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  • Monsanto and Cativa processes of acetic acid synthesis 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry, 2021-06)
    In 1960, chemists at BASF developed the carbonylation of methanol into acetic acid. CH3 OH + CO CH3 COOH Monsanto process Monsanto Company introduced a new catalytic system in 1966. It is now known as the Monsanto ...
  • Morphological and photocatalytic properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized from agricultural wastes of Nephelium lappaceum L. and Garcinia mangostan L. 
    Kuruppu, K. A. S. S.; Perera, K. M. K. G.; Chamara, A. M. R.; Thiripuranathar, G. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-06)
    A facile, innovative and ecofriendly approach of biofabrication of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO–NPs) using agricultural wastes (seed and peel) of Nephelium lappaceum L. and Garcinia mangostana L. have been demonstrated ...
  • Multiplexed Assays for point-of-care diagnostic applications 
    Gunasekera, Angelo (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    Bacterial and viral disease outbreaks have always been a threat to global public health, making affordable, rapid and accurate diagnostics highly important tools to slow down the spread of pathogens and decrease ...
  • My life with light 
    Perera, Tharushi .A (2019-09)
    I sincerely thank Dr. Ranmal Gunatilake, Hon. Editor, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon for the opportunity to address the Chemistry in Sri Lanka readers through the medium of this guest editorial. It is a real honor ...
  • Nanomatrix Structures Prepared on Natural Rubber Particles in Latex Stage 
    Gannoruwa, Asangi (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2024-01)
    Nanomatrix structures are prominent filler network structure which usually improves the mechanical properties of natural rubber or sometimes used to introduce novel properties
  • A nanoscale aperture with molecular-level fingerprinting prospects 
    Bandara, Nuwan (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    A nanopore is a nanoscale aperture in an otherwise impervious membrane (solid state or biological) that functions as the sole fluidic pathway between two electrolyte reservoirs. The application of a suitable voltage ...
  • Natural Products – A Sustainable Source of Therapeutics and Nutraceuticals 
    Choudhary, M. Iqbal; Rahman, Atta-ur (Institute of Chemistry, 2021-06)
    Sciences at the interface of chemistry and biology have led to increased opportunities for the identification of lead molecules against various therapeutic targets. For centuries, natural products have served as key ...
  • Neglected Treasure for a Better Future 
    Jayaruk, Charitha (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-10)
    Living in Sri Lanka has become a question to many Sri Lankans today due to the hardest economic crisis that we as a country are facing currently. It is hard to balance the terms of each requirement including the main ...
  • 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.
  • New definitions of SI Units and Physical Chemistry 
    Ratnaweera, Chinthaka Nadun (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    Let’s begin with something everyone knows, SI units! Everyone of us applies them, but do you know the concept behind its definitions? Very recently definitions of SI units were changed and they are now defined by ...
  • New definitions of SI Units and Physical Chemistry-Beauty of Physical Chemistry – Part 2 
    Ratnaweera, Chinthaka Nadun (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    In the previous article we learnt how fixed values of hyperfine transition frequency of Cs, speed of light, Planck constant, and Avogadro constant are used to define SI units of time, length, mass and amount of substances ...
  • 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, ...
  • Novel and interesting antibiotic scaffolds from endophytic fungi of Sri Lankan origin 
    Ratnaweera, Pamoda B (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2019-09)
    Antibiotic resistance within a wide range of infectious agents is increasing steadily, causing a growing public health crisis in the world today. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported infectious and parasitic ...
  • 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
  • Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    Organic chemistry is basically the study of synthesis, reactions, properties, and structures of carbon-containing compounds. Organic reactions can be classified into four main types: addition, elimination (E), substitution, ...
  • Opium Alkaloids 
    Weerasiri, Kushan (Institute of Chemistry, 2020-01)
    Alkaloids constitute a class of nitrogen containing organic compounds that possess significant pharmacological properties. They occur mainly in plants and to a lesser extent in microorganisms and animals. The name ...
  • Optimization of Proteomics-based Substrate Trapping with Histone Deacetylase 1 
    Herath, Kavinda E.; Pflum, Mary Kay H. (Institute of Chemistry, 2021-06)
    Histone writers and erasures – the proteins that add or remove histone post translational modifications – are key drivers of epigenetic transcriptional events inside the cell. Many enzymes that control epigenetic modifications ...
  • 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 , ...
  • Palladium Catalyzed Coupling Reactions 
    Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Palladium complexes catalyze many types of organic reactions. It is particularly useful in forming carbon- carbon bonds.
  • Paper Based Sensors 
    Perera, Hasini R. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2019-01)
    Since its inception in the early 21 st century, paper based sensors have evolved as good alternative for analytical, bioanalytical and point-of-care testing over traditional analytical instruments because they are ...