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  • Preparation and characterization of natural rubber nanocomposites 
    Guruge, AR; Madubhashana, MKPP; Ranawickrama, LLHSDS; Weerasekara, WMGS; Walpalage, S [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Natural rubber nano composite shows good mechanical properties with lower amount of nano clay. This report presents a new strategy for development of natural rubber-clay nano composite with enhanced properties by incorporation ...
  • Pretreatment of rice straw to intermediate bio-refinery chemical, HMF 
    Madushan, DPL; Thathsara, PDT; Subasinghe, T [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The conversion of biomass to chemicals on an industrial scale at a competitive cost requires the development of biorefineries analogous to petrochemical refineries. Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a promising platform ...
  • Property enhancement of natural rubber by blending with rice husk ash and PET powder 
    Ekanayake, EMHL; Hewa, HKLR; Premachandra, BAJK [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Rubber industry is a well-established industry with a growing demand in modern world. Rice husk ash and PET (Poly Ethylene Terephthalate) powders are gaining interest as fillers in rubber compounding. RHA filler results ...
  • Quantitative risk analysis of a fuel storage tank 
    Attanayake, DDS; Senarathana, NACJD; Madushanka, DR; Gunasekara, M [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Quantification of risks has become an indispensable element with modern day systems as it provides an insight into the magnitude of the probable loss prior to the commencement of projects. A methodology for quantifying the ...
  • Rubber toughened plastics from thermoplastic waste and rubber waste 
    Wickremaratne, KR; Madusankha, TMS; Premachandra, BAJK [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    A huge amount of plastic and rubber waste is generated on a daily basis around the world and due to the reason that both rubber and plastic do not degrade naturally and poses a high threat to the environment. Therefore, a ...
  • Solar driven biomass gasification: Sri Lankan context 
    Aluthge, PRK; Sanjeewa, DV; Senarathna, BNL; Gunarathna, D [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Solar driven biomass gasification is an energy conservation process which produce combustible gas called syngas which consists of Hydrogen, Carbon dioxide, Carbon Monoxide and Methane. Product gas has higher energy density ...
  • Stability of USAB reactor under shock loads 
    Eranga, KS; Fernando, GVDL; Rathnasiri, PG [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Anaerobic digestion is a key area in wastewater treatment. Especially in treating high concentration wastewater such as dairy wastewater. It is crucial because dairy waste water can change in COD and BOD values drastically. ...
  • Study of performance of packed bed reactive distillation column for the esterification process 
    Mahar, MMM; Nizmy, MNM; Gunasekara, M [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    In this effort, the batch reactive distillation performance was studied by the production of butyl acetate in a batch packed bed reactive distillation column. Esterification of butan-1-ol with acetic acid to produce butyl ...
  • Sustainability assessment of cinnamon biomass for energy generation 
    Illangakoon, IPTD; Jayarathne, KM; Thennakoon, TMIP; Weerasooriya, DP; Amarasinghe, ADUS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Affordable and Clean Energy is the 7th Sustainable development goal of United Nations and to achieve this goal, renewable energy is one of the perfect solutions. Recently gliricidia has been nominated as the 4th energy ...
  • Textile dye decolorization & bioelectricity generation in a microbial fuel cell 
    Imalsha, DT; Kumari, WMSS; Walawege, OE; Gunawardena, SHP; Ariyadasa, TU [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Microbial fuel cells (MFC) have been gained a considerable attention during past few decades due to its ability to treat wastewater effluents while generating bioelectricity. In this study anode to cathode area ratio was ...
  • Undergraduate Research Symposium Chemical and Process Engineering 2019 (Pre Text) 
    Rathnasiri, PG [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
  • Use of microaeration to remove sulfur from sulfate rich latex wastewater 
    Dissanayake, DMKNL; Maduwanthi, MDT; Rajapaksha, TM; Rathnasiri, PG [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Latex processing industry generates wastewater with high sulphate content which is converted into hydrogen sulphide in an anaerobic digester. Disposal of this latex wastewater has created severe environmental and health ...
  • Variation of antioxidant and phenolic compounds with fermentation of Morinda citrifolia fruit juice 
    Samarasiri, BMH; Chandrasiri, PDTA; Gunawardena, SHP [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Antioxidant capacity (AC) and total phenolic content (TPC) are two major areas of studies on noni juice due to their correlation with therapeutic value. In this study, the variation of antioxidant capacity using DPPH ...