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Figure 1: PXRD Diffractograms of the Control and Treated Iron Sulphate |
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Figure 1: PXRD Diffractograms of the Control and Treated Iron Sulphate |
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Figure 2: DSC Thermograms of the Control and Treated Ferrous Sulphate |
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Figure 3: TGA Thermograms of the Control and Treated Iron Sulphate |
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Figure 4: DTG Thermograms of the Control and Treated Sample |
Entry No. |
Bragg angle (°2q) |
Relative Intensity (%) |
Crystallite size (G, nm) |
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Control |
Treated |
% change |
Control |
Treated |
% change |
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1 |
16.3 |
10.56 |
16.38 |
55.11 |
57.89 |
43.46 |
-24.92 |
2 |
16.8 |
5.11 |
6.81 |
33.27 |
49.71 |
49.71 |
0.00 |
3 |
18.2 |
94.88 |
100.00 |
5.40 |
58.04 |
49.81 |
-14.18 |
4 |
19.6 |
3.20 |
13.82 |
331.88 |
38.80 |
49.91 |
28.62 |
5 |
22.2 |
6.26 |
17.02 |
171.88 |
38.96 |
43.84 |
12.53 |
6 |
23.7 |
100.00 |
33.07 |
-66.93 |
50.24 |
50.25 |
0.01 |
7 |
23.9 |
6.80 |
9.67 |
42.21 |
43.98 |
50.28 |
14.31 |
8 |
27.5 |
11.29 |
9.69 |
-14.17 |
50.63 |
50.63 |
0.00 |
9 |
27.9 |
7.12 |
4.83 |
-32.16 |
50.67 |
44.34 |
-12.50 |
10 |
32.6 |
8.20 |
6.58 |
-19.76 |
71.65 |
89.58 |
25.02 |
11 |
32.9 |
3.50 |
9.85 |
181.43 |
29.90 |
71.72 |
139.87 |
Table 1: PXRD Data for the Control and Treated Iron Sulphate
Test Item |
d10 (µm) |
d50 (µm) |
d90 (µm) |
D(4,3) (µm) |
SSA(m2/Kg) |
Control sample |
131 |
386 |
998 |
490 |
22.86 |
Biofield Energy Treated |
108 |
282 |
682 |
348 |
29.62 |
Percent change (%) |
-17.56 |
-26.94 |
-31.66 |
-28.98 |
29.57 |
Table 2: Particle Size Distribution of the Control and Treated Iron Sulphate
Sample |
Melting Temperature (°C) |
∆H (J/g) |
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1st Peak |
2nd Peak |
3rd Peak |
4th Peak |
1st Peak |
2nd Peak |
3rd Peak |
4th Peak |
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Control Sample |
71.46 |
88.95 |
118.44 |
271.63 |
64.19 |
40.83 |
539.70 |
262.00 |
Biofield Energy Treated |
68.56 |
96.42 |
115.42 |
272.10 |
98.00 |
159.90 |
164.80 |
273.50 |
% Change* |
-4.06 |
8.40 |
-2.55 |
0.17 |
52.67 |
291.62 |
-69.46 |
4.39 |
ΔH: Latent heat of fusion, *denotes the percentage change of the treated sample with respect to the control sample.
Table 3: The melting point (°C) and latent heat of fusion (J/g) values for both control and treated samples of iron sulphate
Description |
%Weight Loss |
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1st step |
2nd step |
3rd step |
4th step |
Total |
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Control Sample |
7.54 |
31.41 |
7.54 |
25.03 |
71.52 |
Biofield Energy Treated sample |
12.78 |
30.6 |
5.95 |
23.62 |
72.95 |
%Change |
69.50 |
-2.58 |
-21.09 |
-5.63 |
2.00 |
Table 4: Thermal Degradation Steps of the Control and Treated Samples of Ferrous Sulphate
Description |
Tmax (°C) |
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P1 (°C) |
P2 (°C) |
P3 (°C) |
P4 (°C) |
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Control Sample |
68.76 |
144.36 |
256.03 |
585.59 |
Biofield Energy Treated |
67.29 |
120.50 |
246.08 |
572.65 |
%Change |
-2.14 |
-16.53 |
-3.89 |
-2.21 |
P1, P2, P3, and P4: peak 1, 2, 3, and 4. Tmax = the temperature at which maximum weight loss takes place in TG or peak temperature in DTA.
Table 5: The Maximum Thermal Degradation Temperatures (Tmax) of the Control and Treated Samples of Iron Sulphate