Paste preparation kinetics

At 20 °C, the kinetics of 3BS formation has been determined through measuring the pH of a suspension of H2SO4 solution and PbO, and through XRD analysis of its phase composition [8]. Figure 6.3 shows the changes in solution pH with time of paste preparation [8]. 

Barton leady oxide is used for paste preparation and the H2SO4/LO ratio is equal to 6%. Figure 6.13 presents the kinetic curves of formation of 4BS pastes at three different temperatures. 

In order to demonstrate the blocking effect of expander, the latter is introduced into the paste when the formation of 4BS has already started (i.e. after 20 min of stirring). Figure 6.16 presents kinetic curves reflecting the amounts of the different phases in a paste prepared at 80 °C using Barton leady oxide. 

To study reaction kinetics, cement batches of total mass 300 g were prepared using ingredients measured to the nearest 0-1 g. Mixing was carried out for 10 minutes using a kitchen blender, after which specimens were cast in slabs 10 x 10 x 1-2-1-5 cm in polyethylene moulds. When the setting reaction had proceeded to a sufficient extent and viscosity had risen to give a reasonably stiff paste, a small portion was removed, placed on a glass microscope slide and immediately examined by X-ray diffraction. The remainder of the sample was allowed to set. 

While in vivo studies assess absorption rates as process-lumped time constants from blood level versus time data, these rate parameters encompass the kinetics of dosage-form release, GI transit, metabolism, and membrane permeation. The use of isolated tissue and cellular preparations to screen for drug absorption potential and to evaluate absorption rate limits at the tissue and cellular levels has been expanded by the pharmaceutical industry over the past several years. For more detail in this regard, the reader is referred to an article by Stewart et al. [68] for references on these preparations and for additional details on the various experimental techniques outlined below. 

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