Physicochemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated p-Anisidine

What is it about?

The p-anisidine is widely used as chemical intermediate in the production of various dyes, pigments, and pharmaceuticals. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of biofield energy treatment on the physicochemical and spectroscopic properties of p-anisidine. The study was performed after dividing the sample in two groups; one was remained as untreated and another was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. Afterward, both the control and treated samples of p-anisidine were evaluated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface area analyzer, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis-derivative thermogravimetry (TGA-DTG), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. The XRD analysis showed the increase in unit cell volume from 683.81 → 690.18 × 10-24 cm3 and crystallite size from 83.84→84.62 nm in the treated sample with respect to the control. The surface area analysis exhibited the significant increase (25.44%) in the surface area of treated sample as compared to control. The DSC thermogram of control p-anisidine showed the latent heat of fusion and melting temperature and 146.78 J/g and 59.41°C, respectively, which were slightly increased to 148.89 J/g and 59.49°C, respectively after biofield treatment. The TGA analysis showed the onset temperature of thermal degradation at 134.68°C in the control sample that was increased to 150.02°C after biofield treatment. The result showed about 11.39% increase in onset temperature of thermal degradation of treated p-anisidine as compared to the control. Moreover, the Tmax (temperature at which maximum thermal degradation occurs) was also increased slightly from 165.99°C (control) to 168.10°C (treated). This indicated the high thermal stability of treated p-anisidine as compared to the control. However, the FT-IR and UV spectroscopic studies did not show any significant changes in the spectral properties of treated p-anisidine with respect to the control. All together, the XRD, surface area and thermal analysis suggest that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment has the impact on physical and thermal properties of the treated p-anisidine.

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Why is it important?

Anisidine is an aromatic amine (methoxyaniline) and exists in three isomeric forms i.e., ortho, meta, and p-anisidine [1]. The p-anisidine is widely used as an intermediate in the production of numerous azo and triphenylmethane dyes, and pigments. It is also used in the production of pharmaceuticals including the guaiacol expectorant [2], as an antioxidant for polymercaptan resins, and as a corrosion inhibitor for steel [3]. Apart from the beneficial use of p-anisidine, it is toxic for human beings. The acute exposure may cause skin irritation, whereas the chronic exposure may cause headaches, vertigo, and blood complications like sulfhemoglobin, and methemoglobin [3,4]. The oral exposure to anisidine hydrochloride resulted in cancer of the urinary bladder in male and female rats [5]. By considering the importance of p-anisidine as an intermediate for the production of various dyes, pharmaceuticals and several other organic products, it is advantageous to find out an alternate approach that can enhance the physicochemical and thermal properties of p-anisidine in the useful way. Recently, healing therapy or therapeutic touch is used as an alternative treatment approach in several fields, and known as the biofield energy treatment. The National Institute of Health/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH/NCCAM) considered the biofield energy (putative energy fields) treatment in the subcategory of energy therapies used to promote health and healing [6,7]. The biofield treatment is being applied in the healing process to reduce the anxiety, pain, and to promote the overall health of human being [8,9]. Previously, it was reported that all the electrical processes occurring in the human body have strong correlation with the magnetic field [10]. It is well known that moving charged particles like ions, atoms, electrons etc. produces the electromagnetic radiation [11]. Similarly, the moving ions, and charged particles in the human body also produced the bioenergetic field that permeates and surrounding the human body. This bioenergetic field is called as biofield and energy associated with this field is known as the biofield energy [12]. The effect of biofield has been reported by several researchers on bacterial cultures [13], antibiotics, proteins [14], and conformational change in DNA [15]. Thus, the human has the ability to harness the energy from the environment or Universe and transmit it to any living or nonliving object on the Globe. The object(s) receive the energy and respond into the useful way; this process is termed as biofield treatment. Mr. Trivedi’s unique biofield energy treatment is also known as The Trivedi Effect®. Recently, Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment has been reported to alter the physicochemical and thermal properties of several metals and ceramics [16-18]. It has also been reported to alter the spectroscopic properties of various pharmaceutical drugs like chloramphenicol, tetracycline, metronidazole, and tinidazole [19,20]. Moreover, the biofield treatment has been studied in several fields like biotechnology research [21], agriculture research [22,23], and microbiology research [24,25]. Based on the significant impact of biofield energy treatment and chemical importance of p-anisidine, this study was aimed to evaluate the effect of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on physicochemical and spectroscopic properties of p-anisidine using several analytical techniques like XRD, surface area analysis, DSC, TGA-DTG analysis, FT-IR and UV-vis spectroscopy.

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