• Novel membranes for treatment of water: Graphene oxide membranes cross-linked with metal cations 

  Bandara, W. R. N. M.; Liyanage, J. A.; Kumarasinghe, A. R. (4th International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  Declining of water resources and rapid expansion of the consumption of water worldwide have led to the search of novel water treatment technologies that can provide a safe water supply to the mankind. Graphene oxide (GO), ...
• In vitro release of curcumin from alginate submicron particles at pH 2 and pH 6.8 

  Shakoor, I. F.; Pamunuwa, G.; Karunaratne, D. N. (4th International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  Alginate is a polysaccharide, a structural component of marine brown algae that has been used for slow or controlled delivery of incorporated materials in food research due to its biodegradability, biocompatibility and ...
• Novel solid phase micro extraction (SPME) Method for GC-MS analysis of Tributyltin. 

  Bandara, K. R. V.; Chinthaka, S. D. M.; Manage, P.M. (4th International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  Tributyltin (TBT) is an organotin compound belongs to the group of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and one of the active ingredients in biocides used to control a broad spectrum of organisms. Antifouling paints which ...
• Comparative study of the percentage degradability of food wrapping polythene films manufactured from different virgin materials 

  Abeywickrama, M. S. J.; Yatawara, M. D. M. D. W. M. M. K. (4th International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  The polythene industry in Sri Lanka is being shifted towards the use of compostable raw materials to manufacture food wrapping - films (lunch sheets) after the prohibition of films which are less than 20 microns. Nevertheless, ...
• Bench scale fixed-bed column adsorption studies and adsorption modelling: removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using glutaraldehyde cross - linked chitosan beads 

  Amarasooriya, M. P. N. A.; Rajapakse, C. S. K. (4th International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  As dye-containing waste effluent is a big threat not only to the environment, but also to human life and the economical removal of dyes from wastewater has become an environmental challenge in nowadays. Therefore, this ...

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