• Nayak, Gopal
• Branton, Alice
• Trivedi, Mahendra Kumar
• Trivedi, Dahryn
• Jana, Snehasis

Abstract

Antimony and its compounds are mainly used in the preparation of paints, flame-proofing materials, ceramic enamels, pottery, and glass as well as in the treatment of leishmaniasis. This study analyzes the effect of the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the physicochemical and thermal properties of antimony in comparison to the untreated sample. The sample was divided into control and treated parts. The control part has not received any treatment; while the treated part was received the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment by a renowned Biofield Energy Healer, Dahryn Trivedi, remotely. The particle size distribution of the treated antimony powder at d10, d50, d90, and D (4,3) was significantly altered by 4.05%, -1.40%, 11.92%, and 7.69%, respectively, compared to the control sample. Therefore, the treated sample showed a significant decrease in the specific surface area by 20.24% than the control sample. The powder X-ray diffraction peak intensities of the treated sample altered ranging from -58.50% to 10.38%; while the crystallite sizes were reduced ranging from of 14.07% to 48.70% compared with the control sample. The average crystallite size of the treated sample was also significantly reduced by 28.90%, compared to the control sample. The total weight loss was decreased during thermal degradation of the treated sample by 2.68%; however, the residue weight was significantly increased by 8.75% compared to the control sample. The maximum thermal degradation temperature was significantly increased in the treated sample by 11.49% (~60ºC) compared to the control sample. The overall study indicated the reduced surface area, altered crystalline properties, and improved thermal stability of the antimony sample after the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment. Therefore, the Biofield Energy Treatment could be considered as a novel approach for generating a new polymorph of antimony that might help in improving its appearance, bioavailability, flowability, and thermal stability in comparison to the untreated sample. The Biofield Energy Treated antimony might be proved as beneficial in developing more efficacious nutraceutical/pharmaceutical formulations as well as in the heavy industries for the production of alloys, fire retardant, solders, electrical cables, microelectronics, bullets, plain bearings, etc.

Topics

• surface
• compound
• glass
• glass
• powder X-ray diffraction
• ceramic
• degradation temperature
• Antimony