%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization of Physical, Thermal and Spectral Properties of Biofield Treated 2,6-Dichlorophenol
%A Mahendra Kumar Trivedi
%A Alice Branton
%A Dahryn Trivedi
%A Gopal Nayak
%A Rama Mohan Tallapragada
%A Rakesh Kumar Mishra
%A Snehasis Jana
%A Rama Mohan Tallapragada
%A Rakesh Kumar Mishra
%A Snehasis Jana
%J American Journal of Chemical Engineering
%P 66-73
%@ 2330-8613
%D 2015
%R 10.11648/j.ajche.20150305.12
%X 2,6-Dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP) is a compound used for the synthesis of chemicals and pharmaceutical agents. The present work is intended to evaluate the impact of Mr. Trivedi¡¯s biofield energy treatment on physical, thermal and spectral properties of the 2,6-DCP. The control and treated 2,6-DCP were characterized by various analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and ultra violet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) analysis. The XRD results showed the increase in crystallite size of treated sample by 28.94% as compared to the control sample. However, the intensity of the XRD peaks of treated 2,6-DCP were diminished as compared to the control sample. The DTA analysis showed a slight increase in melting temperature of the treated sample. Although, the latent heat of fusion of the treated 2,6-DCP was changed substantially by 28% with respect to the control sample. The maximum thermal decomposition temperature (Tmax) of the treated 2,6-DCP was decreased slightly in comparison with the control. The FT-IR analysis showed a shift in C=C stretching peak from 1464¡ú1473 cm-1 in the treated sample as compared to the control sample. However, the UV-vis analysis showed no changes in absorption peaks of treated 2,6-DCP with respect to the control sample. Overall, the result showed a significant effect of biofield energy treatment on the physical, thermal and spectral properties of 2,6-DCP. It is assumed that increase in crystallite size and melting temperature of the biofield energy treated 2,6-DCP could alleviate its reaction rate that might be a good prospect for the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds.
%K Biofield Energy Treatment
%K X-ray Diffraction
%K Ther mal Analysis
%K Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrosco py
%K Ultra Violet-Visible Spectroscopy
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