Spectral and Thermal Properties of Biofield Energy Treated Cotton

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi; Rama Mohan Tallapragada; Alice Branton; Dahryn Trivedi; Gopal Nayak; Rakesh Kumar Mishra; Snehasis Jana

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Spectral and Thermal Properties of Biofield Energy Treated Cotton

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Rama Mohan Tallapragada, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Snehasis Jana

Published in American Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 6)

Received: 7 October 2015 Accepted: 19 October 2015 Published: 16 November 2015

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Cotton has widespread applications in textile industries due its interesting physicochemical properties. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of biofield energy treatment on the spectral, and thermal properties of the cotton. The study was executed in two groups namely control and treated. The control group persisted as untreated, and the treated group received Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. The control and treated cotton were characterized by different analytical techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and CHNSO analysis. DSC analysis showed a substantial increase in exothermic temperature peak of the treated cotton (450 ºC) as compared to the control sample (382ºC). Additionally, the enthalpy of fusion (∆H) was significantly increased by 86.47% in treated cotton. The differential thermal analysis (DTA) analysis showed an increase in thermal decomposition temperature of treated cotton (361ºC) as compared to the control sample (358ºC). The result indicated the increase in thermal stability of the treated cotton in comparison with the control. FT-IR analysis showed an alterations in –OH stretching (3408→3430 cm^-1), carbonyl stretching peak (1713-1662 cm^-1), C-H bending (1460-1431 cm^-1), -OH bending (580-529 cm^-1) and –OH out of plane bending (580-529 cm^-1) of treated cotton with respect to the control sample. CHNSO elemental analysis showed a substantial increase in the nitrogen percentage by 19.16% and 2.27% increase in oxygen in treated cotton as compared to the control. Overall, the result showed significant changes in spectral and thermal properties of biofield energy treated cotton. It is assumed that biofield energy treated cotton might be interesting for textile applications.

Published in	American Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajee.20150306.12
Page(s)	86-92
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Cotton, Biofield Energy Treatment, Thermal Analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, CHNSO Analysis

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Mahendra Kumar Trivedi; Rama Mohan Tallapragada; Alice Branton; Dahryn Trivedi; Gopal Nayak, et al. Spectral and Thermal Properties of Biofield Energy Treated Cotton. Am. J. Energy Eng. 2015, 3(6), 86-92. doi: 10.11648/j.ajee.20150306.12

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Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Rama Mohan Tallapragada, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, et al. Spectral and Thermal Properties of Biofield Energy Treated Cotton. Am J Energy Eng. 2015;3(6):86-92. doi: 10.11648/j.ajee.20150306.12

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Mahendra Kumar Trivedi

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Rama Mohan Tallapragada

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Alice Branton

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Dahryn Trivedi

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Gopal Nayak

Trivedi Global Inc., Henderson, USA
Rakesh Kumar Mishra

Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Snehasis Jana

Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

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  abstract = {Cotton has widespread applications in textile industries due its interesting physicochemical properties. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of biofield energy treatment on the spectral, and thermal properties of the cotton. The study was executed in two groups namely control and treated. The control group persisted as untreated, and the treated group received Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. The control and treated cotton were characterized by different analytical techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and CHNSO analysis. DSC analysis showed a substantial increase in exothermic temperature peak of the treated cotton (450 ºC) as compared to the control sample (382ºC). Additionally, the enthalpy of fusion (∆H) was significantly increased by 86.47% in treated cotton. The differential thermal analysis (DTA) analysis showed an increase in thermal decomposition temperature of treated cotton (361ºC) as compared to the control sample (358ºC). The result indicated the increase in thermal stability of the treated cotton in comparison with the control. FT-IR analysis showed an alterations in –OH stretching (3408→3430 cm-1), carbonyl stretching peak (1713-1662 cm-1), C-H bending (1460-1431 cm-1), -OH bending (580-529 cm-1) and –OH out of plane bending (580-529 cm-1) of treated cotton with respect to the control sample. CHNSO elemental analysis showed a substantial increase in the nitrogen percentage by 19.16% and 2.27% increase in oxygen in treated cotton as compared to the control. Overall, the result showed significant changes in spectral and thermal properties of biofield energy treated cotton. It is assumed that biofield energy treated cotton might be interesting for textile applications.},
 year = {2015}
}

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