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  • Past, Present and Future challenges to Chemistry Education at the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon 
    Costa, M.D.P.De (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    In the 1960’s, the government and the university system in Sri Lanka were faced with the challenge of providing university entrance to all Advanced Level qualified students to pursue their tertiary education, owing to ...
  • Oxidative Addition Reactions 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    Coordinatively unsaturated metal centres (Mn+) (valence electron count, VEC<18) may undergo oxidative addition reactions to form saturated metal complexes by cleaving the X-Y bond of a molecule (e.g. H2 , O2 , ...
  • Chemical Nature of Pesticides 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D.; Theeshya Dulmini, A. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    The phrase, “The Granary of the East” was used to describe the success of agriculture-based economy of our ancient nation.
  • 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 ...
  • Crystal Field Theory 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    Crystal Field Theory (CFT) supersedes valence bond theory as it provides a simple method to explain the electronic spectra and magnetism of transition metal complexes.
  • A novel immunoanalytical method for obesity biomarker detection using antibody functionalized silver nanoparticles 
    Abeysinghe, A.A.D.T (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Obesity is a serious health issue related with increased body fat content. Escalating numbers of patients have been reported worldwide throughout the recent past, associated with a high cost in the health care sector
  • Toxicity studies on ethyl acetate soluble proanthocyanidins and aqueous extract of the immature inflorescence of Cocos nucifera L. in female Wistar rats. 
    Ekanayake, C.P (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Ayurvedic and traditional medical practitioners of Sri Lanka use the aqueous extract (AE) of the immature inflorescence of Cocos nucifera L. (IC) var. aurantiaca for the treatment of menorrhagia
  • Exploring the role of biochar as a soil amendment 
    Peris, Chathuri (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    The anaerobic, thermal decomposition of biomass leads to the formation of a stable carbonaceous adsorbent that is termed biochar (BC). In the recent past, BC has gained remarkable research interest as a cost ...
  • Annona glabra Leaf Extract as a Dengue Mosquito Larvicide 
    Wickramarachchi, S.R; Amarasinghe, L.D (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    A. glabra is a tropical fruit tree belonging to the family Annonaceae and related to several commercially grown Annona species, including A. cheromola (cherimoya), Chemical composition of leaf A. muricata (soursop), ...
  • Basics of Patenting for Scientists 
    Kaumal, M.N (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Scientific findings are published in multiple platforms such as journal articles, abstracts and theses. Intellectual assets of those findings have become freely accessible and used by other parties in order to gain ...
  • Neurobiochemistry of Emotional Empowerment with New Normal The shift from “old normal” to “new normal”. The emergence of a “VUCA” world. 
    Mahawithanage, Sanath (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Measles infected people for 1,500 years. The disease killed more than one million people annually during the 20 th century for years before the vaccine was developed in 1954.
  • Post Covid Stage - Role of Chemists, Scientists and Manufacturers on the Decision Making Front 
    Berman, Demethri (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    As we speak, the entire global socio-economic matrix is resentfully affected by the new Severe – Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) which initially had its outbreak in the Wuhan Province of China in ...
  • 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.
  • Battle with COVID19 
    Pahalagedara, Lakshitha (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    December, 2019 is a haunting month not only to the people in Wuhan, China but also to the entire world. COVID19 was first identified in Wuhan, however it started spreading so fast in almost all the continents and became ...
  • The new era of biochar in environmental chemistry: Microcarbon materials 
    Ramanayaka, Sammani (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Biochar is renowned as a solid carbonaceous material which is commonly used in various environmental applications; as a material for soil amendment, sustainable option for solid waste management, wastewater treatment, ...
  • COVID 19 vaccine trials: Where are we? 
    Fernando, Narmada (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Coronavirus-induced disease 2019 (COVID 19) was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and subsequently spread worldwide. SARS-CoV2 virus is a single stranded RNA virus which is the etiological agent of this ...
  • From biomass to biochar: A potential means of solid waste management in Sri Lanka 
    Gunatilake, Sameera.R (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Biochar (BC) is a carbonaceous adsorbent that is produced by the thermal decomposition of organic biomass under oxygen-deficient conditions.
  • Reductive Elimination Reactions 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Reductive elimination (R.E.) is the opposite or the reverse of oxidative addition (O.A.), in which X-Y oxidatively adds on to Ln Mn+ to give Ln (X)(Y)M(n+2)+. LnM Y (n+2)+ X R.E. O.A. LnM n+ + X Y X and Y ...
  • Biotoxins: Invisible threat to mankind 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D.; Malawalaarachchi, Ovini .N (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Biotoxins or germ weapons are infectious (disease- producing) agents such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, fungi, or other biological agents – that may be utilized as weapons against humans, animals, or plants. ...
  • Water – The Life Saver 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D.; Malawalaarachchi, Ovini N. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-09)
    Water is a truly amazing resource on Earth that nature offers us absolutely free of charge, and it is ranked second only to oxygen as being essential for life. More than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with ...