{"id":341,"date":"2015-08-26T04:33:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T04:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2021-12-12T03:56:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T03:56:40","slug":"prof-m-a-b-prashantha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/prof-m-a-b-prashantha\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. M. A. B. Prashantha"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senior Lecturer<\/strong>
\nB.Sc. (USJP), Ph.D. (University of Moratuwa)<\/span><\/p>\n

Biosketch:<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. – University of Sri Jayewardenepura \/ Sri Lanka \/ 1996<\/p>\n

Ph.D. \u2013 University of Moratuwa \/ SL\/ 2008<\/p>\n

Division:<\/span><\/strong>
\nPolymer Science & Technology<\/p>\n

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Undergraduate Teaching:<\/span><\/strong>
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\n \u2022 CHE 474 1.0 Physical Chemistry of Polymers <\/a>
\n \u2022 PST 207 1.0 Solution Properties and Thermodynemics of Polymers <\/a>
\n \u2022 PST 213 1.0 Kinetics of Polymerization <\/a><\/p>\n

Research interest :<\/span> \u00a0\"chemistry-prof-jayaweera-180x180[1]\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Understanding the philosophical approach of indigenous knowledge and practice as a cost effective simple way for avoiding future crisis by 2050. Understanding the indigenous science of traditional foods, medicine, materials and energy.<\/p>\n

Selected Publications:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Composition, Physical Properties and Drying Characteristics of Seed Oil of\u00a0Momordica charantia<\/em>\u00a0Cultivated in Sri Lanka<\/a>, Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society<\/a>, January 2009,\u00a0Volume 86,\u00a0Issue\u00a01<\/a>,\u00a0pp 27\u201332.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effect of karawila (Momordica charantia) seed oil on synthesizing the alkyd resins based on soya bean (Glycine max) oil<\/a>. Progress in Organic Coatings<\/a>Volume 74, Issue 1<\/a>,\u00a0May 2012, Pages 228-232<\/span><\/p>\n

Suitability of Chitosan as an emulsifier for cationic bitumen emulsions and its behaviour as an additive to bitumen emulsion. Construction and Building Materials, Volume 102, Part 1, 15 January 2016, Pages 1-6<\/span><\/p>\n

Mathematical Model For Predicting Gel Point in the Process of Manufacturing Alkyd Resins, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research<\/a>, October 15, 2008<\/span><\/p>\n

The Influence of Momordica charantia Seed Oil on the Physical Properties of the Alkyd Resins Synthesised using Glycine max Oil as the Fatty Oil, 2011 – The Institution of Engineers<\/span><\/p>\n

Mechanical Properties And Kinetics Of Weight Loss Of Polypropylene Waste Plastic Within The Very Low Extent Of Weight Loss Under Iso-Thermal Conditions. International Refereed Journal of Engineering and Science (IRJES), Volume 2, Issue 4(April 2013), PP.11-1<\/span><\/p>\n

Effect of parboiling on minerals and heavy metals of selected Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties grown under organic farming.<\/a> Tropical Agricultural Research & Extension 19 (1): 2016<\/span><\/p>\n

Synthesis of fast drying long oil alkyd resins using seed oil of Karawila (Momordica charantia)<\/a>, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology,vol 24, No1, 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mathematical Model Development Using Commercial Polypropylene to Evaluate Degradation of Plastic Under the Thermal Fatigue Cycles; Modelling approach. Journal of Applied Physic, Volume 9, Issue 2 Ver. I (Mar. \u2013 Apr. 2017<\/span><\/p>\n

Proximate composition, calorie content and heavy metals (As, Cd, Pb) of selected Sri Lankan traditional rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties,\u00a0 Procedia Food Science (Elsevier), Volume 6, 2016, Pages 253-256<\/span><\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n