Abstract

Tellurium (Te) is used in the heavy industry for the preparation of alloys, pigments, rubber, etc. and could be used as a new class of anti-inflammatory drugs. This study was performed to determine the changes in the physicochemical and thermal properties of tellurium that might result due to the impact of the Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment. For this, the sample was divided into the control (not given Biofield Energy Treatment) and treated parts that received the Trivedi Effect®-Biofield Energy Healing Treatment, remotely, by a renowned Biofield Energy Healer, Dahryn Trivedi. The data showed the significant impact of the Biofield Energy Treatment on the particle sizes of the treated tellurium at d₁₀, d₅₀, d₉₀, and D(4,3) that were decreased by 26.09%, 30.63%, 21.72%, and 24.98%, respectively, compared to the control sample. The treated tellurium showed an increase in the specific surface area by 38.89% compared with the control sample. The PXRD peak intensities of the treated tellurium were altered ranging from -32.00% to 7.00%; while the crystallite sizes were decreased ranging from 10.25% to 38.49%, along with 23.59% decrease in the average crystallite size, compared to the control sample. The total weight loss was decreased after the thermal degradation by 2.88%; however, the residue weight was increased by 5.25%, compared to the control sample. Similarly, the maximum thermal degradation temperature of the treated tellurium showed a significant increase by 2.83% (~16ºC) than the control sample. Thus, the overall study showed the ability of the Biofield Energy Treatment in changing the physicochemical and thermal properties of the tellurium sample as compared to the control sample. Therefore, the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment could be considered an important approach for improving the solubility, dissolution, bioavailability, and thermal stability of tellurium sample. Besides, the treated tellurium could be more useful for many industrial applications, i.e., metallurgy (in iron, stainless steel, copper, and lead alloys), pigments for ceramics, cadmium telluride solar panels, glass optical fibres for telecommunications, vulcanization of rubber, blasting caps, catalysts for the heterogeneous reactions, production of iodine-131, etc.

Keywords Tellurium; The Trivedi Effect®; Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment; PSA; PXRD; TGA