Browsing ERU - 2008 by Author "Perera, DHN"

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  • Developing a food nano-bio technology roadmap for Sri Lanka 
    Perera, DHN; De Alwis, AAP; Ranaweera, KKDS [Conference-Abstract]
    Nanotechnology, the next revolution in the 21" century has many applications in several fields. Sri Lanka as a country based on the agricultural economy can benefit from this technology by enhancing the quality, safety and ...
  • Improvement of efficiency of bio-ethanol manufacturing process 
    Cooray, PLHM; Perera, DHN [Conference-Abstract]
    Many distilleries where potable-quality ethanol spirit is manufactured contain a hydro-extractive distillation column. Addition of water as the extractive agent here results in a large dilution of ethanol, and subsequently, ...
  • Manufacture and Usage of Fuel Ethanol in Sri Lanka- A Feasibility Study 
    Cooray, PLHM; Perera, DHN [Conference-Abstract]
    A 10 volume % blend of ethanol in petrol is the optimum product to introduce ethanol onto Sri Lankan fuel market. Ethanol in such a blend can also serve as an octane-enhancing additive. As a result, the value of ethanol ...
  • Minimizing loss of Ethanol with non-condensable gases in distilleries 
    Perera, DHN; Cooray, PLH [Conference-Abstract]
    In a distillery where concentrated ethanol is manufactured, a large amount of ethanol vapour is lost during distillation. It was hypothesized that reduction of reflux at the fi nal disti llation column where non-condensable ...