaram apenas submersos em solução de saliva artificial, sem receber nenhum tipo de gel clareador. Os demais grupos foram subdivididos de acordo com o tipo de ativador químico adicionado ao gel e a concentração deste agente: GM - Gluconato de Manganês, CM - Cloreto de Manganês, GF - Gluconato Ferroso, CF - Cloreto Férrico e SF - Sulfato Ferroso. Para cada agente foram testadas 3 diferentes concentrações, resultando em 3 subgrupos. Sobre a superfície de esmalte destes espécimes, foi aplicado o gel clareador, permanecendo por um período de 8h, após as quais, estes foram lavados e imersos em saliva artificial por 16h, e posteriormente feitas novas aplicações do gel clareador, durante 14 dias subseqüentes. Foram feitas avaliações de cor após decorridos 7 dias de clareamento, e novamente após 14 dias de clareamento. Os dados obtidos foram analisados pelo teste de análise da variância paramétrica e teste Tukey... / The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of chemical activating agents, to increase the effectiveness of the home bleaching technique, using 10% carbamide peroxide gel. Were used 145 bovine incisors and from each tooth were obtained 2 discs of enamel-dentin from the buccal surface, through a trephine bur, totaling 290 specimens, which had 1 mm of enamel, 1mm of dentin and 3 mm of diameter for each. The initial measurement of the color of specimens was made by a spectrophotometer CM 2600d (Konica Minolta), using the CIE L* a* b* system. The specimens were divided into groups in a stratified manner according to the value of L*. For all the tested groups was used a 10% carbamide peroxide gel, and was determined a positive control group (CP), where there was no chemical agent added, a negative control group (CN), where the specimens were submerged in a solution of artificial saliva, without receiving any kind of bleaching gel and the other groups were subdivided according to the type of chemical activator added to the gel and the concentration of agent, namely: GM - Manganese Gluconate, CM - Manganese chloride, GF - Ferrous gluconate, CF - Ferric Chloride, SF - Ferrous Sulfate. For each agent were tested 3 different concentrations, resulting in 3 subgroups. On the enamel surface of these specimens, were applied the bleaching gel and kept for a period of 8 h, after which, they were washed and immersed in artificial saliva for 16 h, and then were made new applications of bleaching gel for 14 subsequent days. Color assessments were made 7 days after the bleaching treatment begining, and again after 14 days of bleaching treatment begining. The data were analyzed by the test of repeated-measures ANOVA and Tukey’s test. The obtained results showed statistically significant differences (p = 0.0000)... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-06-12Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:11:59Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 travassos_ac_me_sjc.pdf: 586258 bytes, checksum: 33dc8b58f9cef135ba461a19dd57985d (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Este estudo comparou cinco tipos de agentes químicos catalisadores adicionados ao Peróxido de Hidrogênio a 35%, quanto à sua eficiência no clareamento em consultório. Utilizaram-se cento e vinte dentes bovinos, cujas coroas e raízes foram desgastadas, adquirindo as dimensões de um incisivo central humano. Os espécimes foram divididos através de dois cortes longitudinais, desprezando-se as metades linguais. As metades vestibulares receberam profilaxia com jato de bicarbonato, limpeza em ultra-som e condicionamento ácido na porção dentinária. A seguir, os espécimes foram armazenados em recipientes contendo solução de café solúvel a 25%, por duas semanas. Terminado o período de escurecimento, foi realizada mensuração inicial da cor obtida, através do aparelho Easy Shade, que permitiu quantificá-la através do método CIE Lab*. Os espécimes foram divididos em seis grupos, correspondentes ao ativador químico: a) controle (CON); b) cloreto férrico (CF); c) sulfato ferroso (SF); d) gluconato de manganês (GM); e) cloreto de manganês (CM); f) extrato de raiz de amora (RA). Cada grupo recebeu três aplicações, por dez minutos, do gel clareador formado pela mistura de três gotas do Peróxido para uma gota de ativador. Em seguida, foi realizada uma nova mensuração da cor. Os testes de analise de variância e Tukey ('alfa'= 5%) mostraram diferenças estatisticamente significantes para os valores do parametro 'delta'E dos géis GM, CM e RA para com o gel CON. Concluiu-se que a presença dos ativadores químicos GM, CM e RA resultou... / This study compared the capacity of five catalyser chemical added to 35% Hidrogen Peroxide to intensify the in-office dental bleaching. One hundred and twenty bovine teeth had been used and their crowns and roots had been consumed to acquire the dimensions of a human central incisor. The specimens had been divided trough one longitudinal cut, disdaining the lingual halves The facial halves had received a bicarbonate spurt prophylaxis, ultrasound cleaned and acid etching on the dentin portion. The specimens had been stored in containers contends 25% coffee solution, for two weeks. Finished the period of blackout, initial measurement of the gotten color was carried trough the Easy shade device, that it allowed to quantify it trough the method CIE Lab*. The samples had been divided in six groups, related to the chemical activator: a) control (CON); b) ferric chloride(CF); c) ferrous sulphate (SF); d) manganese gluconate (GM); e) manganese chloride(CM); f) extract of malberry root (RA). Each group received three applications of the bleaching gel, formed by the mixture of three Peroxide drops for one activator drop, during ten minutes. A new color measurement was carried trough, then. The tests of variance analysis and Tukey ('alfa' = 5%) had shown significant differences for the values of parameter 'delta'E of the gel GM, CM e RA for the gel COM. It was concluded that the presence of the chemical activators GM, CM e RA resulted in a significantly better bleaching that group CON.

Orientador: Carlos Rocha Gomes Torres / Banca: Andrea Anido Anido / Banca: Alessandra Bühler Borges / Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a eficiência de agentes ativadores químicos, em aumentar a efetividade do tratamento clareador pela técnica auto-administrada, utilizando gel de peróxido de carbamida a 10%. Foram utilizados 145 dentes incisivos bovinos e de cada dente foram obtidos 2 discos de esmalte-dentina das faces vestibulares, empregando-se uma broca tipo trefina, totalizando 290 espécimes, cada um com 1mm de esmalte, 1mm de dentina e 3 mm de diâmetro. A leitura inicial da cor dos espécimes foi feita, utilizando-se o sistema CIE L*a*b*, por meio de um espectrofotômetro CM 2600d (Konica Minolta). Os espécimes foram divididos em grupos de forma estratificada de acordo com o valor de L* apresentado. Foi utilizado para todos os grupos um gel de peróxido de carbamida a 10%, sendo que foi determinado um grupo controle positivo (CP), onde não foi adicionado nenhum agente químico e um grupo controle negativo (CN), onde os espécimes ficaram apenas submersos em solução de saliva artificial, sem receber nenhum tipo de gel clareador. Os demais grupos foram subdivididos de acordo com o tipo de ativador químico adicionado ao gel e a concentração deste agente: GM - Gluconato de Manganês, CM - Cloreto de Manganês, GF - Gluconato Ferroso, CF - Cloreto Férrico e SF - Sulfato Ferroso. Para cada agente foram testadas 3 diferentes concentrações, resultando em 3 subgrupos. Sobre a superfície de esmalte destes espécimes, foi aplicado o gel clareador, permanecendo por um período de 8h, após as quais, estes foram lavados e imersos em saliva artificial por 16h, e posteriormente feitas novas aplicações do gel clareador, durante 14 dias subseqüentes. Foram feitas avaliações de cor após decorridos 7 dias de clareamento, e novamente após 14 dias de clareamento. Os dados obtidos foram analisados pelo teste de análise da variância paramétrica e teste Tukey... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of chemical activating agents, to increase the effectiveness of the home bleaching technique, using 10% carbamide peroxide gel. Were used 145 bovine incisors and from each tooth were obtained 2 discs of enamel-dentin from the buccal surface, through a trephine bur, totaling 290 specimens, which had 1 mm of enamel, 1mm of dentin and 3 mm of diameter for each. The initial measurement of the color of specimens was made by a spectrophotometer CM 2600d (Konica Minolta), using the CIE L* a* b* system. The specimens were divided into groups in a stratified manner according to the value of L*. For all the tested groups was used a 10% carbamide peroxide gel, and was determined a positive control group (CP), where there was no chemical agent added, a negative control group (CN), where the specimens were submerged in a solution of artificial saliva, without receiving any kind of bleaching gel and the other groups were subdivided according to the type of chemical activator added to the gel and the concentration of agent, namely: GM - Manganese Gluconate, CM - Manganese chloride, GF - Ferrous gluconate, CF - Ferric Chloride, SF - Ferrous Sulfate. For each agent were tested 3 different concentrations, resulting in 3 subgroups. On the enamel surface of these specimens, were applied the bleaching gel and kept for a period of 8 h, after which, they were washed and immersed in artificial saliva for 16 h, and then were made new applications of bleaching gel for 14 subsequent days. Color assessments were made 7 days after the bleaching treatment begining, and again after 14 days of bleaching treatment begining. The data were analyzed by the test of repeated-measures ANOVA and Tukey's test. The obtained results showed statistically significant differences (p = 0.0000)... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Activated carbon is a highly adsorbing material and has various scopes of uses depending on needs. It is used in many industries and applications e.g. to clean industrial wastewater, in medicine, discolor sugar and so on. What makes AC such a good adsorbent is its porous structure which gives it a high surface area.  This report consists of three parts; general information about Activated Carbon (AC) and its characteristics, to give the reader a sufficient background about AC for continuous understanding throughout the report, an experimental investigation in chemical activation of carbon with phosphoric acid as the chemical reagent and sawdust from both Cuban and Swedish Pine tree as precursors, and a second experimental investigation in chemical activation of carbon with Zinc Sulfate as the chemical reagent and sawdust from Cuban Pine tree as the precursor. For the first experimental part as well as for the second the objective is how to best combine the three parameters; acid concentration, impregnation ratio and activation temperature in order to get the best adsorption performance when preparing activated carbon with different precursor specimens and chemical reagents. The experiments with phosphoric acid activation show that treatment with 40% acid concentration at 400 °C produce an activated carbon with good properties for ammonia adsorption and good iodine number. If a 30% phosphoric acid is used for activation, an activation temperature of 500 °C is recommended. With an impregnation ratio of 1, good adsorption was obtained in the activated carbon produced from Swedish pine while using Cuban pine a higher adsorption was obtained with an impregnation ratio of 2. The experiments with Zinc Sulfate activation show that influence of the sulfate concentration (between 10 % and 40 %) and temperature (between 400 °C and 500°C) on the properties for ammonia adsorption in the produced activated carbon was considerable for low impregnation ratio (0.5 and 1). In general, activation conditions of 20% zinc sulfate concentration, 400 °C and impregnation ratio: 1 are enough to produce an activated carbon with good properties for ammonia adsorption. The adsorption of carbon tetrachloride was lower. Activated carbons produced with 10 % zinc sulfate concentration, 0.5 impregnation ratio and 400 °C activation temperature (the mildest studied conditions) show already good iodine number and BET surface area.  The main conclusion from the thesis work is that the optimal conditions vary widely with wanted results. Therefore a suggestion for future work is to narrow the research to fewer variables and more repetition of the samples.

The main purpose for this project was to, by varying the parameters temperature (400 ˚C and 500 ˚C), acid concentration (10%, 25% and 40%), relative impregnation (0.75, 1.35 and 2.0) and impregnation time (1 h, 2 h and 3 h), evaluate which parameters that affect the product. Also, an investigation was made to determine the interaction of the different parameters. This was done by analysing the properties of the AC with gas adsorption of gasoline and ammonia. Liquid adsorption was analysed with iodine number and the yield of the AC was calculated with two different methods. In general an increasing of the temperature and the impregnation time results in a higher iodine number and higher capacity to absorb gasoline in the produced activated carbon. When the conditions were too strong the iodine number and the capacity to absorb gasoline decreased. The pore structure of the activated carbon is destroyed by too strong conditions. The results were also analysed with a computer program to establish statistical evidence of influence from the parameters indicating that temperature has strong effect on iodine number of the produced activated carbon. If the AC from Caribbean Pine would be commercially produced the recommended design is to keep all parameters low. This is both cost effective and energy efficient. Based on the experimental results it was determined that the AC from Caribbean Pine is better suited for adsorbing gasoline compared with ammonia. Furthermore, the adsorption of gasoline is increasing with an increasing temperature. An industrial manufactured AC was compared with the AC produced from Caribbean Pine and it had a better liquid and gas adsorption showing that more research and optimization of AC from Caribbean Pine must be done before commercializing the product. A suggestion for further research is to use the time in the oven as a parameter to be varied in the experimental setup. This could be valuable in order to determine the influence of the time in the oven both concerning the yield but also the adsorption ability of the AC.

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Perlite is a volcanic mineral. The latest investigations on ground perlite showed that it is suitable for pozzolanic usage. Thus, it is of vital importance especially for countries rich in perlite such as Turkey. The aim of this study is to investigate the advantages and problems associated with using perlite in concrete and to identify accurate methods and amounts of use for producing durable cementitious mixtures. Within the scope of this study, the alkali-silica reactivity of perlite containing cementitious mixtures were compared using four different methods. Expansion mechanism of the mixtures were tried to be understood by measuring the alkalinity of bath waters. In order to cope with early strength decreases caused by perlite addition, activation of the mixtures by chemical and thermal methods were attempted. It was found that chloride containing chemicals are very effective at later ages and sodium containing chemicals are more effective at early ages. Sodiumhydroxide addition to the perlite containing mixtures was found to be detrimental to both the initial and late-age strengths of mortars. It was concluded that perlite addition generally results in a decrease in alkali-silica expansions. However, the expansion of concrete samples should be investigated comprehensively. Thermal curing at high temperatures resulted in a rapid increase at 1-day strengths, however, for better ultimate strengths lower thermal treatments or no-thermal curing were found to be more effective. Compared to the traditional portland cement concretes, high-volume ground perlite concretes have environmental and economical advantages.

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Essas propriedades dependem amplamente dos métodos de preparação e podem ser ajustadas durante essa etapa. As amostras foram obtidas usando uma razão biomassa/agente ativador de 2:1 e carbonizados/ativados a 600 e 800 °C, sob fluxo de nitrogênio, por 1 h. Os sólidos foram caracterizados por thermogravimetria, difração de raios X, medida da área superficial específica e porosidade, espectroscopia no infravermelho com transformada de Fourier, espectroscopia Ramam, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, dessorção à temperatura programada, espectroscopia fotoeletrônica de raios X e determinação do ponto de carga zero. Foram obtidos carvões ativados com diferentes propriedades texturais, que variaram com o agente ativador e com a temperatura de carbonização/ativação. Observou-se a formação de carbonato de cálcio, óxido de magnésio, atacamita, paratacamita e óxido de ferro, dependendo do agente ativador, suportados em carvões ativados com baixa organização estrutural. Todos os sólidos apresentaram isotermas do tipo II, típicas de materiais macroporosos e mesoporosos com microporos associados. As isotermas apresentaram laços de histerese H1, característicos de sólidos com distribuição de poros uniformes e com formatos cilíndricos e/ou poliédrico, com as extremidades abertas. Observou-se a presença de grupos fenólicos, carboxílicos, quinônicos, lactônicos, anidridos e carbonílicos na superfície de todos os sólidos. os cloretos de ferro III e cobre II foram os agentes ativadores que promoveram uma maior quantidade de grupos superficiais nos carvões ativados, independente da temperatura de preparação. As amostras ativadas com cloreto de magnésio, cloreto de ferro III e cloreto de cobre II a 600 °C apresentaram as áreas superficiais específicas mais elevadas. Entretanto, elas decresceram com o aumento da temperatura, com exceção da amostra preparada com cloreto de ferro III, que apresentou uma área superficial específica de 471 m2.g-1 a 800 oC, indicando que esse é o agente ativador mais eficiente na preparação dos carvões ativados, para serem utilizado como suportes catalíticos. / In recent times, the intense man activity has led to an increase disposal of agricultural wastes into the environment. Aiming to find new applications for them, such as catalyst supports, the effect of the activating agent (calcium, magnesium, copper and iron chloride) and of the carbonization/activation temperature on the physicochemical properties of activated carbons, prepared from coconut mesocarp, was studied in this work. These properties largely depend on the preparation methods and can be tailored during this step. Samples were obtained by using biomass to activating agent ratio of 2:1 and carbonized/activated at 600 or 800 °C under nitrogen flow, for 1 h. The solids were characterized by thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, specific surface area and porosity measurements, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, temperature programmed desorption, X- ray photoelectron spectroscopy and point of zero charge determination. Activated carbons with different textural properties were obtained, depending on the activating agent and of the carbonization/activation temperature. It was obtained calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, atacamite, paratacamite, or iron oxide supported on poorly organized activated carbons, depending on the activating agent. All solids showed type II isotherm, which is typical of mesoporous and macroporous materials with associated micropores. The isotherms displayed H1 hysteresis loop, characteristic of solids with uniform pore distribution and with cylindrical and/or polyhedral pores with open ends. The presence of phenolic, carboxylic, quinone, lactones, anhydrides and carbonyl groups on the surface was found for all solids. The samples activated with magnesium chloride, iron III chloride and copper II chloride at 600 °C showed the largest specific surface areas. However, they decreased with temperature increase, for the sample prepared with iron chloride, which showed a specific surface area of 471 m2.g-1 at 800 oC, indicating that this is the most effective activating agent for the preparation of activated carbons to be used as catalyst support.

ABSTRACT PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION OF CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED MORTARS CONTAINING HIGH VOLUMES OF POZZOLAN BY STATISTICAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS Aldemir, BaSak M.S., Department of Industrial Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Dr. &Ouml / mer Saat&ccedil / ioglu Co-Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lutfullah Turanli January 2006, 167 pages This thesis illustrates parameter optimization of early and late compressive strengths of chemically activated mortars containing high volumes of pozzolan by statistical design and analysis of experiments. Four dominant parameters in chemical activation of natural pozzolans are chosen for the research, which are natural pozzolan replacement, amount of pozzolan passing 45 &amp / #956 / m sieve, activator dosage and activator type. Response surface methodology has been employed in statistical design and analysis of experiments. Based on various second-order response surface designs / experimental data has been collected, best regression models have been chosen and optimized. In addition to the optimization of early and late strength responses separately, simultaneous optimization of compressive strength with several other responses such as cost, and standard deviation estimate has also been performed. Research highlight is the uniqueness of the statistical optimization approach to chemical activation of natural pozzolans.