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  • Science Education in Sri Lanka: Current Status and Challenges Ahead 
    Madawala, Sumedha (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-10)
    The recent pandemic and the following economic turmoil have challenged all sectors including the education. The Covid – 19 outbreak numbs entire nations across the world, affecting both teachers and students alike
  • Science Education in Sri Lanka: Past and the Future 
    Navaratne, Ayanthi N (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-10)
    The education in Sri Lanka has a history of over 2,300 years. Astonishing irrigation system built in the ancient time is the best evidence for how basic sciences and applied sciences were utilized in the country in the ...
  • Seminar on Advanced Technologies in Food Chemistry 
    Weerasinghe, Laksiri (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    A seminar on ‘Advanced Technologies in Food Chemistry’, organised by the trainee workshop and seminar committee, was held on the 22nd of February 2023 in the premises of the Adamantane House, Institute of Chemistry ...
  • Semiochemical approach to control Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer-Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee:A novel approach to global insect pest management 
    Nusra, Fathima (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04)
    Modern day, there are so many challenges for the farmers in agriculture including both biotic and abiotic stressors such as climate change, diseases and pest control.
  • Semisynthetic derivatization studies of the fungal metabolite phomasetin with activity against the human parasite Trichomonas vaginalis 
    Peramuna, Thilini (Institute of Chemistry, 2021-06)
    Trichomonasis is the most prevalent sexually transmitted parasitic disease (STD) in the United States and is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis. The tetramatecontaining natural product, phomasetin, has been
  • Shaping Minds to Break Through Frontiers in Chemical Research 
    Deraniyagala, Srianthie (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    I am honored to have been inducted as the President of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon for the Year 2021/2022 and have now come to the end of my tenure. Having served as a Senior Academic at University of Colombo for ...
  • Silica from Rice Husk: Value Addition to Agro-wastes 
    Etampawala, Thusitha (Institute of Chemistry, 2018-01)
    Sri Lanka rice cultivation occupies 34 percent of the total cultivation area and produces about 1.5 to 3 million metric tons per year depending on the weather condition according to the data from rice research and ...
  • Solid Solutions for Fluid Challenges 
    Jayakody, Chandrasiri (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    In this presentation we will discuss how to use porous polymers, for example, open cell polyurethane foams, sintered plastics, and fibers, in many different applications to address fluid challenges. We will cover what to ...
  • Spices, Chemistry & Sri Lankan Economic development 
    Dayananda, Ranjith (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04)
    Historical anecdotes about Sri Lankan spices have always been highlighted in all printed and electronic media. However apart from Ceylon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylinicum) and pepper (Piper nigrum), and other spices ...
  • Spinnable Carbon Nanotubes for Advanced Technological Applications 
    Premalal, E. V. A. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2024-01)
    Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have become a focal point of extensive research since its discovery by Ijima in 1991 [1]. Over the past few decades, their remarkable properties, including high mechanical strength, robust electrical ...
  • Stability of Metal Complexes 
    Perera, K. Sarath D. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2024-01)
    A coordination complex of the type [MLx ]n+ is formed when each neutral ligand (L) donates a lone pair of electrons to a metal centre (Mn+). Here, x is the coordination number and n+ is the oxidation number of M. We ...
  • Staying competitive during challenging times 
    Dickshon, Gange (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Thirty years ago, we embarked on a journey with an aim to conserve our environment by introducing eco- friendly building materials.
  • Study of photocatalytic degradation of some selected Dyes and other organic contaminants in water 
    Weliwegamage, U S K; Fernando, S S A; Perera, G W C S; Kamalapriya, B D H (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    The present study explores the effects of various parameters such as radiation type, pH of the solution, type of photocatalyst, particle size, initial concentration of dyes and pesticide precursors, amount of ...
  • A study on complexation, stoichiometry and binding of selected anionic organic pollutants and protonated polyaza macrocycles 
    Kumarasinghe, Danushka M.; Fernando, Isurika R. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-06)
    Anionic organic pollutants (AOPs) generated by industrial and laboratory processors are accumulated in the environment while causing health problems for human beings. Therefore, this research project is focused on a ...
  • A study on host-guest complexation of octaprotonated octaaza macrocycles with selected PAHs towards the template-directed synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecules 
    Lekamge, Damith D.; Fernando, Isurika R. (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Template-directed synthesis (TDS) is one of the commonly used strategies in synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs).
  • Styx Numbers and Rules of Boron Hydrides 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Boron hydrides are a class of electron deficient compounds that have unusual bonding behavior and form cages and clusters. The electron deficient BH3 is the simplest boron hydride which exists as a dimer B2 H6 ...
  • Substitution Reactions 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    A good knowledge in coordination and organometallic chemistry is very useful to a student, who wish to understand chemical transformations taking place around in nature and industry. It also helps to design synthetic ...
  • Supercritical Fluid Chromatography 
    Thiloka, J.A.; Ariyasena, C. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-09)
    In supercritical fluid chromatography, a supercritical fluid is used as the mobile phase and the stationary phase is usually a thin liquid film which is bonded to the surface of support materials or the capillary column ...
  • Suppressed Ion Chromatography 
    Ariyasena, J. A. T. C (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Chromatographic methods are recognized as the most powerful analytical separation techniques to date, for the identification and separation of complex mixtures of chemical compounds.
  • Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of Chemists and Chemical Sciences 
    Hettigedara, N. M. S (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-10)
    One of the most important and remarkable events in the 70-year history of the United Nations (UN) was the declaration of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 25 September 2015.