Biofield Treatment: An Effective Strategy for Modulating the Physical and Thermal Properties of O-Nitrophenol, M-Nitrophenol and P-Tertiary Butyl Phenol

Abstract

Phenolic compounds are commonly used for diverse applications such as in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, rubber, dyes and pigments. The objective of present research was to study the impact of Mr. Trivedi's biofield treatment on physical and thermal properties of phenol derivatives such as o-nitrophenol (ONP), m-nitrophenol (MNP) and p-tertiary butyl phenol (TBP). The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). The control and treated compounds were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and surface area analysis. XRD analysis showed increase in crystallite size by 16.05% in treated ONP as compared to control. However, the treated MNP showed decrease in crystallite size by 16.17% as compared to control. The treated TBP showed increase in crystallite size by 5.20% as compared to control. DSC of treated MNP exhibited increase in melting temperature with respect to control, which may be correlated to higher thermal stability of treated sample. However, the treated TBP exhibited no significant change in melting temperature with respect to control. TGA analysis of treated ONP and TBP showed an increase in maximum thermal decomposition temperature (T max ) as compared to control. However, the treated MNP showed slight decrease in T max in comparison with control sample. Surface area analysis of treated ONP showed decrease in surface area by 65.5%. However, surface area was increased by 40.7% in treated MNP as compared to control. These results suggest that biofield treatment has significant effect on physical and thermal properties of ONP, MNP and TBP.

Evaluation of Isotopic Abundance Ratio in Biofield Energy Treated Nitrophenol Derivatives Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

“…As the biofield treated o-and m-nitrophenol had increased the stable isotopic abundance ratio, it might have altered physicochemical and thermal properties and reaction rate. Thus, the current findings are well associated with the previous results [24]. The biofield treated o-and m-nitrophenol might be useful in pharmaceutical and chemical industries as an intermediate for the production of pharmaceuticals and other useful chemicals for the industrial uses.…”

“…The gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC-MS) can perform isotope ratio measurement at low micro molar concentration levels [43][44][45][46]. Recently, it has been reported that Mr. Trivedi's biofield energy treatment (The Trivedi Effect ® ) has the amazing capability to alter the physicochemical and thermal properties of nitrophenol such as crystallite size, particle size and thermal stability that might affect the rate of chemical reaction [24]. Based on all these aspects, the current study was designed to investigate the isotopic abundance ratios of P M+1 /P M and P M+2 /P M in the biofield energy treated o-and mnitrophenol using the GC-MS technique.…”

“…The energy can be harnessed from the universe and then, it can be applied by the healing practitioner on living or non-living objects to achieve the alterations in the characteristic properties. The applications of The Trivedi Effect ® have gained significantly scientific attention in the field of materials science [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31], agriculture [32][33][34], biotechnology [35][36][37], pharmaceuticals [38][39][40], and medical sciences [41,42].…”

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Isotopic Abundance of <sup>13</sup>C, <sup>2</sup>H, and <sup>18</sup>O in Biofield Energy Treated p-tertiary Butylphenol (PTBP)

“…Number of literatures [33][34][35][36] indicated that biofield energy treatment (also known as The Trivedi Effect ® ) might be a potential method for alteration of the isotopic abundance ratio in the organic compounds. An altered physicochemical and thermal properties such as increased crystallite size, enhanced thermal stability was observed in the biofield energy treated PTBP as compared to the control sample through the spectroscopic and thermal study [37]. The toxicity, hazards effects and human health effects by the chemical or material are very closely associated with its intrinsic physicochemical properties [38].…”