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  • Chief Guest's Address 
    Hettigoda, . Asoka (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    It is a great honor and a privilege to address the annual Sessions of the Institute of Chemistry of Ceylon 2022, especially at a time when your esteemed institute have just celebrated 50 years in 2021. It is also ...
  • Closing the nutrient loop: Phosphorus management in protein farming 
    Bolan, Nanthi (Institute of Chemistry, 2021-06)
    When nutrients are applied in excess of food and fodder crops’ requirements, they can escape from fields to surrounding soils, air, and waterways, thereby leading to environmental degradation and economic loss. ...
  • Coconut Oil in A Nutshell: How BCC Lanka Limited preserves the Lankan touch in edible coconut oil products 
    Wickramasinghe, Jayantha (2021-04)
    Our products are mainly centered on edible oil, soap, detergents and disinfectant. The types of edible oil products that we manufacture are white coconut oil and RBD coconut oil.
  • Comprehensive Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography 
    Hewage, K. P. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    Gas chromatography (GC) is one of the versatile analytical techniques used in both qualitative and quantitative studies
  • Corrosion and Its Consequences 
    Priyantha, Namal (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Corrosion is the gradual deterioration of material, usually a metal, by chemical or electrochemical oxidation with their environment. It is a natural, thermodynamically favorable process. Rusting, the formation of iron ...
  • 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 ...
  • Creating a Vacuum on Earth 
    Tillekaratne, Aashani (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2019-01)
    he term “vacuum” is no stranger to humans who live on planet Earth. A vacuum cleaner is not at all strange in the everyday life of most people around the world.
  • Cyclotides: a source of bioactive metabolites from plants 
    Hettiarachchi, Chamari M (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-09)
    In 1965, the professor in pharmacognosy at Uppsala University, Finn Sandberg reported after an expedition the traditional medicinal use of plants in the Central African Republic. In his report he mentioned the use of ...
  • Defense and Destruction: Insight of Chemical-based Weapons 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D.; Malawalaarachchi, Ovini N. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    Millions of deaths and the end of civilizations can be inflicted by knife, machete, fire, or even by the pen or the spoken word; but a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) implies such a result more centrally imposed
  • Dr. R O B Wijesekera: A Scientist with Humane Qualities 
    Warnasuriya, Dilmani (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    Dr. R. O. B. Wijesekera, the doyen of Natural Product Chemistry, and a much loved figure among all those he worked with, passed away on the 13 th July 2021 after a brief illness.
  • Dr. R.O.B Wijesekera, The Man Who Changed The Direction Of My Life, My Mentor And My Best Friend 
    Fernando, L.N. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    I came to know Dr. Wijesekera in 1971 when he recruited me as a technical assistant to his Natural products laboratory at CISIR (Ceylon Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research). I was just out of high school, ...
  • Drug Discovery in Combating Viral Diseases 
    Samarakkody, Ann Sanoji (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    Continued efforts toward discovery of novel therapeutic strategies is pivotal in combating viral diseases. Lack of proper therapies for a virus will inevitably cause a localized health crisis to move from an epidemic ...
  • Education – Then and Now, Classical vs Modern 
    Hanifa, M.R.M (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04)
    I am grateful for the opportunity of having to deliver the oration on the occasion of the commemoration ceremony to mark the 6 th Death anniversary of our beloved Emeritus Professor JNO Fernando, JNO for all us. It is ...
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage: Supercapacitors 
    Panangala, Samitha D (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-01)
    Various technologies are operated to supply the energy demands such as fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources. Fossil fuels are depleting at an alarming rate emphasizing the need of alternative ...
  • Exploiting Mineral Resources for Economic Prosperity 
    Illeperuma, Oliver .A (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04)
    Sri Lanka has an abundance of high-quality mineral deposits which have not been efficiently utilized for economic development of the country.
  • Exponential Technologies 
    de Silva, Nalin (Institute of Chemistry, 2018-01)
    The major discoveries from pre-historic ages to recent times, have allowed nations to describe themselves and their treasures. These major discoveries include, the first use of tools, shifting from hunting to ...
  • Fate and Transport of Viruses in Groundwater Environments 
    Vithanage, Meththika (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    Groundwater is widely used as drinking water supplies around the world, specifically in the developing economies. About 96 percent of all usable freshwater is found as groundwater, which globally provides 25 to 40 ...
  • Foundation of Anti-ageing and Skin Lightening Skincare Products 
    Punyasiri, Nimal (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    The use of natural-based cosmetic active ingredients is on the rise worldwide, particularly in anti-aging and skin lightening (brightening) skin care cosmetics.
  • From Nanopore to Nanowire Sensors: Can Our Health be in Our Hands? 
    . Karawdeniya, Buddini I. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    Miniaturised and potable diagnostics for health care monitoring has gained lot of traction with the uproar of pandemics, rising numbers of various health conditions and challenges of supplying diagnostic devices to ...
  • From Pioneers To Front-runners, As Innovation Meets Tradition : How Siddhalepa Remains At The Forefront Of The Ayurvedic Industry 
    Hettigoda, Lankani (2021-09)
    Siddhalepa manufactures over 200 authentic Ayurveda medicinal products and OTC Ayurveda products, ranging from cosmetics, medicines, and food items, conforming to international and local Standards.

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