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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.
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The XRD results showed that the relative intensities of the peaks were altered in the treated sample as compared to the control suggesting the impact of biofield energy treatment on the crystal symmetry and morphology of 4-MBA. The crystallite size was decreased by 24.62% in the treated samples as compared to the control that might be due to the fracturing of grains into sub grains caused by the lattice strain that may be produced via biofield energy. The reduced crystallite size may lead to increase the reaction kinetics of 4-MBA, which could make it more useful as an intermediate compound. Moreover, the surface area analysis showed a slight decrease in the surface area of the treated sample that suggested the impact of biofield treatment on the particle size of the treated 4-MBA sample. The thermal analysis data revealed that the latent heat of fusion was reduced by 70% in the treated sample as compared to the control. TGA/DTA studies showed that onset temperature and Tmax was reduced in the treated sample. Based on this, it is hypothesized that treated 4-MBA molecules turn into vapour phase at lower temperature as compared to the control. The lowering of volatilization temperature might enhance the rate of reaction. Therefore, it is assumed that biofield treated 4-MBA could be more useful as an intermediate in production of various chemical and pharmaceutical products.
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This page is a summary of: Physicochemical and Spectral Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated 4-Methylbenzoic Acid, American Journal of Chemical Engineering, January 2015, Science Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.11648/j.ajche.20150306.14.
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