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Synthesis of nano-silica from natural resources and applications

Priyadarshana, WMGI [Thesis-Abstract]

A fast growing interest in applying nanomaterials in various fields has been observed in recent years. Nano-silica is one of the widely used nanomaterials in adhesives, fiber optic strands, sealants, surface coatings, ...
Study the factors influencing the production of ethanol from waste coconut water

Jayakody, JRUC [Thesis-Abstract]

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L) water is found in abundance in Desiccated Coconut (DC) factories and it is the main constituent in the wastewater from DC industry. DC effluent does not meet the water discharge standards and has ...
Energy potential of invasive plants in Sri Lanka

Bandara, ERJC [Thesis-Full-text]

Invasive Alien Species (IAS) is a great threat to biodiversity in many of the natural ecosystems in Sri Lanka. Water hyacinth, Prosofis juliflora, Mimosa pigra, Lantana camara and Panicum maximum are found to be the most ...
Analysis of wood chip combustion system for hot air generation in the industrial drying process

Rajika, JKAT [Thesis-Full-text]

A two-dimensional steady state packed bed CFD model is developed for the combustion of wood chip in a moving grate.The model is validated using an industrial moving bed hot air generator used in Tea industry.Various ...
A Critical analysis of environmental taxation for Sri Lanka in a sustainomic framework

Chathurika, GDPN [Thesis-Abstract]

Sustainomics is to transform ongoing activities and planning of future developments more sustainable; balancing its key elements society, economy and the environment. Sri Lanka introduced environmental taxes by the ...
Investigation of properties of bacterial cellulose for wound dressing applications

Premalal, LS [Thesis-Abstract]

Bacterial cellulose (BC), an exo-polysaccharide produced by Acetobacter xylinum, shows numerous properties such as purity, nano size, higher mechanical strength, absorbancy, crystallinity and mouldability than plant ...
Developing wound dressing from bacterial cellulose

Gamage, NS [Thesis-Abstract]

Developing Wound Dressing from Bacterial Cellulose Cellulose produced by bacterium Acetobacter xylinum has unique properties including high mechanical strength, high water absorption capacity and highly pure fiber network ...
A Study on the extraction & applications of chitosan in the food industry

Wanni Arachchi, ND [Thesis-Abstract]

Chitin and chitosan are renewable natural biopolymers having extensive applications in food and many other industries due to their low toxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, etc. The main industrial raw material for ...
Rice bran oil extraction : effect of bran type on oil yield and properties

Kodituwakku, DS [Thesis-Abstract]

Rice is a unique crop of great antiquity and akin to progress in human cultivation. The rice seed mainly consists of the husk, rice bran, rice germ and white rice. Rice bran is the byproduct of the rice milling process. ...
A Study of the low cost filter media to be used in the modification of an ancient urine filtration system in Sri Lanka

Wickramasinghe, KRCS [Thesis-Abstract]

Algal blooms have been identified as one of the most devastating issues in the urban water bodies. Enrichment of nutrient such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium stimulate algal blooms. Even though the fraction of urine ...
Production Of Ethyl Acetate Using Catalytic Reaction Method

Bamunusingha, BANN [Thesis-Abstract]

Chemical industries drive towards heterogeneous catalysts which meet generation of nearly zero waste chemicals and less energy utilization. Ethyl acetate synthesis by esterification of acetic acid with ethyl alcohol occurs ...
Study the effectiveness in preprocessing of cinnamon chips

Chandra, KA [Thesis-Abstract]

Drying process has been identified as one of the most important preprocessing techniques in cinnamon oil production industry. Drying at closed and controlled environment was selected as a solution to mitigate the drawbacks ...
Design of a pilot plant for biodiesel production from high free fatty acid oils

Hewa Walpita, DRS [Thesis-Abstract]

Biodiesel or fatty acid methyl ester is a fuel that can be produced from lipid sources. It is popular as a totally renewable, nontoxic and biodegradable alternative fuel for fossil based diesel due to its numerous environment ...
Chemical leasing and nanotechnology for agriculture sector

Edrisinghe, LGLM [Thesis-Abstract]

During recent years the service-oriented business approach of Chemical Leasing has been researched and implemented at various companies of different industry sectors around the globe. The novel business model promotes ...
The Development of the process to synthesize carbon nanotubes from biogas

Vamathevan, K [Thesis-Abstract]

Carbon nanotubes are molecular-scale tubes of graphitic carbon with outstanding mechanical, electrical, chemical and thermal properties. This thesis explains a simple process has been developed to synthesize carbon nanotubes ...
Waste biomass substrates as feed stock option for microbial fuel cell and scaling up factors

Gunathilake, MP [Thesis-Abstract]

The waste biomass substrates for microbial fuel cell (MFC) were tested using a batch type MFC. The performances of each cell were measured individually by recording the Open Circuit Voltage (OCV) against time using three ...
Life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis towards a sustainable cement industry for Sri Lanka : an analysis of three process pathways

Fernando, KCA [Thesis-Abstract]

Cement has already become an essential commodity which contributes for global development which also contributes globally ~5% of man-made CO2 as an adverse environmental impact, during its production phase. Cement manufacturers ...
Investigating production, properties and applications of bacterial cellulose generated using coconut water as a substrate medium

Walliwala, SG [Thesis-Abstract]

This study was carried out to investigate a promising application area of coconut water that is discharged in desiccated coconut industry as a waste. Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a highly hydrated, pure, extra-cellular ...
Optimisation of an anaerobic co-digestion process

Dilnayana, KWN [Thesis-Abstract]

Anaerobic co-digestion, ACD, is regarded as a key environmental technology in industrial, agricultural and domestic sectors for integrated solid and liquid waste treatment and renewable energy production. The main objective ...
Development of a PFD for a nanolubricant based on Ceylon vein graphite

Wagaarachchige, JD [Thesis-Abstract]

The thesis presented the information on Sri Lankan natural vein graphite resource, world nanotechnological approaches in tribology and the connection between nanotechnology, tribology and Sri Lankan vein graphite. Along ...

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