Physicochemical and Spectral Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated 4-Methylbenzoic Acid

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi; Alice Branton; Dahryn Trivedi; Gopal Nayak; Ragini Singh; Snehasis Jana

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Physicochemical and Spectral Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated 4-Methylbenzoic Acid

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Ragini Singh, Snehasis Jana

Published in American Journal of Chemical Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 6)

Received: 30 October 2015 Accepted: 9 November 2015 Published: 21 December 2015

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The present study was aimed to analyse the impact of biofield energy treatment on the physicochemical and spectral properties of 4-MBA. The compound was divided into two parts which are referred as the control and treated sample. The treated sample was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment and analysed with respect to the control sample. The various analytical techniques used were X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface area analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and UV-visible spectroscopy. The XRD data revealed the alteration in the relative intensities of the peaks as well as reduction in the average crystallite size (24.62%) of the treated sample as compared to the control. The surface area analysis revealed a slight reduction in the surface area of the treated sample. The differential scanning calorimetry analysis reported a slight increase in the melting point while significant reduction in the latent heat of fusion of the treated sample (39.96 J/g) as compared to the control (133.72 J/g). Moreover, the TGA thermogram of the treated sample revealed the reduction in the onset temperature and maximum thermal degradation temperature as compared to the control. However, the FT-IR and UV-Vis spectra of treated sample did not show any significant alteration as compared to their respective control spectra. The overall data indicated the improved physical and thermal properties of the biofield treated 4-MBA sample that might be helpful in increasing the reaction kinetics, where it will be used as a reaction intermediate.

Published in	American Journal of Chemical Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajche.20150306.14
Page(s)	99-106
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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4-Methylbenzoic Acid, Biofield Energy Treatment, Reaction Kinetics, Thermal Analysis

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Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Ragini Singh, et al. Physicochemical and Spectral Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated 4-Methylbenzoic Acid. Am J Chem Eng. 2015;3(6):99-106. doi: 10.11648/j.ajche.20150306.14

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Mahendra Kumar Trivedi

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Alice Branton

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Dahryn Trivedi

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Gopal Nayak

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Ragini Singh

Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Snehasis Jana

Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

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