Modelling Dispersion Influences on Chromium Transport in Heterogeneous Silty and Fine sand Formation, Port Harcourt Industrial Lay-Out, Rivers State of Nigeria
Eluozo S. N.,
Amagbo L. G.
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
Pages:
56-64
Received:
30 September 2016
Accepted:
29 December 2016
Published:
4 March 2017
Abstract: This paper examined chromium transport through dispersion and storage coefficient influences. The study has monitored the deposition of chromium in silty and fine sand formation. The developed model expressed the behaviour of chromium in the study location, storage coefficient and dispersions of chromium were examined through the behaviour of chromium transport in silty and fine sand formation, the behaviour were expressed through graphical representation, the fluctuation on concentration reflect the influences from porosity variation thus dispersion and storage coefficient. This generated slight accumulation of chromium deposition in silty and fine sand formation, this condition was examined through the rate of chromium deposition; some fluctuations were experienced from the experimental values for model validation. The heterogeneous settings in the formation were also observed, the developed model was compared with other experimental values, and both parameters expressed favourable fits validating the model.
Abstract: This paper examined chromium transport through dispersion and storage coefficient influences. The study has monitored the deposition of chromium in silty and fine sand formation. The developed model expressed the behaviour of chromium in the study location, storage coefficient and dispersions of chromium were examined through the behaviour of chrom...
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Evaluation of the Physicochemical, Structural, Thermal, and Behavioral Properties of the Energy of Consciousness Healing Treated Zinc Chloride
Mahendra Kumar Trivedi,
Alice Branton,
Dahryn Trivedi,
Gopal Nayak,
Michael Peter Ellis,
James Jeffery Peoples,
James Joseph Meuer,
Johanne Dodon,
John Lawrence Griffin,
John Suzuki,
Joseph Michael Foty,
Judy Weber,
Julia Grace McCammon,
Karen Brynes Allen,
Kathryn Regina Sweas,
Lezley Jo-Anne Wright,
Lisa A. Knoll,
Madeline E. Michaels,
Margaret Kweya Wahl,
Mark E. Stutheit,
Michelle Barnard,
Muriel Mae Ranger,
Paromvong Sinbandhit,
V. J. Kris Elig,
Kalyan Kumar Sethi,
Parthasarathi Panda,
Snehasis Jana
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
Pages:
65-74
Received:
27 February 2017
Accepted:
9 March 2017
Published:
1 April 2017
Abstract: Zinc chloride is a source of zinc used in various pharmaceutical/nutraceutical formulations. The objective of the current study was to investigate the impact of The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Treatment) on physical, structural, thermal, and behavioral properties of zinc chloride using PXRD, PSD, FT-IR, UV-vis, and DSC analysis. Zinc chloride was divided into two parts – one part was control, while another part was treated with The Trivedi Effect® remotely by twenty renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as The Trivedi Effect® Treated sample. A significant alteration of the crystallite size and relative intensities of the PXRD peaks was observed in The Trivedi Effect® treated sample compared with the control sample. The average crystallite size of the treated sample was significantly increased by 23.18% compared with the control sample. The particle size values at d10, d50, and d90 values were significantly decreased by 3.70%, 4.13%, and 6.13%, respectively in the treated sample compared with the control sample. Therefore, the surface area of the treated sample was increased by 4.21% compared with the control sample. The FT-IR spectroscopic analysis revealed that Zn-Cl stretching in the control sample was found at 512 cm-1, whereas it was significantly shifted upward to 520 cm-1 in the treated sample. The UV-vis analysis exhibited that wavelength of the maximum absorbance (λmax) of the control and treated samples were at 197.6 nm and 197.1 nm, respectively. The DSC analysis exhibited that the melting temperature was decreased by 0.22%, while decomposition temperature was increased by 2.56% in the treated sample compared to the control sample. The latent heat of fusion of the treated sample (320.44 J/g) was significantly decreased by 16.70% compared with the control sample (284.67 J/g). Similarly, the enthalpy of decomposition of the treated sample (952.53 J/g) was significantly increased by 122.61% compared with the control sample (427.90 J/g). Thus, the results indicated that the thermal stability of the treated zinc chloride was improved compared with the control sample. The current study anticipated that The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might lead to produce a thermally stable new polymorphic form of zinc chloride, which would be more soluble and bioavailable compared with the untreated compound. Hence, the treated zinc chloride would be very useful to design better nutraceutical/pharmaceutical formulations that might offer better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, aging, stress, cancer, etc.
Abstract: Zinc chloride is a source of zinc used in various pharmaceutical/nutraceutical formulations. The objective of the current study was to investigate the impact of The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Treatment) on physical, structural, thermal, and behavioral properties of zinc chloride using PXRD, PSD, FT-...
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