• Ruthenium (Ru) Doped Titanium Dioxide (P25) Electrode for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells 

  Rajaramanan, T.; Natarajan, M.; Ravirajan, P.; Senthilnanthanan, M.; Velauthapillai, D. (MDPI, 2020)

  In this study, P25-titanium dioxide (TiO2) was doped with ruthenium (Ru) by systematically varying the Ru content at 0.15, 0.30, 0.45 and 0.6 mol%. The synthesized Ru-doped TiO2 nanomaterials have been characterized by ...
• Antimicrobial activity of Azadirachta Indica (neem) leaf, bark and seed extracts 

  Raja Ratna Reddy, Y.; Krishna Kumari, C.; Lokanatha, O.; Mamatha, S.; Damodar Reddy, C. (Research gate, 2020)

  Screening of medicinal plants for bioactive compounds leads to development of less expensive new antimicrobial agents with improved safety and efficacy. Azadirachta Indica (neem) is a multipurpose tree with multiple ...
• Impact of water quality on Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Thunukkai Division in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka 

  Kalaivani, G.; Prabagar, S.; Uthpala Apekshani, J.; Gobalarajah, R.; Sittampalam, R.; Prabagar, J. (BMC Nephrology, 2020)

  Background: Increase in the number of cases in Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka has become a health issue of national concern. Even though, Northern Province is not identified as a ...
• Anti-urolithiatic Activity of Andrographis Paniculata on calcium Oxalate Crystals: A preliminary in-vitro Study 

  Dulanjali, S.; Srikaran, R. (Journal Of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 2022)

  Since centuries ago, uses of medicinal herbs to cure diseases are precious in folk and alurvedic medicinal practices. Kidney stone formation is an unbearable disease which can be found everlwhere in the world. Even in Sri ...
• Comparing antioxidant activities in leaf and unripen fruit of hybrid and generic papaya 

  Chelliah, D.; Senthilnanthanan, M.; Srikokulan, S. (International Research Conference in Health Sciences 2022-FAHS, USJ, 2022)

  Background: Oxidative stress seems to be the fundamental process causing several human diseases such as arthritis and cancer. Antioxidants are substances which significantly delays or inhibits oxidation of substrates ...
• The Influence of Eco-friendly Ash on Sustainable Construction Material: A Review 

  Prabagar, S.; Suganja, T.; Jasotha, P. (Applied Science and Innovative Research, 2022)

  Nowadays climate change is one of the major concerning factors due to increasing temperature throughout the world. Carbon dioxide is a significant gas in the greenhouse effect which leads to global warming. The ...
• Study the Silica Content of Paddy Husks from Different Varieties of Paddy Cultivated in North Western Province, Sri Lanka 

  Jayathilake, S.M.C.Y.; Manoranjan, T. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

  Rice husk is one of the main agricultural waste available in Sri Lanka. They are the outer covering of rice grains. Once the paddy is separated from rice grain, the husk is removed from rest of the grain. This study ...
• Fluoride removal in drinking water using activated carbon prepared from palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) nut shells 

  Senewirathna, D.S.G.D.; Suganja, T.; Prabagar, S.; Jasotha, P. (Elsevier, 2022)

  Fluoride is a useful ion for human health and fluoride related health problems can occur due to the deficiency or excess intake. Human intake of fluoride is consumed mainly from drinking water. The removal of fluoride ...
• A Kinetic Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol over Titania–Silica Mixed Oxide Materials under UV Illumination 

  Yohi, S.; Ming Wu, C.; Koodali, R.T. (Catalysts, 2022)

  A set of titania–silica mixed oxide materials were prepared by a cosolvent-induced gelation method using ethanol and toluene as solvent and cosolvent, respectively. These materials were extensively characterized by ...
• Mechanisms of emerging contaminants removal by novel neem chip biochar 

  Thusalini, M.; Sashikesh, G.; Kannan, N. (Elsevier, 2022)

  Emerging contaminants (ECs) play a vital role in water pollution. The treatment methods used for the removal are expensive and complex. It is therefore highly needed to develop cost-effective materials for the effective removal ...
• Fluoride removal in drinking water using activated carbon prepared from palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) nut shells 

  Senewirathna, D.S.G.D.; Suganja, T.; Prabagar, S.; Prabagar, J. (Elsevier, 2022)

  Fluoride is a useful ion for human health and fluoride related health problems can occur due to the deficiency or excess intake. Human intake of fluoride is consumed mainly from drinking water. The removal of fluoride ...
• Highly-fluorinated Triaminocyclopropenium Ionic Liquids 

  Curnow, O.J.; Rathiga, S. (Asian Chemical Editorial Society, 2022)

  A series of highly-fluorinated triaminocycloprope nium salts, with up to six fluorous groups, were prepared and their properties as ionic liquids investigated. Reaction of pentachlorocyclopropane or tetrachlorocyclopropene ...
• Defect Properties of Li2NiGe3O8 

  Kuganathan, N.; Raveena, S.; Iyngaran, P. (MDPI, 2022)

  There is a growing interest in finding a suitable electrolyte material for the construction of rechargeable Li-ion batteries. Li2NiGe3O8 is a material of interest with modest Li-ionic conductivity. The atomistic simulation ...
• A mechanistic investigation into the covalent chemical derivatisation of graphite and glassy carbon surfaces using aryldiazonium salts 

  Abiman, P.; Wildgoos, G.G.; Compton, R.G. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2008)

  Modification of carbon materials such as graphite and glassy carbon in bulk quantities using diazonium salts is developed. We used both 4-nitrobenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate and 1-antharaquinonediazonium chloride to ...
• Investigating the thermodynamic causes behind the anomalously large shifts in pKa values of benzoic acid-modified graphite and glassy carbon surfaces 

  Abiman, P.; Crossley, A.; Wildgoose, G.G.; Jones, J.H.; Compton, R.G. (American Chemical Society, 2007)

  The difference between the values of 4-carboxyphenyl groups, covalently attached to either graphite (BAcarbon) or glassy carbon (BA-GC) surfaces, and benzoic acid in solution is explored using Potentiometrie titration and ...
• Quantitative studies of metal ion adsorption on a chemically modified carbon surface: adsorption of Cd(II) and Hg(II) on glutathione modified carbon 

  Abiman, P.; Wildgoos, G.G.; Crossley, A.; Compton, R.G. (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim, 2009)

  The adsorption behavior of model toxic metal cations namely Cd(II) and Hg(II) on carbon surfaces chemically modified by glutathione was investigated as a function of the concentration of Cd2+ and Hg2+ ions, time and the ...
• Removal of palladium ions from aqueous systems by chemically modified cysteine carbon powder 

  Abiman, P.; Wildgoos, G.G.; Crossley, A.; Compton, R.G. (The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008)

  l-Cysteine methyl ester modified graphite powder (Cyscarbon) was used as a material to remove palladium ions from aqueous media. Cheap graphite powders (2-20 μm in diameter) were surface functionalised with l-cysteine ...
• Co-ordination of hydrazine and substituted hydrazines on reaction with [Rh2(CO)4Cl2] and disproportionation of 1,2-N2H2Ph2 

  Barkley, J.V.; Heaton, B.T.; Jacob, C.; Mageswaran, R.; Sampanthar, J.T. (Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 1998)

  The progressive addition of hydrazine and the following increasingly substituted hydrazines L (N2H4 Ia, H2NNHMe Ib, H2NNHPh Ie, H2NNMe2 Id, or MeHNNHMe Ic) to [Rh2(CO)4Cl2] resulted in the initial formation of [{Rh(CO)2Cl}2(μ-L)] ...
• Contrasting pKa of protonated bis(3-aminopropyl)-terminated polyethylene glycol "Jeffamine" and the associated thermodynamic parameters in solution and covalently attached to graphite surfaces 

  Abiman, P.; Wildgoos, G.G.; Crossley, A.; Jones, J.H.; Compton, R.G. (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2007)

  The pKa value of protonated Jeffamine (bis(3-aminopropyl) terminated polyethylene glycol) in solution and attached as a monolayer to graphite surfaces has been determined using Potentiometrie titration. The protonated ...
• Electroanalytical exploitation of nitroso phenyl modified carbon-thiol interactions: Application to the low voltage determination of thiols 

  Abiman, P.; Wildgoos, G.G.; Compton, R.G. (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2007)

  The electrochemical generation of nitrosophenyl groups covalently attached to graphite powder (nitrosophenylcarbon) from carbon powder chemically modified with nitrophenyl groups and their subsequent reaction with thiols ...

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