Concentrated kaolin clay slurries are found in a number of industrial operations including mine tailings surface disposal, underground paste backfill, and riverbed dredging. An understanding of the impact of solids concentration and addition of chemical species on slurry rheology is of importance to designers of pipeline transport and waste disposal systems. A project to determine the rheology of an idealized industrial kaolin clay slurry using a concentric cylinder viscometer and an experimental pipeline loop was undertaken. Additional laboratory test work including particle size analysis, slurry pH, calcium ion concentration in the slurry supernatant and particle electrophoretic mobility measurements were completed to aid in the understanding of their effects on the slurry rheology. The slurries were prepared in varying kaolin clay solids concentrations with reverse osmosis water. A flocculant, dihydrated calcium chloride (CaCl2 ¡¤ 2H2O), was added to the reverse osmosis water in concentrations equivalent to those found in typical industrial hard water supply. A dispersant, tetra-sodium pyrophosphate (TSPP, Na4P2O7) was used to disperse the clay particles for selected slurries. It was found that the kaolin clay slurries, in the absence of TSPP, exhibited yield stresses and could be characterized with either the two-parameter Bingham or Casson continuum flow models. Increasing the clay concentration in the slurry, while keeping the mass ratio of flocculant to kaolin constant, increased both the yield and plastic viscosity parameters. There was generally good agreement between the rheological parameters obtained in the Couette flow viscometer and that in the pipeline loop. In slurries for which it was possible to obtain turbulent flow, the transition to turbulent flow was predicted accurately by the Wilson & Thomas method for both Bingham and Casson models. It was possible to eliminate the yield stress of a slurry with the addition of the dispersing agent TSPP. The calcium ion content of the supernatant extracted from the slurries proved to be a indicator of the degree of flocculation. When exposed to extended periods of high shear conditions in the pipeline loop, slurries with clay concentrations of 17% by volume solids or greater exhibited an irreversible increase in apparent viscosity with time. An attempt was made to investigate this irreversible thickening characteristic. Laboratory tests did not reveal any appreciable differences in particle size, electrophoretic mobility, calcium ion concentration or pH with this irreversible change. The shear duration test shows the importance of using the appropriate shear environment when testing high solids concentration kaolin clay slurries

Concentrated kaolin clay slurries are found in a number of industrial operations including mine tailings surface disposal, underground paste backfill, and riverbed dredging. An understanding of the impact of solids concentration and addition of chemical species on slurry rheology is of importance to designers of pipeline transport and waste disposal systems. A project to determine the rheology of an idealized industrial kaolin clay slurry using a concentric cylinder viscometer and an experimental pipeline loop was undertaken. Additional laboratory test work including particle size analysis, slurry pH, calcium ion concentration in the slurry supernatant and particle electrophoretic mobility measurements were completed to aid in the understanding of their effects on the slurry rheology. The slurries were prepared in varying kaolin clay solids concentrations with reverse osmosis water. A flocculant, dihydrated calcium chloride (CaCl2 ¡¤ 2H2O), was added to the reverse osmosis water in concentrations equivalent to those found in typical industrial hard water supply. A dispersant, tetra-sodium pyrophosphate (TSPP, Na4P2O7) was used to disperse the clay particles for selected slurries. It was found that the kaolin clay slurries, in the absence of TSPP, exhibited yield stresses and could be characterized with either the two-parameter Bingham or Casson continuum flow models. Increasing the clay concentration in the slurry, while keeping the mass ratio of flocculant to kaolin constant, increased both the yield and plastic viscosity parameters. There was generally good agreement between the rheological parameters obtained in the Couette flow viscometer and that in the pipeline loop. In slurries for which it was possible to obtain turbulent flow, the transition to turbulent flow was predicted accurately by the Wilson & Thomas method for both Bingham and Casson models. It was possible to eliminate the yield stress of a slurry with the addition of the dispersing agent TSPP. The calcium ion content of the supernatant extracted from the slurries proved to be a indicator of the degree of flocculation. When exposed to extended periods of high shear conditions in the pipeline loop, slurries with clay concentrations of 17% by volume solids or greater exhibited an irreversible increase in apparent viscosity with time. An attempt was made to investigate this irreversible thickening characteristic. Laboratory tests did not reveal any appreciable differences in particle size, electrophoretic mobility, calcium ion concentration or pH with this irreversible change. The shear duration test shows the importance of using the appropriate shear environment when testing high solids concentration kaolin clay slurries

O objetivo deste estudo clínico foi comparar a influência do tipo de material e da estrutura física de dois fios dentais em liberar pirofosfato tetrassódico, no espaço interdental. Este estudo crossover foi conduzido em uma população de 10 indivíduos (ambos os sexos) com faixa etária variando entre 18 e 30 anos. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram alocados aleatoriamente em uma das seguintes seqüências de uso dos fios dentais: (AB ou BA), onde A = polipropileno entrelaçado e B = nylon texturizado de acordo com o material e a estrutura com que os fios dentais foram produzidos. Cada indivíduo usou uma única vez, perfazendo 6 passadas por área-alvo (sendo definido como área alvo as duas faces interproximais dos dentes contíguos selecionados, ou seja, 3 passadas em cada face) cada fio da seqüência a ele alocada. Antes do uso do primeiro fio dental, assim como entre a permuta de fios, foi realizado um washout de uma semana sem fazer uso de qualquer produto que contivesse o princípio ativo (sal anti-tártaro). O fluido gengival das áreas-alvo foi colhido no espaço interdental, com cones de papel absorventes esterilizados (calibre # 35), nos seguintes tempos: (00) antes, (0) logo após; 1, 2, 4, (1, 2 e 4) horas após o uso de cada fio dental. A presença de pirofosfato nas amostras foi verificada por meio de cromatógrafo de íons IC 2000 (coluna AS-11 e pré-coluna AG-11). Os teores de pirofosfato foram comparados entre os dois tipos de fios dentais e entre os tempos de colheita das amostras. O pirofosfato tetrassódico foi detectado no fluido gengival de ambos os grupos em 95% das amostras no tempo 0 - imediatamente após o uso, em 45% das amostras no tempo 1 - após uma hora do uso e em 10% das amostras após 2 horas do uso. Após 4 horas do uso, em nenhuma das amostras foi detectada a presença do princípio ativo em níveis terapêuticos. Conclui-se que a composição do material e a estrutura física dos fios dentais não exerceram influência na liberação e na permanência do agente anti-tártaro, que permaneceu em níveis terapêuticos por um período de até 2 horas após o uso único. / The aim of this investigation was to compare the influence of the type of material and the physical structure of two antitartar dental flosses in releasing tetrasodium pyrophosphate in the interdental space. This crossover study involved 10 subjects (both genders) with ages ranging from 18-30 years old. The individuals were randomly assigned to one of the following sequences of use of the dental flosses (AB or BA), where A = tangled polypropylene and B = texturized nylon according to the structures and the materials what the dental flosses were made, forming two groups of five individuals each. Each individual used the floss 6 times in the target areas (defined as both interproximal surfaces of the selected teeth, 3 times in each surface). Before the use of the first dental floss and between the employments of the two flosses, a one week washout period was done without the use of products containing tetrasodium pyrophosphate. The gingival crevicular fluid of the target areas was sampled with sterile paper points (tapering # 35) in the following times: (00) before the use of the dental floss, (0) soon after the use; 1, 2, 4, (1, 2 and 4 hours after the use, respectively). The pyrophosphate contents in the samples were verified using an ion chromatograph IC 2000 (column AS-11 e pre-column AG-11). The contents of pyrophosphate were compared between the two flosses and among the sample collection times. Pyrophosphate was detected in the gingival crevicular fluid of both groups in 95% of the samples soon after their use, 45% after 1h and 10% after 2h of the use. After 4h, none of the samples had pyrophosphate at detectable levels. Both dental flosses released tetrasodium pyrophosphate at therapeutic levels for up to 2 hours after flossing. Based in the results it can be concluded that the material composition and the physical structure of the flosses had no influence in releasing the antitartar agent, which remained in therapeutic levels for a 2 hours period after the single use.

O objetivo deste estudo clínico foi comparar a influência do tipo de material e da estrutura física de dois fios dentais em liberar pirofosfato tetrassódico, no espaço interdental. Este estudo crossover foi conduzido em uma população de 10 indivíduos (ambos os sexos) com faixa etária variando entre 18 e 30 anos. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram alocados aleatoriamente em uma das seguintes seqüências de uso dos fios dentais: (AB ou BA), onde A = polipropileno entrelaçado e B = nylon texturizado de acordo com o material e a estrutura com que os fios dentais foram produzidos. Cada indivíduo usou uma única vez, perfazendo 6 passadas por área-alvo (sendo definido como área alvo as duas faces interproximais dos dentes contíguos selecionados, ou seja, 3 passadas em cada face) cada fio da seqüência a ele alocada. Antes do uso do primeiro fio dental, assim como entre a permuta de fios, foi realizado um washout de uma semana sem fazer uso de qualquer produto que contivesse o princípio ativo (sal anti-tártaro). O fluido gengival das áreas-alvo foi colhido no espaço interdental, com cones de papel absorventes esterilizados (calibre # 35), nos seguintes tempos: (00) antes, (0) logo após; 1, 2, 4, (1, 2 e 4) horas após o uso de cada fio dental. A presença de pirofosfato nas amostras foi verificada por meio de cromatógrafo de íons IC 2000 (coluna AS-11 e pré-coluna AG-11). Os teores de pirofosfato foram comparados entre os dois tipos de fios dentais e entre os tempos de colheita das amostras. O pirofosfato tetrassódico foi detectado no fluido gengival de ambos os grupos em 95% das amostras no tempo 0 - imediatamente após o uso, em 45% das amostras no tempo 1 - após uma hora do uso e em 10% das amostras após 2 horas do uso. Após 4 horas do uso, em nenhuma das amostras foi detectada a presença do princípio ativo em níveis terapêuticos. Conclui-se que a composição do material e a estrutura física dos fios dentais não exerceram influência na liberação e na permanência do agente anti-tártaro, que permaneceu em níveis terapêuticos por um período de até 2 horas após o uso único. / The aim of this investigation was to compare the influence of the type of material and the physical structure of two antitartar dental flosses in releasing tetrasodium pyrophosphate in the interdental space. This crossover study involved 10 subjects (both genders) with ages ranging from 18-30 years old. The individuals were randomly assigned to one of the following sequences of use of the dental flosses (AB or BA), where A = tangled polypropylene and B = texturized nylon according to the structures and the materials what the dental flosses were made, forming two groups of five individuals each. Each individual used the floss 6 times in the target areas (defined as both interproximal surfaces of the selected teeth, 3 times in each surface). Before the use of the first dental floss and between the employments of the two flosses, a one week washout period was done without the use of products containing tetrasodium pyrophosphate. The gingival crevicular fluid of the target areas was sampled with sterile paper points (tapering # 35) in the following times: (00) before the use of the dental floss, (0) soon after the use; 1, 2, 4, (1, 2 and 4 hours after the use, respectively). The pyrophosphate contents in the samples were verified using an ion chromatograph IC 2000 (column AS-11 e pre-column AG-11). The contents of pyrophosphate were compared between the two flosses and among the sample collection times. Pyrophosphate was detected in the gingival crevicular fluid of both groups in 95% of the samples soon after their use, 45% after 1h and 10% after 2h of the use. After 4h, none of the samples had pyrophosphate at detectable levels. Both dental flosses released tetrasodium pyrophosphate at therapeutic levels for up to 2 hours after flossing. Based in the results it can be concluded that the material composition and the physical structure of the flosses had no influence in releasing the antitartar agent, which remained in therapeutic levels for a 2 hours period after the single use.